Chapter 53 : they back down

Chapter 53: Sengoku Backs Down, Don't Provoke Lucifer

Akainu, with his fiery personality, is usually responsible for guarding the New World and resisting the pirates there. Aokiji, on the other hand, has a lazy personality and guards Navy Headquarters. Kizaru, being the fastest, carries out tasks and provides quick support. He can even arrive at the Holy Land of Mariejois immediately in the event of an invasion.

This is the regular distribution of the Three Admirals.

However, with Kizaru currently injured and unable to perform missions for a short period, transferring Akainu back would leave the New World troops will become too weak. Neither Navy Headquarters nor the World Government would choose to do this unless there was a special reason.

"What do you suggest, then?" the Vice Admiral Ghost Spider angrily questioned the crowd in the conference room.

"Should we just sit back and watch as Lucifer commits such heinous crimes?"

"Only by completely eradicating him can the Marine's reputation be saved. This is absolute justice!"

"Do we need multiple Marine Admirals to act together in order to eliminate Lucifer? This will only showcase Marine's incompetence to the world!"

The Marines are at odds with each other, and the meeting room was filled with heated arguments that almost shattered the windows. The Marine soldier standing guard outside the door was frightened by the roaring inside, leaving their scalp tingling.

Amidst the chaos, Vice Admiral Crane, the strategist, stood up and calmed the quarrel. "Stop arguing," she said in a loud voice. 

"We don't know enough about Lucifer's abilities yet, and sending troops recklessly will only cause more casualties."

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be endangered in a hundred battles."

"If we want to eliminate Lucifer, we must gather more information about him. The most crucial thing is to understand his Devil Fruit ability."

"We'll have to wait until Kizaru wakes up to find out."

The red-faced Marine Vice Admirals listened to Crane's reasonable words and calmed their anger before sitting back in their seats. Vice Admiral Crane was known for her strategic thinking, and both factions within the Marines held respect for her.

"Our most urgent task is to increase the bounty on Lucifer's head and inform all Marine branches of the danger he poses."

"We shouldn't provoke Lucifer until our next move."

"If possible, let him enter the New World and let the Emperors deal with him."

"A dog eat dog situation amongst the pirates would be in our best interest."

After Kizaru, Sengoku also realized that they couldn't fight Lucifer anymore. Lucifer was too powerful, and even if the Marines eventually won, the losses would be immense and not worth it. It would be better to lend strength to someone else and reap the benefits as the fisherman.

"Tsuru, handling Lucifer's bounty is now your responsibility," Sengoku declared.

"Yes, I understand," Crane Vice Admiral nodded.

Under Marshal Sengoku's orders, the pursuit of Lucifer by the Naval Headquarters was temporarily halted. All branches in the Grand Line were prohibited from provoking Lucifer. In other words, Marine now turned a blind eye to Lucifer's actions. Such leniency was rarely granted to pirates. Those who entered the New World eventually became renowned as infamous pirates.

....

Above a sea area in the Grand Line, Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, flew swiftly through the sky. He held a Life Card, which guided him to his target.

"Isn't Baby 5 dead yet?" Doflamingo wondered, feeling puzzled. According to the information he received, Lucifer had slaughtered everyone on Crescent Island, so there should be no survivors.

But Baby 5 is still alive, which confused Doflamingo.

"Was she captured? Or did she betray me?" Doflamingo's anger surged, evident from the blue veins on his forehead.

Suddenly, the voice of a Den Den Mushi, a Transponder Snail, rang out. Doflamingo stopped and took out the Den Den Mushi from his pocket to answer the call. On the other end was his subordinate, Vergo.

"Vergo, what's the matter? Did something happen?" Doflamingo asked.

"My lord, don't go after Lucifer," Vergo's tone was filled with tension.

"What? What nonsense are you talking about?" Doflamingo's expression changed.

"He killed Diamante and Buffalo..."

"I know, but you can't go after him. You are not his match!" Virgo interrupted, fearing that he might be too late in warning Doflamingo.

Doflamingo fell silent, blue veins still pulsing on his forehead, but he had to calm down. "That brat, does he really possess such strength?" Although he didn't want to admit it, Doflamingo acknowledged that he is no match for Kizaru, after knowing that enemy almost killed kizaru And if Kizaru couldn't defeat Lucifer, then neither could he.