Holy Land Mary Geoise – World Government Headquarters
Holy Land of Mary Geoise – World Government Headquarters
Inside the Chamber of Power.
Five old men are seated around a low table, all dressed in distinctive yet stately robes.
They were the Five Elders, the world's highest authority.
The matter they were discussing was none other than Ren Takashi.
'I never imagined that worm would actually manage to break out of prison.'
"Truly unexpected."
'But... I've already ordered Sengoku to put out a bounty. Dead or alive — doesn't matter.'
The speaker was an elderly man with white hair, wearing a black suit, a full beard and a flat cap.
He was Jaygarcia Saturn, the "God of Scientific Defense", who had decided to spare Ren Takashi decades ago.
Without Saturn's personal intervention back then, Ren would have stood no chance of surviving the Tenryubito's Extermination Games — a brutal bloodsport in which native citizens were hunted for points.
The nobler the kill, the greater the score.
As the sole prince of the fallen kingdom of Atlanta, Ren was the ultimate trophy.
His life should have ended that day.
"Hmph. We should have wiped him out back then instead of throwing him in prison."
Another elder spoke coldly. Bald and stern-eyed, Topman Warcury, the wielder of the legendary first-generation Kitetsu, leaned forward.
'There's no excuse for this. He escaped alive... and from Magellan's poison, no less. What happened to him being powerless?'
It doesn't make sense. Magellan swore he had drenched the man in lethal red venom. He should have been dead!"
'Even more humiliatingly, he escaped with the Chief and Vice Warden of Impel Down in tow. Not even the legendary Golden Lion managed that."
'The Golden Lion lost both legs escaping. This brat got out untouched."
The Five Elders exchanged sharp glances.
If just any pirate had escaped, no one here would have batted an eyelid.
But Ren Takashi was different.
He was the sole survivor of a fallen nation and the only person left who knew the truth about Atlanta's downfall.
Moreover, thanks to Saturn's decision to preserve him for experimentation, Ren also possessed dangerous knowledge about the World Government's deepest secrets.
That alone made him a threat.
And now that threat was free.
The discussion naturally turned towards Saturn again.
'I didn't expect this,' Saturn said slowly, his voice low with tension.
'It was all for the experiment.'
'Elbaf has never joined the World Government. They refused our genetic trials."
So I had to find alternatives.'
He paused, then waved a hand as if dismissing the past.
'Anyway, it's no use blaming that now.'
'CP agents have already been deployed. Every corner of the Grand Line, light and shadow, will be searched."
It's the same plan we used for the Lunarian remnants. Anyone who provides accurate information will receive 100 million Beli."
'Humans kill for money. That rule hasn't changed."
'In this ocean, Ren Takashi will find no place to breathe.'
Saturn stood up, his voice deep and final.
'But if the situation escalates...'
'If containment fails...'
'Then I will descend personally and erase him myself.'
His words echoed through the chamber.
The other Four Elders exchanged glances.
None of them spoke.
The Chamber of Power fell silent once more.