Reincarnated into the world of One Piece, in a land of giants with open eyes?!

Chapter 114: Prestige? It's long since shattered!

Chapter 115, Section 114: Prestige? It's long since shattered!

Red Line, the ruins of the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

The atmosphere inside the makeshift council chamber was very heavy, almost as heavy as the conference room on the Sky Island.

At the end of the hall, on the platform, there were still only four people sitting on the five high-backed chairs.

With the environmental war god Mars still absent, the construction of the new Mary Geoise cannot be delayed for even a moment longer.

Although there are very few Celestial Dragons left, the scale and prosperity of New Mary Geoise will not only not be reduced, but will be even larger and better than before.

The four elders representing science and defense, law, finance, and agriculture sat in their respective seats, none of them speaking first.

After a long silence, the first to break the silence was the financial martial god, Nusjuro.

He placed the first generation Kitetsu horizontally on his lap, his fingers slowly tracing the patterns on the scabbard.

His movements were slow and careful, as if he were trying to calm himself down.

But it was obviously of no use.

He refused.

When Saint Nusjuro spoke, his voice was exceptionally clear in the empty hall.

The other three all looked at him.

"Golden Emperor Orikum Oro has refused the request to come to the Holy Land to be questioned."

Nusjuro continued, raising his head and glancing at the other three through his round-framed glasses: "The exact words of the reply were, 'Very busy, can't go.'"

He uttered the last four words slowly and deliberately.

Saint Valkyrie's face darkened, Saint Peter frowned, and Saint Saturn remained expressionless, but tightened his grip on his cane.

"Arrogant!"

Valkyrie's face hardened: "A pirate, a nouveau riche who plunders wealth using his Devil Fruit ability, dares to treat the World Government like this!"

"Pirates?"

Nusjuro sneered, "You still think of him as an ordinary pirate?"

He stood up, holding the first generation Kitetsu, and paced around the hall: "First, Marineford was attacked by an unknown force, and the port facilities were severely damaged."

"Then came the terrorist attack on the Holy Land of Mary Geoise!"

"And then, even Zeff and Garp dared to openly betray us! They formed an extremely heinous illegal organization!"

He stopped and turned to face the other three.

"But today! I'm too busy, aren't you going?"

Nusjuro Saint's voice rose: "Good, good, good, very good!"

"Listen to this for yourselves! What kind of attitude is this!"

Saturn Saint finally spoke: "Nusjuro Saint, watch your tone."

"My tone?"

Saint Nusjuro walked up to Saint Saturn, the two of them almost too close: "Saturn Saint, I'd like to ask you something! What did I say when we voted between Rocks and the Golden Emperor?"

Saturn remained silent.

"I've said it before! And I'll say it again!"

"The combined military and trade fleets of the Kingdom of Gaya have exceeded ten thousand!"

"The commercial trade along the first half of the Grand Line, including the West Blue and South Blue, is about to be monopolized by their Skysea Trading Company!"

Nusjuro's voice grew increasingly agitated: "I've said it before, to indulge Orikum Oro in this way is utterly unwise!"

He stared at Saturn, then uttered each word clearly: "And back then, Saint Saturn, what was your answer?"

Saturn remained silent, but his expression grew increasingly grim.

"You're saying that Orichum Oro is just a kid playing house using the power of the Gold-Gold Fruit."

Nusjuro recounted the conversation, but deliberately distorted his tone: "Tell me, how can someone who doesn't understand that only force can protect wealth compare to the threat of the Rocks Pirates?"

He took a step back and opened his arms.

"And now? Saturn Saint?"

Nusjuro asked, his tone full of sarcasm: "Whose threat is greater now?"

"Zeff and Garp's betrayal and the illegal power they established are definitely related to the Golden Emperor!"

"Does the Rocks Pirates have the ability to make two high-ranking Marines defect?"

That's enough.

Saint Valkuri spoke up to stop them: "Now is not the time to bring up old grievances."

"Isn't this the time to bring up old grievances?"

Nusjuro turned to him: "When was that?"

"When the army of the Kingdom of Jaya arrives at the gates of Mary Geoise?"

"Should we wait until more naval commanders defect?"

Peter Saint sighed: "Saint Nusjuro, calm down."

"We all know the situation is bad, but blaming each other won't solve anything."

"Solve the problem?"

Nusjuro Saint returned to his seat, but instead of sitting down, he stood and looked at the other three: "Alright, you guys tell me, how do you plan to solve this?"

Silence fell once again in the hall.

This time the silence lasted even longer.

Everyone is aware of the current situation.

Although their gods did not express explicit anger after the attack on Mary Geoise, the silent oppression they felt was more terrifying than any rebuke.

They knew that the outcome of this ten-day trial was merely a way for them to barely pass the test with the gods.

Now, the situation is spiraling further out of control.

The navy split into two factions. Although the new navy of Zephyr and Garp is still small in size, its influence is spreading rapidly.

The Gaya Daily is reporting daily on the details of the 10-day trial, and the photos and testimonies have sparked enormous anger among the public.

More than one member state has privately expressed its dissatisfaction with the World Government's actions.

The mastermind behind all this—Golden Emperor Orikum Oro—is now unwilling to even maintain a semblance of obedience.

"We have to do something."

Saint Valkyrie's tone remained relatively calm: "This situation cannot be allowed to continue, otherwise, at the next audience—"

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.

"What can I do?"

Peter Saint smiled wryly: "What should we do? Send troops to attack Jaya Island? Don't forget, we just dealt with the Rocks Pirates, and most of our forces have been transferred to the New World."

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"And even if we have the troops, how can we fight?"

Nusjuro Saint replied, "Gaya Island is located deep in the first half of the Grand Line, and the surrounding sea environment is complex."

"The Golden Emperor has been operating there for so many years, his defense system must be very sophisticated."

"Leaving aside the lower-level combat forces, Charlotte Linlin and Edward Newgate alone are quite troublesome."

"A direct assault would result in significant losses."

"More importantly—"

Saturn Saint finally spoke again, his voice low and deep: "If we launch a full-scale war against Jaya Island, it would be tantamount to formally acknowledging that the Jaya United Kingdom is a power on par with the World Government."

"If we cannot take it down in a short time, it will seriously damage the prestige of the world government."

"prestige?"

Nusjuro Saint seemed to have heard something amusing: "Saturn Saint, how much prestige do you think the World Government still has?"

"When Mary Geoise was bombed, its prestige was already shattered!"

"Saint Nusjuro!"

Saint Valkuri shouted sternly, "Watch your words!"