In the Sengoku residence, the sudden sound of the alarm bell caused the three senior members of the Navy Headquarters, who had just sat down, rush into the yard without even taking a sip of their tea.
"That is—" Looking up at the top of the Headquarters building, Garp pupils contracted sharply when he saw the strangely dressed figures on the rooftop.
"The God Knights!"
Sengoku, filled with confusion and frustration, exclaimed.
"How did the God Knights teleportation array appear on the rooftop of the Headquarters building? Was there a spy summoning them, or did they mark the building after its construction?"
Zephyr, relatively calm, silently observed the figures on the rooftop before speaking unhurriedly.
"Garp, do you know these people?"
"Several of them are members of the God Knights who participated in the God Valley hunting game thirty-two years ago!" Garp nodded and continued.
"To be precise, except for one young woman, the other five were all present during the God Valley incident!"
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On the rooftop of the Navy Headquarters building.
The first to emerge from the teleportation array was a remarkably young woman with heterochromatic eyes and long legs.
The woman wore a newsboy cap with goggles, a cloak, a double-breasted coat with unusually long sleeves, and a pair of bikini-like ultra-short pants, leaving her long legs fully exposed. She wore cylindrical boots, giving off a heroic yet slightly exhibitionistic vibe.
Gunko— A member of the Knights of the Gods and a user of the Arrow-Arrow Fruit.
As Gunko, her mouth wrapped in bandages, stepped out of the teleportation array, the flames within the array surged again, and an invisible pressure rippled out, distorting the void in a particularly eerie manner.
Shortly after, several figures emerged from the array.
Following Gunko was a masked man holding a rapier, his face obscured by a mask marked with the number "46."
Next was an elegant, midriff-baring, curvaceous long-haired woman and a quiet-looking short-haired woman.
As the three stepped out of the array, the flame-covered teleportation array immediately vanished, leaving two oddly dressed men standing in place, cautiously scanning their surroundings.
One of them, standing where the array had disappeared, was a strange man with a long scythe over his shoulder and a skull mask.
Though he hadn't moved an inch, he exuded a suffocating aura of death, as if the Grim Reaper himself had descended. Standing beside the skull-masked man was a hooded boy who looked like the boy next door, carrying a long gun.
As the six-member group led by Gunko appeared on the rooftop of the Headquarters building, the area was quickly surrounded by Navy Headquarters soldiers drawn by the alarm.
Almost immediately, a flash of light erupted from the ground, instantly appearing opposite Gunko and her group. It was Admiral Borsalino of the Navy Headquarters.
Before Gunko and the others could react, Sakazuki and Kuzan also emerged side by side from the rooftop exit.
"The Three Admirals of the Navy Headquarters!" Seeing the three individuals appear one after another, Gunko didn't hesitate and was the first to speak.
"It seems you haven't been affected at all by the coup. So, can I infer that all of you participated in this unprecedented coup in naval history last night?"
Hearing this, Borsalino, who had arrived on the rooftop first, lazily glanced around at the uninvited guests and said.
"The God Knights? How terrifying. You actually teleported directly to the Navy Headquarters building."
"Borsalino, don't misunderstand~" Before Gunko could respond, the long-haired woman standing beside her immediately stepped forward.
"We're not here to hold anyone accountable. We're here on behalf of Mari Geoise to negotiate with Vice Admiral Orion."
At this, Borsalino and Sakazuki exchanged a knowing glance.
Although this outcome was within their expectations, they hadn't anticipated that the negotiators would be members of the God Knights.
As Admirals of the Navy, they were well aware of the God Knights and their primary responsibilities.
Protecting the Celestial Dragons residing in the Holy Land and maintaining order there.
Even when the God Knights occasionally left the Holy Land for special missions, it was always for matters directly concerning the Celestial Dragons.
For something like a coup at Navy Headquarters, if the God Knights were to intervene, it should have been after the Five Elders of the World Government found the situation particularly troublesome.
Yet, here they were, with the Five Elders having made no statement, and six members of the God Knights had already teleported to Navy Headquarters. This left them uncertain about what was happening in the Holy Land and made it difficult to gauge the Holy Land stance.
"Bring Orion to us!" At that moment, Gunko stepped forward to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the long-haired woman, her expression icy as she declared.
"If he wants to secure his position as Fleet Admiral of the Navy, he'd better not keep us waiting!"
"Such bold words!" As soon as Gunko finished speaking, a cold voice suddenly rang out.
Following this, two figures emerged from the rooftop exit—Orion and Gion.
Orion, walking out of the exit, didn't pause as he strode directly in front of the three Admirals. He then looked up and met Gunko gaze, speaking in a deep voice.
"Miss Gunko, you are not qualified to negotiate with me because what I want, you cannot give it."
"You... you know me?"
Caught off guard by Orion directly addressing her by name, Gunko pupils constricted slightly, and she stared unblinkingly at him.
It was important to note that the God Knights rarely appeared in public, and even many in the Holy Land were unaware of how many members the order had.
This was because the God Knights included not only Celestial Dragons from the Holy Land but also powerful individuals recruited from the seas, who often concealed their identities after joining.
Most importantly, Gunko hadn't been a member of the Knights of God for long.
Aside from a few within the order, even the Five Elders were unaware of her current status as a God Knights.
And yet, here was Orion, who had initiated the coup and seized control of the Navy, having only joined the Navy six years ago and appearing even younger than her.
Under such circumstances, it was nearly impossible for Orion to know her name!
Orion didn't respond to Gunko. His sharp gaze swept over the other five members of the God Knights, and he spoke in a calm tone.
"If I'm not mistaken, the five of you should all be members of the God Knights who participated in the God Valley hunting game thirty-two years ago."
"It seems you haven't been doing too well. Over thirty years ago, you were already members of the God Knights, yet now you're following orders from a little girl. How pitiful!"
"After staying in the God Knights for so many years without any prospects, why not switch sides and pledge your loyalty to me? I can offer you a bright future."
[Note : The other God Knights is unidentified at the moment but they all appeared in the God Valley flash back]
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