"What?!"
A rough voice filled with disbelief rang out from within the highest conference room of Marine Headquarters.
At this mont—
Inside the Marine Headquarters' supre eting room—
Led by Sengoku, the three Marine Admirals, the Hero of the Marines Vice Admiral Garp, Vice Admiral Tsuru…
The true top brass of the Marines had gathered!
This eting—
Was so high-level that even elite Vice Admirals were not qualified to attend!
And the one who had just shouted in such shock—
Was none other than Garp, clad in his Marine justice coat, standing up with both hands slamd onto the table.
Completely unlike his usual self!
In the room—
Even the normally laid-back Admirals Aokiji and Kizaru were sitting upright with serious expressions.
And Garp—
Who usually treated everything as if it were none of his concern—
Was visibly shaken!
"Sengoku! Are you joking?!"
"Didn't you just say before… that this so-called King of Heroes was the ruler of the Uruk Empire from four thousand years ago?!"
"So how is it that now… in this current age of pirates, a 'King of Heroes' has suddenly appeared?!"
"You've got to be kidding ! How could soone possibly live for four thousand years?!"
"If that King of Heroes was still alive all this ti, how could the Uruk Empire have collapsed? How could he have completely vanished from history?!"
A barrage of questions burst from Garp's mouth—
Completely unlike his usual carefree deanor!
The others in the room also turned their gazes toward Sengoku, a trace of expectation in their eyes.
Everyone present—
Was among the highest combat power on the seas.
Their knowledge was vast, their experience spanning multiple eras.
And yet—
The idea that a King of Heroes from four thousand years ago had reappeared and killed a Warlord like Crocodile—
Was simply too unbelievable!
Even they—
Found it hard to accept!
At the head of the table, Sengoku looked at Garp with a complicated expression, then glanced down at the report in his hands before nodding heavily.
"That's right, Garp…"
"Not long ago, in the first half of the Grand Line, within the territory of the World Governnt–affiliated nation, the Kingdom of Alabasta…"
"A man who calls himself the King of Heroes… killed Crocodile."
Hearing the confirmation once again—
Garp's expression froze, his face turning sowhat dazed as he muttered:
"How is that possible… that's impossible…"
"How could a person live for four thousand years?"
At the side, Sakazuki, dressed in a dark red striped suit with a flower pinned to his chest, pondered for a mont before speaking:
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku…"
"This so-called King of Heroes… could he be an impostor?"
"As Vice Admiral Garp said, how could anyone possibly live for four thousand years?"
Sengoku shook his head, letting out a heavy sigh. A trace of exhaustion appeared on his face.
"Sakazuki, I considered that possibility as well."
"But the existence of the King of Heroes… even we Marines only learned of it recently!"
"Across the entire sea, no one knew that four thousand years ago, there had been a King of Heroes… or an Uruk Empire!"
To put it bluntly—
As the primary external force of the World Governnt—
The Marines' intelligence network and overall strength were terrifying.
Even the Four Emperors of the New World could not compare.
And yet—
Even the Marines had only just learned of the King of Heroes from the ancient stone tablet.
So—
What force in this world could possibly know more than the Marines?
In that case—
As unbelievable as it sounded—
There was a high probability that this King of Heroes was real!
That a truly ancient and powerful king—
Had existed for four thousand years!
As Sengoku finished speaking—
The entire room fell into a deathly silence.
The highest-ranking Marine officers all frowned deeply, shock lingering in their eyes.
Even with all their experience—
They still found this matter utterly inconceivable!
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku…"
Vice Admiral Tsuru, her silver hair marking the passage of ti, spoke softly:
"Is it possible… that there have always been people in this world who knew about the King of Heroes and the Uruk Empire?"
"And that they may even possess so of the secrets left behind by the Uruk Empire…"
"And now… this so-called King of Heroes is rely a pawn they have pushed to the forefront…"
"Not the true King of Heroes from four thousand years ago…"
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