In the Chamber of Power.
A considerable amount of ti had already passed since Kyle erupted with that unprecedentedly powerful Conqueror's Haki.
Yet the faces of the Five Elders and the others were still filled with shock, and even Kyle himself was still in a daze, not having snapped out of it.
What was that just now...?
Why was he able to unleash such powerful Conqueror's Haki??
That's right, Kyle himself was also very confused right now; he didn't know why he had been able to unleash such powerful Conqueror's Haki just a mont ago.
Although he knew that under the combined Conqueror's Haki pressure from the Five Elders, his own willpower had been elevated to another level, causing his Conqueror's Haki to also beco a grade stronger.
But he was sure it absolutely couldn't have reached the level of unleashing Conqueror's Haki of that degree just now.
So, what exactly was that just now...?
Kyle's eyes flickered as he pondered, and even with his understanding of the world of One Piece, he couldn't figure out why this situation had occurred.
After another long while, the Five Elders and the others finally snapped out of it. Just as they were about to speak, their expressions suddenly froze, their pupils instantly contracting to pinpricks.
The air fell into a silent atmosphere once more. After a long ti, Saturn gazed at Kyle with deep, aningful eyes and spoke calmly:
"I can agree to your request, provide you with financial support, and the warships you assemble will also be completely under your command. Besides that, even we cannot overstep our authority to issue orders to them!"
"If your fleet needs to be deployed, we will notify you as a priority, and you will make the specific decision. How about it?"
"Huh?!"
Hearing this, Kyle's brows furrowed imdiately.
To be honest, although he had said that just now, he had never actually imagined that the warship fleet he assembled would ultimately only follow his own orders. It was basically impossible for the Five Elders to agree to this proposal.
So, he only said that to have so leeway when negotiating terms later.
After all, no one would reveal their bottom line right from the start.
And judging from the Five Elders' reactions just now, they clearly wouldn't agree to this request; otherwise, they wouldn't have joined forces to release their Conqueror's Haki to pressure him.
Could it be that just because the Five Elders were scared silly by his terrifying Conqueror's Haki just now, they agreed to his request?
Hmm! That reason seems pretty reasonable... like hell it is!!
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!
He had been closely watching the reactions of those five old geezers just now, and even though his terrifying Conqueror's Haki had drastically changed their expressions, there wasn't a single hint of compromise.
Their change happened afterward...
*'So, was it actually Im's order?'*
Kyle murmured in his heart.
The only one capable of changing the Five Elders' decision and making them agree to such an 'unreasonable' request from him would be Im, right?
So, the new question is: Why would Im do this?
After pondering for a while, Kyle stopped dwelling on this point.
That old geezer Im had lived for at least over eight hundred years; who knows what that guy is thinking in his head.
At least for now, it seed he wasn't being treated as an enemy; otherwise, those five old geezers would have co to attack him long ago.
Would they have amiably agreed to his request?
As for what might happen in the future, Kyle didn't really care. After he develops stealthily for another ten years, nothing will be a problem anymore!!
Saturn then took a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and tossed it towards Kyle, speaking at the sa ti:
"This Den Den Mushi can contact directly. If anything cos up, you can co to !"
"Huh?!"
Saturn's action made Kyle even more certain of his previous thoughts, and he must hold so weight in Im's eyes; otherwise, there was no reason to go this far.
Kyle looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, raising an eyebrow slightly.
Contact Saturn directly?!
Quite interesting. It seed he had gained another 'backer' now.
Kyle put away the Den Den Mushi, looked at Saturn, and smiled:
"In that case, thank you very much, Saturn Saint. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now!"
"Goodbye, esteed Five Elders!"
With that, Kyle didn't hesitate for a mont and turned to leave.
None of the five spoke until Kyle's figure had completely disappeared from the Five Elders' sight.
Even after Kyle's figure vanished completely, the five still didn't speak. After another long mont, Saturn finally spoke with a deep, aningful tone:
"Why is Im-sama so lenient towards Kyle?"
"To make us go this far!"
"We don't need to know what Im-sama is thinking. In short, whatever Im-sama says, we just do it!"
Warcury Saint spoke in a low voice.
After this sentence was spoken, the Chamber of Power fell into silence once more...
Above the Empty Throne in Pangaea Castle.
Im sat upright upon it, their whole body still pitch black, only their crimson pupils flickering with an eerie light.
In their hand at that mont was a stack of docunts. Looking closely, it was clearly all the information regarding Kyle.
Including Kyle's basic information and all the experiences he had been through; as long as it could be found, it was all there.
Im's gaze was deep and profound. After a long ti, a halting, intermittent voice finally ca from the silent space.
"Kyle... Joy Boy..."
"If possible..."
"Even you... are useless!!"
...
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On the other side, Kyle, transford into purple lightning, quickly returned to Marineford.
After returning, Kyle first went to Sengoku's office.
Slightly different from usual, this ti after Kyle pushed the door open and walked in, he didn't see Sengoku processing docunts. Instead, he and Garp were both tugging at a pack of rice crackers, eating them.
Hearing the noise, the two, one pulling at the other's mouth and the other grabbing hair, both looked towards Kyle simultaneously.
The mont he saw Kyle, Sengoku imdiately kicked Garp away, straightened his clothes, and maintained his image as an elder in front of Kyle.
Then he directly asked:
"How did your talk with the Five Elders go?"
"Pretty well; the outco exceeded my expectations."
As he spoke, Kyle very familiarly started brewing the tea in Sengoku's office and continued:
"Those five old geezers agreed that the fleet I assemble will only be under my sole command!"
"No one except has any authority over them! And they also agreed to the research and developnt funds!"
"Huh?!"
Hearing this, Sengoku's brow furrowed slightly as he asked in confusion:
"That little bit of berries for research and military funding is a trivial matter to the World Governnt, but the fleet belonging solely to your command? Why would they agree to that request?"
Sengoku simply couldn't understand.
Based on his knowledge of the Five Elders, those five old geezers didn't seem like the type willing to agree to such a condition.
"What else could it be? Their king gave the order, of course!"
Kyle gently sipped the freshly brewed tea, then turned his gaze towards Garp, who had stood up and was patting off his clothes.
"As for their king, I think you should be pretty familiar with him, old man Garp, right?"
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