"Oh, so you admit that the Navy always goes after criminals?" Ken asked while sitting nonchalantly on the platform.

"How dare this man sit with the high officers and not get shot down?"

"Yes, we need to take him down."

"Idiot, if it was that easy, don't you think the Admirals would have taken him down? Didn't you see how he took the attack of the three admirals simultaneously and still came out unscathed? His Devil fruit must be really outrageous to be able to avoid the attacks."

"It must be something like the Illusion fruit or something to be able to do that." Whispers had already started among the Navy, and it irritated nobody but the Fleet Admiral the most. He wanted to get rid of Ken, but somehow he couldn't.

"Yes, we always take down criminals," Sengoku gritted his teeth and continued playing the game with Ken. He was still actively trying to find out what was wrong with Ken's Devil fruit. It was outrageous.

"Oh, then why is the criminal of a man who killed your own son still among us, walking while showcasing his powers? He killed your son in cold blood, and here he is, regarded as one of the navy. He even has a country to rule and engages in illegal trading of weapons among different countries of the world. Isn't that right, Joker?" Ken turned and looked at Doflamingo.

Doflamingo was having the time of his life and laughing like a maniac, but it all stopped when Ken looked at him with his red eyes. For the first time in his life, Doflamingo saw such red eyes, and it made him flinch a bit. Sengoku, meanwhile, who had been angry all this time, suddenly felt his own knees shake.

His hands clenched as he looked at Ken with anger and shame.

"No words, Sengoku-san? Then let me jog your memory. Donquixote Rosinante was a Celestial Dragon whom you picked up and trained like a son. He went on a secret mission to bring the pirate Doflamingo down. But your son died. He was killed by Doflamingo. And the funny part is, Doflamingo was the brother of Rosinante, and he still killed him. As a Fleet Admiral, what did you do, Sengoku-san? You can't even avenge your own son. What right do you even have to be the Fleet Admiral and judge my brother?" Ken didn't even finish his words when a punch came flying at him.

The attack wasn't from Sengoku or the Admirals, but from Garp himself. Ken, who was very unresponsive to attacks, turned around and looked at him as he saw the punch. Ken didn't dodge, and just like last time, the punch went right through his body. Garp was angry.

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"How dare you say those things to my friend?"

Everyone was stiff with what Ken had just said. He still spoke loudly enough for everyone to hear, and the marines were dumbstruck hearing what Ken had to say. The words of a pirate should never be believed, but if one saw Sengoku now, one could easily see the small tears in his eyes, and the way Garp reacted made everyone doubt if there was some truth to Ken's words.

"Grandpa.." Ken turned around and looked at Garp who had just passed through his body. Garp too turned around and he looked angry.

"The last time we met, you told me that I disappointed you. You're right, I probably did, but you disappointed me even more by having the spineless man as your friend who couldn't avenge his own son, even after possessing all the powers of the world. Choose more wisely whom you share your senbei with next time," Ken said. In response, several fine, sharp threads converged onto Ken's body from all sides.

And just like last time, they went straight through him, with no impact. Ken turned and looked at the person who had just attacked.

Doflamingo.

"You certainly have a mouth on you, attempting to drive a wedge between us and the marines with lies and deceit. I'm impressed... Hehehehee..."

Ken slowly took off his mask. The mask before was just for show, purely for drama. He needed to show his face to the public, along with his eyes. For the first time, everyone got a close look at Ken's face.

He was rather handsome with black hair and fair skin. But those eyes, shaped like hooked shuriken, sent shivers down the spines of many people.

"Hahahah... " Ken suddenly burst into laughter. His laugh was so loud and pure that even Doflamingo's evil laughter ceased. The lightning in the clouds seemed to synchronize with his laughter. Ken laughed for a good while, and then he abruptly stopped.

"Whether it's a lie or not, Joker, you know well in your heart. And why are you so elated? You're just as foolish as the others, I'd say. You saw Kuma here, already transformed into an android, yet you're naive enough to believe that this won't happen to you. Smile fruits are already in existence, copies of Devil fruits, under your purview. What makes you think the government hasn't created an android version of you with the same abilities? In fact, the Government has already initiated the process of replicating your abilities and embedding them into an android ready to do their bidding. In a few years, the Shichibukai system will be scrapped, and every Shichibukai will be running like dogs."

Ken continued, and just like before, the expressions of a few people shifted from grim to furious. Sengoku and the others widened their eyes upon hearing Ken's words. The topics he addressed were among the most closely guarded secrets, known only to a select few.

And in response to Ken's words, the Shichibukai who had been observing the drama turned their gaze towards Sengoku, their expressions speaking volumes. And this made the Shichibukai apprehensive. They looked at Kuma, who they already knew was an android and looked at the copies of him in the down square.

His words were undoubtedly the truth.