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Chapter 274 Toughness

"Um?!"

Satan frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he spoke:

"It's related to your people?!"

Having lived for so many years, Satan was a wise and experienced man, and he made a rough guess almost instantly.

Although he didn't have particularly frequent contact with Kyle, he knew Kyle very well, after all, Kyle was a person their king had ordered to be closely monitored.

Therefore, Satan could easily determine the current situation, because if it weren't related to the other party, let alone the death of three Celestial Dragons, even if thirty Celestial Dragons died, the other party wouldn't call him.

"That's right, it's very relevant!!"

"On the Sabaody Archipelago, a group of extremely brutal pirates kidnapped a Celestial Dragon. My men rushed over to rescue him and tried their best to deal with these ruthless pirates, but unexpectedly, these pirates were so brutal and lawless that they killed the esteemed Celestial Dragon!"

"My people failed in their duty to save the noble descendants of the Creator, which is why I have called to apologize to you, Saint Satan!"

He said he was admitting his mistake, but Kyle's tone was incredibly flat, showing no sign of remorse whatsoever.

But that's not important; as long as the message is clear and to the point, that's enough.

Besides, he now addresses the Celestial Dragons as "Lord Celestial Dragon," the noble descendant of the Creator, so who can find fault with his words?!

If we keep finding fault with him, then we'll have to resort to less harmonious methods to resolve the issue.

Since he can't understand human speech, he must be very skilled in martial arts!

After saying this, Satan remained silent for a long while before finally speaking softly:

"I have a general idea of ​​the situation!"

"Regardless of the process, at least in terms of the outcome, the fact remains that three Celestial Dragons are dead!"

"Then you're right, your people did indeed fail in their duties!!"

At this point, Satan's voice sharpened, carrying a hint of coldness.

"Generally speaking, if a Celestial Dragon dies due to negligence, they must be buried with that Celestial Dragon!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kyle and Garp's eyes narrowed simultaneously, a glint of light flashing in their eyes, radiating a dangerous aura.

Almost instantly, Kyle responded:

"Satan Saint, I think this approach is unreasonable!"

"Life and death are preordained, wealth and honor are determined by Heaven!"

"They might be enjoying themselves in heaven now that they're dead, so how can we take our anger out on others because of that?"

"Or to be more specific, how can you take your anger out on my people for this?"

Kyle's tone was flat and even, but one could hear the unwavering determination within it.

Kyle's meaning is quite clear.

It's a blatant message to Satan: if anyone else fails to protect the Celestial Dragons due to negligence, you can hold them accountable and execute them!

But if it's Kyle's man, then that's impossible!

That's right, we need to differentiate!

However, Satan had no intention of backing down and also spoke out firmly:

"The rules of the World Government... cannot be trampled upon!"

"The appropriate handling method must be adopted according to the specific circumstances!!"

Upon hearing this, Kyle's expression didn't change, but the pressure around him suddenly dropped a notch, and then he spoke calmly:

"What if... I insist on trampling on it?!"

"You can give it a try!"

"Kyle, you don't really think you can interfere with our decisions just because we gave you a few nice looks, do you?"

"We Celestial Dragons are descendants of the creator of the world, the most noble species in the world!"

"If we kill a Celestial Dragon, then everyone involved, whether they were the perpetrators or those who neglected their duties, will die!!"

"This is like those CP members sent by the government to protect the Celestial Dragons. Even though they are from the World Government, since they failed to protect the Celestial Dragons, their ultimate fate is the same!!"

"That's to be buried with the dead Celestial Dragons!!"

"If the World Government doesn't take any action regarding the deaths of the Celestial Dragons, what prestige will it have left in the world?"

"Where are we going to put our pride?!"

When he said the last sentence, Satan's tone clearly rose a notch.

But after listening, Kyle simply said:

"What does your pride mean to you?!"

"I've already told you what to do. What you decide in the end is up to you!"

"But if you're planning to lay a hand on my people, you'd better be prepared!"

After saying that, Kyle hung up the phone immediately; he couldn't be bothered to talk to Satan any further.

Everything that needed to be said has been said, and everything that needed to be said has been said.

If the World Government really decides to take action against Luffy and his crew, he wouldn't mind starting a war ahead of time.

Although he is not yet a match for Im with his current strength, so what?

Many times, things don't happen only after you're fully prepared.

That's right. In his original intention, he did plan to turn against the World Government only after his strength had increased enough to rival Im's.

But as the saying goes, plans can't keep up with changes.

Given this situation, even if he's not strong enough, he can't just stand by and watch the World Government do anything to Luffy and the others.

To anyone who tries to harm him, he only has one answer: Impossible!!!

Although he guessed that Satan didn't actually mean to kill Luffy and the others, but just wanted to negotiate with him, after all, Luffy and his two companions now held a very important position in the Navy.

Moreover, they are all quite strong, and most importantly, they are all potential admirals. Even the World Government would not take action against them because of this.

But Kyle didn't want to care about anything, nor did he want to chatter on and on with Satan.

He only wanted to express one point:

No one is allowed to touch his people!!!

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On the other side, Mary Geoise.

After Kyle hung up the phone, Satan was stunned for a moment, then his face turned cold, and a terrifying aura of dominance rose from him and exploded, making the tables and chairs in the room shake violently.

Satan's face was grim, and he didn't show any particular anger, but the veins on his hand gripping his cane were bulging, and he was holding it very tightly.

Anyone familiar with Satan would recognize this as Satan's angry expression.

And that is indeed the case.

For countless years, Satan had not heard anyone speak to him like that.

Since he became one of the Five Elders, no one has spoken to him in that tone.

His true intention was indeed as Kyle thought; he didn't really want to kill Luffy and the others—that was unrealistic. He just wanted to use this incident to put Kyle in a bad light because he found that Kyle seemed a bit disobedient.

We must suppress them properly.

So this incident gave him a reason to suppress the other party, but he didn't expect Kyle to be so tough and speak to him so defiantly, and even dare to threaten him?

Who is he? He's one of the Five Elders, the God of Scientific Defense!

It seems his idea was correct; Kyle needs to be suppressed, severely suppressed, otherwise things will really turn upside down!

With this in mind, Satan immediately made a decision: he would convene the remaining four Elders of the Five to hold a Supreme Council meeting!

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