The Germa Kingdom had been breached by Golden Lion and Morin!
After the Germa Kingdom’s snail ships disappeared into the sky, this news rapidly spread across the entire sea.
How many years had it been?
How many years had passed since a World Government-affiliated nation had been destroyed by pirates?
Every year, World Government-affiliated nations paid an enormous amount of Heavenly Tribute to the World Government.
In a sense, that was their protection fee.
In return, the World Government would protect them.
The Germa Kingdom was not only a World Government-affiliated nation, it was also one of the fifty nations qualified to vote at the World Conference held once every four years.
Now, affiliated nations and non-affiliated nations across the world were all waiting to see how the World Government and the Marines would handle this.
If they could not use thunderous methods to deal with Morin and Golden Lion and intimidate the sea, the other World Government-affiliated nations would begin to have different thoughts about the World Government.
Marine Headquarters.
Because of this incident, the emergency assembly bell rang through the skies above Marineford.
The Marine rear admirals and vice admirals still at Headquarters appeared, and even the admiral, the highest combat power, showed up.
One after another, the Marines’ high-ranking combatants, each draped in a Marine coat of justice, gathered toward the conference room.
Looking at the movements of the Marine higher-ups, the ordinary Marines on duty all knew that something major had happened.
The Marines were highly efficient.
In less than ten minutes, these solemn-faced officers had already filled the conference room.
Even Admiral Zephyr, who rarely appeared, and Vice Admiral Garp, who often returned to the East Blue for vacation, were present.
Click.
As the conference room darkened, this meeting officially began.
A man wearing a pair of frog-like glasses, with a long beard on his chin tied into a braided shape and a military cap bearing the seagull symbol of the Marines, stood up from his seat.
This man was Admiral Sengoku, the current acting Fleet Admiral of the Marines.
“Something major just happened on the sea.”
“The World Government-affiliated Germa Kingdom was attacked by the great pirate Golden Lion and Morin.
At present, everyone in Germa is missing.
Their lives and deaths are unknown!”
Hearing this news, all the Marines’ expressions turned serious.
A World Government-affiliated nation had been attacked.
This was a major incident.
“A survivor from the era of Pirate King Roger.”
“The man who was first defeated by Roger, later captured by the Marines, and then actually severed his own legs to escape his shackles and break out of prison.
Golden Lion Shiki.”
“Wouldn’t it have been fine if he had obediently remained a legend…”
“At this point, is he coming back to take revenge on the world?”
Hearing that familiar name, even Garp put down the rice cracker in his hand.
Garp had fought Golden Lion before.
He knew exactly how troublesome that man was.
Now that this man had appeared on the sea once again, it meant he was definitely planning something big.
“How did that guy Morin end up together with Golden Lion?”
Hearing news about Morin, even Borsalino stopped trimming his nails with scissors.
According to Borsalino’s understanding of Morin, he was an extremely proud person.
How could someone like that join another person’s side, even if that person was Golden Lion?
“Do we have any information on Golden Lion and Morin attacking Germa?”
A low-voiced man asked Sengoku.
This man was Sakazuki, someone almost guaranteed to become a Marine admiral.
“Tsuru, play the footage.”
Hearing Akainu’s words, Sengoku gave Vice Admiral Tsuru a signal.
A giant Recording Transponder Snail was brought into the conference room.
As the giant snail’s two eyes lit up, an image appeared at the front of the room.
Whoosh!
First, a black shadow flashed across the screen, and the upper half of the Germa soldier in the footage disappeared.
Then came shrill battle alarms, gunfire, and the roars of Chimera Ants.
Even though the Marine officers had fought for many years, they had rarely seen such a bloody scene.
The sky slowly darkened.
A man with golden hair and swords for feet, along with a handsome young man, stood on a giant white-bone bird.
Morin knocked Judge unconscious, while Golden Lion packaged up Germa’s snail ships and took them all away.
“Those are Morin and his Chimera Ant army.
This guy’s Chimera Ant army has grown stronger again!”
Looking at the hundreds of Chimera Ants in the image, Borsalino could not help sighing.
How much time had passed?
Morin’s Chimera Ant army had already expanded this much.
If he were allowed to lie low for ten years, would he be able to create an army of a million Chimera Ants?
There had never been a Devil Fruit as broken as Morin’s on this sea.
This Devil Fruit practically existed for the sake of becoming the enemy of the world!
“Their actions are a desecration of justice.
People like this must be eliminated without mercy!”
Sakazuki’s fist turned crimson red, and he slammed it down angrily on the table in front of him.
Germa’s king was the ruler of a World Government-affiliated nation.
Golden Lion and Morin’s actions were a provocation against the World Government.
There were countless pirates on this sea who dared to attack World Government-affiliated nations, but destroying one was the first case of its kind.
Sengoku also agreed with Sakazuki’s statement.
Sengoku carried out the belief of “justice that reigns over the world,” and had climbed to his current position through reliably completing missions.
In Sengoku’s view, the current Golden Lion and Morin had already reached a point where they had to be eliminated.
“Golden Lion’s Float-Float Fruit lets them drift in the sky year-round.
We have no way to pursue them.”
At that moment, Marine Admiral Black Arm Zephyr spoke.
As the man who had personally trained almost all of the Marine officers, everyone had to respectfully call him Teacher Zephyr.
Normally, Zephyr rarely voiced his opinions, but today, he spoke.
“I think Golden Lion is already a remnant of the old era.
What we should pay attention to is Morin, this rookie pirate.”
“I read the battle report on Borsalino’s clash with Morin.
I believe the current Morin is the true great enemy of the Marines!”
Zephyr adjusted his sunglasses and spoke in a clear voice.
The Marine officers had all heard Morin’s name, and they roughly knew he was a Mythical Zoan user who possessed Conqueror’s Haki.
But they did not know the specific abilities of Morin’s fruit.
After hearing Zephyr say this, Borsalino’s report began circulating among the officers.
“The current Golden Lion has already lost both legs.
His two famous swords have become his prosthetic limbs.
Furthermore, because of the ship’s wheel on his head, he can no longer unleash much of his Haki.”
“The current Golden Lion can at most be considered a transport ship that can fly through the sky.”
“But Morin is different.
Even Whitebeard and Big Mom did not have his current strength at his age.
Most terrifying of all is the Chimera Ant army he creates.”
At this point, Zephyr paused for a moment.
“If Morin can create hundreds or thousands of Chimera Ants with strength comparable to vice admirals, then the Marines and even the World Government may be destroyed by him!”
“We must strangle danger in the cradle, not place our hopes in an enemy’s mercy.”
Sakazuki added.
Hearing Sakazuki’s words, the Marine officers all realized the severity of the situation.
“Leave this matter to me.
I will make them understand that justice cannot be provoked!”
Sakazuki requested permission from Sengoku.
“Morin and Golden Lion are floating in the sky.
How do you plan to find them?”
At that moment, Kuzan asked Sakazuki a question.
“They can’t support that many Chimera Ants with islands floating in the sky alone.
He will definitely need to establish a base on the sea!”
Sakazuki saw Morin’s weakness at a glance.
The Chimera Ant army was fierce, but these Chimera Ants required an enormous amount of food every day.
Only this sea could satisfy that demand.
“Good.
I’ll leave this matter to you!”
Sengoku made the decision directly.