War in the New World

"Don't consider it, I'm willing to travel to the New World!" Longinus replied articulately.

Sakazuki said with a grim expression, "Think about it when you get to the battlefield, there won't be anyone who cares about your status as a marine new star, and I won't have time to take too much care of you. That kind of war is a real massacre of flesh and blood, and anyone can die, including you and me."

"If I were afraid of dying, I wouldn't have come to the Marine Corps. Besides, isn't dying on the battlefield the best place for a soldier to be?" Longinus' gaze was stern, looking straight at the other man.

"With that kind of faith and awareness, the battlefields of the New World might be a more suitable place for you," Sakazuki said with a jaw drop.

Next to him, Jarvis smiled after hearing, "That level of the battlefield is indeed dangerous. But for Vice Admiral Sakazuki and Ensign Longinus, you guys, as long as you don't run into a monster like Whitebeard head-on, it won't be too much of a problem at all."

Sakazuki doesn't comment, but looks to Longinus and asks, "Have you started practicing Busoshoku Haki yet?"

"Not yet."

"With your physique and beliefs, you have already reached the standard of inspiring Busoshoku, and Zephyr-sensei should be planning to make you constantly sharpen yourself so that you can directly reach a higher level after comprehending Busoshoku."

Sakazuki said in a deep voice, "However, being able to stop World and Ember for a short time while killing thousands of pirates, such strength is no longer necessary to suppress itself. When you go back, let Zephyr-sensei teach you how to train in Busoshoku, and when you get to the battlefield, you'll have an extra safeguard."

"Yes!"

There was no need for Sakazuki to remind him that he would do so, Zephyr-sensei had intended for the three of them to start practicing Haki in the second year, and he would have no problem bringing that forward a little now.

Soon, after a farewell to Magellan, Longinus boarded the warship for the return trip.

"It seems that the name Longinus will soon be stirring up waves in the New World!" It was only after witnessing the warship leave that Jarvis sighed.

"Yes! Only a sea as vast as the New World is the stage that truly belongs to the Brother Longinus!" Magellan sighed with deep sympathy.

"... New World!" Shiryu's eyes danced with a burning flame, but quickly fell silent again and walked back to the prison without a word.

...

It's an undeveloped desert island, with birds chirping, beasts swimming, and an air of nature ... no, I should say, freedom everywhere.

"Marine and the prison should not be chasing us here for a short time." Ember's eyes were indifferent, not pleased with their successful escape.

On the other side, World couldn't contain his ecstatic laughter any longer, "Hahahahaha! Ten years, ten whole years, I've finally returned to this sea! Government, Marine, Impel Down, you'll have to wait for my revenge!"

Ember stood on the sidelines and indifferently watched as he said, "Is this the heart of a great pirate? But that's it!"

As a former warden of Impel Down, he naturally knew that Government and Marine were far more potent than the tip of the iceberg on display. Even the weakest Impel Down was not something that World could retaliate against if he wanted to.

World, who was oblivious to the scorn of Ember, after venting his frustration, invited Ember, "Although we had some unpleasant experiences before, let's forget about it. With your physique and my speed, no one in this world will be a match for us, and if we join forces, we will soon rule this sea. Be my right arm, Ember!"

"Are you kidding me? World!" Ember said coldly, "Not to mention ten years, but five years from now, you'll still be on top of me?"

World was startled. He didn't have the strength for it, how strong were Ember, he had seen it clearly in the battle just now. Although another monster suppressed him from start to finish, that didn't mean that Ember weren't strong enough. It was because they were more monstrous.

It was a super monster that could take on the two of them hard and still take it easy, and even in World's opinion, to be able to fight the other for so long without losing proved the strength of Ember instead.

Seeing World's sudden silence, the disdain in Ember' heart was accompanied by the words, "I'm going to join a man, a powerful man who can still look good after being tortured by all my torture methods!"

World couldn't understand Ember's thought process and was horrified, "Are you crazy? Go join a man you've tortured, and you're not afraid he'll kill you?"

"That man's spirit is not something you can imagine!"

...

Marine Headquarters, in Fleet Admiral's Office.

A dignified old man with a cone-like haircut slapped the table and said, "In just a month's time, Impel Down has been breached twice in a row, the myth of Impel Down has been completely shattered, and the prestige of Government and Marine has hit rock bottom. Therefore, we urgently need to divert attention to massive war, and urgently need to establish prestige with a flawless victory. Sengoku, do you understand what I mean?"

The one who spoke was Fleet Admiral, who had returned from recovering from his injuries, Kong 'Steel Bone'.

"I'm already working on it, and that war in the New World is the key to breaking it!" Sengoku calmly analyzed, "To show the world what we have achieved, we must destroy two or three large pirate groups in their entirety, or else everything that has gone before will be meaningless."

"Is that what you had the CP organization lurking in the New World to push for the entrance of other large pirate groups?"

"That's right, whether it's the Whitebeard Pirates or the BIG-MOM Pirates, the price required to eradicate them is more than we can bear. In that case, it would be better to settle for annihilating a few other pirate groups second only to them in this war, and for the populace, that would be enough to regain the lost prestige of the Marine Corps."

Kong said with a solemn face, "But you should know that those pirates are not under our control, they are a double-edged sword, and if we don't control them well, the first to suffer will be our marine instead."

"The New World is big, but it can't hold too many sea overlords." Sengoku set a tone for the explanation that followed before continuing.

"The forces and territories left vacant by the disbanding of the Roger Pirates and the demise of the Golden Lion Pirates have triggered a new round of competition for maritime supremacy in the New World."

"Of those pirates, BIG-MOM and Kaido are the strongest challengers, but the other pirates will never sit back and watch them divide up the new world."

"Coupled with the lack of soil in the New World for the marine to grow, the pirates who seek to covet hegemony see the marine not as a real enemy, but as an opportunity for them to fight for hegemony."

"So when those pirates entered, the real target wasn't our Marine, but Big-Mom, Kaido, and Whitebeard, who were the biggest threat to them."

"This is an opportunity for our Marine as well, an opportunity to weaken the three great pirates while harvesting the defeated ones, and in doing so, deliver a perfect answer!"

"Hiss!" Kong can't help but stare at him. After using those pirates and then turning around and eating them in one bite, doesn't your conscience sicken?

"Sengoku, no wonder Garp said you're old and wicked ... cough cough." Realizing that he had slipped up, Kong quickly remedied, "Haha! Sengoku, you're so reliable, worthy of being our marine's 'The Resourceful General'!"

Sengoku: "?(▼ヘ▼#)"