Under Garen's stern questioning, Issho, Koala, and the others all fell into deep thought.
Garen did not interfere with their reflections any further. He merely turned to arrange the executions of Weevil and Miss Bakkin with Zephyr and his subordinates.
Weevil was a lone, vicious bandit with no remaining value to exploit. Cutting him down directly was the simplest solution.
But Garen had specifically brought these two here for execution not only to give Issho and the others an ideological education, but also to film the first episode of "Today's Law."
Using a Shichibukai with a bounty as high as 480 million as the opening subject would undoubtedly make for an excellent lesson.
Before long, filming preparations were complete.
The staff first interviewed the outraged victims, allowing them to personally recount the painful experiences of being persecuted and plundered by Weevil.
Then, the Den Den Mushi's lens swept over the devastated town, over the panicked, bloodless, ugly face of the criminal Miss Bakkin, and finally settled on Zephyr, whom Garen had chosen as the program's host.
Zephyr was the highly respected chief instructor of the Marines and a former Marine Admiral who had once led an era. His influence among both the Marines and civilians was extraordinary.
With him hosting "Today's Law," it would be all the more convincing.
"Edward Weevil, and his mother, Miss Bakkin."
Zephyr recited Weevil's past criminal record, his expression stern and sorrowful.
It was still that blacklist, still those A3 sheets of paper, yet Weevil's crimes filled a full five pages.
As those horrifying crimes were read aloud one by one, the air itself seemed to freeze.
"Sea Calendar 1514. Weevil attacked a Marine recruit training warship and killed 102 Marine recruits."
By the time he reached that entry, Zephyr's expression had already twisted with