On the eve of Sade's departure from Fish-Man Island,
at the foot of the Red Line,
near the end facing the New World, the atmosphere was steadily growing heavier, unbearably oppressive.
The soldiers stood in formation on the deck, standing guard rigidly, but the uncertainty on their faces showed that they were far less composed than they appeared.
There were promising young Marines participating in war for the first time, who had heard of the brutal history of the Summit War. Cold sweat now trickled down their faces.
Suddenly, a shadow fell over him. Looking up, he saw a tall man in a purple robe approaching with his eyes tightly shut.
The epaulets on the Justice coat draped over his back marked him as a Marine Admiral, one of Marine Headquarters' highest-ranking powers!!!
"Feeling nervous?"
"A-Admiral, sir!!!"
The Admiral known as Issho patted his shoulder and likewise looked into the distance.
"No need to be so nervous. This is also my first time commanding a Buster Call, and my first time taking part in a war of this scale."
Fujitora was a civilian expert selected during the World Military Draft and promoted directly to Admiral.
When Akainu chose a Marine Admiral for this mission, he likely intended to use Fujitora to make an appearance before the world.
But Fujitora himself had little interest in that.
He did not even understand why the Marines and the World Government were using such force to hunt down a pirate with no criminal record.
Even if that pirate carried a bounty as high as 1.1 billion.
"War is always this cruel..."
It was obvious that something hidden or more complicated lay behind this.
But he did not wish to see such things, so he had chosen to destroy his own eyes.
With his powerful