"The Arlong Pirates Destroyed!"
News of Arlong's group being wiped out spread to every corner of the East Blue with the newspapers, then quickly reached other seas.
Yet what shocked the world was not the demise of Arlong's group, but the Loguetown Branch Marines' willingness to sacrifice themselves.
Out of more than 1,200 Marines, only a little over 500 survived.
Such staggering losses were unprecedented in the East Blue's Marine history and counted as a major incident even for Marine Headquarters.
Major Luo Ya, who had turned the tide of the battle and slain Arlong, became famous once again. Even Pirates in the New World had begun to take notice of Luo Ya.
Marine Headquarters, conference room!
The Marine high command, including the Admirals, had all gathered!
Smack!
Luo Ya's photograph was pinned to the wall!
"This man is major Black Hair Luo Ya!"
Brannew explained the course of events. After the war ended, Loguetown had proactively established contact with Headquarters and reported the entire operation against the Arlong Pirates.
Luo Ya had not intended to conceal anything. With such a huge commotion, there was no way to hide it; a simple investigation would uncover the truth.
Hundreds of Marines had gone through the war. They could not all be on his side, though he could still polish up the account a little.
"In summary, Commodore Murak planned this campaign and dispatched major Luo Ya to carry it out!"
"Slaying Pirates is certainly meritorious, but the sacrifices made in order to eliminate the Arlong Pirates were so great that the merits and faults must be weighed carefully!"
"Furthermore, the Arlong Pirates were a subordinate force of Shichibukai Jinbe!"
"Although the Loguetown Branch has provided evidence of the Arlong Pirates' crimes and their collusion with Captain Nezumi of the 16th Branch,