After Sengoku and Borsalino had both left, Longinus shook his head slightly.
When he had asked Rayleigh to mention the "mask," he genuinely hadn't intended to set Dragon up. He had merely wanted to add another layer of mystique to Apophis's identity.
For things to end up this way, it had to be the effect of Dragon's natural scapegoat aura.
It had absolutely nothing to do with Longinus or Apophis!
After all, he understood very clearly.
If the Marines were to truly develop, the pressure exerted by the Revolutionary Army was indispensable.
Only if the Revolutionary Army was strong enough would the World Government loosen its grip to a certain extent and allow the Marines, that sharp blade, to become even sharper.
Only then would his ambition of taking control of the Marines have any meaning!
After putting on a show at Marine Headquarters, Longinus returned to the G2 Branch and naturally took charge of the base's various affairs.
Although there were five rear admirals at the base besides him, and Longinus had the least seniority among them, those rear admirals all knew that after Vice Admiral Borsalino, Longinus was the most likely person to take over the base.
So, they treated this as him getting familiar with things in advance.
G2 Branch central conference room.
Longinus sat at the head of the table, seriously listening to the other commodores and rear admirals argue.
"I believe we should deploy more troops in the Soroda Sea Area. That is where the third and fourth routes of the Grand Line come closest together. Without sufficient forces, there's no way we can deal with those increasingly rampant pirates!"
"The Soroda Sea Area you're stationed in is difficult, but is Bailuo Island, where I'm stationed, any easier? It's remote and full of mountains and