First half of the Grand Line, G2 Branch.
Inside the base commander's office, Longinus quietly flipped through some documents.
After the Second Slave Liberation Movement, Kizaru had been transferred back to Marine Headquarters, and Longinus had naturally succeeded him as the commander of G2 Branch.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
"The door's open. Come in."
The man who entered had a very high forehead. "Vice Admiral Longinus, there's something I believe I need to report to you."
"Oh, it's Rear Admiral Strawberry." Longinus closed the document and asked solemnly, "What is it?"
"The base received a tip-off call yesterday. The caller claimed to be an enthusiastic citizen." Strawberry said with an odd expression, "They said a group of Fish-Man pirates from the Grand Line has occupied an island in the East Blue. They've colluded with some corrupt East Blue Marines, wantonly enslaving and slaughtering the local residents, causing an extremely terrible impact in the area."
"Fish-Man pirates from the Grand Line went to the East Blue?"
"Yes! After receiving the report yesterday, I immediately ordered the 20th, 27th, and 31st branches in the East Blue to verify it. While we still can't confirm whether there are corrupt Marines involved, the identities of those Fish-Man pirates have basically been established."
Strawberry continued, "If they were merely ordinary Fish-Men, there would have been no need to disturb you, Vice Admiral. But the truth is, the identities of those Fish-Man pirates are somewhat complicated."
"Go on."
"Their leader is a Fish-Man pirate called Arlong. He used to be the Number Three of the Sun Pirates, and the other pirates are all Fish-Men who split off from the Sun Pirates." Strawberry said gravely.
"After what happened back then, it was through the joint efforts of Vice Admiral Longinus and Queen Otohime that the conflict between the