Compared to the chaotic and noisy New World, Marine Headquarters had instead become a sea of cheers.
The usually solemn and serious Marine Headquarters rarely had moments as lively and joyful as this.
Because everyone knew that the investiture ceremony would begin in three days.
Marine Headquarters was also about to step into a brand-new chapter.
This was a grand celebration that might only come once every ten years, or even more than a decade. Therefore, aside from newspaper reporters, allied forces from every side had also sent representatives to attend.
For example, Chief Guard Silvers Rayleigh of Impel Down, the three Chief Judges of Enies Lobby, West, Director of Operations for CP0, as well as King Cobra and King Riku of the various allied nations.
In fact, Warden Magellan had dearly wanted to attend the investiture ceremony of his good friend Longinus. Unfortunately, the entire Impel Down prison had protested against the idea.
They had no desire to carry a mobile toilet into such a grand celebration. It would have been far too humiliating!
As for Enies Lobby's three Chief Judges? Though they were nominally on the same level as the Fleet Admiral, CP0's director, and Impel Down's warden, no one cared about them at all.
Not even the World Government valued the judiciary itself. It only cared about procedures and results, which meant the three of them existed solely as puppets.
Thus, their purpose was simple: come here, get acquainted with powerful figures, and cling to their thighs.
Then there was West. Naturally, he had not come to cause trouble.
Just as there were doves and hawks within the Marines, there were also factions within CP0.
Even trash like Spandam could enter CP0, so naturally, one could not expect the internal structure of Cipher Pol to be particularly