Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
All kinds of towering buildings stood quietly, exquisite and beautiful. Nothing about them suggested that this place had once been reduced to ruins five years ago.
Still, it had not remained completely unchanged.
At the very least, certain disgusting figures had indeed become much rarer.
"Marshal, welcome!" West had already been waiting at the entrance.
"Thank you. Though I'm afraid nothing good is likely to come of my visit today." Longinus sighed as he walked forward.
West gave a hearty laugh. "Fleet Admiral Shirozou thinks very highly of you. There's no need to worry like that."
Longinus smiled and changed the subject. "Speaking of which, CP0's operation this time was far too slow, wasn't it? We fought the Revolutionary Army twice, yet we still didn't see a single reinforcement arrive."
West let out a long sigh and lowered his voice. "It was because Senior Asa was killed right under the noses of two Marine Admirals last time. Sivis believes that Senior Asa's death was caused by the Navy's inaction."
"So Sivis persuaded the Celestial Dragons to go sightseeing on the Sabaody Archipelago, then detained all of us there under the pretext of protecting the Celestial Dragons' safety."
Longinus narrowed his eyes. "Didn't you report this to the Five Elders?"
West shook his head. "Sivis is one of CP0's top agents. How could he possibly leave a flaw in something like this? In truth, whether it was going out to have fun or detaining us, those were decisions made by the Celestial Dragons themselves. Sivis merely gave them a little guidance."
"So that's how it was? Since it involved the Celestial Dragons, it really would have been difficult to report it to the Five Elders." Longinus sighed, then asked, "But is it really all right for you