The World in Chaos, Spandine of Justice Steps Forward!
Before his chair could actually burn out, Sakazuki snapped out of his daze and extinguished the intense heat and flames.
He then shoved the newspaper into Onigumo's hand and ordered, "Quickly, control all the newspapers in the port. Take control of everyone who receives them. We absolutely cannot allow this news to spread in this way, or our Marines will immediately fall into chaos!"
Sakazuki, being Marine Admiral, was not as impulsive Doberman. His first thought was about maintaining order within the Marines.
Regardless of what measures need to be taken later, we must not allow the Marines to fall into chaos at this moment.
Onigumo rushed out with the newspaper in hand, issuing orders while flipping through the pages. At first, he didn't quite understand Doberman's feelings, but after reading the news, he immediately understood.
Damn it, these beasts!
Looking at the newspaper, I saw those hooded Celestial Dragons indiscriminately shooting at the desperate civilians fleeing for their lives. I saw their cruel smiles and their arrogant expressions that showed they didn't consider people human.
Onigumo crumpled the newspaper, gritting his teeth and angrily saying, "What's so funny? What's so hilarious? You bunch of beasts... what do you take life for?!"
For years, our Marines has fought bravely on this sea to wipe out pirates. Is this the kind of trash we've been protecting?
What do these beasts take our Marines for?!
What do you call justice?!
Meanwhile, inside the tent, Sakazuki had already dialed Den Den Mushi Borsalino's side.
"Have you seen the news?" Sakazuki asked in a deep voice.
Borsalino was silent for a moment, then spoke up, "You know, when I have nothing to do, I always like to read the newspaper..."
"Since that's the case, I won't waste any more words. Issue an order from headquarters immediately: martial law is declared for the entire army. All external channels are to be cut off. No one is allowed to access any external media outlets. Confiscate all newspapers and information. No matter what happens next, the Marines cannot afford to be in disarray right now!" Sakazuki quickly gave the order.
"I understand. I've already made all the arrangements at headquarters, and I was just about to give the orders to Shikai..." Borsalino said in a calm tone.
Sakazuki had just finished making arrangements with Borsalino and hung up the Den Den Mushi when he saw Aramaki rushing into the tent.
"Admiral Akainu!" Aramaki called out to Sakazuki in a somewhat flustered manner.
Sakazuki looked up at Aramaki, a hint of coldness in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "What is it?!"
"Newspaper... newspaper..." Aramaki swallowed hard when he saw Sakazuki's eyes, and said nervously.
"I have ordered the entire army to cut off all external media channels, confiscate all newspapers, and immediately arrest Marines below the rank of admiral who have read them... There won't be any chaos for now," Sakazuki said slowly, suppressing his anger.
Upon hearing Sakazuki's words, Aramaki finally breathed a sigh of relief, then forced a smile and explained, "I've already contacted Mary Geoise. What's in the newspapers is all rumors, slander from the Revolutionary Army. You know, that's all they're capable of..."
Sakazuki stared at Aramaki without saying a word, his expression extremely cold.
This kind of excuse is enough to fool the people below, but do they think I'm stupid too?
Aramaki noticed Sakazuki's increasingly cold gaze, swallowed his words, and gave an awkward laugh, saying, "Admiral Akainu... the Kingdom of Sak'ar colluded with the Revolutionary Army and failed to pay the Celestial Gold, so it was already on the verge of being expelled from the World Government... How should I put it... our Marines only protects allied nations, right? Well... legally speaking... they have no human rights..."
Aramaki's views are rather extreme. He has always believed that people can only survive by discriminating against others. Allied nations must discriminate against non-allied nations in order to live in peace and feel happy.
People who are not from allied countries are not protected by the laws of the world's government, have no human rights, and therefore cannot be considered individuals.
From the legal perspective of the World Government, what Aramaki said... isn't entirely without logic.
But how could Sakazuki possibly accept such an explanation? Although he was ruthless and might issue some cruel orders in extreme circumstances, all of that was for the sake of protecting the safety and peace of more people, and certainly not for amusement.
However, Sakazuki ultimately did not respond to that, but instead changed his tone and said, "Ortolan has already departed from G-3 by ship and will arrive here within two weeks. You should also make preparations."
Seeing that Sakazuki had avoided the topic, Aramaki finally breathed a sigh of relief and forced a smile, saying, "Yes, I understand. Regardless of what happens after this incident, at least for now, we need to resolve the internal situation within our own Marines... As the old saying goes, 'To fight external enemies, one must first pacify internal strife...'"
After muttering a few words, Aramaki saw that Sakazuki wasn't interested, so he awkwardly scratched his head and left the tent.
The Marines is, after all, a complete system with clear hierarchical divisions, and orders can be effectively and quickly implemented. Sakazuki's side reacted quickly enough to suppress the Marines situation.
However, apart from the Marines, the entire ocean is now in chaos.
The next day, newspapers covered the entire world, and on the third day, the North Blue and the nations of the New World were the first to react.
The current King of Dressrosa, former Holy Land Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise, Vice Admiral Donquixote Doflamingo, painfully recounted. "This atrocity cannot be simply described in words. For hundreds of years, the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise have trampled on life and justice in this way!"
Vice Admiral Doflamingo stated that her family was expelled from Mary Geoise because they refused to associate with the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise!
King Smoke Judge of the Germa Kingdom of the North Sea issued a declaration of withdrawal, denouncing the atrocities and deceptions of the world's ruling powers and declaring that the kingdom would immediately withdraw from the membership system!
Charlotte Linlin, the newly joined Queen of the New World Government Kingdom of Totto Land Totto Land, issued a declaration of withdrawal, stating that she originally joined the World Government with a renewed conscience to better serve the New World. However, she now sees that the World Government is not trustworthy and announces her withdrawal from the World Government's affiliated Affiliated Nation system!
Vice Tokikake Kakei, currently stationed at the North Blue Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, and the North Blue Admiral jointly signed a statement declaring that the North Blue has entered a state of full-scale war, with all Marines bases in the North Blue fully prepared for deployment. They asserted that the Marine Headquarters and the Mary Geoise are no longer trustworthy, and that they will henceforth only take orders from former Marine Admiral Ben Ortolan!
The various Marines bases of the New World jointly declare that Headquarters and the Mary Geoise are not trustworthy and will obey the orders of former Marine Admiral Ben Ortolan!
Following the announcement of support for the North Blue Marines North Blue the first batch of twelve Affiliated Nation, another sixteen Affiliated Nation have announced North Blue Marines!
The Kingdom of Goa in the East Blue declares that this is highly likely a conspiracy by the Revolutionary Army and calls on all parties to remain calm and await the truth.
Revolutionary Army breaks out in four South Blue countries; seven Royal Army defect!
Revolutionary Army Leader Monkey D. Dragon appears in the Kingdom of Sorbe in the South Sea, meets with leaders of various rebel armies, and declares the formation of a new United Government for the South Sea!
The South Blue has revealed that six Affiliated Nation have secretly joined the Revolutionary Army -led new coalition government.
News has been breaking one after another in the East Blue, the North Blue, the New World, and the South Blue.
The East Blue is basically comprised of the World Government loyal government officials. Over the years, the Celestial Dragons haven't engaged in any of these tricks with the East Blue. They are the ruling class, and their interests have been intertwined with the World Government for hundreds of years, so they are certain they will not betray the World Government.
The South Blue can be described as a place where chaos has spread everywhere, and it is now the most chaotic place. The South Blue has many supporters of the World Government, and many of them are also loyalists of the World Government. However, the South Blue has always been a base for the Revolutionary Army, and there are quite a few rebels and insurgents here. At this moment, it is completely in turmoil.
In particular, Sakazuki's order for martial law and the retreat of the South Blue Marines to its respective bases, which did not move an inch, further allowed the situation in the South Blue to deteriorate.
Needless to say, the North Blue is entirely composed of Ortolan's underlings. Those Loyalist Faction of the World Government had been purged in the past decade or so. Furthermore, with the North Blue Marines entering a state of full-scale war, how could the countries of the North Blue dare not support it? They have all officially pledged allegiance to the New World Marines, and many countries have already announced their withdrawal from the World Government Affiliated Nation.
On West Blue contrary, the West Blue was almost completely silent. No one came forward to pledge allegiance to the World Government, nor did anyone want to join the New World Marines or any other power.
It's likely that West Blue wants to be a so-called Neutral Faction, a fence-sitter, and will join in to help whoever has the biggest advantage in the end.
While the West Blue remained silent to the outside West Blue, it was not peaceful internally. Major mafia parties and kingdoms had begun to fight each other, hoping to seize more interests in the West Blue during this period of chaos, so that they would have more bargaining chips when they pledged allegiance in the future!
A full week later, the Revolutionary Army stirred up a media frenzy, and news broke in various countries.
Former World Government CP Agency Headquarters Operations Department Senior Agent and CP-9 Division Commander Spandam announced that the Revolutionary Army's exposure of the World Government's crimes is true. He stated that he could no longer tolerate the World Government's darkness and, in order to uphold justice, he gave up his high-ranking position and wealth. He has already fled Mary Geoise and entered the G-1 Marine Base for political asylum. The following day, he will begin a live broadcast worldwide to further update the World Government's secret intelligence!