The Kozuki Pirates were reported by Morgans's news agency the very next day. The Kozuki Pirates, led by Captain Kozuki Bull-Horse, had raided the World Government Research Center at Punk Hazard and then blown it up. They were the only pirate crew on the Sea daring enough to charge straight at the World Government—and they had even insulted Saint Saturn's ancestors.
At the Holy Land Marie Geoise, the Gorosei sat in the conference room once more. Saint Saturn said furiously, "That Kozuki Bull-Horse must be captured! He destroyed my research institute, and he even pissed in it!" The other Gorosei all wore grave expressions. Venus spoke up. "Saturn, you don't even have ancestors. Let him insult them if he wants." Saint Saturn spoke again. "Raise Kozuki Bull-Horse's bounty by five hundred million Berries. Have the Marines hunt them down. Any member of the Kozuki Pirates found is to be sentenced to death!"
On the fifth day of Herbert's ship sailing at sea, they encountered a Marine warship heading toward them. The warship belonged to Branch G5 near Fish-Man Island. Herbert gave the order, "Detour around them." With that, the Kozuki Pirates' Moonlight began changing course. Thanks to Herbert's Devil Fruit ability, the ship accelerated as soon as it changed direction.
Vice Admiral Kuzan was aboard the Marine warship. Aokiji saw the ship without a pirate flag sail away and looked puzzled. "Could that be the Kozuki Pirates? How can a sailing ship move that fast?"
He then put on his eye mask and continued lying on the deck under the sun. At the time, Aokiji was still a passionate and hot-blooded Marine. He was a Marine expert who trained in Fist Bone under Vice Admiral Garp, and he had also graduated from the second elite Marine training camp run by