Momousagi pondered for a moment and said, "The one leading the Marines is Fleet Admiral Sengoku. I think he is acting from the standpoint of protecting civilians. They may ignore the battles between us and the pirates, but if Blackbeard tries to drag ordinary people into this, the Marine higher-ups will step in to stop him."
After giving it some thought, everyone felt that made sense. When the Star Alliance had previously sent troops to attack the Yonko Alliance's territory, they had always deployed surprise forces, directly wiping out Yonko Alliance strongholds without harming ordinary civilians. That was likely why the Marines had turned a blind eye.
"Hmph!" After thinking for a while, Ronglin slowly said, "Perhaps you are being too naive. Others are one thing, but Sengoku personally led Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru, the three Admirals, along with twenty elite Vice Admirals from Marine Headquarters. Their total force exceeded ten thousand men. You say he wanted to protect civilians, yet he watched the Yonko Alliance's pirate forces escape right before his eyes. Would you believe that if it were said aloud? Would you believe they were the Marines, the pirates' mortal enemies?"
Once those words were spoken, everyone fell silent. They could believe that the Marines wanted to protect civilians. But what did it mean for the Marines to let pirates go without pursuing them?
Jazz stood to one side, lowering his head as he pondered for a long time. Suddenly, his whole body jolted. He raised his head in alarm and looked at Ronglin. "Could it be that the Marines want to drive the Yonko Alliance back into fighting us, then reap the rewards once both sides have been badly weakened?"
Ronglin smiled faintly. Everyone looked at him in shock.
"Sengoku is known as the Wise General. I