Infiltration or Brute Force

Every four years, the World Government held a Reverie in Mary Geoise.

The kings of the more than fifty member nations basically never missed this meeting. The upper echelons of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons also attended.

It was a grand occasion that drew the attention of the entire world.

With the Reverie approaching, the Marine Headquarters had to dispatch forces to escort the kings of the various countries to the meeting and ensure that it proceeded smoothly.

As a result, there were no forces left to spare for dealing with the Big Mom Pirates and Bullet.

If circumstances had allowed it, Akainu would have preferred to take advantage of the situation and eliminate the Big Mom Pirates and Bullet rather than dispatch so many forces to escort the kings of the various countries.

But his direct superior, the World Government, would definitely never allow such an impractical idea to become reality.

The Reverie was held only once every four years, and it was extremely important—so important that the World Government would not allow anything to go wrong.

Akainu could only slowly abandon the impractical notion in his mind.

"Next time, we might not get such a good opportunity..."

In the slightly dim office, Akainu's lowered eyes rested on the two newspapers spread open across his desk, his gaze carrying a hint of coldness.

He had a cigar between his lips. The ember at its tip flickered on and off, while curling white smoke spread through the room and obscured his face.

By normal reasoning, with the major pirate powers of the New World tearing into one another, the Marines, as their enemies, would naturally be happy to sit back and watch them fight.

Akainu, however, was no ordinary man.

He was willing to see pirates slaughter one