Although Mousse had a rough estimate of the high-end combat power the Marines could leave behind on the Red Line, it was still meaningful to confirm exactly who would be going to Loguetown and who would remain.
Perhaps because she believed this information would not be difficult to investigate, or perhaps because she never imagined that the Charlotte Family would actually dare to act against the Marines' divided forces, Stussy, who had recently returned to the Holy Land Mary Geoise, cooperated unusually readily this time, allowing Mousse to obtain the relevant intelligence sooner.
"Sengoku is quite cautious. Aside from Fleet Admiral 'Steel Bone' Kong, who will personally oversee the execution, and Monkey D. Garp, who is escorting Roger to Loguetown under the pretext of visiting relatives, the only somewhat decent combatant traveling with them is Borsalino, who can be recalled to Marineford at any time. Sengoku himself has indeed moved to Branch G1, while Marine Headquarters Marineford has temporarily been entrusted to Great Staff Officer Tsuru and Dill, the former Fleet Admiral and current General Commander, whom he called back to hold the fort."
Mousse found that the actual situation was nearly the worst outcome he had anticipated, and he could not help shaking his head.
Still, despite shaking his head, there was not the slightest hint of gravity on Mousse's face.
No matter how bad things were, as long as they remained within his expectations, there was nothing to worry about.
Besides, this was not quite the absolute worst-case scenario. At least Sakazuki, who was no less of a threat in Mousse's eyes, had been sent to Branch G3 as its base commander rather than stationed at Branch G1 or Marineford. That meant he would not be able to rush over in time to provide support once the battle