New Marine Headquarters Marshal, Reshaping the Navy!

"I can't get through."

The female officer shook her head and continued, "All Den Den Mushi are unreachable. It seems communications with Headquarters have been cut off!"

Hearing this, Hina's expression gradually turned serious. "Why is this happening? Hina doesn't understand! No, I'll go down and ask Gion!"

"Don't do that, Major Hina!"

The female officer quickly stopped her. "Didn't Vice Admiral Gion just say? She told all of us to stay in the dorms, and those who disobey will be executed on the spot!"

Hina ignored her and turned to leave.

While the other female officers didn't dare disobey Vice Admiral Gion's orders, she wasn't afraid. Setting aside their ranks, she and Gion had a pretty good relationship in private. She believed Gion wouldn't just kill her without reason.

As Hina arrived at the main gate, over ten female officers who had been hiding inside swarmed around her, bombarding her with questions.

"Major Hina, what's going on? Has Headquarters been invaded!"

"It can't be an invasion! If it were, Vice Admiral Gion wouldn't have told us to stay in the dorms!"

"Betrayal? Could there be a traitor at Headquarters!"

"Wait, could this be about Vice Admiral Akira's matter? Colleagues from the court yesterday sent word that the Chief Judge investigating Vice Admiral Akira's case apparently declared a death sentence in court and planned to transfer him to Enies Lobby this morning!"

"Major Hina, do you know what's happening?"

Looking at the crowd of female officers who had surrounded her, Hina frowned slightly and said coolly, "Hina doesn't know what's going on either. Please let me pass, I'm going to ask Vice Admiral Gion."

With that, Hina strode forward.

"Hina, don't come out!"

As Hina stepped out the gate, Gion's voice echoed from afar. "What you need to do now is stay out of it and remain in the dorms until this is over."

"Gion, you won't even let me leave the dorms?" Hina's footsteps didn't falter. Completely disregarding Gion's warning, she walked closer and asked, "Headquarters is under attack, why aren't you letting us leave the dorms to join the fight? Hina doesn't understand!"

"Headquarters is not under attack!" Gion placed her hand on the hilt of her sword, her expression stern. "Hina, go back immediately. This is for your own good."

Hina, now less than five meters from Gion, stopped. After scanning the soldiers standing at the ready around them, she immediately looked up and stared directly at Gion. "Since Headquarters isn't under attack, why the heavy presence? Is this about Vice Admiral Akira's case? Are you trying to stop Enies Lobby from taking him away?"

"Yes!" Gion didn't hide it. She gazed at Hina with a complex expression and said softly, "Hina, don't make this difficult for me. Go back to the dorms. After this is over, you'll still be a Navy Major!"

Just as Hina was about to speak, dozens of soldiers standing neatly behind Gion suddenly turned around in unison, raising their hands in salute and shouting in unison, "Loyalty!"

Following the sound, Hina's beautiful eyes widened.

In front of her, Admiral Sakazuki, wearing a Navy hat and a dark red casual outfit, appeared to be in a hurry. Accompanied by Vice Admiral Momonga, he strode towards the family residential area without even glancing at the people present.

Hina was surprised that Admiral Sakazuki would ignore everything happening before him and leave in such a hurry as if nothing had occurred. A flicker of confusion crossed her eyes, and she parted her lips slightly. "Gion, Admiral Sakazuki is involved too? What exactly is going on? Hina is very confused!"

Gion didn't answer. Instead, she watched Sakazuki, who was heading towards the family residential area with Vice Admiral Momonga, and a heavy stone in her heart finally landed.

Clearly, Admiral Sakazuki had been persuaded by Akira, or rather, had reached some sort of agreement with Akira. This would remove a huge obstacle from their operation. Otherwise, given Sakazuki's temperament and his adherence to absolute justice, he would undoubtedly have suppressed this rebellion at all costs.

At that point, she couldn't imagine how many people would die because of this action.

After watching Sakazuki and Momonga disappear, Gion immediately shifted her gaze back to the confused Hina and said softly, "Hina, after tonight, a new Marshal will replace Lord Sengoku at Headquarters. The Navy's new era is entering its final countdown. What's happening tonight is not an external invasion, but Lord Akira's plan to reshape the Navy!"

Marine Headquarters, family residential area.

Accompanied by Vice Admiral Momonga, Sakazuki arrived in front of a two-story courtyard house.

Around the main gate, soldiers stood guard every three steps, numbering twenty to thirty fully armed men. Clearly, Akira was worried that the operation might affect this area and had arranged a team to watch over it.

The courtyard was a mess. The ground in front of the courtyard gate had been dug up three feet deep, with various flowers and plants scattered everywhere, most of them already withered.

This was Akira's small courtyard. The reason the surrounding land had been dug up was the work of the investigation team, who were looking for any large sums of illegal income Akira might have buried in or around his home.

However, Sakazuki was not in the mood to care about such trivial matters at the moment. As soon as he reached the courtyard gate, his gaze fell upon a hunched figure in the yard.

The hunched figure was trembling as he picked up the scattered flowers and plants, muttering to himself as if cursing the investigation team members who had destroyed them!

Although the figure had his back to him, the moment Sakazuki saw it, his heart couldn't help but race.

Momonga, standing beside Sakazuki, hadn't expected anyone to be in the courtyard. Furthermore, someone was picking up destroyed flowers and plants under the cover of night. He was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed drastically. Without thinking further, he flashed over the fence on either side of the courtyard gate and stood before the old man.

"Elder, why aren't you resting yet?!"

As soon as he reached the old man, Momonga anxiously took the withered flowers from his hand and supported him.

The old man looked up blankly at Vice Admiral Momonga, who had suddenly appeared before him, and asked hoarsely, "Who are you?"

"Momonga, I am Momonga!"

Momonga carefully helped the old man turn around and walk towards the two-story building in the courtyard, saying loudly, "I am your grandson's colleague!"

Hearing the word "grandson," the old man suddenly grabbed Momonga's arm, his emotions stirring, and his speech becoming clear. "Where is my grandson? Where did he go! Bad people have been coming to the house and causing trouble every day for the past few days. You're from the Navy, right? Hurry and arrest those bad people!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll arrest them all and throw them in prison later!" Momonga nodded repeatedly.

Just then, Sakazuki walked in.

Looking at the old man standing so close, Sakazuki hesitated to speak, but ultimately, not a single word came out. He simply stared intently at the old man.

"I'm hungry~"

The old man seemed not to see Sakazuki, as if he had forgotten what he had just said. He looked up at Momonga like a child.

"Please go inside and sit for a while!"

Momonga helped the old man into the house and continued, "I'll go get you..."

Before Momonga could finish speaking, Sakazuki had already turned and walked into the kitchen.