The Lawless Island, Sphinx!

Grand Line.

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

The red-haired Marine Admiral kicked open the Marshal's office door and slammed her palm on the desk, asking aggressively, "Old Man Sengoku, why aren't you letting me attack? I just fought that bastard Moger. No one knows his methods better than I do!"

"Cough, cough, Rona, calm down first."

Sengoku, the Fleet Admiral at the time, coughed lightly, signaling the female Admiral to calm down.

"I've already sent Sengoku and Kong. Besides, this is a request from above. You just fought White Wolf Moger, and your injuries haven't healed yet..."

"Those minor injuries healed long ago!"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Sengoku rubbed his temples, looking at Rona, who was furious and looked like she might draw her sword at any moment. He couldn't possibly say that the higher-ups thought Rona was at a disadvantage in her fight with White Wolf Moger, thus doubting her abilities and deciding to send a more senior Admiral instead, could he?

Sengoku said in a soothing tone, "Rona, you know, the higher-ups are very angry about the Celestial Gold that the Marines lost. They've ordered the Marines to recover it within a month."

You must know that Celestial Gold is tax money contributed to the Celestial Dragons, and it's specially escorted by the Marines. For nearly a hundred years, no pirate has dared to provoke them.

A pirate daring to steal Celestial Gold is undoubtedly a provocation.

Therefore, the Five Elders, the highest authority of the World Government, were greatly displeased and demanded that the Marines recover the Celestial Gold within a month and capture the provocateur.

Otherwise, the Marines' budget for the next year would be used to compensate for the Celestial Dragons' losses.

As Fleet Admiral, Sengoku felt extremely helpless.

Because this was simply impossible to achieve!

Who knew where White Wolf Moger would run off to after stealing the goods?

If White Wolf Moger had also stolen the transport ship, they might have been able to track White Wolf Moger by following the transport ship.

But now.

White Wolf Moger didn't take the transport ship, only the cargo inside.

So, finding White Wolf Moger and the White Wolf Pirates in this vast sea would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Moreover.

The Marines couldn't possibly send all their Marine Admirals to search for the White Wolf Pirates. You must know that although there were no Overlord-level pirates on this sea, there were countless Great Pirates who dominated their own territories.

"Rona, the Giant Shark Pirates have been active near Dressrosa recently. If you can quickly deal with them, I'll let you participate in this operation against the White Wolf Pirates."

"Do we have a deal?"

"We have a deal!"

Seeing Rona leave the office with a flick of her red hair without looking back, Sengoku scratched his sparse hair and sighed.

"I'm already over seventy, and you're still out here causing trouble for me. Moger, you bastard, wouldn't it be better to just retire quietly?"

He reached their territory without anyone noticing and stole the Celestial Dragons' Celestial Gold. Looking at the report submitted by Vice Admiral Robby of Branch 9 of GL, Sengoku rubbed his forehead.

"Kong, this kid has really landed himself a tough job this time."

New World.

Seven dark green warships were sailing on the sea. Each warship was over seventy meters long, and each was filled with Marine soldiers.

If there were a few more warships, they could almost assemble a "Buster Call" from the World Government.

In fact, a Buster Call consisted of ten warships and five Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals. These seven warships already had three Marine Vice Admirals, one Marine Admiral candidate, and one Marine Admiral.

"Never a dull moment."

A tall, thin old man with a lecherous face lay on a beach chair on a warship, enjoying the enthusiastic massage from two beautiful female slaves beside him, and said unhappily, "He never won before, but this time he took advantage of Little Rona's carelessness, beat her, and now he's gotten arrogant."

"Can't he just let me retire peacefully?"

A middle-aged man with spiky hair said solemnly, "Admiral Kizaru, White Wolf Moger has been a legend dominating these seas for decades. We should be more cautious."

"Hmph, he's just an old man like me."

As he spoke, the old man lecherously patted the butt of a female slave next to him.

"And he's not as handsome as me! Don't you think so, Kong?"

Kong looked at the old man's lecherous donkey face and recalled Moger's appearance from a few years ago. He couldn't bring himself to agree with the old man's opinion against his better judgment.

"In short, leave the command of the warships to you, Kong."

The old man laughed heartily, put his arms around two female slaves with collars around their necks, and walked towards the ship's cabin. Kong and the surrounding Marines, as if accustomed to it, ignored him.

Kong looked out at the vast sea and murmured to himself.

"Now, where are you?"

"White Wolf Moger."

Sphinx.

This was an island nation located in the middle of the New World. It wasn't just an island, but a country with a population of hundreds of thousands.

However, its remote geographical location and barren land made it impossible for this country to pay enough Celestial Gold annually, as its affiliated Government Affiliated Nations did.

Therefore, it could only become a Non-Government Affiliated Nation, without the protection of the Marines.

Mongge had visited this island once over a decade ago. At that time, the country on this island was on the verge of collapse due to pirate invasions.

Mongge, using his reputation at the time, eliminated some of the pirates and turned the island into a transit point for them.

Gradually, it became a place for pirates to fence stolen goods.

More than ten years had passed.

The lives of the island's residents remained difficult, but they were infinitely better off than when they were unilaterally plundered by pirates.

Yet, Mongge was not satisfied.

Because he was too weak over a decade ago. The title of Great Pirate could intimidate some ordinary pirates, but it couldn't intimidate the unruly individuals who, like him, also held the title of Great Pirate.

After he stopped appearing on this island for a long time, the powers on the island had been divided into several factions, each occupied by a different Great Pirate.

Now, his flag was no longer on this island.

But to say that Mongge took over the island over a decade ago to help its residents would be untrue.

He was actually looking for someone.

A man named Edward Newgate.

However, he hadn't found him over a decade ago.

After all, according to the normal course of time, Edward Newgate might have just been born at that time and was still just a child.

Even now, Mongge didn't hold out much hope.

He only remembered that Charlotte Linlin had been abandoned by her parents a couple of years prior, but he didn't know when Edward Newgate would set sail.

That man who would one day be known as the world's strongest!