Traces of the Time-Time Fruit's Existence!

"...The moment you find their trail, arrest them immediately!"

"Yes, Fleet Admiral!"

Inside the G-11 base commander's office, Ron gave a solemn salute before hanging up the phone.

"That was... roughly it."

He turned and sat back down on the sofa, pulling out a cigar and lighting it.

"With the Fleet Admiral and Chief Staff Tsuru worrying about this, all we need to do is find them... While we have the time, let me tell you what I uncovered, Smoker."

"I am all ears!"

Smoker's expression turned serious, and he nodded.

"Why are you talking like some old-fashioned scholar... Ah, whatever."

Ron shrugged strangely. "Before we begin, I want to ask you something. How much do you know about the War of National Theft that happened in Wano Country twenty years ago?"

"The War of National Theft in Wano Country? I've heard a little."

Smoker removed his cigar and exhaled a cloud of white smoke. "Rumor has it that Kozuki Oden, the daimyo of Wano Country, wanted to open the country. The opposition led by Shogun Kurozumi Orochi joined forces with Kaido and launched a rebellion to overthrow the Kozuki Clan, who ruled Wano Country at the time. But the details of their collusion are unknown."

"Later, the Kozuki Clan was exterminated, and Kurozumi Orochi successfully took control of Wano Country as its shogun. He's a particularly brutal ruler."

For certain well-known reasons, the Marines had always kept an eye on Wano Country. Of course, compared to the higher government that controlled everything, Marine intelligence was rather insignificant.

Ron took a puff of his cigar. "That's right. That was more or less what happened."

"But the details I'm about to add must not reach a third person... If this gets out, even I'll be in serious trouble!"

Hearing that, Smoker's