"According to reports from the North Sea intelligence division."
"Vinsmoke's Artificial Human Soldiers"
"have appeared in every World Government Member State at once,"
"and launched a massive invasion without warning!"
"Marine Bases included!"
The Curly-Haired Elder looked deeply troubled, even somewhat panicked,
because this was completely unexpected—beyond anything they could have imagined!
"At once?"
The Birthmark Elder seized on the key phrase,
"How could they do that simultaneously?!"
Moving an army was inevitably a lengthy undertaking in this world. Even though the limits of its technology were not low,
the world was mostly ocean, leaving few forms of transportation available—ships, essentially.
The fast forms of transport found on land were useless here.
"How could they have so many soldiers?"
"And attack so many countries at once?!"
The Birthmark Elder frowned.
That was one of the things they couldn't understand. If a massive troop movement had taken place, the World Government or the intelligence agencies of other Member States would surely have noticed.
An operation on this scale couldn't have been kept secret!
"Vinsmoke's technology for creating Artificial Humans was already quite advanced."
"Have you forgotten the invasion of the Non-Member States more than twenty years ago?"
"Their army was already enormous back then."
"They just scaled it back later."
The Long-Beard Elder offered his analysis.
"As for attacking simultaneously..."
"I'd sooner believe it was some kind of Devil Fruit ability,"
"one that could transport large numbers of troops or conceal their movements."
"Otherwise, there's no way to explain this."
"Isn't there a Door-Door Fruit user in CP9?"
"He should be able to do something similar..."
The Blond Elder, however, challenged him.
"We know the limitations of the Door-Door Fruit."
"Even if it had Awakened, it could only cover one battlefield at most."
"But this is an invasion of every Member