Amusa Boon's unit and Tsugikuni Yoriichi had shown signs of conflict only a moment ago, but Yoriichi snuffed it out the very next second.
Watching Tsugikuni Yoriichi discipline his subordinate right in front of him, Rear Admiral Amusa Boon could only smile at Yoriichi. He did not even dare say anything too harsh, much less fall out with him.
Rear Admiral Amusa Boon had only approached Tsugikuni Yoriichi's group out of simple curiosity about which unit had arrived at Water Seven before them.
Now that this had happened, Amusa Boon had no face to linger. He had his men carry away the Marine Yoriichi had knocked unconscious and hurriedly left.
After those Marines departed, Tsugikuni Yoriichi paid them no mind and simply continued with his work.
When Shanks first saw the antics of those seasoned Marines from the G-5 Branch, he had mocked Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the Marines a few times. But after Yoriichi made his move, Shanks became as quiet as a quail and did not dare say another word.
Shanks suddenly realized that his belief that "only pirates are the freest" might have been somewhat one-sided.
He suddenly understood that in this world, it was not that "pirates were the freest," but that powerful pirates were the freest!
What mattered most was not being a "pirate," but being powerful.
The "conflict" between Amusa Boon and Tsugikuni Yoriichi's group was only a minor interlude.
Over the month or so after Kuzan's unit arrived at Water Seven, many more units from Marine Headquarters gradually arrived on the island.
The town's harbor was now packed with Marine warships painted green.
As more and more Marines gathered on Water Seven, the island's harbor began to run out of space. The Marines who had arrived first started expanding the harbor on their own,