Chapter 222: Uncle and the Little Girl! (Two-in-One)
Saron's resolve moved the scholars of Ohara. After a night of discussion, they decided to entrust the island's people to this Marine Vice Admiral.
Even though Saron was one of the five Marines ordered by Marine Headquarters to carry out the Buster Call.
Word that the Marines were about to launch a Buster Call on Ohara quickly spread across the island. Travelers and residents alike began packing their belongings, preparing to board evacuation ships and leave Ohara.
But then something terrifying happened. The evacuation ship that had already filled with civilians and departed Ohara was intercepted by the Marines at sea.
"Vice Admiral Kashi, the ship we intercepted did indeed come from Ohara. We've already detained the captain and sailors."
"According to their statements, these are all island residents. They learned about the Buster Call and were planning to leave Ohara for safety."
Several thousand meters from Ohara, the two warships led by Vice Admiral Kashi successfully intercepted the evacuation ship that had just left the island. Listening to his subordinate's report, Kashi lit a cigar, took a deep drag, then narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a low voice:
"Detain the captain and all sailors. Send everyone else back to Ohara."
As Kashi said this, the muscles in his face twitched slightly, forming an unreadable smile.
"Vice Admiral, those people are ordinary civilians." The Marine Commodore reporting to him feared Kashi had not understood, so he repeated himself.
His meaning was simple. The Marines had received orders to carry out a Buster Call on Ohara, but anyone well-informed knew that the real targets of the Marines—or rather, the World Government—were the scholars on the island who had "illegally" researched the history of eight hundred years ago.
Ordinary civilians had never