Building a new force could never be accomplished by merely shouting slogans.
There were three things most essential to an emerging force: land, people, and money.
All three were the core of any force. They depended closely on one another, with no clear distinction as to which was more important.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi's goal was not simply to escape the World Government's pursuit. If all he wanted was to avoid being hunted by the World Government, then he had no need for a so-called force at all. He only needed to take the "comrades" who still wished to follow him aboard the Dawn and drift across the sea.
His goal was to overthrow the World Government—or rather, to completely strip the World Government from the Marines. At the very least, he needed to thoroughly eliminate the Celestial Dragons' influence over the World Government.
On the surface, the so-called World Government was an "allied government" established jointly by member nations from all over the world. But in truth, those who truly held power within that alliance were still the Celestial Dragons.
How could a group of parasites living off a creature called the "world" possibly establish any sound, equal system?
His trip to the Holy Land had deepened this conviction in Yoriichi's mind.
Originally, he had planned to gradually expand his influence within the Marines and affect more young Marines. When Sengoku was ready to step down as Fleet Admiral, Yoriichi would compete for the position as an admiral and seize control of the entire Marines.
But plans could never keep up with change. Having personally set foot in the Holy Land, Tsugikuni Yoriichi simply could not convince himself to ignore the suffering unfolding before his eyes.
The final layer of paper between him and the World Government had ultimately been pierced.