Kuzan ultimately accepted Tsugikuni Yoriichi's transfer order. Though he was deeply unwilling to acknowledge Tsugikuni Yoriichi's position as Fleet Admiral, his soft-hearted nature ultimately prevented him from standing by as a once-prosperous and powerful kingdom became pirate territory.
Kuzan would never allow such a thing to happen.
Late Marineford Era 1512.
The world had not become more stable with the passage of time. As Marine Headquarters withdrew its forces, its control over the Four Blues weakened. More and more pirates appeared on the seas, rushing into the New World in hopes of seizing the legendary Great Treasure.
Perhaps the rise of pirates was somewhat connected to the oppression of the World Government, but no matter how one put it, what drove people to sea were ultimately the things everyone desired: wealth, fame, and power.
Spend a lifetime farming, and in the end, one could only keep oneself fed and clothed; risk one's life at sea, however, and there was a chance to gain wealth and power that ordinary people could never obtain in their entire lives.
The contradictions within the Pirate World could no longer be resolved through a few simple policy reforms.
Early Marineford Era 1513, at the start of the new year.
Early that morning, the fleet bound for the East Blue was already assembled in the harbor. Kuzan and Zephyr's group boarded the warship.
Ever since Tsugikuni Yoriichi took control of Marine Headquarters, the headquarters had undergone repeated large-scale personnel adjustments throughout the year. As the chief instructor of Marine Headquarters, Zephyr had trained countless outstanding Marine officers over the years.
Whenever these former students faced personnel transfers that did not suit their wishes, they would do everything possible to find Zephyr, hoping he could pull some strings and persuade Tsugikuni Yoriichi to change the arrangements, securing