Long Time No See, Borsalino!

The New Marines warship Dawn drew closer and closer, its pale blue paint looking almost white in the sunlight.

Some of the soldiers on the shore had perhaps been caught in the light fired from the warship. They could not help lowering their heads slightly and pressing down their hat brims.

As the warship approached, everyone's expressions grew somewhat solemn.

After receiving their orders to gather at the coast, the soldiers had learned from their comrades why Sengoku had summoned them to the harbor.

The news of Tsugikuni Yoriichi appearing on Fish-Man Island had not previously spread widely among the rank-and-file troops at Marine Headquarters. After learning of it, the higher-ups had only convened meetings to discuss their future response strategies. They had not informed the entire Marines.

The reason was simple: to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Although Tsugikuni Yoriichi had left Marine Headquarters long ago, his influence within the headquarters had never truly faded.

In the past, Yoriichi's influence at headquarters had weakened greatly with his disappearance. But if Tsugikuni Yoriichi reappeared and continued to be active on these seas, it would only provoke those Marines influenced by him, accelerating the fracture and division within the headquarters faction.

Before deciding what stance Marine Headquarters should take in the future world, it was only natural that Sengoku would choose to conceal the fact that Tsugikuni Yoriichi was still alive.

But with matters having developed to this point, even if Sengoku wanted to hide the news that Tsugikuni Yoriichi was alive, he probably could not keep it hidden for much longer.

Since Yoriichi had chosen to show himself, he presumably hoped to use his own influence to bring something to the New Marines.

Sengoku could more or less grasp part of Tsugikuni Yoriichi's mindset, so he decided to go with the flow.