A Tangled Situation, Chaos in the West Blue!

The ministers of the Kingdom of Goa clearly had not expected Vice Admiral Momonga to take action directly in public.

The relationship between World Government member nations and the Marines was extremely delicate. Although neither side was formally subordinate to the other, member nations could use their influence within the World Government to command the Marines to do things for them to a certain extent.

This relationship and tacit understanding had not emerged only in the past two years. Ever since the World Government's administrative framework first appeared centuries ago, member nations and the Marines had already shared such a relationship.

There had even been cases where a king of a member nation had his country stolen by pirates, then fled and sought out the Marines, demanding that they help him reclaim his kingdom.

Before this, there had never been an incident like Momonga's, where a Marine officer laid hands on the ruler of a member nation. Now, Momonga's actions had truly opened their eyes.

The sharp blade was held directly against Sterry's neck. When had a pampered "young nobleman" like him ever faced something like this?

The moment he felt the icy touch against his neck, Sterry's legs went weak. He could not remain standing and slumped half onto the ground, staring at Momonga in terror.

After a brief daze, Sterry seemed to suddenly remember something and shrieked, "How dare you!"

"Momonga, do you know what you're doing? I am the king of the Kingdom of Goa, a noble of a World Government member nation!"

"You're just a Marine, yet you dare treat me like this? This is outrageous! I'll sue you at Enies Lobby!"

Enies Lobby symbolized the authority of the World Government and was, in name, also the center of power. In the eyes of the nobles,