A Major Dilemma: The Revolutionary Army's Movements!

The candidates for the mission to Pai Pai Kingdom had already been decided. Not long after Ace, Sabo, and T-Bone left Tsugikuni Yoriichi's office and returned to their quarters, Brannew arrived with a stack of documents for the three of them.

Their mission was not simply to travel to Pai Pai Kingdom and collect the Heavenly Gold. Their main task was to investigate the kingdom's king for colluding with pirates to monopolize the sea routes.

Marine Headquarters had received an anonymous report from the local people of Pai Pai Kingdom. What made this letter different from other reports was that it clearly informed the Marines of the base of the pirate crew working with the king.

According to the sea chart, that pirate crew's base was less than two nautical miles away from the N-97 Branch in the North Blue.

The location of the pirate crew's base had clearly drawn Marine Headquarters' attention. Naturally, Tsugikuni Yoriichi would not let down his guard and had already decided to investigate thoroughly.

The worst-case scenario

was that every member of the N-97 Marine Branch in the North Blue had already "gone into the water." If that prediction proved true, this operation would become the first large-scale internal purge since Tsugikuni Yoriichi took charge of Marine Headquarters.

A Marine branch colluding with pirates—

such a thing was not unprecedented in Marine history. But this situation was clearly different from the past. Marine Headquarters was currently rebuilding its prestige and restoring the people's trust in the Marines. At such a critical moment, Tsugikuni Yoriichi would never allow anyone to undermine it.

The relevant information was passed on to Sabo and the others. They found a small conference room in the base and began discussing how to carry out the mission Tsugikuni Yoriichi had assigned them.