Marineford Calendar 1509.
Two years had passed since the last trip to Zou.
During that time, Wolf had come to Piltover and thrown himself back into all kinds of research. Although the frequency of explosions had risen quite a bit, he had also produced plenty of meaningful inventions.
As the island's second Mink Tribe member, Bepo directly began training with Kate in combat techniques suited to the Mink Tribe. Sometimes Uta and the others would drag him off to play too, since Bepo was still a child.
His fluffy white bear appearance was quickly met with enthusiastic popularity. Kuma Ai had nearly fallen from favor; after all, there was still some difference between a mechanical bear and the fur of a living bear.
However, Perona did not particularly like that Bepo could talk, so Kuma Ai ultimately remained her favorite.
The Great Pirate Era sparked by Roger was growing increasingly intense, leaving the Marines overwhelmed, while the Five Elders remained firmly seated in their offices.
To them, if they did nothing, they could do no wrong. If something needed to be done, they could order others to do it and leave themselves room to maneuver.
Even if the matter was mishandled, it would only mean their subordinates were incompetent. If they handled it personally and caused severe consequences, that would truly be fatal.
For example, not long ago, a ship escorted by CP9 had been seized by pirates.
"That fruit was lost again."
"There was nothing to be done. It was that one—a Devil Fruit with a will of its own, one that actively avoided being captured. After searching for so many years, we still failed to get it under control."
Not long ago, Foz, a CP9 agent known as Foam and hailed as a genius capable of rivaling Rob