Zephyr was extremely agitated. He had never expected that, while leading the Marines on a mission as usual, he would run into something so infuriating.
Just moments ago, someone had informed him that pirates seeking revenge against him had attacked his family.
Zephyr had started a family rather late. He had only married his wife four years ago, when he was promoted to admiral.
Although the Great Pirate Era had yet to begin, chaos had already descended upon the seas. Monsters like Roger, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion had begun making moves across the various oceans.
Even someone as seemingly carefree as Garp was repeatedly pursuing Roger.
As an active admiral, Zephyr naturally had no time to rest. Even during brief vacations, he had to remain ready for emergency deployments. To see his family more often, he had long since brought them to Marineford.
Marine Headquarters had stood here for who knew how many years, and the surrounding residential district for families had been built long ago. Yet something like this had happened right under their noses, within walls supposedly as impenetrable as iron.
"What are you dawdling for? Why are we still so slow?!"
"R-Reporting, Admiral Zephyr, we're already moving at full speed! The wind direction isn't favorable today, but we've done everything we can—"
"Shut up! It's not fast enough. We can go faster. Keep accelerating!"
"Yes, sir!"
Zephyr's fury made the soldiers behind him feel as though they were seeing a stranger. Reliable, friendly, gentle—those were the most immediate impressions Zephyr had always given his subordinates. In the four years since becoming an admiral, this was the first time they had ever seen him so enraged.
"No. Still not fast enough. Give me the Headquarters' Eternal Pose!"
Even though the soldiers had already done their utmost to increase