The time went back to two hours before Dawn ambushed the guards on the ships.
Dawn enjoyed a sumptuous meal aboard the warship, silently praising his wise decision to lure Baby-5 over as a cook.
In just a short time, Baby-5's cooking had improved tremendously.
Combined with Dawn's foodie experience from his previous life, she had recreated quite a few dishes from the great foodie empire of his former world, greatly satisfying Dawn's appetite.
Since the pirates' gathering place was fixed and all they needed was time to assemble, Annie and Dawn had agreed to contact each other via Den Den Mushi and wipe them all out in one fell swoop.
But after hanging up, Dawn directly broke the agreement and led his subordinates toward the island where the pirates were gathering.
Even though they had only one warship, and the soldiers all knew their destination and the number of enemies, not a single one objected.
Because on the Grand Line, they had already witnessed the young officer's strength. After spending enough time at sea, they understood one truth—numbers did not represent strength.
Besides, this was merely a secret mission to raid the ships guarded by the enemy, not a direct battle.
As for why Dawn had changed the plan he had made with Annie—
Leaving aside whether Annie was trustworthy, the East Blue Marines were not as pure as imagined. Dawn believed there were quite a few who colluded with pirates.
Moreover, so many warships were being mobilized. Even if only one person was in league with the pirates, Dawn's plan to wipe them out in one fell swoop would become empty talk.
On the other hand, it was nearly impossible to conceal the movements of such a large-scale deployment. Thus, after discussing it with Vice Admiral Garp, Dawn