The Protagonist's Weakness Can Be Saved!
Leo and the others' voyage was not affected in any way.
Even Dragon and the others encountered no pursuers on their return to Whiskey Peak.
The Marines could not organize an effective force to stop them because they were simply too fast. Kizaru, who was fast himself, feared being surrounded and beaten, causing the Marines' combat strength to suffer another major loss. After the three of them discussed it, they chose not to pursue.
The Marines arriving from Marine Headquarters and the Underwater Great Prison could only stabilize Enies Lobby.
What was more, Enies Lobby's natural defenses had now been breached. All sorts of pirates would likely come seeking fame by provoking them. If powerful Marine officers were not stationed there, those brainless pirates might actually breach Enies Lobby again, making the Marines lose face once more.
In fact, the Marines had been strategically contracting for the past decade or so.
First, the Four Emperors had grown increasingly powerful. Their foundations had steadily become stronger, and more pirates had flocked to their banners, forcing the Marines to avoid their edge and almost completely withdraw from the New World.
Second, the Great Pirate Era had arrived. This was now the age when the children who had heard Roger's words were growing into adults.
For sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds, nothing was more exciting or stirring than those words: "Want my treasure? It's all there! Go find it!"
This generation of young and middle-aged people who had grown up listening to Roger's voice had entered maturity and adulthood. Their strength and influence had both increased tremendously, so Supernovas represented by Ace had noisily taken the stage of the Grand Line within five years.
And the first targets of those ignorant pirates were undoubtedly the Marines.
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