Two years of shifting powers (2)-please vote and subscribe

Things changed with every passing day. Time slipped away like sand in an hourglass, gone in the blink of an eye.

Before anyone knew it, two years had passed.

Nothing major had happened during those two years, giving the seas a rare respite. Still, while there were no earthshaking events, smaller incidents occurred one after another.

For instance, when the Marines first moved their headquarters to the New World, Kaido of the Four Emperors stormed the New Marine Headquarters alone, only to end up captured. The incident made the news at the time.

But given Kaido's talent for courting death, everyone on the seas had long since grown used to it.

Establishing their headquarters in the New World helped the Marines recover some of their prestige. Meanwhile, the Four Admirals began hunting pirates unaffiliated with the major powers, leaving the territories of the Four Emperors untouched. Only Kaido went out of his way to provoke the Marines.

Over a year and a half of steady development, the Marines focused on restoring their reputation and therefore enforced absolute justice. Sengoku cracked down hard on misconduct, no matter how serious or trivial. With the leadership committed, the lower ranks naturally followed their policies. After all, six months earlier, Sengoku had punished a large number of Marine officers for breaking regulations and oppressing civilians, all before the eyes of the world.

Sengoku's resolve had to be admired. When they moved to the New World two years earlier, he and Tsuru spoke privately for three days and nights. In the end, they decided that the first step toward revitalizing the Marines was to root out the rot within.

Over those two years, they kept removing the bad apples, attracting supporters who had not yet lost faith in the Marines. Although their strength suffered another