Mary Geoise.
After Aramaki was brought back to the Holy Land by the World Government, the tense atmosphere in the Room of Authority finally eased somewhat.
At least in the Five Elders' eyes, although the Navy was becoming increasingly difficult to control, it had not completely turned against them.
They had been willing to send Aramaki back.
That meant the line between the Navy and the World Government had not been completely severed.
But that brief sense of relief lasted less than a day.
That evening, on the southern side of the Red Line.
A nameless island.
Over the past half month, unusually frequent records of food and medicine purchases had appeared there.
The quantities were not outrageous, but they far exceeded what an ordinary small island should have needed.
So, a six-man Cipher Pol 0 team silently landed on the island.
The six agents split up and swiftly searched every place where someone could be hiding.
They found nothing. The entire island was unnaturally quiet.
The Cipher Pol 0 captain stood at the island's highest point and picked up an encrypted Den Den Mushi.
"The target area is empty."
The person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi was just about to reply.
The next second.
Bzzzt—
The signal abruptly cut off.
The official in charge of communications in the Room of Authority froze for a moment.
"Hello?"
"Cipher Pol 0, respond."
There was no sound.
He dialed again. The Den Den Mushi kept its eyes closed, completely motionless.
They had lost contact entirely.
Even by late night, Mary Geoise had received no further news from that Cipher Pol 0 team.
A second team rushed to the nameless island overnight.
But when they actually landed, everyone fell silent.
There were no bodies.
No damage left behind by