"Trouble?" Vice Admiral Tsuru silently picked up a document and handed it to Sengoku, signaling for him to feed it to Goat along with the others. Only then did she continue. "Well, your concern isn't unfounded. And..."
"Whether it's Zephyr or Loa, we need to remain suspicious of them both, Sengoku."
Tsuru hadn't become the Navy's chief of staff by spouting some protagonist's speech about trusting her comrades. Quite the opposite. She knew all too well how much betrayal and deception filled the world.
She suspected Loa and Zephyr now not because she didn't trust them, but because trusting former comrades couldn't come before her duties.
Duty left her no choice.
"Zephyr and Loa?" Sengoku rubbed his brow wearily. He felt as though he was about to grow a few more white hairs.
"We'll keep watching them. If they're hiding something, they're bound to slip up. But I trust Zephyr. Whatever he does, it'll be to eliminate Pirates."
"I believe that too." Vice Admiral Tsuru suddenly smiled. "Still, it's best to keep an eye on them, just in case. I'll arrange it. By the way, Sengoku, how is that plan of theirs coming along?"
"Well..." Sengoku quietly swept the area with Observation Haki. Only after confirming no one was nearby did he speak cautiously. "Jones has officially entered the Grand Line. I expect their plan will move forward once Loa's confinement ends."
"And who's their first target? The Shichibukai are Pirates recognized by the World Government, with powerful forces under their command. One wrong move, and we'll have real trouble on our hands."
Tsuru had felt uneasy about the plan ever since Loa and Zephyr proposed it. She wanted the Seven Warlords of the Sea system abolished too, but she had always thought they were rushing things.
Worse, the plan's