What did a man who stood apart from every faction need so many soldiers for? The answer was obvious.
What else could it be but war?
The documents before Sengoku contained another piece of troubling news besides Loa's undead Legion.
The New World was where the Yonko ruled the seas. Plenty of other powers operated there, but none came close to the Yonko.
The Marines were no exception.
To keep their intelligence on the New World up to date, the Marines sent numerous fleets there every year to gather information and monitor the various powers.
It was dangerous work. One wrong move could wipe out an entire fleet! The Yonko had not earned their title by compromising and bargaining with the Marines and the World Government. Watching their movements was practically a death wish!
Yet the Marines took on that deadly mission every year, and countless people volunteered for it.
Justice is not something you can simply pay lip service to.
The second report concerned the Yonko of the New World. Not just one of them, either, but two!
Two Yonko!
"Red-Hair" Shanks!
"Whitebeard" Edward Newgate!
They were heading toward each other's locations. Preliminary estimates put their meeting in three days!
"What are they trying to do?!"
Sengoku's fingers tightened involuntarily, crushing the thin sheet of paper into a ball. Unlike the hidden threat Loa posed, the Yonko were a far more immediate concern for the Marines!
The Marines and the Pirates were enemies with no chance of reconciliation!
Whether the two Yonko fought or joined forces, they would cause enormous upheaval across the seas and drive the age in an even less predictable direction!
That was the last thing Sengoku wanted! If either of them made a move, the balance the Marines and the World Government had worked so