In the Marine camp, dozens of nautical miles behind the Whitebeard Pirates' rear lines and far from the battlefield.
On the lead Marine warship, Sakazuki, the Admiral codenamed Akainu, wore a cloak of justice and stood with his arms folded across his chest. A rose was tucked into his breast pocket, and he looked as though everything was firmly under his control.
In truth, that was indeed the case.
Although Sakazuki greatly resented the World Government's order for the Marines to cooperate with pirates, if the reward was the destruction of the Whitebeard Pirates, then he had no reason to refuse.
What could better raise the prestige of the Marines and the World Government while striking a blow against the pirates of these seas than destroying the Whitebeard Pirates?
Sakazuki was not someone incapable of adapting.
However, if he could destroy the Whitebeard Pirates while standing by and using the battle to wear down Blackbeard's strength, Sakazuki would be more than happy to see it happen.
That was why, aside from launching a Great Eruption at the beginning to announce the Marines' presence, Sakazuki had made no further moves until now.
In fact, if the World Government had not ordered them not to attack the Blackbeard Pirates, Sakazuki would have planned to wipe out both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates while they fought each other to the death.
After all, Blackbeard had thoroughly slapped the Marines and the World Government in the face.
He had toyed with the Marines, invaded Impel Down, and released countless criminals, yet the Marines and the World Government still had to cooperate with such a villain.
Although Fleet Admiral Sengoku had already explained that it was to join forces against Fire Dragon Ye Mu and his Rainbow Country, Akainu, who had witnessed the