What Is the Navy's Job, Anyway?

"Right."

Firebird, his face beaming with excitement, quickly said, "Brother Silver Hair only used one strike, an extremely elegant Slash, like the Grim Death God, to easily slaughter over a thousand members of the Pirate Alliance."

"Well..."

Big News Morgans was startled, then his face showed extreme excitement.

Pirate Alliance of thousands was slaughtered with a single strike.

With her Silver Hair and stunning appearance, this incredibly beautiful scene would surely be awe-inspiring throughout the Grand Line!

Thinking of this, he quickly said to the Den Den Mushi, "What are you waiting for! Hurry up and send it over so I can see it. Write a detailed report of the battle and send it over as well."

"Okay, President."

After saying that, the Den Den Mushi in Firebird's hand suddenly drooped.

That night, Kuta and the World Economy News Paper reached a deal, seemingly with the World Economic News Agency getting the better deal.

It's actually just mutual cooperation, where each party gets what they need.

Because of Kuta's personality and the personalities of his team, they will definitely encounter similar situations and people in the future.

Following these events, it's almost certain that the World Economic News Agency will publish a news report exposing them.

Otherwise, given the nature of World Government, they would definitely force many truths to remain buried in darkness, never to see the light of day.

He certainly didn't want the people or the country he saved to be plunged into war again!

Just like Doflamingo, if Fujitora hadn't knelt down, and the Marines hadn't knelt down, he might have been released by the World Government right after being captured.

Only by exposing evil to the world's gaze can we deter those who protect evil, or those forces that harbor it, from taking action easily.

Because once they take action, their ugly faces will be known to countless people.

Even the World Government would find this overwhelming.

If the World Government really did that, I think the Revolutionary Army members would be laughing in their sleep!

Chapter 27 What is the Navy's primary responsibility?

The Grand Line is directly managed by the Marine Headquarters, but because the Grand Line is so vast, the Navy has established branches at various stages of the Grand Line.

These branches are directly under the headquarters, and all of them begin with the letter "G". The branch Base Commander are all Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral.

These branches are far superior to those of any other branches Four Blues; each one is essentially a military fortress.

If Pirates can take over branches in the Four Blues, then it's simply impossible for them to take over branches in the Grand Line.

On the Grand Line, the Marine Branch not only has Headquarters Vice Admiral, but also a standard configuration of dozens of Navy Warships.

There were countless cannons.

Unless it's an incredibly powerful attack from the air, ordinary Pirates wouldn't even dream of breaking into Marine Branch base.

At that moment, in the G-10 Branch near Bass Island, an alarm sounded, and the entire base was instantly brightly lit, with countless searchlights sweeping up and down.

The naval soldiers who had just fallen asleep got up even faster, without even yawning.

They quickly put on their uniforms, rushed out of the dormitory, and, following the shouts of their superiors at the door, equipped themselves with weapons in the adjacent armory before heading towards the dock.

The Base Commander's Office was filled with smoke. An old man with white hair and beard rested his left hand on the table, holding Cigar in his right hand, letting it burn without Cigar it.

This old man is Melason, the Base Commander of the G10 branch. He has defeated and captured countless Pirates and is a contemporary of Garp, Sengoku, and others.

Melason frowned, his eyes downcast, staring blankly at the Den Den Mushi on the table.

The commotion in the base was the result of their emergency mobilization following orders from the World Government.

After thinking for a while, he still picked up the Den Den Mushi.

"Is it finally time to come to a conclusion about what happened three years ago?"

He paused briefly on the Den Den Mushi's joystick, then shook it rapidly.

Marineford, the Marine Headquarters.

The lights were still on in the Fleet Admiral's Office late at night.

The entire Office was silent.

Sengoku, dressed in Fleet Admiral's uniform, sat back in his chair with a frown on his face.

On the desk in front of him, there was also a Den Den Mushi).

He was clearly waiting for something.

Just then, the Den Den Mushi rang.

"Brubrubru!! Brubrubru..."

Sengoku was taken aback, then his eyes narrowed, and he quickly sat up straight and picked up the receiver from the Den Den Mushi.

"Marine Headquarters, Sengoku"

"Sengoku Mulberry".

A rather weary voice came through the Den Den Mushi, not physical fatigue, but a kind of mental exhaustion.

Upon hearing the sound, Sengoku's pupils contracted.

"Melason, it's been years since you called me that!"

"Yes!"

In the G-10 Branch, Melason looked at the Den Den Mushi with a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

"I still remember the days when we were in the academy together. Decades have passed in the blink of an eye."

"I've changed, you've changed, 'Crane' has changed..."

Then, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly smiled.

"Only that Garp is still the same as before."

"Garp?"

"Yeah! Only that old guy can stay like that forever! Haha!"

Then Sengoku's expression turned serious, and he said, "You didn't come here in the middle of the night just to talk about these memories, did you?"

"We'll all be retired in a few years, then we'll have plenty of time to chat."

"Shall we take our time talking?"

Melason raised his right hand, took a deep drag of his cigarette, and slowly opened his mouth, letting the smoke drift out from the corner of his lips.

"Do you still remember my Justice commitment to justice?"

"How could I possibly forget!"

"Your Justice is about protecting the Civilians!"

"Yes!... Protecting the Civilians."

Melason sighed. "But what about me? Three years ago, I attacked a completely innocent country!"

"Just because..."

His grip on the microphone tightened so much that he almost crushed it.

"Just because of a Celestial Dragons's farce."

"Melason ..."

Melason suddenly looked up and stared into the eyes of the Den Den Mushi.

"Listen to me."

"Okay, okay, you tell me, you tell me."

"Just because of a Celestial Dragons's farce, my principles of Justice, which I have upheld for decades, have been disgraced."

He took a deep drag on his Cigar, not exhaling a single drop of smoke, letting it fill his lungs, as if that would make him feel better.

"Although my initial assignment was to lead the navy to assist the CP0 organization."

"And I didn't lift a finger."

"But if it weren't for me, if it weren't for the Navy Warship I was piloting, the Bass Kingdom would never have been so easily conquered."

"And... three years later, today, with the same name, I'm being asked to stop the king of the Bass Kingdom, which was destroyed three years ago."

His face darkened completely as he spoke. "Isn't three years enough for this farce?"

"Sengoku"

"Um!"

"Is our navy just here to clean up the messes of the Celestial Dragons?"

"..."

At headquarters, Sengoku silently stared at the Den Den Mushi.

He knew this problem, Melason knew it, and the entire Navy knew it.

But no one will answer.

He took a deep breath and said in a serious tone, "Melason, as the Fleet Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, I ask you, what are we?"

"Navy."

"Yes, we are the Navy, a navy directly under the World Government."

"To uphold the Justice in our hearts, we must first..."

"One must obey the soldier's duty."

"Obey the naming convention."

"If we can't even do this, we'll be ashamed of the uniform we wear."

"And what is the Navy's duty?"

"Fight Pirates. We don't need to worry about anything else, nor should we. We just need to do our job."

Sengoku pulled in the Den Den Mushi, lowered his head, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes, "But we are also friends, and regarding the Justice a friend upholds, I can only say..."

"Whether it's the World Government, the Celestial Dragons, or the Marine Headquarters, you don't need to pay them any attention. As long as you stand on the side of Justice, I will support any decision you make."

That's all I have to say. Think it over yourself.

After finishing his Sengoku, Zhan Guo hung up the phone, leaned back in his chair, and his whole body went limp. In that short time, he seemed to have aged instantly.

"Fool."

Sengoku lowered his head, frowned, and looked gloomy.

There are some things that even he, as Fleet Admiral, is powerless to change.

What can you do when you have a boss too?

During the years he served Fleet Admiral, there were quite a few incidents similar to those in the Bass Kingdom.

Back when he was still Admiral, these matters were directly handled by the previous Fleet Admiral, while they were just carrying out the orders and sometimes didn't even know the reasons behind them, not even afterwards.

But after he became Fleet Admiral, it became his turn to handle these matters, and he even issued some orders personally.

Did he intend to issue such an order?

I don't want to!

However, he had neither the reason nor the power to resist orders directly issued by the World Government.

Because the entire naval system is dependent on the World Government's system, without the World Government's money, how would the Navy uphold Justice?

All he can do is fulfill his duties, uphold his principles of Justice, and fight Pirates as much as possible.

As for matters between nations and World Government, he... the navy is powerless to intervene.

In the G-10 Branch, in the Base Commander's Office, Melason hung up the phone, his eyes fixed with determination. He grabbed the cloak of Justice from the side and stood up.

What is Justice?