"Why would White Ghost show up in the West Blue?!"
"A man of his caliber, here in the peaceful West Blue..."
"We have to report this! As soon as possible! Notify headquarters!"
The Marine Warship immediately sent word to its branch base, which rushed the report up the chain of command.
Not long afterward,
news of White Ghost's appearance near Ohara in the West Blue reached a routine meeting at Marine Headquarters.
Fleet Admiral Kong, who was chairing the meeting, asked the senior officers below him, "What do you all make of this?"
The officers immediately broke into discussion.
"A man who caused such a terrifying incident in the New World has returned to the weak outer seas..."
"I can't believe it... I don't understand it..."
"Could there be something in the ruins of Ohara that still interests White Ghost?"
"Impossible! Our people and the World Government's agents turned the whole island upside down. There's no way we missed anything!"
"Then why did White Ghost suddenly appear in the West Blue?"
All-Knowing Flower
Even by the end of the meeting, Marine Headquarters' sharpest minds could not work out why White Ghost had brought the Nether Abyss to the waters near Ohara.
Adrian had no idea that sparing the Marine Branch warship on patrol would leave Marineford tense and suspicious for days to come.
Even if he had known, he would not have cared much.
Marine Headquarters was far from the West Blue. At a Marine Warship's speed, the voyage from Marineford would take at least a month.
And if headquarters did send a senior officer—a Fleet Admiral, a Marine Admiral, or a veteran hero—Adrian would be delighted.
A few S-Rank Challenges would make his peaceful voyage through the Four Blues a lot more fun.
At his current strength, Adrian could