"What is Shiki up to this time?"
The Fleet Admiral's office.
Sengoku sat at the head of the table, frowning as he studied the intelligence in his hands.
"I have a bad feeling about this. If the Flying Pirates are planning something big, we may well be their target."
Concern showed in Staff Officer Tsuru's eyes.
Given the Flying Pirates' current situation, they had no need to expand their territory.
To become the leader of the many Great Pirates, they had to know when to stop.
Otherwise, they would only invite a joint counterattack from all the Great Pirates.
Of course, that was exactly what the Marines and the World Government wanted to see.
But clearly, the Flying Pirates were not that stupid.
The Flying Pirates needed no reason to target the Marines or the World Government.
That was how Blood War Island had come into being.
Before that, the Marines had received no intelligence that the Flying Pirates were about to act.
"If that's the case, we're in trouble."
A somewhat aged voice sounded beside Sengoku.
It belonged to Fleet Admiral "Steel Bone" Kong, who had regained consciousness.
To allow him to live normally and retain his fighting ability, Marine Headquarters had used other channels to specially order top-of-the-line Mechanical Arms and Mechanical Legs from the New World.
Their dimensions matched Kong perfectly.
However, to guard against possible eavesdropping, Signal Isolators had been installed in his Mechanical Arms and Mechanical Legs. When the devices were activated, his mechanical limbs would shut down.
Kong still had bandages wrapped around his abdomen and held a teacup in one hand.
Overall, he looked considerably older.
It was not just because he was already advanced in age.
Several months had passed, yet Kong's injuries still had not healed. They had drained too much