"This is bad! We've fallen into a trap!"
"Shiki actually got involved."
At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku's expression turned exceedingly grim.
The World Pirates were about to arrive.
And just then, news suddenly came in that many of the Flying Pirates' High-End Combatants had mysteriously disappeared.
Their destination went without saying.
The Flying Pirates' involvement threw Sengoku's plans into complete disarray.
Their existing forces alone could never withstand the combined might of the World Pirates and the Flying Pirates.
Sengoku immediately called the Room of Authority through a Den Den Mushi.
Before he could speak, the voice on the other end cut him off.
"We already know what you're going to say, Sengoku. The Flying Pirates have intervened. Kaido of the Beasts is also unaccounted for, and he may get involved as well."
The calm voice of Saint Saturn, the Warrior God of Science and Defense, came through the Den Den Mushi, gradually calming Sengoku down.
"Furthermore, we need to prepare for the possibility that more pirates will join them."
"The World Pirates may be targeting Mary Geoise or the G-1 Fortress."
According to their intelligence, the World Pirates and the Flying Pirates were not acting together.
No trace of the World Pirates had been found at Fish-Man Island, which meant their target was not in the first half of the Grand Line.
"As for the Flying Pirates, we aren't certain. We don't know whether they share the World Pirates' target."
"We must even prepare for attacks on both Mary Geoise and Marine Headquarters."
"Nor can we rule out the possibility that the Flying Pirates are targeting the Four Seas, intending to wipe out the Marines' future."
Saint Saturn continued laying out his thoughts, and the more he said, the further Sengoku's heart sank.
There were too many places to defend,