It was a small conference room.
It stood beside the large conference hall used for the Reverie, as there were not many participants.
Given the importance of the upcoming classified operation, the World Government had not held a remote meeting or sent word through Den Den Mushi as it had in the past.
Instead, it had summoned these four men from the Marines to Mary Geoise for a secret meeting.
Only the four of them were qualified to attend.
A Fleet Admiral, an Acting Fleet Admiral, the Marines' Chief of Staff, and a man who was now a Celestial Dragon.
Sakazuki and the others did not yet qualify.
Besides, they were still needed to keep the seas under control.
As for his duties as Governor of the East Blue, Kyle had already handed them over to Vice Admiral Mole.
Mole was already Kyle's deputy in managing the Marines in the East Blue. He knew all about Kyle's connections and was perfectly capable of handling the job.
Marine Headquarters also needed Zephyr to guard it.
Although Zephyr held the title of Admiral, he no longer truly counted as one, since he did not shoulder an Admiral's responsibilities or obligations.
As for Garp, his son Dragon had repeatedly caused trouble for the World Government. The Five Elders were sick of the sight of him.
That went without saying for the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise who had been robbed.
To date, the combined value of the treasures stolen from the various Celestial Dragons had reached nearly a trillion Beli.
Responsibility for the Heavenly Tribute stolen in the past had also been pinned on Dragon and the Revolutionary Army.
Although Dragon had still been a Marine at the time, that did not rule out his harboring sinister intentions and rebellious ambitions all along,