In Mary Geoise, all of the World Government's combat forces were in position.
Even the Marines' many Top Combatants had arrived in Mary Geoise without anyone else noticing.
Admiral "White Ram" Sengoku, Vice Admiral "Iron Fist" Garp, and Marine Chief Instructor "Black Arm" Zephyr.
Besides them, Borsalino, Sakazuki, and Kuzan were all present.
Only Fleet Admiral Kong, Kyle, and Chief of Staff Tsuru remained at Marine Headquarters to oversee matters.
No matter what, someone had to stay behind to guard Marine Headquarters.
The World Government knew the Monster Legion's intelligence capabilities all too well.
The Five Elders knew that the World Government's movements could not completely escape the Monster Legion's notice.
This operation was an overt scheme from the start: they would destroy the Monster Legion with overwhelming strength, Uranus, and dyna stone.
With the various Celestial Dragon families involved, the pirates could no longer muster enough strength to contend with the World Government.
Even in the worst-case scenario, with the Flying Pirates stepping in to help.
Still, to deny the Monster Legion time to prepare, they took precautions.
The World Government used special means to move the Marines' designated combatants out of Marineford without a sound, hidden from everyone's eyes.
At Marine Headquarters, only Kyle and the other two knew they had left. All the other Marines remained in the dark.
That was because the World Government had dispatched its most outstanding young agent, Guernica.
The man who would one day become CP0's strongest agent had already begun to make a name for himself.
With a generational gap now plaguing CP0's combat forces, their only hope was for Guernica to mature as quickly as possible.
For this operation, the World Government had specifically brought out the Paramecia-type Door-Door Fruit and given it to Guernica to eat.
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