"You're the officer in charge of this Buster Call, aren't you?" Kumata walked up to Garp and asked calmly.
Garp nodded in silence.
"We can release the Marine soldiers, but not the officers."
"Why?" Garp asked in confusion.
"Because there's another major battle coming!" Kumata answered thoughtfully.
Garp's pupils contracted slightly. "I haven't received any orders for the Marines to continue attacking."
"But according to our intelligence, most of the Marines in the East Blue are still heading toward the Goa Kingdom, and two fleets from the New World are also speeding this way."
Garp sank into thought as he listened to Kumata.
"Can I contact Marine Headquarters?" Resolve filled Garp's eyes. He had to find a way to prevent this battle if at all possible. If the Marines suffered too many losses, the seas would surely fall into even greater turmoil, and all their years of work maintaining peace would be destroyed in an instant.
"Of course!" Kumata nodded. He had just received a message from Axel. It was not yet time for the decisive battle; the Holy Church had not finished its preparations. Destroying the existing order would undoubtedly plunge this world into greater chaos, something the Holy Church did not want to see.
That was why Axel wanted Kumata to see whether Garp and the other senior officers could halt the war. Success would be ideal, but if that failed and the Marines wanted a fight, the Holy Church would fight them to the bitter end.
With that, Kumata ordered his subordinates to bring over a Den Den Mushi captured from the Marines.
His expression calm, Garp used it to call Sengoku.
"Hello? Hello? This is Sengoku."
"Sengoku, it's Garp."
"Garp, how are things on your end?" Sengoku asked urgently the moment he heard Garp's voice.
"Sengoku,