The Marines' core objective in this operation was to maintain the balance.
The World Government wanted them to put some obstacles in Big Mom's way, not wage all-out war against the Big Mom Pirates.
They would offer a little resistance and see how Kaido reacted.
If Kaido never showed up, the Marines certainly wouldn't keep "helping" the Beasts Pirates indefinitely.
Their current objective was simply to repel the Big Mom Pirates once.
They hadn't concealed that objective from the Shichibukai who had answered the summons, either, so Jinbe was fairly relaxed about this operation.
With the sea breeze blowing, the two Shichibukai stood on the rise above the harbor under the Marine soldiers' mixed gazes.
To Marine soldiers who knew little about the Shichibukai, they were powerful, and having them as allies was reassuring.
Experienced Marines, however, would say, "That depends on which Shichibukai you mean."
Under the present circumstances, these two were relatively "reliable."
"I heard Admiral Akainu took the initiative to attack, which changed the situation somewhat. I do hope nothing unexpected happens."
The Shichibukai were still pirates, after all, and Jinbe had once been an officer of the Sun Pirates. He simply had nothing to talk about with the other Marine commanders.
Although he had answered the summons for Fish-Man Island's sake, Jinbe had come alone, without his subordinates. With "nowhere else to go," he had come to chat with Shining, a fellow Shichibukai.
"Akainu is far too headstrong. It probably doesn't count as disobeying orders, but he clearly exploited a loophole."
In certain respects, Sephiroth might have "understood" these "famous figures" even better than they understood themselves.
Although Fleet Admiral Sengoku described his own creed as "justice reigning over the world," in practice, he did possess something of a ruler's touch, particularly when it came to