Just before Kaido indulged his "suicide" hobby, choosing Rurokaka Island as his landing spot on a whim and launching an attack on Gern,
the unusual movements of the Beasts Pirates had already been detected by the Marines' extensive surveillance network in the New World.
Although the World Government had yet to officially announce the title of "Four Emperors," men and women such as Kaido, Whitebeard, and Charlotte Linlin
were already Emperors of the Sea whose vast forces dominated entire regions of the New World. Every major move their captains made set Marine Headquarters and the World Government on edge.
Especially when surveillance reports showed that Kaido was heading straight for G-10 territory, which was under Marine Admiral Gern's control,
the information was immediately marked as the highest priority and relayed to Marineford as quickly as possible.
Marineford, in the small conference room inside the Fleet Admiral's Office.
Sengoku was discussing Marine contingency plans for the first half of the Grand Line with Tsuru and several key vice admirals.
Suddenly, the conference room door flew open with a bang, and a pale-faced communications soldier rushed in, gasping for breath.
Without even stopping to salute, he shouted urgently, "Sengoku... Fleet Admiral Sengoku! We have a problem!
In the New World, Admiral Gern... over where he is..."
At the mention of Gern's name, Sengoku's temple twitched, and an ominous premonition instantly welled up inside him.
He slammed his hand on the table and sprang to his feet, his face tight with suppressed fury. "Gern again?!
Didn't I tell him over and over to behave himself for these two months before the meeting?!
Is this how he keeps his promise?! What trouble has that bastard caused now?!"
Sengoku's roar plunged the entire conference room into silence. The vice admirals exchanged glances.
"N-no, that's