Meanwhile, at the very moment the Five Elders all left the Holy Land-
In the New World, at the Marine G-2 base.
This was the site of the only official ascent route connecting the waters of the New World to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, making it strategically vital.
Ever since Gern declared the Independent Navy's formation and broke completely with the World Government, the garrison here had also undergone restructuring.
The current base commander and supreme commanding officer was "White Hunter" Smoker, famed for his hard-line approach and his Logia Smoke-Smoke Fruit.
Alongside him was his female adjutant, Tashigi, an accomplished swordswoman who could be considered reasonably "meticulous."
At that moment, however, the atmosphere before the entrance platform of G-2's imposing ascent route was somewhat peculiar.
A group was passing through the Navy's checkpoint in orderly fashion.
They were preparing to board a dedicated vessel and ride the Knock Up Stream to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise atop the Red Line.
But the makeup of this group was enough to leave anyone who knew them dumbfounded.
The man leading them wore a dark green cloak, with a dark red geometric tattoo on his left cheek. His expression was composed, his gaze profound.
He was the man wanted by the World Government, who had recently been arrested alongside Red Hair by Heavenquake-
The Revolutionary Army Leader known as the "world's worst criminal"-Monkey D. Dragon!
Following him were the Revolutionary Army's core officers: Sabo, Okama King Ivankov, Inazuma, Belo Betty, Karasu, Lindbergh, and others.
Though they were not fully armed, each carried himself or herself with a steady, imposing presence, clearly prepared for any eventuality.
Even more surprising was the young officer among the revolutionaries, dressed in a standard Marine officer's uniform with a Marine Justice Cloak draped over