By the time Sakazuki and Enel reached the Marine Branch at Grove 66...
The full moon had climbed high into the sky, and it was late at night.
Enel had recovered by then. Seeing Sakazuki stop, he asked:
"Aren't we going in?"
Sakazuki said:
"We are, but not through here."
With that, he grabbed Enel's shoulder and kicked off the ground.
Their figures vanished in an instant, and the two entered the base through a secluded corner.
They stood atop the branch's tallest, largest building.
Sakazuki looked at Enel:
"Use your Observation Haki to sense everything here."
Enel nodded.
Inside the hall on the building's middle floor...
The Marine Branch was surprisingly lively despite the late hour.
A group of soldiers was carrying crates.
Crate after crate, they nearly filled half the hall.
Blood was still dripping from quite a few of them, but the soldiers seemed accustomed to it.
Once they finished moving the crates, all the soldiers except the two standing guard at the base's main gate...
Gathered here.
Branch Chief Demora gave a sinister grin:
"Begin the report."
"Yes, sir!"
The clerk beside him picked up his notes:
"This week, we collected 3.17 million Beli in protection money."
"We seized wealth and gold from various pirate crews worth a total of 43.24 million Beli."
"Selling captured slaves and pirates to human traffickers earned us 10.32 million Beli."
"That concludes the report."
Branch Chief Demora looked at the soldiers below and said:
"Same as always. Ross, divide the protection money among everyone!"
"Yeah!!!"
The soldiers cheered. Though the money came from illicit sources, under the influence of this environment...
Every one of them had become an accomplice.
How much could they earn as Marines? How much could they earn upholding justice?
What Branch Chief Demora gave them in