Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
The warship slowly entered the harbor as countless soldiers watched eagerly.
As soon as the Golden Lion Fleet had been wiped out, countless photographs had been sent back.
In just one day, they had spread across the seas.
That was why the soldiers had gathered at the harbor.
Fleet Admiral Kong stood atop the fortress, watching it all with a smile.
There was someone to carry on after him.
Garp and Sengoku stood beside him.
Garp ate a doughnut and laughed:
"Hahahahaha! That kid Sakazuki is pretty popular!"
Sengoku narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded.
He had been involved in the incident from beginning to end. Everything about it could be described as... a series of coincidences...
Fleet Admiral Kong had given the orders, he and Garp had done the fighting, Sakazuki had reaped the rewards, and the government had handled the publicity.
Apart from commanding a few warships, nothing about this incident had been something Sakazuki could arrange.
Nor had any of it been within Sakazuki's control.
Yet everything had fallen into place so naturally, earning Sakazuki a tremendous reputation.
That left Sengoku feeling rather frustrated...
Possessing the wisdom of his Buddha Form, he had spent this time considering all sorts of possibilities.
Conspiracies, rebellion, and so on...
But once he got involved, he discovered that Sakazuki hadn't done anything at all...
He had been putting on a boxing show for a blind audience.
How could he not feel frustrated?
He looked down at Sakazuki, surrounded by the crowd.
Perhaps I've been too suspicious...
For the moment, Sengoku set aside his doubts.
A faint smile appeared on his face as well.
After all, they had wiped out the Whitebeard Pirates and the Golden Lion's fleet in succession.
Although the Golden Lion had escaped, the blow this