In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
Marineford, Crescent Moon Harbor Plaza.
"Whoa, I never thought Fleet Admiral Sengoku would personally lead thirty thousand Marine soldiers from Headquarters into action. Are we going to clash with the Four Emperors of the New World?"
"That can't be right. You all know what Fleet Admiral Sengoku is like. He'd never launch an attack on the New World."
"If you ask me, we're most likely heading to the Sabaody Archipelago. After all, a major battle is about to break out there. They say Bullet, captain of the Surprise Force Pirates, and Shanks, captain of the Red Hair Pirates, have already taken action themselves!"
"Yeah, the papers are all covering their battle now. I heard they've already split open a massive fissure."
"There are even rumors that Bullet was actually at a disadvantage in their head-on clash!"
The assembled Marine soldiers wore varied expressions as they discussed the news in utter shock.
A mobilization on this scale seemed to have happened only once before, hastily arranged when the Impel Down incident broke out a month ago.
This time, however, they had truly selected their elite fighting forces for the mission.
There were ten Vice Admirals alone, along with several hundred Headquarters officers, including Rear Admirals and Captains.
Not to mention thirty thousand elite Marine soldiers.
Even Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Navy Hero Garp, and Admiral Sakazuki were preparing to take action personally.
Recalling yesterday's battle between Red-Haired Shanks and Bullet on the Sabaody Archipelago, they had reason to believe Marine Headquarters meant business this time.
They had reason to believe Marine Headquarters meant business this time.
They really intended to wipe out the pirates on the Sabaody Archipelago.
Clap, clap!
Sengoku stood at the very front of four warships, with another thirty