Marine Headquarters.
The lights in the Fleet Admiral's office at the Marineford headquarters building were still blazing.
"Is there some urgent situation at this hour?"
Tsuru pushed open the door, a hint of confusion on her face.
She had already been preparing to wash up and rest when Sengoku called and asked her to come to the office. It seemed there was some urgent matter.
"G-8 Base was attacked. It's somewhat troublesome."
An apologetic look appeared on Sengoku's face. He then handed Tsuru a file, which she took and read while sitting on the sofa nearby.
There was a casualty report, a merits report, and a report on the cause of the incident.
Five minutes later.
After reading the reports, Tsuru frowned and pondered for a while. Sengoku did not interrupt her, as he too was considering the possible repercussions of the incident.
"I didn't expect Wilton to run into something like this just after taking over from Dalmatian at G-8 Base. Since when did the Beasts Pirates start doing business with Doflamingo?"
Tsuru's expression turned serious.
That was right.
The report had been sent back from G-8 Base. Though there were some discrepancies, the overall truth had not been concealed.
"That's why I called you here. Wilton merely intercepted a Pirate Ship, but it turned out to belong to the Beasts Pirates, and it was transporting a shipment of weapons."
"More importantly, interrogation revealed that the Beasts Pirates and the Donquixote Family had been working together for quite some time, smuggling weapons, slaves, and more."
Sengoku snorted softly. This matter had to be taken extremely seriously.
The Shichibukai were used by the World Government to counterbalance the Four Emperors and maintain a certain equilibrium across the seas. Yet Doflamingo, as one of the Shichibukai, had actually colluded with a