At Marine Headquarters, Sakazuki hasn't had a proper rest lately, spending all his time in the Fleet Admiral's Office waiting for news from Fujitora Issho.
But ten days passed and he received no news at all, which made him restless and his heart gradually sank.
Three days after Fujitora Issho set off, Sakazuki contacted him every day, but he had not been able to reach Fujitora Issho since then.
Sakazuki didn't know what had happened, but he was certain that Fujitora Issho had indeed carried out his orders this time.
But Sakazuki never expected that just as Fujitora Issho was about to arrive at the Marine Base with his Marine warship, they would be greeted by powerful figures who had been waiting for them.
This operation not only brought all Marine Base and branches under control, but also mobilized the Marine Headquarters ' Shadow Secret Guard, secretly transmitting all information about warships entering and leaving the Marine Headquarters.
In particular, the flagships of several Admiral and elite Vice Admiral were placed under close surveillance.
These messages were immediately relayed to Tesoro. With war imminent, in order to buy time, he directly ordered Redfield and Shiki to make a trip.
Now, every day they delay allows them to become more prepared.
With just Fujitora Issho, Redfield and Shiki could easily defeat the opponent.
After communicating with Lin Yuan, he decided to take over the Marine Headquarters directly, which would eliminate all obstacles.
Lin Yuan hadn't originally planned to attack Marine Headquarters so quickly, but unexpectedly, Garp gave him a huge surprise; the old guy actually persuaded Sengoku and Tsuru.
Moreover, all the crew members who followed Garp back then also followed him. What surprised Lin Yuan was that Garp's former second-in-command, Bogard, was also a powerful swordsman, capable of rivaling Admiral.
However, he is also a very low-profile figure, and apart from Garp, basically no one knows him.
Given such a gain, Lin Yuan naturally wouldn't give up such an advantage. He directly ordered Garp to take action, and also sent Bullet, Mihawk, and Kuzan.
This lineup is more than enough to deal with an isolated Marine Headquarters, and Lin Yuan also had Enel and Borsalino keeping an eye on things from the shadows.
As for Redfield and Shiki, after dealing with Fujitora Issho, they will also secretly head to Marine Headquarters.
Even if the World Government sends reinforcements, they can withstand this force, and even kill them.
Moreover, Lin Yuan estimated that even if the World Government did provide support, there wouldn't be many strong individuals, or even any support at all, since the current Marine Headquarters had already reached the Five Elders ' breaking point.
Over the years, the Marine Headquarters has suffered too many defeats, causing the World Government to gradually lose trust in the Navy.
If it weren't for the Marine Base and branches all over the world, they might have abandoned the Marine Headquarters altogether, instead of preparing to seize power as they are now.
Even Sakazuki, whom they had originally promoted, had completely disappointed the Five Elders.
Now that Luffy has become the new Pirate King, the seas are in complete chaos. The Five Elders Saint Saturn, and other powerful figures from the World Government have died because of him. The World Government is furious and is also condemning the Navy's inaction.
"Brubrubrub..."
Sakazuki saw the Den Den Mushi ringing and quickly picked it up to answer.
" Fujitora, is that you? What happened these past few days?!"
In his haste, Sakazuki didn't even notice the image on the Den Den Mushi.
" Sakazuki, I am Sengoku, not Admiral Fujitora. I've only been gone a few days, and you don't recognize me?"
Sakazuki:...
" Mr. Sengoku, it's you. Excuse me, by the way, is Vice Admiral Tsuru with you?"
"Yes, she's right beside me. What's wrong? Just tell me."
"Yes, Vice Admiral Tsuru, as you instructed, I sent Admiral Fujitora to the nearest Marine Base to investigate, but I haven't heard from Fujitora for three days. He's disappeared too."
On the other end of Den Den Mushi Sengoku, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and Garp exchanged glances and immediately understood what was going on.
" Sakazuki, this is Tsuru. This matter is very strange. I discussed it with Sengoku, and we're heading to Marine Headquarters now, while we're at it, we'll also investigate the East Blue."
Sakazuki was overjoyed. He had been wandering around like a headless fly these past few days, and if he weren't afraid of something unexpected happening again after leaving the Marine Headquarters, he would have gone to investigate in person.
Now that Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru are back, the pressure on me will be much less. At least I can be more assertive when facing those two disgusting guys from the World Government, and at least I won't be sidelined by them.
Meanwhile, Garp and the others who hung up the Den Den Mushi also had smiles on their faces. Borsalino, Enel, Bullet, Mihawk, and Kuzan had also joined them in the past two days, which made Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru sigh with emotion.
Seeing these powerful figures standing openly before them, they finally understood the strength of the " Abyss " Merchant Guild, and at the same time, they no longer had any desire to resist the plan to take over the Navy and overthrow the World Government.
"Haha, let's head to Marine Headquarters now. But Sakazuki's expression when he sees us will probably be priceless!"
"Oh my god, that Sakazuki guy broke my legs, that's a huge grudge. Luckily I didn't defeat him and become the Fleet Admiral, otherwise I'd probably be in trouble this time."
"Haha, Kuzan, my older brother said the reason you broke your leg is because during the Paramount War, Sakazuki and Borsalino both had their legs crossed, but you were the only one who didn't fit in, so Sakazuki broke it."
As they walked and talked, everyone laughed, especially when Enel explained why Kuzan's leg was broken by Sakazuki. They hadn't expected such an explanation.
Kuzan speechlessly at Enel, then glanced at Borsalino, inwardly blaming him for not being like him back then.
Borsalino felt a little guilty under Kuzan's gaze. He hadn't expected Lin Yuan to be so cunning and to offer such an explanation. However, he let it go for the sake of all the Beli.
Sengoku looked at the group of people in front of him and compared them with the current combat strength of the Marine Headquarters. He couldn't help but feel sorry for Sakazuki. He wondered what the guy's mentality would be at that time. Would he be so angry that he would die?
"Alright, Fujitora Issho should be over by now. We need to get to Marine Headquarters quickly. While they're isolated, we should strike and take them down as soon as possible. We don't have much time left."
Enel spoke up, saying that he didn't want to waste too much time on a mere Marine Headquarters; he wanted to reunite with Brother Lin Yuan as soon as possible.
Upon hearing this, the others nodded solemnly. Indeed, the Marine Headquarters had fallen into decline.
" Bogard, pass the order: target, full speed ahead, target: Marine Headquarters."