Marine Base T1 of the Western Blue Sea,
As the largest marine base in this region,
it has been responsible for maintaining peace and stability in the Western Blue Sea for many years.
Early in the morning,
as usual,
Base T1 of the Western Blue Sea went into its daily readiness mode.
Thanks to the covert intimidation by Tengen, known as the "King of Bounty Hunting," the pirates in the Western Blue Sea have become the weakest group in the world, inadvertently making the lives of the local Marines calm and relaxed.
At this moment,
inside the base,
in the office on the top floor,
Lieutenant Commander Bennett, while reviewing the latest intelligence reports, couldn't suppress a sigh.
The content of the document was extremely straightforward:
Several major pirates that escaped from Impel Down have reached the Western Blue Sea, forcing Base T1 to switch to full combat readiness, preparing at any moment to launch an operation to eliminate them.
"Damn it!" Facing the photographs and bounty numbers, Lieutenant Commander Bennett couldn't hold back a curse.
The Western Blue Sea is just a big pond.
Why didn't these pirates, who escaped from Impel Down, head to the second half of the Grand Line but decided to come here?
Previously, with the appearance of Tengen, the "King of Bounty Hunting," almost all pirates with decent bounties were either captured or killed for reward. The remaining pirates, frightened by the influence of the "King," shivering, left the Western Blue Sea.
And now
just a little time after the end of the War on the Peak,
some of the pirates who escaped from Impel Down arrived here.
This is an extremely unfortunate turn of events.
After all, those who managed to survive Impel Down and escape,
are far from simpletons.
Judging by their bounties, each of them is a pirate with a head worth over 100 million.
Even if only a small number settle in the West Blue Sea, it could cause huge problems. It is not hard to imagine how many islands will be plundered and how many people will die at the hands of these ruthless pirates.
Thinking about it
He had no idea that Admiral Sakazuki was on leave in the West Blue Sea. By the time he found out, Sakazuki had already left the Western Blue Sea and returned to Marine Headquarters. Moreover, the admiral personally called him, instructing him to cooperate as much as possible with the bounty hunter Tengen.
This left the section commander, Lieutenant Bennett, utterly baffled...
Knowing Sakazuki's character, shouldn't he have reprimanded the Marines of the Western Blue Sea for their incompetence and reliance on a bounty hunter to maintain order and stability? Instead, he gave an order that contradicts his usual behavior, even demanding that the Marines actively cooperate with the hunter.
Something is wrong... something is very wrong.
Despite all his confusion, Lieutenant Bennett didn't dare to ask unnecessary questions. He could only carry out the order and contact Tengen himself.
"He should be arriving soon, right?" - he thought.
At that moment, Lieutenant Bennett picked up the phone, intending to confirm.
"No need to call..."
Boom!
The sound of the door opening echoed.
Tengen appeared in the office as if out of nowhere.
"You... you?" Bennett froze upon seeing the visitor.
His forehead was covered in a cold sweat, the hand holding the phone receiver became motionless in the air, and he felt a knot in his stomach.
What was going on?
How was this even possible?
Tengen calmly entered his office, and the security of the Western Blue Sea section didn't even respond?
It's simply disgraceful!
"No need to be so surprised," Tengen casually sat down in the chair and calmly remarked, "The security of your section is decent, but... it's practically useless to me."
"Is that so... really?" Bennett put down the phone, rubbed his numb cheeks, and tried to adopt a stern expression.
What else could he say?
Seeing Tengen appear in the Western Blue Sea division as if it were an abandoned place was humiliating.
All his discontent and irritation instantly vanished. Moreover, recalling Admiral Sakazuki's orders, he dared not show any disregard.
Even a fool would understand that the bounty hunter in front of him must have a close connection with Fleet Admiral Sakazuki.
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