Holy Land, Mariejois.
Jaygarcia Saturn took a cup of tea, sipped it, and listened silently to the report from one of his subordinates.
"Saturn-sama, according to intelligence from the Sabaody Archipelago, we suspect a ship flying the Straw Hat Pirates' flag is docked at the Sabaody Archipelago."
Pffffff!
Jaygarcia spat out his sip of tea upon hearing this.
"What did you say?" he asked, stunned.
That's impossible!
According to information from two days ago, Luffy and his Straw Hat crew were heading to the Spring Queen's city, but two days later they suddenly appeared near the waters around the Sabaody Archipelago?
"Where did the information from two days ago come from?" His face suddenly turned cold.
"That was a report from the CP9 chief, Spandam."
One of these two must be false.
Either the report from CP9 or the information from the Navy stationed at the Sabaody Archipelago…
Jaygarcia grew very angry.
"Straw Hat Luffy cannot enter the New World. Once he steps into that sea area, it will be hard to reach him again!"
Regardless of whether the info from the Sabaody side is true or not, Jaygarcia must take it seriously.
"Notify a Navy Admiral immediately—he must kill Monkey D. Luffy at all costs!"
"Yes, sir!"
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Grand Line, New World, Red Harbor.
There are only two ports in the world located on both sides of the Holy Land Mariejois.
Unlike pirates, for a Marine traveling between the New World and Paradise, all they need to do is pass through Red Harbor instead of sailing 10,000 meters into the deep sea and crossing the giant sea bottom hole.
At this moment, facing Red Harbor in the New World,
Kizaru was preparing to take a warship to a government research base.
The Pacifista's transformation was nearing completion, and its power was needed.
A lieutenant hurried over and stopped him.
"Straw Hat Luffy at the Sabaody Archipelago?" Kizaru exclaimed.
Knowing the order from the Five Elders, Kizaru couldn't help but grimace and muttered inwardly, "How strange..."
Why was the Five Elders' order so urgent?
Obliterate the Straw Hat crew at all costs—even if the Sabaody Archipelago is destroyed, the mission must be completed.
He immediately canceled the trip, transformed into a streak of golden light, and shot up into the sky in the blink of an eye.
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Grand Line, Paradise.
Aokiji was riding a bike on the sea when he suddenly received a call from headquarters.
After listening, he was stunned.
"This situation is strange, no matter how you look at it—why?"
Even if Straw Hat Luffy had destroyed Marineford, the Navy's pursuit didn't need to escalate to this level.
At all costs...
Not even Whitebeard received that kind of treatment.
Scratching his head in doubt, Aokiji looked out at the sea.
"The Sabaody Archipelago is very far from here—it'll take at least a day."
His current task was to track escaped prisoners.
In short, he had to go after Blackbeard.
"Forget it, I'll just pretend I didn't hear that."
Ignoring the order, Aokiji continued pedaling on the sea.
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Waters near the Sabaody Archipelago.
On the deck of the Ark Maxin.
Foxy was on lookout duty. At that moment, he dropped his binoculars and shouted to Vice-Captain Bartolomeo:
"I can already see land!"
"Ah, good job!"
Bartolomeo immediately went to the side of the ship and shouted down to Luffy:
"Luffy-sama, we're almost at the Sabaody Archipelago!"
The next moment, a thunderclap flashed.
Nami appeared on the ship.
"Give me the telescope."
Taking the telescope from Foxy, Nami confirmed what he had seen.
Well, she really could see the island.
Immediately, she went to the Ark Maxin's control room, lowered the ship, and finally floated on the sea like a normal sailing vessel.
At the same time,
On the Sunny's deck, Luffy immediately gave a command signal.
[Laboon!]
A huge black shadow appeared in the sea ahead, and Laboon emerged from the water, opening its enormous mouth toward the fleet.
The five ships immediately lowered their sails and, pushed by the seawater, slowly sailed toward Laboon's massive mouth.
"I'm going to Sabaody. Who wants to come with me? There might be an ambush."
Luffy asked.
The first to stand up was the 4th Division Captain, Law. He stayed on the Polar Tang's deck and shouted:
"Polar Tang can dive, so we can use it to get to Sabaody."
Luffy gave an OK gesture.
"I want to come along too."
On the Merry, Zoro sighed and said.
And finally, Moria:
"You're going to meet Rayleigh, right? I want to meet him too. Take me along."
"You're a criminal targeted by the government… aren't you afraid of being killed?" Luffy joked.
"If you're not afraid, why would I be?"
Moria jumped from his own ship onto the destroyed boat.
With a thud, the submarine sank one meter.
In that regard, Luffy was even more indifferent.
He turned to Vivi and said:
"Dive and wait for us. It probably won't take long."
"Be careful, Luffy!"
Afterwards, the crew was divided into two groups.
Luffy, Zoro, Moria, Law, and Law's men took the Polar Tang to the Sabaody Archipelago.
The rest went straight into Laboon's stomach and disappeared into the sea.
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(End of chapter)
"Hmph. If you really want to be useful, then entertain me, try to throw those pathetic power stones at me. Let's see if even your insolence can amuse a king."