New World, G-1 Branch Port
"SWISH—!!"
With a violent tremor of space, a dilapidated and battered Marine warship suddenly appeared in the sky above the port, as if tearing through space, and crashed heavily into the sea.
BOOM!!
It created a wave dozens of meters high. The monstrous waves crashed against the shore, and the patrolling Marines were instantly on alert.
"Enemy attack?! Man the cannons—!"
"Quick, aim! That ship—"
"Wait a minute!" a soldier suddenly shouted. "That's a Marine flag!"
In the waves, the tattered canvas fluttered loudly. The broken but still-flying "Justice" on the bow made everyone hold their breath for a moment. But when they saw the Marine flag flying on the warship and the blood-soaked Vice Admiral Gion on the deck, everyone's face changed drastically.
"That's Vice Admiral Gion's warship!!"
"Heavens... what happened to the warship?!"
On the deck, Gion was covered in blood, forcing herself to help up a young officer who was kneeling on one knee, his clothes tattered.
"It's Rear Admiral Roy!!"
"Quick!! Medical team, assemble immediately!! All hands, prepare to support boarding!!"
On the deck of the wrecked warship, Gion was helping a slightly panting Roy, who was kneeling on one knee, her eyes full of worry. "Are you okay, Roy?"
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Roy's forehead, his face pale, but he still showed a hint of composure. "I'm fine. It's just... after fighting Kaido and then forcefully teleporting the warship such a long distance, my stamina is a bit depleted."
He was about to say more when suddenly—
"Gion! Roy!!"
An authoritative voice came. The G-1 branch's garrison Vice Admiral, Momonga, rushed over with his subordinate, leaped up, and landed steadily on the wrecked ship. When he saw the tragic state of the two before him, his pupils constricted suddenly. "What happened?! What did you encounter?!"
"Don't ask now!" Roy suddenly raised his hand to stop Momonga's questioning, his voice hoarse but with an undeniable calmness. "The soldiers on the ship are almost all heavily injured... quick, arrange for treatment!"
Momonga instantly realized the situation was unusual and roared without hesitation, "All hands, listen up! Prioritize the treatment of the injured! Medical team, get in position immediately!!"
The port instantly erupted. A large number of medics with stretchers, medicine chests, and first-aid kits swarmed the pier. And Roy took a deep breath, stomped his foot, and pressed his hands on the broken deck.
VMMM—!
The air trembled. The next second, all the injured soldiers, the unconscious, and the important supplies on the warship "vanished" from the deck. At the same time—in the medical tents in the port's safe zone, the injured soldiers instantly appeared on the ground, having been steadily transferred and settled.
"They appeared?! Is that... teleportation?!"
"So precise! Not a single deviation in position!!"
Momonga and the others witnessed this "miraculous" operation with their own eyes and were speechless for a moment. The subordinate stared blankly at Roy's still-bleeding palm, his Adam's apple bobbing. "Rear Admiral Roy... he can still do something like this?!"
Gion stood to the side, looking at Roy's back as he knelt on the deck of the wrecked ship, a complex emotion in her heart—this was no longer the little brat she knew who only knew how to joke and steal snacks. The little brat from back then had grown into a Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral, a man who could fight the powerful monster pirates head-on and rescue everyone from a desperate situation.
G-1 Branch, Office
After a brief bandaging, Roy and Gion were taken to the branch office. Momonga sat behind his desk, his face grave, his hands crossed at his forehead, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the two of them. "Now, can you tell me what exactly happened?"
Gion glanced at Roy. Seeing him nod slightly, she took a deep breath and briefly reported the mission: a Shichibukai's coup, Kaido's intervention, the battle on the deserted island, King's attack on the ship, preventing Doflamingo from being rescued, and Roy's head-on clash with Kaido...
"What?!" Momonga shot up, his chair crashing over with a "creak." "You and Kaido?!" When he heard that Roy had fought Kaido head-on and was not defeated, Momonga's fist tightened suddenly. He stared at Roy, his eyes full of horror, followed by an eruption of anger.
"BANG—!!"
Momonga slammed his fist on the table, and a crack instantly appeared in the solid wood tabletop. "Nonsense!!!" he roared, his eyes filled with both shock and an undeniable worry. "Do you know what you're doing?! What level of monster is Kaido?! Even if you were going to fight, you should have waited for reinforcements from Headquarters!!"
"What if you had died at sea? The Marines would have lost a future star!!"
"But if we hadn't stopped them, the situation would have been even more chaotic," Roy answered calmly. "You know what Doflamingo is worth."
Momonga opened his mouth but ultimately fell silent, letting out a long sigh. "Really... so reckless it's speechless." He looked at Roy, his eyes a mixture of admiration, shock, and a deep unease. "Luckily, you all came back..." He rubbed his temples and said in a low voice, "You two rest first. I'll report to Headquarters immediately."
Marineford, Fleet Admiral's Office
"CRACK—!"
With a crisp sound, the rice cracker in Sengoku's hand was crushed. The Transponder Snail's projection showed Momonga's grave face. "Report! Urgent report from the G-1 branch!"
"Vice Admiral Gion and Rear Admiral Roy encountered an attack from the Beast Pirates, Kaido and King, and successfully prevented them from rescuing Doflamingo!"
Sengoku's pupils constricted suddenly. "Kaido attacked personally?!"
"Yes," Momonga's voice was grave. "Rear Admiral Roy fought Kaido head-on and did not lose."
Sengoku's brow was furrowed. He slowly put down the file in his hand, his eyes as sharp as a blade. "Roy... he's actually grown to this extent."
"Wahahahaha!!!" Garp, who was in the office for tea, his laughter exploded. "That brat actually dared to fight Kaido?! As expected of someone I taught!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru, however, her face was as calm as water. She slowly spoke, "Sengoku... Doflamingo has the blood of a Celestial Dragon. Have you thought this through?"
Sengoku said in a grave voice, "I know, but he manipulated a king and slaughtered civilians. The evidence is conclusive."
"This matter has to be decided by the Five Elders. They won't let a Celestial Dragon's bloodline die at the hands of the Marines. At most, they'll send him to Impel Down," Tsuru said calmly.
Sengoku was silent for a moment, then nodded heavily. "I know. I'll contact the Five Elders later."
Tsuru walked slowly to the window and looked out at the distant sea horizon, her eyes deep. "The structure of the New World is about to change."
At the same time, at the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
In a spacious room, the atmosphere was heavy. The intelligence and images sent by Sengoku were presented one by one. The "Five Elders" had various expressions.
"Heh, Doflamingo..." Saint Jaygarcia Saturn sneered. "A piece of trash who almost dragged the name of us Celestial Dragons through the mud."
"Just a traitor," Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro said with contempt. "We can't let him stay and bring us shame."
"But he is a Celestial Dragon's bloodline after all, and he also knows something about..."
"Send him to Impel Down. Never to be released," Saint Marcus Mars's tone was ice-cold. "Agreed."
Then, the five of them began to look through the file on "Roy."
"His teleportation ability has been developed to the point where it can cross extremely long distances and can be used to freely deploy troops on the battlefield..."
"He can also fight Kaido head-on and not lose. This is not something that can be achieved with just a Devil Fruit."
"This person is too dangerous."
"But he is a Marine. His record shows that he has carried out the Navy's justice against pirates and has not overstepped his bounds in any way."
"Like Garp, he's a monster who doesn't listen to orders," Saint Marcus Mars's tone was calm. "But for that very reason, we can't provoke him casually."
"Promote him, grant him freedom of action, and keep him in the Marines. That is the most stable choice."
"Agreed."
The candlelight flickered gently, and the conference room fell into a dead silence again. But beyond the sea, the waves were already quietly churning. The situation in the New World was changing.
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