The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
The headquarters of God's Knights.
There were not many members in God's Knights, but they were one of the barriers protecting the Celestial Dragons.
But, when Cyrus had struck not long ago, that barrier had not played any role at all.
Or rather, it was precisely because of God's Knights that the second destruction of Mary Geoise had happened.
Yes.
Destruction.
Although Cyrus had not completely wiped out the land where Mary Geoise stood this time, the number of Celestial Dragons who had died was no lower than last time.
"Deputy Commander!"
"Lord Shamrock!"
When the red-haired figure arrived, several members of God's Knights stationed at the headquarters stood up.
But the moment they saw Shamrock, who was currently playing the role of Red-Hair, their pupils shrank.
His left arm was gone, leaving his sleeve empty.
"Prepare to move. This mission will be in the New World."
Shamrock naturally noticed their gazes.
His face was pale, but his expression did not change as he spoke.
"The New World? Are we making another plan against that man?"
When the other members of God's Knights heard that the mission was in the New World, their expressions changed drastically.
Their last operation had not only failed completely, even their commander's fate was now unknown.
Their commander had been a hero among the Celestial Dragons, a man who had saved many of them as a member of God's Knights back then.
His strength was terrifying!
But now, the commander was missing.
In truth, they had all guessed the result, it was just that no one dared say it aloud.
But, this Celestial Dragon hero who had once protected so many Celestial Dragons had provoked someone he should not have this time, bringing a massive crisis down upon the Holy Land.
Perhaps something like this would have happened eventually anyway, but there was no denying that their plan had been one of the main reasons Mary Geoise had ended up like this.
"Heh. You still dare make a move against that guy? I don't have the ability to interfere in a battle like that."
Not far away, in the corner by the wall, a green-haired man leaned there and spoke, drawing everyone's attention.
"You are not yet officially a World Noble. Watch your tone when you speak."
Shamrock frowned as he looked at the green-haired Aramaki, his voice carrying a hint of warning.
"Even if you say that, Commander, my opinion remains the same."
Aramaki naturally understood what Shamrock meant, but he had no intention of changing his attitude.
Before coming here, Aramaki had actually been very interested in the World Nobles, the Celestial Dragons.
And he had held them in very high regard for being able to rule the world for hundreds of years.
"Our target this time is not Flame Demon Cyrus. It is Wano Country."
Shamrock stared at Aramaki for a few moments before withdrawing his gaze and looking toward the others.
"Kaido of the Beasts' territory?"
The members of God's Knights all knew some information about Wano.
The only difference was how much they knew and how early they had learned it.
But since it was an island nation occupied by an emperor of the New World, they were naturally aware of it.
"This mission is not entirely about combat. Our objective is to open a passage between Wano and the outside."
Shamrock naturally knew the real reason.
However, not many people knew about Imu, so Shamrock casually gave another explanation.
Open a passage?
The others froze.
"We're leaving. You'll understand the details later."
Shamrock waved his right hand, then turned and left, leaving behind the group of people staring at one another.
"What kind of mission is this, if even we can't know about it?"
As a trainee Celestial Dragon, Aramaki was genuinely curious now.
However, the others did not give Aramaki any good looks. None of them even answered his question before leaving one after another.
A moment later, Aramaki, whose expression had turned unpleasant as he stood in place, turned his gaze into the distance.
Before getting close to the Celestial Dragons, Aramaki's view of them had carried a certain filter.
But now…
Distance had not created beauty.
It had created goodwill.
But, as he drew closer to the Celestial Dragons, that goodwill had slowly begun to change.
"I'm a Celestial Dragon too."
Aramaki muttered to himself, clearly in a terrible mood.
"Fine. Then I'll watch you all die from the sideline."
He muttered again, then also left.
The already spacious headquarters became even emptier.
…
On the Marines' side, Sengoku personally set out, bringing a large number of high-ranking Marine officers with him as they entered the New World.
"Sengoku, this mission isn't normal."
Garp spoke while picking his nose.
"This old man knows that, of course. But neither you nor I can refuse it."
After serving as a Marine for decades, Sengoku was no longer the impulsive young man he had once been.
This mission was clearly the World Government's first move against Cyrus.
He could only hope they would not run into Cyrus halfway.
After all, the fact that Cyrus was currently in the New World was not even news anymore.
Anyone who could read basically understood what that newspaper meant.
"Don't act rashly this time. If I'm not mistaken, Wano Country may already have fallen."
Vice Admiral Tsuru gave the reminder.
"This old man knows."
Sengoku nodded, then turned his gaze toward Garp.
"Garp, don't make a move casually this time. Even if we really run into Cyrus, don't act recklessly and start a conflict."
"Sengoku, do I look like an idiot to you?"
Garp pointed at his own nose and asked.
The corner of Sengoku's mouth twitched, then he shook his head.
"Just remember it. The situation this time is special. The Marines do not need to enter Wano directly. We only need to monitor where those things go from the outer perimeter."
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