“What nonsense are you spouting, Yamato? It’s just your daily training, and I’ve even given you some time to rest.”
“Resting once every three months is still considered rest?! The last time I rested was during the New Year! Dad, I haven’t left Wano Country in a long time. Please take me with you this time, please.”
Yamato clung to Arceus’ leg like a sloth, and had no intention of staying here alone to face Kaido’s training.
She had learned to act spoiled as she looked at Arceus with teary eyes.
“Kaido, how about I bring her to see and get an understanding of the Marine’s strength? I’ll handle her training on the ship.”
He had no intention of stopping the Buster Call. He didn’t plan to do anything that didn’t benefit him. World Government could no longer tolerate the existence of those historians, which is why they mobilized the Buster Call.
Since the establishment of the World Government, there have been no survivors of the Buster Call except for Bullet. Any ordinary creature left on the island would be annihilated by overwhelming firepower. The government-provided evacuation ships were their only escape route.
During the period of firepower coverage, neither the Marine nor the World Government personnel would enter that area. As long as he took the people inside away during this time, no one would know where those scholars had gone.
The firepower of the Buster Call was enough to flatten an island by three meters, and it was normal for no remains to be left under such firepower.
“Go ahead, but Yamato, if you go, the training difficulty will increase when you come back. Have you really thought it through?”
After hearing Kaido’s words, Yamato thought for a few seconds and still insisted on participating in this operation. She estimated that even if the difficulty increased, it wouldn’t be too deadly with Arceus by her side.
If she didn’t go, she would likely spend every night in the hospital.
Genesis was once again towed out of the shipyard, and within an hour, it was ready to depart Onigashima. Meanwhile, Olga in the West Blue received new orders.
Her personal Den Den Mushi was left on the ship, so the pirate who stayed behind on the ship came to deliver the message.
“Boss Olga, we’ve received orders from Onigashima!”
“Onigashima? Why are they giving orders at this time?”
“It’s an emergency operation, personally ordered by Lord Arceus. We’re supposed to be on standby in that sea area.”
“But we haven’t finished things here.”
“Lord Arceus said we can put aside the matters here for now. We need to reach the target sea area within 10 days.” As he spoke, he took out a prepared sea chart and pointed to the target area. If they wanted to arrive there within the specified time, they couldn’t delay any longer.
“Understood! Everyone, back to the ship! Prepare to set sail!”
After receiving the order, Olga immediately led the pirates out of the ruins. She drove away the big lion as she left. She was not interested in what would happen to the Ohara’s archaeological team after that.
To cross the Calm Belt, Shadow Fox was equipped with a sail and two propellers. It was now sailing at full speed towards the target sea area. Their goal was to rendezvous with the Genesis there and await further instructions.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Olga activated her ability after the ship started moving. Now, from a distance, the position where the Shadow Fox was sailing appeared empty, like a ghost ship.
After some time, the exploration team from Ohara concluded their investigation and left the island. They weren’t as well-informed as the Beasts Pirates, so shortly after leaving the island, they encountered trouble—a pursuit from the Marines.
This wasn’t the first time such a thing had happened. Marines had been capturing historical exploration ships according to the World Government’s orders. In the past, they had managed to escape from warships, but this time was different.
It wasn’t an ordinary patrol ship from the Four Seas; rather it was a large warship from Marine Headquarters. After they showed no intention of stopping, the cannons on the warship directly opened fire.
Their ship wasn’t built for combat, and under the barrage of fire from the headquarters’ warship, it was immediately rendered immobile on the sea surface.
“Stop! Who gave you permission to fire? Just board their ship and capture them alive. Their ship can’t escape!”
Seeing the Marines under him firing the cannons, the giant on the ship wore a displeased expression. He was Vice Admiral Jaguar D. Saul from Marine Headquarters.
Due to the Giants’ unusual strength, all the Giants who join the Marines hold the rank of Vice Admiral. He was the commander of this ship.
“But Vice Admiral, they were running away….”
“They’re not evil pirates. They’re just a group of weak scholars. You can’t even handle them?”
However, it had already happened, so he didn’t make things difficult for his soldiers. He simply ordered them to investigate the situation on the ship.
As the highest commander on the ship, his subordinates wouldn’t normally defy his orders. But this time was different; the orders from above permitted direct killing, which was why the soldiers fired without seeking instructions. It didn’t count as a violation of discipline.
This was something Saul couldn’t understand. He had carried out similar orders multiple times, but he didn’t understand why those scholars had to die.
“Vice Admiral Saul, there is a survivor on the ship!”
A total of 34 scholars were part of the exploration team, with 33 of them perishing in the bombardment. Nico Olvia became the sole survivor, held in custody by Saul at a branch in the West Blue.
And here, Saul encountered an unexpected person.
“Admiral Sengoku, why are you here? Is there a pirate situation that requires your personal intervention?”
For Marines, it was rare to have an Admiral from headquarters appear in the Four Seas. The last time an Admiral entered the Four Seas was due to the incident of “John occupying a Branch”.
“World Government’s secret mission. After discussion, they have decided to initiate Buster Call on Ohara, and you are one of the five Vice Admirals in charge of the operation.”
“But Admiral, they are just a group of scholars. Is it necessary to be so ruthless? So far, I have arrested six teams of scholars, and none of them have committed heinous crimes. They are merely curious about history. If they are really that dangerous, wouldn’t it be better to involve the World Government in joint research? This way, we can explore the truth and prevent any accidents. Up to now, we have already killed many scholars and now even initiated a Buster Call. Please tell me the reason for their death sentence!”
He hoped to receive an explanation from Sengoku, but Sengoku didn’t feel like explaining anything.
“Saul, are you questioning the World Government’s orders? This is an order, and your duty is to execute it!” Saying this, he fed the document in his hand to his pet goat.
“Understood.”
Although he agreed, Sengoku’s answer didn’t clear anything to him. So, under the pretense of interrogation, he arrived at the prison and found Nico Olvia.
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