“So... what do you plan to do? Are you really going to investigate the Marines?”
Momonga furrowed his brows, lighting a cigar without thinking, concern showing in his eyes as he looked at the Marine Captain before him.
Even though this was a direct order from the highest authority of the World Government, the targets of the investigation were fellow Marines—his own people. No ...
2025-03-26 23:59:04 +0000 UTC View PostNorth Blue, Batia Island.
A private estate.
“This way, please. Captain Daren is waiting for you in the parlor.”
Momonga looked at the CP0 agent who had come to the door and gestured politely.
The estate was massive, spanning over 2,000 square meters, with rock gardens, landscaped courtyards, fountains, and even a training ground—fully equipped with all manner of fa...
2025-03-26 23:58:21 +0000 UTC View Post“The Marines?”
As Topman Warcury finished speaking, the remaining four Five Elders all froze for a moment. Then, one after another, they turned to him with expressions of disbelief—confused, skeptical, even stunned.
“What exactly are you implying?”
“That’s impossible!”
“We’re talking about the Celestial Dragons—the World Nobles!”
...
T...
2025-03-26 23:57:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day.
Batia Island, City Hall meeting room.
After a full day of intelligence gathering and investigation, the final meeting on the Celestial Dragon attack officially began.
Everyone took their seats.
The room was so quiet, a pin could drop. The only sound came from Sengoku flipping through the intel files.
No one spoke. Everyone waited in silence.
Aft...
2025-03-26 23:57:20 +0000 UTC View PostBatia Island.
City Hall, conference room.
Everyone else had tactfully left, leaving only five people seated: Daren, Momonga, Gion, Sengoku, and Borsalino.
This was an internal meeting of the North Blue Marines.
Daren lit a cigar, gave a quick glance at Borsalino behind his toad-shaped sunglasses, then turned to Sengoku with a smile.
“So, how did the operation aga...
2025-03-26 23:56:46 +0000 UTC View PostNorth Blue, Kyiv Island.
Kyiv Island was a small, neutral territory in the North Blue. With only a town of a few thousand residents and no allegiance to any nation, it had slowly become a haven for all kinds of illicit forces due to its lack of governance.
Thieves ran rampant. The mafia ruled the streets. Pirate ships docked at the rundown harbor without a care. Gunshots occasionall...
2025-03-26 23:56:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe waves rolled and churned.
On the deck of the warship, Sengoku paced back and forth restlessly, hands clasped behind his back, his expression heavy with concern. Snowflakes drifted down from the gray sky, settling on his hair and uniform, but he paid them no mind.
Splash...
With the sound of waves crashing, heads began to surface from the sea—it was the diving unit return...
2025-03-26 23:55:34 +0000 UTC View PostNorth Blue.
Area where a World Government official ship sank.
The vast sea stretched endlessly under a gray sky, where snowflakes as big as goose feathers continued to fall.
"Yes, Marshal Kong... According to the route provided by the CP department, I've arrived at the scene."
Aboard the warship, Sengoku held a military Den Den Mushi in his hand, reporting with a grim ex...
2025-03-26 23:55:05 +0000 UTC View PostLate that night...
Fleet Admiral Kong was abruptly awakened by his personal aide. Suppressing the irritation of being pulled from sleep, he boarded his flagship and made a night voyage to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
Upon reaching the inner river atop the Red Line, he transferred to an official World Government vessel, then switched to a carriage along the way. After three grueling...
2025-03-26 23:54:20 +0000 UTC View PostAt the same time...
On the blood-red cliffs, the towering Red Line rose like a blade into the sky.
Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Blue-roofed, white-walled buildings lined the immaculate streets. Vegetation, artificial hills, fountains, and sculpted gardens surrounded grand and ancient structures nestled on flower-covered hills, like something out of a dream.
This was the realm ...
2025-03-26 23:53:23 +0000 UTC View Post“You... killed him...”
The naked, bruised woman stared in horror at the Celestial Dragon lying in a pool of blood. Her body trembled as she looked at the blood spreading across the floor, her face pale with shock.
Everything before her felt unreal, like a dream.
“You... killed a Celestial Dragon...”
She repeated it again and again under her breath, reaching out t...
2025-03-26 23:52:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe Celestial Dragons's miserable screams resounded throughout the World Government official ship at that moment.
In the cabin, the woman, covered in whip marks and blood, lay in a pool of blood, staring blankly at the screaming “god,” her mind a blank.
The Marines... actually injured a Celestial Dragons.
No!
He tried to kill a Celestial Dragons!
Is he crazy? O...
2025-03-26 23:51:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe saxophone's melody gradually reached its peak.
The wide-ranging notes surged like the furious waves of the sea—rising, falling, and crashing with power.
Inside the cabin, Saint Xildes danced wildly, thrashing his iron whip without restraint.
His face twisted into a crazed, ecstatic grin, eyes gleaming with madness.
He stomped in rhythm with the music, the sound of ...
2025-03-26 23:50:45 +0000 UTC View Post“Remember to deliver the food on time. I can't have my beloved wife going hungry.”
After stepping out of the cabin holding the slave cage, Saint Xildes gave a haughty order to the CP1 members.
“Yes, Saint Xildes-sama.”
The CP1 members nodded respectfully.
“Oh, right—one more thing...”
Saint Xildes paused, then turned back.
“The highest-ranking...
2025-03-26 23:50:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn the hospital corridor, the two stood facing each other from afar.
Outside the window, snowflakes drifted through the air.
Yet Momonga felt the chill inside was far worse—cold to the bone.
Daren's smile deepened, growing more defiant, even bordering on madness.
“You said this kind of thing has never happened before...”
“Yes, it’s true. It never has.”<...
2025-03-26 23:49:24 +0000 UTC View PostBatia Island.
Hospital.
“Although there was head trauma, strangely, the impact wasn’t severe. With some rest, he should recover.”
“Understood. Thank you, doctor,” Momonga replied flatly with a nod.
The doctor cast him a complicated glance before leaving the room in silence, his expression dark.
In the quiet hospital room, Momonga looked at the unconscious...
2025-03-26 23:48:47 +0000 UTC View Post“Seize her!”
Saint Xildes-sama burst into triumphant laughter as he gave the order to his two CP bodyguards.
“No... please don’t…”
The little girl’s eyes were swollen from crying. Watching the two suited men step toward her, she backed away in terror, struggling desperately.
The two CP agents approached without a word, their expressions blank. They roughly ...
2025-03-26 23:47:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Rogers Daren, Admiral of the North Blue, Supreme Commander of the North Blue Marines, Captain of Marine Headquarters—at your service, Saint Xildes-sama.”
Captain Darren's voice was laid-back, calm, and magnetic as it echoed through the silent street.
The blood-covered man stared blankly at the tall, imposing figure before him, completely still.
Gion, Tokikake, and the o...
2025-03-26 23:47:00 +0000 UTC View Post“I want her!!”
Saint Xildes-sama’s feverish laughter echoed through the dead-silent street.
Gion and Tokikake’s faces drained of all color.
At that moment, a man covered in dirt and grime stumbled through the kneeling crowd in a panic. He pushed forward desperately and dropped to his knees with a thud in front of Saint Xildes-sama.
He yanked his daughter behind h...
2025-03-26 23:46:24 +0000 UTC View Post“Take the money, do the job.”
Momonga didn’t bother to explain. He just kept walking steadily, speaking flatly.
“That’s Daren’s rule—and the rule of the North Blue.”
...
As they spoke, they arrived in front of a lavish mansion.
It was clearly newly built—blue roof, white walls, and a carefully maintained flower garden decorating the grounds.
“Really?”
Gion nodded with a smile.
“Of course. That’s what we Marines are here for.”
She glanced at the flowers in the little girl’s backpack.
“Let me have one.”
As she spoke, Gion pulled out 200 Belly and placed it in the girl’s hand.
The girl looked up in surprise, then clumsily set down her backpack and carefully sorted through the roses...
2025-03-26 23:45:07 +0000 UTC View PostBatia Island.
City Hall.
Led by a sultry secretary in a business suit, Daren stepped into the mayor’s office.
The decor was lavish and high-end. A fur rug lay stretched across the polished marble floor, while an expensive-looking oil painting hung proudly on the wall.
“Such an esteemed guest—please forgive me for not greeting you properly, Captain Daren.”
H...
2025-03-26 23:44:28 +0000 UTC View PostNorth Blue, Batia Island.
The warship slowly pulled into the harbor.
As the anchor dropped, Daren led the North Blue 321st Marine Division down the gangplank at a steady pace.
The moment he stepped onto Batia Island, a look of surprise crossed his face.
“This doesn’t look like the Batia Island I remember...”
Batia Island was a key hub along several major ship...
2025-03-26 23:43:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe sky was clear and blue, the sea stretching endlessly beneath drifting white clouds.
A massive warship cruised steadily across the open ocean, leaving a long white wake behind it.
Inside the dimly lit cabin, Daren sat cross-legged on the deck, eyes closed.
The flickering oil lamp cast his blurred silhouette onto the wooden wall.
Three smooth metal orbs hovered midair,...
2025-03-26 23:43:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, a news report was released from the Germa Kingdom, a member of the World Government.
“Yesterday, Germa 66 and the North Blue Naval Fleet conducted a joint public military exercise near the waters of the Yadis Kingdom in the North Blue. Both sides demonstrated their formidable combat capabilities…”
“…Vinsmoke Judge, King of the Germa Kingdom and Supreme Comman...
2025-03-26 23:42:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Base Commander Daren!”
On the deck of the warship, the North Blue Marines on duty immediately raised their hands in a crisp salute the moment they saw Daren appear.
“Thanks for your hard work.”
Daren smiled as he spoke.
The Marines shook their heads, then quickly returned to their posts.
The treatment the North Blue Marines received far surpassed that of t...
2025-03-26 23:41:35 +0000 UTC View Post“Damn you, Daren! You've betrayed the ideals of justice! You're a disgrace to the Marines—a stain on everything we stand for!”
Gion’s furious voice echoed from behind, but Daren just laughed as he strolled out of the palace’s side hall.
He couldn’t care less what others thought of him.
Caring too much about your reputation only ties your hands and keeps you from ac...
2025-03-26 23:40:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs Daren clapped his hands, the ornate doors of the side hall swung open.
One by one, soldiers of the Yadis Kingdom, clad in regulation military uniforms, began hauling in massive wooden crates.
In less than a minute, dozens of crates were stacked atop the marble floor, forming a small mountain.
“Daren... this isn’t what I think it is, is it...?”
Gion eyed the weig...
2025-03-26 23:39:29 +0000 UTC View PostThat evening...
Yadis Kingdom, capital city of Verna.
Inside a lavish side chamber of the royal palace.
“Daren, you little bastard!! That was Germa! A member of the World Government—and you almost wiped it off the map!?”
A furious roar erupted from the military Den Den Mushi on the coffee table, its face vividly mimicking Admiral Sengoku of Marine Headquarters, vei...
2025-03-26 23:38:40 +0000 UTC View PostDust swirled in the air.
Cold steel thrashed wildly.
Vinsmoke Judge stared at the wreckage that was once the Germa Kingdom, his eyes bloodshot with rage.
“Damn it! I was supposed to lead Germa to dominate the North Blue!”
Daren narrowed his eyes with a faint smile.
“The Marines rule these seas. You’re not the king of anything—certainly not the North Blue....
2025-03-26 23:38:06 +0000 UTC View Post