The next afternoon.
At Marineford harbor, all the officers of the Navy Headquarters, led by Orion, were present.
Zephyr, Sengoku, and Garp, who was still wrapped in bandages, stood side by side to Orion right, while Admirals Sakazuki and Kuzan stood to his left. The Vice Admirals, led by Gion, did not stand behind Orion but instead stood in a neat row facing him, all eagerly watching the warship slowly entering the harbor.
The familiar formation exuded an overwhelming sense of pressure.
On the high wall of the harbor, Mihawk, carrying the supre grade sword, stood tall and looked down with slightly narrowed eyes at the powerful navy formation that had undergone earth-shaking changes under the leadership of Orion.
Not far from him, Hancock, draped in a cloak with a floral pattern and Gunko, wearing the cloak of the God Knights and a newsboy cap, stood gracefully on either side.
Under the gaze of everyone, the warship slowly docked at the harbor. On the deck of the warship, a man nearly seven ters tall, with a pair of crescent-shaped white mustache, obese and ugly, was tightly bound.
Edward Weevil!
The pirate who attacked the training ship three years ago, who had been instilled by his mother since childhood that he was the son of Edward Newgate, the man known as the strongest in the world, and thus always called himself Whitebeard II.
Although Edward Newgate had neither acknowledged nor denied it to this day, Edward Weevil possessed the monstrous strength of Edward Newgate in his youth. Despite his questionable intelligence, his formidable power was undeniable.
It was precisely because of his imnse strength that he single-handedly attacked the navy training ship, which was personally overseer by the forr navy admiral Zephyr, and achieved a great victory three years ago.
However, his glory ended here. Bound tightly, he knelt on the ground, his head hanging weakly, and his right arm neatly severed. Even after a day, blood still flowed from the wound.
Beside Weevil, an ugly old woman with wrinkled face and short stature, wearing a leopard print coat, was also tightly bound. The sunglasses she originally wore now hung around her neck and her body was stained with dried blood.
Miss Buckin. Her real na is Buckingham Stussy, a forr mber of the Rocks Pirates, who claid to be the lover of Edward Newgate.
Standing to the right of Orion, alongside Sengoku and Garp, Zephyr could no longer suppress the emotions he had held for three years the mont he saw Weevil. His fists clenched silently, and his body trembled slightly uncontrollably.
The attack on the training ship, which left only Ain and Binz as the surviving students, had been a heavy burden on his heart, tornting him with guilt and hatred for the past three years.
If it weren't for Orion, his student, who had always been by his side and kept his hope in the navy alive, he would have left the headquarters long ago to seek revenge on the perpetrator of the training ship attack!
Of course, Orion had lived up to his high expectations and trust over the years. The first thing he did after taking office was to capture the pirate who attacked the training ship, and now he had brought them before him!
When he saw Ain and Binz appear on the deck, standing behind Borsalino, he could no longer hold back. It was as if a thousand-pound weight had been lifted off his shoulders, and tears of relief stread down his face.
Seeing Zephyr reaction, Sengoku sighed inwardly and after a mont of hesitation silently patted Zephyr on the shoulder.
At that mont.
Ain and Binz jumped off the warship ahead of Borsalino and quickly approached Orion, saluting.
"Fleet Admiral!"
Orion nodded and said softly.
"You've worked hard."
Just three simple words caused Ain and Binz to lose control of their emotions, their eyes instantly reddening. As the only two surviving interns from the training ship, they had also endured imnse suffering over the past three years.
They would frequently wake up from nightmares, as the scene of the training ship being attacked didn't fade with ti but instead beca clearer and more vivid with each passing day.
During this period, they had secretly approached Sengoku, hoping that the forr Fleet Admiral would allow them to lead a warship to hunt down the culprits.
However, Sengoku, fearing they might et the sa fate, refused each ti. He promised them that the perpetrators would be captured and brought to justice.
However, three years had passed, and there was still no news of the perpetrator. The officers of the Navy Headquarters were also too busy dealing with the increasing number of pirates to continue tracking down the culprit.
If it weren't for Orion coup d'état that propelled him to the position of Fleet Admiral, they were almost certain that the Navy Headquarters would soon forget about the incident.
It might even have turned out as Orion had foreseen in the future—the pirate who attacked the training ship could have beco one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Thankfully, there was Orion!
Looking at the young Fleet Admiral, who was gentle at this mont, Ain eyes reddened as she choked back tears and shook her head firmly.
"It's not hard."
Orion took a step forward, his voice as gentle as ever.
"Go back and rest. Recharge your energy. Tomorrow, during their public execution, you and Binz will be in charge."
Hearing this, Ain imdiately straightened her posture and, together with Binz, saluted again, shouting in unison.
"LOYALTY!"
After Ain and Binz left, the gentleness on Orion face vanished in an instant, replaced by the decisive ruthlessness that had forced the Holy Land to compromise during his coup d'état.
In a flash, Orion, exuding an aura of killing intent stood before Weevil and Buckin.
Feeling the overwhelming murderous aura, Buckin, who was tied up and had been hanging her head, suddenly looked up in fear and blurted out.
"Who are you?"
Orion looked down at Buckin and said in a deep voice.
"Fleet Admiral of the Marines, Orion!"
"Huh?"
Buckin was stunned for a mont, then turned her head to look at the group of Navy officers standing at the port. When she saw Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr, she suddenly grinned sinisterly, completely ignoring Orion presence as she struggled to her feet.
"Sengoku, has the Navy run out of people? You actually let a brat take your place!"
"I suggest you be smart and release us, mother and son, right now."
"Otherwise, Edward Newgate will surely lead his pirate crew to Marineford."
"See the one beside ? Doesn't he look familiar?"
"That's right, he's Edward Newgate own son! If Newgate finds out you've captured his precious son, you know what will happen!"
"Starting a war over a ship of trainee officers, leading to even more deaths—that's not your style, Sengoku…"
Before Buckin could finish her sentence, a dull thud suddenly rang out. In the next mont, Buckin was sent flying, crashing heavily against the ship railing before bouncing back onto the deck.
At the sa ti, Orion, like a shadow appeared in front of Buckin and decisively stepped on her.
"Old hag Buckin, do you really think I don't exist?" Orion, with his foot on Buckin head, leaned down slightly, his killing intent undisguised.
"No matter who he is, attacking a training ship and killing Navy officers is a capital cri!"
"Even if he's the son of a god, I, the Fleet Admiral, will still execute him!"
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