Large numbers of Baroque Works personnel were discovered at Whiskey Peak. Their main mission was to hunt down arriving pirates, seize their funds, and claim bounties.
A large amount of Dancing Powder was found on one of the islands, suspected to be related to Alabasta's drought incidents from two to three years ago.
On one island, a building suspected to be a headquarters was discovered. By the time we arrived, they were destroying documents. However, among the remaining materials, we found Alabasta's drought plan and some intelligence, including the Sand-Sand Fruit's weaknesses, Crocodile's assassination plan, and a Vice Admiral assassination plan.
Inside the Aru-Ma City City Hall, Aokiji listened to his subordinate's report and said with some distress, "It really is them."
"Admiral Aokiji, what should we do next?"
A woman sat not far away, wearing a red suit and gloves, looking at Aokiji.
Aokiji rested his chin on his hand and said, "Continue the investigation."
"Can you be a little more serious?"
Vivi, from not far away, looked at Aokiji and said loudly, "Ace and Heckle, and that Giant Beast are still out there. Besides that, many other cadres haven't been caught."
"Vivi."
Cobra immediately shouted, "You cannot be disrespectful to Admiral Aokiji."
"He didn't keep his promise, and he's put the entire Alabasta in danger," Vivi said coldly.
"Don't worry, we will put out bounties for them and search for them worldwide."
Aokiji sighed and added, "Furthermore, Hina's Black Cage Fleet has already arrived."
"What about the person you mentioned? It's been five days, and she still hasn't arrived," Vivi asked, frowning.
"Who knows what she's doing."
Aokiji said lazily, "That woman..."
Before he could finish, Aokiji suddenly straightened up and looked behind him.
The next moment, the door opened, and a figure slowly walked in, a soft voice ringing out, "Little Aokiji, what were you saying?"
At the doorway stood a tall figure, over three meters tall, a beautiful woman.
She wore a classical bun, had a gentle expression, round eyes, and a faint smile on her face.
She wore a Marine cape over a pink lace-trimmed short-sleeved top, her ample bosom threatening to burst out of the fabric, revealing a large expanse of fair skin.
She wore black shorts on her lower half, revealing two fair, long legs. On the outside of her left leg was a blue spider tattoo.
She carried a long sword at her waist, standing there like a gentle spring breeze, yet concealing a deadly poison.
"Who is she?"
Vivi's expression froze when she saw the other person, a name surfacing in her mind.
"Hahaha."
Aokiji looked at her and laughed, "I was saying that maybe Vice Admiral Momousagi had something going on, and I didn't expect you to arrive so soon."
The newcomer was indeed a Marine Vice Admiral, Momousagi.
She was an old acquaintance of Aokiji, his senior in age, and had been recognized as a sister by Tsuru. Aokiji had always held her in high regard.
So it's her.
Vivi felt a bit nervous upon seeing her.
Momousagi, a Vice Admiral at Marine Headquarters, possessed strength that surpassed most Vice Admirals, though slightly less than an Admiral.
If it was her, perhaps she couldn't be defeated, but she could certainly hold off Ace.
"I rushed here as soon as I received your message," Momousagi said.
Momousagi walked over slowly, not sitting down, and asked, "How long do you need me to stay here?"
Aokiji replied, "At least three months. I'll do my best to resolve the trouble within three months."
"Mhm."
Momousagi asked again, "What did Marshal Sengoku say?"
Aokiji said, "He said it's a waste of combat power to send Vice Admiral Momousagi here, but it involves the death of Vice Admiral Onigumo and Alabasta's downfall plan, and you, Vice Admiral Momousagi, weren't doing anything anyway."
As he said this, Aokiji felt a murderous gaze and laughed, "Of course, Marshal Sengoku is old and his eyesight is failing, so he naturally can't see Vice Admiral Momousagi's potential. But regardless, the Marshal agreed to you coming here to provide support and take full responsibility for matters here."
"Alright."
Momousagi nodded and then asked, "I heard there's a casino here? The largest casino in the Grand Line's Paradise?"
Aokiji immediately looked at Vivi, who stood up and said, "It's in Aru-Ma City."
"I've heard of it. That guy Tesoro praised you."
Momousagi looked at Vivi and then said, "Take me there."
"Yes."
Vivi immediately led Vice Admiral Momousagi away.
Outside the City Hall, the sunlight was a bit dazzling. Momousagi's voice suddenly rang out, "Why are you so nervous?"
"Nervous?"
Vivi's expression faltered, and she looked up at Momousagi.
"Yes, I sense that you see me and are a little nervous," Momousagi said, looking at Vivi. "What are you afraid of?"
Vivi shook her head and said, "I don't know why, but in front of Vice Admiral Momousagi, I feel an indescribable pressure. Also, I've heard rumors about Vice Admiral Momousagi, so I'm a little worried."
"Is that so?"
Momousagi nodded but didn't probe further, directly saying, "Let's go."
"Okay."
Vivi immediately led Momousagi away, and the two got into the f-Crocodile and disappeared into the distance.
...
At Bastille, Robin sat in her room, flipping through books while drinking black tea.
Bang, bang.
A knock sounded at the door. Robin put down her teacup and said, "Come in."
The door opened, and Sabo walked in, handing Robin a newspaper. "Little Qiu is in trouble."
"What?"
Robin's eyebrows shot up. She quickly took the newspaper and, upon opening it, found three inserts.
"Are these bounties?"
Robin flipped through the bounties. "Little Qiu's bounty is 150 million, Heckle's bounty is 100 million, and Ace's bounty is 600 million."
Seeing the bounties, Robin immediately looked at the newspaper and found the bolded text: "Dark forces emerge, Baroque Works' headquarters raided by Marines."
Next to the bold text was a smaller line: "Blackmailed the Alabasta Kingdom, killed the former Shichibukai, and recruited Whitebeard's second division captain, Ace."
Seeing this, Robin immediately looked at the content below. "July 5th, 1520..."
"It's good that Little Qiu escaped."
Seeing that Little Qiu was fine, Robin let out a sigh of relief. Then she said, "Ace actually joined Baroque Works. Heckle... wasn't he the one I interviewed? So Alabasta was involved too. It seems like a lot has happened while I was away."
Sabo frowned and asked, "What exactly is he trying to do? Even Shichibukai have joined now, and he's fighting Admirals."
"I don't know either."
Robin shook her head, her brow furrowed. Then she asked, "Are the contact personnel Little Qiu requested still here?"
"They've always been here."
Sabo shrugged. "But with less than three years left, they'll have to be withdrawn then."
Robin said, "Then let's wait until he makes contact. I think he has his own plan."
Sabo looked at Robin and sighed. "But if this continues, he'll become a threat to the world. I don't think we'll be able to cooperate then. On the contrary, he might even become an enemy."
"He won't."
Robin nodded and then said earnestly, "I believe he has his reasons for doing this."
...
This was an area shrouded in mist, where the sun could not penetrate, leaving it in perpetual darkness.
And deep within the mist, a massive structure loomed, appearing and disappearing in the darkness.
"It's really huge."
Ace and Heckle stood on a small boat, looking at the island before them with surprised expressions. "Moria has rarely appeared these past few years. He's in this area. If nothing unexpected happens, he's the culprit behind the disappearance of a hundred ships annually on the Grand Line?"
"That's right."
Xia Qiu said, "Our target this time is him."
Although a countermeasure had long been prepared for this crisis, the losses were not insignificant, and they needed to vent their anger.
Let's use Moria's sacrifice as a starting point.
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