At this moment, in Loguetown.
"These new pirate rookies seem to be coming on strong!"
A middle-aged man stood on a tall building, watching the pirate ships ascend Reverse Mountain.
Leading the way was Lu Yu's Extremely Evil Battleship.
As for those behind, they were the ships of the pirates subdued by Kuroro and Najeta.
The massive Dragon Hunting Pirates stormed into the Grand Line together.
It must be said, it had been a while since such a scene was witnessed.
"Isn't this what was expected from the beginning?"
"The pirates of the new era will eventually weed out the old blood."
"Those who occupy resources but do nothing, it's about time they were replaced."
"Facing the challenges of the new era is also the meaning of their existence."
Another middle-aged man also showed a faint smile on his face.
"The Marine's actions have probably completely failed."
"A Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral defeated by a newly emerging pirate crew."
"The Marine probably can't sit still anymore."
After the man finished speaking, a strange smile appeared on his face.
Then, he vanished into thin air.
"This old man..."
Seeing the man disappear, the man who spoke later glanced at Lu Yu and their Extremely Evil Battleship, then also vanished.
The terrifying aspect of the East Blue was that no one knew what kind of magical sea area it was.
What kind of terrifying old monsters it might hide.
...
At the same time, in Marineford.
"What?"
"Vice Admiral Gion, defeated?"
"How many casualties? Is she alright?"
Sengoku asked, somewhat worried, after hearing Tsuru's report.
After all, Gion had also grown up under his watchful eye.
She was completely like his younger sister.
Not to mention her relationship with Tsuru, even as the Fleet Admiral, this was something he should be concerned about.
"She's fine, and casualties are not many."
"Gion said that the Dragon Hunting Pirates' power completely overwhelmed a Marine Vice Admiral fleet."
"She was able to survive simply because the other party didn't want to kill her."
"If the other party had killing intent, her fleet would have been annihilated, and she wouldn't have been able to inflict much damage on the other party."
Tsuru said helplessly.
Although such words that boosted others' morale and diminished their own should not have come from her mouth.
But, this was the truth.
"The Dragon Hunting Pirates?"
Sengoku's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"Let the Shichibukai take action!"
"Currently, Hawkeye Mihawk and Crocodile are both near the Dragon Hunting Pirates' location."
"If possible, having pirates deal with pirates is the optimal choice."
"Moreover, we can use the power of pirates to help us understand these pirates better!"
Tsuru directly put forward her suggestion.
One must know, Lu Yu's current strength was already enough to overwhelm a Marine Vice Admiral.
Having an Admiral take action would be more trouble than it's worth.
After all, Lu Yu's current bounty was only in the tens of millions.
If something needed to be done next, then it would be best to let the Shichibukai act.
"The Shichibukai?"
"These guys... are not easy to deal with..."
"By the way, what is this?"
Sengoku took out several intelligence reports and handed them to Tsuru.
This was intelligence transmitted by Morgans, of course, for a price.
Just these few photos cost him 100 million Berries.
"New members of the Dragon Hunting Pirates."
"A strange controller who can use strange abilities to attack and is not a Devil Fruit user — Kuroro Lucilfer."
"The First Division Captain, Najeta, whose right hand and right eye are injured; the sword-wielding girl, Akame, is her subordinate."
"Susanoo, inseparable from First Division Captain Najeta, possesses terrifying combat power and physical strength, and can even suddenly burst out with super strength."
"Tsukuyomi, the exclusive bodyguard of Dragon Hunting Pirates Captain Lu Yu, also possesses terrifying combat power and strange attack methods."
"Kui, the swordswoman, whose strength is almost reaching the level of a Great Swordsman..."
As for the last one, it was a photo of Lu Yu.
At this time, Lu Yu stood alone at the bow of the ship, with a wild, confident, and charming smile on his face.
This man was the Captain of the Dragon Hunting Pirates!
What kind of existence could bring such monstrous beings under his command?
Moreover, Lu Yu's own strength was also at the position of a strong person.
Although Lu Yu's exact combat power was not yet known, being able to control these monsters, his strength must also be very powerful.
"Should we issue a new bounty!?"
Tsuru asked directly.
"No!"
"Issuing a bounty now will make Crocodile and these guys feign compliance and do superficial work."
"First, raise it to 100 million Berries, and then the crew members from 60 million to 80 million!"
"The Shichibukai enjoy such great power; at least they should do something, right?"
"Issue a new bounty, then contact the Shichibukai."
"All Shichibukai currently on the Grand Line, issue them missions."
Sengoku finished speaking and immediately made his decision.
After hearing Sengoku's words, Tsuru nodded.
Indeed, this was the optimal solution for now.
"By the way, Garp has already arrived in the East Blue."
"Should we let him also pursue the Dragon Hunting Pirates?"
Tsuru asked again.
"Garp... he seems to know Lu Yu of the Dragon Hunting Pirates."
"If that old man wants to, he'll do something like that himself."
"Let Gion follow Garp; at least we can always know his movements."
Every time Sengoku mentioned Garp, he felt a pain in his trigeminal nerve.
If that old bastard could focus wholeheartedly on the Marine, then the things to be done next would definitely be easier to control than now.
"I understand."
Tsuru finished speaking and went to contact Garp.
As for issuing orders to the Shichibukai, that still required Sengoku himself.
And at this moment, Sengoku looked at the intelligence about the Dragon Hunting Pirates before him.
The expression on his face also became somewhat helpless.
Originally, Garp had said that he would bring Luffy, Ace, Sabo, and Lu Yu to the Marine.
Now, not a single one had come.
Ace became the Second Division Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, Lu Yu established the Dragon Hunting Pirates, Luffy had also set sail and caused a big stir in the East Blue.
The only one who hadn't caused trouble was the missing Sabo.
If Sengoku knew that Sabo had now become a backbone of the Revolutionary Army, he wouldn't know what to think.
This Garp was completely an inverse prophet!
Thinking of this, Sengoku picked up the den den mushi and began calling Crocodile.
...
Grand Line, Alabasta Kingdom.
"The Dragon Hunting Pirates?"
Looking at the intelligence before him, Crocodile's face showed a thoughtful expression.
Just a newly emerging pirate crew, yet it caused the Marine such a fuss.
Could it be that this pirate crew had some unusual special significance?
However, Crocodile still didn't put a mere rookie in his eyes.
He immediately arranged for Baroque Works personnel to investigate.
Old Sha was a cautious man, not to mention that the matter he was currently handling was at a critical juncture.
Even for a rookie, he treated it with rigor.
First, he would let his subordinates gather intelligence, and only after having absolute intelligence would he make a move.
On the other side, Hawkeye, sitting on his coffin-board boat, calmly hung up the phone.
He still had things to do right now.
He would go when he finished and had time on his way back.
The Shichibukai were not subordinates of the Marine.
Hawkeye directly ignored the Marine Headquarters' order.
However, the Dragon Hunting Pirates left an impression in Hawkeye's eyes.
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