I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He remained stationed at Impel Down, intending to stay with Ace until his final day. He did not attend the formal battle meeting in person, but participated remotely via Den Den Mushi video.

With a solemn expression, Zhan Guo's gaze swept across the faces of the generals one by one, and his heart finally calmed down.

At its peak, the navy had as many as seven admirals.

General Dor was personally killed by Sieg. General Higuma did not die at the hands of the bandit king, but was deposed for liberating slaves...

Recently, although many unexpected things have happened in the Warring States period... the Warring States period has been busy with this, running around to maintain stability and personally visiting holy sites.

But in the end, just as the Warring States period had hoped, it came to this.

"Some things have happened recently... I won't go into the differences of opinion here."

Sengoku's gaze swept over Higuma without making a sound, then landed on Zefu and the other generals:

"But regardless of our sense of justice, we in the Navy are united in our fight against pirates."

"This is also the biggest difference between our navy and pirates; we both uphold justice."

The admirals each have their own views on justice, and if the Celestial Dragons or the World Government are involved, there may be disagreements.

They will not be confused about fighting pirates.

“Not bad.” Zephyr nodded solemnly.

"Justice will live on forever."

This is also the core reason why Zephyr chose to leave the Navy after the war: the upcoming Marineford War is a great opportunity to eliminate Whitebeard and Roger.

If Zephyr leads his men to defect prematurely, the navy will inevitably be thrown into turmoil, morale will be low, and a golden opportunity may be missed.

Zephyr had grievances against the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, but he certainly had feelings for the Marine Headquarters where he had spent decades.

Even if he defectes from the Navy, he will still do the same things as before: fight pirates and train soldiers. The only difference is that he will no longer be subject to the constraints of the World Government.

Since that's the case, it would be a good thing to take advantage of the Navy's current strength and join forces to take down the Whitebeard Pirates, the most powerful of the Four Emperors.

Warring States Period Opening:

"In two weeks, the bandit king Higuma and the fire-fisted Ace will be publicly executed at Marine Headquarters!"

The meeting room was completely silent.

The higher-ups had heard some rumors, but the full plan would not be announced for several days.

"In half a month, Marineford will become a huge battlefield, where the largest war in decades will take place, surpassing the God Valley War of decades ago in scale."

"The purpose of this execution is to lure the Whitebeard Pirates and the Pirate King Roger himself, who has been in hiding for many years, so that we can... wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"

Sengoku called out Roger's name, which was no secret among the naval high command.

The other information in his words left these high-ranking officials completely bewildered.

"To simultaneously face the world's strongest man, Whitebeard, and even the Pirate King himself from decades ago?"

Lieutenant General Onigumo's expression turned solemn, and he felt immense pressure.

“This war is the largest in decades, perhaps it can be called…” Sig spoke up at this moment: “The Marineford War.”

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku has quite the spirit... But it's alright, after all, our navy is currently at its peak!"

"This is a major operation that hasn't been seen in decades! If successful, it might bring an end to this chaotic world of rampant piracy!"

"That's right! As long as the Navy cooperates, those legendary pirates are just paper tigers."

"Besides, we also have reliable generals... and of course, Vice Admiral Higuma."

Many of the generals nodded in agreement, while others glanced at the generals in the front row out of the corner of their eyes.

Five generals... plus Higuma, the sixth who was just demoted.

This is a massive force that far surpasses any other naval power in the world; however, its forces are usually dispersed to maintain order worldwide.

The so-called Four Emperors are ultimately just local tyrants who live in a corner of the New World, and cannot compare to the Navy, whose troops are spread all over the world.

"The movements of the other pirate emperors are also worth paying attention to," Akainu said.

"Those great pirates have always been eager to see Whitebeard die, such as Kaido and Big Mom, who might secretly stab him in the back..."

"But we have to seriously consider the movements of two individuals; we can't let them ruin things."

"Shiki the Golden Lion, and Barrett the Descendant of the Devil."

"Both of them are troublesome." Zhan Guo nodded.

"But given Shiki the Golden Lion's character, it's impossible for him to come to the execution ground to save people."

Unlike Whitebeard and Roger, Shiki was a cruel, cunning, and ambitious true pirate.

"Ten years ago, he once joined forces with Whitebeard and Sigurd, but that was when he was still in his infancy."

“The Golden Lion has now become a force to be reckoned with. He is extremely ambitious and only sees enemies; he is unlikely to have any allies.”

Despite their large numbers, the Navy had no effective way to deal with Shiki the Golden Lion, and couldn't even monitor his movements.

As a user of both the Cloud and Cloud Devil Fruits, Shiki the Golden Lion single-handedly dominated the airspace.

"If Shiki the Golden Lion really does join the war... then Issho will be the one to hold him back," Sengoku said.

"It's enough to just keep them occupied; it's not time to deal with the Golden Lion yet."

Among the Navy, perhaps only Fujitora, the user of the Gravity-Gravity Fruit, is capable of restraining Shiki the Golden Lion on the battlefield of the skies.

"As for Barrett... she's a complete mad dog."

Many generals frowned at the mention of Barrett.

Barrett was a warlike lone wolf who joined both the Roger Pirates and the Sigurd Bandits, but in the end, she still sailed the seas alone.

“Barrett is indeed someone we need to take seriously,” Aokiji said.

"His behavior is unpredictable; he's capable of anything, and he could very well be a disruptor... He deserves our attention."

During the meeting, Sengoku began to assign specific combat tasks, revealing the plans that he and Tsuru Chusho and others had been preparing for a long time.

The Warring States period was full of ambition. Looking at the generals in front of him, he was filled with confidence.

“It’ll be soon…” Sengoku lowered his eyelids.

He painstakingly planned this operation for half a month and worked tirelessly for a long time.

"As long as the navy works together..."

"The deaths of these legendary pirates will inevitably bring turmoil to the seas and the beginning of a new era!"

Zhan Guo stood up from the head of the table, his back to the generals behind him. He raised his hand and looked at the plaque hanging on the wall, gazing at the line of calligraphy on it.

Perhaps it will begin from the day the war ends...

The Navy's justice will reign supreme!

"Then..." Sengoku waved his hand, his cloak of justice billowing behind him, exuding confidence:

"Issue a mandatory summons for the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and announce our public execution date!"

"Tyrant Kuma, Pirate Empress Hancock, Hawkeye Mihawk, Heavenly Demon Doflamingo, Knight of the Sea Jinbe, Gecko Moria, and Blackbeard Teach... they are also a great help."

Simultaneously.

Zephyr watched Sengoku's retreating figure, silently reciting in his heart:

"Sengoku, I'm sorry."

"This will be the last time I stand on the battlefield as a member of the Navy."

Fujitora kept his eyes closed and did not speak throughout the entire meeting.

He didn't look well, or rather, he looked tired, with dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept well.

At this time, no one knew that the biggest mole was sitting openly among them, listening to the entire plan of the Navy Headquarters to publicly execute him as a new generation of naval hero.

............

Impel Down, the Infinite Hell.

Director Magellan, his face dark, listened to the news from the Navy and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

A few days ago, the Navy sent in hundreds of new criminals, who were placed in the first few floors in sequence.

Among them, Kidd and other supernovas, who were personally captured by Sungull, are imprisoned on the fifth floor.

Magellan didn't care much about these things; the supernovas couldn't cause any trouble. What he was concerned about was the day of Sieg's execution.

"Has the exact execution date for Sig finally been confirmed? Only half a month left..."

Magellan frowned.

Sig will have to stay in prison for another two weeks...that's going to be a long time!

So far, Sieg has only been in prison for a little over half a month, but he has already caused Magellan to fall into a state of severe mental anxiety.

The prisoners in the entire layer of infinite hell suddenly started exercising, making obscene "humming" sounds all day long, which made the guards on patrol feel uneasy.

“Lieutenant General Garp... take a good look, Sig comes here once a week.”

Magellan pointed to the dark red, congealed bloodstains that had stained half the wall of the cell, his brow furrowing deeply.

These anomalies, in his view, were likely part of Sieg's conspiracy; he was planning a prison break!

"It's just a little blood," Garp said casually, picking his nose, not taking it seriously at all.

"Perhaps Sieg has contracted some serious illness? As long as he's still alive before his execution, it's fine."

At this point, Garp himself was slightly taken aback.

Serious illness?

Long ago, when he first met Sigurd in the Kingdom of Goa, Sigurd was already like this...

Could it be that his serious illness was not cured?

“This…” Magellan was also a little helpless. Every time he talked to Garp about these things, Garp didn’t take it seriously. He said that if Sieg escaped from prison, he would naturally bring him back by himself.

"Sig, behave yourself." In the end, Magellan could only repeat the warning once more.

"Escape from prison? Why would I want to escape from prison? I wish I could stay here for another year or two."

Sig shrugged.