In the first half of the Grand Line, on a large island called the Kingdom of Achaea, Bello Betty, the commander of the Revolutionary Army's Eastern Army, landed on the island's coast.
Along with her, a large number of revolutionary troops were transferred from headquarters.
Listen carefully!
Betty shouted to the revolutionaries, "We have only one goal: to overthrow this country that exploits the people, and to kill the king, the nobles, and the merchants who bleed the people dry, and make them pay the price!"
"this..."
Some people in the group were immediately shocked. "Commander, this is different from before. Aren't we supposed to be collecting evidence of this country's crimes and then finding a trustworthy person?"
"No one is trustworthy!"
Betty waved her hand and shouted, "I've learned my lesson enough, and I don't want to learn it again! If you want to save the people, then you have to remove the mountains hanging over their heads. The people don't have the awareness or the cohesion, but we do! When you encounter those kings, nobles, and evil merchants, hang them from tree trunks if you have them, smash them to death with stones if you have them, and if you have none of those, then pick up your weapons and shoot them, stab them with swords, or hack them to death with knives!"
"Only when they disappear can the people have a good life. Only the hardworking people create value, not the monsters that suck their blood!"
Betty awakened after being betrayed in the last operation and arriving in Kasna.
She learned many lessons and gained many new theories, but ultimately had to admit that Cass's theory was actually correct!
The feudal capital represented by those kings, nobles, and wicked merchants should disappear and be managed by them, since it is derived from their exploitation.
"But that would cause unrest..."
Some people worried, "Without those people in charge, the country will descend into chaos, and bandits and thieves will spring up everywhere."
"Therefore...we are needed to manage it!"
Betty declared firmly, "We are no longer going to overthrow a country and then disappear, abandoning it all. We will stay and rebuild this country together with its people!"
This is where she's better than Cass!
Cass is a naval officer. Even if he taught the theory, he couldn't do it himself due to his position. But I can, and I can even do it better than him!
“Cass, I won’t lose to you. I’ll surprise you in some ways, and then you’ll have to ask me for guidance!” Betty clenched her fists, secretly making up her mind.
Besides Betty, there was another person in some country in the ocean, leading a group of people.
The group of people gathered on the street, all wearing hooded capes. Their strange appearance attracted the attention of nearby residents, who kept glancing in their direction.
Among those people, the leader slightly raised his hand, and with his movement, a gust of wind gently blew by, causing the hood to tilt back slightly, revealing the lower half of his face, which was covered in tattoos.
"I want to try out the contents of that book and see how far I can go... Let's begin."
...
In the New World, the battle between the Navy and pirates is gradually escalating.
Not to mention that Kuro was searching for Teach and Luffy in the rear, in the sea ahead, Sakazuki led a large fleet of Marines, including Admiral Fujitora, and broke into the pirates' territory from the headquarters to fight them to the death.
Their initial attack was timely. Some of the pirates from Yanbian were unlucky; some died or were injured, while the lucky ones escaped. This allowed the navy to achieve a great victory at the beginning.
However, the progress slowed down later on.
As the pirates realized what was happening, the silver medalists in the New World, in order to avoid being wiped out one by one by the Navy, also united to form a large fleet and officially confronted the Navy.
However, they are ultimately pirates, chaotic and disorganized, with no one willing to submit to anyone else. On a large battlefield, they would not be a match for the Navy.
However, the advantage of pirates lies in their chaos and disorder. They can raid any point of the Navy, including but not limited to temporary camps, towns, and Navy branch bases. Their "deep penetration behind enemy lines" has caused Sakazuki considerable trouble, forcing him to divide his forces to deal with these annoying little rats.
Overall, however, the navy was making progress and the battle was going well.
Especially when news came from Kuro's side that he had taken down two of the four who seemed to have reached the top in the New World, it greatly boosted the morale of the Navy and made the pirates seem a little less imposing.
Although pirates are chaotic, it is still a total war, which automatically divides the country into two camps. The Navy is still the Navy, and the chaotic pirates are still pirates in general. Back then, the Navy and Whitebeard fought the Marineford War, and many pirates sided with Whitebeard at that time.
These people might have the opportunity to take Whitebeard's life, but in that case, they would definitely still stand on the side of the pirates.
The same thing is happening now. Two people who were almost declared 'Four Emperors' by the pirates of the New World within a short year were killed by the Golden Lion.
Naturally, morale plummeted.
Sakazuki seized the opportunity to press his advantage, taking down many silver medalists, including some old guys who had escaped from Impel Down and were now living in seclusion.
Sakazuki is different from Sengoku. Sengoku might have considered the personal and family factors of the naval soldiers, as well as the temporary peace at sea, and wouldn't have been so ruthless. He was more adept at slowly boiling the frog in water.
However, Sakazuki is ruthless and has long abandoned those personal factors. A battlefield is a battlefield, a navy is a navy, and a pirate is a pirate. It is absolutely impossible not to exterminate them all.
This led to the escalation of the battle, which became increasingly intense. Many marines and pirates fought to the point of bloodshed, attacking like madmen.
But just as the war was raging, news reached the warship where Sakazuki was now.
"I disagree!!"
*Smack!*
Inside the warship, Sakazuki slammed his fist on the table and stood up, his five fingers clenched so tightly they burned red, crushing the microphone and melting even the slag.
"Bolo bolo bolo..."
Soon, a navy officer ran over from the other side carrying a Den Den Mushi (snail phone), trembling as he said, "Fleet Admiral Sakazuki..."
Sakazuki gritted his teeth, exhaled a heavy puff of hot air, and plopped down on his backside, gesturing for the navy officer to bring over the Den Den Mushi. He then took the receiver back.
"Sakazuki! Stop messing around!!"
A shout came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi: "Although we also gave the order to deal with the pirates, we have to prioritize. We're getting news of our member states being captured every day. The Revolutionary Army has gone mad. They're an important part of our World Government, so we definitely have to deal with that first!"
Sakazuki's brows furrowed, his eyes practically spitting fire as he roared, "I am a Marine! My duty is to fight pirates! This war has already begun. If we retreat now, what will the pirates think of us? What will the Marines think of us internally? Where will we put my face, and the Marines' face?!"
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