Akainu's anger is intense because he despises pirates more than anything in his life, and as a Marine, his pursuit of justice is to eradicate them completely.
For Akainu, any effort must be made to fight pirates. But a Marine turning pirate completely crossed his bottom line.
Marine took this into serious consideration, hence setting Benjamin's bounty so high. Another crucial factor is that Benjamin possesses the Dark Fruit ability.
"So scary, that's unbelievable. He was just an ordinary Marine soldier, but since joining the Whitebeard Pirates, he's gained the incredible power of the Dark Fruit ability"
"Ordinary people may choose the same as him. It's impossible for everyone to have the same consciousness as you."
Kizaru immediately comforted.
"Hmph, it's because he failed to realize that he's just an ordinary Marine soldier. If he truly wanted to fight against pirates, he'd work harder,"
Akainu said even more angrily.
Kizaru nodded in agreement because it's the truth. In this turbulent era of great pirates, ordinary soldiers have a good chance of achieving military feats.
Marine also operates special training camps. Mastering the basic Marine Six Styles makes it easy to handle ordinary pirates.
With each promotion, the person gains access to more resources, and the strength will grow. As long as they're determined, rising through the ranks won't be so difficult.
"If you think these are okay, then you can let them publish." Kizaru said to Akainu.
"Go ahead and post it," Akainu said through gritted teeth.
However furious Akainu may be, he knows there's no alternative. Confronting these people means a direct clash with the Whitebeard Pirates, inevitably leading to a head-on confrontation with Whitebeard himself.
The Marine Headquarters is currently facing a serious shortage of manpower. While there's no lack of ordinary Marine soldiers, there's a shortage of mid-level and high-ranking officers.
At the Marine Headquarters, the Vice Admiral level essentially forms the backbone against pirates, but their numbers remain scarce, let alone those at the Admiral level.
"By the way, any good news regarding the World Conscription?"
Akainu inquired.
Concerning the World Conscription, the Marine has previously held it, but it primarily recruited Vice Admirals, with a larger number of lieutenants.
But Akainu doesn't care about it. What he needs now are personnel at the Admiral level. Since Aokiji's departure, the Marine Headquarters has had only one Admiral, and that's Kizaru.
Sengoku, Garp, and others have long since retired to the sidelines. With such depleted strength, dealing with Whitebeard is virtually impossible.
"Well, I heard there have been some monsters appeared"
Kizaru said after a moment of thought.
"Monster?"
Akainu became interested.
"Yeah, but it's still under review. I heard it from Smoker. They say there are two powerful monsters,"
Kizaru mentioned.
Hearing this, Akainu's eyes lit up, and he promptly declared, "The Marine Headquarters needs these 'monsters'. Issue an immediate order to report these two individuals to me. No need for review from any other department."
"Sure, but do you plan to test their abilities yourself?"
Kizaru inquired after agreeing.
"Not just their strength, but also to see if they uphold and are loyal to Marine justice"
Akainu replied with great interest .
The release of the new bounty list for Marco and other Whitebeard pirates crew by the Marine sparked widespread discussion worldwide. After all, any news regarding the Whitebeard Pirates has definitely become a hot topic.
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Somewhere in the New World.
"Did you hear? Whitebeard managed to defeat Big Mom and absorb the Big Mom Pirates crew. Now the Whitebeard ship's commanders have even released a new bounty list"
"Yeah, it seems three of these new Commanders are newcomers, and they're all monsters"
The crew members of the Fallen Monk Pirates are discussing the affairs of Whitebeard's pirate crew, led by their Commander Urouge, one of the Supernovas.
"I didn't expect the Whitebeard Pirates to be so terrifying"
Urouge remarked, a smile creeping onto his face as he looked at the bounties of the Whitebeard Pirates.
As a monk, Urouge always had a smiling face, but in fact he was a little bit shocked at this time.
During their time at Sabaody Archipelago, the 11 Supernovas were in the spotlight. When they moved to the New World, Urouge vigorously challenged one of the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates group.
Although there were rumors that the Sweet Commander Snack was removed from Big Mom's crew, at the time, he was still considered one of the true Four Emperors. However, Urouge managed to defeat him, but just barely.
However, Urouge was well aware that defeating Snack had taken a great amount of his strength, and not long after, he was defeated by Cracker.
Despite being a formidable member of the Big Mom Pirates, Snack proved vulnerable to the attack of the Whitebeard Pirates and was even directly absorbed into their ranks.
With Whitebeard's bounty reaching 9 billion and his Commanders boasting bounties of 900 million and 1 billion, Urouge couldn't help but feel the weight of the impact from such a powerful pirate group.
Realizing that he may not achieve such heights in the future, Urouge feels he's lost a certain prospect for his future voyage.
"Boss, with New World changed to such a super strong landscape, it seems like the Whitebeard Pirates might be the only ones standing strong in the future. This isn't looking good for us"
The crew member said to Urouge.
"Indeed," Urouge nodded. There's currently no force capable of challenging the Whitebeard Pirates. It's highly likely that even Kaido and Red Hair Pirates will be swallowed by the Whitebeard Pirates.
In the past, when the Four Emperors struggle for dominance, they also balanced each other out, leaving ample space for other pirate crews. However, even then, many pirate groups opted to join themselves with one of the Four Emperors upon entering the New World.
Therefore , if the Whitebeard Pirates were to dominate in the future, they might directly monopolize the entire sea, leaving no room for the Four Emperors to exist.
It is impossible for all pirates to develop. This is what Urouge is worried about. He doesn't want his pirate career to end in the supernova stage.
"I can only help Kaido,"
Urouge said.
"What? Boss, are we really joining the Beast Pirates?"
The crew expressed their surprise.
"Of course not, but if Whitebeard truly becomes a threat in the future, we may need to help Kaido. Otherwise, we'll be forced to rely on Whitebeard,"
Urouge explained.
Apart from Urouge, other supernovas are also planning for their futures, except for Luffy and Zoro, of course.
At this time, Luffy is still training with Rayleigh, and Zoro is honing his skills under Hawkeye's tutelage. Despite being aware of the developments, they remain unfazed about their futures.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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