"The English letters on your clothes are Corazon's name, right?"
Sakazuki's tone seemed to question, but it carried a sense of certainty.
Law looked shocked.
How did Sakazuki know about Corazon?
Corazon was the code name for Don Quixote Rosinante, who worked as an undercover agent in the Second Generation of the Heart Pirates under the Don Quixote family.
How could a Marine know about him?
But Law recalled that Corazon had contacted the Marines when he was a child.
Corazon had been an undercover agent sent by the Marines.
Law felt a mix of surprise and admiration.
"Rosinante once served as Commander of Marine Headquarters.
I am his superior and have seen him grow.
He was an honest and kind Marine!"
Sakazuki's words were a lie.
He never mentioned Corazon again.
It was just an introduction, a way to prepare Law for the plans involving Doflamingo.
Ignoring Law, who seemed about to ask more questions about Corazon, Sakazuki instructed Hibari to call Momousagi.
Yes, Sakazuki wanted the alternate general, Momousagi, and Law to assist Zephyr in taking down Weevil.
While Zephyr's current strength hadn't dropped to the level that Luffy could defeat him two years later, he had a new goal now.
Zephyr, who had regained his faith, was not so easily defeated!
Sakazuki had observed that the strength of the most powerful pirates seemed to be linked to their beliefs.
Every strong individual had unyielding faith.
Especially those with Conqueror's Haki—faith that was as solid and unbreakable as a rock!
They lived with the confidence to win and the determination to face death.
Even the weak could tap into this unwavering belief to bolster their strength.
It was like doing "sit-ups" to grow stronger and defeat an opponent.
In simple terms, Zephyr without faith could be defeated by Luffy.
But Zephyr, now with faith, could stand toe-to-toe with the former Rayleigh.
Still, to be cautious, Zephyr had an old issue—his asthma.
So, Sakazuki had sent Momousagi, the alternate general with the power of an emperor's deputy, to assist.
With her strength supporting Zephyr, the plan would be nearly foolproof.
This move would also ensure that Weevil's right arm could be completely removed, without fail.
"Sakazuki, don't you still believe in my strength?"
"It was because I wanted to protect the students on the boat. I was careless and didn't dodge, so I was successfully attacked by Edward Weevil!"
Free time while waiting for Momousagi to arrive.
Zephyr couldn't help but complain to Sakazuki.
Hearing Zephyr's words, Sakazuki couldn't help laughing inwardly, this old man!
"Teacher Zephyr, you know that your current body cannot fight for long!
Letting Momousagi, a great swordsman, assist in plundering the formation is also to prevent other powerful pirates from taking advantage of the situation."
"In addition, if Law is at the scene, Weevil's death can be blamed on him."
"A conflict between pirates leading to one of them dying—how rare and common it is!"
"This way, the World Government can't say anything! At most, they might raise Law's bounty a bit more."
Poor Law, Sakazuki had just rushed him to the port to wait.
Until now, Law still didn't know that the person Sakazuki asked him to help deal with was a Shichibukai whom the World Government wanted to recruit.
After Momousagi arrived, Sakazuki briefly explained the situation to her.
He instructed them to follow Law's pirate group and set off for the New World immediately.
Moreover, this mission was to take action against a Shichibukai who was being recruited.
Generals in the Marines, whether they were hawks, doves, or centrists, had long been extremely dissatisfied with the Shichibukai system proposed by the World Government.
Marines who still had a sense of justice didn't want to join the ranks of pirates.
It was just that the previous Marines' Fleet Admiral had always maintained an attitude of compromise and peace.
He always obeyed the World Government's instructions and did nothing.
Everyone dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak out.
Now, with the opportunity to act against a Shichibukai, Momousagi naturally accepted the task happily.
He also had a high opinion of Sakazuki's style.
As for why Sakazuki himself didn't go, using his strength to deal with Weevil was like crushing a stronger ant to death.
It didn't take much at all.
Because Sakazuki had other things to do, he just hoped it wasn't too late.
Three days later.
The Grand Line, the waters near Jaya Island.
A large warship of vice-admiral level was slowly sailing on the sea.
"Sakazuki Fleet Admiral, is Sky Island really near here?"
On the deck of the warship, Doberman couldn't help but ask Sakazuki, who was standing at the front, looking out at the sea.
Sky Island was located in the Grand Line.
It was an island that was difficult for ordinary people to reach.
So many people thought that sky islands didn't exist.
Doberman had never believed in the existence of islands in the sky before. How could there be islands floating in the sky?
And it wasn't controlled by people with Fuwa-Fuwa no mi abilities like Golden Lion.
But now that Sakazuki said so, Sky Island must exist!
Looking out at the endless sea, Doberman thought that aside from Jaya Island, which had an unusual shape, there was nothing else special nearby.
Sakazuki raised his finger to the sky when he heard Doberman's question.
"Ten thousand meters above our heads!"
Sakazuki hadn't come out on his own warship; that would have been too eye-catching.
Ever since the Golden Lion had made a big fuss at Marine headquarters and Fisher Tiger had broken into the Holy Land of Mary Geoise to free the slaves, the World Government had required the Marine Fleet Admiral to stay at Marine headquarters for long periods.
This was to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
If Sakazuki wanted to go out to sea, he needed to get approval from the World Government or submit an application.
So, Sakazuki had privately asked Doberman to take him out to sea.
The other "Sakazuki" and Hibari were left in the office.
Doberman and the soldiers on his warship were trusted allies.
As for the purpose of finding Sky Island, it was to recruit Enel, the user of the Thunder Fruit.
If Enel were properly trained, he would be a general-level combatant.
With the Thunder Fruit, which was known as the strongest Logia, and with his own exploration skills, Enel could combine his abilities with the different types of Haki, greatly expanding his potential.
Sakazuki knew Enel's talent was formidable.
The only concern was whether Enel had gotten on that golden space"ship" and flown to the Infinite Continent.
If he really had gone to the moon, wouldn't it be a story about Sakazuki flying to the moon?
As the warship approached Jaya Island, the crew began to see the full picture of the island.
In Sakazuki's memory, Jaya Island was the fifth island where the Straw Hat Pirates landed on the Grand Line.
The island had a long history and was covered with tropical rainforests.
Sakazuki also knew that Jaya Island and Sky Island, located 10,000 meters above, were originally one island, shaped like a skull.
But due to the upwash currents near the sea, about 400 years ago, half of Jaya Island had been washed up into the sky, along with native people, animals, and ancient monuments.
The parts that had been sent up into the sky were the skull's head and face, while the parts that remained on the ground were the skeleton's teeth.
"Have our people found Montblanc cricket?"