"If necessary, you can ask Ryan Rowan for reinforcements."
As soon as these words were spoken, Tsuru almost instantly understood Sengoku's unspoken meaning.
Even the powerful "Wise General" Sengoku saying this meant the situation was extremely urgent.
However, in terms of strategic analysis, Tsuru was still a step behind Sengoku, so for a moment she couldn't figure out what "premonition" had made Sengoku so flustered!
The key to the problem lay in "distance."
—This was an opinion almost identical to Sengoku's.
Kaido the Beast's main base-camp was too far from Ryan Rowan's Alabasta.
Even with a Marine warship, it would take about a week to arrive safely and steadily.
And from the very beginning, Tsuru had actually predicted Kaido's actions.
After all, she had been rivals with that "Sky Yaksha" Donquixote Doflamingo for many years and naturally knew his general intentions.
That scoundrel should have already connected with the Four Emperors, but he lacked enough "bargaining chips" to entice them.
While preparing these chips, Doflamingo clashed with the Four Seas Alliance, leading to the Aden Kingdom incident in the North Blue.
Now, it seemed that the Four Emperors who had established a communication channel with Doflamingo were most likely Kaido the Beast.
And with the downfall of the Donquixote family, the bridge Kaido had spent so much effort building with the underworld completely collapsed.
Finding another underground middleman on the level of a "joker" would not be easy.
Therefore, the Four Seas Alliance's destruction of the Donquixote family had undoubtedly completely disrupted Kaido's plans and pace, dealing a significant blow to the Beasts Pirates and Kaido himself.
Kaido the Beast, one of the Four Emperors, could not possibly swallow this humiliation.
The chain reaction caused by this series of events ultimately laid the groundwork for conflict between the Beasts Pirates and the Four Seas Alliance, which had recently erupted.
But there was one thing Tsuru could not understand.
How would Kaido the Beast, the Four Emperors, retaliate against the Four Seas Alliance that had disrupted his entire plan?
At first, Tsuru had considered various possibilities.
The most likely one was "military input."
Using the underworld's arms dealing channels, they would continuously support "unstable elements" in the Four Seas Alliance and its surrounding waters.
For example, pirates, or rebels who refused to obey the Four Seas Alliance.
Kaido would transport a large amount of "military power," such as powerful weapons or even mercenaries, to these individuals through the underworld, thereby strengthening their influence.
The ultimate result would be widespread conflict within the Four Seas Alliance and its surrounding waters.
And "chaos" meant "change," where anyone with some ability could find ample opportunities to act and ultimately shatter the Four Seas Alliance.
—This was Tsuru's guess about Kaido's next move.
...
For the top strategists on this sea, this action was actually completely expected.
Whether it was Tsuru, Sengoku, or Ryan Rowan, they had all predicted that the Beasts Pirates would engage in military input into the Four Seas Alliance and its surrounding waters.
But precisely because they were the top strategists on this sea, they clearly understood that their initial judgment was not accurate.
Kaido the Beast would never resort to such a "simple and direct" method of retaliation.
And according to Ryan Rowan's estimation, Kaido would definitely launch a large-scale retaliation against Alabasta, which was why he had moved the Baro and G-T branches away from Alabasta.
If the Beasts Pirates were to go to war with the Four Seas Alliance head-on, their role as "Marines," a subtle presence, would be inconvenient for both the Beasts Pirates and the Four Seas Alliance.
...
"Honestly, one by one, they just don't make things easy..."
Tsuru hung up Sengoku's call, turned, put on her justice cape, and turned to arrange things.
It seemed like a coincidence, or perhaps fate.
Tsuru's location was not far from Alabasta, and she could reach it quickly by Marine ship.
She quickly arranged her personnel and ordered the warships to set sail.
But to the confusion of others, even though all events revolved around Alabasta, Tsuru had no intention of contacting Ryan Rowan.
Tsuru's adjutant, who was standing beside her, was also confused and, due to his personality, directly asked.
Tsuru gently shook her head.
"No need to go through all that trouble."
"If that Emperor is involved, he should have already started acting by now, shouldn't he?"
Before she finished speaking, another Marine soldier ran over in a hurry, holding a Den Den Mushi.
"Emergency call—from Alabasta."
Upon hearing this, even Tsuru was somewhat surprised.
In Alabasta, only one person could directly contact her, and that was Ryan Rowan, who had a custom Den Den Mushi.
Why was he contacting me? Did something happen?
Filled with questions, Tsuru picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Ms. Tsuru."
It was indeed Ryan Rowan speaking; Tsuru would not mistake his voice.
And what Rowan had to say was also to the point.
"Marine, how efficient would it be to arrange for Alabasta's residents to evacuate as quickly as possible?"
...
Time returned to a few minutes ago.
In Alabasta, the capital Alubarna, the royal palace.
In the study.
Ryan Rowan had just learned from Baro that Onigashima had vanished without a trace.
Similar to Sengoku, an extremely bad feeling washed over Rowan.
He rarely felt this panicked; everything felt like a storm was brewing, a sense of natural urgency.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the distant New World, the envoy had completed his mission—defeating the Beasts Pirates fleet that had attacked Alabasta.
But at this moment, the envoy stood on a floating piece of wood, arms crossed, head bowed in thought.
He also felt that something was not right, but... it seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore.
The Conqueror's Haki remaining within him was about to dissipate completely, and he would completely fade from this world.
Before disappearing, the envoy raised his head one last time and looked at the deep and vast sky.
Such a comfortable breeze...
Such a beautiful sky...
A seagull flew across the sky above the envoy's head.
Suddenly, the envoy's eyes widened, and then his body dissipated completely.
At the same moment, Rowan, who had sensed the envoy's reaction, also widened his eyes.
He Walked to the study window, pushed it open, and stared intently at the sky.
After a moment, Rowan took out Tsuru's Den Den Mushi and dialed directly.
"Ms. Tsuru."
"Marine, how efficient would it be to arrange for Alabasta's residents to evacuate as quickly as possible?"
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