At Marine Headquarters, nearly all officers and soldiers were present, standing in perfect formation at the port, their faces filled with fervor as they awaited the return of their Fleet Admiral.
As the massive warship slowly docked at the port, the officers standing in formation all took a step forward in unison, their eyes fixed on the confident figure of the young commander standing at the ship's bow. Then, all of them raised their hands in salute, shouting in unison.
"All officers and soldiers of the Marine Headquarters, welcome the Fleet Admiral!"
As the officers' voices echoed, the soldiers standing in neat rows behind them, stretching from the port all the way to Marineford Square, also raised their hands in salute.
"LOYALTY!"
"JUSTICE!"
The unified and resounding chant thundered across Marineford, like a sudden clap of thunder. Marineford had finally welcomed its long-awaited moment of glory.
Standing at the ship's bow, Orion looked down at the neatly assembled officers and the sea of soldiers whose faces were alight with fervor after the chant. A faint smile unconsciously appeared on his face as he spoke with boundless ambition:
"Gentlemen, the moment of glory for the Marines has finally arrived!"
At this, Orion suddenly turned his head to look at the officers beside him: Strawberry, Bastille, the three Admirals, and Gion. As if reading Orion thoughts, Strawberry and Bastille quickly stepped forward hand in hand to stand beside him. Before the two could react, Orion casually took Strawberry hand.
Gion instantly understood and gracefully moved to Orion side, actively taking his hand and glancing at the three admirals. Although the three admirals knew what Orion intended to do, their age made them momentarily hesitant.
However, Sakazuki decisively took Borsalino hand with one hand and Gion with the other. Borsalino, though his old face flushed red, naturally took Kuzan hand.
The moment everyone joined hands, Orion immediately stepped forward with Gion and Strawberry, his bold voice resounding over Marineford.
"This glory belongs to every officer and soldier present here, to all our comrades who sacrificed for justice! It belongs to the entire Marine Corps!"
"Long live the heroic Marines!"
"LOYALTY"
Though Orion voice wasn't loud, each word echoed clearly over Marineford, electrifying everyone from vice admirals to soldiers, who fervently chanted the slogan in unison. The powerful chant surged wave after wave, lingering over Marineford, eventually converging into a mighty torrent that swept in all directions.
Upon learning of the 'Mary Geoise Treaty,' the highest-ranking officers of the Navy branches across the Four Seas and the Grand Line, despite being far from the Navy Headquarters, still echoed the slogan of 'loyalty' to the heavens, astonishing the world!
Thus, Orion boldly launched a coup, taking full control of the Navy and signing the Mary Geoise Treaty with the Holy Land, bringing the event to a close and ushering in a brand-new era.
Historians of later generations would name this coup the 'Spring of Marineford' and refer to this era as the 'Golden Age of the Navy.'
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The next day.
Parts of the Mary Geoise Treaty were published in newspapers by major news agencies and delivered across the world by countless News Coos. At the same time, the Navy Headquarters' Press Department also released its latest publication.
The front page of the newspaper, printed and distributed by the Navy Headquarters itself, did not mention the contents of the Mary Geoise Treaty but instead featured a series of photos that shocked the world.
The photo that occupied most of the page was a grand group photo of the Navy Headquarters, from the Fleet Admiral down to the ordinary soldiers. In the photo, the young Fleet Admiral sat prominently in the center, with the three Admirals, the Navy strongest forces, casually crossing their legs on his right.
Former Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Vice Admiral Garp, and former Admiral Zephyr sat on the young Fleet Admiral left. Standing behind the young Fleet Admiral were all the Vice Admirals, Rear Admirals, Commodores, and various other officers of the Headquarters, led by Gion.
The reason this photo took up so much space was because behind all the officers of the Navy Headquarters stood a dense, fan-shaped formation of Headquarters soldiers.
Some of these soldiers held swords, others pointed their guns skyward, and some crossed their arms over their chests. Although the poses of everyone from the officers to the soldiers varied, they all radiated the unique smiles of victors.
Below the photo was a dense list of names.
At the top, occupying a line by himself, was none other than Orion, the youngest Fleet Admiral in the history of the Navy Headquarters. Following him were the elders led by Sengoku, as well as the three Admirals, the Navy strongest forces.
After them were the names of the Vice Admirals of the Navy Headquarters, listed without any particular order, and the Vice Admirals of the various Navy branches, all included without exception.
Everyone who saw this newspaper for the first time, whether it was the lawless pirates of the seas or the Four Emperors who ruled the New World, was stunned by this photo.
Especially those who had lived through the old era, like Whitebeard Edward Newgate, Charlotte Linlin, or Kaido. From the time they could remember, this was the first time they had seen Marines with such terrifying unity.
Before this young Fleet Admiral, whether it was Sengoku, known as the 'Resourceful General,' or Kong, the former Fleet Admiral who now served as the Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's military, the Navy under their command seemed unstoppable on the surface but was actually hollow.
Particularly under Sengoku leadership, the three Admirals appeared to get along well, but in reality, they were deeply divided. Kuzan and Sakazuki, in particular, had clashed numerous times within the Navy, and it was well known that they held completely different ideologies.
As for the third Admiral, Borsalino, codenamed 'Kizaru,' from the moment he became an Admiral, he had always given off an ambiguous vibe, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
It was precisely because the three Admirals were at odds with each other, each adhering to their own sense of justice, coupled with the World Government's deliberate maintenance of balance on the seas through the establishment of the Shichibukai system, that the Navy, as a massive war machine, was unable to function properly.
If the Navy Headquarters had been united, even if only two Admirals had worked together, the so-called Four Emperors situation in the New World would have been unlikely to emerge.
Of course, all of that is now in the past.
With the appearance of this grand group photo of the Navy Headquarters, the old era of the Navy has vanished into the annals of history, never to return.
Under the leadership of the young Fleet Admiral Orion, a brand-new Navy is destined to become the nightmare of all pirates.
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Sabaody Archipelago, Area 13.
At the docks, Rayleigh, who had just finished coating a ship, sat in a row with several other coating workers, holding a newspaper issued by the Navy Headquarters. He gazed thoughtfully at the young Fleet Admiral seated in the center.
Back when the Roger Pirates disbanded, and their captain Roger turned himself in to face the executioner's block, Rayleigh, along with Gaban and Crocus, the ship's doctor, went into seclusion in Sabaody Archipelago, Elbaf, and Twin Cape, respectively.
Though they called it seclusion, they were actually waiting for the appearance of the person Roger had anticipated—a member of the D clan with immense strength, unyielding will, and unparalleled charisma.
Undoubtedly, the young Fleet Admiral in the photo already possessed immense strength and unparalleled charisma. The only thing that couldn't be confirmed was whether he was the D clan member Roger had been waiting for, as Orion name did not include the letter "D."
But none of that mattered anymore.
The seas would soon tremble under the might of this powerful and united Navy.
Orion would undoubtedly become the most dazzling figure of this era.
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