Hearing Tsuru, Zephyr also understood his intention. Without any hesitation, he laughed heartily and said, "Fine. To be honest, if that sea rogue hadn't been indiscriminately capturing people, I probably wouldn't have come. Anyway, they are useless to us, so I'll leave them to you."
Those people weren't useful to them anyway. As for the Donquixote Family's long-accumulated treasures and weapons factories, Zephyr had already stored them inside his body.
"T... Thank you."
Facing Zephyr's agreement without hesitation, Tsuru's heart was a bit complicated.
After a moment of silence, she said in a calm tone: "You really have no intention of returning?"
Then she glanced at Enel, who was picking his ear. "Only within Marine Headquarters can he have an Admiral level of strength faster."
"I know. Let's see!"
Tsuru's words made Zephyr's expression complex. He shook his head bitterly and said hesitantly: "I... don't intend to return for now."
The Marines were where he had devoted most of his life; it wasn't something he could simply give up.
Although Tsuru didn't receive the answer she wanted from Zephyr, she still smiled faintly.
She waved for someone to bring the members of the Donquixote Family over, then looked at Zephyr with a meaningful expression and said, "You should leave now. This place will be taken over by Marine Headquarters!"
"Hahaha."
Zephyr didn't care, and he simply laughed loudly.
Although his entire body was wrapped in bandages, he still stood boldly and said to those behind him: "Let's go!"
Without paying attention to Tsuru or the casually eating Garp in front of him, he led the people behind him toward their ship.
It wasn't a marine warship, but a regular three-masted ship provided by Gini.
Although Kuma's power could have transported them here, to avoid any accidents, they had prepared a regular ship to sneak into the Kingdom of Dressrosa.
As for Zephyr's fleet, the people had already been absorbed into his body the moment the birdcage opened, leaving only a few important officers outside.
He didn't want Sengoku to find out so soon that he had a large number of subordinates. He wanted to give Sengoku a surprise later.
Under Kuma's leadership, everyone boarded the ship. Law, who had been rescued, was also on board. He didn't know how this group of marines came to save him, but he obediently followed behind Kuma.
Honestly, he didn't expect that after being captured by Doflamingo, he could not only be rescued but also achieve the goal he had once wanted to accomplish.
So, what else could be said?
For now, he would just follow these people obediently.
The group boarded the ship without pause and set sail, leaving the harbor slowly.
At this moment, on Dressrosa's dock, Tsuru and Garp watched the ship depart.
"Is it over just like that?"
Garp said cheerfully while picking his huge nose. "I thought you would make me knock Zephyr out and bring him back!"
"At first, that was my plan."
Tsuru sighed, shaking her head. "But now, there are more important things to do."
As she spoke, she seemed to notice something. She turned to look at Doflamingo, whose limbs were all bound but still wore his usual cheeky smile.
Tsuru's expression became serious. "We must safely escort this sea rogue back!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Doflamingo seemed to notice Tsuru and Garp.
He grinned, laughing as if he hadn't been captured but was simply meeting old friends: "I didn't expect my old friend to come pick me up? No, no, no... Should I say—"
A deep glint flashed under his sunglasses.
Looking at Garp with a proud smile, he said, "My reputation is so big that the Chief Instructor, the Great Staff Officer, and the famous Hero of the Marines personally came to capture me?"
"I am not your friend."
Looking at Doflamingo's arrogant smile, Tsuru didn't mind. She folded her hands behind her back and said calmly, "What a cunning pirate! You have hidden so many secrets!"
"Too bad we have discovered them anyway."
Seeing that Tsuru was not angry, Doflamingo's arrogant smile softened, but he still looked at Tsuru with a cheerful grin. "So what will you do? No, what will the Marine Headquarters do?"
As he spoke, he could no longer contain his anger, and he snarled at Tsuru: "You entered my and an affiliated country's territory without my permission. Aren't you worried about provoking the affiliated countries and the Warlords? Do you know those are World Government regulations?"
He shrugged with a mocking smirk on his lips while looking disdainfully at Tsuru. "So what will the World Government do to you next? Ignoring their rules, claiming it's the Marines acting independently, denying previous promises... although the Marine Headquarters and the World Government are shameless, this incident cannot be solved by shamelessness alone."
"Indeed, you are right. This is also troubling me."
Tsuru sighed, rubbed her forehead, and looked coldly at Doflamingo. "But this isn't something a mere pirate should worry about. Behave yourself!"
Having said this, as if she didn't want to deal with him any longer, she waved her hand, intending to have Doflamingo escorted to the ship.
"Purururu!"
But just at this time, her Den Den Mushi rang out. Tsuru frowned but immediately answered. As soon as she picked up, Sengoku's deep voice came through.
"Tsuru, the mission has changed."
"...?"
The mission has changed?
How did it change again?
Could it be that they were now supposed to bring Zephyr back?
Before Tsuru could respond, Sengoku's grim voice continued through the Den Den Mushi: "Immediately arrest rebel Zephyr and anyone related to retired Marine Lieutenant Ian from the West Blue, no matter who it is..."
He paused slightly, and then the heavy words fell: "There are no exceptions!"
Tsuru: "...!?"
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The life-or-death situation doesn't matter?
Hearing Borsalino's words, Vegapunk's face also showed a trace of surprise. "That sounds really bad. For Marine Headquarters to issue such an order... Could it be that some extremely vicious pirate has appeared on the seas, and even nearby us?"
"I don't know yet if it's an extremely vicious pirate."
Borsalino shrugged and lay back down in his position. "But it's someone you know."
"Someone I know? I don't know such a dangerous person. Who are you talking about?"
"... Don't know such a dangerous person? You can even say something shameless like that?"
Borsalino glanced at Vegapunk under his sunglasses, then leisurely continued: "Ah, how heartless! They just left, and now you say you don't know them?"
"Just left?"