# Chapter 136: Sengoku and Rayleigh's Guesses!
Like two flowers blooming, each tells its own story.
Although Im, the Five Elders, and others were full of interest in exploring the first Star Gate World, they also understood that the World Government's Base was still the Sea Star Mainland.
Just as the CP9 led by Lucci continued to delve deeper into the New World, the Political Affairs Department and the Marines were also thrown into a busy and chaotic state.
The passing of the Reverie's Agenda Item did not mean the matter was settled; rather, it marked the beginning.
Dragon's defeat of the 'Slave King' and the operation to clear the Sabaody Archipelago only removed the two biggest scourges of the Slave Trade in the World.
But how many Kingdoms and Islands are there in the Four Seas and the Grand Line? The Slave Trade within them is deeply rooted.
For this reason, Marine Headquarters and all G-Branches and Branches, cooperating with the Intelligence support provided by Cipher Pol and the local Affiliated Countries, launched the largest Slave Liberation Campaign in history across all Sea Areas.
Because of this, many Marine Branches could no longer bother with catching Pirates. The most important Mission at hand was to thoroughly implement the Full Prohibition of Slave Trade and Full Liberation of World Slaves (Decree Name).
There was no alternative. Before the Ministry of Police Affairs under the Judiciary was established, the Police's Duty was still the responsibility of the Marines.
This directly resulted in a large number of File Reports converging on Marineford. Fleet Admiral Kong 'The Iron Fist' alone simply couldn't handle them all, so Marine Admiral Sengoku and Chief of Staff Tsuru had also been stuck at their desks these past few days.
This was the result of an Army having too wide a scope of Authority.
As for Garp, who knows where he's off playing? Oh, I remember, he went to Fish-Man Island.
"Ah, before, this old man thought that the higher-ups transferring the Bounty Research Department and some Marines to the Ministry of Police Affairs was intentionally suppressing us. Now it seems they were helping us."
Kong 'The Iron Fist' sighed with emotion during the precious free time he managed to carve out for a tea break during lunch, speaking to Sengoku and Tsuru who sat beside him.
As the Fleet Admiral, he had naturally received the Reform Plan from the Five Elders and knew that the World Government intended to strip the 'Police' Function from the Marines.
He had also revealed this to Sengoku and Tsuru.
"Fleet Admiral, this busyness won't last long. Once the Slave Trade in Various Places in the World is mostly cleared, all Work will return to normal," Sengoku said with a smile, sipping his green Matcha.
"However, I am quite supportive of this Reform. Although the Marines' Influence/Power and scale are affected, we also become purer, only needing to focus on Matters at sea."
At this moment, Vice Admiral Tsuru showed a gentle and beautiful smile and said, "The existence of the Ministry of Police Affairs doesn't just affect us Marines; it also means taking away Judicial Power from the Affiliated Countries. From now on, there will be no more Constables, or rather, they will all have to join the Police Department subordinate to the Public Security Department. Also, the Prisons within each country, according to the Plan, will also fall under the jurisdiction of the soon-to-be-established Prison Management Agency."
"Indeed, this represents the World Government's increased Control over the Affiliated Countries. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing," Sengoku said worriedly.
"Good or bad must be viewed from many aspects."
Vice Admiral Tsuru took a sip of the Warm Water in her glass. She loved drinking plain water because it was pure enough.
"From the perspective of a unified judiciary, this is definitely a good thing. In the past, the laws of various Kingdoms were different."
"For example, the crime of theft, even stealing things of equal value, had completely different severities in each Kingdom. If the Prisoner knew the Nobles, they could even be acquitted."
"But if the law itself has problems, or the Court's Referee is unjust, then naturally it's not a good thing. In my opinion, what needs to be reformed is not just adding corresponding Departments, but also improving the World Government's law itself and raising the quality of the group of Judges."
Kong and Sengoku looked at each other, both seeing helplessness in the other's Gaze. Matters like law were not something to speak carelessly about, even if they were Marine high-ranking officials.
"This old man is quite curious about who will serve as the Minister of this Ministry of Police Affairs, especially the directly subordinate Military Police Bureau. According to the Reform Plan, this Military Police Bureau will be the Department responsible for handling Dangerous Criminals within the borders of Affiliated Countries in the future, so it definitely needs to have strong enough Combat Power."
Sengoku sighed, "Two possibilities. One is the appearance of a hidden combat power from the World Government, and the other is transferring someone from within our Marines..."
"This Ministry of Police Affairs is destined to drain some blood from the Marines!"
To be honest, even understanding that this was required for the overall situation, as lifelong Marines, they still felt pained and uncomfortable.
At this moment, a flash of inspiration struck the Tactician's mind. He looked at the Matcha in his hand with a deep Gaze and said softly, "I think I've guessed who will be transferred."
Sabaody Archipelago.
Since Liberation Day on September 15th passed, the Kings who participated in the Reverie have returned to their countries one after another, and more than half of the Tourists have scattered, allowing the Island's Flow of People to return to normal levels.
But there were still Changes.
Currently, strange-looking Fish-men and beautiful Mermaids wearing Bubble Swim Rings floating around their waists can be seen everywhere in every Zone, along with teams of Sea King Army Warriors patrolling back and forth.
The Human Residents have long been accustomed to these things. No one is shocked or afraid of the Fish-men's appearance anymore, nor do they scream or gasp upon seeing Mermaids from fairy tales.
Coupled with the complete disappearance of the Slave Company, Slave Auction House, and Slave Market, Residents no longer have to look at the pitiful Slaves with unbearable Gazes, nor do they have to guard themselves and their children at home trembling with fear.
One more thing is also very important.
They didn't know what the Situation was, but they hadn't seen any Celestial Dragons come over for a long time recently. This meant they hadn't had to lower their heads in terror and kneel on the ground for quite some days.
People suddenly found that their lives had become much more comfortable.
However, amidst the Changes, while some were happy, others were naturally worried. Because Dragon's Marines strictly controlled the Coating Industry and Hotel Industry, they directly lost their biggest Source of Income from before.
Pirates!
Currently, on the Sabaody Archipelago, any Ship wanting to enter and dock at the Dock must first stop and undergo inspection by the Stationed Warship. If a Pirate Ship or Illegal Ship attempts to escape, the Marine Warship doesn't need to rush to chase. The Fish-Man Unit in the sea will be responsible for puncturing the Ship Bottom, turning it into a gradually sinking Sea Prison.
Since Dragon took office as the Base Commander here, he has blocked ninety percent of the Gates for Pirates entering the Sabaody Archipelago.
GR Zone 13.
This place was originally a Non-Law Zone, but in recent years, a notorious Bar has appeared in this dangerous Zone.
It was named the Rip-off Bar.
"Take a look, this is the newspaper that just arrived."
Shakky, the proprietress behind the bar counter, held a slender lady's Cigarette in one hand and placed a Newspaper next to Rayleigh's Wine Glass with the other. The latter didn't pick it up either, just glanced at the Headline on it.
[World Noble Decides to Liberate Holy Land Slaves, World Public Broadcast in Two Days!!!]
Rayleigh, who was still a handsome old blonde guy at this moment, slightly furrowed his brow, lightly pushed the round Glasses on his nose, and said in a deep voice, "There must have been some Change within the World Government. The various Matters in the past year have been full of suddenness and abnormality. Looking at it now, the Source is likely eighty percent from Mary Geoise above."
"Hmm—so?" Shakky asked, exhaling a puff of White Smoke.
"I want to know what exactly made the World Government undergo such a big Change, and what erased the Era created by Roger."
Rayleigh's Gaze unconsciously became sharp. That was the Sharp Aura belonging to a Great Swordsman.
"You aren't thinking of... Are you crazy!!"
Also, this chapter made me feel very comfortable writing. The previous chapter was uncomfortable because I'm more used to revealing information and advancing the Plot through Dialogue, but this definitely requires detailed writing. However, some Readers have always felt it's too slow, making me have to shorten some details I wanted to write in detail into a few paragraphs. To be honest, this gives me the feeling of writing an Outline again, which is very uncomfortable.
So I've decided to write according to my original Pace. As for being slow-paced, then so be it. The previous chapter was truly too uncomfortable; it was completely the protagonist's solo act.
To be honest, I've recently been influenced by many Reader Comments, and my mood has become a bit irritable.
Looking back, the Readers who have stuck with the story this far were all attracted by the slow-paced Plot. Wasn't that all written according to my own Style and Pace? This shows that everyone accepts it. I also believe that what I write can make everyone read comfortably. So from now on, I've decided to continue writing in my own style. I won't worry about the pace of the Plot anymore. I'll write the story I want. To those Readers who hope for a faster pace, I'll say sorry here.
(End of this chapter)