Roma was walking into the marine base centered at the edge of the common grounds close to the noble's district, today was an off day yet she was wearing her usual attire that consisted of a black necklace with a locket attached to it, a white sports bra with black outlining while covering most of her upper body with a red leather jacket with a high collar, she was wearing new black jeans with the right side being cut similar to hot pants while the left side was only slightly cut in certain areas but reached all the way just pass her kneecap, she wore simple black boots while her hair was tied up in a wild styled ponytail kept mostly together by a red hairband.

After failing to capture the pirate captain Yua she had been somewhat frustrated and requested a personal day to focus on training her abilities and think of a plan going forward, she found it quite odd she was called in as it seems one of Yua's trusted men had some valuable information on his possible whereabouts, Roma possibly would have handed a case to another dedicated marine if the roles had been reversed and she had captured the Captain instead but since that wasn't the case and it was because of her failure the Captain was still at large she wanted the one to come in and hear what could possibly lead her to his whereabouts and take him out.

But more than that the last words Captain Yua spoke before he got away left a bad taste in her mouth and the fact that the devil fruit he consumed wasn't the one his men or even he thought it would be, there was more to the story and Roma was going to find out.
She continued walking down the long hallway making her way towards the interrogation room where she eventually spotted two men guarding the door which was common protocol to make sure nobody who wasn't intended to be there or anyone already inside got out, "I'm Commodore Roma Velt's let me through so that I may interrogate the suspect in question."

"We understand you're position but we were told that another would be coming and to only let you in together, I believe his name was Rindaman"

Rindaman....ah, now that she thought about it during the raid there was an officer that approached her with the same name, it was hard to forget about them because they had such a unique zoan devil fruit..a dinosaur no less. "Right, well then I'll wait." Roma laid up against the opposite side of the wall and began to wait for Rindaman to show up.

Roma opened her eyes as she heard the sound of footsteps down the hallway so she got off the wall and started to stand straight up as she looked at Rindaman walking towards her, when he approached her he asked if the interrogation had already finished or if she happened to be waiting for him which tipped her off that he had no idea why she had to wait for him either, "Hmmm... Well yes, I was told I would have to wait for you. Glad you seem to be doing well after that raid though, I would love to talk more but our suspect awaits."

Roma began walking towards the guarded door except for this time they moved to the side allowing her to enter into the room, unlike the rest of the building the interrogation room was quite an older piece of the building bearing no real color other than the basic white stained brick tiles all around and the roof showing actual ceiling panels while a bronze thick pipe stood at the foremost left corner, the only thing in the room was two chairs at a table, a folder with a red pen sitting on top and the stainless one-sided glass mirror to the left, and the man in question himself.

The man had golden short hair with bangs hanging just over his forehead and his eyes were green, he was wearing a plain white cotton shirt with the area's around the armpits soaked no doubt from being in the heated room for so long and black pants, but more than that Roma could see the terror behind the man's eyes as he surely thought he was going to Impel Down which was the newly instated prison for criminals, instantly Roma knew how she was going to play this. Roma walked to the table grabbing the folder and pen before sitting slightly off the table to the right of the man and began taking a look at his file reading his basic information and his crime, "Hello Mr.Daniel my name is Roma Velts and this is my partner Rindaman, do you know why I'm here today?" Daniel looked down, "I know who you are, you're the one who arrested all my friends, my family.." Roma took a moment to glance at him, "That's right Daniel I am, Mr. Daniel you have some information that I would very much like to know. You're looking at some serious charges such as murder of a world government officer, thief and among other charges, you know that?" The man was quiet, but Roma could see he was sweating, "Unless you tell us what you know I can't help you and your chances of going to Impel down are nearly 100%. Isn't that right Rindaman?" Roma inquiried to Rindaman to follow along.

Although she didn't have much time to talk to him or fill him in on her plan Rindaman was quite the capable marine as without her saying a word beforehand he seemed to pick up on the situation and began explaining just how bleak Daniels situation was but he didn't stop as he also told him how telling them what they needed to know would benefit him and the "family" he seemed to care about enough to not give them any intel, "Like my very capable partner said, you could either tell us the information we need and risk rotting in jail and make the situation worse for the rest of you're family still at large and the others waiting for their sentence, or you can tell me what you need to know and I can give you my word of a lighter sentence and even possibly no sentence at all. You're choice Mr.Daniel."

Roma looked Mr.Daniel, his sweating only worsened as his head suck lower onto the table no doubt having inner turmoil about giving up whatever he knew or taking the fall, it seemed he needed a little push. "How disappointing..." Roma got up from her position turning to face the door, "Good luck in Impel down Mr. Daniel, I pray that your other family isn't sent their either." Roma began to reach for the door handle and slightly turned it before suddenly Daniel slammed his palm onto the table as he rose to his feet, "WAIT!...I'll tells you what you need to know...!" Roma stopped her movement letting go of the door handle and turned around to walk back to her position upon the table, "By all means do proceed."

Daniel took a deep breath, "Captain Yua, he probably escaped to Katakuri." Roma now had a location but that wasn't enough because certain things didn't add up and she needed to know, "Why?" Daniel started playing around with his hands obviously nervous, "Captain Yua got the information about the devil fruit from a man they're known as Craif, a revolutionary to be exact...." Things were starting to come together, "Let me guess, this Craif guy gave him this information in an exchange for an alliance?" Daniel didn't say anything but he nodded, "I see, now are you aware that the devil fruit mentioned in the deal wasn't the one Yua expected, it seemed the devil fruit he ate gave him some camouflage ability instead of the power to control sand."

Daniel looked up at shock before taking a hard swallow as he seemed to digest the situation, "In that case.... Captain Yua wouldn't go to Katakuri to make an alliance, he would go there to get revenge. Captain Yua doesn't like to be betrayed and this would be the utmost utter betrayer he's ever encountered." Roma nodded her head, "I see, you're information has been....very valuable. As promised I will do the best I can do reduce your sentence." Roma got up and began making her way to the door opening it for Rindaman for them to exit.

Once outside the room Roma would close the door to the interrogation room and make her way to the superior office room while speaking to her partner, "This isn't good, if their Captain is heading to this Craif guy his chances of killing him are pretty good because of the nature of his new found abilities, if Captain Yua succeeds Craif network will scatter to the wind and were never find them. If he doesn't succeed then Craif and his network will go back into hiding all the same."
Roma stopped in her tracks for a moment to look Rindaman in the eye, "You did good work in there, I can use you in Katakuri as an important ally to help me, but first we need to get clearance to get a transfer." Roma continued walking towards her superior office

"Agreed, I look forward to working with you from now on." But something still didn't add up, if Craif wanted to make an alliance with pirate's then he would have made sure to give good information because of everyone knows that once a devil fruit is eaten you can't eat another and you're stuck with the abilities of the one you ate for life and telling someone you plan to make an alliance with is definitely betrayal, there was a small likely possibly there was a third party or person at work playing their own angle but without sure evidence Roma chose to stay quiet about the matter until she had more concrete proof on her theory.

In the train of her own thoughts they finally arrived at her superior's office, Roma gave the door two steady knocks before hearing a voice from behind, "Enter." When Roma opened the door she was meant with a large room that had bookcases at the left and right walls and a single desk made of mahogany wood set in front of a large glass window, behind the desk was Rear Admiral Orion a senior marine officer who know dedicated his late years seating behind the desk and running the scenes from the back, his face covered by a black mask due to suffering serious burns from his youth to his face but the medals on the left side of his shirt gave testimony to his experience and dedication to the World Government.

"Sir, I have my report from the witness of the raid I orchestrated two days ago. I believe you may need to patch the Commanding officer in Katakuri Island, the information I'm about to share is vital to his operations there."  The Rear admiral shifted in his chair, "Interesting..." He then guided his right hand from its folded position upon his desk to the den mushi at the rightmost corner, he began to dial a number and then let it sit there before a voice answered from the other side. "Rear Admiral Brask speaking."
"You know have the attention of two Rear Admirals, this better be good Commodore Roma..."

"Rear Admiral Brask, two days ago I performed a raid in Lulusia island to apprehend a pirate crew at large, my squad and I managed to capture 80% of the crew while others escaped one of which happens to be their Captain Yua. Just less than twenty minutes ago Officer Rindaman and I spoke to a key member of Captain's Yua crew to find out his whereabouts and not only did we find out he is or heading for Katakuri island but we also discovered that a revolutionary known as Craif made a negotiation with the dear Captain, Devil fruit abilities for an alliance. Unfortunately, the information seemed to be incorrect and our apprehended member believes the Captain plans to kill Craif. My solution is clear, I request a transfer and some of you're commissioned officers to deal with the Captain as well as this Craif and their network and resources before they become a bigger issue to you or to the World Government as a whole."

There was silence in the air before the Rear Admiral on the line spoke, "How many of my men do you need for this..."team"? Roma smiled although he wouldn't be able to see it, "I only require two of you're man, more if possible down the line if my success rate proves a valuable asset.  Again, there was a moment of silence, "Very well, since you're commanding officer allowed this call I assume you're a well-trusted officer, I'll gather two of my men and let you inform them of the situation, you have my permission to transfer. I'll call back once I gathered two men for you"  clink Rear Admiral Orion leaned back in his chair relaxing, "You have made quite the discovery and seem to have made up you're mind, I won't hold back you're transfer either but I have something I need to discuss with you." Rear Admiral Orion shifted his head towards Rindaman, "Wait outside until the call patches in."

Roma spoke up, "Rear Admiral, I am also requesting to take this officer with me, he was there on the night of the raid and helped capture the crew as well as the one who helped me question the witness and assisted in getting the information out of him, he has proven an invaluable asset to the marine's but more so importantly, me." The Rear Admiral kept his eyes focused on Rindaman through his mask, "Is that so Officer Rindaman?"

"Well then it seems you're mind is made up, I'll handle the necessary paperwork for both of you to transfer to Karakuri Island. But since you're both going the information implies to both of you," The Rear Admiral reached into his desks lower cabinets pulling out a piece of paper, as he began writing an address into it, "You both are still rather green in the marine's and I'm sure this task ahead will not be a simple one, I'm giving you an address to a marine much younger than I but has seen more combat experience then I have in all my years combined, when you find time go seek him out and get him to train you as his combat experience will be invaluable going forward into the grand line and beyond."

The Rear admiral handed the paper to Roma and she took it into her hand reading the address that stated this person lived just outside of the future city, two miles towards the southeast. Roma cleanly folded the paper in half and then again before sliding it into her front pocket before bowing, "Thank you for this information, I'll make the best of it Sir." The Rear Admiral gave a wheezily chuckle, "Think nothing of it, least I can do for such a motiva-" Riiiing~! Riiiing~! Roma and the Rear Admiral pulled their attention towards the den den mushi already knowing who it was, the Rear Admiral answered it, "We're here Rear Admiral Brask."

"Excellent, Just as you requested I have brought two capable soldiers under my jurisdiction, I introduce Commodore Kouchou and Ensign Elliot Khun."

Roma took a deep breath before speaking, "Welcome Commodore Kouchou and Ensign Elliot Khun, my name is Commodore Roma Velts of Lulusia Kingdom Common grounds and my partner Ensign Rindaman. I would like to thank you personally for coming in on such short notice and I wish I could give you good news but I can't, as of right now there is an escaped pirate  known as Captain Yua heading or possibly already in Karakuri Island, what's more is that we have evidence and testimony that he plans to kill a revolutionary leader known as Craif after a failed attempt to forge an alliance. Usually, we wouldn't care is if a pirate or a revolutionary wished to kill each other but under the circumstances they both have resources beyond themselves that could cause trouble down the line if either one of them gets killed and the rest vanish."

Roma took a moment to clear her throat, "All this brings us back to the reason you're called in, upon my arrival onto the island I will be assigned as a squad leader with Commodore Kouchou as my second in command. Our first objective is to find Captain's Yua remaining resources on Karakuri to lead us back to him, we will not be detaining Captain Yua once we find him but instead we will let him lead us to Craif location like a worm to a fish, once we are aware of both their locations then we will move out to detain them both, dead or alive."  

"For now rest up and prepare yourselves, I hope to see you all soon. Commodore Roma signing off." The Rear Admiral pressed the button on the den mushi ending the call, "Well looks like this is goodbye Commodore Roma, it's been a pleasure and may you have fortune in you're in endeavors." Roma once again bowed in respect, "It's been an honor sir." Roma turned around and began exiting the room, only once they were outside the Rear Admirals door would she let out a big sigh as she hunched over due to half holding her breath during the entire process to maintain the poise her rank suggested.

"That was pretty intense..." She then glanced over at Rindaman, "Well looks like you and I will be stuck with each other for a while." Roma then reached into her pocket pulling out a wad of beli worth 30 Million, "Good work Ensign Rindaman, go prepare for the journey as you see fit, Meet me at Lulusia's ship harbor tomorrow afternoon for our exit to Karakuri."