Yet, on his way Luffy matures and it becomes clear for him and also to the reader that their voyage to Raftel is a voyage to uncover what happened during the void century and how the World Government was founded. This becomes clear once Nico Robin joins the crew, who is the last surviving archaeologist from the island of Ohara where archaeologists worked on discovering the past and happenings of the void century.

The World Government is ready to do all that is necessary to guards the events of the void century secret and fearing if revealed would destabilise its rule. Why, we do not know, nevertheless it becomes clear that no price is too expensive to keep the events of the void century secret (at least for some of the commanders of the marines and the World Government) and they are willing even to destroy the island of Ohara to prevent its archaeologists to discover the past. So the Marines initiate what in the story is called a buster call an attack that can destroy complete islands (see Figure 2.).

FIGURE 2. The destruction of Ohara The only survivor after the buster call to Ohara is the young Nico Robin who many years later as a young woman joins Luffys crew and it is actually to free Robin from the prison of the marines that forces Luffy to declare War on the World Government. The destruction of the island, however, divides the marines and it is at this point that offers the best opportunity to grasp the depth of the anime and the way One Piece reflects on the question of justice and order. Namely, the marines are not just a group of nasty guys in uniform, but they all have at least the characters we get to know better their own private understanding of justice and order, meaning that certain measures they find unacceptable and are willing even to violate their orders not realizing them.

III. ORDER VS. JUSTICE AND ITS DILEMMAS The marines are the superior military force in One Piece with the task to maintain order in the World. Their slogan is: meaning that Justice should rule or in the English translation in the anime Justice over all. Justice is therefore the core point of orientation for the actions of the Marines; the source of justification of all their deeds. The centrality 9 of the concept is highlighted both by this slogan/motto being placed on the wall behind the table of the Fleet Admiral, but it is also the term justice written on the back of the white gown every high-ranking Marine officer wears (Figure 3.). FIGURE 3. The Fleet Admiral of the marines with the Marines motto