Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue

He really couldn't take it anymore!

He was ultimately unable to reciprocate King Luce's approval!

I apologize, King Luce!

Just as he was about to stand up and fiercely berate this foolish king...

A royal guard suddenly rushed in, "King Patton, King Patton!"

"You rude fellow!" King Patton, who was enjoying himself, looked at him with displeasure. "You are my guard, calm down."

Seeing that the guard had finally calmed down, he asked, "Speak, what happened? Was it those damned pirates who came, or those greedy marines?"

"No, no!" Upon hearing King Patton's words, the guard took a deep breath and hurriedly said nervously, "Those damned scavengers, they..."

"What happened? What happened to those filthy scavengers? Did they agree to become slaves?"

"No, they left! They left the Kingdom of Michael!"

"?!"

Upon hearing the guard's words, King Patton looked at him with a puzzled expression, and even Buck, who had been angry, looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Leave the Kingdom of Michael?

Where else can those ordinary people go?

"You idiot, why aren't you telling me yet?"

"A group of people came to the Kingdom of Michael to recruit workers, and all the scavengers went with them." Seeing King Patton's displeasure, the guard quickly added, "Even many commoners from within the kingdom went along!"

“Recruiting workers? Damn it, they actually come to my kingdom to recruit workers?” King Patton stood up in displeasure. “And those stupid commoners, don’t they know they are commoners of the Kingdom of Michael? How dare they follow us? Have the kingdom’s guards drive those guys away.”

"They won't leave! And it's King Luce who's here!"

"?!"

King Luce has returned?

Before Buck, who was standing anxiously to the side, could ask anything...

"Rousse? Wasn't that guy captured by pirates and enslaved? Even if it is him, so what? Get him out of here! No! Seize him!" Hearing that familiar name, King Patton's face twisted into a sinister grin. "I'm going to give my foolish brother a good welcome!"

"No, we can't catch them!"

"Can't catch him? Damn it, you're not planning to bring back my stupid brother to be king, are you?!"

“No, I am loyal to you, King Patton, but…” the guard said with a bitter expression, “Ruth Country… that guy is now working under one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. As long as the Seven Warlords of the Sea don’t plunder the member states, the member states can’t do anything to him, not even the Navy can do anything to him.”

As he spoke, he sighed again, looking at the stunned King Patton with a complicated expression.

“King Patton, many commoners in the capital have already left with that guy. They heard that there were jobs there, wages, and that they wouldn’t have to go hungry anymore, so they all ran out.”

"Damn it, is Luce planning to destroy Michael's kingdom?" King Patton snapped out of his daze upon hearing the guard's words, looked at Buck, and said angrily, "Stop them right now! Nobody is allowed to leave! Tell those guys that if they agree to become slaves, I can free them... no, I, the merciful King Patton, can let their families stay in the country for another year! Hurry up!"

"Yes!" Buck, regaining his senses, said without hesitation, his eyes flashing slightly, "I'll go right now!"

The words fell.

Before King Patton could say anything more, Buck had already rushed out.

Even King Patton, who witnessed this scene, was somewhat surprised, but quickly nodded in satisfaction, "Although this fellow is a commoner, he is still loyal to the Kingdom of Michael."

however.

Not a moment.

Another guard rushed in, saying in a panic, "King Patton, King Patton, Lord Buck... that guy rushed out of the city and went straight to join Roos, and that guy, that guy... he even took all the civilians of the town with him!"

"?!"

Chapter 87 Vacation

Naval Headquarters, in the office of the Fleet Admiral.

at this time.

"Hello? One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? A member state?"

Upon hearing these two key points, the exhausted Sengoku Marshal's expression suddenly sharpened, and he became serious again, staring at the Den Den Mushi in his hand.

Due to the recent Alabasta incident, the World Government and the Navy are paying close attention to such events. Upon hearing the names "Seven Warlords of the Sea" and "Partnership Nation," it is no surprise that... any normal person would assume that the Seven Warlords of the Sea have usurped the membership of another nation.

Especially since it has already been reported to the Navy Headquarters!

Does this need to be said?

Fleet Admiral Sengoku was already pondering which of the Seven Warlords of the Sea dared to defy the odds at this time.

This is a provocation against the authority of the World Government and a slap in the face to the Navy!

Is it because they see that the World Government and the Navy Headquarters are busy searching for Vegapunk that they are preparing to take this risk at this time?

He had even cursed the Seven Warlords of the Sea in his heart.

He had long been dissatisfied with the system of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but since it was a policy set by the highest authority of the World Government, he, as the Fleet Admiral, had no choice but to comply.

But these guys actually dared to cause trouble at this time?

Do you know how busy they are right now?

After working tirelessly for many days, Fleet Admiral Sengoku felt a surge of anger. His eyes, hidden behind his frog-like glasses, widened, his gaze sharpening. He exuded the terrifying aura unique to a Marine Fleet Admiral, suppressing his rage as he coldly asked, "Which Shichibukai dares to cause trouble at this time? To attack a member state?"

however.

The suppressed anger had barely subsided when, as if hearing something, the Warring States Marshal's anger faltered, and his tone became tinged with displeasure.

"You didn't take action against the member states? You didn't take action against the member states? What were you talking about, member states? And why did you call?"

Then, a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

"Recruiting? The Seven Warlords of the Sea are recruiting? What kind of jobs are they recruiting from the member states? Are they going to capture slaves?"

Does this guy even know what he's saying?

"What? It really is a recruitment drive? We've already questioned Colonel Smoker and Colonel Shacher? What business is it of ours if they recruit from member states? Our navy has no right to interfere!"

Upon hearing the Den Den Mushi's words, the Sengoku Marshal, who was originally filled with anger, suddenly rubbed his forehead in pain.

"Is it because the Seven Warlords of the Sea offer high salaries and provide room and board that they attract citizens from member states, causing dissatisfaction among those member states?"

"What are these kings and nobles of the member states doing? If that's the case, why don't they treat their citizens better? When they don't want them, they drive them out and treat them like scavengers, but now that they want to be taken away, they refuse? What are those guys thinking?"

He seemed to get angrier the more he talked, and even started roaring.

"Your own citizens willingly follow pirates, and you still have the nerve to ask the Navy for help? Don't you know that the Navy isn't here to clean up their messes? As long as the Seven Warlords of the Sea haven't broken any rules, the Navy has no right to take action against them. Let the member states handle this themselves. What do they take the Navy for? Let them wait until the Seven Warlords of the Sea try to usurp the country before they attack!"

After letting out a roar, Fleet Admiral Sengoku hung up the Den Den Mushi, still snorting angrily, "These allied nations are getting more and more outrageous!"

Even if the Navy were to have free time, it wouldn't interfere with the legitimate recruitment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

It's not like we're attacking member states or capturing civilians within them to be enslaved, so the navy has absolutely no say in it!

not to mention……

Although he was very dissatisfied with the Shichibukai system, the Shichibukai were just recruiting workers, not doing anything else. Your member states don't even want their own citizens anymore, so what's the big deal?

what?

Are you worried that the Seven Warlords of the Sea will drain the country's civilian population?

Why would the Seven Warlords of the Sea need so many workers?

After calming himself down, Fleet Admiral Sengoku seemed to hear the commotion in front of him. He looked up at Garp, who was leisurely stuffing snacks into his mouth, and said with dissatisfaction, "Don't you know the Navy is busy right now? Can't you do some work for me?"

"Relax, relax, one more or one less won't make a difference." Hearing his old friend's words, Garp knew that Sengoku was just grumbling because he had nothing to do, so he didn't mind. He continued to stuff his mouth with food and said cheerfully, "By the way, what did you think of what I said earlier? That orange wine and these snacks are pretty good. I'll let you in on a secret, they even have special yogurt-flavored senbei in them, and they taste pretty good."

"Taste? I've never tasted that at all." Hearing Garp's words, and watching Garp stuffing snacks into his mouth in big bites.

That wasn't taken from him; it was sent by a naval unit in the East China Sea a few days ago.

Sengoku curled his lip and said expressionlessly, "Tell that kid that as a naval captain, he shouldn't always be thinking about making money. He should actually think about how to uphold justice and build up his achievements. He did a good job in the East Blue Pirate Glory incident, but it's not enough. He shouldn't let Zephyr down."

"That kid has already fallen from grace. Isn't it normal for him to be thinking about making money? Just ignore him."

"I think you've fallen into depravity!" Sengoku looked at Garp, who had abandoned him without hesitation, with a dark expression on his face.

This old guy gave up a highly qualified navy officer just for a little food?

During this period, due to Vegapunk's sudden disappearance, the Navy was quite busy. Under the orders of the World Government, most of the Navy's idle forces were dispatched to search for Vegapunk's whereabouts between the Grand Line and the New World.

There's only this guy...

He's been slacking off at the Navy Headquarters, never doing any work.

Of course, Sengoku, who was also aware of the situation, did not blame his old friend, at most complaining a few times.

To be honest, he was quite troubled by this mandatory mission from the World Government.

While Vegapunk is important, things can't go on like this forever!

Furthermore, although they do suspect that it was done by the Four Emperors, the Revolutionary Army, and underground forces, without solid evidence, the Navy cannot simply barge into someone else's territory to search. They can't just accuse someone else of doing it without any evidence!

Is this preparing to start a major war?

In particular, the revolutionary army couldn't find the enemy's main base at all, so how were they supposed to investigate?

If this continues, it will only make the ocean more chaotic.

He had already spoken briefly with the Five Elders about this. Although the Five Elders were also very dissatisfied, the World Government understood that if they couldn't find a solution after a while, they would have to stop.

Next, the World Government will send spies to infiltrate these forces and conduct covert investigations, while simultaneously establishing a new World Government scientific research department.

"Forget it, I'm exhausted these days, I don't have time to mess around with you." Zhan Guo sighed, rubbing his eyes, and said, "So, what do you want?"

"Um... I need to take a vacation! Please approve it!"

"..."

This bastard knows perfectly well that the Navy Headquarters is incredibly busy, yet he still has the nerve to come to him and ask for leave?

How long has it been since your last vacation?

Sengoku glared at him, furious. "No, I don't have time to give you a leave slip right now. Stay at Marine Headquarters and get to work!"

"It's nothing, I just came to let you know so you won't bother me when I'm on vacation." Garp, unfazed by Sengoku's sinister words, ate snacks, flashing his white teeth, and uttered shameless words, "As for the leave slip, I can get it done when I get back!"