Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

The trial within the Navy was kept secret, and it was publicly announced that Garp needed to recuperate at Marineford for a period of time due to health reasons.

Apart from the high-ranking officers, no other lower-ranking officers or naval personnel were qualified to know about this matter. Kong had put a lot of thought into Garp's case; even though he was stripped of his position and title, he was not imprisoned, but simply prevented from doing anything.

Garp was deeply affected by this incident, and his hair turned white overnight.

The Komple Sea of ​​the Grand Line.

A fierce battle has already begun on the sea.

Advanced warships are pursuing and intercepting a large wooden ship that has broken through the sun.

The cannons fired in unison, and cannonballs exploded around the wooden ship, creating splashes of water.

boom!

The successive explosions and waves made it difficult for the large ship to move forward, and also made it easier for the navy to attack.

Finally, amidst a hail of shells, a shell struck the bottom of the ship's hold, blasting a large hole that allowed seawater to rush in.

On the warship, Saulofu, who was in command, was already confused.

He didn't know why he needed to use cannons and rifles to hunt down a group of scholars exploring the world's taboos.

Stop.

They were powerless to resist.

When Sauro first received the mission, he thought it was about an evil scholar, but as he got to know him better, he became more and more confused about his mission.

They were just a group of unarmed scholars.

As the mission progressed and historical exploration ships were destroyed one after another, his sense of bewilderment grew day by day.

He didn't understand what crime these scholars had committed that led the World Government to issue a kill order.

The soldiers on deck were somewhat at a loss when they saw Saul's appearance.

Although Saul ordered them not to attack, the order to leave no trace of their existence was personally given by the Navy Headquarters.

Fortunately, the other ship's cabin was already leaking, and it would soon sink into the sea, so they didn't need to anger their superiors.

Both sides remained silent, and an awkward atmosphere ensued.

Until a naval soldier shouted:

"Lieutenant General Sauro, we've captured a woman!"

Saul suddenly stood up from his seat:

"What!"

He couldn't help but turn his head and saw a woman being escorted over by several soldiers on a small boat.

"Damn it, why won't you let us go? We're unarmed and could be captured, why did you attack us directly!"

Tears streamed down the woman's face as she roared angrily.

Sauro saw the tears on the woman's face and his resolve wavered, but he pretended to remain calm and directed his soldiers:

"Send her to my office; I need to interrogate her."

Ten minutes later, the unarmed woman was handcuffed and shod and taken to the ship's office.

Saul, sitting in his office chair, waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to leave.

After the soldiers left, Sauro couldn't wait to ask the question that had been troubling him.

"Are you really evil scholars who want to awaken ancient weapons?"

He needed to know the answer. Upon hearing this, the white-haired woman's tears welled up again, and she said with immense pain:

Just for this ridiculous reason?

Ancient weapons have been lost for eight hundred years. How could we, a few dozen defenseless people, possibly awaken them?

"The World Government is simply afraid that the evil deeds they have committed will be exposed."

Everyone knows about the blank century, but no one knows what actually happened during that period. As scholars, we naturally need to investigate.

"I thought the Navy would be the one upholding justice, but I didn't expect it to be so ridiculous."

"Because you're enraged by the fear of your evil deeds being exposed, your navy is nothing but a lackey of the World Government. What right do you have to talk about upholding justice?"

Sauro remained silent.

His mind is in turmoil right now.

Women often have one-sided views, but it is these seemingly silly words that plunge Saul into deeper confusion.

For the first time, he felt a sense of alienation from the justice he had upheld.

A lackey of the World Government?

It sounded very harsh, but Saul had to admit that the woman was right.

He took a deep breath, opened his mouth, but then lowered his head dejectedly and didn't say anything.

She could only let her subordinates take her away.

Marshal Marineford sat idly in his office chair, massaging his temples, trying to relieve his headache.

The world order has changed dramatically recently.

More and more people are choosing to go to sea and become pirates, and there are not enough people in the four seas, including the Grand Line. At the same time, for some reason, the mortality rate of naval commanders in the four seas is also getting higher and higher.

He felt that daydreaming might have neglected training, so he planned to have the higher-ups discuss how to improve the navy's combat capabilities.

Shortly after, footsteps and knocking sounded outside the door.

"Enter."

Kong lowered her hand from massaging her temples and looked towards the doorway.

Sengoku, dressed in military uniform, walked in:

"Marshal, you wanted to see me?"

Sengoku has been having heart-to-heart talks with Garp lately, and he's feeling quite exhausted. He just doesn't know what the Sky Admiral wants to see him about.

"How's Garp doing lately?"

Kong still cares about Garp, after all, Garp is one of the few high-ranking combatants in the Navy.

With Garp currently confined to Marineford and Zephyr refusing to go to sea due to psychological issues, the only remaining option is for Sengoku to suppress the seas as an admiral. Sengoku sighed.

"Karp feels a fierce conflict between his beliefs and his actions, but that guy is carefree and will probably be fine in a while."

"Master, what brings you here?"

Seeing that Sengoku's emotions were stable, Sora's face, which had been filled with worry for many days, finally relaxed.

Although the navy was full of disobedient bastards, Sengoku, his successor, was exceptionally capable.

It was more reassuring to entrust the navy to the Sengoku period.

Of course, Sora's favorite was the rising star, Christine Rory, but unfortunately, he was too young.

Sengoku has served as a general for many years and has enough supporters, prestige, and experience. Raleigh, on the other hand, needs more time to hone his skills.

However, Sora has high hopes for Raleigh. As long as Raleigh doesn't die, he will definitely be Sengoku's next Fleet Admiral.

Sora handed the file to Sengoku, who had recently witnessed Sauro sinking the ship of self-proclaimed historical explorers and capturing a woman. Based on her account, the salvaged items, and written records, it appeared they belonged to researchers from Ohara.

"The Five Elders have already spoken with Dr. Clover of Ohara, demanding that they cease research into the Void Century, but they refused. Therefore, the Five Elders have ordered us to issue a Buster Order for Ohara."

Zhan Guoyi glanced at Kong's face, then looked at the file in his hand.

"According to the data, Ohara has nothing that can pose a threat to the World Government, not even as good as a G-class naval branch."

Destroying a country like this wouldn't even require a Buster Call.

After clearing his throat, Kong said with a complex expression, "..."

"The Five Elders are doing this to establish their authority."

Upon hearing Sora's words, Sengoku understood everything: the Five Elders were acting this way for their own authority.

The common people don't understand what an admiral-level powerhouse is. In their eyes, an admiral-level powerhouse is about the same as a colonel in a naval branch.

There are too few general-level experts; they simply cannot understand what general-level strength means because they have no point of reference.

But the Buster Call was different; almost everyone knew the power of cannons.

The Buster Call was created to shock the common people and let them know what devastating damage is.

When the cannons begin to roar, everything in their path will be reduced to scorched earth.

This is the true meaning of the Buster Call.

Sengoku remembered that the last time he signed a Buster Call was decades ago, even before the rise of the Rocks Pirates.

Kong then continued:

"Warring States Period, I am getting old. From now on, the burden on your shoulders will be heavier."

"For this Buster Call, you will decide on the ten warships and the vice admiral leading them. I hope you will make the necessary arrangements."

Sengoku nodded, and then said,

I want to involve young generals in this mission so they can accumulate some merit.

"Sakazuki and Raleigh have already accumulated a lot of military merits, and then there's Borsalino and Kuzan, we can all go and see them."

Sora was very satisfied with Sengoku's choice, but he didn't show it on his face;

"Warring States Period, didn't I already tell you? You can arrange the personnel yourself. You don't need to ask for my opinion on these matters anymore."

Zhan Guo nodded repeatedly and walked out of the office.

He knew that from today onwards, he would begin to formally place his people into various departments of the Navy.

Although the people in those departments gave Sengoku a lot of face when he was in office, there was no shortage of people in the navy who relied on their seniority.

I only feel at ease using it if it's used by someone I know.

Besides, it wouldn't be right for Sengoku to be without capable generals after he resigned.

Let the four young lieutenant generals gain more credit now, so that they can be promoted more quickly when Sengoku becomes a master.

Of these individuals, Sengoku actually favored Raleigh and Sakazuki the most.

However, since these two had just finished accusing Garp, Sengoku was too embarrassed to get too close. He was also quite comfortable using Borsalino, and aside from being a bit lazy, Kuzan was a promising talent, very enthusiastic and strong enough.

However, he is still a bit inexperienced compared to the other three. It would be good for him to go out and broaden his horizons.

In the Sabaody Archipelago, Raleigh and Gion are flirting and drinking in a bar.

Just as the atmosphere was getting lively, Enel pushed open the door and walked in, handing a small note to Raleigh.

Raleigh looked at Enel with displeasure, but Enel was still a child and didn't understand Raleigh's expression. Instead, he sat down next to him and started eating.

Raleigh slowly opened the envelope in his hand and glanced at it.

The sound of salad rustling filled the air.

The envelope turned into the finest dust in Raleigh's hands.

His gaze seemed to pierce through all the obstacles in front of him, landing in Marineford, in Sengoku's office.

Gion looked on with a worried expression:

"What's wrong, Raleigh? Another mission?"

Raleigh snapped out of his daze and looked at Gion beside him, saying, "I'm sorry, Gion, I'll be leaving again for a while."

Because of their accusations against Garp, even Tsuru, who was on good terms with Garp, had to distance herself from Raleigh and Sakazuki.

Although Gion strongly opposed it, Raleigh offered to let Gion return to Marineford, and Gion had no choice but to agree.

Because Gion is not suitable to participate in many of the things Raleigh is about to do, as they are too dangerous.

Raleigh felt that he already possessed enough strength to allow Gion to stay safely in Marineford, making it unnecessary for her to venture out to sea.

In a fortress on the Grand Line, Sengoku sat in his office and summoned Saul, who was guarding the place.

"Sauro, you have done a good job capturing the historical explorer this time, and I plan to assign you another mission."

"The Air Marshal has signed the order to launch a 'Demon Order' against Ohara, and the attack is about to begin."

"The Buster Call?!"

Saulo hadn't expected that the matter in Ohara would be so serious.

The Buster Call—that's a term I haven't heard of in ages.

Each Buster Call symbolizes the demise of a nation; whatever people or things live on the island must be eliminated.

Sengoku nodded, unaware of the unusual tone in Saul's words:

"That's right, the Buster Call requires ten warships and five commanders of the rank of lieutenant general or higher."

I've already found four lieutenant generals to command, but considering your merit in the capture, I've decided to include you in this mission as well. This is a truly commendable achievement.

Sengoku's thinking was actually very simple. Military merits like the Buster Order were considered normal military merits in the navy. He had already decided on four vice admiral positions, and whoever got the remaining position would just be getting military merit for free.

Since Sauro has distinguished himself in capturing the historical explorers, let's send him over this time to share the spoils.

However, Sengoku did not expect that Sauro's heart had already changed.

Ignoring Sauro's hesitant expression, Sengoku began arranging other matters.

Saul could only silently retreat.

That night, Saul dismissed the guards and went straight to Nico Olvia, the scholar he had captured, Nico Robin's mother.

She was covered in scars from torture. Hearing footsteps, Nicole Olvia looked up.

Sauro looked at the woman covered in wounds and spoke in a low voice:

"I'd like to know your thoughts."

The night passed.

It wasn't until the next morning that someone discovered the cell where Nicole Olvia was being held was empty.

Lieutenant General Saulo's whereabouts are also unknown.

Sengoku stared at the opened prison door, his face ashen, anger burning within him!

He never imagined that Saul could do such a thing right before his eyes. Just how many people like Saul are there in the Navy?

Sengoku, unusually, lost his temper and ordered the navy to dispatch warships to capture the escaped Saul and Nicole Olvia.

Life or death is irrelevant!!!

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