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

Marineford, inside the shattered Marshal's office.

Sora sat in the main seat with a livid face, while Sengoku and Raleigh sat on the sofa below him.

"Can any of you explain this to me?"

The Warring States period gave a wry smile, and then spoke;

"It's my fault, Commander-in-Chief. As the Fleet Admiral, my personal feelings have caused unnecessary losses to the navy soldiers."

"Rayle is right. Marines aren't afraid to sacrifice themselves. If they die on the charge to eliminate pirates, they will have no regrets."

Regarding this matter, I am willing to take full responsibility. I will resign from my position as Marine Admiral and do my utmost to make amends for the fallen naval soldiers.

As if his life force had been drained, he aged more than twenty years in an instant.

He sat idly in his office chair, looking helplessly at his capable and beloved student.

He had carefully selected Sengoku to be the marshal, but he never expected that Sengoku would do such a thing because of personal feelings after becoming marshal.

There was nothing more that could explain the Warring States period.

Because this battle has already been publicized within the main navy, even if Sengoku were to retire from the war, he would still bear a lot of infamy.

The best outcome would be to transfer Sengoku and Garp out of Marineford and find them a place to semi-retire. Moreover, about half an hour after the battle ended, he also received orders from the Five Elders: to support Raleigh's ascension to power.

He understood that all of this was due to the Five Elders' silent support behind the scenes.

You really did something very wrong. Resigning from your position as Marine Commander is the best punishment for you.

However, we are short-handed right now. Even if you step down as Marine Commander, I will not allow you to leave the Navy. You should stay in the Navy and contribute your talents.

With a single sentence, Kong sealed the fate of the Warring States period.

As for Sengoku's final fate, that can only be decided by the next Fleet Admiral, since he is no longer the Fleet Admiral.

Now that Sengoku has stepped down, let's recommend a candidate for the new naval commander.

Kong glanced around at the crowd below.

In terms of experience and ability, the players who meet the requirements are Zephyr, Raleigh, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan.

However, in terms of prestige, the most prestigious members of the Navy right now are Raleigh and Sakazuki, who just defeated Kaido.

Sakazuki spoke up immediately upon seeing this.

Regarding the candidates for Air Force Commander-in-Chief and Navy Admiral, I recommend Raleigh.

Without any hesitation, Sakazuki gave up his chance to compete for the title of Master.

In the current Navy, he is the only one who can compete with Raleigh. If even he voluntarily gives up, then Raleigh will be the only one who can take the position.

Kong nodded.

This outcome could be the best possible one.

After the great battle between the Fleet Admiral and the Admiral, the Navy was almost a joke. If another war broke out over the selection of the next Fleet Admiral, it would cause a split within the Navy.

Zeff is too old, Borsalino is too lazy, and Kuzan is too young. Relatively speaking, the younger Raleigh is stronger than the others in terms of strength, prestige, and scheming.

Kong nodded:

"Alright, since Sakazuki has already made his decision, I will report Raleigh's name to the Five Elders."

"Nothing much, I'm heading back to the Holy Land. Sengoku, before you officially step down as Marshal, make sure Marineford is taken care of."

Before Sengoku could answer, Sora stood up and left the office using Moonwalk.

After Sora left, Raleigh and Sakazuki also got up at the same time. They glanced at the people around Sengoku, and left without saying anything.

The departure of the two generals led to the departure of the lieutenant generals who had accompanied them.

After everyone had left, Sengoku looked at the shattered Marineford outside with a sense of loss and sighed.

"Garp, we really made a mistake this time."

In Sakazuki's study, Raleigh and Borsalino were present at that moment.

The scalding hot tea was poured into cups and then distributed by Sakazuki to the two men.

Raleigh picked up his cup and gently inhaled the aroma of the tea.

Sakazuki smiled with satisfaction.

"Raleigh, we won this time! We finally got those damn old bastards down here."

Raleigh glanced at Sakazuki, who was covered in bandages, and couldn't help but twitch his lips:

"Is Garp difficult to deal with?"

After Sakazuki poured the tea into his mouth, he couldn't help but sigh:

"This old guy is too stubborn."

I thought Garp, like Zephyr, would decline in strength as he got older, but I've found that's not the case at all.

"Garp's strength hasn't diminished with age, and his Armament Haki is ingrained in his bones. No matter how I fight him, I can't kill him."

A person who has been active since the Rocks era, and even earned the title of naval hero, is indeed extraordinary.

Even highly aggressive attacks like the Grimhound and the Great Flame couldn't achieve good results against Garp's physical body.

Garp's Armament Haki defense was so tough that even Sakazuki, the top Logia-type attacker, felt like he was fighting a steel hedgehog.

Moreover, Garp has great stamina. If you can't defeat Garp instantly, then it's normal to fight for five or six days.

It's alright, as long as Garp is still wearing his Navy uniform, we have a way to deal with him.

Raleigh, holding his cup, asked, "Where do you plan to place Sengoku and Garp?"

Oh, right, and that Kuzan guy too.

Sakazuki was very curious. After all, given their identities, many people within the Navy would not be willing to be assigned to remote locations, and they themselves would not feel at ease if they were assigned to important positions.

Kuzan, although two years younger than them, is now almost at the peak of his admiral level, and his strength is beyond doubt.

Raleigh looked out the window and said:

At the junction of the Grand Line Paradise and the New World lies a place called the Sabaody Archipelago. The population there is incredibly diverse, frequently including Marines, pirates, representatives of underground forces, and even Celestial Dragons. Therefore, let these two be sent to guard the Sabaody Archipelago.

Two people with the strength of an admiral would not be wasted in the Sabaody Archipelago.

In terms of importance, the Sabaody Archipelago is a necessary transit point between Paradise and the New World. Pirates who want to go to the New World must go to the Sabaody Archipelago to be coated and sunk to Fishman Island before they can reach the New World.

Moreover, the Sabaody Archipelago is not far from the current Marineford Headquarters, so it's not exactly being sent to a remote place.

More importantly, neither Raleigh nor Sakazuki wanted to deal with the Celestial Dragons.

At this stage, there is no place more suitable for these two people than the Sabaody Archipelago.

The Sabaody Archipelago is a very complex place; it would be good for the two of them to go.

Sakazuki knew very well how deep the waters were in the Sabaody Archipelago, where the ugliness of human nature was rampant. Because the Celestial Dragons frequently visited the Sabaody Archipelago, the extent of their destruction of ordinary people was even more evident there than in the Holy Land.

Given Sengoku and Garp's personalities, it's hard to say how they'll fare against the Celestial Dragons who bully ordinary people.

"What about Kuzan?"

Borsalino suddenly interjected, saying that his relationship with Kuzan was neither good nor bad.

In fact, he had a good relationship with everyone in the Navy, and he would never have publicly supported Raleigh if Raleigh weren't his brother.

"This involves our future strategic plans."

I believe Marineford's days as the Marine Headquarters should be over. Once the Revolutionary Army problem is resolved, we should begin our advance into the New World, preparing to eliminate the remaining two Pirate Emperors.

Transfer Kuzan back from the front lines and send him to the New World to find a suitable location to establish a new Marine Headquarters.

Although the buildings in Marineford did not suffer significant damage, the island was significantly sunk, and its location was not ideal, leaving it without a foundation for understanding the New World.

Kuzan can serve as a vanguard to establish a new naval headquarters in the New World. After Raleigh and Sakazuki killed Kaido, the pirates in the New World were actually panicked. The big shot Kaido in their eyes was actually killed by the Navy in his own lair.

It made them feel completely insecure. If the Navy hadn't already withdrawn from the New World, they would have already clashed with the pirate fleet that Shanks had allied with.

Kuzan is strong enough that even if he doesn't have a strong desire to attack, he can still hold a base under such circumstances. Without two pirate emperors, it would be impossible to effectively strike the Navy building a new headquarters.

"Brother Sakazuki, you have a heavy task ahead of you in the days to come."

Raleigh said apologetically,

"What Kuzan couldn't do, you, Sakazuki, need to do. And this time, I hope you can lead the naval soldiers to force the Revolutionary Army from all corners of the seas to one place."

Sakazuki looked completely unconcerned.

He loves fighting and doesn't care who his enemy is. As long as his headquarters issues the order, he'll fight.

Back in Ohara, he ordered the bombardment of the refugee ship without batting an eye, so attacking the Revolutionary Army, which is now impacting the World Government, is naturally no problem for him.

In the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, the Five Elders, who hadn't slept all night, finally got the result they wanted.

That was when Sengoku voluntarily resigned from his position as naval commander.

Sengoku wasn't such a bad candidate if the revolutionary army hadn't appeared.

"The five bald elders said."

When Sora recommended Sengoku, the others agreed.

They felt that the navy was too powerful and the pirates were too weak, and that if a strong military commander were to be appointed, it would definitely affect the balance of power among the various forces in the world.

Moreover, their decisions constantly influenced the orders of the Warring States period.

"Saying all that is useless. The key is to push Raleigh forward to resolve the Revolutionary Army issue. Once the situation stabilizes after a while, we'll let Raleigh take over as Fleet Admiral."

The others nodded.

They know about Sengoku and Garp's problems, but they can't solve them for the time being.

One reason is that Sengoku and Garp are very strong, so going to ordinary CP0s is useless; only the Celestial Dragons' shield can be used.

Secondly, Sengoku and Garp still have a considerable number of supporters in the Navy, so they can only make a move after Raleigh has completely taken control of the Navy.

The biggest focus right now is still on dealing with the revolutionary army.

On the deck of the Red-Haired Pirates in the New World.

Shanks was leaning against the fence, reading a newspaper.

Beckman walked over, a cigar in his mouth, looked him over, and asked;

Shanks, has something big happened? You seem to be watching very intently.

Shanks raised the newspaper in his hand and said:

This is indeed a major event. A fierce conflict has broken out within the Navy. Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Admiral Raleigh are fighting fiercely in the skies above Marineford, and Garp and Sakazuki are also involved.

The crew members, who had just woken up, were all taken aback when they heard Shanks' words.

They could hardly believe the truth of the matter. Beckman took the newspaper from Shanks and began to read it, and the others crowded around Beckman to read it as well.

Last night's events, thanks to extensive media coverage worldwide, quickly became known to everyone across the ocean.

The cover features the ruins of Marineford, and the massive walls of Marineford can be seen from a distance.

The content was deduced by a newspaper reporter through interviews and covert investigations.

Although not a single naval soldier dared to speak the truth, everyone understood why Shanks spoke with a furrowed brow;

I don't know what's going on between Raleigh and Sengoku, but I've dealt with both of them, and neither of them is a simple person.

There are not many pirates left who fought against both Sengoku and Raleigh at the same time.

Starting from Bondiwald, many famous pirates have died one after another.

Pirates who didn't know much about the Navy celebrated upon seeing the message, assuming that the Navy was already divided and had no time to care about them.

Only those who know enough about Sengoku and Raleigh would know that there must be something fishy going on behind this.

In the South China Sea, the dragons of the Kingdom of Sobel also saw this news.

Dragon, who knows Sengoku and Raleigh very well, has learned more than others through his own information channels.

In particular, when Sengoku was slightly outmatched by Raleigh, and Raleigh was chosen as the next Fleet Admiral, he felt a sense of crisis.

He knew perfectly well what kind of person Raleigh was. If it weren't for him, the Revolutionary Army would definitely still be able to maintain several strongholds on the Grand Line.

However, his actions forced the revolutionary army to abandon all their strongholds and flee back to the four seas.

Furthermore, Garp also called Dragon and told him that the World Government supported Raleigh as Fleet Admiral because Raleigh was very effective in fighting the Revolutionary Army.

All the intelligence gathered together indicated that the Revolutionary Army's days were about to become increasingly difficult.

They will either achieve instant fame and the navy will never be able to restrict the development of the revolutionary army again, or they will suffer a crushing defeat and the revolutionary army will be wiped out.

Dragon rubbed his head, unsure of how to stop the navy from entering the four seas.