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

"Celestial Dragons?"

"So what?"

"This is New Marine Fendoux!"

Lori didn't care about Celestial Dragons or Earth Dragons.

It's no longer time for him to be subservient. His plan is basically complete, and the so-called world government can no longer suppress him.

"You...you dare say such a thing?!"

Roswald Saint stared in utter shock at Admiral Christine Rowley before him.

He didn't know how to face what was about to happen.

On the contrary, his son, Charles Saint, fearlessly said:

"You're finished! How dare you say such things to a noble Celestial Dragon."

"However, I will forgive you if you offer up your wife and become my slave."

Kama!

The restaurant's wooden planks were crushed by Cleveland.

All the generals present couldn't help but clench their fists, wanting to step forward and teach this reckless Celestial Dragon a lesson.

"You bastard, what nonsense are you spouting!"

"Apologize to Mr. Raleigh right now!"

Saint Rozwald punched Saint Charlos, but the long years of life had worn him down.

Even an angry punch couldn't knock Charles Saint down.

Instead, she looked at her father with a wronged expression:

"Father, we are the descendants of God; weren't they originally our slaves?"

A gift!

Cleveland could no longer tolerate Charles Saint's idiotic words and drew his military knife. "Cleveland, let's deal with these troublesome guards first."

It turns out that people can indeed laugh in exasperation when they're speechless.

Raleigh knew there were many idiots among the Celestial Dragons, but he had rarely encountered such idiots before, so he never expected them to say something like that.

No wonder they're Celestial Dragons who kidnapped Princess Shirahoshi during the World Government Summit.

Raleigh wasn't angry at those words, because he thought it was idiotic to get angry at an idiot.

"Alright, cut off his hands."

"receive!"

A rear admiral who could no longer contain himself drew his sword and with two slashes severed the Celestial Dragon's clothes and arm.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!!!"

2

"Father, save me! Save me!!!"

Charles Saint had never suffered such a severe injury; the intense pain caused him to writhe on the ground.

Not long after, he fainted from the pain.

"Lord Raleigh, please stop my son's bleeding, or he will really die here."

Roswald Saint looked at Raleigh with a grim expression.

He was smart enough to know he couldn't afford to fall out with Raleigh here.

On the contrary, his daughter, upon seeing her brother's miserable state, angrily pulled a pistol from her pocket and pointed it at Raleigh's head.

"Damn it, you'll pay with your brother's arm!"

boom!Boom!

Charlelia Palace angrily fired a series of shots.

Saint Rozwald was shocked.

However, the other naval officers present were not surprised by the scene.

If a pistol like that could kill Admiral Raleigh, then their navy would have been wiped out by pirates long ago. A meter in front of Raleigh, several round bullets floated in the air, as if there was an impenetrable wall of air in front of him.

"Phew, I only intended to give you a little punishment, but it seems you're not going anywhere now." Raleigh shook his head, stretched out his right hand, and deflected the air in front of him, including the bullets stuck in the air.

It was even faster than the shot fired by Charlia Palace with her pistol earlier.

Bang bang bang!

Charlia, who had just fired the shot, now had several bullet holes in her body.

Raleigh made her experience the same pain that Saint Charles had just suffered; the intense pain caused her to faint on the ground, just like Saint Charles.

Roswald Saint nervously tried to open his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Raleigh waved:

"Take them away and lock them up. Just call a military medic to make sure these two don't die."

Several generals lifted Rozwade Saint and his family and easily carried them out of the Bazel restaurant.

Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, Raleigh said apologetically to Old Master Bazel:

"I'm so sorry, sir, I've made your restaurant dirty."

Bazel looked at Raleigh with a worried expression and said anxiously:

"Raleigh, I know you're Fleet Admiral now, but isn't it too reckless to harm a Celestial Dragon?"

"You shouldn't have done that."

"Now that things have come to this, you have no choice but to hand me over. Arrest me and send me to Mary Geoise."

When Bazel was a Marine, he had dealings with the Celestial Dragons, so he knew their nature.

He knew better than anyone what punishment would be given to those who harmed the Celestial Dragons if something happened to them.

In order to protect Raleigh's identity, Bazel hopes to clear Raleigh's name by sacrificing himself.

Upon hearing this, Raleigh shook his head in annoyance and said:

"Old Master Bazel, may I call you Father Bazel?"

"I'm still young, you don't need to shoulder this kind of burden."

"As long as you are in New Marineford, I can guarantee your safety. The Navy has an obligation to protect the safety of all citizens within its jurisdiction, and even Celestial Dragons must abide by this rule."

Bazel wanted to say something more, but Gion stopped him. After Gion explained a few things, Bazel had to swallow the words he wanted to say.

"Alright, old man Bazel, we're leaving."

"I'm going to get busy soon."

After saying goodbye to Bazel, Raleigh took Gion back to the office building.

He sat alone in his marshal's office, waiting for a call from the Five Elders.

Blub Blub... Blub Blub...

Just as Raleigh had predicted, the Den Den Mushi on the table rang in less than ten minutes.

Raleigh leisurely sipped his hot tea until the Den Den Mushi rang for ages before he finally answered the phone.

On the other end of the phone came the angry questioning from the Five Elders:

"Rayle, what are you doing?!"

Did you know that the Roswald family, descendants of God and Celestial Dragons, had an accident in New Marineford?

Raleigh took a nail clipper out of his pocket and leisurely trimmed his nails, completely ignoring the anger of the Five Elders.

After a few minutes, Raleigh slowly spoke:

"I know about this, so what?"

"They didn't die in New Marineford; they just violated naval regulations and are here for a temporary period of training."

In Mary Geoise, the Five Elders roared angrily around a Den Den Mushi (snail phone).

"Then what else do you want? Are you going to kill them?"

"Do you even know that the Navy was established to protect the Celestial Dragons' safety throughout the world?!"

Raleigh, looking impatient, yelled at the Den Den Mushi:

"Then just remove me!"

"Why not just replace him with a more obedient admiral?"

"Now that I'm in this position, my rules are the Navy's rules, and the Navy's rules are the rules of New Marineford. Anyone who breaks the rules will have to pay the price!"

The five elders on the other end of the phone were so angry that they couldn't help but stand up, about to burst into a tirade.

Even the bald Five Elders revealed murderous intent in their eyes and drew the demon sword they had been holding in their arms.

"Calm down, we can't do anything to him right now."

The short, stout Five Elders reached out and temporarily blocked the Den Den Mushi, then spoke to the others:

"Christine Raleigh's prestige in the Navy is too high. With the World Government's current influence in the Navy, it is simply impossible to replace Raleigh."

"There may be admirals in the navy who aspire to be Grand Admirals, but now they all have to submit to Raleigh's feet."

The Five Elders were also quite helpless.

They watched Christine Raleigh rise to prominence step by step.

Previously, Raleigh had always been able to lead the Navy to victory, making the World Government very happy, thinking that they had found a treasure.

It wasn't until Raleigh's reputation within the Navy grew that they realized he was actually a threat.

However, by then it was too late. The navy was already completely controlled by Raleigh, and he had filled all the important positions with his own people.

Meanwhile, the World Government's spies or centrists who were recruited by the World Government were all kicked out of the center of power by Raleigh one by one.

"The navy has spiraled out of control; it's time to inform Lord Im."

The five elders with long beards said with a frown.

He is also helpless now. He originally thought that he and a few others could handle the naval matter, but it has become more and more serious and has now reached a point where it is impossible to deal with.

Given the size of the World Government, it was originally capable of fighting the Navy.

However, the presence of the ever-watchful Revolutionary Army added to the Five Elders' dilemma.

Therefore, the only option is to support the pirates led by Shanks in the New World in an attempt to change this situation.

"What should we do now? The Roswald family is being held captive in New Marineford. The only way to rescue them is to send out the Celestial Dragons' shield."

The short, stout five elders said helplessly.

The Celestial Dragons' Shield has too few members; they only have two Admiral-level fighters in total.

Originally, the Navy only had four Admiral-level combatants, which was just enough to balance the situation with the pirates in the New World.

However, with Raleigh's rise to power, many of the strongest pirates have died or been injured, leaving only Shanks as the sole survivor.

After hesitating for a moment, the long-bearded Five Elders' eyes suddenly hardened, and they resolutely said:

"The Roswald family violated the Celestial Dragons' rules by leaving Mary Geoise without permission."

"The Celestial Dragons' Supreme Council has decided to strip the Roswald family of their Celestial Dragon status!"

As the long-bearded elder finished speaking, the other four fell silent, a rare occurrence for them.

Now that things have come to this, they have no choice but to make this decision for the sake of the Celestial Dragons' reputation.

After stripping the Roswald family of their Celestial Dragon status, they were no longer considered Celestial Dragons.

That way, even if he is executed by the Navy, it will not bring shame to the Celestial Dragons.

However, such a decision is far too shameful.

"Let's go and invite Lord Im together."

After a moment's thought, the Five Elders had no choice but to agree to the proposal.

Currently, this approach is actually the best.

Instead of calling Raleigh again, the Five Elders quickly announced the decision to the world through newspapers and the media.

After waiting for half a day in the Marshal's office, Raleigh didn't receive the Five Elders' desperate attempt to destroy him. Instead, he received an official message from the Five Elders.

Proof of stripping the Roswald family of their Celestial Dragon status.

Upon seeing the newspaper handed to him by Mouse and Cleveland, Raleigh's lips curled into a wicked smile, while Mouse and Cleveland burst into laughter.

"Raleigh, now even the Celestial Dragons have no choice but to submit to our fists."

The two were very excited.

After Raleigh told them about his goal, the two of them worked hard towards it.

Now, they have finally taken the first step, making their first attempt to probe the race of gods.

They believed that when God began to have to back down, that was when His throne began to crumble.

However, Raleigh was not so optimistic.

Because that madman Im doesn't care about naval casualties, if Im really agrees to use Uranus to attack New Marineford, it will cause too many casualties.

"By the way, is it almost over for Brother Sakazuki?"

Raleigh glanced at the submitted documents and said.

"Yes, Marshal Raleigh."

"Admiral Sakazuki said that the four seas are basically calm now. Any small-time pirates or small groups of revolutionary diehards who occasionally appear will be immediately suppressed by the navy of the four seas as soon as they are discovered."

"He wants to go to the New World to participate in the fight against pirates."

Raleigh nodded and said:

"Rat, prepare a transfer order. I want to bring Brother Sakazuki back."

"As for Huang Mu, let him finish things up in the Four Seas."

Even now, Raleigh can't be sure whether Aramaki is actually a member of the World Government.

He might not be a member of the World Government, but Raleigh could sense that Aramaki wasn't someone who genuinely wanted to join the Navy.

The navy was merely a platform for him to showcase his abilities.

If someone can offer better terms, then it's not impossible for Aramaki to defect.

"Marshal Raleigh, should we take him out?"

The rat then made a throat-slitting gesture.

Raleigh shook his head and said:

"No reason."

"This guy hasn't done anything out of line so far. Although I've made some adjustments to some people in the Navy, let's keep things as they are until they confirm their rebellion."

The navy has many legacy issues, including many air force problems and the generals left over from the Warring States period.

Raleigh never carried out a major purge of these generals.

Instead, they were gradually moved away from the naval power center through continuous relocation.

Those who could see this clearly, such as Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru, were gradually handing over their power to their subordinates.

Only those who fail to see the bigger picture continue to try to challenge Raleigh's authority.

But Raleigh intended to remain unaware of their actions until they officially broke ties with him.

Of course, not preparing to clean up doesn't mean Raleigh wasn't on guard against them.

Many of their adjutants and soldiers were trained by Cleveland and were die-hard Raleigh loyalists with absolute righteousness.

Furthermore, to prevent betrayal by loyalists, Cleveland did more than just place an undercover agent within their ranks.

So far, they are unaware that all their actions are under Raleigh's control.