Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 245 Does opposing Nefertari equal political correctness?

The World Conference convened as scheduled the following day.

Admiral Ben was unable to attend the meeting due to injury, but Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, along with two other admirals, Borsalino and Issho, were present.

The first topic discussed at the meeting was the Revolutionary Army's rampage in Mary Geoise and their declaration of war against the Celestial Dragons.

Following extensive discussions at the meeting, the World Government redefined the Revolutionary Army as a "terrorist organization".

However, this incident was indeed a terrorist attack. Suddenly bombing Mary Geoise, wasn't that terrifying enough?

In addition, the campaign against the Revolutionary Army has changed from being led by the CP Agency to being a joint project led by the Navy and the CP Agency.

That's right. Before this, although the Revolutionary Army had caused a lot of trouble, it had never been within the Navy's mission scope. It was more of a support role. In other words, the CP agency was the main force responsible for annihilating the Revolutionary Army. The Navy only provided certain intelligence and military assistance when necessary.

From the very beginning, the Navy's primary objective has only been pirates.

But now, because the Great Pirate Era is about to be suppressed by the Navy, the pirates of the New World are seen by the world's ruling class as grasshoppers in autumn, and won't be able to jump around for many more days.

Once the last remaining pirate threat in the New World is resolved, the Navy will be able to free up a significant amount of combat power from this long-standing pirate struggle.

Under these circumstances, coupled with the commotion caused by the revolutionary army, the outcome of this meeting naturally followed.

The Navy will officially participate in the campaign against the Revolutionary Army, no longer acting as an assistant to the CP organization in these events as it has in the past.

Undoubtedly, this greatly weakened the power of the CP agency and further strengthened the power of the Navy.

This falls under the category of "If the Eastern Depot can't handle it, the Western Depot will."

Clearly, this is also a form of punishment from the World Government for the CP organization's failure to prevent the Revolutionary Army from wreaking havoc in Mary Geoise.

Since your CP is so incompetent, then let the Navy step in and help you out.

The World Conference spent three days discussing this matter before making a final decision.

The World Conference then continued to discuss other topics. Among them, what seemed somewhat outrageous to Bane was that the Alabasta royal family, the Neferutari clan, publicly proposed at the World Conference that the Celestial Gold system be completely abolished and put forward a series of tax reforms.

Unfortunately, only Alabasta voted in favor of the proposal. The other 49 rotating chair countries all voted against it, and their opposition was very strong. Each country was more vocal than the last, as if they were afraid that the Five Elders would consider them as Alabasta's allies.

After the meeting ended that day, while chatting with Yixiao and others, I learned that Bane was completely bewildered at the time.

"These Alabasta people are really bold, daring to say things like that?" Bane said admiringly.

Yi Xiao leisurely brewed tea for himself, smiling as he said, "When I first heard it, I was quite startled. But after observing the attitudes of the Five Elders and Mr. Sakazuki, I found that they didn't show any emotional fluctuation at all. Afterwards, I inquired with the Chief of Staff and learned that this wasn't the first time Alabasta had brought it up. Twelve years ago, when Alabasta participated in the World Conference as the rotating chair, it raised the issue of completely abolishing Celestial Gold."

"It can only be said that the Nefertari family does have a special status. After all, they are the well-known legitimate descendants of the twenty kings. Although they did not live in Mary Geoise and become Celestial Dragons, the glory of their ancestors is still there. They dare to say that Mary Geoise will not do anything to them casually." Smoker said, exhaling smoke, looking as if he was used to it.

"Hahaha, that makes sense." Bane laughed and agreed.

Indeed, the Nefertari clan has the courage and confidence to do so, but the other member states don't have such a deep background. They wouldn't dare to mess around with them. If you dare to vote in favor with them today, Nefertari might be fine in the future, but your country can just wait to become the next target of human hunting.

"No wonder the other royal families who joined the alliance immediately objected. It seems this isn't the first time they've experienced such bad luck," Zoro joked with a smile.

"Perhaps the World Government is also very clear that even if the Nefertari clan brings this up a hundred times, it won't have any impact. On the contrary, these dissenting votes will only strengthen the authority of the Celestial Gold, so they never care, right?" Ain pondered for a moment and said.

Thinking about it that way, the Nefertari family was indeed doing more harm than good.

If he hadn't mentioned it, the world's government could still be considered somewhat "in the wrong" regarding the Heavenly Gold incident. But once he did, forty-nine dissenting votes appeared at the World Conference, the highest level of legal authority. What does that mean?

This shows that the member states really "love" this policy!

We only implemented it because you love and respect us, so what's wrong with that?

Sometimes, political maneuvering can be just that absurd.

Without dwelling on the topic for too long, Bane quickly asked, "Tomorrow's agenda is about our Navy's proposal to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea Act, right? What do you think?"

"At the end of today's meeting, Mr. Sakazuki had some discussions with me and many royal families of the member states, especially the Nefertari family. Because they were ravaged by Crocodile for a long time, they deeply resent the Seven Warlords system. When His Majesty Cobra heard that our Navy intended to abolish the Seven Warlords, he immediately stated that he would firmly support us tomorrow," Ichisho said after taking a sip of tea.

However, after saying that, he added somewhat nervously, "To be honest, this matter is basically a sure thing, but unfortunately, His Majesty Cobra said that he would fully support our navy, and I feel a little uneasy. I'm afraid that if he raises his hand tomorrow, there will be forty-nine dissenting votes again."

As soon as Yi Xiao finished speaking, everyone else present couldn't help but laugh.

The Neferutari clan is insane; they've turned this World Conference into this mess, as if opposing Alabasta's proposals is politically correct.

Regardless of what he says, just oppose him!

"There's no need to worry." Chief Advisor A-He waved his hand and said, "Sakazuki has already confirmed this with the Five Elders. The Five Elders will also hint that everyone should vote in favor. Whether it's the Navy, the member states, or the world's governments, this bill to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea is what everyone wants, so there's no need to worry."

"Speaking of which, it seems that Dressrosa was originally one of the countries hosting the rotating presidency this year, right?" Zoro suddenly asked.

"That's right. Dressrosa was originally scheduled to host the event this year, but because Bane destroyed Dressrosa, the Kingdom of Isalia took over the role," Smoker said immediately.

"If this accident hadn't happened, wouldn't Doflamingo have been able to participate in the World Government Summit in Mary Geoise openly as a member of the royal family?" Zoro asked in surprise.

Chief Advisor Ahe calmly nodded and said, "There are no problems with the procedure. Such a scenario may indeed occur at that time."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"He's also one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. It's a pity, Bane. If you hadn't taken him down, we might have seen Doflamingo debating the kings tomorrow. After all, he couldn't possibly agree to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea Act, could he?" Zoro said with some regret.

Bane?

How come I never thought there could be such a memorable scene?

In the original story, Doflamingo also died on the eve of the World Government Summit, unable to openly set foot in Mary Geoise again and regain face for his younger self. What a pity.

Just as everyone was discussing these random things and laughing out loud from time to time, Bane's Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

Nami deftly retrieved a Den Den Mushi from her ample bosom, glanced at it, and said with some surprise, "It's Mr. Garp."

"He still has the nerve to contact me? He has no idea how much I've been scolded by the Commander-in-Chief because he ran away!" Bane muttered, taking the Den Den Mushi without any hesitation and answering it in front of everyone, "What!?"

His tone was extremely impatient, but Garp on the other end of the Den Den Mushi didn't seem to care. Instead, he said urgently, "Something terrible has happened, Bane!"

His shout startled Bane, who quickly sat up straight and asked, "What happened? Did Big Mom and the others call?"

"No, Luffy's gone missing! I just returned to Marine Headquarters today, only to find that Luffy, who should be resting in bed, is nowhere to be found!" Garp said with great concern. "Judging from his injuries, he shouldn't be able to get out of bed. The medic said he changed his dressings five days ago and confirmed he couldn't move, but now he's gone. I suspect he's been kidnapped."

Bane was also very surprised. Could there really be a destiny?

"Who do you suspect did it?" Bane quickly asked again.

"Who else could it be? It must be that damned Dragon!? What are the others doing kidnapping my grandson? And this just so happens to happen during the World Government Summit. Almost all of our Marine Headquarters commanders have gone to Mary Geoise, leaving Headquarters vulnerable. The Revolutionary Army also launched an attack on Mary Geoise. It would be reasonable if they took Luffy with them, wouldn't it?" Garp grumbled.

Bane listened to this and thought it made sense. Apart from Dragon's biological father, who else could go to the Marine Headquarters to kidnap Luffy, who currently has no reputation at all?

But then he thought about it again and his expression suddenly became serious. Something's not right. Besides Dragon, there's probably the World Government, right?

He hadn't had the energy to pay attention to this matter before, so he hadn't thought about it much. But the fact that Garp's grandson ate the Gum-Gum Fruit wasn't exactly a secret within the Navy anymore. In fact, many officers joked that if it weren't for the fact that the other party ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, given Vice Admiral Garp's frequency of domestic violence, his grandson would have been beaten to death long ago.

Thinking about it this way, it's very likely that the World Government is also aware of this situation. Would the Five Elders let this matter go?

After all, the Gum-Gum Fruit is something that is under close investigation by the world's governing bodies!

At the same time, Bane suddenly remembered what the Five Elders had told him before: that when he joined the Celestial Dragons, it would be less suitable for him to continue as a Marine Admiral, and that before that, there was something very important that he needed to do.

At the time, they didn't mention it, and Bane didn't think much of it. But now that something happened to Karp, Bane immediately connected the dots.

Could it be that the Five Elders kidnapped Luffy? And now they plan to make me use the Dark-Dark Fruit's power to extract that kid's Nika Fruit?

Although he had some doubts, Bane remained outwardly calm and said, "Don't overthink it. Let's meet after the World Conference and talk about it then."

(End of this chapter)