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Chapter 246 The Seven Warlords of the Sea Act is abolished!

The fact that Garp's grandson is missing obviously won't affect the progress of the World Conference.

Bane originally wanted to secretly investigate in Mary Geoise to see if Garp's great-grandson had really been secretly captured by the Five Elders.

But after thinking it over for a while, considering that Mary Geoise was currently on high alert and in a state of high tension, he didn't want to accidentally alert Im, so he ultimately decided not to take any action, but simply kept a watchful eye on things.

Maybe all of this is just his fantasy, and Luffy is currently learning revolutionary ideas from his own father?

He even reconnected with his good friend Sabo?

The repeal of the Seven Warlords of the Sea Act did not cause any surprises due to the "political correctness of opposing Nefertari".

When Ikko, as a naval admiral, raised this issue, the fifty rotating chair nations of the World Conference quickly passed it with a perfect unanimous vote.

That afternoon, the World News published this major news, which quickly spread throughout the entire ocean.

However, to put it simply, the people on the sea were quite shocked at first. After all, the Seven Warlords of the Sea Act had been in effect for almost twenty years, and everyone seemed to have gotten used to it. Suddenly saying it would be canceled would surely cause a huge mess.

However, after everyone reacted for a while, they felt that it didn't seem to have any impact.

It seemed that only then did everyone suddenly realize that the Seven Warlords of the Sea no longer held any significant influence!

Leaving Bartholomew Kuma aside, there are now three pirates among the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

One Moonlight Moria is like a shut-in; he never shows up on the sea and has no influence whatsoever. It makes no difference whether he's there or not.

Another one, the world's most beautiful woman, basically doesn't leave the Calm Belt much except for a very few pirate raids. And when she says she raids, she's really just begging. Every time Boa Hancock appears, she says she wants to take something, and those who are robbed all happily and willingly bring her what she needs onto her ship. Who can you blame for that?

Lastly, the world's greatest swordsman. Before Mihawk took the title of the greatest swordsman, he was quite active, challenging all kinds of masters everywhere, and often hunting down the Navy's swordsmen. He also had a big fight with Shanks every now and then, causing a lot of trouble.

But ever since Shanks lost his arm and Mihawk took the throne of the greatest swordsman, he has become increasingly low-key.

We rarely hear from him on weekdays. He's either farming in his ghost castle, making wine, or playing with monkeys. In recent years, he hasn't been a problem.

Looking at it this way, it seems that whether the Seven Warlords of the Sea are abolished or not, everyone's lives have hardly changed.

As a result, this major news, which should have caused a sensation, was forgotten after only two days.

Even Hancock, Mihawk, and Moria, who were directly involved, did not come forward to make any statement, as if losing their titles was no big deal.

In the following days, the World Conference continued in an orderly manner.

However, no major issues arose; they were mostly trivial matters, with countries bickering and settling old scores.

This is also a peculiar phenomenon in the world's political system: although all member states respect a single leader, they are not actually very friendly. Due to various factors such as geography and national interests, wars between them occur from time to time.

The World Conference, held every four years, deals almost exclusively with these grievances and grudges.

This left the navy with no involvement. In the following days of meetings, high-ranking naval officers such as Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Issho all chose to be absent and did not participate.

This is at this moment in the large courtyard of Sakazuki's residence in Mary Geoise.

Bane, Borsalino, Issho, Chief Strategist Azuru, and others are discussing the next steps here.

"Although the World Conference still has a week to go, I have no intention of lingering here any longer. I will return to headquarters this afternoon," Sakazuki said, chewing on his cigar.

After a slight pause, he looked at Chief of Staff A-He and said, "Chief of Staff, we entrust the matter of the World Conference to you from now on."

As is customary, Chief of Staff A-He is required to participate in the entire World Conference until its conclusion before leaving Mary Geoise.

She was clearly used to it; she didn't say anything, but simply nodded calmly.

"After I return to headquarters, I will begin to prepare a series of arrangements and preliminary plans for the New World War. During this period, the task for you three admirals is very simple: to resolve the remaining issues of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and bring Boa Hancock, Dracule Mihawk, and Gecko Moria to justice," Sakazuki instructed.

"I knew it," Bane said, smacking his lips as he peeled an orange.

"Then, Borsalino, you'll be in charge of going to Amazon Lily to suppress the Kuja Pirates and capture Boa Hancock," Sakazuki suddenly said, looking at Borsalino.

Borsalino instinctively prepared to agree, but then suddenly realized something and said, "Huh? Hancock? Shouldn't I be in charge of Moria?"

"Leave Moria to Bane; he insisted on it himself," Sakazuki casually replied, then looked at Yi and smiled, "As for the most troublesome one, Djorkol Mihawk, I'll leave him to you."

Yi Xiao said with a hint of helplessness, "The strength of the number one swordsman is not so simple. To be honest, I am not entirely confident."

"It's alright." Sakazuki waved his hand and said, "This is just a public statement, showing that our Marine Headquarters has completely severed ties with the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Just do your best and don't worry too much about the outcome."

With the great battle imminent, Sakazuki couldn't put too much pressure on the admirals. These three Shichibukai were, frankly, just a matter of attitude. At most, the admirals would use them to warm up before the battle, and the outcome was not important.

If we can catch them, we will; if not, we'll deal with them later. The main priority is still to deal with Big Mom and the Beasts Pirates.

It was at this moment that Borsalino couldn't help but say, "Bane, how about we switch missions?"

"I'm not going. I've already said it before, my biggest weakness is women. You want me to go and cause trouble for Boa Hancock? Isn't that sending me to my death?" Bane refused without hesitation.

"Is it really that bad? You always run away from your weaknesses. When will you ever become a perfect admiral? To be an admiral, you need the courage to face your weaknesses and strike hard!" Borsalino said earnestly.

"You make a good point, but I'm not going to listen," Bane said without any hesitation.

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

Borsalino was amused by his unreasonable behavior, and after a moment shook his head and said, "Fine, fine, I'll go then."

"You two are just passing the buck here. Anyone who didn't know better would think Boa Hancock is some kind of amazing expert!" Sakazuki glanced at Bane and Borsalino, then said to Borsalino, "How about this, I'll have Aramaki go and help you out. That should be fine, right?"

"Lieutenant General Aramaki is quite strong. This makes things much easier for me. You were planning to let him accumulate more experience and merits during this time, right? Why don't you let me oversee things and let him lead this mission?" Borsalino agreed on the spot.

They even need to further reduce their presence in preparation for slacking off in the future.

In fact, if he could push Aramu to the top, it would also benefit him. Because of their good relationship in the past and frequent cooperation, Sakazuki, after becoming Marshal, followed his old habit of always going to Borsalino first if there was anything.

This really annoyed Borsalino. "I've already chosen to retire in Marineford, and you're still doing this to me, aren't you?"

Recently, Borsalino discovered that Sakazuki wanted to properly train Aramu, and Aramu was indeed a pretty good guy. Borsalino got an idea: if he cooperated with Sakazuki and trained Aramu into a capable fighter, then Sakazuki could cause trouble for Aramu in the future.

Wouldn't I be much more relaxed then?

Even if Borsalino were to step down as general in the future and hand the position over to Aramaki, that wouldn't be out of the question!

Just then, Bane suddenly asked, "Speaking of Lieutenant General Aramaki, why haven't I seen him in Mary Geoise these past few days? Didn't he come to the World Government Summit?"

Sakazuki didn't seem to mind Bane's sudden question and replied naturally, "He's here. But as you know, he used to work for the CP, and the Revolutionary Army's rampage in Mary Geoise had a very negative impact, greatly affecting the CP. After he arrived, he was asked by the CP to help. It seems he was previously in charge of some classified matters concerning the Revolutionary Army."

"He's one of our navy now, and you don't mind at all? You're really magnanimous," Borsalino chuckled, teasingly.

Sakazuki stroked his chin and said, "After this, our Navy will also be responsible for some of the Revolutionary Army's affairs. Aramaki happens to be someone who can work with the CP organization. As the Fleet Admiral, shouldn't I make the most of him?"

Sakazuki's idea is perfectly sound. Next, the Navy will work with CP to deal with the Revolutionary Army's problem. And coincidentally, in Sakazuki and the others' minds, Aramaki is a member parachuted in from CP, making him the perfect person to mediate the cooperation between CP and the Navy on this matter.

But hearing this, Bane became even more suspicious. What kind of CP member is Aramaki?!

He clearly wasn't, but the fact that the CP organization invited him away at this crucial moment must be a cover-up. What could possibly require a cover-up in Mary Geoise? On the surface, nothing seems out of the ordinary lately, and the Navy is acting normally.

But secretly, Garp's beloved grandson has gone missing!?

If the person who could kidnap that kid so quietly from within the Marine Headquarters was not the elusive Dragon, then it was very likely an inside job. Although there was no evidence, Bane instinctively felt that there was something wrong with Aramaki.

However, Bane didn't ask any further questions and quickly changed the subject, chatting with Sakazuki and the others about the arrangements for the new world war.

That afternoon, Sakazuki returned to Marine Headquarters to handle many follow-up matters, while on the same day, Admirals Bane, Issho, and Borsalino also left the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

This marked the near end of the Navy's involvement in the World Conference.

(End of this chapter)