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

Chapter 259 Successfully captured three Vice Admirals!

It was already dark when Bane's fleet finally arrived at Naval Base G-5.

Several vice admirals waited in this office for a whole day before Tashigi finally brought Bane from the naval port.

Smoker and Bane were very close, and he immediately asked with great curiosity, "Did something happen on the way? Why are you so late?"

This made Bane a little embarrassed, so he raised his hand and laughed it off, avoiding a direct answer.

Do you want me to tell you that because I hadn't seen Robin for a long time, I wasted some time enjoying the fun of the Flower Flower Fruit?

Seeing that Bane had no intention of explaining, the others didn't ask any further questions, after all, he was the general.

Bane sat down on the sofa, and then Ian immediately took out a black box-like device, placed it on the table, and pressed the start button.

This action caused everyone present to tense up.

As senior naval officers, they naturally knew that this was a small-area signal jammer. Once activated, all signals within the building would be completely blocked. It was generally only used for extremely important meetings.

"Looks like we've gotten ourselves into something important?" Smoker said softly, stubbing out his cigar in the ashtray.

The expressions of Lieutenant General Dole and Lieutenant General Penn, who had been relatively relaxed, also turned serious. They sat up straight and waited for Benn's instructions.

Inside the office, besides Bane and Ain, there are only five vice admirals: Fubuki, Zoro, Smoker, Dol, and Penn. Even Tina and Tashigi have been asked to leave.

Ian closed the office door and then stood in front of it.

"Why am I suddenly a little scared?" Dor looked around and muttered.

Bane grinned and said, "There is indeed something of great importance concerning our lives and livelihoods, and I need to discuss it with you all today."

After a slight pause, Bane continued, "You are all my trusted subordinates. Originally, I thought that as long as I gave the order, you would all do your best to help me, no matter what. However, on the way here, I thought it over and over again and decided that I should give you some choices. This matter is confidential. As I just said, your lives are at stake. In addition, this matter is quite rebellious. Once you do it, there will be no turning back. If we fail in the future, not only will your lives be in danger, but your reputation will also be ruined. So before we talk about this matter, please think about whether you want to listen. If anyone feels too much pressure, it is not too late to back out now."

Before the others could speak, Bane added, "We're all on the same side, so I won't say anything hypocritical. Those who stay today will stand together through thick and thin. I, Bane, will never treat you unfairly. As for those who leave, I won't make things difficult for them. It's just that we'll all go our separate ways from now on, so let's not stick together."

After those words were spoken, the office was completely silent. Zoro and Fubuki didn't need to say anything, but they didn't do anything to influence the judgment of the others.

Smoker glanced at Bane, then at Dol and Penn, but said nothing.

Dole's expression was quite solemn. He swallowed hard, looking somewhat hesitant.

After a moment, Peng En spoke first, asking, "General, is this a violation of justice?"

"No." Bane shook his head without hesitation. "This matter does not violate justice; on the contrary, we represent justice."

"Since it doesn't violate justice, then I have no pressure. I, T. Penn, am deeply grateful for your kindness and care, General, which is why I am able to sit here today. But if I am ordered to do something, I will never back down!" Penn said with a very serious expression.

Seeing this, Bane smiled and said, "Then thank you very much."

"It's making me quite nervous to suddenly bring up such a serious matter like this." Dol raised his hand and rubbed his nose, then his expression turned serious as he looked at Bane and said, "So, this matter isn't an order from headquarters, but rather something you, General, arranged yourself?"

"That's right, this didn't come from headquarters; it was my own willful act." Bane didn't hide anything and said very frankly.

"May I ask, how serious is this matter?" Dor hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

After a moment's thought, Bane replied, "It's probably several times bigger than you're thinking."

"That's truly incredible," Dol sighed softly, then took a deep breath, his expression turning serious. "I often tell others that you, General, are my idol. At this moment, I don't know if I'll regret making this decision in the future, but... please give your orders!"

Hearing this reply, Bane's smile widened, and he said, "I will do everything in my power to make sure you don't regret the choice you made today."

Seeing that both Penn and Dole had made their choices, Smoker shrugged and said, "It doesn't violate justice, the matter is extremely serious, and it has nothing to do with headquarters' arrangements. It's entirely your personal will. Just hearing that gives off a very rebellious and unsettling feeling."

"Yes, that's true." Bane pondered for a moment, then said with a smile, "I really do have that feeling."

"But coincidentally, as you know, I'm a notorious troublemaker in headquarters. I've broken the rules countless times. Everyone calls me 'Problem Child Smoker.' Since I'm already a 'problem child,' why do I need to think so much? What is it? Just say it!" Smoker said with great arrogance.

"Hahahaha!" Seeing everyone's reaction, Bane laughed heartily.

After laughing, Bane's expression turned serious. "Everyone was involved in what happened during the World Government Summit, so I won't say much. During this turmoil, I witnessed some extremely intolerable things in Mary Geoise. I haven't been able to eat or sleep properly lately. Whenever I think about these things, I feel like there's not a clean spot on my body. Every time I see the word 'justice,' I feel unbearably ashamed. I've even thought many times about resigning from my position as admiral, leaving the Navy, and never doing it again. But in the end, I felt that leaving in such a dejected manner was simply not something I could swallow. So I've decided to do something big."

When Bane said this, the eyes of several vice admirals looked somewhat surprised and suspicious. Was he going to rebel?

But before Smoker and the others could speak, Bane raised his hand in a gesture.

Then, Ian immediately stepped forward, took out several documents from the briefcase in his hand, and personally handed them to Smoker, Penn, and Dol.

Bane didn't explain anything, but said, "Everyone, please take a look at these documents first."

Filled with doubt and confusion, Smoker and the others opened the documents in their hands and began to read them.

With just one glance, the expressions of the three lieutenant generals changed drastically. Then, their bodies tensed up involuntarily, and they quickly flipped through the pages. The one whose reaction was most obvious was Lieutenant General Peng En.

His face was already ferocious, and now it looked as if he wanted to devour someone. He gritted his teeth, his eyes were filled with angry red light, and his body was trembling uncontrollably.

After flipping through a few more pages, tears welled up in Peng En's eyes as he exclaimed, "How can there be such evil and heinous things in this world? And yet, we, the navy, are still despicable! What do these bastards take justice for?!"

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

He had just heard General Ben say that he felt ashamed whenever he saw the word "justice," and he didn't quite understand.

Now, he has truly felt it; the word "justice" draped over his back is like a mountain, pressing down on him and making it hard for him to breathe.

Vice Admiral Doll, usually so handsome, now looked like a demon, his face contorted with rage. He slammed the document on the table and roared, "Human hunting... No one with a conscience can tolerate this! Has Mary Geoise fallen so low, become so corrupt? Have the upper echelons of the Navy become accomplices to this evil?"

Smoker snapped the file shut, took a deep breath, and said, "The reason I joined the Navy was because I couldn't stand the ruthless pirates who ran rampant on the high seas, treating human life like dirt, and ruthlessly plundering lives and the hard-earned wealth of others. In the end, I never imagined that compared to these beasts, the pirates were unbelievably kind."

Including Bane, the vice admirals present were all newcomers to the navy. People like Smoker had only been vice admirals for a short time and had just entered the upper echelons of the navy, so they hadn't had time to experience these dark times yet.

At the same time, they are young enough that their passion hasn't cooled down yet.

How could one possibly swallow such a crime?

"General, do you intend to lead us to Mary Geoise? To hang all these damned bastards on the Red Line?!" Dol, with his fiery temper, immediately asked.

"If that's the case, I have no choice but to do it!" Lieutenant General Peng En said fiercely, pressing down on the hilt of his sword with one hand.

He could no longer look directly at the word "justice" on his body. To be honest, after seeing this information today, he had no intention of continuing to be a naval officer. If the admiral made arrangements, he would follow them. If Admiral Bane did not make arrangements, he would probably resign immediately and, even knowing he would die, he would still go to Mary Geoise and wreak havoc!

Smoker didn't say anything, but you could tell from his expression that he was also unable to contain his anger.

"I already have some ideas and thoughts about this matter. Some of the Navy's high-ranking officers have completely degenerated into the vicious dogs of Mary Geoise. They have all failed justice and are unworthy of bearing justice. After that, I plan to gather the wise and righteous people in the Navy to rebuild a new Navy. However, this is not what I want to talk about now." Bane briefly mentioned it without going into details.

Before anyone could ask, he immediately said, "Something's happened in Eghardt. Dr. Vegapunk seems to be researching the Poneglyphs and the Void Century, and Mary Geoise has noticed. That's alright, though. The key issue is that one of the Five Elders, Jaigolusia Satan, also known as Saint Satan, is heading to Eghardt under Borsalino's protection. He needs five Vice Admirals to assist him. I'm currently in charge of this matter, and I plan to have the five of you accompany me."

"You mean, should we take down one of the Five Elders first?" Lieutenant General Dor raised an eyebrow.

"That's right. I plan to take advantage of his solo departure from Mary Geoise to hunt him down and see if I can get some important information about Mary Geoise from him, so as to prepare and lay the groundwork for what's to come," Bane said in a deep voice.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Smoker immediately stood up and said, "Although it's already late, I imagine you all won't be able to sleep. Why don't we set off tonight?"

"Mr. Smoker is absolutely right. I can no longer tolerate this knife at my waist!" Lieutenant General Peng En also stood up and said.

"The preparations for departure have already been made, so there's really no reason to delay, Admiral," Lieutenant General Dor said without hesitation.

There will still be two updates today. I'll post the last chapter later when I'm done with my work.

Please forgive me, experts!

(End of this chapter)