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

Chapter 284 Sakazuki: Bane, I'll fucking kill you, you bastard!

In Melville, in Benn's office.

At this moment, Bane was having a serious discussion with his colleagues about the current situation.

"This is the latest intelligence sent last night. At headquarters, the Chief of Staff has already escaped and is currently meeting up with Professor Zephyr, who is about to arrive in Mary Geoise on the Red Line," Bane said in a deep voice.

Borsalino and Sengoku both took the intelligence handed to them by Ain and began to read it.

"The CP agency has taken over the entire Marine Headquarters, and Aramaki is currently serving as Fleet Admiral? That's not entirely unexpected," Sengoku said, stroking his braided beard and clicking his tongue.

Intelligence indicates that some naval officers have been arrested, and others, who were originally loyalists of Mary Geoise, have now taken full control of G-1, the new Naval Headquarters, in cooperation with the CP agency.

A representative figure among them is Aramaki, whose current codename is "Green Bull," and who was swiftly granted the position of "Marine Admiral" by the World Government.

I guess you could say it's a dream come true?

When they meet again, Aramaki might have to thank Bane.

In addition, the Chief of Staff, along with some officers from headquarters who were unwilling to collude with the World Government, fled there and went to join Zephyr's large fleet.

"How is the reaction from all sides?" Borsalino asked, his brow furrowed slightly, after putting down the documents in his hand.

"Ain," Bane called out.

Ain immediately stepped forward to report: "Currently, the countries in the East Blue are basically all unequivocally supporting Mary Geoise. There is some unrest in the North Blue, and it seems that members of Germa have fled there, apparently wanting to take advantage of this chaos to seek their own interests. Some North Blue kingdoms have chosen to continue supporting Mary Geoise. In the South Blue, the vast majority of countries have chosen to support the New World Government that we are about to establish. The Revolutionary Army has made outstanding contributions in this regard. Over the years, many of their hidden agents in the South Blue have probably all come out, which shows that their infiltration of the countries in the South Blue has been quite successful."

After a slight pause, Ain continued, "The West Sea is relatively calm at the moment. The countries in the West Sea have always been very powerful, and the Mafia is rampant in that area. The relationships between the countries are complex, so for now, we can consider it neutral."

"Neutral?" Bane sneered. "Only the strong have the right to be neutral, don't they? What gives them the audacity to talk to us about neutrality?"

"It's just a temporary solution," Ain replied.

"Once we have some free time, the first thing we'll do is take down these neutral parties." Bane waved his hand, not pressing the issue any further.

Seeing this, Ain continued, "On the Grand Line, the New World is undoubtedly the most supported country by all. In the first half, Alabasta was the first to announce its joining our New World government, followed closely by Amazon Lily and Amazon Lily. The other kingdoms, due to various circumstances, have not yet expressed their opinions, but perhaps in a few days we will see some results."

"Leaving aside the affairs of the various kingdoms, what about the navy? What's the situation with the naval branches in different regions?" Sengoku interrupted Ain's report by raising his hand and asked.

"The situation in the local waters is similar to what I just described. The East China Sea truly lives up to its reputation as the world's most solid base. The local naval bases haven't caused any unrest; they've basically all chosen to support Mary Geoise," Ain reported.

This situation was not unexpected for the Warring States period. The recruitment of soldiers for the naval bases in the four seas was mostly done locally, so the people in the naval bases were all locals. Influenced by the customs of each sea area, their judgments could almost be consistent with the performance of each kingdom.

"Fortunately, Sakazuki had sent all of his elite forces here for the war in the New World," Sengoku remarked.

The navy's most combat-effective rank-and-file soldiers, officers, and the vast majority of its elite naval backbone are now in the New World.

If they were scattered across various bases, things would be more complicated and difficult, but now that they are together, it's much easier to solve.

As early as yesterday, after Sakazuki publicly announced his intention to break with the World Government and establish a new World Government and a new Navy.

The supreme commander of the southern front, Roronoa Zoro, together with Vice Admirals Fubuki, Smoker, and Doll, publicly announced that they would obey all orders from the new Navy Headquarters in Melvure!

The southern front itself was where Bane's forces were located, so there wasn't much of a problem.

As for the central front, while they can't be said to be as reliable as Zoro and his crew, Issho's prestige is sufficient for the time being. Vice Admirals such as Momonga and Kashouzan have also publicly announced that they will support all decisions made by the new Marine Headquarters in Melvye!

As for the northern front, that's Sakazuki and Borsalino's base of operations, and things are a bit strange now.

Vice Admirals Strobelli and Keisha have announced that their fleets will fully support Melvyu, but the commanders of the northern front, Vice Admirals Onigumo and Doberman, remain silent, seemingly waiting for an order.

Where did this command come from? It must have come from Sakazuki.

Despite what Sakazuki said publicly in yesterday's live stream, neither Onigumo, Doberman, nor Dalmesia and other hawkish vice admirals believed it at all.

They are Sakazuki's true loyalists and confidants. Although Sakazuki has become a marshal and can no longer be considered the leader of the hawkish navy, how could he not communicate with them before taking action on such a big matter?

The Den Den Mushi is currently silent, making it impossible to contact Grand Marshal Sakazuki. Therefore, they suspect there is a conspiracy involved and are waiting for the situation to become clearer.

As for having Bon Clay continue to pretend to be Sakazuki and use his Den Den Mushi to deceive people, that's definitely impossible. Public live broadcasts are fine; no one will verify Sakazuki's identity. But for private calls, as high-ranking naval officers, they have their own code words. Only the Fleet Admiral himself knows what Sakazuki's code words are for them. Even Bane and his men can't figure it out.

Moreover, it is not appropriate to do things in this deceptive way.

Just then, the latest intelligence came through the fax machine. Ain, quick-witted, grabbed it and said with a smile, "Breaking news! The Golden Emperor, Gild Tesoro, gave a public speech in the North Calm Belt of the New World, announcing that the Golden City will soon be fully integrated into Baroque Works. He personally stated that, at Nico Robin's invitation, he hopes to be incorporated into the New World government system led by Melvyu as soon as possible. Furthermore, he also executed three Celestial Dragons who were currently visiting the Golden City live on air!"

Bane paused for a moment upon hearing this, then grinned and said, "He really is a gambler. It seems he can't hold back his hatred for Mary Geoise anymore."

Currently, although Melvure has the upper hand in terms of strength, the world's ruling government has stood firm over the sea for eight hundred years. Who knows if they have any trump cards that can determine the fate of the world?

The Golden Emperor Tesoro was not a fool; he couldn't possibly be so naive as to not understand this.

However, he still chose to "place his bet in advance" and cut off all his escape routes by executing three Celestial Dragons live in front of the whole world.

That's tough!

When there was no hope, or rather, when no hope could be seen, Tezzolo treated Mary Geoise with utmost respect and diligence, providing the World Government with substantial funds every year as gifts and share dividends.

When he saw a glimmer of hope for revenge, he was willing to take such a great risk and decisively chose to join.

He is truly capable of climbing from a poor boy, a slave, and the bottom of society to such a height!

"Let Robin establish full financial connectivity with the Golden City as soon as possible. That way, we won't have to worry about the World Government waging any economic war, and Bailey's problem can be solved as well," Bane said with a smile.

Before his smile could even fade, the office door was suddenly kicked open, and molten lava and intense heat instantly flooded the room.

Seeing this, Sengoku, Borsalino, and Issho all wore expressions of schadenfreude.

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

"Bane, what have you been doing behind my back?! I'll kill you, you bastard!!!" Sakazuki roared as he stormed into the office.

"Calm down!" Bane quickly said, releasing his dark power to engulf the lava that was about to ignite the house.

Although they wanted to watch the show unfold, the others in the room stood up and stopped Sakazuki, saying, "Don't be so impulsive."

"It's come to this now."

"Since we're already here..."

He's still just a kid in his early twenties.

Why are you arguing with him?

Sakazuki's left hand was being held by Borsalino, and his right hand was being held by Issho. Behind him, Sengoku was pressing on his shoulder, speaking in a gentle tone of persuasion.

This made Sakazuki very embarrassed. In fact, judging from the fact that he kicked the door open and was still able to curse instead of immediately unleashing a burst of fire, Sakazuki had already figured things out in his mind along the way.

Just kidding, this is Melvure. Judging from the expressions of those naval officers just now, you can tell they all support Benn.

Meanwhile, in this office, Bane, Issho, Sengoku, and Borsalino... Hmm? Borsalino, what are you doing here? You've already defected to the enemy, haven't you?

In short, there are four top-tier experts here. Although he hadn't anticipated Borsalino before coming, only expecting three, he understood that force couldn't solve these problems.

What I just said was merely an expression of my anger.

Gasping for breath, Sakazuki was "blocked" by the group. His several "struggles" seemed futile, and although his expression was angry, he seemed to be regaining his composure. He yelled at Bane, "This isn't over until you give me a reasonable explanation!"

Bane was also giving Sakazuki face. He knew that Sakazuki had been badly tricked by him, and he couldn't be too forceful at this moment, otherwise, how could he save face? Where would he save face?

Therefore, Bane immediately said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this is all my fault. I was too presumptuous and didn't choose to believe in your sense of justice. Mr. Sengoku and Borsalino have both scolded me. They all said that you, Sakazuki, are a man of iron will, how could you let Mary Geoise do such a thing? You must have already made up your mind. If we told you the truth, you would definitely support us. But I, Bane, am being petty and dare not take the risk."

Seeing that Bane had apologized so sincerely—and that this sincerity wasn't based on his true feelings, but rather on his genuine willingness to humble himself and give Sakazuki a way out—it was clear that Bane was genuinely willing to apologize.

This made Sakazuki feel a little better. He struggled a couple more times, and this time, Borsalino and the others released him.

Sakazuki straightened his collar and said in a very displeased tone, "So, what's the situation now? Borsalino? What are you doing here? Did you kill Satan back then!?"

This time, when Sakazuki mentioned the Five Elders, he didn't add the suffix "Saint".

Sure enough, this guy is furious with Mary Geoise!

(End of this chapter)