One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Seeing that Sengoku was about to reach out and knock Luo Xia's head, Lieutenant General Tsuru chuckled and shielded Luo Xia behind him.

“Alright, I can see that Rorschach wasn’t lying. The little guy has grown up and become much more mature. Sengoku, you should be happy.”

"Grown up? More mature? You're not lying?"

Warring States rolled his eyes.

Forget it.

He needed to convince him that Rorschach could become so calm and honest so quickly.

It would be better to convince him that Karp can give up rice crackers and donuts.

This is even less likely than Garp's grandson becoming the Pirate King.

After all that commotion, Rorschach was still not kicked out by Sengoku and successfully sat down next to Vice Admiral Tsuru.

The lark stood affectionately behind Grandma Crane, gently massaging her shoulders, which brought a kind smile to Grandma Crane's face.

Warring States was so distracted by Rorschach that he almost forgot why he had come here.

He glanced somewhat awkwardly at Mihawk and the others present, tidied his words slightly, then coughed lightly and looked at the five remaining Shichibukai.

"Gentlemen, the reason I invited you all here today is twofold. First, I want to summarize the progress we've made in combating pirates over the past year. Second, I'd like to hear if you have any suitable candidates for the two vacant Shichibukai positions. If so, please feel free to share them, and we can discuss them together."

Before Mihawk and the others could speak, Rorschach was taken aback.

"Both sides are fighting pirates?"

For a moment, he didn't understand the meaning of the Warring States period's words.

Grandma Crane, sitting next to him, saw his expression and couldn't help but smile as she softly explained:

"You heard me right, Rorschach. It is also the duty of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to appropriately strike down pirates who approach their territory within their capabilities."

Your understanding of the Seven Warlords system was somewhat one-sided in the past.

Our navy and the World Government jointly invite influential and powerful individuals on the high seas to serve as the Seven Warlords of the Sea, granting them a certain right to legally plunder the ocean within a certain range, and relinquishing the right to capture them. This is not a one-sided favor to them.

Since the two sides are in a cooperative relationship, the Seven Warlords of the Sea who are invited each year should also take some action to strike back against the pirates.

This will be linked to the amount of benefits they gain from their status as Shichibukai.

Your initial idea of ​​counterbalancing the Four Emperors of the New World was only one part of your requirements.

"So that's how it is."

Rorschach understood.

He knew that since the Seven Warlords system had been in place for more than a decade, it must have had some merit.

The World Government and the Navy aren't fools; they wouldn't just give away such great benefits and power to a few pirates for nothing.

However, despite this, Rorschach still disliked the Seven Warlords system.

Of course, at this moment, Rorschach wouldn't be foolish enough to undermine Sengoku.

For the next hour or so, Rorschach simply sat quietly and listened.

Sengoku, Mihawk, and others were discussing the Shichibukai system, the conditions they had to meet each year, and what they might do in the new year.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea are not required to follow all the conditions in the system completely.

For example, requirements such as eliminating a certain number of pirate crews each year.

As long as the job is done reasonably well, the navy will turn a blind eye.

People like Hawkeye and Jinbe are willing to serve as Shichibukai not to use this status to develop their own power.

Rather, it's because it avoids many troubles.

For example, the island where Hawkeye lives can be protected from the Navy's artillery fire because of his status as a Shichibukai.

For example, Fishman Island, which Jinbe is associated with, received a certain degree of protection from the Navy after he became a Shichibukai. It wasn't as bad as Jinbe had previously described.

For the Seven Warlords of the Sea who don't have much ambition, the Navy's requirements for them are relatively lenient.

They are not even forced to eliminate the pirates.

Unless they are forcibly conscripted by the Seven Warlords of the Sea, they can go about their own business as they please and don't need to pay any attention to the Navy.

This is equivalent to giving some high-threat pirates an identity, so that they don't have to become enemies with the Navy for the time being.

The same reason.

There are also many high-ranking officers in the navy who rarely take the initiative to uphold justice, yet remain steadfast in their high positions.

The reason the navy treats these officers so leniently is that it's much better to let them go and stand on the opposite side than to keep them idle in the navy.

For example, if the Navy kicked Kizaru out of the Navy because he was lazy, and he turned around and became a pirate, then the New World would probably have another Yonko pirate crew.

After rambling on for over an hour, Zhan Guo finally brought up something that interested Luo Xia.

Regarding the selection of successors for Edward Weevil and Doflamingo's positions as Shichibukai.

When Zhan Guo mentioned this, several pairs of eyes in the conference hall clearly fell on Luo Xia.

Rorschach remained calm and composed, seemingly unaware of anything.

Sengoku pretended not to see it, took a stack of documents from Brannew's hand, and said in a deep voice, "Regarding the two vacant Shichibukai positions, our Navy has, after a long period of sorting and screening, identified two suitable candidates. And after receiving our invitation, one of them indicated that they could accept."

The voice of the Warring States period once again drew everyone's attention.

"Hehehe, so there's a new Shichibukai candidate already? Who is it?"

Moria let out a strange laugh and was the first to speak.

Zhan Guo looked at the documents in his hand.

"The first person we invited is Blind Swordsman Yixiao, whom we invited last time."

He is now the vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, and his bounty is about to be changed to 3 billion Berries.

"A smile??"

Moria grunted, involuntarily raising his hand to press it against the bandages covering his head, his expression instantly turning grim.

"Three billion Pele?"

Jinbe's expression changed.

The bounty on this man named Yixiao is far too high.

Jinbe knows Issho and the Straw Hat Pirates.

While aboard the Moby Dick, he often heard Ace talk about his younger brother, Straw Hat Luffy.

This newly risen Straw Hat Pirates was founded by Ace's younger brother, Straw Hat Boy.

Ace would always be very happy when he talked about his younger brother, telling everyone that his brother was outstanding and would definitely catch up with him in the future, becoming a famous pirate in the New World.

At first, everyone took it as a joke.

But later, after the Straw Hat Pirates suddenly appeared, the number two member was given a bounty of a full 1 billion Berries for the first time ever!

His captain, who had a bounty of 30 million Berries on his first attempt, was already quite formidable.

But compared to the blind swordsman's smile, it's like heaven and earth.

From that moment on, the Straw Hat Pirates and this blind swordsman Yixiao officially entered the world's view.

Even Whitebeard is paying attention to Straw Hat Luffy and Issho.

It has only been half a year since the last time a bounty of 1 billion was placed on his head, and now the bounty for Yixiao has tripled again.

Three billion peles!

This is already at the level of a pirate emperor in the New World.

This shows how much the Navy feared this blind swordsman, Yixiao.

And his captain, the Straw Hat Boy, seems to have a bounty of 300 million Berries, right?

The captain's bounty is one-tenth of the first mate's.

This was the first time anyone present had ever seen anything like it.

Jinbe couldn't understand why someone so feared by the Navy and whose strength was acknowledged would willingly become a subordinate of a rookie pirate.

He became increasingly interested in Ace's younger brother.

"Three billion Berries? That's not much for him."

Hawkeye gave a very fair assessment, and then continued:

"But based on what I know about him, he won't join the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

"That's right, he declined our invitation once again."

The Warring States period was somewhat regrettable.

Ikko's bounty was, of course, increased after he fought Rorschach and Aokiji separately on Enies Lobby a while ago.

This is different from the hearsay about his fight with Hawkeye last time.

The personal strength displayed by that one smile was so formidable that it shocked Sengoku and other high-ranking naval officers.

Neither Rorschach's superior physique nor Aokiji's powerful freezing ability could defeat Ikki in a short time.

Yi Xiao's domineering presence, physique, swordsmanship, and abilities are all world-class.

This is definitely a general, at the level of a Yonko (Emperor of the Sea).

The Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, the Float-Float Fruit, is no less powerful than Shiki's, making Yi Xiao a threat to everyone else in the Straw Hat Pirates.

Indeed, as Hawkeye said, a bounty of 3 billion Berries is not high at all for Issho's strength.

Thinking of this, Sengoku's heart began to ache again.

He quickly shifted his attention away from the irreparable heartbreak and looked at the second document in his hand.

"The second candidate is Gild Tesoro, the owner of the Golden Ship Tesoro. Our Navy's invitation to become a Shichibukai has already received a positive response from him. I wonder if any of you have any opinions on this newcomer?"

The second candidate that Sengoku mentioned surprised Luo Xia, but also seemed quite reasonable.

It turns out it was Tesoro.

At this point in time, Tesoro did not make a significant impact on the seas.