One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Strength doesn't need to be too great; what you can perfectly control is what's best for you.

Chapter 770 The Abolition of the Seven Warlords System

The Hall of Power in Mary Geoise.

More than half a month has passed since the Navy's operation in Totto Land, yet the Five Elders are still repeatedly reviewing the detailed intelligence submitted by the Navy regarding that operation.

They focus on three main aspects.

First, there's the terrifying combat power that Rorschach has demonstrated.

The fact that Aramaki was utterly crushed by Barrett in their battle against Rorschach, while Barrett was the one who was crushed in his fight against Barrett, shows that despite both being Marine Admirals and the World Government's top combat force, there is a huge difference in their strength.

This information is indeed true, and it came from Huang Mu himself, who was one of their own people sent there.

Originally, they sent Aramaki to the Navy as an admiral because they wanted to place one of their own people in the Navy's highest decision-making level, so that they could have a deeper level of control over the Navy.

However, once the Totto Land battle report came out, Aramaki's dismal performance made him a complete clown in the Navy.

On the other hand, Rorschach's strength and reliability were highlighted by him, and his fame worldwide grew, while his prestige within the Navy soared.

This forced the Five Elders to re-evaluate Rorschach, the youngest admiral in the Navy.

Rorschach's strength and the speed at which he grew stronger forced them to take him seriously.

The World Government has been under their rule for eight hundred years, and the Navy has been established for several hundred years. They have seen all kinds of geniuses and strongmen, so they know very well how to treat an outstanding strongman like Rorschach.

If they had tacitly approved of Piet Saint's reprimand of Rorschach when he was first promoted to general, now that they knew Rorschach's true strength, such a thing could absolutely not happen again.

Although the navy is under their jurisdiction, top-level powerhouses like admirals also have their own dignity.

Rorschach is currently working so hard to conquer the world in order to uphold justice. If he gets unhappy one day and leaves like Aokiji, the World Government won't be able to do anything about it.

The world situation is currently volatile and unpredictable.

The power of pirates rises and falls, the Revolutionary Army wreaks havoc throughout the four seas and Paradise, and some potential forces begin to rekindle. The World Government must keep a firm grip on the increasingly powerful Navy.

To this end, they established some mandatory rules.

For example, now that a naval admiral has taken office, he must set up his office in a sacred place, instead of sitting in the naval headquarters as before.

While ostensibly for the protection of the holy site, they also served as hostages.

This is especially true for a powerhouse like Rorschach, whose strength surpasses that of ordinary top-tier fighters.

They need to figure out how to use Rorschach, this sharp knife, so that he doesn't slip from their hands without hurting themselves.

Secondly, the Navy suddenly shifted its attack target to the pirates on Soft Island, attempting to seize the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but ultimately failed.

The Five Elders are not blind, nor are the World Government's intelligence agencies.

The battle that took place in the New World half a month ago came suddenly. After a thorough investigation by CP0, the Five Elders quickly discovered many suspicious points.

Why was a gold mine discovered in the Totto Lands just as the Navy was preparing to take action against the NEO Navy, attracting numerous pirate crews to fight over it?

Why did the Tremor-Tremor Fruit happen to appear at that time, drawing away almost all the major powers of the New World?

Why did Zephyr and Aokiji help the Navy stop the Red-Haired Pirates and Kaido in that battle?

When too many coincidences and doubts come together, something is wrong.

The Five Elders had reason to suspect that what happened on Soft Island was deliberately orchestrated.

The reasons behind this incident and the suspects can actually be guessed by looking at who benefits from it.

According to the Five Elders, there were two beneficiaries after the battle of Soft Island.

One is Zephyr's NEO Navy.

They avoided the crisis of being surrounded and annihilated by a large naval force.

The second beneficiary was the navy.

Led by Rorschach and Kizaru, they nearly crushed the Devil Pirates, the Ward Pirates, and the Beasts Pirates, achieving a tremendous victory.

Connecting the two points, the Five Elders quickly deduced the relationship between Zephyr and Rorschach, and thus guessed that the incident on Soft Island was something Rorschach secretly did to help Zephyr divert the World Government's attention.

However, this conjecture has a major flaw.

That is, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit did indeed appear on Soft Island; it was not a false rumor.

If this war against pirates was secretly orchestrated by Rorschach, it means he was the one who threw the Tremor-Tremor Fruit onto Soft Island, which would be too high a price to pay.

The Five Elders did not believe that Rorschach would be willing to use the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, a Devil Fruit of immense power, to change the course of the war against the NEO Navy.

If he really has the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, he might as well give it to Zephyr and let Zephyr find someone to eat it. With two world-destroying abilities in hand, the Float-Float Fruit and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, even if the World Government wants to deal with him, they will have to think twice about the consequences.

Therefore, the Five Elders denied this speculation.

However, he also knew that the master-disciple relationship between Rorschach and Zephyr was genuine, so he became somewhat wary of Rorschach.

Besides that, the Five Elders are most concerned about Barrett.

Barrett's amazing performance on Soft Island not only shocked and amazed people all over the world, but also shook the Five Elders.

He forcibly merged with Blackbeard, who had eaten the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the Dark-Dark Fruit, using a normal human body, thus mastering three powerful Devil Fruit abilities. He fought against three Marine Admirals, displaying astonishing combat power.

If it weren't for Rorschach's final outburst that successfully repelled him, who knows how badly the large naval force sent there would have been destroyed by Barrett alone.

This is exactly what the Five Elders care about most.

It wasn't the terrifying combat power Barrett displayed, but rather what method Rorschach used to force Barrett, whose life force was supposedly inexhaustible and who was supposed to be invincible, to flee Soft Island.

If Rorschach had used time to compete with Barrett in terms of physical strength and Haki, and it had taken him several days and nights to defeat Barrett, the Five Elders wouldn't have cared much.

After all, Rorschach is now a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user who has awakened the Kirin Fruit. His stamina is so great that it's almost superhuman. Apart from Kaido, who is also a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user who has awakened his own, the Five Elders don't think anyone else on the sea can fight a war of attrition with Rorschach for days and nights.

The problem is, judging from the battle situation, from the moment Barrett unleashed his power to the end of the battle, it only took about half a day. How did Rorschach manage to defeat a guy with endless vitality, who was practically immortal?

Unable to figure out this problem, the Five Elders felt as uncomfortable as if a cat was scratching at their hearts.

Although they knew in their hearts that their abilities were completely different from what Barrett had demonstrated.

Inside the Admiral's residence in Mary Geoise.

With a smile on his face, Rorschach took the lead, leading Kizaru and Aramaki in.

As soon as Luo Xia entered, he saw two familiar faces, shirtless and wielding long swords, practicing their moves.

Sweat streamed down their scarred muscles, glistening in the sunlight.

"Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel, Lieutenant General Doberman, are you working this hard? Even in the Holy Land, you don't forget to train diligently."

"Hmm? It's Rorschach, hahaha, long time no see, you've gotten stronger and stronger."

Upon seeing Rorschach and his two companions enter, Squirrel and Doberman, who were sparring, immediately stopped and greeted them with smiles.

We were all old comrades-in-arms who had gone through many life-and-death battles together, and we had a very good relationship. We didn't pay too much attention to the strict superior-subordinate relationship.

However, when faced with Kizaru and Aramaki, the two still solemnly raised their hands in salute and asked the soldiers to bring them clothes to put on.

"What's wrong? Bored guarding the Holy Land? Lieutenant General Squirrel. You've gotten quite chubby, looks like the food in the Holy Land is really good." Rorschach teased Squirrel.

Hearing Rorschach's teasing, the flying squirrel laughed and said, "Sigh, it is indeed boring. This place can be said to be the safest place in the world. With the Red Line as a natural barrier, 99% of attacks can be eliminated. So many of us follow the Marshal to be stationed here, and our daily work is to patrol around and help the world nobles deal with trivial matters such as lost slaves."

"Speaking of which, I heard you guys did something big recently, Rorschach, annihilating the infamous Devil Pirates. Especially you, Rorschach, you even defeated the Devil's heir who just became one of the Four Emperors, and you also took down Red Earl. You're getting more and more amazing. It's a pity we weren't there." Doberman looked at Rorschach with some admiration, his voice filled with envy and emotion.

They had witnessed Rorschach grow from a naive soldier into a world-renowned general, and therefore held him in high esteem.

"I'm not as good as you think. The victory was due to everyone working together. Why are you making it sound like I did it all by myself?"

Rorschach chatted with the two for a few minutes before remembering that he had come to the Holy Land on important business. He then walked into Akainu's office with Kizaru and Aramaki.

As soon as he entered, Rorschach saw Akainu sitting behind his desk, working on a thick stack of documents.

He had a burning cigar dangling from his mouth, and frostbite scars from his battle with Aokiji on his cheek and neck. He was very serious as he worked on the documents, as unsmiling as if he were facing a war.

Compared to his past as a naval admiral, he appears more composed, though there are noticeably more wrinkles between his brows, and he often furrows his brow as if deep in thought.

Rorschach rarely saw Akainu like this.

After becoming Fleet Admiral and taking over all power, Akainu seemed to have lost much of his ferocity and the coldness that used to inspire fear in people.

“Uncle Sakazuki,” Rorschach called out.

Akainu looked up, responded, and without putting down the document in his hand, asked Rorschach, "The Seraphim of Egg Point Island has been created?"

“Yes, we came here to discuss with the Five Elders the matter of abolishing the Seven Warlords of the Sea system.” Rorschach wasn’t too surprised that Akainu knew about this.

As the current Fleet Admiral, Akainu personally handles all matters, big and small, within the Navy, and the progress of scientific research on Egg Point Island naturally cannot be kept from his eyes.

Akainu nodded slightly, put down the document in his hand, stood up, threw the cigar butt he was biting into the trash can at his feet, then casually took another one out of his pocket, put it in his mouth, and lit it with a flick of his finger.

Luo Xia was stunned by his smooth combo.

Kizaru fanned the smoke swirling in front of his eyes and couldn't help but say, "Sakazuki, your smoking habit is getting worse and worse. What's wrong? Is being Fleet Admiral stressful? I remember you never used to smoke."

"Whether the pressure is great or not, you'll find out once you try it, Borsalino. I can let you sit in this position for a few days and you can handle the affairs of thousands of naval branches and hundreds of member states around the world."

Akainu brushed past Rorschach and the others, leading them toward the Hall of Power where the Five Elders were located.

Kizaru surrendered behind him, raising his hands. "Please spare me, I want to live a few more years. Look at you, you've only been Fleet Admiral for a few days, and you have more wrinkles on your face than I do. You look almost as old as Sengoku."

"If you can't speak properly, then shut your mouth." Akainu snorted unhappily.

The four walked together toward the Hall of Power. Along the way, everyone they encountered, except for the Celestial Dragons, whether it was the Navy, the Holy Land Guard, CP agents, or World Government officials, saluted them with awe. Only after the four had passed by did they dare to lower their hands.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the Hall of Authority, after being informed by the guards, the Five Elders, who were already discussing Rorschach, quickly allowed them to enter.

Upon seeing Akainu arrive with Rorschach and the other two, the Five Elders exchanged glances, their expressions subtly shifting.

Satan said, "The four of you have all come. It seems you have something important to discuss with us."

"Yes, it's about abolishing the Seven Warlords system. The Seraphim weapon from Egg Point Island has been developed, and its combat power has been tested by Rorschach and Borsalino. It can completely replace the Seven Warlords and become a force to counterbalance the Four Emperors."

Akainu got straight to the point and said what he wanted to say.

"Should we abolish the Seven Warlords system?" Satan pondered for a moment, nodded, and sat down opposite Akainu and Kizaru to discuss the feasibility of abolishing the Seven Warlords system now.

As always, Huang Mu stood by, bowing and scraping, like a loyal dog.

"Rorschach, come here, I have something I want to ask you."

Nasshoulang Shengchao beckoned to Rorschach, signaling him to come over.

Luo Xia's heart stirred slightly, but his face remained expressionless as he walked over and sat down opposite Nassshuro.