One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix

Red Earth Continent, Holy Land Marijoa, Between Powers.

The day after Sengoku and Kong arrived at the Holy Land, they were finally summoned by the Five Elders.

In the spacious and bright room, the warm sunlight shone through the large French windows, and fell flat on the snow-white marble floor. The white floor and walls reflected the sunlight, making the entire hall appear brighter and more transparent.

The warm sunlight that should have fallen on Sengoku and Kong was chilling.

Without saying a word, there was no sound in the huge power.

Sitting on a sofa made of fur of an unknown beast in the middle of the hall, the five world government rulers looked at the two with cold eyes.

There was another silence.

Finally, Saint Satan, who was in charge of science and defense, spoke first.

"Sengoku, don't you have anything to say?"

The tone was no longer as friendly as before, and everyone could hear the anger in it.

"Saint Satan, I want to know more than this why Morgans was not allowed to report the news that the Red Hair Pirates were defeated by the Navy."

"You should know how much of a blow this will have on the Navy's reputation!!"

Suppressing his emotions, Sengoku asked in a low voice.

"How dare you!"

"Watch your attitude Sengoku, who do you think you are talking to!!"

"The Navy is just the facade of the World Government, what prestige do you want!!"

After hearing Sengoku's question, Saint Satan's face became even colder, and his voice was intimidating without anger.

Not only him, but also the other four Five Elders frowned.

Picking up the newspaper on the table, Saint Satan threw it out and directly reprimanded: "Also, look at what your Navy has done in this war, what reputation can you talk about!!"

As a result, Sengoku did not open the flying newspaper, and he knew what was written in it even without reading it.

"Although there were some unexpected events in this war, the overall result is still acceptable."

"Hehe..."

Satan Saint's eyes became sharper and sharper, staring at the black-haired man in front of him.

"Whitebeard is still alive, the Whitebeard Pirates have not collapsed, and the Impel Down City has been completely breached. You said it was just a little accident."

"Sengoku, don't forget the promise you made when you started the war."

With his momentum not diminished at all, Sengoku looked at the other party with a sharp gaze and said word by word: "Of course I haven't forgotten my promise, but no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents in the war. Although the Whitebeard Pirates have not collapsed, the Navy has captured the entire Red Hair Pirates."

"If this news is reported, the pirates will definitely think that the Navy has defeated the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates and captured one of them."

"As long as it is operated properly, the reputation of the Navy and the World Government will not only not be reduced, but will also be greatly improved."

What Sengoku said is not impossible. As long as you have control of the news, you will have control of public opinion. Anyway, the Den Den Mushi live broadcast of Marinford has been cut off long ago. It is enough to put a little pressure on Morgans.

"Sengoku, stop making excuses for your failure. The news of the Red Hair Pirates' arrest cannot be released. We need to maintain the balance of the New World."

"After this war, the World Government will cut the Navy's military expenditure by one-third. From today on, the Navy will only be responsible for the order of the seas outside the New World!"

Very dissatisfied with Sengoku's attitude, Najuro Sei made the final decision and put an end to this matter.

"No!"

Hearing this, Sengoku was shocked and quickly objected, not caring about the so-called etiquette.

"Your Excellency the Five Elders, the Navy is responsible for maintaining order in the sea, and military expenditures must not be reduced!"

"Enough! Sengoku!!"

"Don't think I don't know that even if the Navy soldiers who died this time are removed, the Navy's military expenditures will still have enough left over after paying their pensions."

"Also, don't take our kindness as your capital for indulgence!"

"This war has become like this, it's all because of your and Garp's inaction. If it weren't for the contributions you made in the Valley of the Gods, you would have been able to stay in the city for a lifetime!"

Standing up from the sofa, the finance-in charge Nasujuro Saint stared at Sengoku with a calm and focused mind.

"Sengoku, stop when you're ahead, we know exactly what you said in Marinford."

Gently stroking his two curved mustaches, the God of Law, Topman Wouchuri Saint, suddenly reminded him.

When Sengoku saw that the three Five Elders opposed at the same time, he knew that it would be futile to fight for it, so he stopped talking and turned to another question.

"According to the previous agreement, I will resign from the post of Admiral of the Navy after the war. As for the new Admiral of the Navy, I recommend Admiral Aokiji."

Having been the Admiral of the Navy for so many years, Zhan Guo naturally understands the principle of not teaching leaders how to do things, but as long as Aokiji can smoothly take the position of Admiral of the Navy, it doesn't matter even if he leaves a bad impression on the other party.

The five people narrowed their eyes at the same time, and then Satan Sheng said in a cold voice: "We will naturally consider this matter, you go back first."

After Zhan Guo disappeared among the powers, the five people asked the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Kong, many details related to An.

Especially the power of that Pluto cannon.

After asking repeatedly several times and making sure that there was nothing missing, everyone signaled Kong to leave and called Kizaru with Den Den Mushi.

An hour later, Kizaru walked out of the power room and turned into a golden light and disappeared into the sky.

"Sengoku is really getting more and more presumptuous. He actually dared to talk to us like this."

"Tsk, that guy should have discovered our intentions towards the navy, so he tried his best to cover up the defeat in this war."

"It's just wishful thinking. The navy is the navy of the world government, and justice is just something used to decorate the facade."

"Let's not talk about this for now. The weakening of the navy is a foregone conclusion. The most important thing at present is what to do with the NEO Navy and the Windmill Kingdom in the East China Sea. Those guys, led by Monkey D. An, have the qualifications to compete with the World Government."

The environmental warrior god Marcus Maz looked at Satan and raised the most important question.

Hearing this, the other three Five Elders also stopped communicating and cast their eyes on each other.

Recalling the encounter not long ago, combined with the situation in Marinford, Satan's solid wooden cane gently tapped the ground, and a rare solemnity appeared on his face.

"With Whitebeard, Dragon, and Monkey D. An, plus the Golden Lion's Floating Fruit, the World Government can only defeat the opponent even if it deploys half of its armed forces, but even if we can win, the price we pay will not be small."

"And with that woman's strength, I'm afraid that Saint Garin is not sure to defeat the opponent."

"My idea is to let the navy shrink its defense line and fully deploy defenses in the first half of the Grand Line and the four seas, cut off the opponent's economic source, and drag them down from the inside."

"If this doesn't work, we can only wait for Vegapunk to complete the production of the Mother Flame and ask Lord Im to take action in the Light Extinguishing War."

After hearing the information provided by Kong and Kizaru, the other four had no objection.

"In addition, the next Navy Admiral must be selected as soon as possible. Do you have any suitable candidates?"

At this time, the agricultural martial god Pitt Saint, who had been silent, said: "The Navy Admiral can be anyone, but it must not be that guy Aokiji. The Navy cannot have another Sengoku."

After a brief thought, Saint Satan proposed an unexpected name.

"? ? ?"

"I think this guy is very suitable to be the next Admiral of the Navy, what do you think..."

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