"Does everyone have any opinions on the system I proposed to suppress the New World's Four Emperors pirate groups with the Royal Shichibukai?"
Sengoku was the first to speak and ask. This system was first proposed by him. Although he was the Navy Fleet Admiral, the Navy wasn't his one-man show. He also needed to respect the people below him. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sit firmly in this Fleet Admiral position.
"I object!"
Akainu was the first to raise an objection without giving any face. He only saw him say with a cold face, "Pirates are pirates. How can we give them a formal identity? If that's the case, wouldn't the world be in chaos? Anyway, I don't agree."
Sengoku's expression didn't change at all. The second person to speak was Admiral Aokiji. He frowned and said, "Fleet Admiral, the Royal Shichibukai system you mentioned can indeed greatly divide the power of the pirates. But the problem is, even if we find all the Royal Shichibukai, will they listen to our orders? I'm afraid that it will backfire."
Different from Akainu's direct opposition, Aokiji's words were reasonable and well-founded. Many people present were secretly nodding.
Zephyr even supported his favorite disciple, and said, "Kuzan is right. They're pirates after all. Who knows what they'll do after becoming Royal Shichibukai? After all, it sounds very uncomfortable to give pirates a formal identity by the World Government. Has our Navy been forced to this extent?"
Seeing that several people in a row were opposing his opinion, Sengoku's expression suddenly became a bit unsightly. In fact, he had told everyone about this system before. It was just that no one had agreed before. He had persuaded them several times, but he hadn't expected that it would still be like this now.
In the end, Sengoku could only turn his gaze to Vice Admiral Tsuru, and said, "Vice Admiral Tsuru, what do you think?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru directly opened her mouth without thinking, and said, "Looking at the current situation, the New World has completely exceeded our control. The so-called pirate Four Emperors have already appeared three. They occupy most of the territory in the New World. Our Navy can't intervene at all. Moreover, if this situation continues, once the fourth pirate Emperor appears, the New World will definitely be divided into four, and it will be as solid as a bucket at that time. So, the situation in the New World is very critical now."
Vice Admiral Tsuru didn't say whether she agreed or disagreed at the beginning. Instead, she first analyzed the current situation with everyone. Hearing her words, everyone present agreed very much. The current situation was indeed very unfavorable to the Navy. Although they had taken various measures, the New World was still occupied by the pirates. They had no way to deal with it.
"So."
Vice Admiral Tsuru said, "Extraordinary methods should be used in extraordinary times. The shortcomings of the Royal Shichibukai system are very obvious. Everyone can see it. However, think about it the other way around. This system is also the best choice for us now. Using pirates to control pirates, regardless of whether it's bright or not, the effect will definitely be very good."
"However, what I'm only worried about now is, if we implement the Royal Shichibukai system, it will indeed be able to stabilize the chaotic pirate era now. But the problem is, what should we do in the future? Just like Sakazuki said, pirates are pirates after all. Even if you give them a formal identity, they're still pirates. The characteristics in their bones won't change. No one knows whether they'll do rebellious things in the future. No one can guarantee it."
Vice Admiral Tsuru said in the end, "So I think that this Royal Shichibukai system has equal advantages and disadvantages. It depends on how you allocate it, Sengoku. My attitude is that I neither agree nor oppose it."
Although Vice Admiral Tsuru said a lot, everyone agreed very much. She was impartial, and pointed out all the advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, she didn't take any sides. This was what a consultant should do.
Kizaru suddenly said, "I agree with Sengoku-sensei's decision. Those guys in the New World are indeed too noisy now. We can't put all our energy on them. So I think that the method of using pirates to control pirates is very good."
"I also think that Fleet Admiral Sengoku's method can be tried. As long as we control it well, and choose some great pirates who have relatively minor crimes, it should still be possible."
"I also think so. We can't use all our forces to deal with the New World now. Otherwise, how should we solve the治安 (public security) in other places? The Royal Shichibukai system can just solve our biggest trouble right now. So I think it's very necessary to implement the Shichibukai system."
"I also agree."
"I object."
"I also object..."
Following Kizaru, everyone began to express their opinions. The final result was that those who agreed were more than those who opposed.
Seeing that the final result was this, Sengoku's face finally revealed a relaxed look. Just as he was about to announce the result, suddenly the door of the conference room was pushed open violently, and one of his adjutants rushed in.
"Bang!"
Sengoku slammed the table angrily, pointed at his adjutant, and roared, "What's wrong with you? Don't you know that we're holding an important meeting now? Who told you to break in? Who told you to break in?"
The adjutant lowered his head and didn't dare to speak after being scolded by him. He also knew that he was a bit reckless. However, it was indeed a matter of great importance. He could only bite the bullet and said, "Fleet Admiral, I'm sorry. I made a mistake. I'll go and receive punishment later. However, it's really because something urgent happened. That's why I made such a move. I'm sorry, Fleet Admiral."
Sengoku was so angry that he couldn't speak. At this time, Vice Admiral Tsuru said softly, "Alright, Sengoku. Seeing him so flustered, something big must have happened. Let him speak first. After he's finished speaking, you can decide how to punish him depending on the situation."
Sengoku took a breath, and hummed, "Speak. What exactly happened that made you so flustered and rude?"
The adjutant replied, "Fleet Admiral, it's the Celestial Dragon. Something happened to the Celestial Dragon."
Hearing the Celestial Dragon, Sengoku's anger was even greater. He shouted, "What happened to those guys again?"
"Cough cough!"
Hearing Sengoku call the Celestial Dragons 'those guys', some of the Navy's high-level officials present coughed lightly. But more people were looking at the sky with their eyes, and their expressions didn't move at all, as if they hadn't heard anything.
Not to mention that Sengoku was annoyed by the Celestial Dragons, they were also annoyed to death by those guys. But they couldn't do anything about them. Whoever was in their position would be unhappy.
Although they were unhappy, Sengoku still had to clean up the Celestial Dragons' mess. This was also what annoyed him the most.
The adjutant said, "Fleet Admiral, someone attacked the Celestial Dragon."
"What?"
The Navy's high-level officials present were all spirited up when they heard this. Sengoku was also stunned, and then asked, "Someone attacked the Celestial Dragon? What do you mean? Explain clearly. How did they attack? How is the Celestial Dragon?"
The adjutant said, "It was a young man who attacked the Celestial Dragon. Not only that, he's now holding the Celestial Dragon hostage. It's on the Sabaody Archipelago. Now our soldiers have surrounded him. But that young man is not ordinary. Everyone has just surrounded him, but they don't dare to take action. Moreover, someone there has sent you a document, Fleet Admiral, saying that it contains the specific information and situation of the person who attacked."
"Speak." Sengoku said succinctly.
The adjutant reported, "The person who attacked the Celestial Dragon is named Edward D. Akira. He is..."
"What?"
Suddenly, several exclamations interrupted the adjutant's report. He only saw Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, and the others stand up in shock. Especially Akainu, asked with a gloomy face, "Newgate D. Akira Stone, is he that brat from the Whitebeard Pirates back then?"
The adjutant glanced at Sengoku. Under Sengoku's signal, he replied, "It should be him."
Sengoku said in a deep voice, "That kid hasn't appeared since he returned to the Whitebeard Pirates. The latest information we got is that he defeated the pirate alliance that attacked Fish-Man Island on Fish-Man Island. However, he should have returned with the people from the Whitebeard Pirates. Why would he appear on the Sabaody Archipelago?"
There was naturally no need to say more about the Navy's intelligence capabilities. They also had troops stationed on Fish-Man Island. So they quickly learned that Akira had appeared on Fish-Man Island. It was just that they didn't have time to pay attention to it now. However, they had never expected that they wouldn't go to take care of Akira, but Akira had actually gone to the Sabaody Archipelago himself, and had even done such a thing.
"What exactly is going on?" Sengoku asked.
The adjutant replied, "According to the information obtained by the Navy on the Sabaody Archipelago, it's said that the young man calls himself 'Grim Reaper'. It seems that he attacked the Celestial Dragon because of a slave next to the Celestial Dragon."
"Grim Reaper? He's really arrogant enough. But what about the slave you mentioned? What's going on? How would that kid be related to a Celestial Dragon's slave?" Sengoku asked again.
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