Grand Line, Naval Headquarters, Fleet Admiral's Room.
"Are our plans still going, Sengoku? Regarding the spy quest that Doflamingo infiltrated on our side?" Tsuru asked seriously.
"We have to keep doing it!" Akainu said firmly, "We can't allow a vile pirate to infiltrate and leave freely in the Marines! If we can, we must kill him immediately!"
"I don't agree with your opinion, Sakazuki" Aokiji suddenly said coldly then looked at Sengoku, "Sengoku-san, instead of us tracking the spy. Wouldn't it be better if we left him on our side?"
"What do you mean, Kuzan?" Sengoku asked seriously.
"Currently Doflamingo has died along with the destruction of the Dressrosa Kingdom. With Doflamingo's death, the spy now doesn't know what to do other than become a Marine. If we followed our previous estimates, the strength of these spies was at least between that of a Rear Admiral or a Vice Admiral. If we catch him by killing him, it will only be a loss on our part due to the loss of one of our powers" Aokiji said calmly, "I'd prefer if we kept him over killing him"
"Nonsense! Are you siding with the Pirates, Kuzan?!" Akainu asked with a look full of anger.
"I'm not siding with the pirates, Sakazuki" Aokiji said coldly, "I'm just paying attention to how the Navy is doing. If we kill one of our main forces especially if the spy is a Vice Admiral of easy age . It was a very, very big loss on our part. Young people still have a lot to develop in the future."
"Hmmm~ According to your personality, Kuzan" Borsalino said casually, "I don't mind whatever decision you guys make regarding this spy…. Compared to that… I'd rather eat the dishes made by the Fortis Kingdom" Borsalino muttered at the end of his sentence quietly.
Although the sentence is quite slowly issued by Borsalino. However, everyone there heard the sentence clearly.
"Bahahaha… You said the same thing I was thinking, Borsalino" Garp immediately laughed excitedly, "Me too… Damn it! How can the food in the canteen now taste bad anymore?"
"You two!" Sengoku shouted with a face full of irritation, "Bastard! ca n't both of you focus for now! We are discussing important matters regarding the future of the Navy!"
"The two of us are also talking about something very important Sengoku" Garp replied calmly, "The food in the canteen is not feeling good anymore. It's hard for me to eat and get energy again."
"Arara~ I think, I also think the same " Aokiji who was previously serious immediately calmed down, "After tasting the dish made by Dogima Gin. The taste of the dishes in the canteen at this time is very bland. It's hard to eat it." Aokiji ended with a sigh.
"Could it be that we can still taste their dishes?" Borsalino asked with an excited look, "Especially Saiba Joichirou's dish. A dish that is said to be tastier than the dish made by Dojima Gin" Borsalino swallowed, "I wonder… How does the dish made by him taste like."
"AH! Unlucky! Right now I feel very jealous of the workers of the Fortis Kingdom for being able to get that food every day" Garp shouted with a face full of annoyance.
Sengoku and Akainu's faces were really gloomy listening to the conversation with the stupid topic brought on by the three who were notoriously lazy in the Marines.
Garp himself even though he is known as a Marine Hero. However, currently, Garp has entered retirement age . Because of this, Garp often spends his time relaxing and is currently known as a lazy old man especially in the ranks of Rear Admirals and above. However, even so. Everyone had great respect for Garp. Because of the various achievements he achieved in the past. Because of that, Even though Garp was lazy, however , no one often protested about it except Sengoku.
"Are the dishes made by the Chefs of the Fortis Kingdom really that good?" Tsuru was provoked by the conversation.
"That was really good, Tsuru-san" Aokiji said with a sigh, "Yesterday I regretted having eaten so little"
Borsalino then looked at Garp with a sullen look, "It's because of you, Garp-san. You spent half of it. This caused Kuzan and I to only get a quarter of the dish made by Gin."
"Don't blame me!" Garp said with a frown, "It's also your fault! I can only get half. Unlucky! I shouldn't have taken you Kuzan there."
Kuzan shrugged his shoulders casually.
"Could you return to the previous topic of conversation?" Sengoku asked with a blackened face while looking at Garp and the others with a look full of anger.
Seeing Sengoku's gaze, Garp and the others immediately turned their attention and didn't seem guilty at all.
"I think we can follow the consideration given by Kuzan" Tsuru said calmly, "As Kuzan said, right now if the spy really is the one sent by Doflamingo, the spy shouldn't know what to do right now. because the person he was following had disappeared. We can take advantage of this situation by making the spies our people."
Tsuru paused for a moment and continued, "Nowadays the pattern of world power has changed and you guys know about it too. The pattern of world powers that were previously Marine, Sea Emperor, and Shichibukai had changed to Kingdom– No, Octagon, World Government, Navy, and Sea Emperor. With the merging of the two terrible powers namely the Octagon and the World Government in this world power pattern, if we did something wrong, we would be instantly eliminated from this world power pattern. Although the World Government itself is part of our strength, however, our vision and mission are different from them, especially the Navy takes care of pirate issues while the World Government takes care of the political problems of an empire. Right now the Octagon and the World Government have ancient weapons."
That last sentence instantly made everyone very serious.
"I'm sure you've also heard that the Sea Emperors have also made a full move to search for ancient weapons. Because, if they don't have handles regarding ancient weapons. They really will be eliminated from this world's power pattern" Tsuru paused again and continued, "We have to keep the spies on our side. Besides that…"
Tsuru's gaze moved towards Sengoku, "I think we Marines should also take part in the search for this ancient weapon. If we don't have that one weapon, it's not impossible, as long as the World Government gets one more ancient weapon. We the Navy will be directly eliminated by them or it can be said, we will be immediately expelled by them"
The faces of the higher-ups of the Navy immediately became serious. These people have become veterans and they know that the purpose of the formation of the Navy by the World Government is to protect the World Government from various kinds of threats from outsiders. However, it would be different if the World Government had a hold on something that could protect their power.
With the mindset of the World Government. As long as the World Government knows that the Navy is no longer in line with them. It is not impossible that they will immediately eliminate the Navy. Especially with the possession of these ancient weapons. It is not impossible that in the near future, their side will be directly eliminated by the World Government.
"Rather than meddling in the search matter now. We'd better wait for information first." Aokiji suddenly said, "I still want to stick to the decision we made earlier. As we are currently observing, the Emperors of the Seas and the World Government have already sent their troops to do the tracking of the ancient weapons. However, what were the results? At the moment they haven't even got a small clue as to the whereabouts of these weapons."
Aokiji stopped back and continued, "This is just my thought. However… I think, there is a possibility that the weapons are currently buried under the ocean."
"That's a logical thought indeed" Sengoku nodded, "I've also heard some news from our various armies reconnaissance of the Sea Emperor's army. Until now, the troops still have not found the slightest clue about these weapons. The troops were already moving in various places. However, to date, no evidence could be found by them. This also applies to members of the World Government. They couldn't find the whereabouts of these weapons even though they had searched in various places and even CP-0 agents had been deployed to search. But the result is still the same "
"This is really shocking~ A weapon that has been embedded in the bottom of the ocean?" Borsalino muttered, "It will be very difficult to get those weapons unless we have fish-man-like abilities"
"It will be difficult for us to recruit fishmen to join the Marines" Garp said grimly, "Many fishmen were previously made slaves by those trashes"
Even though Garp said so. However, the people in the room didn't mind that at all. Because it has become their habit.
"The Navy is part of the World Government. It's something that everyone knows except for fools like my grandson" Garp muttered at the end of the sentence so quietly that they couldn't hear it.
"Like?" Sengoku raised his eyebrows.
"Bahahaha… Like I was small" Garp said with a laugh then his face turned serious, "Because of the many fishmen who were made slaves by those scum. It would be difficult for us to recruit people from the fish-man race to join us. Moreover, the current Ryugu Kingdom is no longer an affiliate of the World Government. They are currently part of the Octagon. I'm sure, rather than joining our Navy. Fishmen who want to enter the military will consider joining the Royal Navy of Fortis more. This is also due to their retribution for having been saved by the Fortis Kingdom during the time of slavery and also for wanting to secure a comfortable life there."
"You rarely say nice things, Garp" Tsuru said mockingly.
"Bahahaha… Don't I always say nice things?" Garp asked with a laugh.
Tsuru sighed then looked at Sengoku, "Forget my previous idea of searching for those weapons. We'd better refocus on our objective and wait until one of the parties finds the weapon. If the party gets the weapon at sea. We 'll also start moving around by doing a search there. Meanwhile, if the party gets it on the mainland. We will do a search there. For now, we better wait for valid information"
Sengoku nodded "That's what I was thinking too."
"By the way, Sengoku" Garp suddenly said, "I heard that the proposal put forward by Zhepher has been accepted by the parents up there. Is that information true?"
Sengoku nodded "Yes. That's right. The Gorosei have accepted Zhephey's proposal to create their own army to hunt down the pirates"
"Is it okay if we let him?" Tsuru frowned, "Zhepher is currently injured and also he is currently in an unstable emotional state. If we let it go, it will only cause a lot of unexpected things to happen."
Sengoku sighed "I have also thought about this and have discussed it with Zhepher. The answer given to me remains the same . He wanted to do it. The decision is also unanimous. I can't get him to take that decision back."
"Hmm~ Zhepher-sensei is building an army? I hope Sensei is okay. Even though in the past Zhepher-sensei had never killed a pirate. However, he still has many enemies who hold grudges against him like Kaidou and Big Mom. With his current level of strength, defeating or even running away from both of them is impossible."
"Bosalino!" Akainu immediately shouted loudly while looking at Borsalino, " Is that how you treat Zhepher-Sensei?! After all, he is your teacher. At the very least, you should support all of his decisions!" Akainu paused for a moment then said, "If I didn't have much to do, I would definitely go help Zhepher-sensei. Hunting pirates? It is a job justice must do."
"Arara~ Although it does have an evil meaning" Aokiji suddenly entered, "However, with the personality of Zhepher-sensei. He's different from you, Sakazuki." Aokiji suddenly glared at Akainu. "Zhepher-sensei isn't someone a radical who would kill anyone just for the sake of defeating his opponent"
"Hmph! They all sacrificed for Justice! A little sacrifice to gain peace for many people is better than letting that bad person go and bring terror" Akainu said coldly, "That stupid thought of yours is also what made you let the most dangerous person in the ocean go free, Kuzan"
"I never thought my thinking at the time was wrong. I don't think that my decision made by me was wrong." Aokiji said coldly, "He's just a child! Do you think it's appropriate for a child to be killed?! Do you think that a child who doesn't even know anything deserves to be killed?!"
"Do not know anything? Nonsense! Nico Robin is a woman who can threaten our very existence! With his existence, he could have activated an ancient weapon that could wreak havoc on the world! Killing him is like saving the world! Because of your stupid decision! The whole world is currently experiencing danger from Nico Robin!" Akainu said angrily.
"That's a stupid thought put out by someone who would so cruelly destroy a rescue ship" Aokiji sneered as he returned Akainu's gaze.
"Stop it!"
Before the situation got any further, Sengoku immediately stopped the argument between the two. Borsalino who was right in the middle of the two couldn't help but sigh and also feel like he couldn't do anything.
"The past let it be the past. Whatever decisions that happened in the past. We just have to deal with it in the future for now." Sengoku said coldly , "Regarding Nico Robin's matter, we will continue to monitor him. As long as we get movement from him, we'll go after him straight away."
"Do we really have to do that, Sengoku?" Garp asked with a frown, "She is just a young woman. We don't know what the purpose is. Maybe he doesn't have that kind of thinking and just wants to know about the history of this world."
"That doesn't make Nico Robin a harmless person, Garp." Sengoku said seriously, "Even though Nico Robin doesn't have that kind of goal. What if he was taken advantage of by someone else? For example, dangerous people like Kaidou and Big Mom? If that happens, the world will be devastated because of these two."
"..." Garp fell silent for a moment hearing this.
Tsuru sighed and said, "At least, even if we can't kill Nico Robin. We have to monitor it. As long as she did something that could threaten this world. We have to kill her immediately" Tsuru paused for a moment and looked at Sengoku, "How was the spying matter we talked about earlier? Also, I think we should find a new head coach. With Zhepher being the current pirate hunter. The position as head coach has been lost. Someone has to fill it in."
"That can be discussed again" Sengoku said calmly, "Regarding the spies. We will follow Kuzan's idea. We will let it remain a part of us. However, if we find out that the spies are not from Doflamingo's side. We will do the hunt again"
"Hmph!" Akainu sniffed with a sullen face.