"Hey, hey, hey! Got it, Lord Gorosei!"
The tall Kizaru stood lazily on the deck of the Platinum Draig flying in the sky, listening to the words of the Gorosei with an absent-minded look on his face.
"Then, pirate, give the golden lion to Borsalino!"
The Gorosei finally said this to Vlad.
"Are you kidding me? Lord Gorosei!"
Vlad refused of course, "Senior Golden Lion is now my life-saving chip! If I give it to General Kizaru, we really can only stop sailing here!"
"Hmph!"
Gorosei hung up the phone. The last test was meaningless, but since this man really wanted to become a Shichibukai, the golden lion couldn't run away.
"Okay, then, General Kizaru,"
Vlad smiled, "Would you like to stay and have some dessert? It's getting late now, isn't it?"
"Is that okay? I'm still looking forward to it!"
Kizaru said in great anticipation.
"Eh--"
Vlad actually didn't know what to say. This guy couldn't read the atmosphere? The person who was fighting to the death just now actually wants to stay and eat desserts. This person is really invincible in a sense!
"Well, let's forget it,"
Kizaru looked around at the members of the Fire Dragon Pirates who were looking at him with evil eyes. Even a man like him who didn't care about the outside world would find it difficult to eat in the presence of so many murderous guys.
"That's awesome! Vlad the Fire Dragon,"
Kizaru exclaimed, "You can actually convince the Gorosei!"
"Well,"
Vlad smiled, "How should I put it? It's still easy to talk! Gorosei!"
Yes, the Gorosei are still easy to talk to. If you can bring enough benefits to them, politicians have always been like this.
If you accept Vlad's conditions, you will not only get the golden lion, but also add a powerful fighting force to the government, which is not a loss no matter how you think about it.
"By the way, General Kizaru, since you won't stay for some dessert, can you go now?"
Vlad smiled, "Although it will be the Shichibukai soon, I will still feel a little flustered if an admiral stays on my ship like this!"
"Hey, I also want to take a free ride to a naval base!"
Kizaru said, "Aren't you going to hand over the golden lion to the navy? Just take me to the naval base by the way?"
"You're kidding! General Kizaru, I can't trust you. It doesn't matter whether it's the government or the navy. I won't play the cards in my hand so easily before I can confirm that the transaction is completed!"
Vlad smiled.
"Oh, what a cautious pirate!"
Kizaru sighed.
"I can't help it. Who told me to deal with behemoths like the navy and the government? If I'm not careful, I'm afraid I'll be crushed to pieces in an instant, right?"
Vlad replied.
"Is it really terrible?"
Kizaru had no idea what his eyes looked like under his sunglasses, and he smiled, "Are all pirates so cautious nowadays?"
"Because the opponent is too scary!"
Vlad smiled broadly, "If you don't leave, I will immolate myself immediately. This ship will be burned to the ground, and you will get nothing!"
"That's terrible! See you later!"
Kizaru threw a phone bug and turned it into light, "Vlad the Fire Dragon!"
"Phew--"
Seeing Kizaru finally disappearing on the deck, Vlad let out a slow breath. Just now was the closest the Fire Dragon Pirates were to being wiped out. The opponent's strength was really terrifying. The opponent's strength is really too terrifying. If Kizaru had destroyed the Platinum Draig, the members of the Fire Dragon Pirates would really have nothing to do. This place is 10,000 meters high!
"Awesome! Captain!"
The chef was very excited, "You actually convinced Gorosei!"
"Well. It's not too difficult!"
Vlad was very proud.
"Is that the Admiral?"
The maid's face looked a little heavy, "It's as powerful as a monster!"
"Yeah, yeah, I thought I was going to die!"
Serena said.
"As a captain, how can I watch my lovely friends being attacked!"
Vlad smiled.
"Yehahaha!"
Enel laughed loudly, "It's really interesting. There are so many strong men like this in the sea!"
"Many?"
Vlad shook his head, "It's so rare!"
"It's so scary, it's so scary!"
"Well, next!"
Vlad picked up the phone bug given by Kizaru, "What will happen?"
"Captain, are we giving the golden lion to the navy?"
The chef asked.
"Of course you have to hand it over, but you can't just hand it over directly!"
Vlad said: "At least the government must officially recognize my identity as the Shichibukai!"
"The question is, captain, how can the government trust us to leave with the golden lion like this? What if we regret it?"
the chef asked.
"Well, what can they do if they are worried? Even the government is helpless in this situation,"
Vlad said casually, "In the situation just now, Kizaru could defeat us all, but they couldn't take away the Golden Lion. This is the truth we know, but what the Gorosei heard was that you just dragged them away. With Kizaru here, for them, our combat effectiveness has not yet reached its bottom. They don't know that I have lost all my combat capabilities."
"I desperately want to get the golden lion, but Kizaru can't bring a live golden lion back, so it's self-evident what Gorosei wants!"
"Isn't cooperation the best option? It's not a bad thing for the government that a powerful combat force like ours is willing to join the government's side!"
"What's more, the Golden Lion will definitely be handed over to the government. Gorosei understands this very well. I specially talked to them through World Noble. Even pigs can feel such sincerity! Let's take the Golden Lion away first. So what about a ride?"
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"boom!!!"
The solid table shattered instantly. Even a table made of solid wood would never be able to withstand the force of this man's blow.
"Are you kidding? How can they change Shichibukai at any time?"
The man's name is Sengoku, Sengoku the Buddha, Navy Marshal. "I didn't get any information about this matter in advance! Your Excellency Gorosei, with all due respect, this decision is appalling!"
"Sengoku, this is the government's decision!"
On the other side of the phone bug, the person speaking was the bearded Gorosei who had talked to Vlad before, "I'm just informing you, you just need to execute it! The Shichibukai doesn't need the navy to decide!"
"Of course, we don't need to elaborate on the importance of the Golden Lion. The combat power of the Fire Dragon cannot be underestimated. The problem of pirates is getting more and more serious. It is useless for such a combat power to join the government camp even if it does not really contribute to us. It wouldn't be a bad idea to let a pirate dog bite their own tail!"
"As you said, Lord Gorosei, the Shichibukai belongs directly to the government and has no superior-subordinate relationship with our navy!"
Sengoku bluntly said, "Although I am very dissatisfied with your decision, Lord Gorosei, the Navy has no right to direct the appointment and dismissal of the Shichibukai! This matter has nothing to do with us!"
"Sengoku, stop playing with your temper. Of course we have no intention of letting you dominate the Shichibukai,"
The bearded Gorosei said, "It's just that this deal with the fire dragon is crucial. We need the navy as a guarantee. When making a deal with the fire dragon, don't let the pirates take the upper hand!"
"Okay, Sengoku, execute the order! He will contact you soon, and you can discuss the rest among yourselves!"
"Click!"
It's hung over there.
"Curses!!"
It can be said that Sengoku was very angry. The government guys really treated the navy like a monkey. For such a big thing as replacing the Shichibukai, they didn't even talk to him, the marshal of the navy. They just informed him directly after deciding on the candidate.
But it is true that the Shichibukai is an organization directly under the government and a parallel organization to the navy. The navy has no right to interfere with the affairs of the Shichibukai, although the mere existence of these scum on the sea is already disgusting and intolerable! You can't interfere, but now the Gorosei actually let the navy be responsible for negotiating with the Fire Dragon. Although they want to become the Shichibukai, the other party is indeed a pirate!
Although the Sengoku has experienced this situation countless times, the anger in his heart still lingers. Although the navy is the defender of justice, it is only a subordinate of the government after all.
"BRU BRU BRU!!"
The phone bug's voice rang.
Sengoku immediately understood that this guy was the candidate of the Shichibukai mentioned by the Gorosei before, Vlad the Fire Dragon!
"Click!"
Sengoku answered the phone.
"Hello, are you Mr. Sengoku?"
A young man's voice came from the other side, a very young voice.
"Is that you? You want to become the scum of the sea in the Shichibukai! Vlad the Fire Dragon!"
Sengoku didn't mean to be polite at all.
"Hey, don't speak so harshly! Mr. Sengoku!"
The man was very troubled and said, "At least we can be considered colleagues from now on, right?"
"Are you kidding? Pirate?"
Sengoku became angry immediately, "How can the navy and pirates be colleagues?"
"Uhahahaha!"
Unbridled laughter came from the other side of the phone, "Mr. Sengoku, this is not something you can decide! The Gorosei have already agreed!"
"So, this is an unchangeable fact!"
"How arrogant! Pirate! Vlad the Fire Dragon!"
Sengoku's tone was as cold as ice, "Even if you really become a Shichibukai, being a legal pirate doesn't mean the navy can't interfere with you!"
Of course the person on the other side of the phone was none other than Vlad.
"Well, it's up to you. I don't care. After all, the Navy and the Shichibukai are parallel organizations!"
"oh?"
Vlad's voice sounded a little surprised, "Mr. Sengoku, your old friend has woken up! Do you want to say a few words to him?"
"After all, you haven't seen each other for twenty years!"