"BRU BRU BRU!!!"
The phone rang suddenly.
In the spacious office, the phone on the table rang as if it had been electrocuted.
Sengoku, who wore black-framed toad glasses and had a beard tied into a braid, raised his eyes from the documents on the table, looking a little impatient.
"Hey, Sengoku, the phone is ringing!"
The white-haired old man sitting on the sofa opposite was stuffing senbei into his mouth. Seeing that Sengoku had no intention of answering the phone, he smiled and said, "Hurry up and answer the phone!"
Sengoku glared at his old friend angrily, and reluctantly took the call.
"Hello, Mr. Sengoku?"
As expected, Vlad's somewhat lazy voice came from the other side, "Is it Mr. Sengoku? Oh, why didn't you answer the phone for so long? I thought the Navy headquarters had been breached and Mr. Sengoku had died in the line of duty!" "
"Pfft hahahahaha!!"
Before Sengoku could speak, the naval hero Iron Fist Garp sitting opposite had already started laughing. "Hey, Sengoku, this kid is so interesting! He said you were already dead! Hahahaha!"
"It's not that funny, Garp!"
Sengoku grabbed the documents on the table and threw them at his old comrade, his tone full of anger.
"Hahaha!!"
Old Man Garp did not dodge, letting the documents be thrown at his head, laughing and eating senbei.
"Mr. Sengoku? Is he really dead?"
Vlad's somewhat confused voice came from the other side of the phone. Vlad naturally heard the conversation between Sengoku and Garp, but there are not many opportunities to tease the marshal like this. It would be better if he could say a few more words.
"Fire dragon?"
Sengoku tried hard to calm down his anger, took the microphone coldly, and said.
"Oh! Mr. Sengoku, it turns out you are not dead yet!"
Vlad's voice sounded very surprised, as if he was really wondering why Sengoku was still alive.
"Pirate, what you said will never happen!"
Sengoku replied, "Marineford is the fortress of justice and will never fall!"
"Well, who knows?"
Vlad laughed.
"I don't have time to talk nonsense with you,"
Sengoku asked bluntly, "If you contact me now, have you reached the conditions or are you ready to give up?"
"Give up? Hey, don't be ridiculous, Mr. Sengoku, how can you give up at this point?"
Vlad laughed and said, "Of course it has been successful. Someone has voluntarily quit the team of Shichibukai and asked me to take up this position for him!"
"Really? Ha, it seems that the willpower of those scum on the sea is not as strong as I thought!"
Sengoku said this, his tone full of disdain for the Shichibukai group. However, in fact, Sengoku was surprised by Vlad's speed.
You must know that the pirates who can hold the position of Shichibukai will not be unknown people. The government will not be stupid enough to make deals with some incompetent people. Without sufficient strength, how can the government pay attention to it?
The most basic requirement of the Shichibukai is to have the power to suppress the vast majority of pirates on the sea. The weak are not qualified to be the third major force that maintains the balance between the Yonko and the Navy Headquarters.
So Sengoku was surprised by Vlad's efficiency. Was it actually done in just a few days? You know, the Fire Dragon and his gang were still in the East Sea not long ago. How could they have rushed to the great sea route and secured the Shichibukai so quickly?
It seems that the evaluation of the strength of this group of pirates needs to be improved. Sengoku thought, if such a powerful guy joins the Shichibukai, will it be a good thing or a bad thing for the navy?
"So, Fire Dragon, who is the guy who voluntarily gave up his position as the Shichibukai?"
Sengoku said, "That guy must be in your hands now!"
"Yes, Mr. Moria is quite friendly. When I asked him to give up his position in the Shichibukai, he agreed without much thought!"
Vlad replied.
"Hmph,"
Sengoku smiled indifferently. Of course he would not believe that it was Moria himself who was willing to give up the position of the Shichibukai. Vlad must have defeated Moria, and Moria would do this in order to save his life. Sengoku didn't care about Moria's mental journey at all. For pirates like this, even if they were pirates under the same government before, Sengoku would like to have more deaths.
"So, is Moria still alive now?"
"Oh, of course,"
Vlad replied, "Mr. Moria is still alive and well!"
"Then leave him to us!"
Sengoku said, "Having lost the title of Shichibukai, Gecko-Moria is just an ordinary pirate now! As a preparation for Shichibukai, now leave him to us, Fire Dragon!"
"Hey, I can't agree to such a request! Mr. Sengoku!"
Vlad said in surprise, "Why should Mr. Moria be handed over to the navy? What a presumptuous request!"
"What do you mean?"
Sengoku suddenly realized that things had proceeded in a way that he had not expected.
"I will be a Shichibukai soon, right? A legal pirate recognized by the government, of course, Mr. Sengoku,"
Vlad's voice revealed a sense of pride, "My subordinates will also be recognized by the government, right? It's normal, right?"
"..."
Sengoku's eyes were a little dark.
"So of course I can't hand it over to the Navy, Mr. Moria! After all,"
Vlad smiled and said, "The Moria Pirates are already a subsidiary pirate group of the Fire Dragon Pirates. Of course we can't hand over our subordinates. Wouldn't that be too shameful?"
"Yeah?"
Sengoku tone was cold, "What a great job, Fire Dragon!"
"Uhahahaha! Really?"
Vlad laughed, "Does Mr. Sengoku think so too? I also think there is no loss this time!"
"Okay, no more nonsense!"
Sengoku said, "Is it time to talk about business?"
"Understood, Mr. Sengoku!"
Vlad smiled, "Senior Golden Lion will be handed over to the Navy in a good manner soon!"
"What about the Sabaody island?"
Vlad said, "The place where the Fire Dragon Pirates set sail is now a great place for us to trade!"
"Sure."
Sengoku nodded, the Sabaody Islands is a good place, very close to the Navy headquarters, the transaction process is easy to control, and emergencies are less likely to occur.
"Of course, When--"
Vlad asked.
"immediately,"
The Sengoku responded with satisfaction, "The news about Moria's withdrawal from the Shichibukai and the appointment of a new Shichibukai will soon spread around the world!"
"Okay,"
Vlad smiled, "It's a pleasure working together!"