In the New World, There Was No One Bane Ortolan Couldn't Handle!
The shipbuilding base situation is basically being coordinated by Master Tom. As long as the slaves... oh no, the Labor Reform troops in Impel Down are in place, construction here should be able to start soon.
Ortolan's shipbuilding project is gradually getting on the right track.
After inspecting the Shipbuilding Island, Ortolan and his group returned to G-5.
When Ortolan returned to his office, he saw Issho and Gion chatting there.
That's right. While Ortolan was on his way to Sabaody Archipelago to find Tesoro, Gion finished her work and applied to take up a position at G-5.
However, she holds the rank of Vice Admiral. Theoretically, it is not allowed to have two Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral within a single base, as it would be difficult to distinguish between the two and could easily lead to problems.
However, Gion and Ortolan have a good relationship, so there's no need to worry about that. Moreover, she's still following the Intelligence Department's route here. Systematically speaking, Gion is still Vice Admiral in the Intelligence Department. Her arrival at G-5 isn't to be transferred to Ortolan's command, but rather to establish New World intelligence outpost.
That makes perfect sense.
Of course, this is just the surface-level work. In reality, Ortolan intends to have Gion do the same job as Issho: go out and hunt pirates to continuously put G-5's manpower into actual combat and refine them into elite forces!
"Yo, long time no see, Gion, you've finally arrived." Ortolan said, taking out a lighter from his pocket and lighting the cigarette in his mouth.
When Gion saw the lighter she had given her, a gentle smile appeared in her eyes, "You were urging me so hard, if I didn't come, wouldn't you scold me?"
"How dare I scold you?" Ortolan chuckled, thinking to himself that Kajiki Gion had already come, Boiling Sheep would probably come on his own after hearing the news, so he wouldn't rush him.
After chatting with Gion for a bit, Ortolan looked at Issho and asked, "How have you been lately?"
"No problem. Through multiple real battles, our combat effectiveness has been effectively improved..." Yi Xiao quickly gave his work report.
Ortolan listened attentively, occasionally asking questions as he fulfilled his duties as the base commander.
After reporting all the details, Yi Xiao suddenly said, "Do you remember that guy I mentioned before who called himself Smoker?"
"Yes, isn't that guy supposed to be the second Shichibukai after Crocodile? It was the incident a few days ago, wasn't it? I even saw the news in the newspaper on my way back. And let me tell you, he looks quite dashing in the photos." Ortolan nodded with a smile.
At this point, Ortolan paused, then looked at the Momonga beside him and said, "Don't forget to contact him and have him come over and settle that 20 billion Beli debt owed by that so- Shichibukai..."
The Momonga nodded matter-of-factly, while Gion asked with some confusion, "What two hundred billion?"
But before Ortolan could answer, he smiled and said, "On my way back, I ran into that guy. I've already verbally told him about the situation, but he clearly doesn't consider our G-5 a friend and has no intention of paying back the debt."
Upon hearing this, Ortolan's expression turned angry. "This guy really thinks he's someone important?!"
Then, as if remembering something, he looked at the Momonga and asked, "By the way, what did Crocodile say?"
"He said he'd kill you," the Momonga said calmly.
"You guys are all disrespecting me, aren't you? You all look down on Doflamingo, aren't you? Where's that damn crocodile?" Ortolan asked again.
"Right now, within Alabasta ..." the Momonga immediately replied.
"Alabasta... he's hiding quite far away. I'll deal with him when I have time. Let him have his fun for a couple of days first. This Smoker, is he from the New World?" Ortolan looked at Yixiao and asked.
"Yes, that guy has been entrenched in the New World for a long time, and has clashed with the Whitebeard Pirates many times. He's also had a conflict with Kaido's Beasts Pirates. Anyway, he's definitely a troublemaker." Yixiao nodded and said.
"I can't control Alabasta, but how can I not control the New World?" Ortolan cursed.
The Momonga then timely reminded them, "That guy is currently Shichibukai. According to the relevant regulations, we cannot attack him without special reasons..."
"I know, don't worry, it's definitely within the proper procedures." Ortolan waved his hand, then took out his Den Den Mushi.
Everyone at the scene was one of their own, and they all knew each other well, so Ortolan didn't hide anything and directly Den Den Mushi Katakuri.
Soon after, Katakuri answered the Den Den Mushi. The sound was extremely noisy, with the faint sounds of gunfire and fighting, and the occasional wails of someone.
"Torun? What is it?" Katakuri asked with a smile, his tone still gentle.
Hearing the commotion, Ortolan asked, "Busy?"
"Not too busy, I've finished up..." Katakuri said calmly as he tossed the pirate corpse he was holding onto the deck on the other end of Den Den Mushi, wiped the blood off his hands on a tattered pirate flag, and spoke.
"Oh..." Ortolan responded, then said with a smile, "I have something I need your help with, brother..."
Katakuri chuckled and said, "You rarely call me 'brother,' so tell me what it is?"
"Well, I don't know if you know anything about the Shichibukai?" Ortolan asked casually, without any embarrassment.
"I've heard of it, but I didn't pay much attention to it. It seems that Crocodile, who challenged the Whitebeard Pirates before, and a guy who only recently emerged became Shichibukai? What's going on?" Katakuri asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Well, that guy named Smoker is really arrogant. He owes me 20 billion Belly and hasn't paid it back. But he's now Shichibukai, and as Marines, I can't just go and fight him. So I was thinking... if you have time, bro, could you teach him a lesson for me? But don't kill him, or I won't be able to collect the debt..." Ortolan raised an eyebrow and said to Katakuri with a smile.
"Oh? You owe me 20 billion?" Katakuri somewhat surprised, but he didn't ask any further questions.
As for Smoker, that so- Shichibukai, he didn't take him seriously. Perhaps that guy was very strong, but was Katakuri some kind of weakling?
If he can't beat Ortolan, how could he be unable to beat some random guy who appeared out of nowhere?
Therefore, Katakuri thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, leave this to me. Give me some time, and I'll send the person to G-5 for you?"
"Okay, okay, no problem!" Ortolan laughed, then expressed his gratitude before hanging up the Den Den Mushi.
Then, he looked at the Momonga and the others with a proud expression and said, "See that? What does it mean to have connections in both the legal and illegal worlds? In this New World, there's no one I, Bane Ortolan, can't handle!"
Momonga and Issho were already used to it, but Gion, standing to the side, kept pressing for an explanation. "Wait, you guys need to explain this to me! What do you mean, 20 billion yen in debt? You're doing business with pirates?"
The flying Momonga patted Gion on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, although we extort protection money, trade weapons and warships, and do business with pirates, we are all good Marines, and we have a strong sense of justice!"
The guy smiled and said, "Yeah, don't worry, we're all righteous Marines. After a while, once you understand how our G-5 works, you'll understand."
Gion looked at the two guys with a suspicious expression, and finally fixed her gaze on Ortolan's face.
Ortolan, however, said with an upright expression, "Why are you looking at me? They're not wrong. We are all righteous and good Marines. Admiral Sengoku knows all about these things. Don't worry, there won't be any problems!"
"Even the Admiral Sengoku knew about this?" Gion asked in surprise.
After receiving a positive reply from Ortolan, Gion, though still doubtful and puzzled, decided to see what the situation was with G-5 before drawing a conclusion.