The New World Totto Land, the Sea of Totto Land.
As a pirate nation within the territory of Great Pirate, a warship is brazenly sailing on the sea near the core area of Cake Island, showing no regard for the Big Mom Pirates' intimidation.
Because this warship was flying the G-5 Marines flag.
At this moment, on the deck of the warship, Ortolan and Moria sat side by side, each holding a fishing rod, and were fishing in the sea.
However, Ortolan had a gloomy face, while Moria looked somewhat frightened.
The reason is that Moria is lucky; he has already caught four or five big fish in a row, while Ortolan is still Air Force.
Just then, Moria's fishing line taut again, almost making Moria cry. He looked at Ortolan with a terrified expression and asked, "Vice Admiral Bane, I didn't mean to..."
Ortolan, being relatively well-mannered, managed a forced smile despite the jealous rage burning in his eyes, saying, "What do you mean by intentional or not? Isn't this a good thing? Quick, pull it up and let's see what kind of fish it is?"
Good news? If you catch a few more, I'm afraid you'll snag them on your fishing rod and use them as bait!
Moria even wanted to put on a helmet, fearing that Ortolan might be emotionally unstable and suddenly strike him with a hammer!
Just as Moria was nervously hanging up, Ortolan's Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.
This diverted Ortolan's attention. He reached into his pocket, took out Den Den Mushi, glanced at it, and then Den Den Mushi with a smile, "Admiral? What are your orders?"
"How's the matter I assigned you going?" The Admiral Sengoku asked casually as he sat in his office, sipping tea.
"It's all taken care of. After a friendly conversation with Mr. Moria, he is very willing to become Shichibukai and join our World Government family. He has also promised to restrain his pirate behavior as much as possible and strive to be a righteous Shichibukai. He has even reached a cooperative relationship with our G-5 Marines. He can now be said to be a close partner of our Marines. He's right next to me now. I plan to take him to Whole Cake Island to broaden his horizons and meet the other partners..." Ortolan said with a smile.
"Huh?" The Admiral Sengoku asked, somewhat bewildered, "What are you cooperating with him on?"
"Didn't I mention the cooperation on mining Lead-Platinum Ore in the North Blue to you last time?" Ortolan explained.
After chatting for a while, Ortolan gestured for Moria to speak to Admiral Sengoku for a bit.
Moria didn't dare refuse, taking the Den Den Mushi and saying in a very respectful tone, "Admiral Sengoku, I was rude and arrogant before. After a friendly conversation with Vice Admiral Bane, I deeply realized my mistakes. I even feel sorry for the trouble my previous pirate actions caused to the people and the Marines. Although I am now a Shichibukai, I have recognized my foolishness and mistakes. Therefore, from now on, I will actively cooperate with the Marines and strive to become a righteous Shichibukai, just as Vice Admiral Bane said!"
The Admiral Sengoku never dreamed that one day he would hear such words from the mouth of the Shichibukai. What kind of strange concept is the Shichibukai?
Although the logic in these words is extremely absurd, the Admiral Sengoku can still deeply feel Moria's remorse and the deeper meaning of Ortolan's strict adherence to his orders.
He truly deserves to be his most trusted subordinate, knowing how to stand up for his leader... no, to solve his problems!
"If Shichibukai had your level of awareness, our Marines would be much more relaxed. The World Government has already forgiven your past crimes, so I won't say anything more. To err is human, to forgive divine. I hope you can remember what I'm saying today and be a good person in the future," Admiral Sengoku earnestly advised.
Moria was indeed a scoundrel in the past, committing arson, murder, looting, and all sorts of atrocities. The World Government has already pardoned him, so what can Sengoku do? This is a problem for the World Government. As a Marines Admiral, he has no choice but to do his best to persuade Moria not to commit any more crimes.
Through Moria, Sengoku even discovered the corrupt practices of the Shichibukai. They really need to be taught a lesson. Look at this guy who used to be so vicious, now he talks about justice all the time.
What is this? This is the transformation of spiritual civilization!
Ortolan did a really good job. In the future, if any of the Shichibukai want to take over, we should send our Marines's "political commissar" Ortolan out to communicate with them and reform them!
In this way, the Shichibukai, isn't so annoying anymore!
However, Admiral Sengoku had no intention of talking to Moria any longer. Soon, the Den Den Mushi returned to Ortolan's hands, Admiral Sengoku then asked, "I saw the opinion letter you sent a couple of days ago. What did this Jora Mihawk do to you?"
"You didn't provoke me, did you?" Ortolan said with a chuckle.
"I didn't provoke you, yet you're here suggesting increasing his bounty and hoping to send that guy Garp to hunt him down... What do you mean by that?" Admiral Sengoku asked, utterly puzzled.
"Ah, it's like this. Didn't we discuss this before? We said that Mihawk would be suitable to be one of the Shichibukai, do you remember?" Ortolan explained.
"Yes, that's true..." the Admiral Sengoku replied.
"I ran into Mihawk on Prispian Island earlier and mentioned the Shichibukai to him, but he wasn't interested. He even said he wasn't afraid of being wanted. I thought, isn't that disrespecting you? Does he look down on the Marines Shichibukai? Well then, let's give him a good beating. I think Mr. Garp is pretty idle anyway, so why not let him get some exercise instead of just eating senbei at headquarters? Find Mihawk, beat him up a few times, and he'll naturally understand that the Marines's authority is not to be challenged. Then he should be willing to become Shichibukai. What do you think?" Ortolan asked respectfully.
After listening to this, the Admiral Sengoku remained silent for a long time on the other end of the Den Den Mushi before asking, "Is he unwilling to become Shichibukai, or is he unwilling to pay the 20 billion yen guarantee fee for you?"
Ortolan feigned ignorance. "Isn't this the same thing? If you're unwilling to pay me, isn't that because you don't want to be Shichibukai? Isn't that because you don't want to give our Marines face? Isn't that because you're challenging our Marines's authority? Isn't that because you intend to oppose the World Government? Isn't that a heinous crime?"
Moria, who was listening to this conversation, was stunned. "Damn it, refusing to pay your Ortolan is a heinous crime? Going against the World Government?"
What Moria found even more unbelievable was that, after thinking for a moment, Admiral Sengoku agreed, saying, "You're right. I've been really annoyed with Garp lately. He keeps asking me for leave. I'm so busy I barely have time to breathe. Why should he take a vacation? I'll arrange for him to go to the New World to hunt down Mihawk right now!"
"Then I'll leave it to you. Make sure that Mihawk experiences the righteous punishment of our Marines firsthand. Don't worry, when we go to Cake Island, I'll also communicate with the Big Mom Pirates and have them give Mihawk a good beating in the New World. Let Mihawk understand that whether or not Shichibukai is not his personal choice, but our Marines's decision. He just needs to obey orders and pay up. Otherwise, let him cry out in vain and experience firsthand what the darkness of society is like!" Ortolan said happily.
"Watch your words! How can you call this the darkness of society? This is called military-civilian cooperation, uniting local forces to jointly crack down on the rampant criminal activities of pirates!" The Admiral Sengoku once again earnestly instructed.
As for the Big Mom Pirates, what kind of people are they? Even troublemakers are still people!
"Yes, yes, I will definitely learn a lot from you in this regard!" Ortolan quickly agreed.
He deliberately used those words about the darkness of society. If you didn't say them, how would the leader guide you? How would he demonstrate that the leader's awareness and competence are higher than yours?
Flattery requires skill, and Ortolan is clearly a master at it!
After chatting for a short while, Ortolan hung up the Den Den Mushi, then looked at Moria with a strange expression. "What's with that look? Is something wrong?"
Moria shook his head with a sigh, "No, I just realized that after being a pirate for so long, it's only today that I truly understand how... how should I put it... how powerful you Marines are..."
Moria felt that when the most powerful violent organization at sea abandons all sense of shame, it truly is incredibly powerful! Incredibly powerful!
"Sigh, we're all forced into this situation by society. We all want to be pure Marines, but the conditions don't allow it..." Ortolan sighed.
On this path, Admiral Ortolan and Admiral Sengoku have endured humiliation and hardship. If they don't follow through, the Marines will have no future!
It emphasizes the spirit of selflessness in sacrificing oneself for the greater good!