After settling the matter of finding Fish-Man to become Shichibukai with Ortolan, Admiral Sengoku brought up the topic of Fiend.
"There's one last thing I'd like to discuss with you," the Admiral Sengoku said.
"What is it? Please tell me," Ortolan asked after taking a sip of his tea.
"Regarding your codename after being promoted to Admiral, look, Sakazuki's codename is Akainu, Kuzan's is Aokiji, and even Borsalino, Admiral Candidate, has the codename Kizaru. If you become Admiral, haven't you considered keeping up with them?" Admiral Sengoku asked.
Then, before Ortolan could speak, Admiral Sengoku took out a list and said, "These are the code names we've assigned you. Do you think they're suitable? If so, this will be your code name in the Marines from now on."
Ortolan frowned, took the paper from Sengoku's hand, glanced at it, and said with obvious disgust, "Who the hell named me that? Silver Bull? That sounds so stupid, it's even a bit erotic!"
"What pornography?" the Admiral Sengoku said angrily. "If you don't like it, you can also seduce white cows, blue cows, and the like."
"I don't want it!" Ortolan immediately refused. "As for code names, it's not like I don't have one. Who doesn't know that I, Ortolan, am 'The Bull of Heaven'? That sounds much better than Silver Bull or Blue Bull."
"But this has to do with Sakazuki and their codenames..." Admiral Sengoku wanted to try and persuade them further.
But before he could finish speaking, Ortolan interrupted, "Our Marines doesn't have this tradition either, does it? Admiral's codenames have to be consistent? It's only in the last few years, I don't know who likes to stir things up, that they've arranged our generation's codenames like this. There's never been such a thing before?"
Then, before Sengoku could speak, Ortolan continued, "Look, you didn't call him Yellow Buddha before, did you? You didn't call him Golden Buddha either, did you? People on the sea call you Sengoku the Buddha, or the Wise General or something like that. It's the same with Teacher Zephyr; we respectfully call him Teacher. We didn't call him Black Tiger Zephyr or anything like that, did we? Even if it's a code name, it's Black Arm. Not to mention Teacher Zephyr, even Mr. Garp is at most Iron Fist Garp. Why do we have to use animal and color code names here?"
"Ah, this..." Sengoku was speechless for a moment after being told off by Ortolan.
Yes, since when did the code names for our generation of Marines become like this?
"Anyway, I don't want to be called anything like 'Silver Bull' or 'Blue Bull,' so please don't talk to me about that. I think 'Admiral' or 'Admiral Ortolan' sounds pretty good enough. If you don't like it, just call me 'The Bull of Heaven.' As for Sakazuki and Kuzan, I don't care what they do. Let them do whatever they want," Ortolan firmly objected.
Seeing Ortolan's intense reaction and resolute refusal, Admiral Sengoku thought to himself that this wasn't a particularly important matter, just a code name, and there was no need to make things unpleasant with Ortolan here. In the end, he nodded and said, "Alright, then we'll do it your way. I won't bother you with all this."
Ortolan then laughed and said, "That's right, our Marines shouldn't be bound by these rules and regulations. I'm about to become an Admiral, and I still need others to give me these random code names. What about my dignity?"
After finishing discussing these miscellaneous matters, the Admiral Sengoku still had other things to attend to. After all, he was about to become Fleet Admiral, and he was quite busy. So, Ortolan took his leave and left the Admiral's office.
As soon as he went downstairs, Ortolan saw Strawberry walking towards him. Having not seen his old classmate for a long time, Ortolan laughed and waved, saying, "Belly ~"
Strawberry looked over upon hearing the voice, then said somewhat irritably, "I am Strawberry, don't call me that, you bastard."
"Doesn't this make you look wealthy?" Ortolan teased, then asked, "Weren't you in the Sabaody Archipelago before? How come you have time to come back to headquarters?"
"So you're only allowed a promotion and a raise?" Strawberry chuckled, then continued, "Although there's no confirmed news yet, I'm probably going to be promoted to Vice Admiral..."
"Congratulations!" Ortolan said.
"I still can't compare to you. In the blink of an eye, you're about to become Admiral. Tsk tsk, I'm so envious." Strawberry teased, then lowered his voice slightly and said, "It's not just me. From some perspectives, the Mary Geoise incident is indeed a big deal for our Marines. Hoshigaki and Doberman have also been summoned. Although they didn't say it explicitly, the implication is that they're coming back to report for duty and, incidentally, to be promoted to vice Vice Admiral."
Hearing this, Ortolan patted Strawberry on the shoulder with emotion and said, "All of you owe me a favor. Without me, how could you have been promoted and received a raise so quickly?"
Strawberry assumed he was referring to his killing of Shiki, and without giving it much thought, nodded and said, "What you say makes sense. Alright, I won't say any more. When you become Admiral, remember to take care of us old comrades. I'm going to report for duty now..."
"Hahaha, don't worry, if you're interested later, I'll transfer you all to the New World, and we'll all improve together!" Ortolan said with a loud laugh.
He wasn't just making things up; he's about to become Admiral, which is a completely different level from being Vice Admiral, especially since he's going to be the governor of the New World.
Besides his old crew from G-5, as Marine Admiral, he should also recruit new subordinates.
He wasn't qualified before, as a Vice Admiral, he only had so many slots under his command. But as Admiral, there are no more restrictions. He can make arrangements for old classmates like Hoshigaki, Strawberry, Stainless, and Kaisa.
As for Onigumo and Doberman, those are beyond Ortolan's control. Just like Momonga and Issho, they are Sakazuki's trusted men. Sakazuki is an Admiral, so how could he not benefit from them?
Thinking these things, Ortolan stepped out of the gates of the Fortress of Justice. Before he could even see clearly, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of him, grabbed his hand, and said, "Vice Admiral Bane, congratulations! As soon as I arrived at Marine Headquarters, I heard that you had basically secured the position of the next Admiral..."
Although he couldn't see the person clearly, Ortolan only knew one person with this ability, and that was his good friend Spandam!
Upon closer inspection, it was indeed him!
"Spandam, what brings you here?" Ortolan asked, slightly surprised.
"Isn't it because I'm a good friend and wanted to congratulate you as soon as possible?" Spandam first flattered him, then looked around and, seeing that no one was paying attention, immediately lowered his voice and said, "I've come to you for help, Bane!"
"What life are you talking about? Who would dare to touch you?" Ortolan was a little confused, but he still pulled Spandam towards a secluded place in the distance.
Once they reached a secluded spot, Spandam's face fell, and he quickly said, "Revolutionary Army, Bane, I'm counting on you to pull me out of this predicament! I'm in a real dilemma!"
"Tell me what's going on..." Ortolan asked.
"Here's what happened. That night, I happened to be in Mary Geoise ..." Spandam explained his situation with great distress.
After a long while, Ortolan finally understood.
Spandam been caught red-handed by the Revolutionary Army. Although he is now a member of the CP Agency, Dragon has forcibly assigned him the identity of "Revolutionary Army Special Envoy to the World Government"!
"They took photos of me helping them unpack the machine gun files, Bane. I heard from them that you have a close relationship with that leader of the Revolutionary Army, so we've come to you for help. Why don't you help me put in a good word and get them to burn those photos? I promise I won't go against them anymore, okay?" Spandam was almost in tears.
Hearing this, Ortolan scratched his head and clicked his tongue, saying, "Tsk, this is really difficult. To be honest, although I consider myself as close as brothers with that guy Dragon, in reality, he'd love to eat my flesh and drink my blood... If I don't speak up, you guys still have a chance to mediate, but if I do, he'll definitely torture you to death..."
"Huh?" Spandam was stunned. Didn't you say you two had a good relationship?
After a slight pause, Ortolan continued, "But this shouldn't be a matter of life and death for you, right? At worst, you can just sell some information to them, right?"
"Bane, you have no idea. The Mary Geoise incident has been a major blow to our CP Agency. The Chief of Staff is about to be dismissed. But whoever takes over, the next step will definitely be to crack down on the Revolutionary Army and make a difference. For us internally, anyone who can't keep up with this pace will be in trouble and will be purged. If I'm forced to become a member of the Revolutionary Army, how can I achieve anything? If I don't achieve anything, I'll be purged by next year at the latest!" Spandam said tremblingly.
Upon hearing this, Ortolan seemed to have thought of something, and grinned, saying, "Hahaha, I can help with this. Don't worry, I'll go to Mary Geoise in a few days and meet with those five. There are also some matters concerning the Revolutionary Army that need to be arranged. I'll give you a share of the profits and make you a big success. If you achieve something and your colleagues don't, who will take your place?"
Spandam is a good comrade, and Ortolan is happy to lend him a hand!