Give You Respect, and You're One of the Five Elders; Deny You Respect, and You're Just Five Old Fools!
The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
The top floor of Panger Castle, the Chamber of Power.
At this moment, the veteran stars were all sitting on the sofa, watching the live broadcast screen not far away.
It seemed that they could sense the powerful aura of the army that could be felt even through the live broadcast screen.
Saint Nashuro and said, "Ortolan has already established his dominance in the New World... No wonder he dared to start the decisive battle against the Whitebeard without the support of the 2nd Division."
"Have you all seen the note that Aramaki handed over?" Saint Saturn asked in a deep voice.
"I have seen it..." Saint Figarland responded first, then continued, "But it will not necessarily be as he thinks... Although Ortolan has a very strong control over the New World Marines, as the Governor-General Admiral, it is understandable that he would do so. It does not necessarily mean that he has any inappropriate thoughts, right?"
"Warcury, are you senile?" Saint M. Jaygarcia glanced at Saint Figarland and then said, "Regardless of whether Ortolan has any improper thoughts, when he expands his power to this point, we must restrain him and strengthen our control, right?"
"Trust is trust, and methods are methods. This principle is self-evident. After this battle, we must strengthen our arrangements in this regard. We cannot allow Ortolan to continue to grow stronger. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens in the future, it will be a great disaster," Saint Peter said firmly.
The old stars were not simple characters. Although they did not notice anything amiss with the Ortolan people at this time due to various reasons, the Ortolan's momentum had already been established. Regardless of the Ortolan's loyalty or whether they trusted him enough, they could not do without taking measures and having some kind of restraint.
Otherwise, if Ortolan really wants to make some Big News Morgans in the future, wouldn't that cause a huge mess?
Saint Figarland was stung by the remark, but he showed no shame or anger. Instead, after pondering for a while, he nodded slightly and said, "That is indeed the case... I was rather dull-witted."
After a slight pause, Saint Figarland said, "There is a precedent of a rotating duty system among the Three Admirals of the Marines. After this battle, why not temporarily transfer Ortolan away from the New World?"
He wasn't just making things up; there is indeed a system of rotating Marine Admiral. This arrangement has always been a measure to mobilize Admiral and prevent Admiral from becoming too powerful in their local areas.
That is, the original plan was to be stationed in the New World of Ortolan, but the plan was to be adjusted so that the new plan could be stationed elsewhere, or perhaps in the First Half of Grand Line.
Then either Sakazuki or Kuzan will take over his work in the New World.
We'll rotate them after a few years.
By constantly rotating the duties in this way, the Admiral local forces can be reduced.
"That being said, there are two aspects to consider when it comes to mobilizing Ortolan. First, if Ortolan leaves the New World, how will the recruitment of the Big Mom Pirates and Whole Totto Land Totto Land proceed? Second, who will take over the New World Marines? Kuzan or Sakazuki?" Saint Nashuro said with some difficulty.
The other veteran stars also frowned, finding the problem somewhat difficult to solve.
Thanks to the connection with Ortolan, some agreements and collaborations have been reached with the Big Mom Pirates, and the plan to recruit them as allies is progressing smoothly.
If Ortolan is transferred from the New World at this critical juncture, who will take over the task?
Sakazuki?
Sakazuki's personality, how could he sit down and discuss a collaboration with Charlotte Linlin?
The fact that the two of them didn't fight is already a sign that Sakazuki is being generous!
Kuzan? Kuzan represents the dove Dove Faction within the Marines, and many members of this Dove Faction are dissatisfied with the World Government, with Garp being the most prominent. Kuzan was personally mentored by Garp... At this World Conference, it was also subtly apparent that Kuzan was dissatisfied with Mary Geoise. Is it appropriate to send such a person to the New World Government?
After a while, Saint M. Jaygarcia spoke up, "We really are caught in a strange loop. If we think about it carefully, the matter with the Big Mom Pirates won't have much of an impact. Although they transferred Ortolan away from the New World, that doesn't prevent him from continuing to be in charge of this matter, does it? Does leaving the New World mean he's no longer Admiral? Does it mean he can't negotiate with the Big Mom Pirates?"
His words immediately enlightened the other Five Elders. Yes, just because people don't understand the New World, does that mean they can't talk to the Big Mom Pirates?
He's still the same Admiral; he's just been reassigned according to the system. If we really need a face-to-face meeting, we can just go on a business trip!
Theoretically, this shouldn't affect these operations. However, if it does, it would signal that Ortolan is using this method to prevent them from moving these operations out of the New World.
This also means that the New World of Ortolan has really developed some ulterior motives and is no longer worthy of their trust!
Then we absolutely cannot let him continue to be governor in the New World!
"You're right. So we don't need to consider the first point. As for the second point... who should we let take turns with him?" Saint Nashuro asked again.
"After wiping out the Whitebeard Pirates, the New World will inevitably need to be reorganized. Sakazuki might be more suitable for this, at least more suitable than Kuzan... But I'm worried that he might go too far..." Saint Saturn gently rubbed his temples.
"What you're worried about isn't necessarily that he'll go too far, but rather the meaning behind that manifesto, isn't it?" Saint Figarland said softly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the office fell silent.
After a long pause, Saint M. Jaygarcia spoke up, "Don't worry about this. A single manifesto doesn't mean anything. They lack experience in this area, so it's understandable that they might make some minor mistakes. There's no need to make a big deal out of it."
After Saint M. Jaygarcia said this, the other Five Elders nodded slightly, and it seemed that the matter was over.
But... if there's really no need to worry, why would they bring it up?
After circumventing the issue of the manifesto, Saint M. Jaygarcia continued, "If you're worried that Sakazuki might go too far, then arrange for someone who can calm him down to assist him. Borsalino has been hiding in Punk Hazard for so long, so arrange for him to go and assist Sakazuki. Given his personality and the good and harmonious relationship he has with Sakazuki, he should be able to play a key role."
After some deliberation, the other Five Elders felt that the plan was indeed quite good.
Borsalino is known for his smooth-talking nature. Putting him alongside someone as stubborn as Sakazuki can help balance things out. This way, the New World can make progress without escalating the situation too much and affecting subsequent efforts to win over the Big Mom Pirates.
"Then let's settle it like this. After this war ends, we will transfer Ortolan to the Marine Headquarters and rotate Sakazuki to the New World as the Governor-General Admiral." Saint Saturn immediately finalized the matter.
The other Five Elders had no intention of continuing the discussion and focused their attention on the live broadcast.
At this moment, Ortolan was clearly unaware of what was about to happen; he seemed to have underestimated the decisiveness of the Five Elders.
As soon as any signs appeared, the Five Elders took strong measures.
However, even if Ortolan found out, he probably wouldn't be happy. You think you can just transfer me like that? Without even asking my Admiral if they agree?
If I leave the New World, the entire New World will descend into chaos the day after tomorrow, and the New World's Marines will dare to declare independence!
I'll give you face and call you Five Elders; if I didn't, you'd be nothing but Five Elders Deng!
That's right. If they hadn't seized the reserves of the Golden Country and hadn't developed a large food supply from the Calm Belt, Ortolan might have been able to lie low for a while longer.
But now, he has the confidence to turn against Mary Geoise!