Borsalino: This Is Far Too Disrespectful to the Marines!

Seeing that no one jumped out to criticize or provoke Admiral, Sakazuki felt a little relieved.

To be honest, he was indeed a little nervous about what happened just now. Of course, he wasn't nervous about any rebellion or anything. Sakazuki was, after all, Marine Admiral with outstanding strength. If anyone jumped out, a single Magma Dog would send him to his death.

Sakazuki was worried that the mad dogs under Ortolan's command wouldn't even give him face and would curse him along with Aramaki.

What? You're Admiral, who dares to insult you?

Didn't you see those Commodore Rear Admiral just now, belittling Aramaki Vice Admiral Aramaki like he was a grandson? These ruthless guys from the New World Marines, do they care about your status?

You know what, Sakazuki probably doesn't even realize that the New World Marines actually has a pretty good impression of him.

Firstly, these New World Marines personnel are mostly those who fought pirates on the front lines of the New World, rising through the ranks step by step based on their real combat achievements.

Such a group naturally possesses potential Hawk Faction elements. In fact, many New World Marines faction members have very good relationships with Hawk Faction. Similarly, Sakazuki just wondered why such a big Hawk Faction like himself suddenly disappeared. The reason is the same: many hawks were New World Marines Hawk Faction members, only back then it was a stance, now it's politics.

Secondly, Sakazuki personally went to the New World and participated in the great battle against the Whitebeard Pirates before the war. In the eyes of some New World Marines members, this meant that Admiral Ortolan and Admiral Sakazuki had a good relationship. Didn't they see that when their own Admiral went to war, Admiral Sakazuki had to bring his own rations and go to the front line to provide support?

Moreover, Sakazuki's performance in that battle was broadcast live worldwide, and everyone saw it. He's a ruthless guy, which perfectly aligns with the values of those mad dogs in the New World Marines.

Furthermore, given Sakazuki's current authority in the 2nd Division, the New World Marines's faction naturally wouldn't treat Sakazuki Aramaki.

Seeing that the meeting room had calmed down, Sakazuki snorted coldly and said, "From this moment on, if I see any violent conflict in the Second Division again, I don't care who started it or who laid the first hand. Anyone involved will be court-martialed!"

Upon hearing Sakazuki's words, Commodore, Rear Admiral Bastille, and Vice Admiral Saonlima exchanged glances, their eyes flashing with regret and helplessness.

The three of them had just made a pact that after the meeting, if that guy Aramaki dared to gossip, they would find a way to put him in a sack and beat him up to vent their anger.

It's clear that these three guys are all audacious and reckless, completely disregarding whether Aramaki is strong or not, and whether the three of them can control him.

However, this is also the style of the New World Marines. No matter how strong you are, we are not afraid to take action!

Moreover, since Aramaki arrived, he hasn't achieved anything significant. Everyone knows he's Mera Mera no Mi, but his actual strength hasn't been recognized by the crowd, so naturally they aren't too wary of Aramaki.

After seeing that no one dared to cause any more trouble, Sakazuki continued, "As for the news of the Sengoku Fleet Admiral Sengoku's hand that came from Mary Geoise, as I just said, there's a war going on on the New World front right now. Ortolan may not be aware of these situations yet. It's only been six hours, what's the rush? I'll send someone to urge them on again, and we'll see their reaction the day after tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, the New World Marines members all seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and they all looked at Huang Aramaki with arrogance.

Aramaki's face twitched slightly, a hint of doubt in his eyes. This isn't right, is it?

Before he could speak, Sakazuki continued, "Yes, we're not entirely clear on the situation at the front either. Many communications between the Navy and the New World Marines have been lost. Whether this is a pirate conspiracy or something else, no one can judge for now. Therefore, the Navy needs to strengthen its defenses. Borsalino, after this meeting, you will be in charge of all Navy warships currently in port, and put them on high alert!"

Borsalino his teacup, took a sip, and said, "No problem."

Aramu, Aramaki had some doubts, was relieved. It made sense; it was impossible for Admiral Akainu to mobilize troops under such circumstances, with a legitimate reason of being wary of Ortolan. It would be more reasonable to find such an excuse.

The New World Marines personnel, upon hearing Sakazuki's order, also became serious again, and no one stood up to object, since Sakazuki's reasons were still sound.

Of course, the most important thing is that they are currently leaderless. If you ask them to fight or cause conflicts, there's no problem with that.

Before their Admiral's death was announced, none of them knew what the next step should be.

What if we make a mistake? Wouldn't that cause trouble for the Admiral?

In this situation, it is indeed easy to fall into a passive position.

Quickly, under Sakazuki's individual arrangements, order was restored to the Marines headquarters.

Sakazuki didn't say anything more at the meeting and quickly adjourned it.

After he and Borsalino left the conference room, Aramaki Yoshihiro followed them out.

As soon as Sakazuki and Borsalino entered the elevator, Aramaki squeezed in and said, "Akainu Admiral, what are your next plans? At the very least, we can cooperate with each other to avoid the chaos that happened before. What do you think?"

Sakazuki nodded calmly and said, "You're right. I plan to lead a portion of the Marines to the port of the Holy Land, the New World, to establish a new defense line. Borsalino will be stationed at headquarters, and you'll be coming with me..."

Upon hearing "set up a defensive line," Aramaki immediately realized that Sakazuki was definitely going to fight against Ortolan, which was a great opportunity to make a name for himself... Even if he didn't make a name for himself, he could at least show his face on the front lines of Mary Geoise and boost his popularity with the Celestial Dragons and the old stars.

Therefore, Aramaki readily agreed, saying, "No problem, I'll go back to Pi and prepare in a bit."

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Aramaki wisely left first. After Sakazuki and Borsalino returned to the Admiral's office, Borsalino finally asked, "So you've really made this decision?"

"What? Now that things have come to this, you don't mean you want to stay out of it, do you?" Sakazuki said softly.

"I wanted to stay out of it, but... I had no choice..." Borsalino said with a hint of helplessness.

Sakazuki lit a cigar and then said, "Actually, at first, I thought you would choose Saint Saturn's side..."

"Why do you think that?" Borsalino asked, somewhat puzzled.

"After all, you and he have a pretty good relationship, don't you? He's made you a lot of promises..." Sakazuki said softly.

Borsalino laughed and said, "What did you promise me? You promised me I'd become Marine Admiral after this was done, right? Sakazuki, if I had wanted to be Admiral back then, you and Ortolan wouldn't have gotten there so easily. So from the beginning, the promises Saint Saturn made to me... meant absolutely nothing to me... I just wanted to go back to the Science Unit, drink tea and read newspapers every day, and be a carefree and leisurely person..."

"That's true. Mary Geoise can't give you that," Sakazuki said with a stiff laugh.

Ortolan has many capable Marines personnel under his command and doesn't need Borsalino. But Mary Geoise is different. In this situation, they will only use Borsalino to the extreme.

"But that's not the main reason..." Borsalino said softly.

Sakazuki glanced at him, then asked, "What made you make this decision?"

"This morning I came with the World Government's fleet. Before I disembarked, I saw Sengoku... He looked at me with that trusting gaze and smiled at me... What a hassle. I was personally brought out by Sengoku. Before I was transferred to the Science Unit, when Sengoku was Admiral, I was his aide..." Borsalino pouted and said somewhat reluctantly.

After a slight pause, he continued, "That's why I don't want to leave a place like the Science Unit. There, I don't have to engage in too much social interaction, and I don't feel too much pressure, so when this situation arises, I feel caught in a dilemma..."

"Is that all?" Sakazuki asked, his tone somewhat strange.

"Of course not..." Borsalino's expression turned serious as he said this, and he said in a deep voice, "Our Marines can just take Mary Geoise away like that. Isn't that a bit too disrespectful and shows a lack of respect for us?"

In the eyes of Lao Xing and others, they would not consider such a thing because they were too high and mighty and had become accustomed to this kind of logic and style of doing things.

But in the eyes of Marines leaders like Sakazuki and Borsalino, this behavior was far too insulting and bullying!

This was also one of the factors that ultimately influenced Sakazuki's decision. When Sakazuki watched Sengoku being taken away, he suddenly realized that Sengoku was right... what they wanted was not a righteous Marines, but an obedient Marines.

Mary Geoise did promise him the position of commander, but today, under these circumstances, they dared to forcefully take Sengoku away. If they were to lose the pressure from these so-called "external enemies" like Ortolan, they would surely become even more arrogant.

Is it meaningful for me, Sakazuki, to become this kind of "cool guy"?

However, Sakazuki quickly changed the subject, saying, "I'll be at the New World Port of the Holy Land soon; I'll be waiting for Ortolan there..."

"You want to compete with him?" Borsalino raised an eyebrow and asked with a "the more the merrier" expression.

Sakazuki sighed softly and said, "If I don't fight for it now, I'll definitely regret it later, so no matter what, I'm going to fight for it!"