The meeting discussed the retirement of Sengoku no Seishu and the appointment of Ortolan as his successor.
It can be said that the news spread throughout Mary Geoise in just half a day!
Meanwhile, Ortolan was unaware of this; he was still in the port of Mary Geoise discussing matters with Dragon.
"You should go to the South Blue now and work hard. I think your chances in the South Blue are still very good. After the Seven Seas Alliance and the government are formed, they will definitely choose the first prime minister from the four sea regions. If you work hard, you might be able to take the position." Ortolan said earnestly, patting Dragon on the shoulder.
Dragon was somewhat surprised and asked in astonishment, "The first prime minister didn't come from the New World?"
"How should we send them out? Who should we send out?" Ortolan rolled his eyes at Dragon.
Apart from himself, who is a champion of justice and Marine Admiral, the rest of his family members are all pirates. The entire Charlotte Family is not suitable to be members of the new government's leadership team at this time.
It still needs time to settle and mature.
Apart from the Charlotte Family, the Neo Marines would certainly not be able to participate too much in this kind of politics; it would need to maintain a certain degree of detachment and separate military and political affairs.
Therefore, neither Ortolan, nor Sakazuki, nor Momonga, are suitable to be the so-called prime minister.
This eliminates the most competitive group of people.
In the New World, there are no particularly suitable candidates. As I said before, the people of the New World are too fierce. For the past few hundred years, they have been constantly at war. If you ask them to provide fighting power, there are plenty of them. But if you ask them to produce capable politicians, it is really very difficult.
"What about the North Blue?" Dragon asked again.
"Judge has already entered the election. Without Doflamingo, he still has an advantage and should be able to win. But I don't think Judge can compete with you. As for the East Blue and West Blue, we still need to deal with them for now. The same goes for the First Half of Grand Line. Although His Cobra is also preparing to enter the election, I think you will probably be the one to run for the first election. You have the biggest advantage." Ortolan said seriously.
Dragon still has political ambitions and is a person with his own ideas, based on so many days of exchanges and so many years of getting to know each other.
Although Ortolan always tried to ruin him, it's undeniable that Ortolan acknowledged his abilities and ambitions.
The new government needs a fresh start, and Dragon should be able to bring about that.
"Then I'll give it a try," Dragon replied, then turned to board the ship without saying anything more to Ortolan.
The members of the Revolutionary Army also crowded around Dragon as he boarded the ship, including Ivankov, Inazuma, and... Bartholomew Kuma and Ginny.
Ginny survived after all, without suffering any of the afflictions caused by Saint Saturn and developing the disease of Azure Phosphorus. The only slightly embarrassing thing was that Ginny's belly was slightly swollen, which meant that she was already pregnant.
But seeing that Bartholomew Bear was completely unconcerned, and even somewhat pleased, Ortolan naturally wouldn't be a boring person and say anything idle.
Now that the world has settled down, perhaps in the future, Bartholomew Bear will put aside his concerns about his identity and bloodline and form a happy family with Ginny.
Just as Ortolan was thinking about these things, Marine Admiral Doberman rushed over.
As soon as he approached Ortolan, he immediately stood at attention and saluted, saying, "Loyalty!"
Clearly, the winds of loyalty have swept through the entire Marines.
Then, before Ortolan could respond, Doberman hurriedly said, "Admiral Bane, the commander has decided to resign, and you will succeed him as the new commander."
"Huh?" Ortolan exclaimed in surprise, "Why the sudden turn of events?"
"It was decided at today's meeting. We, the senior Marines officers, also voted and unanimously approved the Admiral's proposal," Doberman explained.
"How could you do this? The war has just ended, and the commander has only just returned from his predicament. At this time, you cause such a scene. Where do you place me?" Ortolan rebuked him righteously.
"No, none of us mentioned it. It was Commander Yi who brought it up!" Doberman, pausing for a moment.
"He proposed it, and you approved it?!" Ortolan exclaimed indignantly.
Doberman?
Who the hell would dare to disapprove it?
If everyone raises their hands to agree, you might not remember who raised their hand, but if someone raises their hand to disagree, can you really forget them?
When you finally rise to power, do you think you'll let others off the hook with your petty nature?
Before the bewildered Berman could react, Ortolan waved his hand and refused. "I won't take it. Whoever wants to be the handsome guy can have it!"
As he spoke, Ortolan turned to Hina and said, "Quick, Hina, prepare the fastest warship for me. I need to get to headquarters to lay low for a while..."
"Admiral, isn't this a strange thing? Why are we hiding?" Hina asked, puzzled, as she quickly arranged the warships.
"It's too hasty. Although I understand that this is the commander's intention, the great battle has just ended and no plan has been finalized yet. The commander suddenly wants to abdicate in my place. What kind of talk is that? People will think that I, Ortolan, can't even wait this long!" Ortolan said with a hint of helplessness.
Power—now, no one on this sea has more power or influence than him. The new nobles of Mary Geoise still respectfully call him Admiral on the surface, but in reality, they all call Ortolan the 'King of the World' in private.
Status, which is inherently accompanied by power, is something he naturally doesn't lack.
He has everything: power, wealth, and beauty.
The only thing I need to worry about now is my reputation.
Ortolan is vain; even if he wants something, he wants to do it perfectly rather than in a rush.
Unexpectedly, even the commander of the Sengoku, and the group of Marines below him who were waiting to improve their skills, were more anxious than he was. Who could stand that?
Quickly, the warship arrived, and Ortolan took Hina and ran away immediately, not to mention going to headquarters to take refuge!
Of course, Berman couldn't stop Ortolan and could only watch helplessly as Ortolan escaped.
When the next person came to urge Marine Admiral Hoshigaki to arrive, Berman still seemed to be in a daze.
"Where is the Admiral?" Hoshigaki asked in surprise.
The Admiral isn't here, so what are you doing standing here in the sea breeze, lost in thought?
"They're gone..." Yu Boman's face twitched.
"Huh? Where did he go?! There's a ton of stuff waiting for him to decide in Mary Geoise!" Hoshigaki asked anxiously.
"They said he went to headquarters to avoid trouble. The Admiral didn't want to be the commander-in-chief at such a sensitive time..." Berman sighed softly.
Upon hearing this, Hoshigaki frowned deeply. After a moment, he said, "How can we be so frivolous? Forget it, I can't worry about that now. Let's report this to Momonga and Yixiao first and see if they have any ideas..."
Soon, the news that Ortolan had gone to headquarters to avoid the storm spread like wildfire throughout Mary Geoise.
Everyone in Mary Geoise was stunned. They appointed you as the supreme commander of all the armies in the land, and you still ran away!?
When Sengoku learned of this news, he was both amused and exasperated. All the Marines gathered around him, waiting for him to make a decision.
Chamber of Power, Sengoku sat on the sofa, sipping tea, and shook his head, saying, "I've already said what I meant, how can I go back on my word? Otherwise, how can I face people in the future?"
"That brat ran back to headquarters..." Zephyr said with a chuckle.
Zephyr came to Mary Geoise this time with the intention of thoroughly investigating everything that happened in his family back then.
There was indeed a mastermind behind it all. Back then, the Holy Knights held a human hunting competition in the West Blue. The then -Admiral Zephyr disapproved of this and clashed with the Holy Knights.
It wasn't a major conflict to begin with, but those Celestial Dragons were ruthless and heartless. They believed that Zephyr wasn't the loyal dog they admired, and they couldn't allow Zephyr to advance any further. They even didn't want Zephyr to continue serving as Admiral.
Subsequently, they secretly carried out many underhanded actions, ultimately orchestrating the Mary Geoise massacre.
Therefore, after Sakazuki defeated Figarland Gringu, he handed him over to Zephyr. In the end, Zephyr beat Gringu to a pulp, punch after punch, thus avenging the deep-seated hatred from back then.
So many years have passed. After avenging his great grudge, Zephyr spent a few days alone and has recently readjusted his mindset. Naturally, the others wouldn't be so oblivious as to talk to him about the past, so the matter ended there.
Garp, standing to the side, pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "Right, it's fine if he runs back to headquarters. After all, it's our Marines's own business. If that brat goes back to headquarters, we should just appoint him as commander-in-chief there. It's much more formal than being here in Mary Geoise!"
Sakazuki and the others naturally had no objections; what could they say now that things had come to this?
Seeing that the high-ranking officials had reached a consensus, Sengoku no Kishi put down his teacup and looked at Momonga: "Momonga, you have a good relationship with Ortolan. From now on, you'll handle things. This place is so close to headquarters, we can get there in no time. Tomorrow we're going to hold this Kishi promotion ceremony at headquarters. I don't care what methods you use, just get Ortolan sorted out before tomorrow! This is my final Kishi order!"
The Momonga hesitated for a moment, but he couldn't refuse. He could only smile wryly and step forward, saying, "Yes, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"