Roger Becomes Pirate King!

Although the holiday had just passed a couple of days ago, the Marine Headquarters was still bustling with activity. Such a violent organization couldn't possibly give the entire Marines a holiday.

At this moment, in the office of the Sengoku Admiral Sengoku, Ortolan was sitting on the sofa, chatting with the Admiral Sengoku.

"So, based on the intelligence provided by CP, the next step for this mission is to focus on the South Blue. I'm afraid I'll need to go South Blue to conduct some investigation," Ortolan said as he spoke.

However, his eyes remained fixed on the goat standing still next to his desk, frantically munching on its food.

"Is that so?" Sengoku had just finished processing a document and casually handed it to his little goat. The goat calmly ate the document, and Sengoku continued, "This should be your first time going on a mission so far from headquarters. The South Blue isn't as dangerous as the Grand Line, but you still need to be careful..."

"I understand," Ortolan nodded and replied softly.

Sengoku glanced at Ortolan, then asked somewhat strangely, "Why are you always staring at my goat?"

"Ahem..." Ortolan coughed slightly awkwardly, then said, "I heard that you, Admiral, already had it when you were a Lieutenant Vice Admiral?"

Upon hearing this, Sengoku reminisced with a touch of nostalgia, "Yes, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye. It has consumed quite a bit of our Marines's top-secret intelligence data, hahaha."

"Isn't the lifespan of a goat usually around ten years? It's... about that long, isn't it?" Ortolan asked hesitantly.

Sengoku?

"Wait, what do you mean?" Sengoku asked, bewildered.

"If it gets any older, the meat won't taste good, Admiral. I know a cooking method specifically for mutton called hot pot..." Ortolan slapped his thigh and said seriously.

Sengoku was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "Strictly speaking, it's your Marines's senior! How dare you try to eat it?"

"Doesn't the Admiral want to try what this mutton, raised on Chinese herbal medicine and high-grade Marines paper, tastes like? It might be one of the most exquisite delicacies in the world!" Ortolan said expectantly.

The Admiral Sengoku, who was still somewhat annoyed, looked at his little goat again upon hearing this, touched his braided beard, and said, "This... this isn't quite right, is it?"

"Make the most of everything. As members of the Marines, we must preserve our useful bodies to uphold justice. And food is better than medicine, as it is more beneficial to our health. Only when we are healthy can we better uphold justice. As a senior member of the Marines, I think that when the time is right, it will be willing to sacrifice itself for our great cause of justice," Ortolan said righteously.

Sengoku was silent for a moment, just as he was about to speak, the office door was pushed open, and then Chief Staff Officer Tsuru walked in with a serious expression.

This interrupted Ortolan's discussion with Sengoku about how to cook the goat. Sengoku noticed the expression on Chief Staff Officer Tsuru and frowned, asking, "What's wrong? Why do you look so serious?"

"The Roger Pirates!" Chief Staff Officer Tsuru a deep voice, "The news that the Roger Pirates have found the legendary final island, Laugh Tale, has already begun to circulate New World. It is said that they spread the word themselves. In addition, we have also been monitoring their movements, and it seems that they are about to join forces with the Whitebeard Pirates. At this point in time, for these two pirate crews to converge, I'm afraid... it won't be a peaceful affair, will it?"

"What!?" Sengoku stood up from his seat in surprise and said, "Laugh Tale?"

"What's the situation with Laugh Tale?" Ortolan asked casually.

Admiral Sengoku was silent for a moment, then said, "I don't know. Actually, when Roger and his crew arrived at Lodestar Island a few days ago, we all thought that Lodestar Island was the so-called 'Final Island.' But when the Roger Pirates confirmed that there was another island shrouded in a mysterious magnetic field after Lodestar Island, Mary Geoise immediately had us raise the threat level of the Roger Pirates to the highest level. It was because of this that we learned that there really was an island called 'Laugh Tale' after this island!"

Chief Staff Officer Tsuru also spoke up, explaining, "We don't know much about Laugh Tale either. Related information is being strictly controlled by the highest levels of Mary Geoise. It might be related to the war more than eight weeks ago. According to those above, if any news about Laugh Tale were to leak out, it would definitely bring chaos to the entire world... Although we don't know whether this matter is true or false, or what the truth is, you should understand that maintaining the status quo is always better than testing the waters with unknown chaos..."

"So the Roger Pirates' situation is very serious. If they reveal the location of Laugh Tale, or even some dangerous information hidden there, it could cause global chaos?" Ortolan said with a knowing look in his eyes.

"That's right!" Sengoku nodded solemnly, then looked at Chief Staff Officer Tsuru and asked, "What about Mary Geoise ...?"

Chief Staff Officer Tsuru could even speak, the Den Den Mushi on the Sengoku desk rang.

Everyone looked over, and sure enough, it was a call from Mary Geoise!

Sengoku grimaced slightly, his teeth aching, before Den Den Mushi and saying, "It's me."

"Sengoku?" Fleet Admiral Kong's voice came from the Den Den Mushi: "I'm in Old Star's office right now. Have you received any news about the Roger Pirates and the legendary Final Island?"

"Tsuru is telling me this, and I was just about to contact you as well," the Admiral Sengoku immediately reported.

"Lord Star has a few requests," Fleet Admiral Kong paused, then continued, "First, the Roger Pirates must be wiped out as quickly as possible. Second, no concrete information related to Laugh Tale must be allowed to leak out onto the seas; if any is discovered, it must be eliminated, no matter who it is! Third, considering the situation might spiral out of control, the Marines must begin war preparations now..."

Just as Fleet Admiral Kong finished speaking, a dignified, somewhat aged voice came from the Den Den Mushi: "Sengoku, the Marines is preparing to issue a new wanted poster, raising the bounties for all Roger Pirates. At the same time, they will designate Roger as the 'Pirate King,' eliminating any possibility of him cooperating with Great Pirate..."

Judging from the tone, this should be an old star, but Ortolan couldn't tell who was speaking.

Without asking any further questions, Sengoku quickly agreed.

When Ortolan heard this talk about the 'Pirate King' and such, his mind raced for a moment, and he understood. No wonder Roger found the weakness of the World Government of Laugh Tale, and yet the World Government still brazenly crowned him with the 'Pirate King' title.

At first, Ortolan didn't quite understand the logic. Shouldn't the priority be to quickly downplay the impact of this matter, making everyone think that Laugh Tale wasn't a big deal, so that the situation could be better controlled?

By putting a crown on Roger, doesn't that prove that Laugh Tale has a serious problem?

It now seems that the old stars weren't unaware of this situation, but rather they were resorting to desperate measures to avoid the Roger Pirates collaborating with other ambitious pirates.

It's a form of flattery that can backfire. Top-tier Great Pirate are all arrogant and proud. If the World Government suddenly bestows the title of 'Pirate King' upon Roger, will the others accept it?

Of course, this is definitely not enough to completely prevent other pirates from cooperating with Roger. It is estimated that the World Government will introduce a series of measures and methods to completely eliminate this possibility.

However, no one expected that the Roger Pirates would completely disband after meeting with the Whitebeard Pirates. This caused the World Government to lose face and reputation, and the importance of Laugh Tale was exposed. Was the Roger Pirates done?

Then I just gave it away for nothing?

In a sense, Roger and his crew once again outmaneuvered the World Government!

Although Ortolan had guessed and deduced these things, he had no intention of interrupting. "You guys keep operating. How can I get promoted and make money if you don't operate?"

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi with Mary Geoise, Sengoku sighed softly, "Once you turn on the Den Den Mushi, you can't sit still. This is really not a good sign..."

"Who says otherwise?" Chief Staff Officer Tsuru shook his head and said with some helplessness.