"I..."
The World Government Official nearly choked with anger. Seeing Yaen's calm expression, he trembled all over, pointed at him, and shouted.
"Whose direct subordinate are you? Don't you know the rules?"
Yaen calmly replied, "My direct superior is the Fleet Admiral of the Marines. If you have any objections, you can complain directly to the Fleet Admiral of the Marines."
"Fine! Just you wait!"
The World Government Official spat out the words resentfully before turning and walking straight toward the door.
As the World Government Official's footsteps gradually faded away, the 472 Marine Base Commander, seated closest to Yaen, could not help voicing his concern.
"Lord Yaen, you've embarrassed the World Government Official like that. Won't this cause trouble?"
Yaen sat down at the head of the conference room and said indifferently, "Trouble? There certainly is. Being watched by the World Government is indeed an extremely troublesome matter."
In truth, Yaen had more or less already guessed how things would develop.
Putting aside whether that World Government Official had the authority to elevate such a minor issue of attitude to the point of attracting the Gorosei's attention...
Even if it really reached the Gorosei, it had little to do with Yaen.
After all, given the Gorosei's status, they could not possibly go out of their way to concern themselves with a minor Marine.
Whenever anything went wrong with the Marines, the Gorosei would simply pin the blame on Fleet Admiral Sengoku and give him a thorough scolding.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku already carried so many burdens for the Marines that one more was hardly anything more than a drizzle. He had probably grown used to it by now.
And even if he had not, what could he do? At most, he would call Yaen through a Den Den Mushi and