Dragon Was About to Leave the Navy!
Garp's resolute refusal echoed throughout the meeting room, but Steel Bone Kong was not surprised at all, not even blinking.
Everyone in Marineford knows what kind of temper that old bastard has.
"You don't need to worry about the Celestial Dragons. I've already received word that the Five Elders have placed all Celestial Dragons under house arrest. From now on, only Celestial Dragons with special permission will be allowed to leave Mary Geoise. So even if you want to clean up their mess, you won't find their mess to clean up."
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Dragon listened with a black line to the words of a dignified Navy Fleet Admiral, but he was not at all surprised by his father's promotion to Navy Admiral.
I had a vague feeling about these things after reading the document about the military reform.
Fleet Admiral Kong was promoted to High Command, Admiral Sengoku promoted to Navy Fleet Admiral, Professor Zephyr was promoted to Minister of the Military Affairs Department, Vice Admiral Tsuru was promoted to General Staff of the Admiral. So, who will become Navy Admiral?
He was well aware that Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, and even himself, were still some visibly lacking in strength compared to top-tier fighters.
Given the rule that there must be at least one Navy Admiral, there is simply no other candidate besides the Navy hero Monkey D. Garp.
"What? Those scumbags have been locked up?"
Garp was startled when he heard this, and after a moment he realized what was happening, he quickly shook his head.
"No, that's not right. You just said that some Celestial Dragons can still come out. If they cause trouble, won't I have to clean up their messes?"
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Steel Bone Kong slammed his fist on the conference table, roaring, "What nonsense are you spouting? You think making you an Admiral is beneath you? Let me tell you straight, this time you have no choice but to accept. Whether you agree or not, you are now Navy Admiral, and this will be announced to the world immediately!"
"I'm not doing it! Let whoever wants to be the Admiral be it. You can forget about me cleaning up the messes of those scumbags!" Garp was also furious, and in his anger, he didn't care whether the other party was Fleet Admiral or not.
"Garp!"
Steel Bone Sora suddenly stood up, his entire body exuding an astonishing aura. His fierce gaze clashed fiercely with Garp's equally unyielding gaze in mid-air.
Even though neither side intentionally released Haki, the mere fluctuations in their mental states caused the large conference table beside them to tremble, as if Marineford had been struck by an earthquake.
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Sitting across from him, Dragon watched the two big shots clash in silence. To be honest, it was only him who could pull Vice Admiral, even if he didn't faint, he would be covered in sweat, struggling to keep his dizzy brain from spinning.
"Father, if you don't Admiral, then who Admiral?"
"If no one Admiral, then the Admiral of the Sengoku can't be promoted to Fleet Admiral. Are you trying to hold your old friend back and prevent him from advancing further?"
"Oh, right, if no one is appointed as Admiral, then this reform cannot proceed, and Vice Admiral Tsuru cannot be promoted to Chief of the General Staff, the rank of Admiral."
Upon hearing these three casual sentences, Garp's expression froze, and his aura instantly dissipated. Steel Bone Kong also withdrew his aura and sat back down in his chair, giving Dragon an approving look.
"This, this is my own business, how did it get involved with the Sengoku and the others!"
Dragon shook his head and said, "But the current situation is that your promotion is directly related to the promotion paths of Sengoku Admiral and Vice Admiral Tsuru. As for those three Admiral, you should also know that they are not yet suitable to serve as Navy Admiral, at least not for several years."
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Garp was completely dumbfounded. He stood there, somewhat at a loss. He hadn't expected to be outmaneuvered by his son. That brat!
The key point is that he's not the kind of person who would say something as ridiculous as 'I don't care about the Sengoku and Tsuru.'
"Furthermore, once you become Navy Admiral, even if some Celestial Dragons causes trouble in the future, you can simply ignore it. Does the World Government think they can dismiss you? Even if they do, wouldn't that be exactly what you want?" Dragon continued.
"Huh?" Garp was speechless, thinking to himself, "Yeah, I can ignore it. Who can force me?"
However, Steel Bone Kong, standing to the side, was speechless at Dragon's words. Was it really appropriate to say that to his face?
But for some reason, this Navy Fleet Admiral, who would later become the Minister of the High Command, chose to remain silent at this moment, pretending that he hadn't heard anything!
"Most importantly, if you really refuse the position of Admiral, the World Government can simply ban you from traveling to other worlds. I'm sure you can't accept that kind of punishment, can you?"
"Of course not!!" Garp shouted.
He then fell silent, standing there lost in thought. Dragon said nothing more, silently waiting for his decision along with Steel Bone Kong.
A moment later, a long sigh was heard.
"Alright, I'll take the position of Admiral, but I'll say it again: don't come to me with anything related to the Celestial Dragons!" With that, Garp turned and left the meeting room with a dark expression.
"Wait a minute, this isn't over yet. Don't you want to hear about the plans for Dragon?"
Steel Bone's voice came from behind him, successfully stopping Garp in his tracks. He turned around and sat down, glaring at his son with annoyance, and snorted, "What's this brat up to now? I'm about to give him a long-awaited 'fatherly love training'!"
Dragon's eyes twitched as he listened.
"Take a look."
At this Fleet Admiral Kong pushed the remaining document in front of Dragon, who reluctantly picked it up and glanced at it under his father's angry glare.
As he looked at it, he became engrossed in its contents.
"Separation of military and police forces. The reorganization of the Judiciary will establish Ministry of Police, a Public Security Public Security Division, Military Police Bureau, and Police Station."
Unlike his father Garp and his future son Luffy, Dragon is the kind of person who likes to think. At this moment, the more he looks at this reform plan, the more he feels that the separation of the military and police is a good policy.
I had previously felt that the Navy's authority was a bit too broad; basically, anything related to crime fell under their jurisdiction.
"The establishment of the Ministry of Police will completely limit the Navy's authority to the ocean, but it also strips all Affiliated Nation of their security and judicial powers, which will be quite difficult."
After Dragon pondered for a while, Steel Bone Kong revealed a gentle smile and asked, "So, are you willing to be the first Minister of Ministry of Police?"
"Although it doesn't belong to the military and doesn't have the rank of Admiral, in terms of both rank and as the highest leader of the Judiciary's Police Force, it's actually equivalent to Fleet Admiral."
Dragon thought for a moment, and was about to answer when Garp shouted in shock, "What Ministry of Police? What do you mean not belonging to the military? You're going to transfer Dragon out of the Navy?"
He had always raised this son to be an outstanding naval officer since he was a child, and in his mind, he was sure that he would become Navy Admiral in the future. But now, after hearing what the Fleet Admiral Kong said, it seems that he is not going to let Dragon become a naval officer!
However, Steel Bone didn't pay attention to Garp's attitude. Instead, he looked at Dragon seriously and asked, "What is your decision?"
"I'm willing to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Police; from a global perspective, it's a good thing. However, I'd like to meet the candidates recommended here for the position of the Chief of the Military Police Bureau first."
Dragon picked up the file, flipped to the last page, squinted, and whispered, "Bartholomew Bear?"