How to arrange Victor had become a major problem.
Victor had captured the Golden Lion, which was naturally a great achievement.
Now that the Flying Pirates had nearly been wiped out, if rewards were distributed according to merit, the Marines—including Victor—would all have to receive promotions and rewards.
However, Victor was already the commander of Branch G1. Any further promotion would make him a Marineford admiral.
Although Victor was strong enough to become a Marineford admiral, he had disrupted the balance of the New World.
That was something the Gorosei did not want to see.
If Victor became an admiral and gained even greater authority, would he continue waging war against the New World and truly wipe out all the pirates there?
In fact, the World Government had always possessed the power to destroy any force and erase from history anyone who threatened it.
However, they had not done so because they wanted the New World to remain turbulent.
Only by keeping the New World in turmoil could some of the secrets buried there remain hidden. Moreover, the more chaotic a region was, the more likely it was to breed crime and terror. The people of ordinary nations could survive only by relying on the World Government.
The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
Pangaea Castle, the Chamber of Power.
"Since we chose to cultivate him, we can only see it through."
"Both his parents were killed by pirates, so it's understandable that he hates pirates and wants to eliminate them."
"However, he did act without authorization this time, and he caused heavy casualties at Branch G1."
"I don't think that was his fault."
"Indeed."
"I can understand how he feels."
"Then what should we do?"
"I think I know how to handle this."
"I think you know how we should handle