Flower Capital, Municipal Building.
Under the leadership of Momonga and Strawberry, the four Underworld emperors came to a spacious and bright conference room.
"Four of you, please wait."
Momonga glanced at the four people sitting down, and after saying these words, he and Strawberry simply turned around and walked out.
As the door of the conference room closed, the conference room suddenly fell into deathly silence.
Stussy is the most relaxed and comfortable. As soon as he sat down, he took out a box of women's cigarettes and took out one and lit it.
Seeing this, Duffield also picked up the cigar that he had not finished smoking on the road. After hesitating for a moment, he finally lit the lighter and took a deep breath.
"GuluGulu--"
Gibson was not to be outdone. He raised the bottle and drank freely.
Morgans did not drink or smoke, but habitually stood in front of the window with his camera, taking in a panoramic view of Flower Capital Street, which was bustling, lively and full of new life.
Along the way, the changes in Wano Country brought them unspeakable psychological impact.
They could not imagine that a country that had been exploited by Kurozumi Orochi and was severely polluted by the construction of various factories by Yonko Kaido could actually be full of vitality in just a few days after the arrival of the navy.
What surprised them the most was that Wano Country had been ordered to withdraw from the national city by Navy Marshal, and the first mayor was the former Shichibukai veteran Crocodile.
"It's unimaginable!"
After a period of silence, Gibson, who had finished a bottle of wine, stood up and came to the window and looked out of the window side by side with Morgans, "The former great pirate Crocodile not only became Navy Marshal's confidant, but also managed Wano Country in such an orderly manner. Why didn't I realize that this great pirate had such abilities before?"
"Crocodile definitely doesn't have such ability!"
Duffield also came between the two of them at this time, holding a cigar in his mouth, and said seriously, "All this must be controlled by Navy Marshal. Of course, it is not difficult to see that Navy Marshal intends to support Crocodile."
"You can't say that, Mr. Duffield."
Stussy, who was sitting in front of the conference table, crossed his legs and turned the swivel chair to face the three of them. He opened his red lips and said softly, "Crocodile was pushed to this position by Akira Marshal, not because Akira Marshal wants to support him, but because he has the ability to be supported!"
"Looking at the members of Shichibukai, there are only two who have experience in managing a country. One is Empress Hancock of the Amazon Lily kingdom, and the other is Doflamingo, the king of Kingdom of Dressrosa."
"The former has won the support of the people for her beauty. Even if she makes a big mistake, the people will ignore her because of her beauty. From a practical point of view, Empress Hancock has no ability to govern the country."
"As for Doflamingo, I think you all know how he became the king of Kingdom of Dressrosa. His management after seizing Kingdom of Dressrosa by force was based on the concept that fear is the basis of rule!"
"And Jinbe once served as Ryugu Kingdom's bodyguard. It's okay for him to sit in charge of a Marine Base, but he has no ability to manage a country."
"Then there is the great swordsman Mihawk who always likes to work alone. If he is asked to sit in Wano Country and govern such a large country, I guess he would rather choose to go to Impel Down. As for Moria, needless to say, after being Akira Before Marshal was recruited, he was disheartened because he challenged Kaido and all his subordinates were killed. He hid himself in Thriller Bark and stayed with zombies all day long. At least for now, he is unable to take on the big responsibility!"
"I don't need to go into details anymore. Crocodile became the first mayor of Wano Country because he has such ability. In terms of strategy, ideological consciousness and political sense, no one in Shichibukai can match him. To be precise, even among Grand Line, his ability in this aspect is unique!"
Hearing this, the three people standing in front of the window nodded in agreement.
Immediately afterwards, Duffield turned around and sat down opposite Stussy, sharing the information obtained through his own intelligence channels. "I wonder if you have received any information, that is, before Crocodile, Akira Marshal has promoted Doflamingo to deputy leader of Knights of God, and now Holy Land has joined Holy Land!"
"Thinking back to those days, Doflamingo desperately wanted to return to Holy Land and regain his identity as Celestial Dragons, but he didn't expect to follow Navy Marshal and reach the sky. You know, not only was he spurned by Celestial Dragons, the same family of Holy Land, but he was also expelled from Holy Land in a very humiliating way."
Morgans was not surprised. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "It is not difficult to see from this that Navy Marshal not only possesses the iron-blooded skills to kill decisively, but also knows how to use people well."
"It's really admirable!" Gibson echoed, "When I saw Shichibukai bowing to Akira Marshal one after another during the live broadcast, I was thinking about Akira How would Marshal completely subdue these great pirates who were once lawless on the sea? I even gave my own judgment, thinking that Crocodile and Doflamingo were the two people least likely to surrender sincerely, but I didn't expect that they would be reused first!"
Duffield's eyes lit up and he said tentatively, "So, can I understand this: as long as we are sincere enough to show our loyalty to Lord Marshal, this trip to Wano Country is not the end of our lives, but a new beginning?"
Hearing this, Morgans and Gibson looked sideways at Duffield almost at the same time.
At this moment, the closed door of the conference room was pushed open.
Before the four Underworld emperors could react, a figure strode into the conference room.
Out of instinctive reaction, the four of them stood up to greet him almost at the same time. Duffield even more flatteringly imitated the navy soldiers he saw on the road to straighten his body and raise his hands in salute.
But when he saw the person clearly, he immediately stood there and didn't know whether he should put down his saluting hand.
Because the person who walked into the conference room was not Navy Marshal Akira, but Wano Country, the first mayor Crocodile.
Crocodile, who had a slicked back hair, glanced at the four people with a coat and a cigar in his mouth, and then swaggered to the top of the conference table and sat down. Then he showed a smile that he thought was warm and said politely, "Good afternoon, Underworld scum!"
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Question marks popped up on the heads of the four of them.
Scumbags?
The former great pirate actually called them scum?
The most unacceptable thing for them is that Crocodile's tone is very polite!
Seeing the reactions of the four people in his eyes, Crocodile almost couldn't help but make a sound.
I still remember when they gathered at Marine Headquarters because of the Shichibukai recruitment order, Akira Marshal greeted them in the same tone and tone.
Although it sounded harsh to them at the time, they could only bear it.
Now the role has changed, and he, who represents Akira Marshal, finally experienced the joy of being the leader.
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The third update ends today and will continue tomorrow.
The first update is still at 12pm.