Kong heard a response from the Gorosei that satisfied him.
"No" was quite an excellent answer. No was good—no was exactly what he wanted. So when Kong asked the Gorosei why, silence fell on the other end of the line.
Kong did not give them a chance to interrupt and spoke first. "Vice Admiral Tsugikuni Yoriichi may be very young, but without a doubt, he is one of the finest Marines."
"Vice Admiral Tsugikuni Yoriichi's achievements are plain for all to see. If it is him, the other Marines will wholeheartedly support him."
"Oh, right. Tsugikuni Yoriichi is Zephyr's disciple. If he becomes Fleet Admiral, I can persuade Zephyr to assist him."
"Zephyr has fought on the front lines for many years. With his help, Tsugikuni Yoriichi should quickly get the hang of the relevant affairs."
"I am quite reassured on that point. After all, hasn't Tsugikuni Yoriichi led the Dawn Sword branch in Dressrosa quite well?"
"So why not?"
After speaking, Kong lightly tapped the desk, a faint smile appearing on his face.
As the current Fleet Admiral, Kong was indeed restrained by the Gorosei. But if anyone thought Kong was easy to manipulate just because of that, they were mistaken.
Kong was entirely different from Sengoku and Akainu. The reason he had held his position as Fleet Admiral so firmly was because countless achievements backed him up.
Baroque Redfield, known as The Lone Red and currently imprisoned in Level 6 of the great undersea prison, Impel Down, had been personally captured by Kong during his tenure as Fleet Admiral.
Count Red—the legendary pirate who, all by himself, could stand on equal footing with the Roger Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates!
Kong, who had captured such a man with his own hands, far surpassed Sengoku and Akainu in both individual