Half an Act!

Tsugikuni Yoriichi had already roughly understood what Borsalino was thinking, but when he made his move, he remained decisive.

He had to live up to Borsalino's efforts. With so many people present, if he held back too obviously, it would be easy for others to notice.

It had to be admitted that even the currently weakened Marine Headquarters was still full of capable people. Aside from Sengoku and the three Admirals under his command, there were also outstanding fighters within Headquarters.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi did not know how much influence Borsalino currently had within Marine Headquarters, but since the World Government could still maintain control over Marine Headquarters, the majority of the mid- and high-ranking officers likely supported the Celestial Dragons.

Borsalino's position destined him to be among the minority within Headquarters.

Even as a Marine Admiral, he could not completely disregard those opposing voices. He had to consider his own reputation.

Borsalino understood this clearly, and Sengoku understood it just as well.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi did not mind helping Borsalino preserve his "good" reputation within Headquarters. After all, this was not the first time Borsalino had done something like this.

Borsalino was a special sort of person. His personality was completely different from Sakazuki's and Kuzan's.

Whether it was Sakazuki or the Kuzan of years past, once an order came down from above, no matter how unwilling they were deep down, they would give everything they had to carry it out.

Call them rigid if one wished, call them pure if one wished. In truth, both of them were the sort to get fixated on things.

But Borsalino was different. He was flexible in the way he handled people and situations, or rather, slick. As early as ten or twenty years ago, he had already understood the benefits of doing the