"Shichibukai? There are plenty of vacancies, but do you think he is suited for the position?"
Pit adjusted his tie beside them. Of the five present, he was the only one still standing.
The Shichibukai were a system proposed by the World Government after Roger had ushered in the Great Pirate Era with his life.
At its core, that system had only one purpose—checks and balances.
In a sense, the five old men in this office would probably get along quite well with those old fogies from Ionia.
Although the Five Elders did not care about the emergence of pirates, the pirate wave Roger had triggered had exceeded their expectations. The entire Grand Line was currently in turmoil.
Thus, the Shichibukai system was born.
"But he isn't a pirate. Is he really suitable for that position?"
"It doesn't matter. Identity is unimportant. The king of a non-member nation does not possess legal rights to begin with. According to our plans, the status of non-member nations will be even lower than that of the Shichibukai.
The power of this invention is enough to deter most pirates. Furthermore, the Shichibukai answer directly to the World Government and must accept military summons from the World Government under special circumstances. A member nation could not do that.
This will also allow us to better control this power. That is enough."
Saturn explained his reasoning. What he wanted was a procedurally valid justification. This logic had always been at the core of how the World Government operated.
The outcome could be wrong, but the process had to be compliant.
Whether the Shichibukai were pirates was unimportant. As long as they possessed enough military power to deter pirates, that was enough.
If Oran had already been the king of a member nation, Saturn would not have