Gaspardi really was only a rear admiral and did not know much about the World Government. By rank, he had only just reached the level where he could raise his head in the Five Elders' presence.
But his adjutant was Rosinante. Besides being Sengoku's adopted son, Rosinante, like Doflamingo, had once been one of the Celestial Dragons.
Rosinante did not know as much as Doflamingo did, nor could he use that leverage to directly strike a deal with the World Government.
But he was not completely ignorant either. He still knew about things like the makeup of the Divine Knights and the duties of the Five Elders.
The charges Oran had just laid out were practically tailored to the Five Elders' responsibilities. And they were not far-fetched; they genuinely could be tied to them.
One was a king on the East Blue frontier who had colluded with pirates and been exposed. The other was a technological powerhouse on the Grand Line responsible for researching the Marines' secret weapons. Even if the Five Elders had sat in their offices until their brains short-circuited, they would still know which side to choose.
To the Five Elders, any King was the same, after all. No matter how noble they were, they could not compare to Celestial Dragons, the World Nobles.
Given the current situation, if the Goya Kingdom and Oran got into an argument and brought it before the Five Elders, even if Oran had no case, he would have to end up in the right. The Goya Kingdom simply could not offer anything the World Government urgently needed.
"Well, there doesn't seem to be much point in saying all this. Even if the people of the Goya Kingdom really refuse to accept it, that has nothing to do with me. You Marines