Marineford, Marine Headquarters Building.
Sephiroth stood at the entrance to the Marine Admiral's office with his hands in his pockets, looking utterly bored.
Faintly, the sounds of Marine Admiral Sengoku and Admiral Akainu arguing could be heard from inside the office.
"The situation in the New World is far too complicated. The Marines cannot rashly dispatch a large force there.
That would only intensify the friction between the Marines and the other great pirates...
Besides, your proposal to find an opportunity to encircle and suppress Kaido is even less possible!
Right now, we simply do not have a plan that can guarantee his elimination..."
"Admiral Sengoku, after what happened this time, are you really planning to just swallow your anger?
Where would that leave the Marines' dignity...?"
"Enough! Sakazuki, now that you have become an admiral, you need to learn to view matters from a higher perspective..."
Yawn~!
Sephiroth raised his right hand and deliberately let out a yawn.
The argument inside the office immediately died down.
Before long, Akainu, draped in a white cloak of justice, opened the door. He shot Sephiroth a cold sidelong glance before striding away from the admiral's office.
Ever since Akainu had taken the position of admiral, more and more Marine officers had joined his faction, rallying behind his ideal of "Absolute Justice."
It was unknown whether Akainu believed he was destined to become Marine Admiral, but he had begun putting forward many radical proposals to Sengoku, looking eager to make a grand display of his abilities.
Speaking as a complete outsider, if Sephiroth had merely been an ordinary Marine officer, he would also have felt that Akainu was the Marines' future hope...
Just look at the other two candidates preparing to become admirals: Kizaru and Aokiji.
There was no need to mention Kizaru.