Marineford, Oris Plaza.
Sephiroth held a document as he passed rows of wooden cabins, eventually arriving at a cabin with a sign reading "Marine Admiral's Office."
He did not knock at all. He simply twisted the handle and pushed the door open. Without even closing it behind him, he strode inside, sprawled into the chair before Sengoku's desk, and handed over the document.
"Marine Admiral Sengoku, these are the personnel files for the people I plan to transfer from Marine Headquarters to the New World branch. Please sign and stamp them."
Upon hearing this, Sengoku first looked Sephiroth over. After confirming that the other man was still merely a clone, he expressionlessly accepted the document and began flipping through it.
"Gion, Hina, Domino, Tashigi, Kuro..."
The personnel Sephiroth wanted to transfer were basically all people he trusted within the Marines, and all of them were core members of the force.
If this had been in the past, Sengoku would never have agreed. But circumstances were stronger than men; even if he did not want to agree, he had no choice.
After all, according to the contents of the secret agreement, Umbrella Corporation would provide the funds needed to keep the Marines running in the future. In exchange, Sephiroth would be appointed a Marine Admiral and secretly be granted authority over personnel transfers, appointments, and dismissals within the Marines.
Furthermore, one year later, Sengoku, the Marine Admiral, would voluntarily "resign," retreat to a secondary position as Chief Inspector, while the position of Marine Admiral would ultimately fall into Sephiroth's hands through fair competition, thus completing the transition and handover of power.
After roughly reviewing the files, Sengoku finally looked up at Sephiroth.
"Other than these people, is there anyone else you need to add?"
"Doesn't seem like it. If there is,