Marine Headquarters Building, Fleet Admiral's Office.
Sengoku frowned slightly as he looked at Kizaru, who wore his usual frivolous expression, and asked:
"Borsalino, are you sure you want to withdraw from the competition for the position of Marine Admiral?"
"Yes~! I'm forfeiting. I just want to be a corporate drone in peace until I can retire."
Kizaru raised his right hand and picked at his ear, his tone exceedingly casual, as though he were discussing some trivial matter.
The corner of Sengoku's mouth twitched. No longer bothering with this guy who never took anything seriously, he continued:
"Fine! Since that's the case, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Sephiroth, the three of you will compete for the position of Marine Admiral..."
"Wait! I have something to say."
Sephiroth suddenly raised a hand with a smile, interrupting him.
"What now!? Don't tell me you're planning to forfeit too?" Sengoku said irritably.
"No, I'm definitely becoming Marine Admiral!
But now that Kizaru has withdrawn, there's no need to make things so troublesome... I'll take on both of them!"
"..." ×4
"Sephiroth, are you sure you're not joking!?"
Sengoku raised a hand and pushed up his glasses, his voice full of astonishment.
In his view, Sephiroth was indeed incredibly strong. Even compared to Pirate King Roger in his prime, he was not inferior in the slightest.
But...
Whether it was Kuzan or Sakazuki, although neither possessed Conqueror's Haki and would always fall a step short of the strongest fighters in terms of offense, their Physical Prowess and Haki were both at the highest level. Furthermore, the large-scale attack power and special properties of their Logia Devil Fruits made up, to some extent, for their lack of Conqueror's Haki.
Thus, even Four Emperors-level powerhouses would find it difficult to gain the upper hand against these two Marine