Blame You

"But why hasn't the World Government's order to arrest the Blood Sword Pirates come down yet?!"

Sengoku could not make sense of it. Given the Celestial Dragons' hatred for Ryan, this application should have been approved the moment it was submitted!

Yet now that the Blood Sword Pirates were causing trouble in the Sabaody Archipelago, the approval was nowhere to be seen.

But how could Sengoku have known that the World Government official delivering the report would run into Charlos on the way? And Charlos just happened to be Ryan's slave, an undercover agent lurking in Mary Geoise.

If it had been the Charlos from the original timeline, he definitely would not have cared even if he saw it.

But Charlos, now Agent 007, kept an eye on officials passing along intelligence every day. That was his mission too. Otherwise, where did all the information he passed to Ryan come from?

"Forget it. This isn't the most important matter right now!" Sengoku said, opening his drawer and taking out the already drafted list of Shichibukai.

Captain of the Kuja Pirates—Pirate Empress Boa Hancock!

Captain of the Thriller Bark Pirates—Moonlight Moria!

Captain of the Baroque Pirates—Crocodile!

Gale Swordmaster—Yasuo!

King of Pirate Country—Boputis!

King Elizabello II—Elizabello II

There were ten names in total!

Although the grand plan could not be launched for the time being because of Kizaru, confirming the Shichibukai in advance was the most important task at present.

After all, not every pirate on the list would accept the Navy's invitation to become a Shichibukai. Some would certainly refuse; that was to be expected. They were pirates, after all. As long as more than half accepted, Sengoku felt that would be perfect.

"Deliver this to the chief of staff," Sengoku ordered the messenger repairing the wooden door by