The next day, the Holy Church announced throughout the East Blue that Sengoku had been appointed president of the Adventurer Guild, with Zephyr and Garp serving as vice presidents.
The news instantly set public opinion ablaze across the world. People were astonished that the Holy Church had not admitted the former Navy Marshal into its military. Any other power would have been overjoyed to gain such a formidable force and placed him in an important position.
Yet the Holy Church had kept him outside its military altogether. Although the Adventurers' Guild was now an important organization, it still seemed insignificant compared with the Holy Church's military structure.
For a time, the seas buzzed with discussion, and theories abounded.
Some said the Holy Church had rejected these Navy men because of their past hostilities.
Others said the Holy Church was too arrogant and looked down on men who had betrayed their masters for personal gain.
But just as the commentary began to take an unfavorable turn, a former Navy rear admiral, now an officer serving as an administrator in the Adventurers' Guild, grew so indignant that he explained the reason to an inquisitive reporter.
"Hmph! What do those ignorant fools know? Have you ever seen anyone other than Holy Light Clerics in the Holy Church's army? I'll say this about everyone on these seas: even the Four Emperors couldn't join the Holy Church's military unless they were Holy Light Clerics!"
At this bombshell from the slightly tipsy former Navy officer, an excited smile spread across the interviewing reporter's face.
He had learned another detail about the Holy Church's structure, and he was certain his newspaper would sell like hotcakes tomorrow.
Flushed with excitement, the reporter finished taking notes and hurriedly bade the officer farewell. Once he returned, he carefully condensed the