The council hall at Marine Headquarters fell into a deathly silence.
Faced with this sudden major event, the expressions of the Three Admirals present, as well as the Vice Admiral and other officers, varied.
The Shichibukai are Pirate Alliance specifically formed by the World Government to combat pirates.
Everything was for the purpose of using pirates to fight pirates.
Bai Yu is now setting sail for the first time and has even managed to cripple Shichibukai.
How can we explain this to the World Government?
Sengoku rubbed his temples, looking at Garp who was still crunching on senbei, and immediately became furious, shouting angrily.
" Garp, you still have the mind to eat here? You've stirred up trouble again, you son of a bitch. Now tell me, how are you going to resolve this?"
As an old friend, Garp had already witnessed Garp's ability to cause trouble many times over.
However, compared to Bai Yu, the gap is still obvious.
"Ahem, Sengoku, what's your hurry? Didn't Crocodile steal the Heavenly Tribute?"
"And didn't Cobra say that the Crocodile was the biggest cause of the civil war in Alabasta?"
"Since we're already going to be beheaded anyway, let's just put all these charges together and push it directly to the authorities."
Garp said nonchalantly as he ate his senbei.
"With such irrefutable evidence, the Five Elders have no choice but to admit it. At worst, we can just find someone else to take the blame later!"
The witty and humorous reply echoed in the council hall.
Everyone, including Sengoku, was a bit dumbfounded.
Garp, who is usually completely unreliable, is now trying to shift the blame onto his grandson.
This analysis is also very logical and well-reasoned.
Sengoku stared intently for a while before snatching the senbei from Garp's hand, dumping them all into his mouth, and slurping them down with gusto.
" Garp, you bastard, I really suspect you deliberately did bad things before to make me take the blame for you, but now you've finally come to your senses for the sake of your grandson."
"However, the matter of the Shichibukai still has a huge impact."
"To silence the Five Elders completely, we have no choice but to leak information about what's happening in Alabasta beforehand."
"The only saving grace now is that Crocodile was defeated by Bai Yu, which can be considered another kind of honor for our Marine Headquarters."
" Sengoku, as expected, is the most cunning fellow. I knew you could handle this."
"Pah! Shut up, you bastard! I'm cleaning up your grandson's mess, and you call me a sly fox...!"
I don't have a sister...
"Get out!"
As the orders of the Sengoku period were issued one after another.
What happened in Alabasta spread rapidly across the sea.
In just one day, thanks to Big News Morgans, everything in Alabasta made headlines.
Meanwhile, on Fish-Man Island.
This is an important springboard for pirates traveling between the two sections of the Grand Line.
Apart from the Gate of Justice built on the Red Line, which connects the two places.
Pirates either head to the New World or return from the New World to the first half of the Grand Line.
This is the only route and supply point.
For this very reason, many pirates choose to go to Fish-Man Island.
Firstly, it can repair the ship's coating, preventing it from accidentally cracking and being crushed and destroyed by the pressure from the seabed thousands of meters below.
Secondly, it was also to see the legendary mermaid and see if there was any chance of getting lucky and capturing her.
If we could capture mermaids from Fish-Man Island and sell them on the Sabaody Archipelago, they would be worth hundreds of millions of Beli.
That's enough to exchange for a low-level Devil Fruit on the black market.
For most people, this is a stepping stone on the road to becoming a strong person.
This led many pirates to take the risk directly.
However, on Fish-Man Island today, seeing the enormous, whale-like pirate ship moored at the entrance, all the forces became unusually docile and trembling.
This is the flagship of the Whitebeard Pirates.
They are also the protectors of Fish-Man Island.
Ever since Whitebeard declared Fish-Man Island to be his territory.
This undoubtedly deterred many pirate and human trafficking forces.
Now that he has personally arrived at Fish-Man Island, this deterrent effect has made many forces worry that their appearance might be an attempt to purge those with ulterior motives.
" Pops, I never imagined you'd go to the first half of the Grand Line."
On the deck, a burly Fish-Man with light blue skin sat cross-legged, drinking with Whitebeard.
This scene also shocked the surrounding Fish-Man and various factions.
However, many people gasped when they saw Jinbe's appearance clearly.
This is one of the Shichibukai, and considered the strongest among the Fish-Man.
Knight of the Sea Jinbe, captain of the Sun Pirates.
"Haha, I was just bored, so I headed to the first half of the Grand Line to find an interesting kid. He seems to be the captain of the Spade Pirates, a kid with the Logia Flame-Flame Fruit ability."
Whitebeard tilted his head back and took a swig of liquor.
"This kid has only been at sea for a little over a month, yet the Marine Headquarters has already put a bounty of 120 million Beli on his head."
"If this continues, the World Government, with its wicked intentions, will definitely try to recruit him to become Shichibukai."
"It's better to bring a promising talent under my command than to let him fall into the enemy's hands."
Spade Pirates?
Jinbe paused for a moment, then said.
" Pops, are you talking about Fire Fist Ace?"
"I've heard about him too. He's quite strong, and his bounty is really high. He might actually be targeted by the World Government."
"I coveted the position of Shichibukai because it was a secure job; the World Government provided convenience, which alleviated the plight of humans and Fish-Man."
"Furthermore, becoming Shichibukai would allow one to roam the seas without restraint, which should be very attractive to a newcomer like Fire Fist Ace."
Jinbe was well aware of what the establishment of the Shichibukai meant.
But as he said, it's a secure job.
At least, it allows them to openly engage in piracy and avoid being pursued by the Navy.
For many people, this is something they'd be happy to do.
"Brother Jinbe, you're right. Being Shichibukai is really a secure job. Look at Boa Hancock and Heavenly Yaksha, they became pirate kings openly and legitimately. We wouldn't even dare to dream of such a thing."
Marco chuckled dryly and said.
"As long as the Four Emperors still pose a threat on the high seas, I think no matter how outrageous the Shichibukai are, the Marine Headquarters will absolutely not dare to take action against them."
The team captains present all silently agreed.
Even the Whitebeard revealed a hint of amusement in his smile.
The fact that the World Government uses pirates to fight pirates is enough to show that the power of pirates has grown to the point of threatening the World Government.
Otherwise, the Five Elders wouldn't have come up with this idea.
For them, the situation at sea is developing in a positive direction.
However, this idea had only just begun to take shape in their minds.
Jozu, who rushed aboard the ship, paused for a moment when he saw the huge front page of the newspaper in his hand.
It feels like my secure job has been shattered!