Admiral Naito! An Unintended Result (Continued)
"Just some old stuff from the past."
Naito gave a flat assessment.
"The old era?"
Hawk-Eyes immediately laughed heartily, "You're right! Isn't it pretty good to witness the end of a legend from the previous era?"
"I have no problem."
Jinbe, Knight of the Sea, captain of the Sun Pirates, nodded calmly.
"Guhahahaha!"
Crocodile leisurely lit a cigar, the Golden Hook tapping lightly on the table with a slightly crisp sound. "But there's a problem, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, where exactly is that Golden Lion?"
Clearly, Naito wasn't the only one who recognized this most obvious and crucial problem.
It's not just Crocodile.
Hanafuda, who was very familiar with the situation in the New World, also frowned and asked, "The Crocodile is right. Nobody knows where that Golden Lion is right now. We don't have much time to waste on your search!"
"This is none of your concern."
Fleet Admiral Sengoku's expression remained unchanged as he calmly stated, "If the government and navy didn't have absolute certainty, they certainly wouldn't have undertaken this operation."
That's true.
Naito raised an eyebrow slightly.
The Golden Lion is still a significant threat.
If they can't kill him off in one fell swoop, then the World Government is in big trouble.
Let alone how many Affiliated Nation were reduced to ruins by the islands that fell from the sky, even Mary Geoise, even the King of the World, couldn't withstand the bombardment of the Golden Lion, right?
So, what secret weapon does the government have?
"What you need to do is simple: move out with the Navy and take down Golden Lion."
The Sengoku Period.
"Hahaha, in that case, I'm all set."
Crocodile casually exhaled a smoke ring.
He has plenty of time.
The Ideal Land project has not yet been officially implemented, and the Baroque Works under his command is still in the recruitment stage.
He spent most of his time playing the hero in defeating the pirates who attacked Alabasta.
Since that's the case, going to see what the fuss is about wouldn't be bad.
"I'm fine too."
Hanafuda nodded slightly.
Strictly speaking, Golden Lion and Kaido are somewhat connected.
Kaido and World are allies, and the first batch of Artificial Devil Fruit has already been delivered to the Beasts Pirates.
World and the Golden Lion are allies.
From this perspective, Golden Lion and Kaido should be considered to be on the same side.
But that's not how it's actually calculated.
Kaido and World's relationship wasn't good to begin with; according to him, they even fought before, and now it's barely a situation where they haven't completely broken off relations.
If that's the case, then what about the allies of allies?
His status as Shichibukai is still more important.
Four of the Shichibukai had already agreed, and Sengoku couldn't help but nod slightly.
His gaze shifted and settled on Boa Hancock, who stood beside Naito. "Pirate Empress, what's your answer?"
"Whether it's the Golden Lion or someone else, I don't care. I don't care where I go."
Hancock turned her head slightly, gazing adoringly at Naito's profile, and said tenderly, "As long as I'm with Naito."
"Naito will definitely play as well."
The Sengoku period was satisfied.
Among the Shichibukai, this woman has the most eccentric temper and the most arrogant personality.
Naito, you did a great job.
And then comes the last one.
Sengoku looked down at Gecko Moria, whose head was bleeding from being hit by Naito and whose face was caved in by Hancock's kick. "Moria, have you calmed down yet?"
"..."
Moria sat up, covering his face, his teeth almost grinding to powder. His eyes, peeking out from between his fingers, swept back and forth between Hanafuda, Hancock, and Naito's faces.
"Remember this, you scum, this is Marineford, a fortress of justice! It's not a place for you to run wild. If you do it again, I'll crush your bones with my own hands."
The Sengoku period was described as having a calm tone, but his words were anything but polite.
"Okay, now you can answer me."
"I only have one request,"
Moria suddenly looked up, "The Golden Lion's corpse belongs to me!"
Sengoku raised an eyebrow slightly, clearly aware of Moria's abilities, but he didn't seem to care. "As long as he's dead."
Ultimately, the zombies Moria created were too weak, even if they were the corpses of legendary pirates like Golden Lion. They wouldn't inherit the original Devil Fruit abilities, so what was there to care about?
"Then I'm fine!"
Moria was overjoyed.
With Oars's corpse and Golden Lion's corpse combined, these two zombie soldiers will be ready to go and get revenge on that bastard Kaido!
"Very good."
"Then prepare yourselves, we'll depart for the New World tomorrow," said Sengoku.
"Tomorrow?"
Hanafuda retorted, clearly annoyed, "I just came from the New World! If you're in such a hurry, why don't you just contact me via Den Den Den Mushi?"
Nobody here cares what you think.
The Sengoku scholar said indifferently, "You only need to prepare now, and then go to war when we need you."
"Momonga, take them to their resting place."
"Yes, Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
Naito,
Sengoku turned to look at Naito, his attitude immediately softening. "Come with me."
"Clear."
Naito nodded slightly.
But just then, Boa Hancock grabbed the sleeve of Naito's Justice Coat, "Naito! Don't go! I don't trust anyone else."
Naito's lips twitched slightly. Was she really just an accessory to him?
Sengoku gave a strange smile, then said, "Boa Hancock, you can wait here for now. Naito will come to pick you up later."
Naito turned around and saw Sengoku nodding at him.
"Stay here and behave yourself."
Naito said to the Empress.
The Empress took a deep breath and solemnly said, "I understand. Since you have important matters to Naito, Knight, I will not hinder you. I will wait for you here! I will not leave until you return!"
She's probably serious.
Naito then followed Sengoku out of the meeting hall.
"Haha, he's really devoted to you, kid."
Once they were away from the pirates, the usually serious Fleet Admiral Sengoku suddenly became playful.
"In the end, he's just a pirate."
Naito answered like this.
Navy Naito must be the perfect warrior.
That was true, at least until he became Fleet Admiral.
"That's right. No matter how beautiful she is, or how deeply she loves, a pirate is still a pirate."
Sengoku showed some appreciation, but immediately added with a smile, "However, this woman's feelings for you aren't necessarily a bad thing. The Pirate Empress is a woman of extraordinary strength, and Amazon Lily, the nation behind her, is also incredibly powerful."
"So, you want me to sell my body?"
Naito said calmly.
"Hahaha! The adult world is very complicated!"
Sengoku laughed heartily, "Alright, let's get down to business. Zephyr should have already told you, right? Headquarters is preparing to rebuild G-14 Base."
Naito nodded slightly.
"Zephyr will be transferred there to serve as the base commander of G-14 Base."
The Sengoku Period.
"What?"
Naito couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Professor Zephyr?"
Isn't this specification a bit too high?
It's important to know that even the commander of G-1 Base was only a Headquarters Vice Admiral.
"I intend to develop G-14 Base into a key Hub for our operations in the New World."
"The situation in the New World is almost out of control," said Sengoku. "The Affiliated Nation are in grave danger. We must use even greater power to deter the monsters of the New World!"
"Exchanging G-1 Base with Marineford is one measure; the new G-14 Base is the second."
"However, Professor Zephyr's strength is not what it used to be,"
Naito frowned slightly, casually uttering words that disparaged his mentor, "Is he really enough on his own?"
Instead of trying to save face for his old friend, Sengoku laughed and said, "That's why I'm also preparing to have an Admiral stationed at G-14 Base regularly, so that Sakazuki and the others can rotate."
"But in that case,"
Naito said, "The three predecessors were all immobilized."
Zephyr's lineup as an Admiral is indeed terrifying; probably no pirate crew in the New World would want to cross them.