pertwk Chapter 16 The Navy Receives the News
Chapter 16 The Navy Receives the News
Thinking of all this, Smoker used a Den Den Mushi to call and report to the Navy Headquarters.
At this moment, in Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office at Naval Headquarters, he was dealing with Wenjing, his brow furrowing frequently, clearly encountering some difficult problem.
But a sudden snoring sound was particularly jarring in the large office.
Sengoku, who was already frowning, became even more upset upon hearing the jarring snoring.
Sengoku angrily shouted, "Garp, can you please keep your voice down?"
That's right, the only person who dared to sleep in the office of the Warring States Admiral was Garp.
Garp was startled awake by Sengoku's angry shouts and quickly got up, asking, "Sengoku, what happened? Are you in some trouble?"
Sengoku was speechless at Garp's carefree attitude. He simply couldn't find anything to say to his old friend.
With a helpless expression, Sengoku calmly replied, "It's nothing, it's just that your snoring is disturbing my work."
Upon hearing Sengoku's words, Garp burst into laughter: "Sengoku, huh? Being a Fleet Admiral isn't a pleasant experience, is it!"
Sengoku felt quite helpless about Garp's words. When he became Fleet Admiral, he was full of joy and ready to change the status quo of the Navy, but he found that many things had not changed and there were many things that were beyond his control.
Thinking of all this, Sengoku sighed and said to Garp, "I really envy your free life now."
When Garp heard Sengoku sigh, he also put away his playful nature and said to Sengoku, "Don't be so pessimistic, Sengoku."
Sengoku shook his head at Garp's less-than-comforting words. There were many things he couldn't explain, and Garp wouldn't understand him anyway.
Just as Karp was wondering what to say next, the urgent voice of the communications officer came from outside.
The messenger outside shouted urgently, "Reporting to Marshal Zhan Guo, there is very important intelligence."
Hearing the urgent voice of the messenger outside the door, Sengoku stopped talking to Garp and slowly said to the messenger, "Come in first, and we'll discuss any important news later!"
Upon hearing Sengoku's voice, the messenger outside the door pushed open the door and entered the marshal's office.
Upon entering the office, he saw Lieutenant General Karp, but he showed no surprise, clearly having seen this kind of thing many times before.
The messenger saluted Sengoku and Garp, greeting Marshal Sengoku and Lieutenant General Garp.
Sengoku waved to the intelligence officer, signaling him to deliver the intelligence.
Garp laughed heartily: "Is there something important going on?"
Seeing Garp acting so irresponsibly, Sengoku roared again, "Garp, be serious! We have important intelligence to report. You can't afford to be late."
In truth, neither Sengoku nor Garp took the important matters discussed in the communication seriously. On this vast ocean, what could possibly compare to the Celestial Dragons' trivial affairs?
The messenger glanced at Sengoku and Garp, who were still arguing. He was speechless. He had heard that Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp had a very good relationship, and now it seemed to be true.
Sengoku frowned when he saw the dazed messenger. He said to the messenger in a slightly angry tone, "What important intelligence do you have? Speak up now!"
The messenger shuddered when he heard Marshal Zhan Guo's slightly angry words.
He quickly reported, "According to Major Smoker's intelligence, Loguetown in the East Blue was invaded by pirates, but they were defeated by a boy with Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki. Furthermore, the boy slaughtered the entire Blue Wolf Pirates."
Ah!
Sengoku and Garp, who hadn't cared before, suddenly perked up.
Sengoku said urgently, "Say it again? Someone in the East Blue actually possesses both Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki?"
As for that Azure Wolf Pirates, what are they? Sorry, I don't know. (After all, Buddha only helps those with affinity, not the poor.)
Sengoku simply couldn't believe that such a talented young man had emerged from such a small and weak place as the East Sea.
When the messenger heard Marshal Zhan Guo's urgent words, he didn't think that Marshal Zhan Guo was making a fuss. When he first received this information, he was even more incredulous than Marshal Zhan Guo.
The messenger could only say to Marshal Sengoku again, "After multiple confirmations with Major Smoker, it can be confirmed that this is true."
Upon hearing this, Fleet Admiral Sengoku couldn't help but think of the one who started the Great Pirate Era, muttering to himself, "So this was your plan?"
Roger.
Since the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, the number of pirates has increased day by day. Some become pirates out of necessity, some for their so-called dreams, and some even abandon their wives and children to become pirates.
But regardless of their reasons for becoming pirates, there will always be geniuses among them. For example, Shanks and Mihawk are geniuses.
Besides the three admirals, their navy is facing a talent gap. There are no new leaders to guide them, and a generational divide is emerging.
Smoker is considered a new generation figure in the Navy, but he is inflexible and acts too directly.
Moreover, apart from possessing a Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit, his own strength is extremely poor.
Sengoku shook his head at this thought. Why did so many geniuses choose to become pirates instead of joining the army?
The Warring States Marshal asked his messenger, "Who is that young man?"
"Are they pirates?"
The communications officer replied, "According to Major Smoker's intelligence, the boy claims to be a killer, not a pirate."
Upon hearing this, Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself, "As long as they're not pirates, that's good."
Ok?
But what does "killer" mean? Sengoku didn't understand at all and gestured to the messenger to answer.
Just as the correspondent was about to answer, Garp suddenly spoke up.
"Are they the bloodthirsty pirates who then call themselves the Killers?!"
Sengoku glanced at Garp, thinking to himself, "You don't know anything."
When Garp saw Sengoku's disdainful look, he felt terrible. Was he really that bad?
The communications officer could only awkwardly reply, "That Lieutenant General Garp was only half right."
The messenger's words completely baffled Sengoku and Garp. Yes, yes, what do you mean by only being half right?
Seeing Sengoku and Garp's confusion, the intelligence officer explained, "Major Smoker's original words were that the boy said his name was Killer, and that he would kill anyone who stood in his way, whether they were pirates or marines."
The messenger's words silenced Sengoku and Garp; they hadn't expected the boy to be so arrogant.
Sengoku muttered to himself, "Anyone who stands in your way, whether pirate or marine, will be killed?"
"You really have guts!"
From that moment on, Sengoku realized that they and this talented young man were destined to be enemies.
There are several factions in the Navy, including the doves, the hawks, and the slackers (Kizaru).
The doves, led by Sengoku, advocated peace, while the hawks, led by Admiral Sakazuki, advocated killing the innocent rather than letting the guilty go free.
As for the "slacking off" faction, that's Kizaru, who advocates that if you can slack off, you should definitely slack off.
Sengoku thought that if Sakazuki found out about the Killer's arrogance, he would definitely cause trouble for the Killer, and then their navy would really become enemies with the Killer.
Sakazuki: Sengoku, you're too conservative.
Sengoku: Shut up, Sakazuki, I am the marshal.
Sakazuki: You'll regret this in Sengoku.
Haha, doesn't this look familiar?