People are pirates, this navy is not very fair!

The year 1521 of the Haiyuan calendar.

Marin Vando, Naval Headquarters Building.

Thanks to the Umbrella Company’s continuous delivery of supplies and the Navy’s unremitting construction efforts, the Malinvando Island, which had been reduced to ruins during the war, finally returned to its former prosperity three or four months ago, and all the buildings in the town were brand new. People have also returned to normal life.

Sephiroth, wearing a cape with the rank of general, walked to the door of the marshal's office, reached out and pushed open the door.

Immediately, he saw Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru sitting in a row in front of the four seats, as well as Sengoku sitting behind the desk.

After Sephiroth closed the door, he sat down next to Kizaru.

"Now that the four of you are here, let me get down to business!"

Warring States clasped his hands together and glanced at the four people. They were naval admirals, representing the highest combat power of the navy and an important presence for the navy to deter the entire sea.

“I am 78 years old this year, and my health is no longer what it used to be, and it’s time to take a back seat.

Therefore, I called you here today to entrust the position of marshal of the navy to one of the four of you..."

As soon as he said this, Akainu's eyes suddenly became sharper, Aokiji's somewhat lazy expression instantly became serious, and Kizaru glanced at Sephiroth beside him from the corner of his eye with a strange expression.

"uh-huh-!"

Warring States noticed the change in the atmosphere in the room. After coughing lightly, he spoke:

"As admirals of the navy, you are all qualified to compete for the position of marshal of the navy, and there is no doubt about your abilities.

I am also very confused about who should be chosen to succeed the marshal, and I have never been able to make up my mind.

Therefore, after much thought, I finally decided to let the four of you have a fair competition... let your strength speak for itself!

The method of competition is very simple and does not need to be overly complicated.

The four of you, in pairs, compete with each other in duels. The winner will advance to the next round, and the strongest one will be selected as the marshal of the navy.

The winner will have the final say, while the loser can only choose to accept the arrangement.

It doesn't make any sense to you, does it? "

Although Sengoku had reached a secret agreement with Sephiroth a year ago, preparing for him to take over the position of marshal of the navy.

but......

Form is important!

If the behind-the-scenes operation is too obvious, the subordinates will inevitably become dissatisfied, so a high-sounding and justifiable reason is always needed to complete the matter.

Therefore, out of absolute confidence in his own strength, Sephiroth originally made this proposal to Warring States.

Warring States considered this carefully and felt that the problem was not big and completely feasible.

Although Sephiroth has many shortcomings, such as being evil-minded, ruthless, arrogant, shameless... ([-] words omitted), compared with Akainu, Aoki, and Kizaru, he is the most suitable person to sit in. The man who takes up the position of Admiral of the Navy.

He possesses the caliber that a superior person should have, is measured in his actions, and knows how to make choices. He is neither extreme nor negative, and is extremely strategic and ambitious.

In comparison, the shortcomings of these three guys, Akainu, Aoki, and Kizaru, are too obvious. One is too extreme, one is too indecisive, and the other...don't mention it!

Therefore, they can be a general in front of the team, but they are not suitable to be a coach who strategizes and coordinates the overall situation.

Um! ? ...Another most important reason is that the Navy's finances are now entirely provided by umbrella companies.

Since the secret agreement was reached, perhaps in order to cut off the navy's retreat, Sephiroth asked the Warring States Period to adopt a delaying and evasive strategy for the requests for help from the royal families of the kingdoms.

What! ? There is a revolutionary army rebellion in your country and it is about to be overthrown. You need the navy to send troops to help suppress the rebellion! ?

Sorry, our navy is currently short of manpower and the force is very tight, so we have no time to help you at the moment. The navy will send troops to support as soon as it is free.

Then......

Those kingdoms were overthrown by the revolutionary army as they waited, but naval support still did not arrive.

At the same time, some powerful kingdoms, after seeing the decline of the World Government, directly ignored the laws of the World Government's participating countries prohibiting unprovoked annexation wars, and began to stretch out their fangs and launch armed attacks on the countries next to them. Invasion, taking the territory of other countries as one's own.

Annexation wars between countries are constantly being staged, whether in the four seas or the great waterways. However, the top leaders of the world government, headed by Cyborg Kong, only stood up and called on the two parties to engage in peaceful negotiations and not Carrying out unnecessary conflicts, but did not choose to send the navy to intervene forcefully and stop the war.

Many countries that have joined the World Government have noticed the clues, and some countries have even threatened the World Government and want to immediately send the navy to mediate. However, Cyborg Kong and others shied away, saying that the situation was too complicated and it was not easy for the navy to intervene.

Therefore, due to the inaction of the World Government and the Navy, many countries chose to withdraw from the World Government and began to initiate foreign wars in the same way, hoping to expand their country's territory.

It can be said that the current world situation has turned into a mess, with countries fighting each other and wars breaking out everywhere.

As a result, in addition to its own directly governed territory, the World Government now only has more than forty participating countries. It can be said that its power has been greatly reduced, and it feels like it is declining.

Warring States waited for a few seconds, and when he saw that none of the four raised any objections, he continued:

"Since you don't have any other opinions, I will help you draw lots and group them later."

At this moment, Kizaru suddenly raised his hand and said in a casual tone:

"Marshal Warring States, please wait a moment!

I have something to say. "

Warring States pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with some confusion:

"Huh!? What do you want to say?"

The corners of Kizaru's mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile that made people feel that he deserved a beating:

“It’s scary to think about competition for jobs and so on!

Therefore...I abstain! "

Warring States: "..."