Marine Headquarters Marineford.
Inside the Fortress of Justice, in Admiral's Sengoku Office.
At this time Tsuru, Zephyr, Kuzan, Borsalino, Sakazuki and others are all here.
But Admiral Sengoku wasn't present.
After everyone waited for a while, Admiral Sengoku entered the room from outside, glanced at the others, and said, "The Fleet Admiral has left the matter concerning Bullet to me."
The expressions of the rest of the people in the room is very calm, there is no surprise at all, after all... Didn't you see that they are all waiting here in advance?
The Marines now have two Admirals, so sending one of them will not be overly heavy-handed.
If not you, then whom?
After sitting on the chair, Sengoku said: "The incident in Jadenzburg this time is simply heinous and extremely bad! Douglas Bullet, this lunatic, we can't let him go any longer, he must be completely dealt with!"
Zephyr immediately said, "That's right. If we allow such a monster that has lost its restraint to stir up wind and rain in the sea, sooner or later it will lead to bigger incidents..."
Chief Staff Officer Tsuru also said calmly: "Our intelligence department has already been searching for information on Douglas Bullet with all our strength, and I believe the results will come out soon."
To be honest, Douglas Bullet is a lone ranger, and it is not so easy to find his whereabouts, but if Marine's intelligence department is fully operational, it is quite terrifying.
If Chief Staff Officer Tsuru dares to say such a thing, it means she is very confident.
While everyone was talking about these things and discussing how to deal with Douglas Bullet, the door of Admiral's Sengoku office was suddenly pushed open!
"Ahahahahaha, Sengoku, I heard that, you were tricked by Doflamingo in Keles Island, right? I didn't expect you to be crushed by him again!" A burly figure walked in with a big smile.
As soon as this guy came in and made such a big scene, he naturally attracted everyone's attention. Kuzan said happily when he saw him: "Oh, Mr. Garp is your vacation over yet?"
"Oh...I felt like I stayed outside for too long, so I came back and heard a lot of news on the way." After Garp mocked Sengoku, his face suddenly darkened, and he said with a gloomy expression: "So, When are you going to go and drown that bastard called Bullet in the ocean?"
Garp has been in the South Blue before, and now that he is back, it also means that the South Blue matter has come to an end.
But obviously, the rest of the Marine generals didn't want to ask any more questions about Garp's 'vacation' during this period.
Sengoku didn't mind Garp's ridicule before, and said directly: "We are discussing how to deal with him...Since you are back, are you going to participate in this operation?"
"Of course!" Garp said without hesitation.
Hearing this, Zephyr said with a smile: "Originally, I thought about going out after a long time, but since Garp is back, then I will sit back in the headquarters.
After saying a few more words, Chief Staff Officer Tsuru suddenly said: "Everyone, don't we still have an 'ally' in the New World?"
"Allies?" Garp was stunned for a moment, and then quickly said: "Doflamingo?"
Admiral's Sengoku expression darkened but he finally nodded and said: "That's right, Don Quixote Doflamingo...Since he's one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he should also be allowed to participate."
Chief Staff Officer Tsuru continued calmly, "In other cases, it would be really difficult to recruit him, after all, his relationship with Mariejois is elusive. But at least for now, what happened with Douglas Bullet this time has also annoyed the higher-ups. So if we propose to recruit a Shichibukai at this time, Mariejois should not object."
"That's right, Doflamingo has already ended his battle with the Bigmom pirates, and he has gained a foothold in the New World. At this time, if we propose to recruit him, it should be in line with Mariejois' wishes. After all, they also hope to see the Shichibukai's deterent effect?" Sengoku rubbed his chin and said softly.
The benefits of the Seven Warlords of the Sea have been given out, and now Doflamingo has also solved his crisis in the New World.
It should be time for him to contribute right?
He can't just receive benefits and not contribute anything right?
It is very plausible that Mariejois will also agree with Marine's recruitment proposal.
"Then why hesitate? Send a notice to Mariejois and start recruiting the Seven Warlords of the Sea." Zephyr said after thinking about it.
The Marines are naturally very oppose to the Seven Warlords of the Sea system.
But they can't overthrow this system, at least for now, so they can only hold their anger and recognize it first.
But now that they have all suffered, why should they not enjoy the benefits?
Anyway, they lose nothing!
"If things go well this time, we have to let it go. It's not the first time Mariejois has urged us to pick some suitable candidates for the Seven Warlords of the Sea as soon as possible."
Admiral Sengoku said in a deep voice.
The rest of the people looked at each other in silence, realizing that there was nothing more to be said. The Marines couldn't afford to keep the Seven Warlords of the Sea stuck in limbo.
"Let's search for them when the time comes. Tsuru also has some candidates in mind, such as Dracule Mihawk, who is ascending to the throne of the world's number one swordsman. From what Marine knows about him so far, he is very suitable to be a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!" Sengoku said.
There was no further discussion on this topic, and soon everyone continued talking about Bullet.
Admiral Sengoku slammed the table and said, "This Bullet is currently tarnishing the reputation of our Marines. The Fleet Admiral just informed us that we must eliminate him in this sea by any means necessary!"
"Why don't you use the Buster Call?" Zephyr said suddenly.
Sengoku was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, I also thought the same while on my way back. The Buster Call has not been used for a long time, and Bullet... is worthy of a Buster Call."
"Buster Call's threat is indeed formidable. If we can successfully subdue Bullet with a Buster Call this time, I believe the current situation can be effectively resolved," Senior Staff Officer Tsuru added.
Sengoku Admiral nodded, and then said: "Does anyone have any other comments?"
Obviously, the rest of the Marine bosses have no objection to this.
Only then did Sengoku nod, and directly said: "Then Kuzan, Garp, Sakazuki, Borsalino, you will be participating."
A Buster Call is composed of five Vice Admirals. An Admiral, as the holder of the golden transponder snail, can also participate or entrust the golden transponder snail without participating.
And this time, Sengoku is obviously going to participate, and now he has selected four Vice Admirals... Yes, Kuzan, who has the lowest qualifications, has successfully become a Vice Admiral of Marine Headquarters at the beginning of the year.
This has not changed. In the original story, when the incident in Ohara occurred this same year, Kuzan was also a Vice Admiral.
"Saul, you will join me in forming the Buster Call fleet. Get ready. Once Tsuru has confirmed the information and whereabouts of Douglas Bullet, we'll act immediately," Sengoku ordered.
But as soon as his words fell, Chief Staff Officer Tsuru said: "Saul is not suitable, let's choose someone else."
"Huh?" Sengoku Admiral froze for a moment, then asked, "What's wrong with him?"
"When you went to assist Doflamingo, Mariejois assigned a mission to collaborate with the CP Agency. It seems to involve arresting a group of scholars with extremely dangerous ideas. Anyway, Saul, as our Marine representative, has already been dispatched for the mission," Chief of Staff Tsuru responded.
Sengoku didn't think too much when he heard the report, and nodded immediately: "Then we will change personal, where's Gion?"
"Gion is not a Vice Admiral." Senior Staff Officer Tsuru said softly.
Gion's current rank is just Rear Admiral.
Admiral Sengoku pondered for a moment. While Marine naturally has no shortage of Vice Admirals, this time he wanted to lead an elite team. Although Gion is not a Vice Admiral, her strength far surpasses that of most Vice Admirals.
After thinking for a while, Sengoku said: "I will lead the team this time, and Garp is also there, so let's put Gion in the top position. If everything goes well afterwards, it will be enough for her to accumulate merit and be promoted to Vice Admiral."
"You are the Admiral and the initiator of the Buster Call, so of course you have the final say." Senior Staff Officer Tsuru said with a smile.
As an Admiral, Sengoku of course can be so willful.
"Then we'll arrange the formation like this!" Sengoku ordered, then continued, "I will draft the Seven Warlords of the Sea call-up order and send it to Mariejois. The rest of you, make your own preparations. Okay, the meeting ends here."
Soon, everyone in the office started to leave, but Garp wished to be last.
When the guy was about to open the door and leave, Sengoku suddenly said, "You actually came back from East Blue, right?"
Garp's footsteps paused slightly, and then he said: "What's wrong?"
"It's not about monitoring you..." Sengoku thought for a while, then said, "I just happened to think of you that day, so I asked a question, and then someone told me that you brought a baby to your hometown."
Garp didn't look back, but his eyes became a little more serious.
Before Garp could speak, Sengoku asked again: "Combining the previous events...and some rumors, Garp...I have to doubt one thing."
Garp looked serious, turned his head slightly and asked, "What weighs on your mind?"
Admiral Sengoku was writing the recruitment order for the Seven Warlords of the Sea at this time, but he didn't notice the change in Garp's face, and said to himself: "Be honest, did that guy Dragon... have a baby? Wasn't it rumored that he found a girlfriend? You have a grandson?"
Garp was stunned for a moment, his originally serious expression brightened in an instant, and he laughed and said, "Guess what you want, this old man won't tell you, ah ha ha ha ha ha.
After speaking, Garp pushed the door open and left the office.