When the bad news came, the Warring States were still correcting documents on the table, and a thick pile of paper was stacked in the corner of the desktop.

The goat he had that could only eat the pages was driven out by him.

Although he has announced his imminent retirement, he will continue his post as the admiral at the Navy Headquarters before the selection of the marshal is decided.

Unexpectedly, a phone call interrupted his dream of retiring to a second-line career.

What Smoker conveyed in the phone bug made Sengoku feel a sense of shock whether he was dreaming or not.

Even if Smoker is the kind of person who is serious and never jokes.

It was confirmed many times before Sengoku was sure that what Smoker said was the truth.

After hanging up, he held the pen in his hand and looked ahead with his eyes, frozen like a plaster statue, not even feeling the passage of time.

How did it come to this?

This is not at all the same as the future of the Navy that he had planned before the "War on the Top".

In the middle of the night, the door to the Admiral's office slammed open and was pushed open with force, and Karp rushed in first, followed by Tsuru, who walked behind.

A quarter of an hour ago, Sengoku contacted the two of them and told them to hurry over.

Although it was only a few words, both Karp and Tsuru heard the incredible information and immediately put down their work and rushed to the marshal's office.

Tsuru first used "domineering sight and smell perception" to confirm that there was no one else in the corridor outside, and then closed the door with his backhand.

Karp walked straight to Sengoku, pressed his hands on Sengoku's long table, blew his beard and asked loudly, "What you just said on the phone, is it true?" ”

Sengoku glanced up at him and chose to remain silent.

There are so many thoughts that Sengoku feels exhausted, and even answering his questions can't do it.

But the silence of the Warring States is already the answer.

"How can this be ......"

Karp held his forehead in shock, dizzy for a while, and shook his body, and then sat down on the couch next to him.

"We shouldn't have agreed to the fight between the two of them." Tsuru said coldly, "It's a stupid idea for David Jones to take advantage of it." ”

Although she didn't know the details of Punk Hazard Island, she knew the strength of "Akainu", and if it weren't for this fight, "Akainu" wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

Karp was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What about the Kuzans?" Is he with Smoker? ”

Sengoku finally stopped being silent this time.

"Smoker said he and Tina fell under David Jones's 'curse', of which his 'curse' was even stronger, and he was forced to leave to find a solution."

Karp looked confused.

"'Curse'? What is that? ”

"It is said that it is an ability that can make people fall into 'illusions' and attack in all directions without distinction between friend and foe."

"How can you have this ability?"

However, Karp was not too surprised, because he had been in the Navy for so many years and had seen a variety of strange "Devil Fruit abilities".

It's just that David Jones's ability obviously doesn't come from the "Devil Fruit", which they haven't been able to find out so far.

Sengoku nodded.

"Smoker speculates that the trigger mechanism should be a crushing defeat to David Jones, branded with a 'fear brand'."

"After a period of 'nightmare', a close encounter with David Jones would detonate the 'curse'."

Sengoku let out a long sigh when he said this.

Tsuru sat on the couch beside him, his hands folded around his chest, thoughtful.

"In this way, it is a good thing for Sakasky that he has not become a 'captive of the curse'."

"yes." Sengoku helped the round-rimmed glasses.

Tsuru thought for a moment and asked, "Kuzan is gone, what about Tina?" What are we going to do with her? ”

Sengoku wears a long beard that looks like a braid.

"As long as she doesn't have contact with David Jones, it shouldn't be a big deal. However, for the sake of caution, it is necessary to send someone to monitor her condition at all times. ”

"That's all it can be."

Tsuru nodded helplessly.

She likes Tina a lot, and hopes that Tina can play a bigger role in the future and become the female leader who succeeds her.

But Tina is in this situation now, and her future is in a gloomy position, and even if the Navy Headquarters doesn't mind, the World Government won't let her be in a high position.

At this moment, Karp clenched his fists and stood up.

"Where are you going?" Tsuru also gets up from the couch and stops Karp.

"Everything started because of me, and if I had dealt with David Jones in Upside Down Mountain, I wouldn't be where I am today."

The implication is that Karp is going to end cause and effect.

"So you're going to die alone? Dead an admiral and a vice admiral, an officer, gone an admiral, plus you, 'hero' Karp? ”

"Even if I die, I'll pull David Jones on my back!"

Karp's eyes widened with rage.

"You're acting in a hurry!" Crane angrily rebuked, "What can Sakasky and Kuzan not do, you are both in your seventies, almost eighty years old?" ”

"Just rely on my fists that have been impregnated with 'Locks'!"

"There's no Roger by your side!"

"I don't need Roger!"

The crane and Karp confronted each other, their voices rising higher and higher, as if they were about to tear down the roof.

Warring States slammed the table: "You two don't quarrel!" ”

Tsuru turned his head to look at Sengoku and saw that his face was gloomy, so he fell silent.

"Sengoku ......" Karp glared at Sengoku and gritted his teeth, "I have to go." ”

Sengoku stood up from his chair abruptly, mighty as a tiger.

"You can't go, not only can't you go, you have to stay in the Navy Headquarters and stabilize the morale of the military! The Navy Headquarters can no longer afford to lose its pillars! ”

"Think about the young navy, what kind of situation are they going to face? Even if you spell out David Jones, there are still Kaido, Charlotte Lingling and Shanks on the lookout! ”

"Patience! Karp, didn't we face Roger, Locks, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion at the same time? ”

"If we don't stand in front of us to shelter from the wind and rain, how can there be the rise of 'red dogs', 'green pheasants', and 'yellow apes'?"

Warring States scolded with a face, and felt a little more happy, so he took a long breath and sat back in his chair.

Karp was old, and his face changed several times after being scolded, but he understood that his old friend was right.

He hesitated for a moment, knowing that he was too reckless, so he turned around and sat back on the couch.

Tsuru saw that Sengoku had suppressed Karp, so he proposed: "The top priority is to call back the 'Yellow Ape', he can't also have an accident." ”

"Well, I'll talk to the World Government on the phone later, and you contact Polusalino and ask him to rush back all the time, so that he doesn't have to entangle with the 'Whitebeard Remnant' and 'Blackbeard' anymore."

The crane bowed his head and agreed.

"In addition to that, look into Virgo...... Smoker said that human experiments were being conducted on Punk Hazard Island, and that Virgo was working for the Four Emperors and the Seven Martial Seas. ”

"He's undercover?"

"It should be, but I don't know which force it is. Damn, there are pirates who can be in the position of vice admiral! No wonder some of the previous operations have failed. ”

"I see, I'll find out."

Tsuru nodded, and then thought of Drake, who had not been heard from again, and couldn't help but be a little worried about his condition.

From some grapevine, she learns that Drake has joined the Davy Jones Pirates on Fish-Man Island.

With her acumen, she immediately sensed that Drake was planning to penetrate the enemy.

It's just that at the moment, David Jones is far more dangerous than he thought, and I don't know if he is safe now.

"David Jones ......"

With a click, Sengoku pinched off the pen in his hand, and he really couldn't calm down completely.

"Karp, it looks like we're not going to retire...... Or, before retiring, at least pull David Jones off the horse. ”

Karp looked at Sengoku and narrowed his eyes slightly: "I think so too." ”

Sengoku swept the broken pen into the garbage basket.

"But we can't die with David Jones now, it's irresponsible for the future of the Navy Headquarters."

"We need more strength, the power of the 'Seven Martial Seas', the power of 'technology', and the power of young naval soldiers."

"What do you want to do?" Tsuru saw that Sengoku had a decision in mind, so he asked.

Sengoku paused before saying, "I have decided to conduct a 'world conscription' to absorb and select more talents and elites into the Navy Headquarters. ”

Both Tsuru and Karp looked at him in surprise, because once this initiative is implemented, there are pros and cons.

Of course, it will be able to fill the gap in the navy's combat strength in a short period of time, and may even expand its combat strength.

The downside is that even if the review is strict, it will inevitably include a few people with evil intentions like Virgo, and once they rise to a high position, it may cause chaos.

Sengoku just glanced up at them and knew what they were thinking.

"What you have considered, I have also thought of, but the 'top war' and the 'battle for Punk Hazard' have left me with no choice."

Karp and Tsuru understood this and remained silent.

Sengoku pinched his eyebrows with his fingers: "Tsuru, go prepare an obituary." ”

Thank you for your double commuter pass and recommended ticket!

(End of chapter)