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Chapter 10 - Chapter 10: Frustration at Unfulfilled Potential

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Far away in the first half of the Grand Line.

On a magnificent and sprawling island, with numerous tall towers and picturesque scenery.

The narrow pathway leading to the main island and the main island itself were suspended above a deep abyss with a huge waterfall. The roaring torrents of water surrounding the entire island were bottomless and deafening, truly spectacular.

On the solemn tall tower of the building in the rear, a flag symbolizing the World Government's authority flew.

This was Enies Lobby, the World Government's nominal judicial organ. It was perpetually daytime, with no night, and its unique environment earned it the title of "Island of Perpetual Day."

It was also the headquarters of CP9, part of the World Government's direct intelligence agency "CIPHER-POL" series.

At this moment, in that solemn tall tower symbolizing the World Government's judicial fairness.

In a somewhat dimly lit, spacious office, a giant white elephant was quietly eating apples in a corner, which was quite surprising.

Behind a desk sat a man with short purple hair, a dark nose bridge, and prominent dark circles under his eyes. He appeared to have been disfigured for some reason and wore a leather mask covering half his face.

"Speaking of which, Jabra and those guys should have successfully infiltrated Germa's ship by now, right? They've mastered all the Six Powers techniques and are superhuman monsters... What's Germa, a mere country without an inch of land, forced to drift on the sea and fawn over my dad, compared to them!"

"And after lurking in Water 7 for so long, Lucci and those guys still haven't accomplished anything. It's been two years, hasn't it? They're simply useless... And my dad, too, always telling me to wait patiently, wait patiently, and it just ends up wasting time..."

"I say, why not just grab Iceburg from Water 7 and torture him? As long as we get the ancient weapon 'Pluton,' what else is there to fear?"

"Heh haha, if I can get Germa's technological intelligence this time, it'll be a significant achievement, wouldn't it..."

Spandam, the bored CP9 Director, sitting in his expensive leather chair, fell into a fantasy. He seemed to see himself promoted, rising directly to the ranks of World Government high officials like his father, practically drooling.

"Boru boru..."

The Den Den Mushi on his desk rang.

"Looks like good news!" Spandam's spirits lifted, and he quickly stood up, happily answering the Den Den Mushi.

After all, as the CP9 Director, no one would specifically contact him unless it was something important.

"Moshi moshi, I'm Spanda..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the Den Den Mushi vividly mimicked an expression of extreme anger and disappointment, roaring directly at Spandam: "Spandam!! You idiot, why did you let CP9 go spy on Germa without telling me?!"

Spandine, who was about to rest, suddenly received a call from Vinsmoke Judge, who sternly questioned whether he was trying to "scheme" against Germa. If a reasonable explanation wasn't given, the long-standing "cooperation" between the two parties would be immediately terminated.

Initially bewildered, Spandine discovered upon asking that his son, Spandam, had unilaterally decided to have CP9 spy on Germa after finishing their intelligence work on the Revolutionary Army in the Firland Kingdom. He nearly fainted from anger.

After much persuasion and even making some promises, he managed to appease Vinsmoke Judge, who dropped the matter.

This idiot! He had just barely helped him secure the position of CP9 Director, and he was already so reckless.

The power of Germa 66, the infamous evil war organization of North Blue, might not be a match for the World Government, but crushing their father-son duo would certainly not be too difficult.

Within the entire World Government, the Germa Kingdom's influence was not low.

Having dealt with Germa many times, he naturally knew that this evil organization would stop at nothing to achieve its goals.

He and his son might be safe on Enies Lobby or the Holy Land Mariejois at the top of the Red Line, but they couldn't possibly stay there forever, could they?

Moreover, over the years, he had engaged in some illicit dealings with Germa, and they probably held quite a few compromising secrets against him. Although this was nothing among the high-ranking officials of the World Government—few government officials had clean hands, and some even privately participated in drug, human, arms trafficking, and smuggling of prohibited goods, making them even darker than him—it was still something that couldn't see the light of day.

Although he had an intelligence agency like CP9 under his command, some matters were difficult even for CP9 to "handle." Over the years, Germa had solved many problems for him. Even another scion from a different political family, who had once been a contender for Spandam's CP9 Director position, only "disappeared due to a sea accident" with Germa's help.

The two sides were practically "allies," not just a relationship based on bribery. Otherwise, why would he have so easily agreed to let CP9 teach Vinsmoke Ichiji the Six Powers?

It was precisely because he still had some misgivings about his son, who was exactly like his younger self—arrogant, conceited, and always dreaming of instant promotion and wealth—that he hadn't told him everything. He never expected such a huge blunder, but fortunately, nothing serious happened.

This damn son, out of all people to investigate, he chose to investigate "his own people." This idiot was practically trying to kill him with anger!

Even with the merit of having ordered the Buster Call in West Blue over a decade ago to wipe out Ohara scholars who dared to study and decipher the Poneglyphs, which were explicitly forbidden by the World Government, he himself had sat in the position of CP9 Director for so many years before having a chance to enter a higher "central" position. Spandam had only been CP9 Director for a few years and was already so eager to prove himself. Was he desperate for a promotion?!

"Dad... Dad!?"

Spandam was startled by Spandine's sudden anger. He almost dropped the phone he had just picked up but managed to catch it. He quickly asked, "This matter, how... how did you know about it?"

He had never mentioned investigating Germa to his father. To avoid his father's opposition to the plan, he had kept it a secret.

The only people who knew were Jabra and them, right? Did those guys betray him?

"CP9 is my life's work of two or three decades. If I didn't have any ears and eyes there, I would have wasted all these years. If you weren't my son, do you think I would have so easily handed over such great power?"

Spandine was furious, wishing he could personally go to Enies Lobby and teach his foolish son a lesson. It was precisely because this guy was his son that he hadn't wanted to deliberately interfere with everything, but he almost caused a huge problem.

"Listen, immediately recall the CP9 sent to South Blue..." Spandine took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and shouted: "Germa's affairs are not for you to meddle with. If you really mess things up, not even I can protect you! I can't explain clearly over the phone; I'll go to Enies Lobby tomorrow to tell you in detail. For now, just recall CP9 immediately..."

If anyone else had taken the position of CP9 Director, and had any understanding of the Germa Kingdom, they would never have made such a hasty decision. This ignorant fellow.

If it weren't inconvenient to travel at night, he would have truly gone directly to Enies Lobby to teach his foolish son a lesson.

"Click!"

The Den Den Mushi was abruptly hung up.

Spandam stood dumbfounded, taking a long time to recover.

His father wouldn't lie to him, otherwise, he wouldn't have pushed him into the CP9 Director position; he only had one son.

"It's over, I caused trouble..."

Spandam's face turned pale. He grew anxious, pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pan, muttering, "Germa, are they really that terrifying? Didn't they say it was a fallen country without its own territory, one that had to fawn over Dad?"

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