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[PS: Some readers ask, isn't there Blackbeard's Vivre Card in the Whitebeard Pirates? I personally think it's very possible there isn't. The Whitebeard Pirates have over 160 members, besides the division commanders, most ordinary crew members probably don't. Perhaps the captains who joined the Whitebeard Pirates have them.]
Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
Inside the vast conference hall on the top floor of the majestic Marine Headquarters building. Around a giant circular conference table in the center of the hall sat all those currently stationed at Headquarters or high-ranking Marine officers not on active missions.
Admiral Kizaru sat to the left of Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Vice Admiral Tsuru, the Marine Headquarters' strategist, sat to the right of Sengoku the Buddha.
Vice Admirals Gion (Momousagi), Tokikake (Chaton), Smoker, Onigumo, Yagiyama (Burning Mountain), and others—all took their seats, the atmosphere somewhat grim.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha was holding a research meeting, the purpose of which was clearly to prepare for the potential retaliation from the Whitebeard Pirates.
Meanwhile, Admiral Aokiji had already set off for G-5 Branch. Because the G-5 Branch in the New World could be said to be the foremost frontline where the Marines clashed with the New World pirates, completely different from G-8 Branch in the Grand Line, which some had even suggested abandoning. G-5 was currently the only important strategic stronghold for the Marines deep within the New World, and it absolutely could not be lost.
Once this strategic stronghold was gone, supply, transportation, transit... relying solely on the nearby G-1 Branch on the Red Line would greatly limit the range of the Marines' future pursuit and punitive expeditions into the New World, effectively losing their deterrence over the first half of the New World!
Even if they managed to accumulate enough power in the future to launch a grand offensive into the New World to eliminate those pirates, merely being restricted by factors such as difficult logistical supplies would undoubtedly increase the difficulty many times over!
"What's going on?"
"That Momousagi fellow's personality, how could she get into a fight with that Germa devil?"
A report suddenly came from the Sabaody Archipelago, causing Sengoku's face to darken slightly. He felt a bit of a headache, and the Vice Admirals present were all somewhat surprised and bewildered.
Vice Admiral "Momousagi" Gion, a powerhouse, was indeed one of the "flowers" of Marine Headquarters. If there wasn't a significant disparity in strength, most Marine officers would inevitably have some patriarchal tendencies. It was feared that most unmarried Vice Admirals in Marine Headquarters would pursue this beautiful Marine "flower," not just Tokikake alone.
"Ah~~~ that Momousagi fellow, getting into a fight with a little brat~?" Sitting beside Kizaru, wearing a tea-colored coat and a Marine justice cloak, directly smoking, he looked somewhat slovenly, with a slightly raised eyebrow and a chuckle: "It's a bit too chaotic, isn't it..."
From his voice, compared to the Vice Admirals and Admirals present, his age wasn't very old. But his appearance was somewhat old, coupled with his slovenly attire, making him look a bit like a vagrant. His height was somewhat short, and he looked completely like he was in his fifties or sixties.
What made people speechless was that as a Marine Vice Admiral, he actually wore clogs. But even the usually nonchalant Admiral Kizaru wouldn't overly disregard this somewhat off-key, vagrant-looking fellow.
Although this guy ate, drank, whored, and gambled—he was completely an anomaly among Marine Headquarters' high-ranking officers, even having a somewhat bad reputation within Headquarters—he was a genuine monster-level powerhouse. "Chaton" Tokikake, along with "Momousagi" Gion, was listed as a candidate for Marine Admiral.
Throughout Marine Headquarters, besides Marine Hero "Iron Fist" Garp, who had refused promotion to Admiral more than once, he could be said to be the strongest in terms of power, yet he was also the most unwelcome Vice Admiral in Headquarters.
This was a guy even more eccentric than Admiral Kizaru. He constantly went to gambling dens, entertainment venues, and other places... He had confessed to Momousagi seventy or eighty times, all ending in failure, but he still went his own way.
Actually, saying he's even more eccentric than Kizaru, he truly is.
If this guy wasn't wearing his military uniform, he would look completely like a vagrant if he walked in a crowd. His walking posture, too, made people want to beat him every time they saw him. But he truly couldn't hold back his ridiculously strong power, even steadily suppressing "Momousagi."
"Bastard!! It's that Germa brat again!!" Sengoku heard it and seemed to ignore Chaton, gritting his teeth slightly.
"They're actually fighting in the Sabaody Archipelago..." He looked at Vice Admiral Tsuru, who was sitting beside him, and asked directly, "Does that brat have a grudge with Momousagi?"
In Marine Headquarters, Momousagi and Tsuru had always been as close as sisters, which was well-known. He really had a bit of a headache. Among the powerhouses in Marine Headquarters, there wasn't a single one that didn't cause him worry.
A carefree "Hero" Garp, a lazy "Aokiji" Kuzan, an overly aggressive "Akainu" Sakazuki, an overly smooth "Kizaru" Borsalino, an unconventional "Chaton" Tokikake, and now "Momousagi" Gion was also getting into trouble—it truly made Sengoku feel vexed.
It's not easy being a Marine Fleet Admiral; Headquarters is full of problematic subordinates.
"Don't look at me. Perhaps that girl Gion is testing that guy's strength. Isn't it said that that Dark-Dark Fruit was bought by that brat?"
With his hands clasped and fingers interlocked on the conference table, the slightly aged Vice Admiral Tsuru calmly analyzed: "To spend over thirty billion Berries for such a high price, I feel that he mostly learned the information about that Dark-Dark Fruit through some channel. If he hasn't become a Devil Fruit user yet, I'm afraid he intends to buy it for himself."
"It's not impossible, but notify Momousagi to stop immediately. If this continues, the entire Sabaody Archipelago will be destroyed by her and that Germa brat. By then, those Celestial Dragons will be furious!"
Sengoku was noncommittal, his face slightly darkened, and he said unkindly, "Also warn that restless brat from the Vinsmoke family to immediately get out of the Sabaody Archipelago! Otherwise, at next year's World Summit, Marine Headquarters will consider whether to directly propose to the World Government to kick Germa 66 out of the World Government affiliated nations..." If he weren't in this conference hall and had to maintain the image of a Fleet Admiral, he might have already slammed the conference table in anger until it shattered.
At this critical juncture, when a major battle with the Whitebeard Pirates was very likely to erupt, he truly didn't want to provoke those arrogant and unreasonable World Nobles again. Otherwise, those guys calling him day and night would be enough to annoy him to death, and yet he couldn't ignore them.
Not to mention (earn money), the Sabaody Archipelago was still close to Marine Headquarters. If these guys caused too much trouble, wouldn't it imply that Marine Headquarters was incompetent?
"Yes!!"
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, shall I go there myself?"
Chaton exhaled a puff of smoke, took the cigarette from the corner of his mouth, and said with a slight smile: "It's been a long time since I've seen 'Momousagi,' I sort of miss her beautiful and captivating smile..."
"You scoundrel, didn't you just see her this morning?" Sengoku the Buddha was somewhat speechless, directly complaining without giving any face.
"No, it's not a matter of seeing her for half a day, it's like... three autumns? Oh, no, it's..."
Suddenly stuck, Chaton couldn't help but shiver, a bit confused as he counted on his fingers, then said indistinctly: "It's like three years and three autumns..."
"..."
Vice Admiral Tsuru, Onigumo, and the others couldn't help but feel a little helpless and complained. Even Kizaru had to admit that at this moment, even he had an urge to thoroughly beat up this annoying guy..
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