"Vice Admiral Rosen."
"Do you want to set sail now?"
Seeing Rosen's trust in him, Doll remained calm and steady.
There was absolutely no trace of arrogance.
"Now that the warships, personnel, and supplies are all in place."
"Then let's go."
"North Sea."
Rosen withdrew his thoughts and looked towards the distant sea, which was the direction of the North Sea.
"Yes!"
" Vice Admiral Rosen."
Upon hearing this
Doll first saluted, then turned around to carry out the order and went to command the navigator and helmsman on the warship.
A moment later.
At the dock of the Navy Headquarters, a warship with a sword-shaped logo on its bow slowly set sail, creating ripples on the sea, and then cutting through the waves like a divine weapon drawn from its sheath, pointing its sword at the vast ocean.
"Let's go!"
"It's really worrying!"
On the top floor of the Navy Building, Sengoku stood at the window of the Admiral's office
Gazing into the distance.
As the user of the Mythical Zoan, Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu, even without transforming, his eyesight was extremely sharp.
Looking from a high place, his eyes were fixed accurately on the warship setting sail and leaving the dock.
"There's nothing to worry about Rosen."
"He's the strongest sword in the navy."
Zephyr stood by the window with a bottle of ice wine in his hand. He said this, but his eyes were always focused on the warship carrying Rosen.
"Zephyr."
"Just like you said."
"The navy's strongest sword is about to be unsheathed. I'm not worried at all."
Sengoku shook his head.
"Then what did you just say is really worrying?"
Zephyr was a little confused.
"When I say worrying, I mean I'm worried that the Seven Warlords are too weak to withstand his attacks, not that I'm worried about Rosen's personal safety."
"After all, I sent Rosen to the North Sea to serve as Admiral not because I wanted him to completely destroy the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but because I wanted him to gradually transform from a general to a commander by training the Seven Warlords like dogs."
"If the Shichibukai displease him, if he gets upset and just unleashes his full Susanoo and slaps them all to death, that would be a headache."
Sengoku was a little worried:
"I won't talk about the Gorōsei."
"My headache is that if all the Seven Warlords of the Sea are really killed by Rosen, then I will have to select new pirates one by one to become the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"The most troublesome thing is that after pirates saw the Seven Warlords of the Sea being beaten to death one by one by Rosen"
"I guess no one would want to be a Warlord anymore."
He spread his hands, his tone worried.
The reason why pirates flock to the Seven Warlords of the Sea is simple.
One of the biggest incentives is that they will no longer be hunted or captured by the Navy.
Being able to obtain legal immunity
How many pirates can resist that temptation?
After all, in the Great Pirate Era, the ultimate dream of a pirate must be to become the Pirate King, followed by the Four Emperors, and then the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Except for a very small number of pirates who have the ability and ambition to become one of the Four Emperors, becoming one of the Seven Warlords is the best outcome.
Especially after entering the New World and suffering beatings in that sea
The surviving pirates understood this truth even more deeply. But once the Seven Warlords of the Sea are captured by the navy and not just one or two, but all of them are killed. The value and appeal of the system will immediately drop several levels.
The Gorōsei, who had put so much effort into establishing the Seven Warlords system, naturally did not want to see this happen.
This was also one of the reasons Sengoku had a headache.
"Isn't that great?"
"Let this ridiculous system of the Seven Warlords of the Sea become a complete joke."
"It directly solves the fundamental problem."
When Zephyr heard this, his eyes lit up instantly.
After all, he was once a navy Admiral. Even though he had retired for many years, he still dedicated the rest of his life to naval education.
He also hated the system of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
"Don't you understand yet, Zephyr?"
"In my opinion, the purpose of the Seven Warlords system, besides balancing the situation at sea, is to give Rosen training and teach him how to become a Marine Admiral."
"If he kills all the Seven Warlords with one slap, will that still be useful for training?"
"I'm not afraid of being held accountable by the Gorōsei. I simply don't want to see Rosen's feathers soiled by a mere Shichibukai."
Sengoku sighed softly.
To be honest, this was what he was most worried about.
Among the current Seven Warlords of the Sea, there were really few who could be called human beings, let alone good people.
"That's true."
Upon hearing this, Zephyr understood Sengoku's good intentions, but he was also a little worried that his student, with his bad temper, would treat the Seven Warlords like flies and swat them all to death.
"I can only hope that the Shichibukai won't be so ungrateful."
"Being Rosen's lackey isn't bad. It's better than being swatted to death like a fly!"
Sengoku and Zephyr looked at each other, and then sighed at the same time.
It was funny, really.
They had always hated the system of the Seven Warlords and every pirate who became one, but now the Navy Admiral and the Navy's Chief Instructor were actually worried about the Warlords for the first time.
...
The Grand Line.
G-5 Branch.
Snap.
After Vergo hung up the phone, his face suddenly became gloomy.
Since he went undercover in the navy
He had always appeared amiable, elegant, and approachable, but now he exuded a violent and murderous aura that kept strangers away.
It was because he had been paying close attention to the movements of Marine Headquarters, especially those concerning the Donquixote Pirates, and he had just received a piece of news.
The strongest student in the history of the Naval Academy.
Graduated.
The most important thing was that the man described by headquarters as having the strength of an Admiral before even graduating had gone out to sea—and he was heading to the North Sea with the mission of dealing with Donquixote Doflamingo.
This made Vergo unable to pretend anymore.
The longer he was undercover in the navy
The more he realized the true power of Marine Headquarters.
In the Grand Line, the real overlord was not the Four Emperors, not the Seven Warlords, not even the Revolutionary Army.
It was Marine Headquarters.
The Admirals were the strongest fighting force at the top of the navy.
So it went without saying how terrifying it was for a monster who was said to have Admiral-level combat power before graduation to appear.
Killing Donquixote Doflamingo would definitely be no more difficult than swatting a fly.
"Doffy."
"Robbing Celestial Dragons in exchange for the title of Shichibukai is a good move."
"If nothing unexpected happens, you will become one of the Seven Warlords, and the Donquixote Pirates will be able to break through the Four Seas and expand their influence to the Grand Line and even the entire world."
"But your luck is truly unfortunate"
"You've actually encountered the strongest opponent in history at this critical moment."
"No it should be said that Marine Headquarters is incredibly lucky to have a monster like Rosen at this time." Vergo took a deep breath, then forced himself to calm down, thinking quickly about what he should do to help the Donquixote Pirates avoid this disaster.
Yes.
In his opinion, Rosen was the strongest opponent Doflamingo had ever encountered.
Far surpassing Tsuru, who had once forced the Donquixote Pirates to retreat.
Similarly, he also didn't think the Don Quixote Pirates had any chance of winning, because he had been paying attention to the movements of Marine Headquarters and was fortunate enough to witness the live video broadcast of the battle between Rosen, Redfield, and Douglas Bullet.
Even though it wasn't the entire fight just some footage
It was enough for Vergo to understand.
The king he had served for half his life, Donquixote Doflamingo.
If he encountered Rosen, he would have no chance of winning.