As Stussy hurriedly left, the vast governor's office fell silent once again.
"The Five Elders".
"God's arrogance?"
"As Celestial Dragons, you truly deserve to be called the strongest in the world when it comes to disappointing me."
Rosen sat in the chair, and the scarlet light in his eyes did not disappear; instead, it shone even brighter.
He had read most of Stussy's memories and read his thoughts time and time again, so he could naturally tell which were true and which were false.
Although Stussy's investigation lacked concrete evidence, it provided far too many indicative clues.
There are not that many coincidences on the Grand Line.
When a series of coincidences come together, it often indicates that this is the truth.
certainly.
Rosen did not believe it entirely.
Let's not even mention that memories can be faked in this pirate world.
Even if he couldn't, he still needed to verify its authenticity.
It's not difficult to do this.
Now that we've identified Ochoku and Buckingham from the vast ocean and among the masses, the rest is very easy.
Once you see these two people and use Observation Haki to read their memories, the truth that has been hidden for more than 20 years will be completely revealed.
At that time.
Whether it's the arrogance of the Five Elders, the remnants of the Rocks Pirates, or Whitebeard's lover, they all have to give their teacher an explanation.
As for not giving it to us?
Then Rosen personally went to their door to demand it.
A general with asthma from 20 years ago is not worthy of the title.
The strongest Marine in a millennium, 20 years from now, is that a good match?
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Bulu Bulu
Suddenly.
A series of urgent rings from Den Den Mushi broke the silence of the governor's office, and the oppressive atmosphere that had permeated every corner of the office slowly dissipated.
snap
As Rosen pondered how to bring Zephyr's matter to a close, he reached out to answer the phone.
"I'm Sengoku."
As soon as the call connected, the projection Den Den Mushi opened its eyes and projected an image onto the screen in the office.
In the video, Sengoku is sitting at the Fleet Admiral's desk, and he sees Rosen through a video call.
"What's wrong?"
"Teacher Sengoku."
Upon seeing that it was Sengoku, Rosen temporarily suppressed his thoughts.
"You still ask me what's wrong?"
"Rosen, the Marine academy's graduation ceremony is in two weeks."
"Aren't you planning to come back and participate?"
Sengoku saw that Rosen was still in the 1st branch and thought that the other party had forgotten, so he immediately said.
"The day of graduation is the most important day of the year for Professor Zephyr."
"Of course I won't be absent."
Rosen, of course, had not forgotten about the graduation ceremony.
Not to mention that he had already promised Gion and Zephyr that he would attend their graduation ceremony, the day of the Marine academy graduation ceremony was also Zephyr's birthday, and he would absolutely not be absent.
He knows it very well.
Zephyr chose to hold the military academy graduation ceremony on his birthday because, for Zephyr, who was already single, the birthday gift he most wanted each year was to witness one class after another of students walk out of the military academy gates and become Marine officers.
"Looks like you really didn't forget Zephyr's birthday!"
Upon hearing this, Sengoku knew that Rosen had always remembered Zephyr's birthday.
How could I possibly forget?
Rosen shook his head.
"Then you should set off right away!"
"There's no need to worry that leaving the North Blue will affect the progress of the mission to sweep across the four seas. Garp is in the East Blue."
"I will have him keep an eye on the world. Even if something like what happened with Dracule Mihawk happens again, he will handle it."
Sengoku remains the same Sengoku.
Always so steady and reliable.
Knowing that Rosen was solely responsible for suppressing the four seas, and considering that he was going to return to the Marine Headquarters, they had arranged for Garp, who was in the East Blue, to temporarily take Rosen's place in suppressing the four seas.
Of course, Sengoku did this to guard against one person.
Douglas Bullet.
Only with Marine heroes watching over the devilish offspring across the seas could he feel at ease letting Rosen return to Marine Headquarters to attend the annual military academy graduation ceremony.
"Don't worry, Master Sengoku."
"I will be there on graduation day as scheduled."
Rosen made a guarantee to Sengoku.
"Just keep it in mind."
"I'm just afraid that you'll get so busy conquering the world that you'll forget about the time."
That's why I called specifically to remind you.
Upon hearing this, Sengoku confirmed that Rosen would attend the graduation ceremony on time and said no more.
Although Zephyr didn't say anything, he knew that his old comrade-in-arms, who had spent half his life in the Marine and then devoted the rest of his life to Marine education, most wanted to see Rosen attend on his birthday.
"I won't forget."
Rosen smiled and assured Sengoku before hanging up the video call.
As the office quieted down again, he didn't leave immediately, but sat in his chair, seemingly waiting for something.
About half an hour later.
In the governor's secretary's office, which is separated from the governor's office by only one wall, Monet, who had been stunned on the sofa by Rosen's release of the highest level of Conqueror's Haki, slowly opened her eyes.
"That was Conqueror's Haki just now."
"What exactly did Stussy say to the governor?"
"He actually unleashed such a massive amount of Conqueror's Haki!"
After regaining consciousness, Monet quickly realized that she had been knocked unconscious by Rosen's Conqueror's Haki.
"Monet."
"Could you get me some information on Ochoku and the executive members of his pirate crew?"
Just as Monet couldn't help but speculate about the content of Rosen and Stussy's conversation, Rosen's voice suddenly appeared in her mind.
"yes."
Upon hearing this, Monet didn't have time to think it through. He immediately got up and went to the Criminal Investigation Bureau in the base to retrieve intelligence.
Information about the Four Emperors' pirate crews must be signed by her personally before it can be accessed.
There's no way to just make a phone call and have someone from the Criminal Investigation Bureau deliver it.
This is also a rule set by Rosen.
slap slap
A moment later, Monet, who had just returned from the Criminal Investigation Bureau, knocked on Rosen's office door.
"Come in."
As soon as Rosen finished speaking, the office door opened.
"Governor, here is the information you requested about one of the Four Emperors, the Ochoku Pirates."
Monet strode quickly to Rosen and placed the documents in his hand on the desk.
Then.
She didn't ask any more questions, but simply placed her hands in front of her and stood quietly beside Rosen, looking as if she was waiting for him to do her bidding.
However, her heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface; rather, it was like a sea engulfed in a tsunami, unable to find peace for a long time.
Having served as the governor's secretary for some time, Monet was certainly not unaware of Rosen's character and style.
Whether it was the Conqueror's Haki that enveloped the entire First Branch after her conversation with Stussy, or the information she was asked to retrieve about the Ochoku Pirates after she woke up, everything was telling her a horrifying message.
From the four seas, and the Shichibukai
The governor himself wanted to take action against the Four Emperors.
"Thank you for your help."
Rosen picked up the documents on the table.
This is a compilation of information gathered from the headquarters' Criminal Investigation Bureau, the World Government's CP, the Donquixote Family, and the branch Criminal Investigation Bureau established by Dol at the expense of Gild Tesoro.
The abilities, ages, personalities, life stories, and other details of the main members of Ochoku's pirate crew are all recorded in great detail.
As Rosen turned to the first page, a name immediately caught his eye.
Ochoku!
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[Guys, the main story climax is about to begin!]
[The stage is set — the strongest Zanpakutōs, the battle against the World Government, and the Four Emperors — everything is about to collide!]