"Garp, you're a Marine hero, can't you have some shame?"
"Also, I brought you here to a meeting, not to embarrass yourself."
"If you can't speak properly, then shut up."
Sengoku saw that Garp had no heroic spirit whatsoever, and almost couldn't resist ending the video call with Garp, disqualifying him from attending the meeting.
"Alright, I'll shut up now."
Garp promptly shut his mouth.
Anyway, the Marine's funding can be solved, and so can the funding for my own senbei (rice crackers).
In his view, nothing else mattered.
As for the spirit of Marine heroes, how much does it cost per kilogram?
I can't just ask to buy rice crackers to eat.
With Garp's witty remarks and witnessing Gild Tesoro's extravagant Haki, the heavy feeling that had been hanging over the meeting room and everyone's hearts due to the five major problems that the Marine Headquarters would face after becoming independent, as proposed by Victor Seiji, was immediately dissipated.
"The Marine's funding issue has been resolved."
Rosen looked at Victor Seiji and shrugged.
Funding?
That's Berry.
Since it's Berry's problem, in his view, it's not a problem at all.
It's very easy to solve.
Just one sentence will suffice.
That means we should quickly invite the Golden Emperor.
"The military funding issue has been resolved, but what about Cipher Pol?"
"Over the years, due to the deliberate withholding of Marine funding, the Criminal Investigation Bureau, despite being established for many years, has intelligence capabilities that are far inferior to Cipher Pol."
"Without Cipher Pol, we will be unable to monitor the Four Emperors, the Shichibukai, the Revolutionary Army, and other world powers in the shortest possible time."
A hint of a smile flashed in Victor Seiji's eyes behind his sunglasses.
He was right about Rosen. Rosen didn't just act on impulse and stage a power grab from the Five Elders; he had actually planned this all along.
Gion.
Rosen glanced at Gion, who immediately manipulated the screen, showing half of the view to the person who had just connected on the video call.
"Stussy!"
Sakazuki recognized the woman in the picture at a glance.
Queen of the Pleasure District.
One of the dark emperors of the new world.
"Given that your understanding of me may be limited to women in the pleasure quarters, please allow me to reintroduce myself here."
"My name is Stussy."
"Her side job is being the queen of the Pleasure District; her main job is being a CP0."
When Stussy saw that everyone in the conference room, from Fleet Admirals and Admirals to heroes, was centered around Rosen, she was filled with shock and disbelief.
Did this man really do it?
To seize Marine power from the Five Elders.
"What?"
Sengoku, Tsuru, and the others were somewhat surprised after hearing Stussy's self-introduction.
Are all young people these days so unconventional?
On the surface, she's the queen of the Pleasure District, but secretly she's CP0.
If it weren't for the fact that the members of CP0 weren't too strong, and the Five Elders wouldn't allow CP0 members with the strength of Emperors to carry out espionage work, they would all be suspicious that there might be CP0 agents among the Shichibukai and the Four Emperors.
"Governor Rosen has already considered Mr. Victor Seiji's concerns."
"As long as I'm still in CP0, the Marine can know everything that Cipher Pol can."
"Of course, that's not enough. According to Governor Rosen, the Marine Headquarters must belong to its own Cipher Pol."
"Therefore, I had already sent Governor Rosen the World Government's plan for training Cipher Pol, as well as the establishment of the intelligence network, etc."
"With Mr. Tesoro providing the funding and the Marine Headquarters providing the personnel, I believe that in the near future, the Criminal Investigation Bureau will definitely become the Marine Headquarters' own Cipher Pol."
Stussy's deliberate and forceful words caused a great stir among the people of the Sengoku.
Especially Victor Seiji.
As the director of the Marine Criminal Investigation Bureau, he had always dreamed of making the Marine Criminal Investigation Bureau the Cipher Pol of the Marine Headquarters.
This ensures that the Marine Headquarters can function normally even without the support of Cipher Pol's intelligence system, and will not become blind and deaf at sea.
Stussy's words undoubtedly gave him a glimmer of hope.
In the near future, the Marine Headquarters will truly be able to have its own Cipher Pol.
"Military funding and intelligence are resolved."
Rosen's words were like two reassuring pills, feeding one after another to all the high-ranking Marine officers.
Make them understand that Marine independence will not lead to chaos, but will only get better.
"There's no need to worry about Impel Down."
"The World Government wouldn't be so stupid as to release the prisoners they're holding."
"Even if Impel Down's funding is cut off, that's easy to handle."
"I've already taken care of the Marine Headquarters, so what's one more Impel Down prison?"
Gild Tesoro once again unleashed his domineering, ostentatious aura.
"Do you have enough money?"
This time, Garp asked a question rather timidly.
To single-handedly support the Marine—such financial resources are already astonishing.
even.
This exceeded the Marine hero's understanding of personal wealth.
Now Gild Tesoro is even planning to take over Impel Down prison as well.
"My business currently spans the world, with a small portion reaching the Paradise of the Grand Line, so my daily income is only about five or six Gol D. Rogers."
"However, with Governor Rosen's support and the backing of the Marine Headquarters, my Golden Empire will soon be able to expand to the seven routes of Paradise."
"In another year or two, his daily income will not be just five or six Gol D. Rogers, but Berry, who can control at least 20% of the world."
Gild Tesoro raised his arms:
"I can even afford to support the Marine."
"Mere Impel Down."
"It's wet and crumbly!"
His domineering, nouveau riche aura has advanced further, showing a subtle trend of breaking through from the intermediate level to the advanced level.
"Overwhelmingly domineering!"
Garp gave a thumbs up.
All high-ranking Marine officers: "..."
They realized that Garp was truly shameless in order to eat a few more packs of senbei every year.
"Then there's the matter of the science class."
"This is something that doesn't need to be taken seriously."
"Back in the North Blue, I had already established the branch science class. Now all we need to do is upgrade and expand the branch science class in all aspects, and transform the North Blue No. 1 branch from the original Marine base into the Egghead to replace the Egghead."
Rosen opened his palm:
"As for losing Dr. Vegapunk, perhaps Vinsmoke Judge is not as good as Dr. Vegapunk in terms of intellect and invention, but Dr. Vegapunk is not on the same page as the World Government, nor is he on the same page as our Marine, but Vinsmoke Judge is different."
"He will follow me steadfastly."
"With the support of the Marine Headquarters in terms of manpower and resources, the progress of the Skynet surveillance system, the speed of upgrading and popularizing combat suits, and even the Marine's medical system will only be improved."
His every word and action exuded an aura of domineering control.
Whether it's the Marine's funding, intelligence, prisons, or technology, everything is under Rosen's control.
Every move he made, every word he uttered, shocked every high-ranking Marine officer present.
This also made Sakazuki and Kuzan, who had once wanted to compete with him for the position of Fleet Admiral, deeply realize the gap between themselves and Rosen.
It's not just about strength and magnanimity, but also about vision, composure, strategy, and the all-round gap in breadth of mind and methods.
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