Kaji stared dumbfounded at the scene unfolding before his eyes.
The woman he liked was actually kissed by another woman?
Did this count as him being cut out of the picture?
But the other party was a woman, so what should he do about this kind of thing?
"Ah ah ah!"
"How audacious!"
"Vice Admiral Gion was actually declared by a woman to be her woman!"
The onlookers were even more shocked!
It was one thing that Vice Admiral Gion liked women, but even Esdeath, the Navy Queen from the newspaper, liked women!
With two beautiful women together, Vice Admiral Kaji was even more pitiful, having the woman he liked stolen by another woman.
"I, I'm leaving first!"
Gion was still somewhat in disbelief about what had just happened, and frantically broke free from Esdeath's embrace, disappearing from the spot in a flash.
"We're leaving too, Tina!"
Esdeath smiled, looking at the startled Gion, then strode away with her long legs, also leaving the place.
"Yes, Lady Esdeath!"
Tina gave a sympathetic glance to Kaji, who was still somewhat at a loss.
This man was truly too pitiful.
He originally didn't have much hope of successfully pursuing Vice Admiral Gion, and now that hope was probably even more slim.
Their figures also disappeared.
"I, what should I do!"
Kaji stood rooted to the spot, somewhat disheartened, for a moment not knowing whether he should go or stay.
"Alas, accept your condolences, Vice Admiral Kaji."
Many of the onlookers began to comfort Kaji, but the comfort only made things worse.
He couldn't even compete with a woman; who could he complain to about this!
Gion, running in a panic, subconsciously returned to Sengoku's office.
She had originally accompanied her sister, and she was just waiting outside for a moment, so she knocked and walked into the office.
"Gion, what's wrong?"
Tsuru glanced at Gion, who seemed a bit off. Why did she seem unnatural after going out and coming back in?
Could it be that she was shy in front of Zephyr and Sengoku? How could that be? They had been friends for so many years.
"It's nothing, Sister Tsuru!" Gion heard Tsuru's concern and quickly waved her hand. How could she say that she had been kissed by another woman?
"Alright then."
Tsuru smiled helplessly. She didn't know what was wrong today; Gion was so flustered.
Thump, thump, thump!
The office door was knocked, and Esdeath, with Tina, followed closely behind, arriving at Sengoku's office.
"Hahaha, you're finally back!"
Sengoku became excited as soon as he saw Esdeath; this meritorious officer had finally returned.
Zephyr's face also showed a long-lost smile after receiving news of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, looking at Esdeath with relief.
"Teacher Zephyr, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Vice Admiral Gion."
Everyone nodded, only Gion looked a bit shocked. She had just escaped, and now she encountered this woman again!
Esdeath was also a bit surprised, but she didn't show any abnormality. Tina, however, stared at Gion with a strange gaze.
It made Gion's face turn red.
"You know each other?"
Tsuru listened to Esdeath's address to Gion. It should be known that Gion was her real name, and most people referred to Gion as Momousagi.
But now Esdeath actually called Gion by her real name.
"Yes, we met before."
Esdeath gave Gion a meaningful smile.
Gion, on the other hand, lowered her head shyly. How could they not know each other? Just a moment ago, the woman in front of her had called herself her woman.
Hearing Esdeath's answer and looking at their expressions, it seemed she didn't need to worry.
Gion knew Esdeath, and their relationship seemed to be… unusual?
"Enough of that, Tina, report the work content."
Tina put away her smile, then took out a stack of documents from her briefcase.
Of course, the documents were organized by Carina, and Tina was reporting now, while Esdeath did nothing.
She was, however, looking with interest at Sengoku's white goat, which was chewing on documents. She hadn't seen it the last time she came, but now she did.
The legendary animal that ate a Devil Fruit, the Document Destruction Fruit!
Not a single document could escape from its mouth.
Sengoku and the others listened to Tina, who spoke eloquently, all nodding in satisfaction. Only Gion's eyes were secretly looking at Esdeath, who was watching the goat.
There were a total of six people present, and two were spacing out!
With Sengoku's satisfied smile, Esdeath and Tina left Sengoku's office.
"Teacher Zephyr, what's wrong?"
Zephyr also walked out with Esdeath and Tina, his expression still troubled.
"Alas, it's still about the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
"This old man cannot understand this matter!"
"If the World Government does this, won't it make pirates even more rampant!"
"Won't it dishearten all the Marines!"
Zephyr's words were strong and forceful, righteous and stern, every sentence piercing to the heart!
He had spent his entire life capturing pirates, and now he was being asked to work with pirates, and even acknowledge their right to legitimate plunder.
And they were to be given fixed territories!
He would never agree to such a thing!
But it was useless. Sengoku and the others also disagreed, and Garp and the others all disagreed!
However, the one who proposed this system was not the Marine, but the World Government!
The Marine was ultimately just a department under the World Government, and the World Government directly vetoed it with one vote.
They even pre-selected many pirates, which made Zephyr even angrier!
It made Tina, who was standing by, feel her blood boil. Teacher Zephyr was absolutely right!
They, who were Marines, actually had to tolerate pirates. This kind of thing was simply unbearable, and little Tina instantly became indignant!
"Teacher Zephyr, actually, you should understand." Esdeath guessed that Zephyr was definitely asking about this matter.
"The World Government's intentions are known to all. They can gain the praise of ordinary people and also add some combat power to the Marine."
"At the very least, it can alleviate the tense atmosphere in the New World. The current situation of the Four Emperors dividing territories has clearly caused no small public opinion impact on the World Government."
"This old man knows, but this old man is just unwilling!" How could Zephyr not understand something that could be figured out with a little thought? It was just his inner unwillingness.
"Hahaha, Teacher Zephyr, whether this pirate is a Shichibukai or not, as long as we have the strength, we can kill him at any time!"
"Why bother with this system?"
There are also good pirates, and Zephyr's original intention was that some responsible people should be chosen to be pirates.
But clearly, Zephyr's hopes were dashed!
But now Esdeath provided a new idea.
If you don't like one of the Shichibukai, just remove him and replace him with someone you do like, wouldn't that solve it!
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