Chapter 168 Borsalino's Grudge Book
Chapter 168 Borsalino's Grudge Book
If they were in Wano Country, they could rely on the closed geographical environment of Wano Country and the special situation of the Beasts Pirates to ensure that the news about Boros could not be spread.
Then, after conquering the BIG MOM Pirates and officially declaring war on the World Government, it will no longer be possible for the information about Boros and the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates to be concealed from the World Government.
Of course, Boros himself didn't care. Even though he had recognized Kaido and Charlotte Linlin as the two top fighters, Boros didn't think that there was anything else on this indigenous planet that could threaten him except Borsalino.
The news that Kaido, the King of Beasts, had been defeated had already shocked the world, but due to the closed environment of Wano Country and Borsalino's subsequent intentional or unintentional blocking of information, it did not attract the close attention of the Five Elders.
But now, the two pirate emperors and the two major pirate groups have been incorporated into Boros's command. In the eyes of the World Government and the Five Elders, such a lineup is even more terrifying than the original Rocks Pirate Group.
Although the lineup of the Rocks Pirates is more luxurious on paper, Kaido, who is still a trainee, is not the same as Kaido, the King of Beasts who has become the Pirate King!
What's more, the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates have openly declared war on the World Government. If this group of lunatics is not eliminated as soon as possible, with the pirates' unscrupulous and strong-loving style, more and more pirates may begin to follow suit, and by then the situation will be really out of control!
"Where on earth did this Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates come from?! What is the Navy for? As a Navy Admiral, do you still want to continue working here?!"
The furious Five Elders immediately sent Den Den Mushi to Borsalino's office, and watched helplessly as the two great pirate groups merged into one. Also, a madman appeared, clamoring to declare war on the World Government. No matter how you look at it, it was the Navy's dereliction of duty!
Seeing the Den Den Mushi following the Five Elders on the other end and glaring at each other, Borsalino was not nervous at all. Instead, he found it a little funny.
"Am I remembering it wrong? Monitoring Wano Country is not the mission of CP agents? When did the Navy become the boss of the CP organization?"
Borsalino, who was prepared, sneered and asked loudly without any politeness.
Normally, the Navy has the right to ask the CP organization to cooperate in its operations, and of course the same is true in reverse. But if you really want to be picky, the CP organization has never been a direct subordinate of the Navy.
In other words, if we get to the bottom of it, the first party to take the blame should be CP0, the highest level authority of the CP organization.
'boom! '
There was a loud noise coming from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, as if one of the Five Elders was so angry that he slammed the table. The sound was so loud that even the Den Den Mushi on Borsalino's side was startled.
"Don't shirk your responsibility, Borsalino! Don't forget who made you the Admiral of the Navy. If you let those lawless pirates continue to cause trouble, just think about the consequences!"
The Five Elders who slammed the table seemed to be very angry, so Marijoa quickly replaced one of them to talk to Borsalino.
However, this Five Elders was obviously in a bad mood. At first, he tried to reason with Borsalino calmly, but his tone became more and more severe, and he almost pointed at Borsalino's nose to warn him.
At first glance, these two Five Elders seemed a little too aggressive, but if you look at Borsalino's unmoved expression, coupled with his past record of violating military orders and ignoring prohibitions, it is not difficult to understand why the Five Elders were so harsh on him.
"Of course it was the Sengoku Grand Inspector who recommended me to be the Admiral of the Navy! Have you forgotten even such things when you are old?"
Borsalino said with a half-smile that most of the Five Elders' 'tricks' were useless to him. This was not only because Borsalino was a potential 'traitor', but more importantly, he was not promoted by the Five Elders.
On the contrary, Borsalino has always been the one who was suppressed, otherwise he would not have become a lieutenant general at the age of twenty, but it took him many years to "accumulate merit" and be promoted to a general.
With Borsalino's strength and achievements, even taking his qualifications into consideration, he is fully qualified to compete with the former Sengoku admiral for the position of naval marshal.
"Forgetfulness is a sign of Alzheimer's disease. If you don't take good care of your body, don't forget that pure gold can only keep you young, but it can't restore your youth!"
Borsalino's tone was full of sarcasm, but the Five Elders on the other end of the Den Den Mushi fell silent.
After all, Borsalino's words also reminded them that the position of the Admiral of the Navy was "exchanged" by Borsalino with pure gold.
Unless the Five Elders are really shameless, they really can't do anything to Borsalino.
Even if they really have no shame, they have to make sure that Borsalino is willing to obey them, otherwise they have to consider the consequences of turning against the navy.
"Let's stop talking nonsense here. No matter what, that lunatic who claims to be the Pirate King should be the Navy's primary target, right, Borsalino?"
Finally realizing that Borsalino was not one of the Five Elders of the Warring States Period, he had no choice but to soften his tone slightly and spoke to Borsalino.
Just from the expression on Den Den Mushi's face, the Five Elders who were forced to lower their profile so low must be feeling quite unhappy.
"Yes, once the top brass return from their vacation, I will convene a meeting as soon as possible to discuss how to defeat the target."
Borsalino had no intention of pressing further, and even took the initiative to make a promise to the Five Elders.
"Vacation? What do you mean?"
The Five Elders on the other end of the Den Den Mushi suddenly had a bad feeling and shouted at Borsalino.
However, no matter how rich their imagination was, they never expected that Borsalino would give vacation to all the senior naval officers at once.
Although there are workaholics like Grand Inspector Sengoku and Sakaski, the slacking-off attitude that Borsalino has been promoting for many years has had the desired effect. Even Lieutenant General Ahe has chosen to take a vacation to relax.
As it is, with the current manpower of the Navy Headquarters, it is barely enough to handle daily affairs, but it is almost impossible to dispatch a large fleet to attack Boros.
"That's what I meant. You always disagreed when I wanted to take a vacation, so when I became the marshal, I gave everyone a vacation... Well, I stayed here specially to take charge of Marinford. How about it? Are you touched?"
Borsalino spoke with a smile, but his words made the Five Elders so angry that they almost vomited blood.
"Call them back...Call everyone back immediately! Otherwise, even if you are the Admiral of the Navy, you cannot bear the wrath of the World Government!"
After listening to Borsalino's explanation, the Five Elders on the other end of the Den Den Mushi were shaking with anger, and they only regretted why they had coveted pure gold and given such an important position as the Navy Admiral to Borsalino.
Although the Five Elders would most likely not be able to resist the temptation of pure gold if it happened again, it did not affect their review of their mistakes and they issued the most severe warning to Borsalino.
Even though Borsalino was mentally prepared for the attitude of the Five Elders, he did not expect them to be so anxious, even going so far as to specifically point out Borsalino's identity as the Admiral of the Navy.
This means that they are only one step away from a falling out, and the only thing left is to put the navy in opposition to the World Government.
"...Okay, I will gather the top executives of the headquarters back as soon as possible...but are you hiding something from me?"
At this moment, Borsalino suddenly realized something. His eyebrows raised slightly, and his sharp eyes stared at the Den Den Mushi that had turned into another of the Five Elder Stars.
The Five Elders were willing to threaten him with the taboo topic between the Navy and the World Government, and Borsalino did not sense any ill will towards him. It seemed that something had happened that he was not aware of yet.
"This is not something you should...need to know! Do your job well. The CP agents will fully cooperate with the Navy. We must eradicate those lunatics as quickly as possible! Even if it means starting a war in the New World!"
The Five Elders who was using the Den Den Mushi seemed to have guessed Borsalino's thoughts. He spoke hastily and hung up the Den Den Mushi, obviously not wanting to give Borsalino the opportunity to find out anything.
After the call was hung up, Borsalino raised his eyebrows slightly, took out a small notebook from the drawer, and wrote down the name of the Five Elder Star who hung up on his Den Den Mushi.
Boros is very efficient. At this rate, it won't take long for Borsalino to count the accounts one by one according to the little notebook.
If someone opens Borsalino's "book of grudges", they will find that most of the names on it are from the Celestial Dragons, and the largest number of them are the Five Elders.
As the saying goes, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Borsalino does not have the cultivation of a gentleman, but he is even worse at holding grudges.
"What on earth is going on... Moses Moses, this is Borsalino."
Borsalino put away the "grudge book" and stroked his chin, thought for a while, then took out a dedicated telephone bug from the secret drawer under the table, dialed the number and hung up immediately. Not long after, the dedicated telephone bug rang again.
"…I should have known that your things are not so easy to take…"
A weathered voice came from the other end of the hotline.
If there were any older, senior sailors in the office at this moment, they would be surprised to find that the voice was exactly the same as that of Marshal Kong decades ago.
"Oh? So you're going to give it back to me?"
Borsalino said with a lazy smile, I have to say that the effect of pure gold is indeed incredible. It has only been less than a month since he got the pure gold, but Marshal Kong's voice sounds like he is at least ten years younger!
Although pure gold does not have the ability to rejuvenate, for a former top-level warrior like Marshal Kong, as long as he can stop his body from aging, he will naturally find a way to restore his energy.
"Don't dream. How can a stinky boy like you take back what's in my hands? Tell me, is there anything you want an old man like me to help you with?"
Marshal Kong seemed to have become younger not only physically but also mentally, and he cursed with a bad smile.
As early as when he got the pure gold from Borsalino, Marshal Kong had already prepared himself mentally, knowing that this "hot potato" was not so easy to handle, but when the time came, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Of course, no matter how much he regretted it, Marshal Kong would never return the pure gold to Borsalino.
If he had never obtained pure gold, he might still have the courage to give it up.
But now that he has experienced the magical effects of pure gold, even a man like Marshal Kong cannot accept the consequences of losing pure gold.
He could only pray secretly that Borsalino's request was not too demanding or beyond his current ability.
"Actually, there's nothing to deal with. I just want to know what happened in Marijoa. The Five Elders seem to be very concerned about Boros from the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates?"
Borsalino would naturally not deliberately make things difficult for Old Man Kong. After all, Old Man Kong was at least his half-teacher and old superior. Moreover, when he was in office, he did not deliberately target new naval talents like Borsalino just because he was not liked by the navy.
However, Borsalino's question was not so easy to answer. If the fact that Marshal Kong took the pure gold was exposed, he would lose the trust of the Five Elders. If such a secret information was told to Borsalino now, and the Five Elders knew it later, Marshal Kong would immediately be regarded as a traitor who deserved to die!
"…Why do you ask such a question?"
Marshal Kong couldn't help but laugh bitterly when he heard the question raised by Borsalino.
Even though he was somewhat mentally prepared for the difficult requirements put forward by Borsalino, he never expected that it would be such a difficult problem.
If given a choice, Marshal Kong would rather fight with the Red Earl again than leak the news to Borsalino.
"Curiosity, purely curiosity."
A smile appeared on Borsalino's face. This casual move he had made at the beginning could still come in handy at the critical moment.
Moreover, the Five Elders seemed to favor Old Man Kong more than he had expected. Perhaps he could take advantage of this in the future.
"It's related to Rocks. You can find out the rest yourself."
Marshal Kong was silent for a long time, but finally he gave up his insistence and made a decision that was beneficial to him.
All I can say is that once you lose your moral integrity, it's very easy to lose it a second time. Even a man like Marshal Kong is not immune.
Meanwhile, Holy Land Marie Gioia.
The Five Elders who had just hung up the Den Den Mushi were in silence. After a long time, the Five Elders in samurai uniforms looked at the other Five Elders.
"So far, CP0 has not been able to find out the origins of that madman. It is not clear whether he is from the D clan..."
Nasujuro Sei's voice was a little hoarse and his tone was particularly heavy.
"He was able to make Kaido and Big Mom surrender voluntarily, and they look about 60% similar, and their ages are roughly the same. Are all these suspicious points coincidental?"
Saint Maz asked back in a muffled voice, the combination of the two great pirate groups was indeed shocking, but it was not enough to make the Five Elders so panicked.
However, what Boros did reminded the Five Elders of the Rocks Pirates from decades ago.
Rocks D. Zibek, like Boros, once gathered a group of big pirates under his command, formed a huge force and declared war on the World Government.
What’s particularly coincidental is that Rocks’ height, hairstyle and even appearance are more or less similar to Boros.
As luck would have it, the Five Elders began to suspect that Boros was the son of Rocks. Relying on the name of Rocks, he subdued Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, and prepared to complete the business that Rocks had failed to accomplish before.
"But we are still several years away from the prophecy... and don't we know if Rocks has any descendants?"
Saint Satan frowned and spoke. He didn't believe that Rocks could leave offspring under the nose of the World Government.
"What about Roger? If Roger can hide it, why can't Rocks?"
Saint Maz became more and more certain of his guess. Even if he guessed wrong in the end, it was no big deal. When it came to the harm done by the D clan, the Five Elders' consistent principle was to rather kill the innocent than let them go.
"Let the navy handle it first. Even if they are really from the D clan, they can't be a match for Borsalino."
Saint Peter took the initiative to suggest that he was still busy dealing with many matters and really did not have the extra energy to deal with Boros who suddenly appeared.
Hearing Borsalino's name, even the most anxious Saint Maz's expression relaxed a little.
It is true that Borsalino has always been a thorn and an unstable factor in the eyes of the Five Elders, but they have never doubted Borsalino's strength.
Otherwise, the Five Elders would not have tolerated Borsalino's misbehavior. If it was Kuzan or Sakaski who got the pure gold, let alone threatening the Five Elders to increase military spending, they might not even be able to get the position of Navy Admiral.
"I'll go and urge Borsalino to act as soon as possible... But the God's Army must also be prepared, just in case it's really D..."
Saint Vochuli didn't finish his words, but everyone present understood what he meant.
No matter how strictly we guard against the D clan, it is not too much. After all, they are the troublesome guys known as the 'natural enemies of God'.
"Don't worry, the God's Army can be dispatched at any time!"
Nasujuro Sei, holding his sword tightly, spoke without hesitation, saying that destroying the D clan has always been the job of the God's Army.
Even if Boros is really the descendant of Rocks, he will not be able to escape the pursuit of the army of God. Nasujuro Sei has absolute confidence in this.
"What a pity! Seraph still needs time to make the final adjustments..."
Saint Satan shook his head and said with regret.
Although it is still far inferior to the top-level strong ones, Seraphim can theoretically be mass-produced.
With the financial resources of the world government, it is entirely possible to use quantity to overwhelm quality.
Moreover, the potential of Seraphim has not been fully developed. Theoretically, they even have the possibility of surpassing their original bodies.
Of course, the most important thing is that Seraphim are tools that completely obey their orders, so there is no need to worry that Seraphim, as artificial humans, will be disobedient.
"Can't we speed up the process?"
Saint Maz frowned. In the foreseeable future, the navy headed by Borsalino would only become more and more "rebellious".
The World Government needs to acquire a new force as soon as possible to make up for the weakening of its military power due to Borsalino's rise to power.
"Maybe, but it will require more research funding..."
Saint Satan glanced at Saint Nasujuro, and the words he didn't say were self-evident.
The other five elder stars also looked over here. If the Seraphim could form combat effectiveness in advance, the benefits to the World Government would be obvious.
"The kings of the member states will not agree. Taking into account the large increase in military spending requested by Borsalino, this year's Tianshangjin is already several times higher than in previous years. If we continue to add more money, they won't be able to take it out even if they squeeze it dry."
Nasujuro's face darkened and he firmly rejected his colleague's attempt.
It’s not that he sympathizes with the kings of the member states, but as the God of Finance, Nasujuro Sei knows how much money can be squeezed out of the member states.
No matter how unhuman those kings were, they could not extort more money from a group of poor civilians.
"The Celestial Dragons..."
Saint Wochuli was still somewhat unwilling. The other Five Elders could just pretend not to see it, but among the Five Elders he had the closest relationship with the Navy, and he was basically in charge of all Navy-related affairs.
When Marshal Sengoku was still in office, Saint Wochuli could do anything easily with the cooperation of Marshal Sengoku.
But now it was Borsalino, the troublesome guy whom they had long regarded as a thorn in the side.
If there were no Seraphim as a military support, it would probably not be Saint Vochuli who could command the navy at will, but Borsalino who would use the navy to threaten him in various ways.
"Are you willing to hand over your share of the pure gold?"
Mazi Saint asked back in a bad tone.
He had the best relationship with the Celestial Dragons in the past. He was in charge of managing Marijoa and handling matters related to the Celestial Dragons, and he was implicitly the leader of the Five Elder Stars.
But now, those Celestial Dragons were willing to go against him in every way for the pure gold, and some of them even deliberately caused sabotage in Marijoa to force him to give in!
Fortunately, the Celestial Dragons themselves are also divided. After all, the total amount of pure gold is limited, and the more people there are, the lower the possibility that they can get a share.
So far, less than one-third of the Celestial Dragon families have participated in the fight for pure gold, and the number of Celestial Dragons who actually know about the existence of pure gold is less than one-tenth of the total number of Celestial Dragons.
Of course, the most crucial thing is that the man from the Knights of God does not know the news about pure gold yet. Otherwise, if he also stands up to fight for it, the Five Elders may not be able to withstand the pressure.
It is precisely for this reason that the Five Elders now have extra energy to discuss Boros' affairs, but this does not mean that they can sit back and relax.
After all, the patience of the Celestial Dragons is limited, and among those fighting for the pure gold, many are already old or even dying of old age.
Once these Celestial Dragons fighting for the pure gold realize that they cannot get what they want from the Five Elders on their own, they will definitely spread the news and attract more Celestial Dragons to join the "battle".
At that time, the Five Elder Stars would be in a difficult situation. Saint Maz shuddered at the thought of this possibility.
Just as Marshal Kong was easily controlled by Borsalino, the Five Elders, whose character was far inferior to Marshal Kong, were even less likely to give up the pure gold in their hands.
(End of this chapter)