Chapter 173 Possibility of Reconciliation

Chapter 173 Possibility of Reconciliation

Chapter 173 Possibility of Reconciliation

With the Navy's deployment in the New World and the spies of the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates, there is no reason for them to miss the big moves of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates.

Moreover, the World Government did not receive any news during this period. To say that the Navy had no hand in this is somewhat insulting to Saint Vorchuli's intelligence.

The waiters who were kneeling on the ground and trembling quickly took action and delivered the Den Den Mushi that dialed the office of Admiral Marinford to Saint Vorchuli in the shortest possible time.

"Porusalino!"

As soon as the Den Den Mushi was connected, Saint Vochuli roared into the microphone in an extremely angry manner, saying that if Borsalino dared to appear in front of him at this time.

Without considering the difference in power between the two sides, Saint Vochuli would probably be so angry that he would lose his mind and fight to the death with Borsalino on the spot.

"…This is Marshal Borusali's office. May I ask who you are?"

But after a long while, a voice that was trying to suppress anger came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi. It was probably the adjutant who was responsible for helping Borsalino with miscellaneous tasks.

The adjutant held back his anger because he knew that anyone who dared to yell at Marshal Borsalino was probably a big shot whom he could not afford to offend.

Otherwise, no matter how good his temper was, facing a lunatic who dared to be so rude to the Admiral, he would have to give him a seven-day tour package to Impel Down.

"...Where is that bastard Borsalino?! Get him to come here right now!"

Saint Wouchuri didn't care about his own composure and slammed the table and shouted loudly.

Even though we were mentally prepared and knew that things would not stop after Borsalino, this troublemaker, came to power, the fact that things have gotten to this point is definitely a serious crossing of the line.

Not to mention that the Five Elders have already got the pure gold.

Even when the pure gold was still in Borsalino's hands, the Five Elders would not give up easily when faced with a situation where the navy had two minds behind the back of the World Government.

"I'm sorry, Marshal Borsalino is enjoying afternoon tea. If you have anything to say, please state your identity first..."

The adjutant's tone also became a little unfriendly. After all, he was still one of Marshal Borsalino's adjutants... Normally, even the lieutenant general of the headquarters had to give him some face. When was it someone else's turn to yell at him?

What's more, the guy on the other side of Den Den Mushi dared to be so rude to Marshal Borsalino. Even if the matter got out of hand, he wouldn't have to worry about being blamed.

"I am one of the Five Elders! Get Borsalino over here right now!"

Saint Vochuli finally couldn't help but explode completely. It was bad enough that he was pissed to death by that bastard Borsalino, but how could any Tom, Dick or Harry dare to be so presumptuous in front of him?
"Humph! This is the sea... the five... the five elders?! I'm so... so sorry! I'm going to inform Marshal Borsalino right now!"

The adjutant subconsciously wanted to retort, but when he heard what Saint Wochuli said, he finally reacted and immediately became stammering, repeatedly apologizing to Saint Wochuli.

But Saint Vochuli was in no mood to waste time with such a small fry. He just snorted coldly, which scared his adjutant so much that he fled in panic, and then hurried to find Borsalino to report the news.

In the special box of the high-end restaurant in Marinford, Borsalino, wearing loose pajamas, was sitting by the window, enjoying the afternoon tea time leisurely with Nami and Reiju.

The music played outside the box was played by a top band invited from the music capital, with a single performance fee exceeding 200 million berries.

In the central kitchen not far away, there is a team of top chefs who came over from Gulan Tezoro. The appearance price of the chef alone is enough to raise the blood pressure of the Five Elders by several points.

In the past, such a configuration would probably have made Marshal Zhan Guo so angry that he had a cerebral hemorrhage.

However, the current navy, or Borsalino, has plenty of money. No matter how much they spend, the World Government and the Five Elders will pay for it. Naturally, they will build as much as they want without any scruples.

Reiju, who has just arrived, is a little uncomfortable with such exaggerated treatment. Even though the Vinsmoke family is still a royal family in name, Judge does not treat his children too badly.

But compared to Borsalino, who spent the money of the Five Elders and the World Government at will, there is no harm without comparison.

"...Is this really okay? I mean, I'm talking about helping Judge build a nation. My father is not someone who will just obey..."

Reiju took a sip of her tea and spoke with a hesitant expression.

If Judge was here, he would probably be furious with his own good daughter. He had finally sent Reiju to Borsalino and got the promise of support for his founding of a country, but Reiju turned around and stabbed him in the back.

However, it is not necessarily true that Judge was wronged. He was able to transform his unborn children into weapons and use them as tools to realize his own ambitions. It was only right that he was killed by his own children.

"It doesn't matter. It's just about founding a country. I never promised to support him in expanding his territory. Besides, Vinsmoke Judge...is not that bad compared to the Celestial Dragons."

Borsalino rested his arm on the windowsill, holding a cup of red tea in his other hand. With the corner of his mouth slightly raised, he spoke lazily.

From any angle, Judge is the worst guy.

Only compared with the Celestial Dragons, the not-very-human Judge is more like a human being.

Reiju's expression was a little subtle. She wasn't sure whether Borsalino's words were a compliment or an insult to Judge.

"Don't offend the Celestial Dragons at every turn, Marshal Borsalino!"

Nami, who was eating the expensive afternoon tea next to him and feeling distressed, frowned but couldn't help but open her mouth to remind him.

Although she didn't have any good feelings towards the Celestial Dragons, it was somewhat unreasonable for Borsalino, as a navy admiral, to speak ill of them all day long.

Those Celestial Dragons were never reasonable people. If a conflict occurred, even if Borsalino was the Admiral of the Navy, he would be in big trouble.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. It won't be long before those parasites know how to write the word death..."

Borsalino smiled and put his arm around Nami's slender waist, pulling the petite little thief into his arms, but before he could take any further action, he heard a hasty knock on the door.

Nami also took the opportunity to break free from Borsalino's arms and glared at him with blushing cheeks.

"Marshal Borsalino, the Five Elders have urgent business to discuss with you!"

The person knocking on the door was Borsalino's second adjutant. Of course, this number did not represent his ranking among Borsalino's adjutants.

After all, it is well known that except for the financial officer Lieutenant Colonel Nami and the affairs officer Major Reiju, the rest of the adjutants around Marshal Borsalino are basically positioned as orderlies.

"Hmm? Did you say what it was?"

Borsalino curled his lips in dissatisfaction, and could probably guess the purpose of the Five Elders.

However, this did not affect Borsalino, because the Five Elders had ruined his good deeds, and he deliberately wasted time to irritate those old guys.

"No...no...Marshal Borsalino, the Five Elders seem very angry. Can you please..."

The second adjutant smiled cautiously. He was extremely panicked now, fearing that Marshal Borsalino and the Five Elders would fail to reach an agreement, and the Five Elders, who were in a bad mood, would take him out on their anger.

"Tsk, that's really boring, then come in."

Borsalino shook his head, thinking that he would make a note of it to the Five Elders later.

When Boros reaches Marijoa, he will let the cosmic overlord settle the account with the Five Elders.

Thinking of this, Borsalino took out his little "grudge" notebook, wrote down the account, and prepared to return the notebook to Boros.

Nami and Reiju looked at Borsalino's childish actions with frowns on their faces, then looked at each other and gave each other a burdened smile.

"Moses, this is Borsalino..."

Borsalino assumed a more comfortable position, ready to face the storm from the Five Elder Stars.

There is a Den Den Mushi in the box that can transfer calls directly in. Otherwise, if there is something urgent that needs to be contacted by him, you can't expect Borsalino to run back to the office to answer the phone.

"Marshal Borsalino, the Five Elders would like to invite you to come to Marijoa in person to meet with them..."

However, to Borsalino's surprise, after the call was connected to the Den Den Mushi, the person guarding the other side was not the Five Elders themselves, but Marijoa's waiter.

After being stunned for a moment, Borsalino slightly raised his eyebrows. He had already known the thoughts of Saint Vorchuli, who was guarding not far from the Den Den Mushi, through his ability to perceive malicious intent.

Although the ability to perceive malicious intent is not as intuitive as Katakuri's "Foresee the Future", nor is it as unreasonable as Roger's "Listen to the Voice of All Things".

But to be fair, in terms of practicality, the malicious sensing capability is almost impeccable.

If there is any flaw, it is probably that it will be interfered with by a higher level of Observation Haki.

However, this is the user's problem, and malicious perception itself is not to blame.

If the user is as strong as Borsalino and also possesses the top-level observation Haki, there is no need to worry about his perception being disturbed.

"Okay, but Marinford is a bit busy these two days. I will rush over as soon as I finish the work at hand."

Borsalino spoke seriously, but just as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of a vase breaking on the Den Den Mushi.

"Borsalino! What on earth are you trying to do?!" Two big mustaches grew on the Den Den Mushi's mouth, and its eyes became ferocious, perfectly imitating the expression of Saint Vorchuli who was roaring loudly on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

In the past eight hundred years of the rule of the Five Elders and the World Government, they have encountered countless challenges and countless rebels of all kinds.

Even Dragon, the man dubbed as the 'world's most vicious criminal', was just a slightly annoying guy to the Five Elders.

But Saint Vochuli dared to swear on his most precious beard that eight hundred years before him, the Five Elders had never encountered a thorn like Borsalino who was so good at making people angry.

He had clearly tried hard to convince himself to swallow his anger, and even went so far as to find someone to pass on the message on his behalf, but he was still so angry at Borsalino's arrogance that his beard was shaking.

"Eh? Why do you say that, Your Excellency the Five Elders? Are you so anxious to summon me?"

Borsalino asked in mock surprise, while making a gesture to Nami and Reiju.

The following topic was not suitable for others to participate in. It was not that Borsalino wanted to hide it from them, but he did not want to affect the image of himself as a great and upright person in their minds...if it was still the case.

Nami and Reiju left the box very obediently. Unlike Borsalino, who was always sarcastic to the Five Elders, in the minds of most people in this world, the Five Elders represented almost supreme power.

A king like Wapol can do whatever he wants to his people. The status of the Five Elders is countless levels higher than that of the king.

The throne that Judge dreams of is just one of the many member states under the World Government.

The Five Elders are the highest rulers of the World Government. If it weren't for Borsalino's support, Nami would probably be scared to death when she heard the Five Elders get angry.

"What exactly is your purpose? Don't tell me you don't know yet that the lunatic from the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates has brought hundreds of thousands of pirates to Marijoa!"

Saint Vochuli growled with gritted teeth, not hesitating to tear off the fig leaf between the World Government and the Navy and directly questioned Borsalino.

"What? How is this possible!"

However, what Saint Vochuli never expected was that Borsalino actually cried out in shock.

Because his acting was so good, even Saint Vochuli was a little shaken for a moment. Could it be that he really wronged Borsalino?

In fact, the Navy Headquarters really knows nothing about the movements of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates. Is it that Admiral Borsalino is just deceived by a conspirator with ulterior motives?
Borsalino almost couldn't help laughing when he realized through his ability to sense malice that Saint Vochuli's malice towards him had suddenly decreased a lot, probably from "the hatred of killing his father" to "the hatred of stealing his wife".

Although they knew that this was largely because the World Government could not afford the consequences of breaking with the Navy, the Five Elders would be extremely cautious about turning against Borsalino as long as there was a slight possibility.

But when he thought about how the Five Elders, who always looked superior, also had to "compromise" like this, Borsalino felt sorry that he couldn't see their true faces now.

"Asshole! Do you think we are idiots?!"

However, the Five Elders were not ordinary celestial dragons who were no different from idiots. It took Saint Wochuli only a moment to react.

If it was Cyborg Sora who was parachuted in and became the Admiral of the Navy, he might have been fooled by the people below him, but Borsalino climbed up step by step from the bottom of the Navy.

Even if compared with the naval marshals of all generations, Borsalino, who has just come to power, has no less prestige in the navy than the most outstanding naval marshals in history.

Under such circumstances, to say that Borsalino cannot even control the naval branch in the New World is simply fooling fools!
'boom! '

But at this moment, before Borsalino could speak, the door of the box was suddenly rudely opened from the outside, and Zhan Guo rushed in with an intelligence document in his hand.

"Borsalino, we are in trouble. The Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates that captured Big Mom have begun to take action. If nothing goes wrong, their target should be Marijoa!"

The Chief Inspector Sengoku who suddenly broke in frowned and spoke hurriedly without even noticing the Den Den Mushi on the table.

Saint Wochuli, who was just in the middle of cursing, stopped abruptly. He also heard the voice of Warring States, which made Saint Wochuli somewhat doubt his life.

Could it be that he really had wronged Borsalino, and that this bastard really had no intention of causing trouble this time?
"Well...see, even the Warring States Inspector just found out..."

Borsalino coughed dryly. To be honest, he didn't want to pass the blame at first, but the Five Elders and the Warring States Chief Inspector were too cooperative, and he always felt something was not right if he didn't follow suit.

"Who is this call from?"

Sengoku looked at Den Den Mushi's beard with some hesitation. Such an iconic beard is quite rare. If you add the premise that he can talk directly to Borsalino, the other party's identity is basically clear.

"It's me. Did you get the message too, Sengoku?"

Saint Wochuli had a headache. He certainly would not suspect that the Warring States, who had worked diligently for decades, would have ulterior motives.

Although from the perspective of the World Government and the Five Elders, Sengoku is not a particularly obedient Navy Admiral.

But on the most important issue of stance, Zhan Guo's performance over the years has been enough to make the Five Elders feel at ease with him.

"Yes, I just received the information... The situation is already quite serious. We must mobilize all our forces and assemble the fleet as quickly as possible to fight against the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates!"

Sengoku spoke solemnly, even during the war at the top, the two great pirate groups, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates, joined forces.

Adding in the prisoners who escaped from Impel Down and the intruding revolutionary army, the total enemy strength faced by the navy was less than 100,000.

At present, the total number of pirate troops obtained through various channels alone has exceeded 200,000, and this number is still growing.

Even though most of these pirates are small fry, and many are simply civilians who were temporarily forced to join the pirates, such a large army is still quite difficult to deal with.

What Sengoku couldn't understand the most was what the Navy branch and CP agents in the New World were up to?

Logically speaking, since the pirates in the New World have made such a big fuss, the Navy Headquarters should have been informed of it immediately.

Even if someone neglected their duties, there was no reason to wait until the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates were assembled before Marinford realized that their size had expanded to such an exaggerated extent.

"That's all we can do. The World Government will also try to recruit as many troops as possible. The navy is left to you! We can't let the enemy set foot on the holy land at all!"

Saint Wochuli really had no time to waste. By this time, the other five elder stars had already received the news and were urging him to go over as soon as possible to discuss countermeasures.

If he hadn't been so angry with Borsalino, he wouldn't have lost his composure to this extent.

When Saint Vochuli hung up the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku was about to discuss the matter of sending troops with Borsalino, but he found that he was nowhere to be seen in the box.

Zhan Guo was a little confused for a moment and was stunned for a moment, then a flash of inspiration came to his mind.

Yes, even if someone neglected their duties, there are so many naval branches in the New World, there is no reason why all of them would become blind and deaf, right?

Although no one has ever accurately counted how many pirates there are in the New World, the Navy, as the pirates' mortal enemy, still has a rough estimate of the number of pirates in the New World.

The Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates can mobilize more than 200,000 pirates, which is likely to wipe out all the pirates in the entire New World. It is not ruled out that there are a lot of unqualified guys who are just filling in the numbers.

Even Sengoku, who had once been a naval marshal, couldn't figure out how to cover up such a big move.

However, if we have to find a suspect, then Borsalino, the current Admiral of the Navy, is definitely the biggest and only suspect!

"It can't be him, can it?"

The corners of Zhan Guo's eyes twitched slightly, and he wanted to convince himself that this might not be done by Borsalino, maybe he was just being used by someone.

But when he thought about what Borsalino had done in the past, it was hard for Zhan Guo to say with a clear conscience that Borsalino was innocent.

Borsalino, who ran away from the restaurant box, went straight back to the marshal's office, but as soon as he got back to the office, Zhan Guo followed him in.

"Hey, does the Grand Inspector want to see me for something?"

Facing the stern-faced Chief Inspector of the Warring States Period, Borsalino, who was trapped in the office with no time to escape, had a slightly awkward smile on his face.

It was too late to play dumb at this point. Borsalino's little tricks could not be hidden from Sengoku, who had been the admiral of the navy for so many years.

Of course, if he really wanted to defend himself, Borsalino had a lot of excuses, but such words were almost meaningless in front of the former naval marshal Sengoku.

"...I won't ask you what you want to do. Anyway, let's end this matter here. I will help you seek reconciliation with the Five Elders and get through this trouble first."

Sengoku put his hands on Borsalino's shoulders and spoke very seriously.

He now only hopes that his old reputation and the weight of the navy in the eyes of the Five Elder Stars will be heavy enough. Only in this way can he save Borsalino.

Having also climbed up step by step from the bottom of the navy, Zhan Guo could fully understand Borsalino's thoughts.

But the problem is that the World Government is not as easy to deal with as it seems. It is simply wishful thinking to expect to overthrow the World Government and the rule of the Five Elders by relying on a bunch of rabble.

"Hmm... I don't think the Five Elders are likely to be willing to reconcile with me..."

Borsalino shrugged. He didn't mind pretending, but Chief Inspector Sengoku was going to support Marijoa, and there was no way Borsalino could hide his actions from Sengoku's eyes.

(End of this chapter)