Chapter 188: Senior Navy Officials on Vacation
Chapter 188: Senior Navy Officials on Vacation
"It's impossible. We don't have enough manpower and strength to launch a revolution of that scale."
Belo Betty, the captain of the Eastern Army who is obviously a user of the Encouragement Fruit, poured cold water on her at this time. She said that the current Revolutionary Army is no longer the same as when she first joined it more than ten years ago.
However, it is still very powerless when facing the behemoth of the World Government. To defeat the World Government by overthrowing the regimes of the member states is even more difficult than climbing to the sky.
"That's right, so our target is Marijoa! Start from the root and completely eradicate this cancer of the World Government that is parasitic on the people!"
Dorag nodded and spoke very naturally.
These words once again stunned everyone present. Sabo pinched his face subconsciously, wondering if he was hallucinating.
Even the cadres who had the most confidence in the Revolutionary Army never thought that they could directly attack the Celestial Dragons' lair.
That is Mary Geoise, the place that the World Government calls a holy place. It has stood at the top of the Red Earth Continent for eight hundred years without being shaken. It represents the highest power of the World Government!
"But...but Mr. Dragon! Isn't it the Dark Matter Pirates of the Universe that Kaido and Big Mom are in that are going to attack Marijoa? Are we going to join forces with them?"
Sabo looked at Dragon with some difficulty accepting it. Although the Revolutionary Army and the pirates could not be said to be in direct confrontation, the Revolutionary Army, which wanted to protect the people, and the pirates, who were also "parasitic" on the people, could definitely not be said to be friendly.
Just because the Revolutionary Army was able to cooperate with the relatively well-known Whitebeard and Red Hair Pirates during the Battle of Marineford doesn’t mean they are willing to fight alongside typical villains like the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates.
For the vast majority of people in this world, Boros, who has subdued the two Pirate Emperors, Kaido and BIG MOM, must be a pirate who is more brutal than the Pirate Emperors.
Especially when the World Government launched its propaganda machine to smear him, Boros' reputation on the sea quickly surpassed Roger, the former Pirate King, and he became the undisputed number one villain on the sea.
"No, our partner is someone else..."
After saying this, Dorag looked towards the direction of the palace gate, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face that was full of determination.
The cadres of the Revolutionary Army subconsciously followed Dragon's gaze and looked towards the gate. Under the sunlight, a bright golden light gradually condensed into shape.
"Porusalino!"
"It's the Navy!"
"Everyone, be careful!"
……
The moment they saw the figure clearly, the cadres of the revolutionary army were shocked.
A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Ever since the Battle of Marineford, people on the sea have once again recalled the great reputation of that "naval monster".
He almost single-handedly defeated the two great pirate groups and killed the former strongest man in the world on the spot. He is now the strongest man in the world!
Even Boros, who conquered two pirate emperors, could not take away Borsalino's title of the strongest.
"Hey, good morning, everyone."
Borsalino smiled and greeted the revolutionary army cadres who looked like angry cats. Many of them were old acquaintances, especially a certain demon king who had a look of fear on his face when he saw him.
"Are you... kidding!?"
Bello Beti was so frightened that he didn't even notice the cigarette in his mouth fell out. However, compared to Lindbergh who was so frightened that his eyeballs were about to pop out, Bello Beti was quite calm; oh.
"The Admiral is one of ours?! Mr. Dragon??!"
Sabo was the first to react among all the people present, followed by Ivankov and other "old men" of the Revolutionary Army who knew the relationship between Borsalino and Dragon.
If Borsalino had not chosen to withdraw, Borsalino would most likely still be the leader of the revolutionary army now.
"Mr. Borsalino is the one who led me on the road to revolution and the founder of the revolutionary army!"
Dragon gave Sabo an affirmative answer. Strictly speaking, Dragon was actually the founder of the Revolutionary Army. After all, there was no "Revolutionary Army" in Borsalino at that time.
However, in Dragon's view, Mr. Borsalino, who proposed the concept of the revolutionary army, was the real pioneer. As for the revolutionary army he founded, it was just the successor who continued to move forward according to Borsalino's theory.
Borsalino frowned when he heard this, but after seeing the look in Dorag's eyes, he immediately guessed what Dorag was thinking.
Sooner or later, the Revolutionary Army and the Navy will become fellow travelers in the future. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that Dragon chose to give up his position as the leader of the Revolutionary Army.
After all, to the navy, the revolutionary army is always an outsider, but if the leader of the revolutionary army is the navy marshal, even the most stubborn navy will not choose to resist the joining of the revolutionary army.
Originally, with Dragon's background in the navy, there was no need for him to do this, but Dragon had been away from the navy for too long, and even if he was under the banner of the son of a navy hero, it would be difficult for him to gain recognition from all the navy.
It was for this reason that Borsalino did not deny Dorag's words, and the veterans of the revolutionary army, including Ivankov, did not think there was anything wrong with Dorag's words.
"Ah this..."
The expression on Sabo's face was a little broken. His impression of Borsalino was still stuck on the time of the Battle of Marineford, that terrifying figure who was like a god or demon.
As a result, Mr. Dragon now said that Borsalino was one of them and the founder of the revolutionary army, which immediately made Sabo doubt his life.
"Hee...hee, after all these years, you finally figured it out, Borsalino."
Ivankov came to his senses and was about to let out an excited scream, but was frightened by Borsalino's "ferocious" gaze and held back his screams. An almost flattering smile appeared on his enchanting face.
Ivankov originally wanted to use sex-change hormones to cheat people, but after the Battle of Marineford, he was found by Borsalino and beaten up. The psychological trauma left on the demon king has not yet subsided.
"I can't say I've figured it out. After all, my thoughts haven't changed..."
Borsalino walked up to Dragon and answered casually, saying that the world government that had ruled the sea for eight hundred years was too big to be defeated, which was an understatement. If they wanted to defeat this behemoth head-on, the only choice was to start a war that would sweep the entire world.
No matter how powerful Borsalino is and how easily he can end any battle, he cannot change the fact that civilians are always the ones who suffer the most in war.
Besides, the World Government has ruled for eight hundred years, and Im has lived from eight hundred years ago to the present. No one knows how many cards they have accumulated.
"Um... Mr. Dragon, Marshal Borsalino, are we going to overthrow the World Government while the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates are attacking Marijoa?"
Sabo still felt a little unnatural when facing Borsalino. After the end of the War of Marineford, defeating Borsalino, the Navy Admiral, was Sabo's main goal in his training.
As a result, Borsalino has now become a member of the Revolutionary Army, which makes Sabo feel complicated.
"No, in the new world that Dragon and I envision, there is no need for pirates to exist!"
Borsalino answered without hesitation. Whether it was the values he formed before crossing over, or the habits he developed after serving as a navy for decades, Borsalino had no good feelings towards pirates.
It is undeniable that the existence of pirates has shaken the authoritarian rule of the World Government to a certain extent, but more often than not, pirates are no different from the scum of the World Government.
The cadres of the Revolutionary Army nodded when they heard this. There were also members who were once pirates among them, but the vast majority of the Revolutionary Army obviously did not like pirates who only brought chaos and trouble.
"So the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates are also our enemies?"
Sabo first worried about his two sworn brothers, then asked with some doubt.
With the strength of the navy and the assistance of the Revolutionary Army, it is not impossible to overthrow the World Government.
But with the addition of the powerful enemy, the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates, even Sabo feels a little lacking in confidence.
After all, it is a super-large pirate group composed of the two great pirate groups and hundreds of thousands of New World pirates, not to mention a captain Boros with unfathomable strength.
"Yes, in order to avoid long-term turmoil, we must achieve our goal in one fell swoop. We must strive to completely overthrow the World Government and eliminate the New World Pirates! Create a new world!"
Borsalino said loudly and decisively that if there were any high-ranking naval officers present at this time, they would probably not be able to help but complain that their new marshal did not have such passion when he was in Marinford.
However, the biggest difference between Borsalino and Sakaski is that Borsalino's original intention to eliminate pirates was for the civilians, while Sakaski's original intention was purely to maintain order under the rule of the World Government.
"Overthrow the World Government!"
"Destroy the pirates!"
"Long live the revolutionary army!"
……
As soon as Borsalino finished speaking, the cadres of the revolutionary army shouted out in respect.
Over the years, the Revolutionary Army has been active in various parts of the world, but no matter how hard they try, they have not been able to truly see hope of overthrowing the World Government.
But the arrival of Borsalino gave them a ray of hope. Perhaps the opportunity to overthrow the World Government is right in front of them!
However, as the war planned by Borsalino, which will change the pirate world regardless of success or failure, is about to begin, and countless people are either voluntarily or forced to be involved in it, there is a group of people who don't even know what is happening and are still leisurely enjoying their long-awaited vacation.
“Wahahahaha! Just admit defeat, Kuzan! With your skills alone, there’s no way you can be my opponent!”
Garp, wearing swimming trunks, laughed loudly while carefully manipulating the joystick, controlling the character who looked somewhat like him on the oversized projection screen, and continuously launched attacks. In order to accommodate the senior naval officers who came here for vacation, the current "Gulan Tezoro" has been completely emptied. Except for the staff on the ship, only the naval personnel are left.
The lieutenant generals of the headquarters only lamented Borsalino's generosity. You know, the cash flow of "Gulan Tesoro", the world's largest offshore gold-spending den, is in the tens of billions of berries every day after it closes.
Even if only a part of this money will remain in Gulan Tezoro forever, it will be a shockingly huge income.
Fortunately, Borsalino's cooperative relationship with the Golden Emperor Gild Tesoro is no secret to the navy's top brass.
Gran Tesoro and Gild Tesoro were simply member states and kings recognized by the World Government, and those who were deceived by them were basically scumbags like pirates.
In addition, before the arrival of the naval top brass, Tesoro had already cancelled all projects that might irritate the naval top brass, so the naval top brass turned a blind eye and pretended to know nothing.
"Mr. Karp, have you forgotten that this is my first life..."
With a helpless look on his face, Kuzan easily moved the joystick, controlling his character to empty Garp's character's health bar with a set of simple combos.
"KO! Three to zero again! Vice Admiral Garp is totally useless!"
Not far away by the swimming pool, Lieutenant General Bastiu, who was still wearing a horned mask even though he was only wearing a pair of beach shorts, couldn't help but laugh loudly.
As a representative of the slacking faction in the navy, when Borsalino announced a holiday for all senior naval officers, Vice Admiral Bastiu was almost the first to respond.
He was also one of the first high-ranking naval officers to come to Gulan Tesoro. During this period, he had almost tried all the entertainment facilities in this largest maritime city in the world.
Even though Bastiu was laughing at Garp smugly, not long ago he was also an avid gamer who would stay in front of the arcade for the entire day.
"Damn it! If this machine wasn't so fragile, I wouldn't have lost so badly! No, let's play another round!"
Karp almost got angry out of embarrassment. Normally, he shouldn't be unable to control this little bit of strength, but he tended to get overly excited every time he played.
Although maintenance personnel were on standby at all times, it took a long time to repair the machine every time it broke down, and Karp, who was in the addictive stage, didn't want to waste time.
"Please spare me, Mr. Karp. I'll apply for a replacement..."
Kuzan lazily gave a French salute, signaling his surrender and letting others take over.
"Isn't it my turn now? Let's have a fair fight between men! Garp-senpai!"
Lieutenant General Maynard, who had been unable to wait any longer, sat down impatiently, rubbed his hands, and his face was full of excitement.
But this time it was Garp's turn to look disgusted. Although in Kuzan's opinion these two were weaklings, there were still differences between weaklings.
Compared to Garp, who has already learned several ultimate skills, Maynard, who has just started playing arcade games, is not even as good as Garp.
"Let me make it clear first, you are definitely not a match for me!"
Although he was disgusted, when Vice Admiral Maynard put his hands on the joystick and buttons, Garp's expression turned serious.
If there was any reason, it was probably because he had lost too many times before, and now that he finally had the chance, Cap also wanted to find some confidence in Maynard.
"Hehe, I've been studying for a long time backstage. I know Senior Garp's moves and habits like the back of my hand. There's no way I'll lose!"
Maynard shouted confidently, and the two weaklings soon started a fierce fight.
The vice admirals of the headquarters who were watching the fun were so upset that they wanted to complain several times, but when they saw Garp's murderous look, they shut their mouths in good faith.
On the other side of the swimming pool, Lieutenant General Ahe, wearing a casual shirt, looked at several newspapers spread out in front of him, his wrinkled face full of doubt and confusion.
"What happened, Sister He?"
Gion, carrying two cans of drinks, walked over from not far away. Seeing Vice Admiral Ahe's solemn expression, he couldn't help but ask curiously.
As early as the outbreak of the War of Marineford, Gion began to hunt down the prisoners who escaped from Impel Down. After several months, most of the fugitives were finally captured.
Only a few fugitives who chose to follow the revolutionary army have never been seen. It seems futile to continue. Borsalino happened to give the senior navy officers a collective vacation, so Gion also came to join in the fun.
"No...nothing, maybe I'm overthinking it."
Lieutenant General Ahe shook his head and gently rubbed a piece of paper on the newspaper. The power of the Washing Fruit silently erased the words on the paper.
Just a few days after Borsalino tampered with the Den Den Mushi of the navy's top brass, the meticulous Vice Admiral Ahe had already noticed something unusual.
However, she was always cautious and just collected intelligence quietly. It was not until a while ago when the CP agent lurking in "Gulan Tezoro" of the World Government secretly contacted her that Vice Admiral Ahe learned what had happened.
Although shocked, Lieutenant General Ahe did not easily believe the CP agent's words, but continued to observe and collect intelligence quietly as before.
Until now, she was finally able to confirm the authenticity of the news sent by the CP agent. Regardless of whether it was a rebellion in the Navy Headquarters as claimed by the CP agent, Borsalino, who caused the senior naval officers to take a collective vacation, was probably not innocent.
When Borsalino was tampering with the Den Den Mushi of the senior naval officers on vacation, he naturally did not forget to ask Morgans to forge newspapers to create an information cocoon.
However, for the serious Lieutenant General Ahe, such a little trick obviously did not play much use.
What the CP agent, who was willing to risk exposing his identity, did not expect was that after he had gone to great lengths to find an opportunity to contact Lieutenant General Ahe and deliver key intelligence to the other party, Lieutenant General Ahe did not stand up as he had imagined.
"So many of us are on vacation, and I don't know if there will be any problems with Borsalino..."
Gion, wearing a one-piece swimsuit, sat next to Vice Admiral Azuru, and a worried expression unconsciously appeared on her beautiful face.
Although judging from their appearance, they might seem to be two generations apart, but Gion is Vice Admiral Azuru's genuine sister.
"That's enough. I finally got a vacation, and you're in a hurry to send me back to help your fiancée?"
Lieutenant General Ahe pretended to be angry and laughed and cursed, while throwing the note with the words washed off into the trash can.
Gion subconsciously glanced at the blank piece of paper, feeling a little strange but not asking.
"Gion-sister, Tsuru-senpai, come down and play with us~"
At this time, the giantess Lieutenant General Vivian suddenly poked her head out. The swimming pool park on the fourth floor above the deck where Gion was located was just the right height for Vivian, who was nearly twenty meters tall, to stand up.
In the whole world, only the huge sea city of Gulan Tezoro can accommodate the giants playing and having fun on the ship.
Logically speaking, the female giant Vivian should be at least of the same generation as Vice Admiral Ahe, but considering that the lifespan of giants is three times that of humans, Vivian's actual age may be even younger than Nami.
Not far from Vivian was the female giant marine Gertz, who was also wearing a swimsuit. Compared to Gion's overly conservative one-piece swimsuit, the two hot female giants did not hesitate to show off their beautiful bodies.
It's a pity that the men present could not appreciate this beauty. After all, when such a devilish figure appears on two female giants who are more than ten or twenty meters tall, any temptation will be shattered by the heavy sense of oppression brought by the height difference.
"I'll come right away!"
Gion stood up with a smile. Because of Borsalino, Gion and Vivian had a very good relationship.
"have a good time."
Lieutenant General Ahe also smiled, but did not tell Gion the truth she knew.
Just as Grand Inspector Sengoku chose the Navy over the World Government, Vice Admiral Ahe, a high-ranking member of the Navy, also insisted on his position as a member of the Navy.
Even though she had never communicated with Borsalino from beginning to end, she still roughly guessed the thoughts of their new marshal based on the little intelligence she had and her understanding of Borsalino.
Kuzan, who was watching silently by the swimming pool, also breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he knew the truth earlier than Vice Admiral Ahe.
This is certainly not because Kuzan's intelligence is higher than that of Vice Admiral Ahe, but simply because in addition to the Den Den Mushi used to contact the headquarters, Kuzan also has another Den Den Mushi in his hand.
However, just as Grand Inspector Sengoku and Vice Admiral Azuru both chose to stand on Borsalino's side, Kuzan, who was determined to change the current situation of the navy, was also a potential supporter of Borsalino.
Of course, if Borsalino had told him the entire plan at the beginning, Kuzan might have been confused for a while.
But now Borsalino's plan has been carried out for the most part, and everyone is in a difficult situation. With Kuzan's ability, it is naturally not difficult to make a decision.
"You must succeed, Marshal Borsalino..."
Kuzan looked in the direction of the Marine Headquarters and whispered to himself.
While countless people were having their own thoughts about the upcoming great changes, the G1 branch navy led by Sakaski finally arrived at the Red Port below Marijoa before the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates.
The original Red Port was merely a gateway to and from Mary Geoise. Even with the marines stationed there all year round, it was just an ordinary military port.
However, when Sakaski and the G1 branch's navy landed, they found that the naval port had been transformed into a maritime fortress armed to the teeth.
(End of this chapter)