Chapter 478: Troubled Secretary Runti
Chapter 478: Troubled Secretary Runti
"So, from today on, you are the sixth most important figure in the group, Sand Disaster."
In the conference room, Kaido announced the addition of new members and gave Crocodile a new identity.
"I just wanted to watch the show in the special seats."
Crocodile's speech was very awkward, as if he was a little uncomfortable with joining someone else's team, but the reality was that he really couldn't beat Kaido and Lu Li, or even Fujitora.
She was holding a cigarette in her mouth, looking very cool. Since she had gotten rid of her past identity, she simply updated her dressing style and became a domineering goddess.
The other big bosses had no opinion on Crocodile's speech and attitude. After all, everyone had a strong personality and was a team member. No one would be angry because of Crocodile's little temper.
With the addition of a new big boss, the strength of the Beasts Pirates has been further improved. Even if they have to go out to attack, they can leave a few powerful big bosses to guard the house, and there will be no situation like the remnants of the Kozuki family causing trouble.
Just as Wano Country was constantly perfecting its preparations for founding the country with the help of the Island-Island Fruit, it welcomed several special guests one after another.
The world is in turmoil, and the navy has also undergone major changes in the past two days.
Because of the failure of the Battle of Marineford, Marshal Warring States, as the commander-in-chief, was held accountable and also took the initiative to apply for resignation.
Considering his hard work over the years and his considerable strength, the World Government did not convict Sengoku, but only stripped him of his position as marshal and forced him to retreat to the second line to work in the General Staff.
The position of Admiral is vacant, and people all over the world are discussing who will be the next Admiral of the Navy.
Some people think that if Admiral Akainu had not died, as the person who worked most hard and effectively for the pirates in the Battle of Marineford, he should have been promoted to the position of marshal.
But unfortunately, Akainu has died in the battle, and now the only admirals left in the navy are Kizaru and Aokiji.
The World Government has launched a world conscription, but currently there are no experts who can fill the vacant position of admiral to join the navy. The main reason is that the navy performed so badly in the Battle of Marineford and has no prestige at all. Even if there are strong people who originally wanted to join the World Government, they don't want to join the navy now.
This time, Akainu did not come out to grab the position. Just when Lu Li thought that Aokiji would naturally become the Navy Admiral, the news published in the newspaper made Lu Li look strange.
"Rafael?"
Lu Li looked at the name and photo of the new Navy Marshal and realized that the other party had not been wasting time these days and had actually made it to the top of the Navy.
Originally Rafar was just a vice admiral of the navy. This was equivalent to an epic double jump, which should have caused a major earthquake in the navy headquarters, but it seemed that it did not cause any waves, and all the voices of dissatisfaction were suppressed.
There was no other reason, it was just because Rafar had a sparring match with the rebellious Admiral Aokiji, and coincidentally the match took place on Punk Hazard (Ice and Fire Island), and he directly turned the island into Iceland.
As an explorer, Rafar naturally would not lack the means to finish the fight like Akainu did. The battle lasted less than five minutes before the winner was decided.
It was just because they were having a "friendly competition" within the navy, and Rafar was not comfortable killing Aokiji in front of the people of the world, so he only won by cutting off one of Aokiji's hands and feet.
The description published in the newspaper was that Aokiji was dissatisfied with Rafar and resigned from the navy afterwards. No one knew where Aokiji went afterwards.
But there are rumors that Rafael may have sent people to hunt down Aokiji, but with the help of Kizaru, Aokiji successfully escaped.
"Tsk..."
Lu Li sighed, "World news is really getting more and more exciting."
From a justice perspective, Rafael's pursuit of Aokiji is definitely a black material of the World Government. Originally, the competition was arranged by the World Government to be witnessed. It was a fair competition within the navy to judge strength for promotion, and in principle, it should have stopped there.
Not to mention that Rafar cut off one of Aokiji's hands and feet, making a legendary admiral disabled, it's reasonable for him to want to retire after being disabled, right?
Aokiji hasn't taken any action since his retirement, but you, Rafar, sent people to get rid of your "political enemies". Everyone would think that the newly appointed marshal is too petty.
This also indirectly led to the fact that the Navy's world recruitment was not very smooth, because the strong people felt disheartened when they saw it.
They don't have a God's perspective and don't know that Aokiji has already developed a "rebellious heart". They only think that the Navy Admiral is persecuting disabled veterans just because the other party is a political enemy who once opposed him.
In fact, Rafar really went too far. Even the reckless Lu Li felt that the other party had made a bad move, or there was a big mistake in the execution.
From the other party's perspective, getting rid of Aokiji was the right thing to do, but Rafar actually handed the task over to his subordinates instead of doing it himself, and as a result, Aokiji really got away.
And if this so-called "rumor" is true, then Kizaru is also well aware of the inside story of the matter, and his position at this moment may be shaken.
By this calculation, although the World Government has gained a large number of powerful explorers, the loss of Aokiji's men and Kizaru's heart cannot be considered a major supplement to its combat power.
Lu Li retreated that day because he was concerned about the forbidden spell of divine judgment in the arcane space, but now he has figured out many of his opponent's cards. As long as he is not suppressed by the forbidden spell of demon-suppressing, he is not at all afraid of the Rune Adventure Group.
Now that they are about to capture Pluto and the activation of Uranus is also on the agenda, Lu Li feels that the only thing he has to worry about is the hidden Im.
"Mr. Lu, a visitor has arrived."
A female voice brought Lu Li back to his senses. It was Runti, who had been transferred to Lu Li's side to assist with clerical work in the past few days.
Most of the people in the Beasts Pirates are reckless and stupid, but among the six newly promoted Flying Six in recent years, the Runti siblings are slightly smarter and more normal.
Considering that they are also members of the demon tribe and are younger generations valued by Kaido, they were sent to Lu Li to help, and it can also be regarded as learning from Lu Li.
After all, the more smart people the better, and the Beasts Pirates cannot just rely on Lu Li, a military advisor who is not very smart. Runti is still young and can learn things, and she was taught by Lu Li when she was a child, so she is the best candidate for further study.
In fact, Page One was originally designated by Kaido to come here, but Page One was very resistant to clerical work, and secondly, she didn't want to stick with her older sister and be bullied. After finally finding an opportunity to separate for a while, she firmly refused, and Kaido didn't force her.
Of course, Runti is not much better. She usually acts a bit innocent (black?) and cute in front of her younger brother, but she has a very bad temper when facing others and speaks very harshly.
It can be seen from the little girl that Lu Li is not a very patient person, so it is really difficult for her to let Runti help him deal with the paperwork.
At this moment, Runti, who was wearing a white shirt and a light blue skirt, frowned slightly. It was obvious that she didn't like her current job very much. She only restrained herself when she was facing Lu Li, otherwise she would have lost her temper a long time ago.
Runti originally thought that she could come to Lu Li to learn some combat-related skills, but who would have thought that Lu Li had been dealing with the founding of Wano Country these days, or reading newspapers, completely treating her as a secretary.
"Visitor?"
Lu Li raised his head and threw the newspaper aside.
"The man who came here claimed to be a cadre of the revolutionary army, and he asked to see the person in charge here."
Runti pouted and said, "What an annoying guy." "Oh?"
Lu Li perked up, "What's his name?"
Runti tilted her head, as if trying to recall, "I think his name was... something like Bo?"
"Saab?"
Lu Li was a little speechless about Runti's memory, and thought to himself, how could there be such an absent-minded secretary.
"Oh, yes, it's Sabo."
Runti nodded and said, "Although he is quite cocky, he fought Jack with an iron rod and did not lose. He must be a strong guy."
Lu Lixin said, is that an ordinary iron rod? It is clearly a supreme steel pipe!
"Let him bring his men over. I'm trying to make a deal with the Revolutionary Army."
As Lu Li spoke, he saw that Runti looked unmotivated, so he walked forward and touched Runti's head, "I'll teach you a few tricks after I'm done."
Runti paused for a few seconds before moving away, her mask hiding the blush on her face. "Don't... don't always treat me like a child."
After saying that, Runti ran out of the office.
Not long after, Sabo came with his men. In addition to himself, he also brought Luffy's partner, Nico Robin.
"Hello, Mr. Scourge, you look much younger than you appear in the newspapers."
Sabo greeted Lu Li with a hearty smile on his face, but compared to Luffy, he, as the older brother, was much more calm. Having been in the Revolutionary Army for many years, he spoke more like someone in the organization.
"I heard that you are the second in command of the Revolutionary Army?"
Lu Li shook hands with Sabo. He had absorbed all the lifespan gained from the Demon Prisoner's enhanced characteristics these days, so he had regained his youth and his hair had turned black.
"I don't dare to be the second-in-command. I am just a newcomer among the cadres."
Sabo said modestly. In fact, he really saw himself this way. After all, he was only 20 years old. He felt that his cadre status was due to the fact that he was Long's disciple.
In fact, there are some people within the revolutionary army who are not very convinced of his position. After all, he has not yet been able to produce any actual combat achievements or liberation results.
This trip to Wano Country for diplomacy is the first step in his growth.
Next, Sabo explained the purpose of his visit.
Sabo came to ask for people, hoping that the Beasts Pirates could "release" Ivankov, Tyrant Bear and Bonnie.
Lu Li had a strange expression after hearing this, and wondered what kind of train of thought the leader of the Revolutionary Army had to come to the conclusion that it was the Beasts Pirates who detained Ivankov and others?
However, from Dragon's perspective, he might think that Ivankov should have gone straight to join him after leaving the battlefield at the top, but he never went to find him, so he might have been detained by the Beasts Pirates.
The actual situation is that Ivankov is very interested in the ruling system of Wano Country and has been observing and absorbing advanced ideas these days.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to contact Dragon, but the Revolutionary Army is not as careless as the Beasts Pirates. They are more like an underground revolutionary organization and they are very careful to hide.
Therefore, it was impossible to contact through the public frequency of Den Den Mushi. Ivankov tried several public frequencies previously used by the Revolutionary Army, but there was no sound, so he gave up temporarily.
Anyway, he felt that Wano Country was quite safe, and he hoped to take the bear back with him after Lu Li had completely cured him.
After learning the whole story, Sabo was a little embarrassed. After thanking Lu Li again on behalf of the Revolutionary Army, he asked about Luffy again, "Excuse me, Straw Hat Boy Luffy, is he in Wano Country?"
When asking this question, Nico Robin, who had been silent next to Sabo, also cast an expectant look at Lu Li, even though Luffy had already placed a secret code on the newspaper.
But this is the territory of the Four Emperors after all, and she still felt a little unsure after traveling thousands of miles to find Luffy.
"Luffy, he's in training. If you want to see him, I'll call him over when the party starts tonight."
Lu Li was actually quite surprised to see Sabo asking about Luffy, because Sabo should have forgotten about Ace and Luffy due to amnesia, but he didn't mean to ask in detail and just thought it was the butterfly effect.
Then he looked at Robin again, "I heard Luffy mention you, Ms. Robin, you can interpret the historical text, right? Can you help us interpret it?"
Robin personally likes to study history and read historical texts, but this is the historical text held by the Four Emperors after all. Considering that Luffy wants to become the Pirate King, she still asked calmly, "What does Luffy say?"
"Luffy has already promised me, I'm just asking for your personal opinion."
Lu Li smiled and said, "There's no rush for this matter. Let's talk about it after the banquet tonight."
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"Oh-Robin!"
In the evening, a banquet organized by Lu Li was held in Huadu. Luffy was very happy when he saw Robin, "I'm so glad you're okay!"
"Hope everyone is okay too."
Robin said with a smile, seeing how energetic and happy Luffy was, she knew that Luffy was indeed very happy here, and she might have been a little too cautious about the legendary Yonko.
Thinking of this, she relaxed. "It's just that someone might not understand your code. It would be bad if they ended up feeding the fish at the bottom of the sea."
Luffy's expression froze, thinking that Robin was still Robin, always able to say terrible things in a serious manner.
But he felt that what Robin said made sense. Even if someone like Zoro understood the code, could he, a person with poor navigation skills, get to Wano Country by himself?
For a moment, Luffy suddenly felt that he might have been a little impulsive in summoning his companions to Wano Country. After all, Wano Country was deep in the New World, and coming here was fraught with difficulties.
However, compared to his worry about his companions, Luffy was deeply shocked when he saw another person.
"You...you are..."
Luffy looked at Sabo, speechless with surprise, the memory of death was attacking him, making him recall the unforgettable pain of his childhood.
Sabo had a smile on his face, "Luffy, long time no see. I'm still alive. Mr. Dragon saved me."
(End of this chapter)