Chapter 571 Three Admirals of the Navy
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Marine Headquarters Marineford
High-level naval meeting
"Boom!"
"Privileged pirate? Shichibukai?? You must be kidding!"
After listening to Zhan Guo's narration, Zefa angrily slapped the desk in front of him to pieces, stood up and cursed.
"Have those old guys in the World Government lost their minds? They are simply trampling the "justice" of our navy into the mud!!"
"Ah la la, Kouwai, Mr. Zefa's temper is still so hot!"
Next to him, a middle-aged man in a yellow striped suit with a wretched face was cutting his nails while speaking in a sarcastic tone.
It is the new admiral of the navy, Kizaru, Borsalino!
"Humph! The Five Elders are insulting our navy! Damn it! Doesn't our navy have any dignity?!"
The new admiral of the navy, Akainu, who was wearing a red suit and a duckbill hat, snorted coldly at Sakaski.
"Well, the justice of the navy? What a troublesome topic!"
A middle-aged man in a blue shirt and a white vest muttered lazily, then leaned back, pulled down his blindfold, and continued to close his eyes to rest.
It is the new admiral of the navy, Aokiji, Kuzan!
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
"They are worthy of being called the World Government. I always knew they would never come up with anything good!"
Garp spoke incoherently while chewing a senbei.
Whether they were radicals or conservatives, all the vice admirals in the conference room were cursing.
Ajin sat quietly aside without expressing his opinion.
"Lieutenant General Jin, what do you think?"
Hearing someone calling his name, Ajin raised his head and looked in the direction of the voice, and saw a kind old lady next door who was supporting her chin with both hands, looking at him with a smile.
"Yes, Vice Admiral Tsuru. I think since it has already been decided at the World Conference, unless the Navy openly disobeys orders, it is useless to argue about it now. It is better for everyone to calm down and think of ways to minimize the harm of this policy. Although I can't think of any useful methods at the moment."
Ajin said truthfully.
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General He nodded, then frowned, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Zhan Guo looked at the conference hall which exploded as expected, and rubbed his brows with a headache. At this moment, he finally understood the difficulties of Kong Gang!
If he were the general, he would have jumped up and cursed like Zefa.
But he is the Admiral of the Navy now, he cannot take the lead in challenging and opposing order!
Zhan Guo felt that he, the naval marshal, was a joke. In the eyes of the Five Elder Stars, he was just a tool who could be replaced at any time if he was not useful. He was not even as important as the two businessmen who knew how to make money. Thinking of the "justice of ruling the world" that he had always pursued, Zhan Guo smiled bitterly at himself.
"Marshal Sengoku! You don't really want the navy to accept this bullshit Shichibukai system!"
Zefa said excitedly.
"Calm down, Zephyr!"
Vice Admiral He spoke up to persuade.
"This is not something Zhan Guo can decide! Venting your emotions here won't solve any problems!"
Zephyr opened his mouth. He knew that Vice Admiral Tsuru was right. However, when he thought about how he had dedicated his whole life to the justice of the navy and would have to live in "harmony" with pirates in the future, Zephyr could not control his emotions. In the end, he could only push open the door and leave angrily.
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It's almost dusk
"Teacher Zefa! You are here after all!"
Ajin found Zefa drinking alone at the training ground.
"What's wrong, Jin boy? Are you the one who wants to persuade me to be more open-minded and not be so stubborn? That's right, I'm just a retired "former general", why should I care so much!"
Without even turning his head, Zefa made a self-deprecating remark before picking up the last bottle of wine and drinking it in gulps.
"Ah~!"
Soon the wine in the bottle was gone. Zefa shook it hard, letting the last drop of wine drip into his mouth, then he threw the glass bottle to the ground and smashed it to pieces!
"Hey, hey, Mr. Zefa, what do you think this is?"
Ajin said with a smile.
"Bang! Bang!"
Zefa turned his head curiously and saw Ajin holding a few bottles of wine in each hand. He deliberately shook the bottles so that they collided with each other, making an enticing crisp sound!
"I knew that the wine today would not be enough for you to drink, so I came here specially to bring you good wine! Teacher Zefa!"
Ajin said with a proud look on his face.
"Stinky boy!"
Zefa cursed with a smile.
"Then hurry up and bring the wine to me!"
In the sunset
Ajin didn't mention anything else and just accompanied Zefa to drink bottle after bottle.
"Jin boy, do you think I was wrong?"
Zefa, who was already 80% drunk, suddenly burst into tears while drinking, grabbed Ajin's shoulders and asked loudly.
"Teacher Zephyr...!"
Seeing this old navy who was devoted to the just cause of the navy and practiced his beliefs all his life showing such a confused and frightened expression at this moment, Ajin felt very uncomfortable. He patted the back of Zefa's hand and said sincerely.
"You didn't do anything wrong, Zephyr-sensei! Absolutely not!"
Hearing this, Zefa's distracted eyes slowly regained focus, and his emotions also stabilized a little.
"Teacher Zephyr! Don't fall into self-doubt! This is definitely the World Government's fault! It's the Navy's fault! If they insist on saying that you are wrong, then your only mistake is that you foolishly dedicated your life's hard work and firm justice to such a World Government and Navy!!"
"Golden boy...!"
Seeing that Ajin said so many words that might affect his career in order to comfort himself, Zefa was very relieved. After calming down, he wanted to stop Ajin from continuing.
But Ajin became more and more excited as he spoke, with no intention of stopping at all.
"Teacher Zefa, if one day you become discouraged by the navy! Or if you feel that the navy does not represent justice at all and decide to leave the navy, just tell me! I will go with you!"
"Hahaha! Go? Where to? Are we, the teacher and student, going to become pirates too? That would be a greater disgrace to the navy. I can't afford to lose this man."
Zefa just thought Ajin was joking.
"Why do I have to become a pirate if I leave the navy? We can go out to sea together and rebuild a navy! I won't say anything else, but my "cute" subordinates in the G5 branch will definitely choose to follow me! They can't stand the World Government's bullshit the most."
"When the time comes, you will be the marshal, and I will be the general. I will be responsible for charging into battle and annihilating the pirates, and you will be responsible for logistics and training soldiers. We will no longer be at the mercy of the World Government, and all our actions will be for justice! We will never go against the justice in our hearts! Isn't that wonderful?!"
Zefa was stunned on the spot and didn't even notice the bottle of wine in his hand slipping out.
"Bang!"
The glass bottle broke and the wine splashed out, and a crisp sound brought him back from his daze.
"Shut up! You little bastard!"
Zefa covered Ajin's mouth with his hand, and quickly sensed if anyone was eavesdropping nearby.
"Have you become too arrogant and cocky after all these years of hanging around out there? Or are you dissatisfied with the Navy because you didn't get promoted to admiral this time? You can say such things without even saying a word? Are you trying to comfort me or is this something you've been planning for a long time?!"
Zefa narrowed his eyes and looked suspicious.
"Hahaha, of course these are words to comfort you, Mr. Zephyr!"
Ajin scratched his head and said with a smile.
"But it's also true. I want to advise you that when the day comes, we should just leave. There's no need to make yourself upset."
"How dare you say that!"
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