Chapter 811 5 Emperors
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"Pfft~~!"
"Humph! Don't make a fuss!"
Satan Sheng, who was sitting opposite Ajin, wiped the tea off his face pretending to be calm and suppressed the anger in his heart.
"As a marshal, you are a man who has to command hundreds of thousands of navy soldiers. I think you should learn how to be calm and steady first!"
"Sorry! I lost my temper for a moment!"
Ajin apologized sincerely, which was rare for him, and then frowned again.
"However, this news does surprise me. Wasn't it because Buggy the Clown had a group of prisoners from Impel Down that he was invited by you to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? I remember that he wasn't an ordinary pirate with average strength?"
"Hehe, I said at the beginning that he was not strong enough to be one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and you said that it was his lack of strength that mattered to you. How come he has become the man who ruined your plans?"
Faced with Ajin's gloating sarcasm, the Five Elders had complicated expressions.
"An ordinary pirate? It seems that you were deceived by his appearance! I have to say that this man is really hiding very well, so much so that we all misjudged him!"
The Whitebeard Five Elders sighed, then continued to explain.
"He used to be a trainee on the Roger Pirates' ship with Red-Hair Shanks. After the Roger Pirates disbanded, he and Red-Hair Shanks each founded their own pirate groups. The two have exactly the same resume, but compared to the rapid rise of the Red-Hair Pirates, this guy has been lurking in the East China Sea, being an inconspicuous little character."
"We retrieved the records from Impel Down. It turns out this guy was caught when he accidentally dug into a naval base while digging for treasure underground! Hehehe!"
Saint Satan couldn't help but smile.
"What a far-fetched and ridiculous reason! Now it seems that he was imprisoned in Impel Down, hid the power of the devil fruit and waited for the opportunity to escape, and took away a group of powerful subordinates from Impel Down. Each step of this action should have been planned by him long ago!"
"Moreover, after successfully escaping from prison, he did not choose to escape immediately. Instead, he ventured to Marinford to participate in the war at the top to improve his reputation, and successfully entered our sight."
"Perhaps he had already calculated that we would invite him to join the Shichibukai to fill the vacancy after the war! Humph! Such a smart and cunning pirate is rare. No, there is also a Blackbeard Teach who has fooled your navy's wise generals!"
Saint Satan took the opportunity to taunt.
"Ahem, Marshal Sengoku was just busy dealing with the Whitebeard Pirates at the time, which gave Blackbeard an opportunity to take advantage of him! Besides, I've also seen this clown Buggy on the battlefield, and he doesn't seem to be very smart. Is there a possibility that you're thinking too much?"
Hearing that Saint Satan’s singing was a bit off the mark, Ajin spoke up to remind him.
"No! If that's all, it's not enough for us to take him seriously!"
The Whitebeard Five Elders took over the conversation again.
"According to the intelligence we have obtained, Buggy the Clown led his pirate group deep into the New World after the war at the top, and successfully captured Beehive Island, the pirate paradise of the New World where countless pirate groups are entrenched! He also took the opportunity to recruit a large group of powerful pirates, and the overall strength of the pirate group has grown again!"
"Counting the group of prisoners originally brought out from Impel Down, the Buggy Pirates have expanded into a large pirate group with tens of thousands of people. Most of the territories of the former Whitebeard Pirates have now been occupied by them. What's even more incredible is that Crocodile Crocodile, one of the former Seven Warlords of the Sea, and Shiryu Nagase, the former guard of Impel Down, have all become his subordinates!"
"In the few short months since the war at the top, Buggy the Clown has become a completely different person, making rapid progress. Although he doesn't want to admit it, he is indeed qualified to replace Whitebeard and become one of the Five Pirate Emperors!"
The Five Elders looked serious, while Ajin seemed to be thinking about something, as if he understood something.
"So, you want our navy to attack the Buggy Pirates?"
Ajin asked.
"No!"
Saint Satan shook his head.
"Before he officially announces his resignation from the Shichibukai and becomes the Five Pirate Emperors, we can take precautions but we can't take direct action!"
"What a joke! Since we all know that his ambition and strength are rapidly expanding, of course we have to strike first! If we don't wipe out the enemy as soon as possible, but continue to sit back and watch and let it grow stronger, every increase in the enemy's strength means more sacrifices for our soldiers. Now you are talking about integrity, which is simply foolish!"
Ah Jin cursed bluntly.
"Damn it! You think you are..."
"Okay, okay, don't be angry, business is more important."
Seeing that Saint Satan was about to get angry again, the Whitebeard Five Elders hurriedly spoke to ease the atmosphere.
"Marshal Jin, you should also pay attention to your words!"
“I don’t think I said anything wrong!”
Ajin didn't care.
"Humph! You are still too young! Can't you even see the obvious interests involved?!"
Saint Satan looked dissatisfied, but still began to explain reluctantly.
"No matter what, Buggy the Clown is still holding the title of Shichibukai, and nominally he is on the same side as us. Rashly tearing up the contract and attacking one of the Shichibukai will only lead to dissatisfaction and resistance from the other six. By then, the balance of the sea will be completely broken! The situation will only become more chaotic!"
"So after all this talk, what exactly do you want our navy to do?"
The more Ah Jin listened, the more confused he became. After the Five Elders raised the questions themselves, they didn't seem to want to solve the problems at all.
"Hehe, as for what to do specifically, I've already said it before. We can't tear up the contract rashly, but we can take precautions in advance!"
Saint Satan paused, knocked on the corner, and spoke loudly.
"Since the Fifth Pirate Emperor is destined to be born, in order to continue to maintain the balance and stability of the situation on the sea, we have decided to agree to let the Navy restore the original configuration of four admirals!"
"Restore the four great admirals of the navy?"
Ajin looked at the five old men in front of him with suspicion. Restoring the four admirals was naturally a good thing for the navy, but he always felt that things were not that simple.
After he was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Navy, he had been applying to promote a Navy Admiral from the reserve admiral to fill the vacancy, but this proposal had always been rejected by the Five Elders for various reasons. Now they suddenly agreed so easily to restore the seat of the fourth admiral. There must be something fishy going on.
"come in!"
Just as Ajin was wondering, Saint Satan turned around and shouted to the outside of the door.
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