Chapter 146: The Shichibukai System, Zoro's Determination

Malinfando, Navy Headquarters.

Early in the morning, the trainees of the youth training camp noticed that the chief instructor had a very unhappy expression on his face. Fortunately, as long as everyone completed the training seriously, Teacher Zefa did not scold anyone specifically.

Soon, the morning briefing at the youth training camp ended, and General Zefa, who always watched over the students at the youth training camp, also left early today.

In the corridor leading to the Marshal's office, two figures, one big and one small, walked side by side. Although one of them was a general and the other a lieutenant general, they were old comrades.

"You came back also because of the notice from Mary Joa?"

Zephyr frowned, "Legalize pirates! And the navy is not allowed to attack them. Legal plunder! Do you think this is reasonable?"

[Note: The original novel does not specify the time of the Shichibukai system, but Crocodile said that he became a Shichibukai when he was in his early twenties. In addition, Dover is just starting to gain power, and the time when he attempted to seize Tenjo Gold and become a Shichibukai should be close.]

Lieutenant General He on the side lowered his head and narrowed his eyes slightly: "I came back to persuade you."

As soon as these words came out, Zefa stopped walking and turned to look at his old friend: "Do you know what you are talking about, He?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru opened his eyes and said calmly, "Then you should also know that neither we nor Sengoku can stop the World Government's decision."

After he finished speaking, Zefa clenched and then loosened his hands.

Yes, he knew it very well.

The Navy Headquarters had no way to refute the orders issued by Marijoa and could only execute them.

Zefa closed his eyes and a scene from many years ago flashed through his mind.

Originally known as the Admiral Who Never Kills, his will was shaken after his wife and son were killed by pirates. His fighting power declined and he became the chief instructor of the youth training camp.

Over the years, he has never forgotten the sorrow of that day.

Turning around, Zefa continued walking towards the marshal's office.

Crane sighed and followed.

Sometimes, people like Zefa, even if they know the reason why they have to obey orders, still need to vent their inner resistance.

She just hoped that Zefa would not be too extreme. Whether it was the Navy's youth training camp or himself, staying at the headquarters and continuing to serve as the chief instructor was the best outcome.

"Click."

The office door was pushed open.

Sengoku looked at Zephyr who walked in and breathed a sigh of relief. At least he didn't want to kick the door like that bastard Garp, which meant that the problem shouldn't be serious.

However, when he saw He following in from behind, he immediately understood why Zefa did not explode.

"call……"

After a long sigh of relief, Sengoku directly found the notification order issued by Marijoa and handed it to Zephyr.

Zefa didn't say anything either. He just read the notification document, put it down, turned around and left the office.

This situation surprised Zhan Guo a little. He looked at He and said, "I thought he would make a big scene, but he just left quietly like this."

Crane sighed, "There was a kid named Romi in Kuzan's youth training camp. The Sabaody Archipelago incident was just an offense, but the voices of 80% of the senior officers of the entire Marine Headquarters were just to save his life."

"Slaves are still slaves, and their death is in vain. To them, the navy is nothing more than a good dog."

Zhan Guo frowned: "Why do I feel like you are learning this from Kevin, that bastard?"

Crane shook his head slightly: "I didn't learn from him. I heard from Tina that the boy reformed the G5 branch quite well. Although the Wano Country incident cost some money, I can guess some things."

He brought the topic back to the topic: "The establishment of the Shichibukai system is already an order, so maybe we can do something about it."

"Ah."

Sengoku picked up the document. It was obvious that the two wise generals of the Navy Headquarters had their own understanding of this order from the World Government.

Although the power to appoint the Seven Warlords of the Sea lies with the World Government, the Navy also has the right to recommend.

Considering the status of a good dog in the Navy Headquarters, it would be no problem to recommend two or three positions.

Moreover, the appointment of this order cannot be executed immediately. After all, if the World Government appoints seven pirates to become the Seven Warlords of the Sea today, and these seven guys are killed by pirates who dislike them tomorrow, then the original meaning of this position will be lost.

The system of Seven Warlords of the Sea was introduced as a balancing measure to counterbalance the increasing number of pirates on the sea and the fact that the navy was outnumbered in terms of military strength.

The greatest significance of this is deterrence, and if the position of a Shichibukai is replaced every few days, then the title will be worthless.

"Then the candidate we recommend is..."

Zhan Guo was a little hesitant. For so many years, he had been thinking about how to catch those bastard pirates instead of making them his own people.

Vice Admiral Tsuru was also thinking about candidates. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The World Government's documents mentioned that priority should be given to those who have been defeated by pirates in the New World. Those who meet this condition..."

"Crocodile Crocodile, who failed in his challenge to Whitebeard, once fought a battle with Barrett of Roger's pirate group to a draw."

"After being defeated in the battle with the Undead Kaido in Wano Country several years ago, Gekko Moriah is currently relatively safe in the Devil's Delta."

Zhan Guo frowned, "Among these two, only Gekko Moriah is relatively stable at the moment. Crocodile, although I don't know what he is doing after leaving the New World, he is not a peaceful person."

Crane sighed, "Pirates are always pirates. No matter how we choose, we can't choose someone we can be completely satisfied with."

This made Zhan Guo's eyes light up: "Maybe..."

Before he could finish his words, Crane interrupted him directly: "The CP agents of the World Government are not idiots. They betrayed the navy and became pirates, and then created a battle to escape from the hands of the pirates, and then naturally became the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Do you think they are stupid?"

Sengoku was choked.

In this ocean, the World Government not only has the good dog, the Navy, but also the CP agents on Judicial Island and the Impel Down Castle where pirates are imprisoned.

To some extent, the intelligence capabilities of the CP agency are much stronger than those of the navy.

However, although the last point of the arrangement that He just mentioned could not be implemented, he had already started preparing for the previous ones.

"There is one thing I am very curious about. What prompted Marijoa to make such a decision? Although compared to the Great Pirate Era, the navy's suppression of pirates is indeed becoming increasingly weak, it shouldn't be to this extent."

Crane looked through the file again.

And Sengoku replied, "It's not just pirates. A year ago in Felevans, North Sea, the Revolutionary Army suddenly appeared and took away all the survivors."

"The matter of Freifans is not yet known to the world, but the Navy is aware of the entire incident."

"The Revolutionary Army has been missing for so many years. Even the cloaked man has not appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago. The bounty is not the highest anymore."

"But Marijoa will not relax her vigilance against them. You have to know that the number of revolutionary troops from the five countries of the Olga Kingdom who evacuated was not small."

"As for the current situation of disappearance, the World Government also knows that it is just dormant. They only caught small fish and shrimps, and some of them were rescued and some were determined."

"It is this firm will that made the decision."

He was silent for a while after hearing this.

"They are afraid. Remember the last time this happened, it was O'Hara, right? Notify the navy as quickly as possible to cooperate with the demon-killing order. Even ordinary people are unwilling to let it go."

"We haven't seen many such fears despite the huge disparity in combat power in recent years. So the Revolutionary Army is thinking about awakening..."

"crane!"

He was interrupted by Zhan Guo before he could finish his words. The two looked at each other and dropped the topic directly.

Afterwards, the two put their requests aside and started discussing the recommended candidates for the Seven Warlords of the Sea again.

At the same time, the Navy Headquarters and all over the world, the news bird also delivered newspapers to all parts of the world.

The world learned about the Seven Warlords of the Sea system promulgated by the World Government within one day.

In the Navy Headquarters, more than 80% of the officers were filled with indignation.

As a navy, they must hate this system. But like the navy's top brass, they have no way to stop it.

The students in the youth training camp also received this news after the training, and immediately understood why Teacher Zefa was in such a mood early in the morning.

In the waters near Fishman Island in the New World, Kuzan was lying on the deck and sleeping with an eye mask on.

Having turned justice into something ambiguous, he has been in this state for more than a year, and how he does things depends entirely on his mood.

For example, 99% of the pirates you encounter are basically committing murder, looting and other evil deeds, so just freeze them all into ice and smash them to pieces.

When the treasures were emptied, they would give money to poorer places along the way, and occasionally they would give all the money to the bases of their homes. As for the pirates other than 99%, there were one or two pirate groups that were out for adventure, and this candidate admiral who slept well could basically not be woken up at that time.

"Coo, coo, coo! Coo!"

The news bird explained that today was big news and there was no bargaining, and its constant cooing made Kuzan sit up helplessly.

He looked at his adjutant and said, "It's only a hundred Baileys. There's no need to be so frugal, right?"

The adjutant scratched his head, took out a coin and gave it to the news bird, only to be looked at with contempt.

"Would you like to see it, Mr. Kuzan?"

Kuzan picked up the newspaper and was shocked by the large banner on the first page the moment he opened it.

Pirates with the legal right to plunder?

What is this?
Obey orders?

Will scum like pirates really obey orders?
It's almost the same as working without putting in any effort.

However, Mr. Zephyr should be very angry, right? Marshal Sengoku should be spitting saliva in his face at this time, and Mr. Garp should still be the same as before.

home...

Once the Seven Warlords of the Sea have formed a deterrent to pirates, the World Government will be able to devote more resources to investigating the family.

It seems like I need to contact Kevin. That bastard hasn't introduced his family to me yet. Every time I ask, he always tells me to wait until next time, and I don't know when that will be.

And there is Mr. Spark, who was the first to summarize the central idea of ​​the revolutionary army. He really wants to meet the real person.

The adjutant next to him saw that Kuzan's face looked strange, so he glanced at the contents of the newspaper and was also stunned.

Kuzan handed him the newspaper: "Read it if you want, show it to all the navy on the warship."

"Ah? Got it!"

The adjutant took the newspaper, and then a discussion about the Seven Warlords of the Sea system began on the warship.

The dissatisfaction in his words and the worry about what would happen if his hometown was targeted by the Seven Warlords of the Sea were all shown on his face.

"Legal right to plunder? In that case, wouldn't it mean that you can just rob ordinary people?"

“What if this group of people went to my hometown?”

"The 170 member states should not be robbed, but the non-member states will be in trouble."

“How can such a decision be made?”

"There's nothing we can do about it..."

……

At the same time, Kevin, who was far away in Shimotsuki Village in the East China Sea, was slapping two healing dandelions on Kuina and Zoro's foreheads.

"Hurry up, hurry up, get up and continue. We have given you all the benefits, and we serve you delicious food every day, not to let you rest."

Kevin said as he grabbed Zoro, shook him to wake him up, and knelt him on the ground to let him start.

Zoro, who had recovered, was still wielding two swords and rushed straight towards Kevin with swords in hand.

Half an hour later, he was let go after falling and having his face bruised and swollen, but he really didn't even touch the corner of his clothes.

Next was Kuina. Being two years older, she lasted a little longer and it took her an hour to become exhausted. However, the main reason was Kevin’s different treatment.

This difference made Zoro at the side unable to bear it: "Uncle bastard, why don't you stretch out your foot to trip Kuina?!"

Kevin knocked the green-haired guy's face back with one finger: "Are you a girl? I really don't know how Xiao Rihe fell in love with you. Did he fall in love with you because you are directionally challenged? Or because you are a straight man?"

Zoro, who didn't understand, made a threatening gesture, but after three or four attempts he fell to the ground and couldn't get up. After all, he had just suffered half an hour of inhumane torture.

"gentlemen."

"Ok?"

Kevin had just dealt with the gangster Zoro and turned to look at the well-behaved and sensible Kuina.

"If possible, I would like to have the same training as Zoro."

Kuina bowed her body, but her words were firm.

"Is that so? No problem, you'll be treated the same way tomorrow."

Kevin agreed immediately because he knew why Kuina asked so.

The girl's father's educational method has some issues, which is similar to the old ideas of Wano Country, and needs to be corrected.

Kuina obviously noticed Kevin's attitude towards her and bowed to thank him again.

"I held you in my arms when you were a baby. There's no need to be so formal, Kuina. Manners are important, but with people you're close to, being more casual will make the relationship better."

Kevin stretched out his hand and gave her a smile: "That's good. Don't be so sad every day. Your dad is a narrow-minded guy. You don't need to listen to his remarks."

Kuina paused and said, "Sir... I can now feel what my father said."

As she spoke, she looked at Zoro who was still lying on the ground gasping for breath. "In just four or five days, he has made great progress. Even more obvious than me when I just started learning kendo."

Kevin looked at Zoro.

This future true man in memory is so determined that he is unique among the protagonists.

After saying that I would never lose again from today on, I really never lost again.

And Kuina's will seemed to have been almost broken by a conversation with Koshiro not long ago.

"Among the most powerful people in this sea, there are quite a few women..."

Kevin looked at Kuina and said, "There are indeed differences in the body structure between men and women, but these differences cannot determine the level of excellence."

Kevin slowly stood up as he spoke, and the next moment the heat of domineering energy in his body began to erupt.

The precise control of the Conqueror's Haki prevented the two little ghosts from fainting, but black thunder exploded in the sky above Shimotsuki Village.

There is no black armament color domineering covering his right hand, but the heat of domineering in his body has already gathered on his arm.

"boom!"

He threw a punch, and the domineering aura that emanated from his body pierced through the clouds in the sky.

After a while, the sea calmed down.

Kevin looked at Kuina who was stunned: "Such power is also possessed by a female pirate named Charlotte Linlin in the new world in the second half of the Grand Line."

"There is also an island of daughters in the Calm Belt, where all the people are women, and they possess the power of Armament Haki. Every female emperor is a great pirate whose name resounds throughout the sea."

"Vice Admiral Tsuru of the Marine Headquarters and the great swordsman's candidate for admiral, Gion Momotosa, are both women."

"Do you think their titles are given by men? Whether it's the candidate general or the empress, or Charlotte Linlin who currently dominates the New World, the titles of these women are all piled with the corpses of a lot of men."

Just as he was thinking about continuing to educate him, a green figure suddenly rushed towards Kevin. Since there was no malicious intent in it, Kevin just stretched out his hand and threw it away.

Zoro got up and continued to rush forward: "Teach me, teach me! Can you teach me that move that can penetrate the clouds just now?"

The excited Zoro had just recovered from his shock. He really didn't expect that it was something a human could do, and this person was by his side.

Kevin pushed Zoro to the ground, ignoring his struggles, and looked at Kuina and continued, "Healing the dandelion will bring you better physical growth, but it is not necessary in my opinion."

Kevin lifted up Zoro and said, "What's really important is the spirit of this kid. Only with firm belief and the will to never give up can one truly reach the top."

Zoro, who was struggling just now, stopped and pointed at himself with a proud look on his face: "Of course I know that I am gifted! In the future, I will become a swordsman, a great swordsman, and the best swordsman in the world!"

"Uncle asshole, put me down now! Otherwise, once I learn your moves, I will definitely make you fall ten thousand times a day!"

Kuina looked at Zoro, who was bruised and battered but still full of energy, and seemed to see his inner determination.

And what Kevin had just said flashed through his mind one by one.

……

(End of this chapter)