The Dark Throne of Pirates

The sea surface with fine waves shimmered in the sun, like blue brocade spread on the earth.

In the sky, flocks of seagulls fly freely through the golden warm sun, sometimes spreading their wings and sometimes making cheerful calls.

On a warship returning to Malinfando from Impel Down City.

On the central deck, two people were lying lazily on beach chairs and looking at the beautiful scenery of the sea.

One of them was holding a bottle of ice-cold orange juice...

"I don't think so. Do you still need to trouble a general of your headquarters to greet me in person?"

"Ah la ah la... aren't we escorting the prisoners to the undersea prison and picking you up back to the headquarters?"

"That group of Paradise pirates with a maximum bounty of 800 million Baileys just now?" Wayne glanced at Aokiji and said softly: "Do you need a general of your headquarters to personally escort them?"

"I heard that since the news of Marshal Sengoku's resignation came out, shouldn't you and Akainu be busy competing?"

After taking a sip of orange juice, Wayne continued to ask knowingly, "What can't you wait for me to tell you when I get back to the headquarters, and why do you still need to make a special trip?"

When Qing Zhi saw that his excuse for escorting the prisoner was exposed, he was not surprised. He had indeed come to see Wayne on purpose.

I just found an excuse on the way to help escort a group of pirates from the first half of the Grand Line.

After sorting out his words, Qingzhi sounded a little serious at this time: "I think... among the three generals in this department, you should be the one who has been with me the longest and has the best relationship, right?"

Seeing Wayne slightly nodding, Qingzhi continued, "You should know how loud your voice is among the new era navy. I think if it weren't for your qualifications being a little lower than ours, the people who support you as marshal might not be the same." A few more.”

"In the competition with Akainu, although the Warring States Marshal recommended me in front of the commander-in-chief of the entire army, among the grassroots soldiers and generals, Akainu's voice is much louder..."

"Commander Kong, like Marshal Warring States, cannot ignore the voices of these grassroots, so I want you to help speak out and support me."

Wayne raised his hand and rubbed his smooth chin, and said softly, "Qingzhi, it's not that I don't want to support you. You should also know that killing everyone and absolute justice without any mercy is the mainstream of the navy now."

"Including you, Aokiji... If it weren't for the O'Hara incident back then, perhaps your current beliefs would be more in favor of Akainu."

"Instead of upholding humane justice like now, even if I speak out to support you, your chances of winning are still not good."

Perhaps because Wayne mentioned O'Hara, Aokiji thought of the group of unarmed ordinary people who were massacred by the navy, the close friends he had killed with his own hands, and the Robin he had let go.

He looked a little lonely: "Really? Do you think I can't compete with Akainu?"

"Aoji, I know you are not greedy for power, and you just want to change the current situation of the navy, but..."

"As a powerful person in a power, cruelty is a necessary condition!"

Wayne looked at the somewhat depressed Qing Pheasant and continued:

"Back then, the Warring States Marshal gave CP9 the authority to launch the demon-slaying order. Didn't he know that there were unarmed ordinary people on O'Hara Island?"

"Now, if you become the marshal, and the government asks you to order the massacre of another island full of ordinary people just for studying the blank 100 years of history, will you do it?"

"But Akainu can definitely..."

"One more thing, you are wrong. The position of marshal is not determined by who recommends it or who has a higher voice."

Looking at Qingzhi's slightly confused look, Wayne explained:

"It's the world government that's above, and the real power holders, the Five Old Stars, decide."

"But the candidate they are optimistic about should be a candidate like Akainu who will show no mercy to pirates."

After listening to Wayne's analysis, Qingzhi couldn't help but murmured: "Is there no chance at all?"

Looking at the slightly confused Qingzhi, Wayne couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

During the two years of free time in the headquarters, among the generals, the one who had the most contact with Wayne was Qing Pheasant. He often came to the back mountain to discuss and communicate with him, and the two of them could be considered to have some friendship.

Unlike Akainu, who tolerates no flaws and is either right or wrong, his black and white absolute justice, his leisurely and humane lazy justice makes Wayne more acceptable and easier to talk to.

If it were up to Wayne to choose, Wayne would prefer Aokiji to be the marshal, but this all depends on the fact that there is no lofty world government above his head.

Wayne, who knew the plot, naturally understood what the final outcome would be.

It's just that he can't change, or it's not the time to change yet. Wayne will not rashly intervene because of this friendship and expose himself to the eyes of the world government prematurely.

"There is another way." Wayne sighed softly, "Strength determines it. A person as proud as Akainu will not refuse this proposal."

"The loser retreats, the winner advances! This will not only silence the mouths of those who support Akainu, but even the Five Old Stars will not be able to forcefully intervene in changes after the results appear."

After listening to this, Qing Zhi's eyes couldn't help but light up, and his look of decadence disappeared.

It is true that hard power is used to determine the marshal's ownership, and no one can refute the result. As a general of the headquarters, Aokiji also has full confidence in himself, even if his opponent is Akainu!

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At this time, Marshal Malinfando's office was a building that was restored immediately after the war.

Sengoku, who was at the top, looked at Akainu who was sitting on the sofa with a serious smile and wondered:

"Qing Pheasant went all the way to Xiongcheng to pick up that kid. You don't know what he has planned."

"That boy's appeal among the younger generation of the Navy is extraordinary."

Akainu's expression was still as serious as ever, and he said in a deep voice:

"No, even if that guy Wayne is still young, I won't be wrong about his aura of attacking the pirates with all his strength and killing them all on the battlefield."

"No matter how close he is to Aokiji, he will never support justice that treats pirates with kindness!"

Sengoku was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help complaining in his heart. He almost forgot that Akainu didn't know that Wayne could evolve and grow under special circumstances.

On top of that, Zhan Wein only greeted Sengoku in advance, and in order to improve his strength, he used his special skills to challenge Whitebeard alone. He is not someone who upholds the same beliefs as Akainu.

But Sengoku didn't say anything about it. After all, he was more optimistic about Aokiji as the next marshal. If Akainu misunderstood, let him continue to misunderstand.

It's just that the World Government...the Five Old Stars seem to be more optimistic about Akainu, and Sengoku is also secretly worried about this.

Sengoku didn't speak again, Akainu also closed his eyes, and the office fell into silence, feeling a little less lively than usual.

Since going to the battlefield, Akainu killed Ace in front of Garp, and Garp almost did something stupid but was stopped by Sengoku.

Warring States had consciously prevented the two of them from meeting each other. Except for non-essential important occasions, they would not be allowed to stay in the same room.