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Chapter 522: Conversation at the Navy Headquarters

New World, Admiral's Office at the Naval Headquarters.

With a bang, Sakaski's fist slammed heavily on the table.

Looking at the news of the establishment of the Cross Union, his face looked quite ugly, his body began to gradually heat up, and the cigar in his mouth was burned out by the high temperature.

"Oh my, that's scary."

Borsalino, who was sitting opposite Sakaski, spoke nonchalantly, as if he was accustomed to everything in front of him.

"Don't act like you don't care, Borsalino."

Sakaski glanced at the wretched man in front of him and said unhappily:

"If you hadn't been lazy, the mission would have failed."

"Three of the Shichibukai have defected and now have formed a new organization. Don't you think there isn't enough evil on this sea?!"

"They are now bringing in criminals from the last era."

Hearing this, Borsalino had to put down the nail clippers in his hand and raise his hands in surrender.

With an expression that seemed aggrieved, but was actually more vulgar, he said:

"Ah, I'm not being lazy."

"The plan of the Seraphs to capture the Seven Warlords of the Sea was set by the Five Elders themselves. I was only there to supervise the battle and was not asked to take action."

Borsalino then went on to say with reason:

"Besides, I only participated in the mission of arresting Crocodile. You should also know how much his strength has improved since he came out of Impel Down."

Although Sakaski didn't say anything, he knew what Borsalino meant.

Crocodile, the pirate who was once defeated by Luffy who had just set out to sea, now seems to have been reborn, and his strength has far exceeded the navy's expectations.

Among all the pirates who have served as Shichibukai, he can be ranked in the top three.

"Not to mention, Barrett was there too."

There was a hint of solemnity in Borsalino's eyes.

"That man who was arrested by Marshal Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp personally leading the Demon Slayer Order was very scary. I was almost killed."

As for this statement, Sakaski would not listen to Borsalino's nonsense.

Of course he knew Barrett's strength. After being imprisoned in the city for more than 20 years, he not only did not die, but he also honed his strength to the peak state. His strength should not be underestimated.

But to talk about killing Borsalino, this guy is exaggerating.

According to the news report, this guy just exchanged a few moves with Barrett and then ordered the fleet to retreat in a tough manner.

He didn't even use his ultimate move.

Just try to fish.

As for the arrest mission of the other two Shichibukai, each had its own reasons.

Hawkeye Mihawk is the simplest.

Seraph S. Eagle never defeated anyone, just like S. Crocodile.

It's ridiculous to think about it. The Seraph developed by Vegapunk was said to have strength powerful enough to rival the original body, but its performance when facing the original body was not at all like that.

If CP0 had not recovered it in time, the S. Eagle that cost a huge amount of money to build would have been almost chopped down by Mihawk.

Although the scientific forces gave an explanation, the current Seraph is only Unit-01 and has not been debugged yet.

After collecting enough data in this mission, we will be able to develop a truly humanoid machine soon.

As for Bucky, it's a bit ridiculous.

When the Seraphim and the naval fleet arrived at the Baki base, Kale Bali Island, they found that there was not a single living person on the island.

The Buggy Pirates seemed to have disappeared overnight, and the mission was declared a failure.

It was also because of this incident that the World Government conducted a thorough investigation of the people involved in this mission.

Unfortunately, nothing was gained, and some navy and CP agents were hastily executed.

After thinking about it, Sakaski finally did not blame Borsalino.

Because he also knew that he was not the main reason for the failure of this mission.

On the contrary, what should make him nervous is the attitude of the world government.

In the past, all missions at sea were led by the navy.

But this time it is different. The navy has become a subsidiary, that is, a complete tool, and the real leader is CP0 who controls the Seraphim.

Even the Navy Admiral Kizaru was only given the title of war supervisor, and theoretically speaking he had no real power at all.

This is also the reason why Borsalino had to forcefully order the fleet to retreat.

Because at that time, CP0 was prepared to let all the navy members risk their lives to hold back Barrett, so that Borsalino and Seraph could join forces to quickly take down Crocodile.

It was also because Borsalino disobeyed orders that the World Government almost launched a complete attack on the Navy.

Borsalino is now staying at the Navy Headquarters, also intending to avoid trouble.

In fact, Sakaski also somewhat approves of CP0's approach. If the naval fleet can be sacrificed to capture the evil pirates, it is not unacceptable.

But he would never let his men charge alone, but would always be at the forefront.

He is not the kind of person who is afraid of death and only wants to complete the task and get the reward.

This is also the reason why Sakaski accused Kizaru of being lazy.

Of course, it was useless to think about this now, and he would not really punish Borsalino.

What we should consider now is the true intentions of the world government.

It has become clear during this mission that the Five Elders no longer trust the Navy.

In other words, after the Pacifist began mass production and the Seraph Project was successful, the navy was no longer the only force for the World Government to rule the ocean.

This is what Sakaski cannot accept the most.

Since joining the Navy, he has made it his goal to eradicate crime.

However, even until he became an admiral, he was still constrained by factional differences within the navy.

Not to mention the incompetence of the Celestial Dragons in the World Government, which has prevented the Navy from eradicating all evil.

Now he has finally become the admiral of the navy, and the entire navy has been completely united under his iron-blooded purge.

Finally, the time has finally come for him to realize his dream.

But now this situation has arisen, which he did not expect.

In fact, he also knew that everything that happened now was caused by himself.

Although the Golden City incident will make the World Government suspicious of the Navy, it will not take action so quickly.

The root of everything is because of oneself.

If he had been able to be patient for a while when he first became the Admiral of the Navy, instead of exposing his ambitions directly, the World Government might not have acted so quickly.

but...

How could he endure it?

From the day he officially awakened his Conqueror's Haki, he was destined to not be able to play along.

After all, he and the Warring States Marshal are not the same kind of people.

"Oh my, you look so scary now."

Kizaru's voice sounded at an inopportune time, interrupting Sakaski's thoughts.

Relighting his cigar, he looked up and asked:

"Has that thing arrived?"

Borsalino smiled:

"Don't worry, Kaji will personally take part in the handover this time, and the thing is on the way."

Sakaski nodded.

Finally there is good news.