Unfortunate Homebody

The golden lion woke up. Although he was seriously injured, it is not strange for a monster like the golden lion to quickly regain consciousness. Although the body does not recover so quickly, the consciousness is. Determined by will, after the fierce battle with Vlad, the lion's claws began to become sharp again.

"Oh? You're awake! Senior Golden Lion!"

The golden lion heard the excited voice of the kid who defeated him, and he sounded very happy.

"Ha, Mr. Sengoku, your old friend has woken up. Do you want to say a few words to him? After all, you haven't seen him for twenty years!"

The golden lion seemed to be in a good mood when he heard the kid named Vlad say this.

But, Sengoku?

Those are indeed old friends he haven't seen for a long time. Thinking about twenty years ago, the last battle was really unpleasant. The shock wave in the palm of the shocking Buddha seemed to be able to shatter his body, not to mention dealing with is the old mad dog's fists, which are really powerful. Every one of them is like a monster.

Golden Lion was suddenly a little happy. He was probably the only man in the world who could face the two strongest combat forces of the Navy Headquarters at the same time, right? Although he was defeated miserably, he did fight against Sengoku and Garp at the same time! I'm afraid neither Roger nor Newgate received such treatment, right?

So the golden lion was a little happy again!

"Hey kid, is the guy over there at the phone bug Sengoku?"

So the golden lion said so.

"Of course,"

Vlad smiled and replied, "Of course the person on the other side of the phone is Admiral, Mr. Sengoku!"

"Jihahahaha!"

"Yeah?"

The golden lion laughed loudly, "Then let me have a few words with him!"

"Of course it's no problem! It's also good for you old friends to catch up on old times!"

Vlad sat cross-legged next to the golden lion and placed the phone bug in front of him. The man was so seriously injured that it was difficult to move, not to mention that he still had a piece of sea stone on his wrist. Respect is due to respect, but necessary protective measures must still be taken.

This man is really dangerous, and the power of the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi is terrifying. It would be really fun if he were allowed to board this ship, the Platinum Draig. The ship was finally saved from the hands of Admiral Kizaru. Vlad couldn't help but be careful. After all, there were friends he cherished behind him.

"Jiehahahaha! Thanks, kid!"

The golden lion said so.

"Golden lion?"

There was no reason why Sengoku on the other end of the phone couldn't hear Golden Lion's voice. It was a voice that he would never forget even after twenty years. The tone was a bit strange. After all, he was a rival who had experienced countless life-and-death battles more than twenty years ago. It could be said that , for these veterans, his youth is the youth spent with his mortal enemies. This sentence is absolutely true. Even if the camps are tit-for-tat rivals, after many years of fighting, there will be some differences between these old men. Cherish each other heart to heart.

"Aren't you dead yet? I thought you had turned into a pile of bones over time."

Sengoku said sarcastically.

"Jiehahahaha!!"

"You are all still alive and well, how could I die so quickly! Sengoku!"

The golden lion responded without any sign of weakness, "I will at least see you through to the end! It doesn't matter if it's you or that old mad dog! I will watch you all come to an end one by one!"

"If you want to talk big, you have to wait and see! Shiki!"

Sengoku replied, "Having been defeated by a kid pirate, do you still have the nerve to talk nonsense in front of me? Don't you feel ashamed? Shiki! The Golden Lion back then has been reduced to being defeated by a junior pirate, and is used as a bargaining chip with the government, Shiki, don't you find that disgraceful?"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Sengoku!"

The golden lion replied with a smile, "I'm not invincible. Isn't it normal to be defeated? The brats these days are really awesome! As for being used as a bargaining chip by this brat, there's no problem. Since I have lost the battle, so what else can I say? The winner controls everything, this is always the rule in the sea!"

"Hmph, keep talking, I have no interest in the whining of a loser!"

Sengoku obviously didn't mean to talk nonsense with Golden Lion. After all, he was the marshal of the navy. He really had nothing to say to a pirate. "Golden Lion, you only need to know one thing. The Impel Down shall be your tomb. It has been opened for you once! Don't imagine that you can come out from there again!"

"Jiehahahaha!"

The golden lion laughed loudly, "You can't tell! Sengoku, things are unpredictable. Who knows what will happen in the future?"

"Then, Mr. Sengoku!"

Vlad took back the phone bug, and the two old men's reminiscences were almost over. If they continued, it would just be taunting each other, which was really not nutritious. Vlad smiled like this, "Our deal can continue!"

"There is no open place for the Shichibukai!"

Sengoku answered straightforwardly. Apparently the Gorosei directly designated Vlad as the new Shichibukai without consulting him. This made him very angry. Such anger cannot be released to the Gorosei. Vlad is obviously a good target.

"Hey, does that mean there can't be any eight or tenth warlord of the sea?"

Vlad looked a little troubled.

"Are you a fool? Pirate!"

Sengoku replied, "The Shichibukai is one of the three major forces that maintain the balance of the world. It is an important force that maintains the balance of power between the Navy Headquarters and the Yonko of the New World. Seven is already the limit! Whether it is our navy or pirates Yonko have no tolerance for so-called legal pirates like the Shichibukai! Pirates, please clarify this for me! The Shichibukai are also pirates to us, do you think I will let such a hateful existence have a few more people?"

Sengoku expressed his dissatisfaction with the Shichibukai system indifferently. This is really nothing special. Almost all navies do not have a good impression of the Shichibukai system. These big pirates who are wearing the cloak of legality are not becoming a vanguard in safeguarding justice!

"So, seven warlord is already the limit of tolerance for both parties?"

Vlad looked helpless, "This is really, really troublesome!"

"Do you understand? Pirate, we have no more room for you!"

Sengoku concluded this.

"But it would be easy for the government and navy to remove a Shichibukai, right?"

Vlad said so.

"Ah,"

Sengoku sneered, "After all, it's just the level of a pirate. If the government removes a Shichibukai without reason, do you still need me to explain to you the consequences step by step?"

Yes, if the Shichibukai are removed without any reason, then this organization that aims to balance the Navy Headquarters and the Yonko will die directly. Those heroes on the sea will not tolerate their titles being changed so easily. 

"I understand! So, I have to bring down a Shichibukai, right? In other words, I have to make him voluntarily withdraw from the Shichibukai, right?"

Vlad smiled, "Because there is no place left for me, so I have to find a place by myself, right? Isn't this very simple?"

"What you want to do is your business!"

Sengoku's attitude can be seen as acquiescence, "There is no place for the Shichibukai anymore, but if someone really gives up the position of the Shichibukai, then it doesn't matter if I give you this position!"

"Uhahahaha! Isn't this very simple?"

Vlad smiled, "Isn't it very simple? Just pull a guy off his horse. What a simple thing!"

"Just wait, Mr. Sengoku, within a few days, someone will voluntarily give up his identity as the Shichibukai!"

Vlad said so.

"what ever!"

Sengoku certainly knew that with Vlad's strength, it would be extremely easy to dismount a Shichibukai. Besides, this man who had already been recognized by the Gorosei was not something he could stop from becoming a Shichibukai, even if the same goes for him being a naval marshal. After all, the navy is just a violent institution of the government.

But Sengoku didn't mind if it could cause some trouble for the pirate he hated.

"I understand! Mr. Sengoku!"

Vlad smiled, "I already have a goal in mind, and I will soon make him give up his position to me!"

"So, the golden lion——"

Sengoku did not ask Vlad who his target was. He knew that Vlad was not an idiot and would certainly not pick the wrong target.

"Please wait a moment for this!"

Vlad smiled, "Only when our deal is completed can we hand over the Senior Golden Lion to you!"

"Hmph!"

"Click!"

Sengoku snorted coldly and hung up the phone.

"Jiehahahaha!!"

The golden lion laughed loudly, "Are you treating me as a bargaining chip in the transaction? Boy, is this what you asked me to help you with!"

"That's right!"

Vlad didn't mean to hide it, "Only with a big shot like Senior Golden Lion can i be sure that the government will definitely agree!"

"Interesting, interesting!"

The golden lion showed no anger at all and asked with interest, "You are not the kind of man who would submit to the government. You have your own plans, right?"

"Well, who knows?"

Vlad smiled.

"Then, boy, that wretch,"

Golden Lion didn't care either, "Who is that Shichibukai you are targeting?"

"ah,"

Vlad breathed a sigh of relief, "A homebody!"