Chapter 148 Sengoku Is Furious Five Elders, You Do What You Want!

Sengoku looked at the Five Elders and said, "The Marines have tried their best, and we have done everything we could!"

"In this war, Marine casualties exceeded 25,000 soldiers. Commodores killed: 27. Rear Admirals killed: 9. Vice Admirals killed: 3. Admiral Akainu is also dead!"

"And Garp... he is dead too!"

"The Marines have paid such a price, isn't that enough?"

"What more do you want? Is it truly fulfilling your duty if the entire Marine army is wiped out?"

"If that's the case, I can go back now and lead all the Marines to fight Lucifer to the death!"

"Of course, if you want, you can also fight personally."

"Just to teach the Marines what incompetence really means!"

Sengoku's roar echoed in the palace of Pangu City, and his body exuded a terrifying aura. It was Sengoku's Conqueror's Haki.

(Sengoku is a Conqueror's Haki Awakener, as noted in Oda's Life Card.)

In the face of this overwhelming power, even the Five Elders were stunned.

A Marine Rear Admiral, kneeling on the ground nearby, buried his head to the ground, trembling with fear.

He had never seen Sengoku lose control like this. It was utterly terrifying.

Even the Ghost next to him couldn't help but take a second look at Sengoku, a hint of shock flashing across the indifferent expression beneath the mask.

Sengoku usually had a good temper and often agreed to various rude requests and orders from the Five Elders. When the Five Elders took out their anger on him, Sengoku endured it.

But this time was different.

The Marines suffered heavy casualties, especially with Garp's death!

In this case, Sengoku couldn't stand it anymore.

The Marines were right this time—they gave their all. Sengoku couldn't bear to be accused of incompetence after their deaths. It was an insult to the fallen Marines.

As the Marine Marshal, Sengoku could not tolerate it.

Even if he had to anger the Five Elders, he was ready to erase the word "incompetence" from their minds!

The curly-haired Five Elders stared coldly at Sengoku, their fists clenched, covered in Armament Haki, ready to strike at any moment.

"Sengoku, who do you think you're talking to?"

"What?"

"Without the World Government, what are you?"

The curly-haired Five Elder did not expect Sengoku to be so disrespectful.

"Damned man, the old man is angry, why resist? Why dare to resist?"

"Who gave you the guts?"

"You're just a Marine Marshal."

"Without the World Government, you're nothing but a pariah."

"My family is Celestial Dragons!"

"Despicable pariah, damn you!"

The murderous intent surged from the curly-haired Five Elders.

Though the Five Elders were sane, they weren't as brainless as the typical Celestial Dragons.

However, they were still Celestial Dragons at their core and remained incredibly proud and aloof.

The contempt for ordinary humans was etched into their very genes, and it could never be changed.

Sengoku had made great contributions to the World Government as the Marine Marshal, but in their eyes, he was still just a tool, and the Marines were merely a group of dogs they raised.

As a dog, it should be obedient.

What the master says, the dog does.

If the master wants to beat it or scold it to vent anger, the dog must bear it.

Any dog daring to bare its teeth at its owner deserves to die!

Facing the murderous intent of the curly-haired Five Elders, Sengoku stood fearless and stared back wide-eyed.

Today, Sengoku would fight for his dignity!

What about the Five Elders? He wasn't afraid.

"Enough, calm down."

A sudden voice rang out as Kong, the Commander-in-Chief of the entire army, entered the palace.

"Sengoku, calm down. I will handle this!"

Kong patted Sengoku on the shoulder and said.

Seeing Kong approach, Sengoku took a deep breath and retracted his Conqueror's Haki.

The murderous aura in the palace dissipated immediately.

"Your Excellencies, the Five Elders, I understand the situation."

"This time, the Marines truly gave their all!"

Kong looked directly at the Five Elders and spoke in a deep voice: "If a group of Marines fighting so hard is still called incompetent, then no army in this world can be considered capable!"

"Humiliating them even after their death will only drive the Marines away from their morals, and that will not be good for the World Government!"

"Exactly, everyone, please calm down."

The blonde Five Elder also stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Now is not the time to place blame. The priority is to find a way to eliminate Lucifer!"

"Yes, Lucifer's threat must be dealt with!"

"Now, we are divided internally, which will not help solve the problem!"

The Five Elders spoke, and eventually, the curly-haired Five Elder withdrew his murderous intent.

However, the cold light flickering in his eyes still revealed his true thoughts.

Sengoku had embarrassed him publicly, and the curly-haired Five Elder was still angry.

Of course, Sengoku noticed but didn't care as long as it wasn't visible.

"Sora, since you're here, you must have already thought of a way to deal with Lucifer?"

The sword-wielding Five Elder looked at Kong and asked.

"I'm afraid Lucifer's strength has grown too strong. It won't be easy to eliminate him in a short time."

Kong shook his head and then said, "I have come here to request that the World Government issue an order for a global conscription!"

"This time, the Marine elite has suffered heavy casualties, and the lost forces must be replenished as soon as possible."

"At the same time, with the rapidly expanding Nether Pirates, our Marine forces must grow so we can contend with Lucifer!"

"Of course, while replenishing our troops, we also need to find stronger combat power."

"Akainu died in battle, and the position of Admiral is now vacant. We must fill it quickly, or the pirates will overrun the world."

"The details of this war will soon spread worldwide. Marine's current military strength is too weak. Once this news spreads, pirates all over the world will become more brazen."

"Only by quickly replenishing our combat power can Marine suppress the world!"

"Do you have a suitable candidate for Admiral?" asked the blonde Five Elder.

Kong replied, "Momousagi and Chabu are already candidates for Admiral, and they are strong enough."

"Now that Marine's combat strength is so depleted, we can transfer them back to Naval Headquarters."

"Of course, if there's a stronger candidate among the civilians, Marine can make an exception and promote them directly to Admiral."

"Directly promoting someone to Admiral?"

As soon as Kong said this, not only did the Five Elders look sideways, but even Sengoku was taken aback.

The position of Admiral in the Marines is an extremely important one. It requires not only sufficient strength but also a clean background to be trusted.

Since the founding of Marine, every Admiral has risen from the ranks, step by step.

Only after many years of great contributions, a clean record, and enough strength can one be promoted to Admiral.

An outsider being promoted directly to Admiral had never happened before.

Someone who wasn't even a Marine suddenly becoming an Admiral? The soldiers at the bottom would never accept it.

This contradicts the system of military merit-based promotion.

Sengoku could imagine that once Kong's proposal spread within Marine, it would cause an uproar.

"Kong, the position of Admiral cannot be given out casually."

"You should know the amount of secrets an Admiral can access about Marine and the World Government. If these secrets were leaked, it could shake the entire world!"

The Five Elders hesitated, unsure of what to decide.

Both Marine and the World Government are secretive organizations, and only Admirals know many of these secrets.

These secrets are powerful enough to shake the world.

If any of them were leaked, the consequences could be catastrophic.

(In the original story, Dynamite Rock is one such example!)

"In order to fight Lucifer, such measures are necessary."

"Right now, there's no time to hesitate. Marine must replenish its forces immediately."

"If we are to eliminate Lucifer, we cannot do it with the current strength of Marine. We must restore Marine to its peak strength, or even surpass it!"

Kong's voice was firm and resounded through the palace, silencing the Five Elders.

Marine's power had grown rapidly in recent years, which had already caused the World Government to feel threatened.

To maintain control over Marine, the World Government had restricted its development through various means.

Reducing military spending, sending Admiral candidates like Momousagi to serve in the Holy Land as guards—these were all methods to limit Naval Headquarters' growth.

But now, because of Lucifer, the World Government must fully support Marine's development.

If they didn't act fast, Lucifer would soon threaten the rule of the World Government.

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