Angry Marines

At this time, Ain had already completed the rescue of the wrecked ship and then took her subordinates to search for Zephyr and others nearby.

"Captain Ain, there is still no reply from Zephyr-sensei."

"I am afraid…"

The marine in charge of reporting the situation swallowed his saliva and did not speak out his guess, but he could not hide his inner uneasiness no matter what.

"No!"

"With Mr. Zephyr's power, nothing will happen to him in a place like the East Blue."

In her mind, Zephyr has always been an almost invincible figure. No matter whether it is the pirates entrenched in the New World or the Paradise, they are not his opponents.

Ain firmly believed this, but the facts before her made her feel even more uneasy.

How could such an existence be defeated in the East Blue?

The warship suddenly increased its speed and soon arrived at the island where Gawain and Zephyr had fought before.

At this moment, the tide receded, revealing countless reefs and creatures hidden under the sea.

A huge mechanical arm was stuck in the middle of the reef, appearing extremely conspicuous.

"That's… Mr. Zephyr's…"

Ain jumped up and landed on the reef, then she looked at the Battle Smasher in front of her, seeing the flesh and blood stuck on the joints, her face turned pale.

Even if she didn't want to believe it, she had to accept the facts.

Zephyr was defeated.

Defeated by a pirate from East Blue.

No one expected that White Knight Gawain's power had become so strong that even the former Admiral of the Marines was no match for him.

"Zephyr-sensei…"

She gritted her teeth, forced herself to suppress the uneasiness in her heart, and ordered: "Search!"

"Look around for more clues!"

Rows of marines walked down from the ship and began a carpet search along the entire island, looking for possible survivors and clues.

Soon, they found several marines in the dense forest far away, with their hands and feet tied.

Ain ordered her men to untie them and asked: "What on earth happened here? Where did Mr. Zephyr go?"

Several people gasped for breath, their voices still lingering with unspeakable fear, so much so that their words were unclear: "Captain Smoker… Captain Binz and Instructor Zephyr were all defeated by White Knight Gawain, and all the marines on board were captured."

"He left us here because he wanted the position of the Warlord!"

The next moment, Ain's face turned extremely pale. She stood there for dozens of seconds before she gave up the idea of going to the rescue immediately.

"Quick!"

"Report this matter to headquarters!"

"This time."

"The Mariner's sky is about to collapse!"

At night, Marine Headquarters.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, but in the blink of an eye, it was covered by dark clouds.

The atmosphere in the conference room became increasingly depressing.

As Tsuru conveyed the information about the East Blue, everyone's faces gradually turned red.

"Zephyr-sensei, he actually lost from a pirate in the East Blue?"

"No!"

"We can't just sit there and wait for his death. I will never allow anyone to attack him!"

On the seat, tears were already glistening in the corners of Vice Admiral Yamakaji's eyes.

Everyone around him had the same expression. Even Bastille, who was always known for being extremely cold-blooded, was trembling with uncontrollable anger at this moment.

It was because the person who got into trouble this time was the man they respected the most, a man who dedicated his entire life to the Marines and justice.

It is another flag of the Marines besides Garp.

In the corner, Kizaru pushed up his glasses; the lights were flickering, so no one could see his expression clearly: "I'll go take a look. Although the old man and I don't get along, I will never allow something like this to happen."

After speaking, Kizaru stood up directly but was held down by Aokiji beside him: "Borsalino, calm down!"

"We are now in a passive position. If the other party chooses to fight to the death, something that none of us wants to see may happen."

The meeting room suddenly became quiet, but everyone was suppressing their anger.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

There were bursts of rough knocks on the door outside the meeting room. 

Those were the countless Marine officers who had rushed in from all over the Marineford. 

At this moment, they were so angry that they wanted to go to East Blue immediately to rescue Zephyr.

Sengoku sat in the main seat, looking at the reactions of the crowd, and sighed secretly. 

This was the reason why he was reluctant to let Zephyr return to the front line in the first place.

Today, most of the marines in the Headquarters and even in the branch base are students trained by Zephyr himself. If something like this happens, the impact will be too great.

Even if Zephyr and himself came into conflict, who would these people listen to? He already knows the answer.

However, decades of friendship after fighting side by side ultimately prevented him from doing certain things.

Zephyr was also aware of this, so even if they had different political views, they would usually hold a small meeting privately to discuss it, and only notify others when the results were reached.

"Quiet!"

Sengoku shouted angrily, and when he looked up, he saw several pairs of eyes that were suppressing their anger.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down and said solemnly: "There is still hope for this matter. White Knight Gawain wants the position of Warlord."

As soon as these words came out, the conference room was suddenly quiet, and then countless angry voices were heard.

"Not to mention that the Seven Warlords are already fully staffed, even if they are not; trying to seize the title of Warlord in this way is tantamount to shitting on our head and an insult to the banner of justice!"

"Didn't Doflamingo become a Warlord through similar means before?"

"That is different!"

"That guy has the blood of a Celestial Dragon flowing in his veins!"

"With the potential that White Knight Gawain has shown right now, if it is not restricted, in a few years at most, he will become another Kaido of the beasts!"

"Joining the Warlord system is like killing two birds with one stone!"

At this moment, a heated discussion broke out again in the conference room.

Everyone held their own opinions and refused to give in, causing chaos, but no one thought of giving up on rescuing Zephyr.

Tsuru looked at everything in front of her with a solemn look in her eyes.

"Let alone this incident, Zephyr's influence within the Marines is still too great."

Sengoku was slightly stunned and frowned.

Tsuru looked at him and continued: "He has been trying his best to avoid competing with you for the right to speak. Even this time, when he returned to the front line, he can be said to be obedient to your orders."

Sengoku was speechless for a moment and sighed: "How could I not know? He was also a comrade who had fought alongside me for many years and even saved my life several times."

"But… There cannot be two voices in one Marine. It's not that I am greedy for power, but the situation in the world is now extremely dangerous."

"I thought that after the establishment of the seven warlords of the sea and the four emperors, this sea would become stable, but now it seems that this is not the case."

"Let him step back from the stage this time. Training the new generation is what he is best at."

As he spoke, Sengoku looked much older.

What the people around Sengoku didn't know was that his hair was already completely white, and he usually dyed it black just to maintain the dignity of a Fleet Admiral.

You have to know that Sengoku is a few years older than Zephyr.

No matter how good his condition was, he no longer had the powerful fighting power he had in his youth to compete with Golden Lion, Whitebeard, and others.

Thinking of this, Tsuru felt a little nervous. Although she was somewhat dissatisfied with Sengoku's behavior, she didn't say much.

She just turned around and asked: "Have you decided to agree to this deal?"

Sengoku nodded and said: "That's right."

"That's what I want. After all, if it weren't for the incident with Bartholomew Kuma, White Knight Gawain would have become the new warlord of the sea."

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