Chapter 84: Spandam: Who dares to say there's a problem with Erza's identity? I'll get angry with them

Marine Headquarters.

"What the..."

"Erza is an Admiral candidate?!"

When Private First Class Helmeppo heard that Erza had become an Admiral candidate, his world fell apart. He stared at the internal Marine newspaper in his hand in disbelief, his expression filled with despair.

"No way!"

"Erza is with the 'Fifth Emperor' Eden! They're on the same side! I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears."

Helmeppo was truly desperate. He once again sought out his superior, Marine Headquarters Commodore 'Smoky'… 'White Hunter' Smoker.

"Commodore Smoker, Erza is a mole! She can't be trusted, we absolutely can't let her become an Admiral."

Helmeppo cried to Smoker, willing to swear on his life that Erza was definitely an undercover agent.

"Private First Class Helmeppo, you listen to me."

"The only reason I'm allowing you to stay here is because of your many contributions to the Marines. Don't force me to kick you out..."

As Smoker said this, he felt his words might have been a bit too harsh, so he added, "Perhaps you're under too much stress and are having some mental issues. I'm making an executive decision in my capacity as a Commodore! I'm giving you a few days of administrative leave."

"What?!"

By the time Helmeppo realized what was happening, he had already been sent out of Smoker's office.

"No! I can't just let this go..."

"The evil pirates have already infiltrated the Marines!"

"The only one who knows the truth is me, a Private First Class."

"For the sake of true justice, and for the future of the Marines! I must expose her."

With this in mind, Helmeppo began to lie in wait at Marine Headquarters.

He had no choice. This was the only place he had a chance of running into a Marine Admiral.

Yes, in Helmeppo's view, he had to tell an Admiral or the Fleet Admiral about Erza being a mole.

And so, after about a day, Helmeppo finally managed to ambush Marine Headquarters Admiral 'Aokiji' Kuzan, who had just been discharged from the hospital.

"Admiral Kuzan!"

Upon seeing Kuzan, Helmeppo felt like he had found his savior and rushed straight toward him.

"Ara ra~"

"What can I do for you, young man?!"

To be honest, Kuzan was in a good mood. During his time in the infirmary, he had heard that his junior, Erza, had already avenged him by landing a vicious slash on the 'Fifth Emperor' Eden. The power of that slash was incredibly terrifying, directly blowing up the entirety of Enies Lobby.

"Admiral Kuzan."

"Actually... Admiral candidate Erza is a pirate mole."

Helmeppo said with a serious expression.

*Swish!*

The instant Helmeppo's words fell, he was turned into an ice sculpture.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Saying things like that about my dear junior will hurt her feelings, you know."

After speaking, Kuzan left without looking back.

Just like that, Helmeppo was left to bake under the sun for a full hour before he completely thawed out.

"Ugh..."

After thawing, Helmeppo trembled uncontrollably, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

In truth, Kuzan had held back. If he had been serious, he could have frozen Helmeppo on the spot for three days and three nights.

Just as Helmeppo's mind was racing, trying to figure out why Kuzan had gotten angry...

A figure in a red suit, wearing a justice coat and a justice cap, appeared. It was one of the current three Marine Admirals, 'Akainu' Sakazuki, striding towards the crowd. Every Marine soldier who saw Sakazuki stopped to salute.

"Sakazuki..."

When Helmeppo saw Sakazuki, he thought he had found his savior again and repeatedly called out his name.

Unfortunately, Sakazuki was not Kuzan. He had no intention of stopping and walked straight into the Marine Headquarters building, preparing to report to Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

"What do I do?"

"What on earth should I do?"

Just as Helmeppo was about to fall into despair.

Flashes of light appeared beside him. Borsalino, who had been observing Helmeppo for a long time, slowly materialized his form. He looked at Helmeppo and asked, "Ehh~ Private First Class, do you need any help?"

"Yes! I really do."

Helmeppo was on the verge of tears. He looked at Borsalino as if he were his savior and nodded repeatedly.

And so, after Helmeppo told Borsalino everything he knew, he was taken to Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office.

Inside the Fleet Admiral's office.

'Fleet Admiral' Sengoku was sitting behind his desk, silently pondering something.

'Admiral' Kuzan and 'Admiral' Sakazuki had just finished reporting to Sengoku.

*Crunch~ Crunch~*

'Hero' Garp was munching loudly on rice crackers, looking cheerful and carefree.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku~"

"I heard a very interesting piece of intelligence~"

"Why don't you have a listen~"

When Borsalino entered the office with Helmeppo, everyone's gaze immediately passed over Borsalino and landed on Helmeppo.

"Oh dear, it's you again, young man."

When Kuzan saw Helmeppo enter the office, he rolled his eyes helplessly. He really didn't know how to explain to the man before him that there was absolutely no way Erza could be a mole.

"What is it?"

Sengoku looked at Borsalino and Helmeppo and asked with confusion.

"Anyway~"

"It would be clearer if this soldier explained it himself~"

Borsalino said in his usual lazy tone.

"Haaa..."

"Actually..."

Hearing this, Helmeppo took a deep breath under the pressure of everyone's gazes and declared loudly, "The newly appointed Admiral candidate, Erza Scarlet, is a mole sent by the pirates."

"Pfft..."

As Helmeppo's words fell...

Garp, who was drinking tea, spat it all out.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Even Fleet Admiral Sengoku couldn't stop coughing, as if he had heard something utterly unbelievable.

"Sigh..."

Kuzan sighed helplessly at the sight.

"Hm?"

Even Sakazuki frowned.

"You're saying my student is a mole sent by pirates?"

Garp looked at Helmeppo with a bewildered expression, pointed at his own face, and asked loudly, "Do you think I'm an idiot? Can't I tell the difference between feigned justice and true justice in a person's eyes?"

"You are indeed an idiot."

"Ahem..."

"I mean... let's hear what else Helmeppo has to say."

Sengoku interjected before turning back to Helmeppo to continue.

"I have a witness."

Realizing that they would never believe his words alone, Helmeppo seemed to have gotten smarter. He raised his head and declared loudly.

"A witness?!"

This time, all the high-ranking Marines in the room sharpened their gazes. They frowned, looked at Helmeppo seriously, and asked, "Are you serious?"

"I am serious."

Helmeppo nodded forcefully.

"If Erza really is an enemy mole, then this is very bad."

Everyone present was a high-ranking Marine. After a brief exchange of glances, they asked Helmeppo, "Who is your witness?"

"It's one of the Warlords of the Sea, 'Hawk-Eye' Dracule Mihawk."

Helmeppo brought out the witness he believed the Marine high command would find credible.

"Mihawk?"

"If the witness is Mihawk..."

After Sengoku, Garp, and the others discussed it.

They ultimately decided to ask Mihawk. After all, this concerned the absolute core of the Marines—the appointment of a Marine Admiral.

If an Admiral turned out to be a mole sent by pirates, it would be a massive joke!

To put it mildly, the faces of the World Government and the Marines would be utterly disgraced.

To put it seriously, the public's trust in the Marines would completely collapse, and it would definitely cause great chaos internally.

*Purupurupuru...*

And so, under Helmeppo's expectant gaze, Sengoku dialed Mihawk's Den Den Mushi.

*Kacha~*

Before long, the call was connected.

Well, since it was Sengoku himself calling, Mihawk had to show some respect.

"Here's the situation..."

Sengoku thought for a moment, then summarized Helmeppo's words for Mihawk. "So, you personally witnessed at the Baratie that Erza is actually a mole sent by Eden to infiltrate the Marines?!"

It was common knowledge that Mihawk and Eden had a great feud. Eden had made a name for himself by stepping on Mihawk, so there was no reason for him to lie to help Eden.

"Get lost!"

*Kacha~*

Upon hearing this, Mihawk replied with only one sentence, or more accurately, one word, before hanging up the Den Den Mushi.

*Slap!*

After Mihawk hung up, Kuzan slapped his own forehead and said speechlessly, "I'm starting to feel like we're a bunch of idiots."

"Are you messing with me?"

Sakazuki was even more direct. He pointed at Helmeppo's nose and roared, "Whose subordinate are you?"

Well, it was only because he was in front of Sengoku that he restrained himself from acting.

If they were in some deserted corner, Sakazuki would have long since used 'Dark Hound' on the soldier before him.

This man was clearly slandering an Admiral candidate, slandering a future star of the Marines, and trying to sow discord between the Marines and this rising star. He deserved to die!

Sakazuki even suspected that the Helmeppo before him was the real mole sent by a 'Yonko' to Marine Headquarters.

"It's over."

Helmeppo despaired. He knew it was all over.

In fact, after this incident, Sengoku investigated Erza's background again and found that she was a person from the West Blue with a clean record.

Spandam, whose life had been saved by Erza, commented: "It's just a matter of forging an identity that the World Government can't uncover! An identity personally forged by the World Government, how could it be fake?"

Meanwhile.

On Thriller Bark.

The Straw Hat crew and Lucy encountered an unprecedented crisis.

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