Ultimate Blade Shadow in One Piece Navy

Chapter 548 Dual Marshals?

At this time, in Marshal Sengoku's office, Skyler was the only one who felt a bit surprised. Obviously, others more or less knew the reason why Sengoku held the meeting.

Skyler looked around and felt uncomfortable with being kept in the dark, but she still said doubtfully: "Shouldn't it be the Warring States Marshal who selected the next marshal yourself?"

When Warring States heard this, he nodded without hesitation. After all, the list he finally submitted was decided by himself. Now, he was just asking these people to come over to help him sort it out.

Of course, it is also very important to respect the opinions of these people. After all, He has not yet reached the time to retire, there is no successful successor in the staff, and Nurkic cannot leave the Zhanye detachment.

Therefore, after the next marshal takes office, it is estimated that He will still serve as the chief staff officer within a short period of time. As the second-in-command in civilian work, He's attitude towards the new marshal is very important.

Needless to say, Zefa naturally has too much influence within the navy. If he speaks against the new marshal, it is not impossible for Malinfando to come to a standstill.

What's more, as the chief instructor of the recruits, Zefa is also involved in a problem of the recruits' consciousness. If Zefa is dissatisfied with the new marshal, then these dissatisfactions will sprout in the hearts of the recruits.

At that time, the new marshal will find out why all of Marinefando is against him?

This is extremely fatal. After all, the Warring States Period does not want to make things too difficult for the next marshal, so asking Zefa for his opinion or persuading Zefa is what he should do for the next marshal before leaving office.

Garp... In fact, some time ago, when the two of them went to the New World to attend a funeral, Garp actually told himself the idea of ​​retiring. This veteran who had served in the Navy for nearly 60 years also began to feel powerless. .

Especially when the two of them were talking, they both talked about one thing in tacit understanding, that is, being caught up and overtaken by a latecomer, and this latecomer is Skyler.

The navy won beautifully in the war, but... it also really sent away an era and a war, making old guys like them suddenly feel that they no longer have their place in this era.

Garp is like this, and so is Sengoku, so he can understand Garp's desire to retire, and compared with He, today's Garp is not irreplaceable.

Of course, the World Government probably won't accept two people retiring at the same time, so Garp probably has to wait until he retires first before he can apply for retirement... No, for the Monkey family, it's called a notification.

But that was after he retired from the Warring States Period, and the retirement of the Warring States Period meant that the new marshal would succeed, and Garp could not retire when the new marshal took over, because it would have a very bad impact.

Maybe Garp didn't have this idea, but others would probably think that Garp chose to retire because of the new marshal's succession. This kind of public opinion is not allowed to spread in the Navy.

Therefore, Garp must take a stand or even contribute to the succession of the new marshal, letting people know that he has no intention of opposing the new marshal. This is also part of the meeting.

As for Skyler... Sengoku has to admit that the biggest difficulty in the succession of the new marshal is actually Skyler. Skyler's statement determines the selection of the new marshal and even the future direction of the entire navy.

In fact, everyone already knew the candidate for the next marshal of the Navy. Although Kizaru did not say it out loud, his actions proved that he had given up the fight for the position of marshal.

The only ones left who are qualified to compete for the position of marshal are Akainu General Sakaski and Aokiji General Kuzan, and these two generals happen to be the leaders of the two largest factions in the navy.

In other words, he is the leader of the two largest existing factions, the hawks and the doves.

The role of leader was not elected internally by them, but today, and before today, from the moment these two became generals, they had to become the leaders of the faction.

They represent the interests of the factions. Although the factions are not unified, there is no doubt that the factions are distinct. Therefore, how to balance the two factions is actually a top priority.

This involves Skyler's choice. Skyler is definitely the most special general in the Navy today.

Her origin determines that she is a general of the dove faction, but her style and communication are always inseparable from the hawk faction. Among the most critical choices, Skyler's preference will determine the faction. The direction of the dispute.

Even...the key to whether the hawks and doves can continue to maintain their position.

If Schuyler supports Aokiji, and after Aokiji successfully takes office, the doves will win, the two factions will still exist, because Schuyler is the change of the doves' position in the marshal dispute.

But if Skyler supports Akainu and Akainu finally succeeds in taking power, then...these two factions will cease to exist. It's not that the dove faction will be defeated and disappear, but...the root of the faction's existence is profit. opposition.

As for ideas and concepts, they are just the driving force for the establishment of factions. Once a faction is formed, it is an interest group rather than a community of aspirations.

If Skyler supports Akainu, it will be equivalent to directly breaking the foundation of the two factions. The situation of conflicting interests will directly collapse. Coupled with Skyler's influence between the two factions, it will directly lead to the two factions. The disappearance of factions.

It's just that such behavior will not make the original hawks and doves merge into one and become a united force. It will only give birth to new opposing factions who don't know where they will go.

If it is for stability, then the Warring Council hopes that Skyler will choose Aokiji. After all, the two inherent factions have existed within the navy for several eras. Although there is internal friction, they can promote the navy to move forward steadily.

At the same time, in the hearts of the Warring States Period, Aokiji was actually a better candidate. Although the Navy now has a large number of unowned sea areas that need to be taken over, the Navy will usher in expansion and development, which is different from Aokiji's character.

But while the navy needs development, it also needs stability. Once the Whitebeard Sea Area is successfully taken over by the navy, how to develop the navy's defense network in the sea area is what Aokiji is good at.

However, Warring States was not sure that Qingzhi was the best candidate, otherwise there would be no need to hold a discussion meeting today, and he would just need to persuade one by one.

The prerequisite for Aokiji to be a marshal is to defend the sea area that he won for the navy in the Warring States Period. However, if he wants to continue to expand and move deeper into the new world, Aokiji's ability and temperament are not suitable.

The Navy really hopes to control the new world that everyone thinks is impossible to control in this era, so the Navy needs to proactively seek development opportunities.

And if such opportunities are found and created by Akainu, although it will be accompanied by more risks, there may also be more opportunities.

Coupled with the fact that... the Sword Force, the force that placed the Sengoku's hopes for a new era, is under Akainu's control, Drake has now become a candidate for disaster.

Once he really becomes a disaster, stirring up some troubles in the new world in the name of Kaido of the Beasts will bring unlimited opportunities to the navy.

Moreover, Skyler has the personality of the Night Detachment. Obviously, under the jurisdiction of Akainu, he can do more things. Therefore, if Skyler supports Akainu, the Navy will usher in unprecedented development opportunities.

But no chance comes without risks. Although Akainu's justice is absolute justice, it is absolute justice for the navy, not the absolute justice required by the world government.

With such a marshal, paired with a general like Skyler, the new era will be completely unpredictable. Who knows how many things these two people will cause?

Especially Akainu's personality that can easily deceive even Skyler. If Skyler has any inappropriate thoughts, Akainu will definitely approve of Skyler's actions.

It's not like Skyler has no criminal record. If Akainu is allowed to be the marshal, let alone control the Zhanya detachment, Akainu will be smart enough if he is not led by Skyler.

It can be said that no matter which choice Skyler chooses, the pros and cons are equally obvious, and in the end it still depends on what Skyler chooses, so that Warring States can carry out targeted "defences".

At this time, Sengoku also asked: "Skyler, who do you think is more suitable to be the marshal, Akainu or Aokiji?"

Hearing that Warring States asked this question directly, He, Zefa and Garp all looked a little strange. Although they all came to discuss this issue, could this question be asked directly?

But Warring States needs Skyler to give a clear answer. After all, Skyler is too "dangerous" in a sense. If he is not sure now and will cause trouble later, Warring States does not have such a big heart. accept.

And from the perspective of Warring States, Skyler's ability to pretend to be innocent is not inferior to the others here. If the question is asked in a gentle way, Skyler will definitely use his "ignorance of worldly affairs" cloak. Just fool around.

But Warring States didn't want to give Skyler such an opportunity anymore. He wanted to understand Skyler's thoughts now. After all, at least Skyler's thoughts were confirmed now, and he still had a year or two to operate.

But once the most critical moment of the marshal campaign comes and Skyler comes to express his attitude, there will be no time.

Under the gaze of several people, Skyler frowned because she had never thought of being involved in the decision of the marshal. After all, who would be the marshal would not have much influence on her or the Zhanye detachment.

If Qingzhi becomes the marshal, then there is a high probability that he will not care about her. After all, the Warring States Period has worked hard for so many years and can block the subjective initiative of the Zhanye detachment. It is useless for Qingzhi to come.

Not to mention Akainu. Although Akainu's character will prevent everything in the navy that does not comply with the rules and regulations, the Zanya detachment is different. After all, both parties have agreed.

If Akainu becomes the marshal, he will need to give the Zhanye detachment enough autonomy to act. As a rule-abiding person, Akainu will not break his promise.

Who becomes the next marshal of the navy, for the Zhanye detachment, is just the difference between who Nurkic will report to in the future.

And no matter how stupid Skyler is, she knows that if she expresses her thoughts clearly, she will definitely offend another person, and she doesn't want to do that.

So under Sengoku's serious eyes, Skyler said: "Marshal Sengoku, who do you think is not suitable to be a marshal among these two people?"

Skyler chose to kick the ball back to Sengoku and waited for Sengoku to say something more offensive, but... Sengoku smiled. This Skyler treated him like Akainu.

He had been sailing on the sea for so many years in the Warring States Period, and he had never seen any big winds or waves. How could he not see such an obvious undercurrent like Skyler's, so he said directly:

"I can tell you the answer, but...you answer my question first, I asked it first."

It was too much to try to fool Sengoku with the child's tricks... But before Sengoku was proud, Skyler asked: "It means... there is actually a person in your heart who is not suitable to be a marshal?"

Sengoku's face froze, He and Zefa were also stunned for a moment, and then showed evil smiles. Garp slapped his thigh and laughed, but Sengoku's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

He didn't expect that his defense would have such a big loophole. He said with a dark face: "Skyler, answer my question first!"

"Really boring!"

Skyler shrugged, and then said: "Is it really that important who becomes the marshal? If Akainu and Aokiji compete, then the losing one's arrangement is the most important, right?"

Hearing Skyler's words, Sengoku and He nodded. Apparently the two of them had considered this matter before. After all, the relationship between Akainu and Aokiji was not a good one.

The friendship between the two is limited to work, and even at work, there are often confrontations.

Skyler's worry is not unreasonable. If one of the two becomes a marshal, I'm afraid the other will not be convinced. It would be fine if it is just an occasional violation of the law, but if...

But if you want to deal with such a situation, you must first know who can win the marshal election before you can solve it. If Qing Pheasant wins, actually... it's not that difficult to solve.

After all, Akainu despises Aokiji, but he will not violate his justice, and will not even question or change his justice, but Aokiji is different.

Aokiji's firmness in justice is not as reassuring as Akainu. Although he can become a general, there is no doubt that Aokiji is firm in justice, but... to that extent, it is not clear.

Perhaps under the leadership of the Warring States Period, Aokiji can stick to his justice, but if he changes to a marshal, especially a marshal like Akainu who he also despises, it is hard to say whether his justice can still be firm.

Seeing that Seng Guo agreed with her statement, but still waited for her answer, Skyler also frowned. She felt that Seng Guo had gone too far and had to let herself speak out.

But after thinking about it, Skyler gave up being secretive. After all, that was not her character. Skyler looked at Sengoku and said bluntly: "I support General Akainu becoming the marshal."

Hearing Skyler's answer, Sengoku closed his eyes tightly, leaned back, and lay directly on the sofa. Although Akainu would have many problems as a marshal,... Ao Zhi would also have problems as a marshal. Not much less.

Even Skyler was able to tell his answer so directly, which actually gave the Navy some time to react.

Crane also sighed at this time. She had to say that Skyler did not choose to support Aoki Pheasant, which did make her a little regretful. After all, Skyler's behavior, to exaggerate, was betraying the camp.

Moreover, it was the camp that He supported that betrayed, but she didn't say anything. After all, this was Skyler's own freedom. Skyler became a dove general not because of her own choice, but because of her birthplace.

Therefore, there is no absolute necessity for Skyler to support Aokiji, not to mention that at their level, the interests of the camp are no longer absolute, and the interests of the entire navy are what they should consider.

Therefore, even though he felt a little regretful about Skyler's choice, He did not say it out loud, but began to think about how to stabilize the entire leadership team once Akainu was promoted to general.

As the chief instructor, Zefa naturally has no factional ideas, and Zefa himself is more supportive of Akainu. If Aokiji's personality is still that of Aokiji more than twenty years ago, perhaps Zefa will not help each other.

But since Aokiji changed his justice and became lazy, the balance in Zefa's heart couldn't help but tilt in the direction of Akainu.

But Zefa would not say it easily. Even in such a high-level confidential meeting, when Zefa heard Skyler's answer, he just nodded lightly at Skyler.

Zeng Guo lay on the back of the sofa with his eyes closed, not to show off, but to feel a little dizzy, and a lot of things that could happen were constantly emerging in his mind.

Especially when he thought of the scene where Skyler, who had no restraints, went to Mary Joa to cause trouble, Sengoku suddenly didn't want to retire. At least he was here and could restrain Skyler.

But the feeling of powerlessness in his heart kept telling Warring States that he no longer had the energy to restrict Skyler, and now he could only think about how to appease Qing Pheasant.

Warring States opened his eyes with great effort and asked: "Then what do you think should be done about Qing Pheasant?"

Although he didn't have much hope, Seng Guo still asked. Although his idea that Skyler was a literary genius had often wavered over the years,... he didn't suffer any loss by asking.

When Sengoku asked this question, He, Zefa and even Garp all looked at Sengoku with strange expressions. After all, Skyler was not the kind of person who could give an answer.

Skyler was also asked by Warring States, how to arrange Qing Pheasant?How does she know?She only knew that in the original book, the two fought for ten days and ten nights for the position of marshal, and then Qing Pheasant broke his leg and ran away.

How could she, Skyler, solve such a mess? !No ability to cut easily!

Everyone watched as Skyler's face gradually twitched, and they knew that seeking Skyler's opinion was probably hopeless.

Warring States was also a little disappointed in his eyes. After all, he hoped that Skyler would be a genius who usually pretends to be a fool, and then solve his problems at this time.

Just when Sengoku wanted to speak and divert the topic, Skyler said for no reason: "Why does there have to be only one marshal?"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. Garp was the first to react. He waved his hand in front of Skyler's eyes and said, "Skyler, are you okay?"

But Warring States said: "Tell me carefully."

Garp looked at his comrades in disbelief. Could it be that Sengoku was also crazy?

Skyler frowned, and a conjecture that he had seen in his previous life emerged in his mind, that is, Aokiji left the navy, perhaps with a mission.

The duel between the two is not only for the position of marshal, but also to give the loser an excuse to join the dark world.

"The Navy can only control the situation on the surface, but the underground world is so big, and it is an area that the Navy has never explored. The Sword Forces try to take root within the pirates, but the underground world is not just as simple as pirates.

Intelligence, arms, drugs and even wars are all circulated and traded in the underground world. We still can't find a way to check and balance them. Why...can't there be someone to lead them? "

Skyler didn't speak very clearly, and was even a little confused, but both Sengoku and He understood it clearly, and both of them began to think deeply at this time.

Warring States stroked his beard and said: "The underground world is different from the pirate group. They are more vigilant and cannot accept the joining of a general unless they are destroyed.

But they have been able to exist for so many years not because of their strength, but because of their dirty and tenacious vitality. Maybe as soon as we take action, they will move away. How to target them? "

"I didn't say target them, I meant lead them."

Skyler corrected, and Sengoku nodded, not minding, but asked again: "Will they accept the joining of a general?"

He also nodded in agreement. After all, there are still some idiots among the pirates who are desperate for their lives. Maybe the generals run away, and they are still willing to accept them, but the underground world is different.

That group of people was more vicious and vigilant. They would not believe that a general would join them.

Skyler looked at the two confused people and said: "They will not accept a general, but... they may not accept a former general who was kicked out of the navy."

"Kicked out of the Navy?"

"If you use the position of marshal as a bargaining chip and let General Akainu and General Aokiji duel, the one who wins in the end will become the marshal, and the one who loses will be kicked out.

Is it true that a former general who has no sense of belonging will not be tempted by powerful forces? "

After Skyler finished speaking, Sengoku immediately shook his head and said, "They are not fools. If they arranged such a drama, they would definitely see it."

"Why does it have to be an arranged show? Why can't it be a real duel?"

"But according to what you said, it is too dangerous? You should know better than anyone else that if Aokiji and Akainu fight, the result will not be as simple as victory or defeat."

The implication of the Warring States Period is that...if the two of them really fight for this matter, they will probably spare no effort to fight until the last moment. At that time...they will probably not be able to take into account each other's or even their own safety.

This idea is still too dangerous. The Warring States Period will never allow the two of them to risk their lives and fight because of such a thing. Such a gamble is really too dangerous.

After hearing this, Skyler also fell into deep thought. After all, according to the original work, the two fought for ten days and ten nights. Qingzhi's legs were even broken, and Pang Dao was permanently changed because of the battle between the two. the climate.

In a battle of this level, if you relax even a little bit, you may lose your life. It is indeed too dangerous. Skyler raised his hand and scratched the disconnection of his left eyebrow, but there was no better way.

But Zefa sighed at this time and said: "There is a way, but... maybe it will be more cruel to the loser."

"any solution?"

Warring States asked curiously. After all, Zefa is not someone like Skyler or Garp who decides something with a slap on the forehead. The thoughts he can express must have been thought about.

Zefa glanced at everyone and said, "That is someone who is not even qualified to fight to the end... and was declared a failure by others!"

"Indeed...but this is too humiliating."

Kakuya let out a long sigh. With the strength of Akainu and Aokiji, if they just lose, it will only prove that this battle has failed. But if they are declared failed by others, then everything will be lost.

Zeng Guo's face also became serious. After a long time, he asked Skyler: "Can you stop the fighting in time?"

"no problem."