"We are leaving now. Do we really not want to stay for two more days?"

At the entrance to the main palace of Amazon Lily King City, Hancock took Seti's arm and spoke reluctantly.

"If possible, I would like to stay here for a few more days, but the memorial day is coming soon, and there is also the turmoil caused by the resignation of Marshal Warring States... There are still many things at the Navy Headquarters that I need to deal with, and I really can't go on any longer.

Stay."

After gently rubbing Hancock's hair, Seti said with some embarrassment.

When the two of them said this, baby-5 and Reiju were watching not far away.

Seeing the two people's intimate actions, although the two acted a little unnaturally, they didn't say anything more, and they didn't deliberately look away.

After that night, the Shura scene between the three girls was completely over. Although they were not as close as sisters as in the novels that Seth had read in his lifetime, they still reluctantly accepted each other and acquiesced to the existence of the other two.

After saying goodbye to Hancock, Sett officially set off with Baby-5 and Reiju. First, he went to the primitive jungle in the south to bring back Iska, who had been staying here with Ace for the past two days, and then

Then he turned to find Ulki and Weber, who had been guarding the ship outside the island.

After gathering everyone, the steamship set off again and headed for the Grand Route island closest to Amazon Lily.

Because of the unexplained origin of the steamship, Sett and others had to disembark here, and Reiju took the ship back to Sky Island, while they had to dispatch a warship from the local naval base to their destination.

Malinvando.

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After several days of sailing, Seti and others successfully returned to Malinvando.

The time was almost the same as planned. When Seti and others returned to Malinvando, there were only a few days left before the public sacrifice event could begin.

After completing the registration of Ulki and Weber and successfully placing them in the army of Zefa's core disciple Xiu Zuo, the public memorial day for the war on the top officially began.

Because Luffy's 3D2Y plan had been informed by Xiong, no one came to disrupt the public memorial day, and everything went smoothly according to the process.

The navy members, dressed in military uniforms with white flowers on their chests, went to the central square to listen to the Warring States Marshal's commemorative speech, rang the Oaks bell and laid flowers one by one in front of the newly erected monument.

During this process, reporters were taking photos and writing press releases throughout the process. This was a public announcement to the families of those who died in action around the world, and there was no room for error.

After some solemn commemorative activities, Marshal Warring States took the stage again, and finally expressed his condolences on behalf of the entire navy, and announced the news that he was about to step down from the post of Marshal of the Navy.

Not only him, but also Lieutenant General Karp, both of them resigned from their current positions and took up the honorary positions of Grand Inspector and Deputy Inspector of the Navy.

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar, but the Warring States Marshal did not give any explanation for this. He simply announced the news and walked off the stage gracefully.

As soon as the news of Marshal Warring States' resignation was released, it caused an uproar across the sea.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the outside world, Malinfando is surprisingly quiet inside, so quiet that it can even be described as depressing.

Although there has been no news, anyone with a discerning eye knows clearly that undercurrents are already surging beneath this silence.

There is no difference from the original work. Marshal of the Warring States Period proposed to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Gang Gu Kong, that Qingzhi should be the next marshal of the navy. However, this proposal was quickly rejected by Wulaoxing, who instead proposed another marshal candidate, Chi.

dog.

In addition to this, the Navy and the World Government also disagreed on another matter, and that was whether Seti should be promoted to general based on merit to fill the vacancy created after the marshal's succession.

It stands to reason that Seti's performance in the war at the top is definitely enough to be promoted to admiral, but the World Government's attitude towards Seti can only be said to be understanding.

Therefore, even though the Warring States Marshal strongly recommended Seti, the World Government has been refusing to agree to the proposal because of Lieutenant General Seti's young age.

In response to this, the Warring States Marshal said he was angry, but he had nothing to do.

This breathless depression lasted for about a week. One day a week later, Warring States once again summoned all the top navy officials.

After organizing all the high-level officials to attend, Warring States slowly climbed onto the high platform. This time, he was not accompanied by the "King of Meetings" Brannew, but by a mysterious man wearing a white robe and a strange mask.

Everyone at the top of the navy is no stranger to this look. CP-AIGIS0, or cp0 for short, is a "secret" intelligence agency directly affiliated with the Draco. It is often responsible for issuing decisions made by them on behalf of the Draco, or the "Five Old Stars".

The moment they saw this guy, the navy executives present all tensed up subconsciously. It is self-evident what it means for this CP0 to appear here.

The next Admiral of the Navy has been undecided for a long time. I am afraid the answer will be announced today!

Sure enough, after a resignation speech, Warring States turned sideways and let the CP0 who had been standing behind him come to the front of the stage:

"Next, the envoy from the World Government will announce... the final candidate for the next Navy Admiral."

Although he had been prepared in his heart, when Warring States actually announced the news, the entire venue couldn't help but burst into uproar.

Knock knock knock…

After tapping the microphone in front of him twice, and after a burst of harsh electric sound, the Navy executives present gradually regained their composure. The CP0 also coughed twice and opened the pure white envelope sealed with fire paint.

"After discussion and decision, General Sakaski, currently one of the three generals of the Navy, is hereby appointed to be promoted to the position of Marshal of the Navy Headquarters..."

Hearing what the CP0 said, the senior navy officials who had been in an uproar fell into a strange silence.

When the position of marshal was pending, what else could they discuss? But now that the World Government has decided to promote General Sakaski to the rank of marshal, what else could they talk about at this time?

What if they express dissatisfaction with this? Force the world government to amend the resolution? How is this possible?

Feeling the deathly silence at the scene, the CP0 swallowed and continued:

"Then, let's invite the new navy marshal to take the stage to express his feelings..."

"I disagree!"

Before the CP0 finished speaking, a slightly lazy voice interrupted him.

"What?" The CP0 obviously didn't expect such a scene to happen, and for a moment he was stunned on the stage and didn't know how to deal with it.

"I said...I don't agree!"

The owner of the voice amplified his own volume, causing the voice of "I disagree" to continue to echo in the quiet venue.

Hearing this voice, the high-ranking navy officers present were stunned, and for a moment countless eyes were cast on the tall and thin figure in the front row.

"Blue Pheasant" Kuzan, one of the current three generals of the Navy.

Seti, who was not sitting in the front row because he wanted to accompany baby-5, gently patted baby-5's little hand to reassure her, but his body unconsciously leaned back and changed to a comfortable position to watch the sudden explosion.

dispute.

"Stop being ridiculous, Kuzan. If you lose the election, you will lose the election. Even if you do this, can you change anything? Don't put personal emotions above the collective!"

The smile on Akainu's face disappeared little by little. He glared at Aokiji, his eyes seeming to suppress a volcano that was about to erupt.

Facing the oppressive volcano in Akainu's eyes, Aokiji remained unmoved and faced Akainu like a piece of eternal ice:

"This is not a personal emotional dispute, it is a dispute about the concept of justice. I cannot agree with your justice!"

Qingzhi, who had always been lazy and tolerant in various decisions before, was unusually tough this time, as unwilling as an iceberg to take a step back.

"So, you want to stop me?" At this time, Akainu was like a furious lion, with a strong sense of killing in his words.

Aokiji didn't answer Akainu's question, but his stern face said everything.

"Ah, it's so good..."

Kizaru, who was sandwiched between the two of them, wanted to say something of his own, but before he could finish his words, he was blocked by two sharp eyes.

"Uh... you continue."

At this time, Warring States also lightly tapped the table with his knuckles:

"Kuzan and Sakaski, please calm down. Things have not reached that level yet."

"Things have reached that level!" Qingzhi said after struggling for a moment.

"The fact that things have reached this point has nothing to do with you, Warring States Yuan... Warring States Chief Inspector."

Compared to the hesitant Aokiji, Akainu is much tougher.

"What do you mean?" Sengoku looked at Akainu, with a bit of anger in his tone: "Do you think the conflict between you is caused by me?"

"All three of us were promoted by you, and we all respect you for this, but have you really considered the conflict of ideas between us? You just told us time and time again that things were not to that extent.

Tell us to each take a step back.

You asked us to make too many concessions, and you asked the Navy to make too many concessions, but in fact do we really need so many concessions?"

Akainu's voice became louder and louder, until finally the entire venue was buzzing slightly:

"It's time to stop this concession!"

"You..." The veins on Zeng Guo's forehead almost popped out.

"Forget it, Warring States, let them be."

At the critical moment, Lieutenant General He stood up next to Warring States and stretched out his hand to stop Warring States.

Hearing what his old friend said, Zeng Guo's clenched fists gradually loosened. After heaving a long sigh, he left the venue with Lieutenant General He.

Once Sengoku and He left, no one in the venue could restrain Aoki and Akainu.

"Since you don't want to give in, let's end it." Aokiji looked directly at Akainu, with a vague fighting spirit in his eyes.

"Exactly what I want!" Akainu snorted coldly and walked out of the venue first.

Looking at Akainu's determined back, Aokiji lifted his heels without saying a word.

No one of the senior navy officials present expected that the conflict between the two men would intensify to such an extent. Looking at the two people leaving, the group of people looked at me and I looked at you, and finally stood up one by one and followed them as they left.

The two left the venue together.
To be continued...