Chapter 74: The Reason!
"The incident with Teacher Zephyr a year ago was enough. It can't happen again. You must understand that training new talent is not easy. Besides, even without this batch of trainees, with Daz Bonez there, I had no confidence in getting away with Sarkozy IV alone."
If Buggy were here and heard Borsalino's words, he might understand why the man had retreated so decisively.
A year ago, in a certain sea in the Grand Line, Zephyr, who was leading graduates on a training exercise, encountered Edward Weevil, who would later call himself the son of Whitebeard. Not only was a whole ship of trainees killed, but Zephyr, who once had the strength of an Admiral, also had an arm cut off. This was an event of great shame and humiliation for the Marines.
And precisely because it was a great shame, the Marines internally forbade any mention of this matter. As for the outside world, apart from people related to Edward Weevil, basically no one knew about it.
Of course, although the incident was not reported, the loss was real. Not to mention losing an arm, Zephyr was currently in a slump, and that ship of trainees was a solid, huge loss.
It was precisely because Zephyr was in a slump that Borsalino was temporarily assigned the task of leading trainees on an internship. As for finding a certain material for Vegapunk, that was just incidental.
Having already lost a batch of the Navy's future core strength, even the vast and powerful Marines really couldn't afford to lose another batch of future elites.
Therefore, no matter how harsh the words that might appear afterwards, Borsalino could only hold his nose and accept it for the sake of this new generation of the Marines.
As a senior, wasn't one of the responsibilities to look after the juniors before they could stand on their own?
"Borsalino, pray! If your luck is truly bad, please also understand your own importance."
Vice Admiral Tsuru said for Sengoku what he could not say. The meaning was very clear: if those pirates did not intend to keep their promise, then he should run. The loss of a ship full of men, no matter how great, was not greater than the loss of a current Marine Admiral being killed by pirates.
Borsalino certainly understood this point, but he couldn't say it. The reason for making this call was one, to report the strength of the Red Nose Pirates, and two, to get this very statement.
With this statement, when things became impossible, he could make a selective transfer on the grounds of preserving effective forces.
"Understood." After speaking, Borsalino hung up the phone and then slowly began to wait.
And while Borsalino was reporting the battle situation to Marine Headquarters, Buggy and Hancock had already taken care of Sarkozy IV himself. With that, the first battle of the Red Nose Pirates after its formation had finally come to a perfect conclusion.
Although there were some twists and turns along the way, it didn't hinder the good outcome. The only slight imperfection was that Daz Bonez wanted to have a chat with Lafitte, but was told by the surviving sailors that the squinty-eyed man had run away long ago.
Without continuing to probe what Kizaru intended to do, after killing Sarkozy IV, Buggy led his people back to the "Thor" and then left Mex Island at high speed.
Three days later, the news that had been suppressed by the World Government for three full days finally broke. Basically, everyone knew that a vicious pirate crew called the "Red Nose" had attacked the royal palaces of the three great kingdoms surrounding the White Town in the North Blue, and the result was that all three kingdoms' royal families were wiped out.
On an uninhabited island in the North Blue, Buggy pursed his lips as he read this report.
"Those guys at the World Government are truly shameless. They actually just erased the fact that we repelled a Marine Admiral. I wonder what Sarkozy IV would think if he saw this report," Hancock said with some dissatisfaction.
"This is the World Government's consistent way of doing things. It's very normal!" Obviously, Mihawk knew much more about the World Government than Hancock.
"No matter what, our pirate crew has finally made a big splash, haven't we?" Paula said with great pride.
"The captain toiled for 16 years. If we couldn't even achieve this effect, how could we be considered members of the former Pirate King's crew?" Daz Bonez said with blind admiration.
"Brother Buggy, everyone, the food is ready! Come and try Betty's new dish! This was modified from the Vitality Recipes." Betty, still young, didn't care about the report, only wanting to research her culinary arts.
"Captain, where are we going next?" As the most recent member to join, Hawkins didn't have much contribution in this operation, so naturally, he wasn't as invested.
"First, we'll go to Vick Island to pick up Monet, then we'll set off for the East Blue," Buggy announced after some thought.
In the second half of the Grand Line, the New World, countless powers saw this report about the North Blue.
In a certain sea area, the massive Moby Dick was sailing slowly. A hearty laugh echoed across the sky above the Moby Dick.
"Gurarararara, that red-nosed brat has finally surfaced. It's really quite a surprise. Gurarararara, the New World is probably going to get even more lively now." After speaking, Whitebeard picked up the wine bottle beside him and began to chug it down.
"I really didn't expect this guy to even invite the Great Swordsman Mihawk. I'm really starting to want to meet them at sea," Flower Sword Vista said, full of fighting spirit.
"Vista, we might not necessarily gain any advantage if we meet them at sea. Although I don't want to admit it, just the speed demonstrated by the 'Thor,' built by the Marine traitor Daz Bonez, is enough to cause a headache. If we really run into them, we still have to be cautious," as the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' first division, Marco was analyzing very calmly.
"Marco is right. This is no ordinary rookie pirate crew. With Pops here, we'll definitely win if we encounter them in battle, but we also have to minimize our losses as much as possible," the hulking Diamond Jozu also spoke up.
As more and more people joined the discussion, the Moby Dick slowly disappeared into a thick fog.
On an island in another sea area in the New World, a giant man with two horns on his head was pinching a newspaper between two fingers.
"The Red Nose Pirates, hmm? A pirate crew worth challenging. I really hope to run into them soon. Life is so boring. So boring that I want to destroy the entire world."
"Captain, the Warlord of the Sea, Donquixote Doflamingo, has suddenly arrived on the beach, saying he wants to see you," a voice came.
"A Warlord of the Sea? Worororororo, I think I smell something interesting." Picking up the wine bottle beside him and taking a large gulp, the man stood up and then walked towards the beach on the outskirts of the island.
(End of Chapter)
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