Chapter 289

"...... The blood of evil must not be allowed to continue!"

"What crime can an unborn child commit? Can anyone just become the Pirate King? Go ask Ace to raise the flag right now—see how many pirates recognize him as the Pirate King's son?"

"......"

"You call it resigning in shame, but you're just leaving behind a mountain of mess for future generations. The Peak Period Whitebeard, the escapee from Impel Down, the ambitious Blackbeard... these are the products of your wise governance. What kind of justice did you even enforce?"

"......"

"Compared to you, even Karp is better." Sima Di glanced at Karp, who was wildly devouring popcorn.

This made Warlord Zhanguo lose all confidence!

Could it be...?

Has he really accomplished nothing all these years?

"Admit it—you're nothing but a hired thug of the World Government." Sima Di sneered: "What kind of justice? You yourself question the World Government's decisions, yet you still blindly carry them out. What's that called?"

This sentence shattered Zhanguo completely!

"Without the Marines maintaining order on the seas, this ocean would have erupted long ago!"

"Though the Marines are full of corruption, they do largely uphold order on the seas... but guess what—if you removed both the Marines and the World Government, would this ocean be any less chaotic than it is now?"

"......"

Aren't these endless pirates precisely the result of the Heavenly Gold?

For a moment...

Zhanguo truly couldn't tell whether the "disordered ocean" was more chaotic, or the "ordered ocean"...

"Stop thinking. Without the World Government and the Marines, the ocean would be safer." Sima Di said bluntly: "Without them, the ocean would naturally give rise to organizations like the Four Emperors to govern their own territories... In truth, the Four Emperors are no longer pirates—they're miniature World Governments."

Zhanguo had no reply.

Because Sima Di spoke nothing but objective truths—there was no way to refute him.

"Hahahaha—" Karp laughed, slapping Sima Di on the shoulder: "In all these years, apart from that unreasonable Luo Jie, you're the first person who's ever left this old man speechless! Hahahaha—"

This guy was definitely a bad friend.

But with this interruption, Zhanguo no longer dwelled on the past.

Instead, he asked: "So your goal is to overthrow the World Government and establish a new regime?"

Sima Di gave Zhanguo a strange look, making Zhanguo feel uneasy.

Had he said something wrong again?

"I'm a pirate, aren't I? Don't I do whatever I want?" Sima Di asked, puzzled: "I don't like the World Government right now—I want to destroy it. What's wrong with that?"

Hmm...

That totally fits pirate logic!

Zhanguo finally understood completely: whether reasonable or unreasonable, he was completely controlled by Sima Di.

He might as well give up.

"I'm old anyway. This ocean belongs to your generation now—do whatever you want."

Saying this,

Zhanguo also lay down, hugging the popcorn bucket and eating it with relish.

But...

Would Sima Di let him have his way?

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Does Zhanguo want to lie down?

Did he ask Sima Di?

"You can't just walk away like this." Sima Di said: "If Kuzan is forming a New Navy, he can't possibly support it as the current Marine Admiral. You know Sakazuki's personality. So it seems only you—retired and with nothing to do—are the best candidate."

"......"

No way!

He was just about to lie down!

And...

You're still a pirate!

How can you assign this "former Marine Admiral" any work?

Zhanguo was questioning his own existence...

Sima Di had already pulled out a white Den Den Mushi and called Kuzan.

The other side, clearly waiting, answered instantly.

"What's the situation now?" Kuzan asked.

Sima Di glanced at the battlefield—it seemed unlikely a winner would emerge anytime soon; all were monstrous physical powerhouses.

"Not yet." Sima Di said: "But Sakazuki slipped up—Zhanguo and Karp now know about our alliance... So your New Navy has a new Admiral."

"You mean..."

"Exactly. Zhanguo is perfect, isn't he?"

Before Kuzan could speak, Zhanguo protested first!

"Kid! When did I ever agree to this?"

"This time, no World Government is forcing you to carry out some bizarre order. Aren't you going to consider pursuing your ambitions?" Sima Di raised an eyebrow: "You launched the War at Marineford right before retirement—wasn't that to prove yourself? After spending your entire term as the Celestial Dragon's puppet, wouldn't you want to do something of your own?"

"......"

Young man, it would be a real pity if you didn't join the Marines!

With that eloquence of yours,

you could coax a whole bunch of Marines to "run away from home" in minutes.

"OK." Sima Di said to the Den Den Mushi: "Sengoku has implicitly agreed; your new Fleet Admiral of the Marines is settled."

"......"

Seeing Kuzan hadn't expected the personnel issue that had given him a headache to be resolved so easily.

Originally, he had planned to send Smoker; although he was still a bit weak, at least he was trustworthy.

It would also be a good chance for him to recruit a team at the training camp.

But now...

In the entire Navy, who knows better than Sengoku which people can be poached and which cannot?

"In that case, then I'll trouble you... Fleet Admiral Sengoku."

Sima Di found it somewhat amusing; this scene was truly interesting!

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"Sengoku's Conqueror's Haki of the New Navy's Fleet Admiral": As the supreme commander of the Navy, Sengoku longed for Justice to cover every corner the sea could reach, thus awakening Conqueror's Haki!;

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Sima Di's Conqueror's Haki surged rapidly!

It rose by nearly half before finally stopping.

Who would have thought!

Sengoku actually possessed such powerful Conqueror's Haki?

It must be at the peak of the high level, almost enough to break through to the supreme level.

"Alright then, there's nothing for you here anymore; I'll hang up first."

Sima Di hung up the Den Den Mushi directly, then saw Sengoku staring at him strangely.

"Your aura just surged and suddenly became stronger? Is it... Conqueror's Haki?" Sengoku guessed.

After all, for Conqueror's Haki to increase by half in an instant, it was impossible not to be noticed.

"Hmm, isn't it normal to gain an improvement by carrying out my will?" Sima Di countered.

The improvement of Conqueror's Haki is originally a "mystery"; generally speaking, it means "a person must be ambitious."

So Sengoku heard this and did not suspect anything.

He only sighed: "You truly are a prodigy!"