Chapter 194

Sabaody Archipelago, Island 60.

Navy Temporary Headquarters, Headquarters Training Camp.

Zephyr was originally guiding Enel in his training, but after the adjutant handed him the latest issue of the newspaper, Zephyr was so angry that his asthma flared up.

【Inazuma becomes a member nation of the World Government】

【Inazuma will participate in the Reverie】

"These bastards!"

Zephyr crumples the newspaper into a ball and throws it on the ground.

"Everyone, listen to my orders—"

"Training items doubled!!!"

After speaking, Zephyr's tone softens a little.

"Enel, you double yours!"

Enel stands at attention and salutes, with no expression of complaint on his face, only the desire to become stronger.

"Yes, Master Zephyr."

Zephyr nods, obviously very satisfied with Enel's attitude, but when he sees Smoker lying on the ground panting, he roars immediately.

"Private Smoker, step forward."

Smoker climbs up weakly, lifts his sore and painful trembling arms, and salutes at attention.

"Private Smoker, reporting!"

"Can you continue training?"

Smoker grits his teeth: "Yes!"

Seeing Smoker gritting his teeth and holding on, a trace of intolerance flashes in the depths of Zephyr's eyes.

"Rest for a while first."

Compared to Enel, Smoker's foundation is ultimately worse, and it's already very good that he can persist until now.

Although Zephyr is strict, he is not prepared to train away all the future hopes of the Navy.

Even with the World Military Draft, the new recruits in this training camp are still too poor; they are simply the worst batch Zephyr has brought in many years.

Not to mention compared to the two batches of the Navy's three monsters, they are not even as good as the previous batches.

The adjutant's voice interrupts Zephyr's thoughts.

"Sir, the Fleet Admiral invites you to a meeting."

Because last time Zephyr was clamoring to start a new Navy, Sengoku was scared into a cold sweat afterwards, so he decided to notify him of any meeting.

Lest Zephyr go and start a new Navy again.

"I'll go over now."

"After they finish training, dismiss them on the spot."

After giving instructions to the adjutant, Zephyr walks towards the headquarters conference room.

Compared to the original Navy Headquarters Marineford, the temporary headquarters on Sabaody Island 60 is indeed a bit small. It is said that Sengoku intends to move the Navy Headquarters to the New World.

The conference room is filled with smoke.

After the headquarters' top brass take their seats one after another, Sengoku stands on the podium with a serious expression.

"Everyone, the quadrennial Reverie is about to be held in the Holy Land Mary Geoise."

"A total of fifty kings of member nations, as well as the top brass of the World Government, will participate in this Reverie to discuss world security and order affairs together."

Sengoku points to the big screen behind him.

"In accordance with the orders of the World Government, escort missions are now being assigned to escort the fifty kings of member nations safely to the Holy Land Mary Geoise."

Hearing this, a certain Den Den Mushi on the table immediately sags its face, obviously having realized something.

Sengoku's voice continues.

"The escort mission must not fail. The branches of the Four Seas will cooperate with the headquarters to carry out the escort mission."

"Borsalino."

"You are close to the New World, so the kings of the member nations in the New World will be escorted by you in cooperation with the G1 branch."

The sagging Den Den Mushi's eyes light up.

"Received, Sengoku-san."

As long as he, Kizaru, doesn't have to escort Barzab, that's fine. With that guy's wicked taste, he definitely wouldn't miss the opportunity to have the Navy's top brass escort him.

Who would fall for such a bad luck errand?

"Gion, Chatton... you go to the South Blue."

The tall female swordsman Gion and the smiling Chatton stand up and salute.

"Yes, Fleet Admiral."

Chatton rubs his hands and chuckles: "We are really destined, we can be together again, Gion."

Gion rolls her eyes and ignores this thick-skinned colleague and suitor.

It's just that Chatton doesn't fit her aesthetic; she still prefers little handsome guys like Barzab, even though that guy is an evil maniac.

But who made him look so good.

"Admiral Kuzan, the escort mission in Paradise..."

Aokiji answers first: "No problem."

Not only Kizaru realized it, but Aokiji also realized that Inazuma's Raiden Shogun Barzab would not miss the opportunity to have the Navy's top brass escort him.

He originally thought that such a bitter errand would fall to him, but fortunately, Fleet Admiral Sengoku is wise.

Otherwise, Aokiji would definitely be disgusted.

One by one, the Navy's top brass are named and assigned escort missions to the member nations of the Four Seas, leaving only Navy Hero Garp unassigned.

Garp picks his nose and flicks a small black ball at Aokiji, who shows an expression of helplessness.

"Garp." Sengoku's voice pauses.

"The top priority of this Reverie is to welcome Inazuma as a member nation of the World Government. Inazuma's Raiden Shogun Barzab—"

"You will be the one to escort him."

Such an arrangement exhausted Sengoku's brain cells.

Among the Navy's three admirals, Sakazuki has become a vegetable and shows no signs of waking up, so naturally, he cannot participate in the escort mission.

Borsalino and Sakazuki have a very good relationship, and he has to escort the kings of other member nations in the New World.

Admiral Kuzan hasn't had much contact with Barzab, but after the Battle of Marineford, Admiral Kuzan wishes he could lock the other party in Impel Down's underwater prison.

Arranging it rashly is highly likely to cause conflict.

Other Navy Vice Admirals could also do it, but they might be scared by Barzab...

Garp is different.

On one hand, Garp is an old hand who has experienced the Battle of God Valley and the Battle of Marineford, so he won't get hot-headed and get into a dispute with Barzab.

And he is a fellow countryman of Barzab from the East Blue.

There is more or less some sentiment there, so the mission of escorting Inazuma's Raiden Shogun is most suitable.

"Sengoku... you... alright."

Garp looks at his old friend Sengoku's white hair and really can't bear to say no.

Escort Barzab, then escort him.

Garp decides: on this journey, he will eat Barzab's food, drink Barzab's drink, live in Barzab's place, and spend Barzab's money.

Sengoku looks at Garp gratefully; at critical moments, his old friend is still reliable.

"This trip doesn't need to dispatch too many Navy personnel; the World Government will send CP0 and CP9 to accompany and assist."

As the voice falls, Garp, Aokiji, Zephyr, Tsuru, and others obviously realize something.

As agents of the World Government, CP0 and CP9 usually only serve the Celestial Dragons. Accompanying and escorting this time simply means one thing—

Barzab is about to become a Celestial Dragon.

Zephyr stands up abruptly, so angry that he turns red, and his asthma flares up again. His chest heaves violently, but he can't say a word.

"I... forgot my medicine."

Sengoku nods: "Go quickly."

Sengoku understands: his old friend Zephyr is giving him, the Fleet Admiral, face by using the excuse of forgetting his medicine to temporarily leave the conference room.

But what can he do?

Barzab becoming a Celestial Dragon is already unchangeable. Even his old boss, Lord Kong, indicated that this resolution came from the will of a higher level.

Besides that Lord Imu, who else could it be?

Sengoku's heart is tired, really tired.

He wishes he could resign as Fleet Admiral, become an ordinary Navy Vice Admiral, and spend the rest of his life wholeheartedly capturing pirates.

"Alright, everyone, prepare in advance."

"Plan the time and route according to the distance of the escort target to the Holy Land Mary Geoise before setting off."

"Yes, Fleet Admiral."