Pirates: Your Emperor is Back!

Leisure time should be beautiful and short.

But Zefa had to admit that on that day and that moment...

It was a long tea time.

Especially when he received the call from Warring States and heard those words.

"Zefa, your brainless apprentice is going to lead his navy branch to attack the country of Wano!"

At that moment, time seemed to stand still.

Countless random thoughts popped up in Zefa's mind.

apprentice? Warring States Period? Barlow? Cap? afternoon tea? Wano Country? Attack Wano Country?

All kinds of things, whether related or unrelated, all came out at once.

…

Hmm... is it possible that I heard it wrong?

Yes, it's possible, I must have heard wrong!

Ever since, Zefa asked a very reasonable question and continued his conversation with Warring States——

"What did you say?"

Hearing this, Warring States speculated that Zefa might have carried out a lot of psychological activities.

He took a deep breath and slowly explained: "Your apprentice, Barlow, led the G-T Navy branch he had just formed and rushed all the way to Wano Country."

Zefa finally reacted this time, stood up from the sofa in a hurry, and said in surprise: "What is that brat doing in Wano Country?"

"Start the war."

Warring States naturally uttered two words that Zefa never wanted to hear, and then explained carefully:

"According to the report he submitted, through joint law enforcement by the G-T branch and the Four Seas Alliance, it was discovered that a large number of specially made weapons from the underground world were transported to Alabasta and its surrounding waters, posing a great threat to the residents of the Four Seas Alliance. "

"According to the investigation results, the source of these special weapons from the underground world is the country of Wano."

"Therefore, with the 'justice' in mind, the G-T Navy branch decided to use all its strength to go to Wano Country to defeat the criminals who secretly buy and sell arms."

"—above, Barlow."

"...That's the way it is."

The phone bug outlined the expression on Sengoku's face at this moment.

It's not like he's mad or roaring, but he has a calm look on his face.

It's so calm that it makes your scalp tingle!

Anyone who is familiar with the Warring States Period should know that this calmness is definitely not because of "nothing happened".

On the contrary, this matter is obviously a bit "serious"!

…

Go to Wano Country to investigate criminals who buy and sell arms?

Is there any need to investigate?

Anyone on this sea who has had contact with the underground world should know that the entire Wano Country is a smuggling paradise that handles large amounts of arms at all times!

Rather than saying "go to Wano Country to investigate arms smuggling", it would be more straightforward, that is, going to war with Wano Country!

And who rules the country of Wano?

[Hundred Beasts] Kaido and his Beast Pirates.

Barlow is going to lead the G-T Navy branch to fight against Kaido, one of the four emperors!

are you crazy!

…

Warring States on the other end of the phone continued:

"Zefa, I don't care what method you use, you must call your apprentice back immediately, and you must not let him have a head-on conflict with the Four Emperors!"

In terms of status, this should have been an order from a "superior" to a "subordinate", but Zefa did not agree immediately, but asked instead:

"reason."

"What?" Warring States was stunned.

"Give me a reason, Warring States." Zefa said solemnly.

"Reason? You ask me the reason?"

Sengoku frowned when he heard this, and gritted his teeth and said: "If we don't stop him, the navy may start an all-out war with one of the four emperors. Is this a sufficient reason?"

"This is 'consequences' and 'facts', not 'reasons'."

Zefa did not talk nonsense, his expression was quite serious.

"According to the navy's rules and regulations, the G-T branch has quite complete independent law enforcement rights, and the navy headquarters has no right to interfere."

"This is the method we used to 'restrict' the Four Seas Alliance. It has been clearly written in the original agreement."

"Neither the Navy nor the Four Seas Alliance is qualified to issue direct orders to the G-T branch."

"This is the greatest privilege we give G-T, and it is also the most effective means of restraint against the Four Seas Alliance."

"But...what now?"

Zefa pushed up his glasses.

"Right now, there is no movement from the Four Seas Alliance, but as a result, we are asking the G-T branch to terminate their actions."

"Sengoku, I need a 'reason' - not only for Barlow, but also for the G-T branch."

Zefa's meaning was simple and clear, and Warring States could naturally understand it.

If we strictly follow the rules, even the Navy Headquarters has no way to force G-T's actions.

In contrast, the Four Seas Alliance has no right to force G-T to do anything.

In this way, the G-T branch can be safely established in Alabasta, the headquarters of the Four Seas Alliance, and Ryan Rowan can also agree to the proposal. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

But now this is what happened.

The G-T branch actually wants to investigate the weapons smuggling business in Wano!

The Navy Headquarters had to step in to stop them.

But as Zefa said, the Navy Headquarters really needs a reasonable reason to persuade Barlow to terminate their actions.

But what to say?

Warring States also fell into thinking for a while.

Put it this way - "You can't touch Wano Country, which is the territory of the Four Emperors. Once an investigation is launched into Wano Country, it may trigger a conflict between the Navy and the Four Emperors!"

……wrong.

Putting it this way, could it be that the navy and the four emperors originally coexisted peacefully?

Um……

It seems to be true if you try it.

But on this sea, there are some things that cannot be "clarified".

That is the law hidden under the surface of this world. People may think it is unreasonable, but there is nothing they can do about it.

In the end, I can only summarize it with one sentence: "It's always been like this."

The four emperors, the navy, and the Shichibukai under the king stand as three pillars on this sea, restricting each other - this has always been the case.

The Navy knew that the New World was the territory of the Four Emperors, but did not launch a frontal war, perhaps to avoid causing greater casualties, or perhaps because the World Government did not issue a clear order - it had never been the case.

The radical navy, which clearly vowed to destroy all pirates in the world, did not directly declare war on the four most famous pirates on the sea - it had never been like this.

This world has always existed like this—always.

Everything is like this, but no one dares to say it clearly.

——It has always been like this.

Therefore, Zefa knows one thing very well, that is, there is no way he can stop that brat!

"call……"

Zefa and Warring States both took a long breath and fell into a tangle for a moment.

At this moment, the door of Sengoku's office was pushed open.

He, the chief staff officer of the Navy Headquarters, stepped in.

Then, she placed a phone bug on Sengoku's desk.

"Zefa, you can hear it over there, right? Come over here."

Crane's face was calm, as calm as the Warring States Period.

Just as serious.

"It's time to talk to the emperor."

"This guy...does he want the world to be in chaos?"

…

Alabasta.

Rowan was sitting in the study, flipping through a book.

But his mind was not on the book.

He is waiting.

Wait for the call.