At the same time, as the Four Emperors were shaken, inside the Navy Headquarters!
The vast office had become unusually oppressive.
Faced with the newspapers spread out on the table, the expressions of all the navy generals had become unusually ashen.
In particular, seeing Sengoku's face, which was gloomy enough to drip water, many generals didn't dare to breathe loudly.
Akainu, who usually liked to go against Sengoku, also behaved with rare restraint this time.
After all, he had participated in supporting Mary Geoise, the Holy Land, on the Red Line this time.
Now that this situation had occurred, letting Escanor make a big scene in Mary Geoise, the Holy Land, and retreat unscathed, and also killing three Celestial Dragons and seriously injuring more than a dozen people, as a navy admiral, his responsibility was beyond doubt.
"Damn guy!" Sengoku slapped the newspaper on the table and shouted angrily.
"What's wrong? Don't you usually like to express your opinions very much?"
"Now that you see this newspaper, and the face of our Navy Headquarters has been completely lost, you've all become mutes instead!"
Speaking of this, Sengoku grabbed the newspaper and said hatefully, "This Morgans is simply making waves out of nothing."
"Sticking the matter of Mary Geoise out has already been courting death, and he even lumps Escanor and the Skull Demon together, saying that there's some super-large force comparable to the Rocks Pirates hidden behind them, which will shuffle the New World."
"Next time I see him, I'll definitely use a shockwave to blast him to death!"
The hysterical roar echoed in the vast office, unable to dissipate for a long time.
It was the first time they had seen the dignified navy fleet admiral behave so hysterically.
However, looking at the descriptions in the newspaper, and the introduction to the Rocks Pirates that they had received from Tsuru not long ago, the young generals present knew clearly.
If there really was a huge force comparable to the Rocks Pirates behind the Skull Demon and Escanor, then what awaited their Navy Headquarters would be a huge challenge.
If they weren't careful, and the pirates attacked in groups, their Navy Headquarters, which had suffered repeated defeats during this period of time, would probably not be their opponents at all.
In the end, they would be annihilated on the sea.
Thinking of this, the nerves of the navy generals present tightened at once.
They desperately wanted to know whether Sengoku, as the fleet admiral, really had any countermeasures in the face of the assumptions in the newspaper.
"Okay, Sengoku, you should have finished complaining." Tsuru took the lead and said.
"This matter has already been done. You summoning us at this critical juncture should be because you've thought of some way to deal with it, right!"
"During this period of time, our Navy Headquarters has suffered repeated defeats. Apart from Laxus, who, as a navy supernova, made Kaido of the Beasts, and even the Beast Pirates, suffer a lot, and slightly helped us save a little face, the prestige of our navy has been greatly weakened not only in the Grand Line, but even in the Four Blues."
Speaking of this, Tsuru threw a stack of reports on the table with her backhand.
"During this period of time, many new pirate crews have emerged in the Four Blues. The feeling is like a blowout, and it can be compared to the great pirate era that was opened when the Pirate King Roger was executed in the past."
"Among them, there have also appeared many outstanding newcomers, and the bounties have even reached 70 or 80 million, and the crimes they have committed are numerous. If our Navy Headquarters doesn't have any other actions,"
"regardless of whether it's in the Grand Line or in the slightly weaker Four Blues, our prestige will also plummet, the World Government's accusations will be even greater, and the navy's funding will also be greatly reduced."
The awkward words echoed in the conference room, making Sengoku's face also turn ashen.
Not to mention the generals who were his subordinates.
Tsuru's words were completely not giving their navy generals any face.
However, every word they said was the truth.
Since the appearance of the Skull Demon, and Impel Down being breached, their Navy Headquarters had suffered too many losses.
Moreover, most of these losses were under Akainu's leadership, and it could simply be called falling head over heels.
If this situation continued, not to mention the Navy Headquarters having no prestige on the sea, even the faces of their navy generals wouldn't be able to hold on.
"Tsuru, you've said so much, I think you should have some ideas, right?" Sengoku turned his gaze and landed on Tsuru, taking the lead and asking.
For a time, everyone's eyes turned in unison, and there was a hint of urgency on their faces.
"Sengoku, don't pretend to be confused. My thoughts are the same as yours. Summon Laxus into the Navy Headquarters as soon as possible." Tsuru looked at Sengoku and said without mercy.
"Compared to the pirates, our young generation's combat power is completely lacking a successor. Laxus' rise not only strikes Kaido of the Beasts, but also strengthens the reputation of our navy. At the same time, relying on his training methods, perhaps we can add a batch of powerful forces to the Navy Headquarters in a short period of time."
"He will be the key for our navy to reverse the situation!"
As soon as the voice fell, Akainu's face had a hint of ashen.
As a dignified navy admiral, he was not only not relied on in this major event, but the navy's hope was placed on a newcomer instead.
What's more, this newcomer was the one he had made things difficult for. This was undoubtedly slapping his old face in public.
Watching Tsuru say what was in his heart, Sengoku's face also eased slightly.
Looking around the arena, watching even Akainu, who was holding back a bellyful of anger, remain silent, Sengoku spoke again, saying, "I think Tsuru's proposal is very good."
"However, I hope that if you have any opinions, you can bring them up. This is not a one-man show. As long as it changes the current situation of the Navy Headquarters, you can bring them up."
As soon as these words fell, Sengoku looked around the arena again.
However, wherever his gaze passed, everyone nodded in agreement, obviously not daring to express their opinions at this critical juncture.
Whether it was being worrying about by Fleet Admiral Sengoku, or being hated by Admiral Akainu, these were not things that they wanted to see.
"What's wrong, no one has any opinions?" Sengoku frowned, saying, "If there are no opinions, then I will send the search order to the various branches of the navy, and at the same time let Laxus contact us as soon as possible."
"Hmph, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, since you've already made up your mind, I also want to see how Laxus can let our Navy Headquarters reverse the situation." Akainu suddenly spoke.
"However, I won't back down from the bet that was made a month and a half ago. If he can't even pass my level, I believe that everyone present won't place their hopes on him either, so as not to let the Navy Headquarters make a fool of itself again."
Speaking of this, Akainu stood up suddenly, saying, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first!"
"During this period of time, there seems to be traces of escapees from Impel Down in the Mosa Sea, I'm going to take a trip in person."
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