From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 135: Sengoku, Kuzan, and the World Conscription.

Just as Bane and others were discussing these matters with Zefa.

The fighting on the battlefield has ended. With no way out, the remaining remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates either died or surrendered.

The remaining things to do are to clean up the battlefield and count the casualties and prisoners.

The senior navy commanders don’t need to personally take care of these things. Those who need to rest can rest, and those who need to be hospitalized can be hospitalized.

In Marshal Zhan Guo's office, Ku Zan was sitting here at this time.

His condition was not very good either. His entire right arm was in a splint and hung with a triangular bandage above his chest. It was obvious that his arm bone was broken.

There were also some bandages wrapped around his chest, probably because he was cut by Charlotte Linling, and there was faint blood seeping out.

"Marshal, look at me, I'm in this condition now, but you don't let me go to the hospital for recuperation. Why do you have to call me here?" Kuzan pretended to be very weak and asked while leaning on the sofa.

Although this battle was difficult, it was not a particularly tiring thing for Kuzan. After all, he was a man who could fight with Sakaski for ten days. This short battle of less than a day did not put much pressure on his physical strength. It was just a matter of injury.

Zhan Guo naturally knew this situation, so he glanced at him with some amusement and said, "You really learned a trick from Borsalino."

As soon as the battle was over, Borsalino pretended to be seriously injured, took a long vacation, and went to the hospital.

As Borsalino's former direct superior, Zhan Guo certainly knew that guy's problems, and he was also very clear that under such circumstances, he would not take the work seriously even if you asked him to do it, so he simply approved it.

On the other hand, Sakaski immediately began to coordinate the overall situation after the battle and led the navy to deal with various post-war matters. Even though he was injured, he never complained about the hardship or tiredness.

Or maybe he can be the next marshal! ?
"No, he can go to the hospital, but I have to stay here and listen to your lecture, which just proves that he is hiding something from me." Kuzan complained.

Zhan Guo felt like laughing when he heard this. He shook his head helplessly and said, "You are really getting lazier and lazier. If you continue like this, how can you be a good new marshal?"

"That's just your wishful thinking. I never said I wanted to be a marshal," Kuzan quickly shook his head.

He doesn’t even want to be a general now, so how can he be a marshal?
However, Zhan Guo had plenty of ways to deal with him. Hearing this, he said with a slightly regretful expression: "Really? If you don't want to be the marshal, then Mary Geoise will definitely push Sakaski to the position."

"Sakaski..." Kuzan's expression gradually became serious this time, and he said in a deep voice: "I don't really want to say anything about him behind his back, but there are some problems that you can see clearly. Sakaski is a very capable person and an excellent admiral, but he is not suitable to sit in the position of marshal. If he becomes the admiral of the navy, then perhaps the navy will go down a very dangerous path."

Sakaski is a man who will do whatever it takes to enforce justice.

Kuzan could barely accept that he did not want to be a marshal. In this case, Kuzan had to admit that Sakaski was an excellent naval admiral.

But if he became a marshal, that would be a different story.

In Kuzan's opinion, a naval marshal can be mediocre, not so outstanding, but he cannot be so extreme!

Because at this point, just like in the Warring States period, every move, appearance, and even a casual word will carry the so-called "naval will".

When an extreme person like Sakaski becomes a marshal, it may not produce any significant effects in the short term, but over time, it is very likely to affect the entire navy and turn it into an extreme military organization.

To put it in a smaller scale, the Demon-Slaying Order may become something that can be seen everywhere.

In a broader sense, what Zefa would do in the original story might happen to Sakaski under certain circumstances. So Kuzan was firmly against Sakaski becoming the marshal.

"If you don't want to take the position, then who else can? Should we let Borsalino take the position? Okay, I agree. Go ask Borsalino if he is willing." Zhan Guo glared at Kuzan and said.

Kuzan's face twitched. If this allowed Borsalino to retire, he might agree with both hands, but if he was made a marshal, he would definitely not agree.

"So can't you not be so anxious to retire? What for? Who is forcing you not to be the marshal?" Kuzan changed his mind and began to obstruct Zhan Guo's retirement plan.

"People of an era should do the things of that era. I am also the so-called 'remnant of the old era'. As an admiral, you also know very well that the next step for our navy will inevitably be to adjust its focus to the New World. This process does not have much meaning for me, but for a new marshal, it is the best time to cultivate prestige. Therefore, only by retreating while the tide is rising can one recognize the true weakness! I am old and have to admit that I am old. I can no longer fight against pirates, and I can no longer fight against Marijoa." Zhan Guo said tiredly.

At this moment, Kuzan seemed to discover that there seemed to be a few silver threads under the thick black hair of the Navy Marshal Sengoku.

The words I wanted to say originally, now I can't say them at all.

The position of the Navy Admiral is not only about fighting against those vicious pirates, but also about fighting against the group of people on Marijoa.

Sengoku had compromised for this and had also been angry about it, but looking back now, it was really boring. Now when he thought about it, he really envied his two old comrades, Garp and Zephyr. One retired early, and the other became a tough guy in the navy, living the comfortable life they wanted.

"Speaking of the fight with Marijoa, I have something else to remind you of." Zhan Guo suddenly perked up, stretched out his hand to push the frame of his glasses on his nose, and then said, "In fact, over the years, you should be able to see that the relationship between me and Marijoa has become somewhat hostile. This is one of the reasons why I can no longer continue to serve as the Admiral of the Navy."

Kuzan nodded silently, it was true.

In the early years, when Sengoku was still an admiral of the navy, he had a good relationship with Marijoa. At that time, Sengoku was also a ruthless person. He gave O'Hara's demon-slaying order as soon as he said it. He was tough and stubborn, and his style was completely different from Zephyr, who was known as the "admiral who would not kill" at that time.

But now, the two people have completely turned around. Zephyr thinks every day about how to kill all the pirates and take revenge on the world, while Sengoku's character has gradually become gentler and less sharp.

In the past, Zhan Guo resolutely implemented the orders given by the World Government. Now, he has to resist from time to time, and potentially have conflicts with the World Government.

As for the reason, it is very simple. When you are a general, you are a general. You have to do whatever your superiors say. Only in this way can you become a marshal. Moreover, there are old marshals above you, so naturally you do things without any scruples in the Warring States period.

But after becoming a marshal, he had no one to report to him. The so-called commander-in-chief of the entire army was just a place for retirement and he would not be in charge of day-to-day affairs. So he had to face Marijoa's edge. As an admiral of the navy, there was no conflict of interest with Marijoa. As a marshal of the navy, as long as he was a normal marshal, it was impossible not to conflict with Marijoa!
It's the position of the butt that determines it!
And Marijoa is also very accustomed to this kind of situation, not once or twice, so their basic strategy is to win over the admirals after the Admiral begins to "awaken", in order to divide and put pressure on the Admiral, fighting without breaking, and ensuring a balance.

Sakaski is now the admiral of the navy who has been won over by Marijoa. The two sides are currently in a honeymoon period, and Sakaski is also counting on Marijoa's help to make him a marshal.

But later, when Sakaski really took the position of marshal, he started to argue with the Five Elders every day, and conflicts soon emerged.

Then, the World Government used the same operation, airdropping two generals to start dividing and suppressing Sakaski. Same formula, same taste.

It's just that Zhan Guo's prestige is now great enough to suppress Sakaski, and Sakaski will not do anything to embarrass Zhan Guo. And later on, the two new generals didn't give Sakaski any face at all, especially Yixiao.

After a short pause, Zhan Guo did not keep anyone in suspense and said directly: "When I submitted the battle plan with the Whitebeard Pirates, Marijoa seemed to have the intention to start the world conscription. That is to say, after the war, our navy will inevitably suffer heavy losses, but time waits for no one. The opportunity to fight in the New World is fleeting. If our navy spends too much time "recovering", wouldn't it be like making wedding clothes for others? Therefore, Marijoa wants to quickly replenish our navy's strength through the world conscription, and then seize the time to counterattack the New World."

"It sounds nice, but they just think we are not obedient, so they want to stir up trouble for us and break our current unity from within." Kuzan reacted immediately.

"Yes, so I plan to stop this world conscription, at least to stop the conscription of generals." Zhan Guo said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)