NOVEL NEXT Chapter 22: 022 Marines Meeting, Marines Assignment
"This is the World Government's final decision," Sengoku sighed.
In a casual meeting, Smoker's fate for the next twenty years was decided
Sengoku's expression suddenly became heavy, "Compared to the next two things, Smoker's matter is insignificant."
Garp put down the donut in his hand, Kizaru put down his legs, and the air in the conference room became solemn.
"I believe some of you already know that the Holy Land Mariejois was attacked last night and a large number of slaves were released."
"But you don't know that Celestial Dragons died last night, a total of nine Celestial Dragons!"
Every time he thinks about it, Sengoku is shocked.
Nine Celestial Dragons died at once. To be honest, Sengoku was surprised that the World Government didn't go crazy.
"Hi~Nine Celestial Dragons?!"
Everyone present took a deep breath.
Some people find it very satisfying, some people find it too scary.
Even Akainu's expression was stunned.
He had long held a grudge against the Celestial Dragons. Now, even as an Admiral, he couldn't shake his anger towards them.
Sengoku placed two photos behind the picture of Smoker. It became clear to everyone that they were two wanted posters.
[Captain of the Sun Pirates, Fisher Tiger. Bounty: 1,580 Billion beli.]
[Man in Black, Nighthawk with Fist and Sword. Bounty: 1.13 billion Baileys.]
Two bounty posts were posted. There was a commotion among the crowd.
Bounties today aren't as high as they are in the future. A bounty of over one billion makes them a super famous pirate on the seas.
Faced with Tiger's bounty, everyone can still understand it, and the general action people are not surprised.
But who in the world is this Nighthawk of the Fist and Sword style!
Completely dressed in black, even his hair and face concealed, only a narrow eye visible.
This is over too cautious.
With only one eye visible, how can anyone identify him? Does this bounty poster even make sense??
The Marines had no grounds to argue.
"Ahem." Sengoku also knew what they were thinking, but what the World Government wanted was an attitude.
If not for the Celestial Dragons being killed, Sengoku would have guessed that the bounties on these two men would have doubled.
"You all know about Tiger, so I won't go into details there. Let's talk about this Nighthawk."
"In fact, Nighthawk covered the Sun Pirates' retreat. He single-handedly held off nearly a thousand members of the CP agent."
"This person's strength cannot be underestimated. You must be careful when you meet him in the future."
"After a fierce battle that happened for a long time, this man was able to hold his own briefly against a CP agentwith Vice Admiral strength. I believe his strength is at least that of a Rear Admiral, possibly even already at Vice Admiral level."
Listening to Sengoku, a veteran storyteller, talk endlessly about his "heroic deeds", Lynch panicked.
It's really exciting to listen to his own bounty at the Marine headquarters.
He peeked at Kizaru several times to confirm that the other party did not realize it was him.
"Are you alright?"
A soft hand gripped Lynch's hand from the side, and Momousagi smiled at him.
"I'm fine, Momousagi-san."
Looking around cautiously, Momousagi leaned in and whispered to Lynch, "Did you do something to me while I was asleep last night? I woke up this morning and smelled your scent in the bed."
Lynch "..."
A certain Rear Admiral with good hearing was shocked. Momousagi Rear Admiral was f**ked by Lynch at night.
This... big news!
Later, Sengoku formed a lineup to pursue the Sun Pirates, which included three Vice Admirals and five Rear Admirals, a rather formidable lineup.
It's a pity that Momousagi-san is included among them. It is estimated that he will not be able to see Momousagi-san for a long time.
After the meeting ended. Lynch went to Sengoku and expressed that he also wanted to go to sea.
"As agreed, I want to travel around the world. Marine can assign Smoker to me, and I'll take him to Loguetown along the way."
Why go to the four seas? In addition to gaining sins points, he also wants to see where it is suitable for him to become a king of some country.
There's another task that hasn't been completed, and he hasn't forgotten about it. He must become the king of a country within two and a half years.
As for why he chose the Four Seas over the Grand Line, there are two reasons.
Both halves of the Grand Line are equally breathtaking.
The first half of the journey is so close to the holy land of Mary Geiose that someone could try to capture him in a minute.
The second half is even more dangerous, and even Marines can't move freely there.
The second reason is stability.
Of course, the more dangerous the place, the better the experience of the strong, but the development of a country is exactly the opposite.
With the crazy weather in New World and the pirates who are always committing massacres, let's forget it.
"The Four Seas...yes, that's where pirates came from. As long as you can effectively suppress them, I support your every move."
"To help your efforts, I've assigned you to the SWORD department," Sengoku said with a hint of excitement.
"SWORD? What's that?"
"The SWORD department is something I've wanted to establish in early years. They have the authority to freely attack any pirates except the Four Emperors without needing approval from the Marines. Their goal is to reduce pirate numbers and bring stability to the world."
"However, we've always lacked manpower. The Admirals are always busy, and we haven't had the talent to deal great blows to pirates. Until I encountered your extraordinary Conqueror's Haki."
"Yes, I will definitely devote myself to the cause of fighting pirates and live up to the name of justice!"
"Okay, very good."
The more Sengoku looked at the young man in front of him, the more satisfied he became,
"Take my orders and set sail on a warship."
Before leaving, Lynch visited his two teachers, Zephyr and Garp, who had taught him for half a year.
Zephyr looked at the disciple in front of him, who seemed to have grown taller again. He saw in him a reflection of his own child, who had been brutally killed by pirates. His eyes burned with sad memories.
"Although I have given you everything, I have one last lesson: always protect your family."
"A man who can't even protect his family is worse than trash."
Lynch squirmed a bit and said, "I understand, Teacher Zephyr."
"Let's go, you are Marine's future." Zephyr patted Lynch on the shoulder and walked away, not wanting to burden his disciple with his own negative emotions.
"Teacher Zephyr..."
Lynch murmured, watching him leave.
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"Bwahahaha, you're going to East Blue? I need you to bring some gifts to my useless grandson."
Garp jumped up from his seat, laughing heartily.
"Vice Admiral Garp, do you have any grandchildren?" Lynch pretended to be surprised.
"Yeah, but I haven't seen him for a long time." Garp remembered with rare nostalgia,
"Counting the time, he will be four years old in a few days, and his name is Luffy."
"Luffy..."
After coming to this world for many years, Lynch felt like he was out of time and space when he heard this name again.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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