One month later
The first half of the Grand Line, the Navy Headquarters in Marinford.
"You all know what happened. Blackbeard killed Onigyu a week ago and sent his head to the headquarters in exchange for the status of Shichibukai. What do you think?"
Zhan Guo, who wore a seagull hat and a braided beard, sat at the first seat and asked the people in the conference room.
"Well, he was able to kill the Ghost Bull. Blackbeard's strength is really terrifying. The bounty offered for him before was a bit too low."
The Navy's Chief of Staff, He, spoke in a flat voice, supporting his chin with both hands, and sitting casually in his seat.
"Humph, the Shichibukai are now fully staffed, there is no spare seat for him to come in."
The burly man with a cross-shaped scar on his face, wearing a black and red suit and a vice admiral's cloak of justice snorted coldly.
"It's still really scary, Blackbeard, he's really a monster, he's getting stronger and stronger."
The man in a yellow striped suit with a wretched look on his face and a pair of color-blind glasses, codenamed Kizaru Deborsalino, took a sip of black tea leisurely, his voice lazy and indolent.
"Hmph, Borsalino, look at what you did back then. If you had arrested him last time, there wouldn't have been so much trouble!"
The Navy Admiral, Admiral Sakazuki, codenamed Akainu, had smoke rising from his hands, and the terrifying heat instantly burned a hole in the table.
"Alaa LS Kaski, there were a lot of civilians on the island at the time. If Borsalino and Blackbeard had gone to war, there would have been countless casualties on the entire island."
Kuzan, the admiral of the navy codenamed Aokiji, wearing a white vest and having a big afro, retorted to Sakaski's words.
"Humph, in order to protect the safety of more civilians, the loss of an island is acceptable. Have you ever thought that if Blackbeard continues to do evil, it will be the whole world that will be threatened?"
Sakaski was full of perseverance in responding to Kuzan's words. To him, it was totally worth it if he could kill a pirate who was a huge threat to the world and if sacrificing a few people could protect more people.
"Sakaski, you are really too extreme!" Kuzan stood up angrily and yelled at Sakaski.
"Hmph, unnecessary kindness can't protect this world!" Sakaski fought back without showing any weakness.
"Stop arguing, is this the time to quarrel?" The great god with veins bulging on his forehead roared, holding his forehead with his hand. Zhan Guo had a headache about the two highest forces of the navy who had different ideas.
"Okay, now we are discussing Blackbeard joining the Shichibukai. Regarding the current full situation, the Five Elders recently issued an order to cancel Bartholomew Kuma's title of Shichibukai. He will go to the Naval Science Corps to cooperate with Vegapunk's experiments." Crane decisively interrupted their conversation and stated the latest order.
"Hmph, Five Elders, is this an order specifically issued for Blackbeard?" Sakaski was a little angry. For him who believed in absolute justice, this policy of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was a great insult.
"If Kuma's title of Shichibukai is revoked, will he cooperate with the experiments of the Navy's scientific forces? After all, without the title, he will become an ordinary pirate again." Kuzan asked his question with some confusion.
"That guy will cooperate well. After all, he is not the kind of guy who would sacrifice the people of an entire country to satisfy himself. Humph! These Five Elder Stars are really doing some shameful things!" Zhan Guo said helplessly.
"Since the Five Elders have already accepted Blackbeard's pledge of allegiance, why do we still need to hold this meeting? Isn't it meaningless?" Lieutenant General Storoberi's voice came out slowly.
"Although the Five Elders have agreed, I am the Admiral of the Navy and have the right to reject this proposal. Even if the other party is one of the Five Elders, I will never agree to it if I don't approve of it." Zhan Guo looked at the senior naval officials in the conference room seriously.
"Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach, former captain of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, now the captain of the Blackbeard Pirates, bounty of 546.3 million Baileys, according to the latest intelligence, he is a Devourer who ate the Devourer Fruit, Nautilus, a fighter of the Blackbeard Pirates, a descendant of the Titans, a user of the ancient animal-type Titan Gigantic Ape Fruit, bounty of 321 million Baileys, Caminho, former captain of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, left the Whitebeard Pirates half a year ago, now a member of the Blackbeard Pirates, user of the Copy Fruit, bounty of 352 million Baileys, Bella, no bounty for the time being, user of the Animal-type Mythical Beast-type Fallen Angel Fruit, look at this, this is such a powerful team! How could such a guy, after joining the Seven Warlords of the Sea, possibly obey the orders of the World Government!" Sengoku threw the information about the Blackbeard Pirates on the table and roared angrily.
"It's really scary. They are all monsters." Borsalino exclaimed with emotion and leisurely poured himself a refill of black tea.
"Alas, they are clearly a rookie pirate group, but their strength is terrifying." Kuzan's face was a little solemn. There was no need for such a team to surrender to the World Government. Although as long as they had the title of Seven Warlords of the Sea, the bounty would be cancelled and they could plunder legally, however, these were completely meaningless to the powerful pirates.
"Hmph, a team like this should be strangled now before it grows fully, otherwise it will be another Red Hair!" Sakaski's arms turned into magma with terrifyingly high temperatures, raising the temperature of the entire conference room by a few degrees.
"Yes, that's what I'm worried about. From what he's done, we can tell that Blackbeard is an ambitious and dangerous man with a very high IQ. He wants to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so he must have some motive, but we just don't know."
Vice Admiral Tsuru confirmed Sakaski's words and his voice sounded calmly again, "But his strength and fame are unquestionable. If he can become a Shichibukai, he will surely be able to intimidate many pirates."
"Oh, what a dirty deal. The Five Elders are really a group of perfect politicians. As long as you are strong enough and can obey their orders, even pirates can be a fighting force for them. Humph." Kuzan snorted coldly, put on the eye mask on his head, and lay down on the chair and fell asleep.
"As long as they can use their combat power, whether it is the navy or pirates, it doesn't matter to them. This is what the Five Elders mean. As long as it does not threaten their rule, everything else doesn't matter."
Looking at Kuzan sleeping on his back in a chair, He said something casually.
"Aren't those damn Five Elders afraid that they might raise a tiger that will bite them to death? Among the current Seven Warlords of the Sea, how many are worry-free? Don Quixote, Doflamingo, Crocodile, these guys are all very ambitious. In the end, don't we, the Navy, have to clean up their messes?"
Sengoku was somewhat helpless. There was really no other way. At that time, the Great Pirate Era had just begun and the navy was in a period of transition. The entire navy could only rely on Sengoku alone to support it. That bastard Garp had become increasingly lazy since Roger was executed. Zephyr had retired and become an instructor to lead recruits. Tsuru was a wise general and although he had the ability, he was too busy with official duties. He had really no choice but to agree to the establishment of an organization like the Seven Warlords of the Sea by the World Government.
However, judging from the current results, the Seven Warlords of the Sea have become a cancer that cannot be completely cut off, and have become a springboard for those scumbags to strengthen themselves.
This time, the Five Elder Stars, the highest leaders of the World Government, actually secretly agreed to let a guy like Blackbeard join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, which made Sengoku even more upset.
"Damn the Five Elders! Damn the Seven Warlords of the Sea! I will definitely find a way to lock them all up in Impelton Prison!" Sengoku became more and more angry the more he thought about it, and he roared loudly, his voice echoing throughout the conference room.