"Lieutenant General, are you looking for me?"
Not long after Kirby left, Smoker, wearing an unbuttoned jacket, with his breasts exposed, and a head of silver-white bristles, who looked more like a gangster than a rear admiral, appeared at the door of the courtyard with a cigar in his mouth.
The "Cockscomb Head" general's courtyard area is more important as a status symbol. People including Stonobelli who rarely return to the headquarters have a small courtyard of their own in this area.
This is the navy's recognition of their status and achievements. It is not unconventional, so the area is moderate and not extravagant.
After passing the gate is the courtyard, and behind the courtyard is the main house. The overall structure can be seen at a glance.
so... ...
As soon as Smoker finished speaking, he raised his head and met Zefa's eyes with an angry look on his face.
Smoker: "..."
Cool!
The person who was looking for him was Ron. Smoker, who was so busy that he was so busy that he forgot that this was Zefa's home.
"Smorg! Recite the navy's uniform regulations to me!"
Zefa slapped the table and stood up, looking directly at the opponent with majestic eyes.
Silently taking down the cigar, Smoker winked innocently at Ron.
You have something to do with me, right
Then don't stand there and watch the show!
"Ahem, teacher, I think the point now is not this..."
"What is it if it's not this?!"
Before Ron finished speaking, Zefa interrupted angrily, and then looked at Smoker, hating that iron could never become steel: "I thought that letting you go to the East China Sea to temper yourself for a few years would help you curb your bad temper, but look at you This look now...I already know the result."
"..."
You can't judge a person by his appearance, old guy!
Don’t you understand that I have been separated for three days? !
Of course Smoker didn't have the guts to say these words.
His bad temper is mainly directed at those officials and navy scum that he dislikes. He will not forgive himself if he continues to be like this to veterans like Zefa who have ruined the navy.
Not to mention... ...he is also one of Zefa's disciples!
It is not just the relationship between instructor and student, but the relationship between being accepted as a disciple like Ron.
Ron gave him a sympathetic look, and then... sat down and continued drinking.
This left Smoker, who didn't say a word after entering the door, but was scolded by Zefa violently and began to doubt his life.
It's like being possessed by Perona's negative ghost.
After a long time, Zefa finished his talk and said that he would stay here for now and talk later when he has time.
Ron then took the opportunity and cleared his throat: "Um... Smoker, eh? What do I want from you?!"
"..."
"That's enough, hey!"
Smoker's eyelids twitched crazily: "Am I just here to get scolded?!"
No, I really forgot!
Ron's expression was serious, wondering if he had been affected by Sugar's childlike fruit again.
Fortunately, Orric did not abuse Sugar's ability. Zefa raised his eyes and reminded him.
"That Shichibukai..."
"Yes! Jinbe!"
Ron was enlightened and slapped his hands.
Then he looked at Smoker and said: "That's it. After knowing the inside story of this war, 'Sea Hero' Jinbei, who was supposed to follow the Shichibukai Treaty and come to help, made some suggestions to the Five Old Stars... Very uninteresting request.”
"A very uninteresting request?"
Smoker was stunned for a moment, then his face became serious: "I understand."
"Sea Hero" Jinbei, this is not an unfamiliar name.
As the only fishman in the "King's Seven Seas of War", Jinbei is a chivalrous and arrogant man who is famous in the Grand Line.
If it weren't for the "Ren Xia" and "Fujitora" who later appeared, he would have been the only standard for "Xia" in the sea.
But Jinbei was like this. In fact, at the beginning, he was no different from those extreme murlocists who were "racially supremacist".
Yiru has enslaved Nami's hometown, Cocoa West Village and its surrounding villages, and is the boss of the evil dragon realm.
Under the influence of the "great hero" Fisher Tiger, Jinbei gradually let go of his hatred of humans and transformed into the heroic man he is now. He became the Shichibukai and became the link between fish and humans.
And during this period, when the Great Pirate Age was just emerging, Fish-Man Island owed Whitebeard a huge favor!
"Because of his role in saving Fish-Man Island from the lawless zone, Jinbe admired Whitebeard very much. Even after becoming a Shichibukai, he secretly helped Whitebeard many times to repay his kindness."
Ron smoked two of his high-end cigars and handed them to Smoker, and said: "It is impossible for the government to agree to the requests he made this time. I believe Jinbei also knows this. He just tries it without giving up and expresses his dissatisfaction." Will participate in the war against Whitebeard."
"Wulaoxing was very angry about this and ordered us to arrest people. Marshal Warring States handed over the task to me, so... I called you over."
Co-authoring this is a task that has been pushed back layer by layer? !
The corner of Smoker's mouth twitched, but then he raised it: "Jinbei...? I've long wanted to fight a real master!"
Ever since he met Ron, he started to work hard to become stronger. Smoker believed that his strength was no weaker than these veteran characters, but he just suffered from never having a chance and having no skills.
Now... ...
"No, it was precisely because we couldn't fight that I suggested Ron give the task to you."
Zefa poured a ladle of cold water on it and said, "With Jinbei's personality, he has done such an inhuman thing. He must have had a plan in his heart to protect the safety of Fish-Man Island with his life, so that the Five Old Stars will not have an excuse to settle accounts in the future."
"So this mission only requires you to go there. I believe he will be imprisoned in Impel Down City voluntarily."
"Didn't Ron want you to be the base commander of G11 so that you can be a close friend of him? This mission is neither important nor light, but because it was given directly by the Five Old Stars, it is perfect for brushing up your resume."
Smoker: "..."
Give me my passion back! ! !
It took me a long time to do just a passing mission, but I was still excited!
Zefa seemed to know what he was thinking, and sneered at this: "There is really a task that needs to be done. Do you think I would suggest that he leave it to you?"
"Don't forget, you clearly stated on your resume of the headquarters that you were dispatched 13 times and beat the commander twice, and the other losses caused were as high as tens of billions!"
Among the naval characters with a positive image in the original work, Smoker's resume is definitely the ugliest, bar none.
Disobeying orders is commonplace.
Those who can be coerced and lured must be arrested forcefully.
The officer had a problem with him, but he beat him up. The chief had colluded with the pirates, and he even beat them half to death.
Half dead = crippled!
It was this "hopeless" Smoker who was thrown into the East China Sea, the "weakest sea", despite flying the banner of "Disciple of Zefa", which was equivalent to the exile in ancient times. frontier.
Otherwise, just because he is self-righteous and disdains to join the scum of his headquarters and wants to be an idle cloud and wild crane in the East China Sea, it would be strange if Zefa didn't make arrangements for him clearly!
Smoker looked horrified.
How do you remember such a thing so clearly? !
"The marshal is very busy. I am a dual commander, and I am also very busy... So, don't waste the opportunity, Smoker, don't you want to carry out your own justice in the navy? Then seize the opportunity to climb up. !”
Ron reminded him calmly.
Outside the Navy, he already has enough voice, but within the Navy, he doesn't have many of his own.
But he won't be hungry for food.
If you want to be his helper, you have to have a low status.
Smoker nodded seriously when he heard this.
"I see!"
To make iron, you need to be strong. Without enough status, Canglong... No, no one in the navy would listen to him seriously.
"that is... ... "
Suddenly, Smoker blew out a smoke ring and said with a smile: "In this case, the Shichibukai system is somewhat in name only!"
First, the bear's betrayal and Mihawk's fall, and then Jinbe's violation of the treaty. Three out of the seven people were useless to the government, accounting for almost half of them.
Ron and Zefa looked at each other silently without responding.
In fact, it no longer has much meaning in existence.
At a level that Smoker couldn't touch, everyone knew that Fujitora and Luo were Ron's own people.
The Pirate Empress is far away in the windless zone. She doesn't care about the turbulent sea except for supplying domestic supplies. Xihai Lao Cai said that it is the Shichibu Sea, and it is more of an arms dealer directly connected with the government.
Just ask the Shichibukai, what’s the point