"Mr. Sengoku."
In the unknown sea, dazzling golden light flew across the sky.
"I'm very sorry, we lost!"
The pale and weak Kizaru said bitterly: "If nothing unexpected happens, Momousagi and Tokikake should have been…"
"Borsalino, it's not your fault... I just received the news that the two of them were defeated and captured!"
At the other end of the Den Den Mushi, in the Fleet Admiral's office, Sengoku no longer had the high spirits of the past and clenched his fists tightly.
His whole face was pale, and he slumped on the chair.
He smiled miserably and said: "You can evacuate decisively, which is the best choice, saving the last bit of face for the Marines. At least there was no real annihilation..."
"It was my decision-making mistake as the Fleet Admiral that led to this catastrophe. I underestimated the Netherworld Pirates; I will take full responsibility for this matter!"
At the side, Vice-Admiral Tsuru sighed softly.
It was rare that she did not persuade but remained silent.
Because she knew this was the best result.
With such a huge loss, the Marines suffered an unprecedented defeat, and it can even be said that the loss was extremely heavy.
There are countless officers, including the two Admirals, two Admiral Candidates, ten Vice-Admirals, Rear-Admirals, and other marine officers, who were lost in battle.
Someone must take responsibility, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku, the highest officer of the Marines, will naturally bear the brunt and must step down.
Suppose the World Government is more domineering and determined to investigate. In that case, she's afraid that Sengoku will be held in military court. Still, with the current situation of the Marines, she believes that the top leaders of the World Government dare not mess around.
At most, Sengoku will resign.
As for the Hero of the Marines, Garp the Fist, who had refused to be promoted to Admiral several times, and Black Arm Zephyr, who had already resigned from the position of admiral and retired to the second line to become instructors and devoted themselves to training newcomers, obviously could not take over this position.
Kizaru is the best candidate, even though he was defeated in the battle.
Regardless of prestige or qualifications, the only one who is qualified to take over this position in the Marines is him.
Unless the World Government is ready to let Kong, who has been promoted to the Commander-in-Chief of the World Government, take over the position of Fleet Admiral again.
Or, it is determined to parachute a new Fleet Admiral to try to rectify the Marines.
But the former is easy to say.
If it is the latter, it will be troublesome.
Those Marines who have worked hard from the bottom level to the top level are bound to have great opinions, and it may cause great turmoil.
"Borsalino... Next, the Marines are in your hands!"
Sengoku said hoarsely into the Den Den Mushi.
Sengoku seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant.
He was already gray-haired, but he kept his hair black with hair treatments, trying to make himself look younger and more majestic.
At this moment, he was fully aged.
It was as if his energy and spirit had been drained away, and his whole body was full of decadence.
"Mr. Sengoku, you..."
Far away in the New World.
Borsalino, who was rushing back, stopped suddenly.
His eyes suddenly widened, and he was a little speechless.
"Hmm? That is..."
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed.
He caught a glimpse of a huge eagle flapping its wings toward Dressrosa at an astonishing speed and noticed the two figures above.
… … …
"Bullu~~bullu~~"
At this moment, in the Fleet Admiral's office.
Sengoku just hung up the communication with Kizaru when the Den Den Mushi next to him suddenly opened his eyes and made a rapid sound.
"Hey, the higher-up is here to punish me.."
Glancing at the color of the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku said to Vice-Admiral Tsuru next to him self-deprecatingly.
Without procrastination, he took a deep breath and grabbed the microphone: "I am Sengoku."
"Sengoku, you..."
A burst of furious voices just came out of the Den Den Mushi when it was interrupted mercilessly by the furious Sengoku: "Your excellency, are you satisfied now?"
"Sengoku, what do you mean?"
"You Marines are incompetent, leading to defeat and heavy losses, but you blame us, right?"
"Two Admirals, two Admiral candidates, and ten Vice-Admirals... Such a loss is ridiculous!"
"The reputation of the World Government has been lost by you!"
"Once the news of the annihilation of the entire fleet spreads in the sea, do you know what consequences will be caused?"
At the other end of the Den Den Mushi, after the Five Elders received the news, they were obviously furious and exasperated.
In fact, if it weren't for the CP organization's repeated confirmation, they simply couldn't believe such a battle report and thought that they had heard it wrong.
"What do I mean?"
Sengoku eyes were spitting fire. His whole body was also full of anger, and he fought back tit for tat: "I don't deny that such a big mistake, I, the Marines Fleet Admiral, am to blame, but doesn't the World Government have any responsibility?"
"What on earth is the CP organization doing?"
"Why did the Netherworld Pirates develop quietly to this extent, and you didn't receive any useful information?"
He was already mentally prepared to step down.
All along, as the Fleet Admiral, he has been extremely frustrated because of the constraints of the World Government's top leaders.
So now, he didn't want to be hypocritical with these high-ranking and domineering leaders, and he fought back directly without hesitation: "The Marines have not made full preparations, and even the intelligence of the Netherworld Pirates has not been investigated clearly... You are so impatient and rash, blindly ordering the Marines to launch a Buster Call against the Netherworld Pirates!"
"Who would have thought that the three Admirals, two Admiral candidates, several Vice-Admirals, 30,000 marine elite, and a fleet of 80 warships... All failed and suffered an unprecedented defeat?"
"Why, you are now eager to pass the blame and come to me, the Fleet Admiral, to punish, right?"
While speaking, Sengoku clenched his fists.
His eyebrows were raised, and his face was full of anger.
He completely let go of his scruples. For the first time in decades since joining the Marines, he was extremely tough and confronted the Five Elders, who controlled the highest power of the World Government; he responded loudly there: "Then I can tell you the answer now. I, Sengoku, am willing to take full responsibility for the defeat and resign!"
"If you still want me to take the blame and send me to a military court for trial, you can do whatever you want!"
"Click!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he hung up the Den Den Mushi directly.
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, the Five Elders in Mary Geoise looked at each other in bewilderment.
They were stunned for a moment.
Then, they became extremely angry and slammed the table hard, somewhat furious.
"Bastard!"