From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 202: Sakaski is promoted to marshal, and Bane becomes the admiral of the navy!
Holy Land Marie Joa.

Panger Castle, the office and power center of the Five Elders.

At this time, the commander-in-chief of the army, Steel Bone Kong, was reporting some situations here.

"What? Kuzan is going to resign as admiral and leave the navy?" Saint Vochuli asked angrily, "How dare he say such a thing!?"

"Don't you have any way to keep them? Letting such a top-level combat force leave will be a huge loss for the navy!" Nasu Shoulang Sheng said in a deep voice.

Cyborg said helplessly: "If possible, neither I nor the navy want to let Kuzan leave, but I have personally communicated with Kuzan through Den Den Mushi. Although he has not returned to the headquarters, his determination cannot be shaken."

But after a brief pause, Cyborg continued, "Fortunately, Zephyr stepped in. With his mediation, Kuzan temporarily agreed to retain his military rank and retreat to the second line like Sengoku and Garp. At least in name, he is still under the command of our navy. He said that after returning to the headquarters and handing over some work, he will go to the New World to find Zephyr."

"Zefa?" Hearing this, Saint Satan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is good. At least we can save face on the surface. Maybe after a while, Kuzan might change his mind."

After talking about this topic for a while, Saint Maz said, "There is no need to discuss Sakaski's promotion to the new Admiral of the Navy any further. Then, after Kuzan steps down as Admiral, there will be two Admiral positions vacant in the Navy. What are your plans for this?"

"We have already consulted the four admiral candidates. Kake and Gion have no intention of being promoted to admirals, but Yixiao and Bane are very interested in this matter, so if nothing unexpected happens, the two of them will be promoted to generals at the same time as Sakaski is promoted to marshal." Cyborg said immediately.

"It's a good thing that Kake and Gion have no intention in this regard. In fact, we don't completely trust their strength." Saint Wokuri thought for a while and said.

Although the Navy Headquarters has always claimed that Chaton Kake and Momosagi Gion possess the combat power of an admiral, in fact, this combat power has never been truly tested in actual combat.

To be precise, without the authorization of the Navy Headquarters, unless under special circumstances, like the sudden encounter between Bane and Kaido this time, the New World Navy cannot easily engage in large-scale conflicts with the Four Emperors-level pirate groups. Therefore, in recent years, there have not been many battles between the Navy and the Four Emperors. During the time when Kake and Gion were in charge of the New World, they did have many dazzling achievements. However, due to the restraint of the headquarters, they have never really fought against pirates of the level of the Four Emperors.

In comparison, although Yixiao and Bane have not been in the navy for a long time, their combat records are very impressive.

During the Battle of Marineford, Ichisho and Borsalino teamed up to fight Whitebeard and did not lose to him. It can even be said that they completely suppressed Whitebeard. As for Bane, although the news has not been announced to the public yet, the Five Elders and others certainly know about it. This guy raided Dressrosa, killed Doflamingo in a one-on-two situation, and fought a fierce battle with Kaido to a draw.

To be honest, when the Five Elder Stars first heard the news, they were all stunned.

How come Bane suddenly became so strong?

But the facts were before their eyes and they had to believe it.

In the face of Bane's absolute strength, the plans they had made secretly before were now completely meaningless. For example, airdropping Huangmu to the Navy Headquarters was originally intended to balance Bane.

Now it seems that Aramaki is no longer qualified to be compared with Bane, because Aramaki has no actual combat experience with Four Emperors-level masters.

The only thing that made the Five Elders feel relieved was that they had already tried to win over Bane in advance, so there was still room for maneuver. Therefore, even if Bane was promoted to general, it would not be unacceptable.

In fact, the promotion of Yixiao and Bane to admirals of the navy was quite in line with the wishes of the Five Elders.

In order to check and balance the navy, they don't want those who have deep-rooted ties with the navy to become admirals. This is one of the reasons why they originally wanted to start world conscription and airdrop admirals.

Bane and Yixiao actually both meet this condition. Both of them have joined the navy not long ago and are not yet deeply bound to the navy. In this case, they, the Five Elders, have more room for maneuver.

"Since Bane and Yixiao are both interested, let's promote them to admirals. They are both candidates for admiral, and this is in line with your navy's procedures, isn't it?" Saint Wochuli agreed after pondering for a moment.

Naturally, the other five elder stars had no intention of objecting.

Marshal Cyborg nodded and said, "I understand. I will convey your opinions to the Navy."

"After Sakaski officially becomes the Admiral of the Navy, the relocation of the new headquarters must be implemented as soon as possible. At the same time, we must start recruiting soldiers from around the world. These are urgent matters. The adjustment of the Navy's strategic focus should not be delayed for too long. We hope to launch the attack on the New World as soon as possible. It has been out of the control of the World Government for too long." Saint Satan ordered. "Understood." Cyborg immediately expressed his opinion.

"By the way, Kuzan's resignation will definitely have an adverse impact on the navy. There is no need to suppress the news anymore. Let's make public what Bane did in Dressrosa. This will further deter the New World and mitigate the negative impact on the navy during this period." Nasujuro Sei suddenly said again.

"We think so too. The Navy's Chief of Staff Ahe has submitted a complete public opinion propaganda plan." Cyborg said again.

In fact, these things are not something he should worry about. Although the position of the commander-in-chief of the entire army is prestigious, it is actually just a place for honor. There is nothing he can do about it. Who made it so that the navy has no marshal during this period?

As a former naval marshal, he could only come down and arrange some work.

Fortunately, this situation will soon be over, and it is unstoppable for Sakaski to become the new Navy Marshal.

Soon after Mary Geoise confirmed her intention, the world government and the navy jointly launched a large-scale propaganda campaign.

The heat of the big showdown between Kuzan and Sakaski was quickly shifted.

The Navy released a lot of news, such as Sakaski will be promoted to marshal, and Admiral Kuzan will step down from the post of admiral soon due to personal reasons, but will retain his military rank and retreat to the second line.

Kuzan's sudden resignation as admiral inevitably had some negative impact on the navy.

However, before people on the sea could discuss this matter, the big news that Bane attacked and killed one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Tenyasha Donquixote Doflamingo, and had a fierce battle with Kaido, swept the entire world.

Suppress all the heat!
Since the Battle of Marineford, the Navy has not had any conflict with the Four Emperors-level pirates for a long time. For this reason, many people are questioning whether the Navy's so-called "shift of focus to the New World" strategy is just an empty slogan?
Such a long time has passed, and apart from Shi Ji, is there no achievement at all?
What Bane did this time was a strong response to these doubts on behalf of the Navy!

At the same time, it was announced to the public that Doflamingo's status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea had been revoked by the Navy before he was killed by Bane. The reason was very simple. As a legal pirate under the World Government, he secretly colluded with Kaido and intended to subvert the rule of the World Government.

To be honest, many people know that Doflamingo and Kaido are colluding. After so many years, everyone has become accustomed to it and even tacitly accepted that the World Government will not seem to care about this matter.

But tacit consent does not mean legality. If it is really used as an excuse, no one can refute it.

Especially since Doflamingo is already dead, it is impossible for anyone to speak up for him.

In fact, when the Five Elders on Marijoa learned the news, they were a little angry at first. After all, Doflamingo had a special identity, and he had many businesses secretly carried out by the world government. The navy killed him without even saying hello. How could they not be angry?
But when you consider that the person who did it was Bane, and that Bane is far more important to them than Doflamingo, who told them to count on Bane to get the Nika Fruit?

Moreover, Zhan Guo also took all the responsibility for the incident. In the written report, no matter what the facts were, all the orders were issued and signed by him personally.

They had just forced Zhan Guo to resign as the Navy Marshal not long ago. Now, it was impossible for them to do anything to Zhan Guo. After all, although he was no longer the Marshal, he had just stepped down. His influence on the Navy was still very huge. If they really broke off relations with Zhan Guo, it would also be a great loss to them.

So after considering for a long time, the Five Elders decided to ignore Doflamingo.

This world is so cruel. If Doflamingo were still alive, things might not have ended so easily. Unfortunately, he is already dead.

Dead people are worthless, especially to political creatures like the Five Elders.

In August of the Haiyuan calendar 1521, Sakaski returned to the Navy Headquarters. On the 8th, he was officially announced at the Navy Headquarters as the new Navy Marshal!
On the 17th, Kuzan officially announced his resignation as Navy Admiral.

On the 22nd of the same month, Bane arrived at the Navy Headquarters and was sworn in as Navy Admiral together with Issho, who was also a candidate for admiral!

At this point, the Navy’s nearly two-year struggle for new power change has come to an end!

(End of this chapter)