Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

If the appearance of the Navy triggers a collective backlash from those great pirates, leading to an accident involving the Navy's top combat force, which plays a vital role in stabilizing the maritime situation, it will severely impact the Navy's strength, thereby further weakening the World Government's deterrent power.

"Not only that, when we capture Hueco Mundo members, we also need to carefully consider another issue, which is the possibility of reinforcements from Hueco Mundo members appearing, such as that Devil Form Devil Fruit user, or even attracting the 'Lord of Hueco Mundo' to take action?"

The long-bearded Five Elders said cautiously, "With unclear intelligence, if we are ambushed by Hueco Mundo, the consequences could be extremely serious."

"Ultimately, it's still an intelligence problem. We have too little information about this mysterious Hueco Mundo organization that suddenly appeared. Not to mention the abilities of the Hueco Mundo members and information about the Lord of Hueco Mundo, we don't even know how many people are in the Hueco Mundo organization."

The curly-haired Five Elders, who had been silently calculating on the side, spoke up and concluded.

"Therefore, rather than taking the risk of appearing, it is more important to first confirm the intelligence on Hueco Mundo before we can take any countermeasures."

"But are we just going to let Hueco Mundo members operate freely on the high seas and turn a blind eye? What about King Riku's plea for help from the Kingdom of Dressrosa?" asked the Five Elders with the mustache.

The bald Five Elders, who had been quietly wiping the "First Generation Kitetsu" in their hands while sitting in a corner, suddenly spoke up.

"Gentlemen, Corazon's attack on the Kingdom of Dressrosa is a very interesting phenomenon in itself. Don't forget the history of the Don Quixote family."

[Chapter 189: The Selection of the Seven Warlords of the Sea]

Clearly, as the apparent rulers of the World Government, the Five Elders were extremely knowledgeable about the past of the Celestial Dragons and immediately made many connections.

The reason, or rather the purpose, of Corazon's attack on the Kingdom of Dressrosa is something that is worth pondering.

"Could it be that Corazon's aim is to revive the glory of his Don Quixote family?" the long-bearded Five Elders speculated.

“It’s possible. If Corazon wants to regain his throne as king of Dressrosa and his goal is to restore the glory of the Donquixote Family, then there’s something we can take advantage of in this matter,” said the Five Elders with the mustache.

The blond Five Elders also realized what was happening and asked, "You mean, perhaps the World Government could try to win Corazon back? To obtain intelligence about Hueco Mundo?"

"That's right!"

The Five Elders with the Eight-Character Mustache said.

"Didn't Doflamingo previously choose to cut off his father's head just to return to Mary Geoise and regain his Celestial Dragon status? It's possible that Corazon's thinking is aligned with his brother Doflamingo's, so..."

Before the Five Elders with the mustache could finish speaking, the blond Five Elders interrupted.

"This is absolutely unacceptable. Don Quixote Homing's decision to abandon his Celestial Dragon identity back then already brought shame upon the entire Celestial Dragon race. In order to uphold the dignity of the Celestial Dragon race, it is absolutely impossible to allow such a disgraceful descendant to become a Celestial Dragon again."

The blonde elder's resolute words were also acknowledged by the other elders.

Regardless, the status of the Celestial Dragons must be maintained.

"If that's the case..."

Suddenly, the Five Elders with the mustache seemed to remember something and said...

"How about using the status of a 'Shichibukai' as a condition? And representing the World Government's recognition of the Dressrosa Kingdom ruled by the Donquixote Family, and using these conditions to win over Corazon?"

The long-bearded Elder Five agreed. “It’s feasible. If Corazon truly wants to revitalize the Donquixote Family and regain control of the Dressrosa Kingdom, these are conditions he can hardly refuse.”

"However, how do we contact Corazon? Should we send CP0 members?" the blond Elder asked.

"Uh, that's not very feasible. If ordinary CP0 members show up, they'll likely be attacked by Corazon and might not even be given a chance to communicate," the Five Elders with the mustache guessed.

"In that case..."

Just as the other five elders were deep in thought, the curly-haired elder spoke again. "Wasn't Corazon once a naval lieutenant commander, and was he even adopted as a son by Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"

"You mean, you want Marshal Sengoku to contact Corazon?" the blond Five Elders asked.

“Of course not. Doesn’t Fleet Admiral Sengoku have two adopted sons? The other one seems to be named Tefimo Yann. Sending Tefimo Yann to probe Corazon’s attitude shouldn’t attract the attention of the ‘Lord of Hueco Mundo’,” said the Five Elders with curly hair.

“That makes sense, but we need to add some safeguards. We should also send an additional CP0 member—no, have the other subordinate CP organizations find a young spy to accompany Terfim Yarn,” said the Five Elders with the mustache.

"I second that..."

"I second that..."

……

Soon, the Five Elders sent the results of their discussion to Marshal Sengoku.

"what?!"

When Arn was abruptly summoned to the Warring States Office, he thought the old man had been keeping him idle for so long and was about to assign him some clerical work, but he was suddenly informed of this task.

"You want me to go find Corazon?!"

"That's right!"

The Warring States Marshal looked rather troubled as he spoke.

"The World Government has created a system called the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' and intends to recruit Corazon as one of the Seven Warlords. Therefore, they plan to have you contact Corazon and persuade him to join the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea'."

Yan's lips twitched slightly, and he quickly understood what the World Government meant.

Is the World Government planning to recruit Corazon from Hueco Mundo in order to obtain intelligence about the organization?

Furthermore, they still intend to send the "Lord of Hueco Mundo" as an intermediary.

Outrageous... outrageous...

Yaen swallowed hard, adjusted his glasses, and asked helplessly, "Did I have a chance to refuse?"

Marshal Zhan Guo seemed to understand Yann's predicament, and sighed helplessly, saying...

“I know you may not want to see Corazon now, who betrayed the Navy and justice, and I feel the same way.”

……

Ya'en.

Old man, our feelings might be a little different.

Actually, I just didn't want to go to sea.

Of course, Yann would not reveal his inner thoughts, but nodded in agreement with Marshal Sengoku.

“Yarn, but this time there is no room for refusal. The Five Elders have directly named you to contact Corazon, and you are indeed the only one who meets the requirements to contact Corazon,” said Marshal Sengoku.

"Why?" Yann was puzzled by this explanation.

The Warring States Marshal's tone became particularly solemn as he spoke.

"The horror and mystery of Hueco Mundo are still difficult to confirm. Sending other personnel to contact Corazon would not only risk being killed by Corazon, but might also alert Hueco Mundo in advance."

"Only you, by going in the name of a sworn brother, can avoid these problems and truly have the opportunity to communicate with Corazon."

That reason... was so compelling that Yaen couldn't refute it at all.

"So, old man, aren't you worried that I might encounter some danger?" Yann asked.

"Don't worry, Gion will be your adjutant, and you know her strength very well. Perhaps because of her age and achievements, her current rank is only colonel, but her strength is no less than that of a lieutenant general," said Marshal Sengoku.

"and many more……"

Immediately, Yann sensed something was amiss from those words. His eyes widened, and he asked, "Adjutant? Colonel Gion as adjutant?"

Marshal Sengoku nodded and said affirmatively, "Yes, congratulations, Major General Yann."

Major General...?

Yann felt unsteady and his head was spinning.

He was still a Navy lieutenant, but because of Corazon, he attracted the attention of the Five Elders and was even directly sent to make contact with Corazon.

However, now Yann's rank has jumped directly from Navy Headquarters Lieutenant to Navy Rear Admiral?

That would be terrible!

Wouldn't that mean being constantly worried about by the Five Elders?

[Chapter 190 Rob Lucci]

"I object!"

Without hesitation, Yann spoke up, and the reasons were rattled off like a machine gun.

“A large-scale promotion of military rank at one time could easily raise questions among other naval colleagues and cause instability.”

Marshal Zhan Guo said calmly, "You can rest assured about that. Your promotion information will also be made public. Whether it's your merits or your abilities, you fully meet the standards."

Is that enough?

Yaen was stunned. According to his own calculations, he shouldn't have accumulated so many merits.

In an instant, Yann realized what was happening.

This old man... he's filthy!

They must have secretly used some underhanded means to abuse their power for personal gain.

However, since the Warring States Marshal dared to say such a thing, he was completely fearless and had definitely made preparations.

Soon, in a flash, Yann came up with another excellent reason to object.

"The rank of Major General is too conspicuous, which may have the opposite effect on my approach to Corazon and instead provoke Hueco Mundo."

The Warring States Marshal shook his head and said.

"You can rest assured about that. For a powerful and mysterious organization like Hueco Mundo, do you really think a mere Rear Admiral from the Marine Headquarters is worth their attention?"

Actually... it's worth it!

Hearing Marshal Sengoku's reply, Ya'en was on the verge of tears.

You know better than I do?

However, even if Yann wanted to refute it, he dared not produce any evidence that the "Lord of Hueco Mundo" highly valued the position of Rear Admiral in the Marine Headquarters.

Seeing Ya'en's reluctant expression, Marshal Sengoku simply said...

"Yarn, don't even think about making excuses. This rank of Rear Admiral in the Navy Headquarters was also specially granted by the Five Elders."

"After all, a naval colonel is not qualified to represent the World Government, so we specially promoted you to the rank of rear admiral. This is also to make Corazon feel the sincerity of the World Government without provoking Hueco Mundo."

……

Ya'en.

This move by the World Government has driven not only the Hueco Mundo Organization but also the Lord of Hueco Mundo to the brink of madness.

For a moment, both Arn and Marshal Sengoku fell silent, having nothing more to say.

"Go ahead, Yann, be careful."

After a long pause, the Warring States Marshal slowly spoke.