New World, Marine Headquarters, New Marineford.
When Taro landed on the headquarters square, the Marine Soldiers who were tied with safety ropes and undergoing renovation construction were stunned.
These Marine Soldiers had never seen a Marine officer bring a headless corpse to Marine Headquarters.
Suddenly, the entire square fell silent.
"That Captain, yes, you, come over here."
Taro scanned the crowd, found a Marine with a slightly higher rank, waved, and called him over.
The Navy Captain was clearly stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, jogged over, gave a military salute, and stammered, "Vice Admiral Taro, what are your orders!"
Taro returned the salute, "Captain, please keep this for me for a while. I'll pick it up when I leave. No problem, right?"
As he spoke, he lifted Weevil's massive corpse forward and tossed it onto the ground.
The Navy Captain trembled in fear, "No, no problem."
"Mm, thanks!" Taro thanked him, and then walked toward the Main Fortress.
It wasn't until Taro entered the Main Fortress that a violent commotion broke out on the square, and a large number of Marines gathered around.
"This... which pirate's corpse is this?"
"I don't know, but looking at this size, it's really big. It must be at least over 6 meters tall, right?"
"The pirate mark on this corpse's clothes looks a bit familiar?"
..."Vice Admiral Taro, Marine Headquarters is holding a meeting. Vice Admiral Tsuru is not in her office!"
The Marine Soldier leading Taro said respectfully, "Vice Admiral Tsuru instructed that you should go directly to the Meeting Hall after you return!"
Taro nodded, "Lead the way!"
Taro hadn't been present at the meeting where Akainu took over as Fleet Admiral.
So, this was Taro's first time coming to New Marineford.
Pushing open the sliding door of the Meeting Hall, Taro walked in and quickly scanned the room.
Sitting at the head was Fleet Admiral Akainu, with Vice Admiral Tsuru sitting beside him.
The first seat below was naturally the only current Admiral of the Marines, Old Man Kizaru.
There were several empty seats beside and opposite him, which were the seats for the two Admirals as well as Sengoku and Garp.
Most of the participating Marine Vice Admirals were familiar Faces, among whom the most awkward was Vice Admiral Momonga.
During Fleet Admiral Sengoku's era, he was the highest-ranked among the Marine Vice Admirals, but now he sat behind Onigumo and Doberman.
There was no choice; those two were Akainu's die-hard hawkish supporters.
"Taro, sit there!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru gestured with her eyes for Taro to sit opposite Kizaru, which was originally Vice Admiral Garp's seat.
If it were any other seat, Taro would have hesitated, but since it was Garp's seat, he sat down very casually without a second thought.
Seeing Taro's posture, which couldn't be described as proper at all, Vice Admiral Tsuru felt a bit helpless, but in the end, she didn't say much.
She lightly tapped the desk with her pen, "Well then, let's continue the discussion!"
Taro thought the meeting was about him killing White II. He stared at Akainu and said with a mocking tone,
"That's right, I did it. Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, how do you want to handle it?"
Everyone in the Meeting Hall held their breath, thinking to themselves that Taro was truly bold. He hadn't given Akainu any Face at the last meeting, directly being absent.
At this meeting, he even said some mysterious words to provoke him directly.
Akainu's already solemn Face darkened further as he slammed his fist on the desk,
"Taro, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Taro frowned, "Nonsense? You're not planning to deal with me?"
The corner of Vice Admiral Tsuru's mouth curled up slightly. Before Akainu could explode, she took over the conversation,
"Taro, we are discussing candidates for the new Seven Warlords of the Sea. What are you talking about?"
Taro's eyes widened, and then he felt a bit awkward, "Ah? Heh... hehe, sorry, I didn't hear the earlier part of the meeting. My mistake!"
Akainu frowned and snorted coldly, "Then shut your mouth and listen carefully!"
Taro raised an eyebrow, his rebellious streak kicking in. He shifted into a comfortable position and said casually, "Discussing the Warlord of the Sea? Then I have something to say!"
Akainu was so enraged by Taro's attitude that he clenched his fists. Just as he was about to erupt, he heard Taro continue,
"As for who to choose for the Warlord of the Sea, I can't give you a candidate, but I can help everyone eliminate a wrong option!"
"Edward Weevil, don't even bother discussing this guy!"
As soon as Taro finished speaking, a commotion broke out in the Meeting Hall. Edward Weevil was the one favored by the World Government, which was also the reason for this meeting.
Akainu wouldn't allow the World Government to bypass the Marines to appoint Warlord of the Sea again. Therefore, the Marines had to recommend a candidate as soon as possible to state their position.
However, no one in the Marines knew that the World Government had already sent out an invitation via the Black Crow Messenger.
Perhaps Vice Admiral Tsuru might have noticed something due to Momousagi being stationed in Marijoa!
The look in Kizaru's eyes behind his brown sunglasses also shifted as he looked over.
Seeing everyone's gaze fixed on him, Taro gave a sneer,
"That guy has already been killed by me. His corpse is right downstairs!"
"What?"
The Meeting Hall suddenly erupted in a burst of unbelievable exclamations. Akainu even stood up from his seat, very surprised.
However, he quickly realized his loss of composure and let out a breath,
"Meeting adjourned!"
After saying that, he was the first to walk out.
Vice Admiral Tsuru understood in her heart and showed a slight smile, standing up as well. "Borsalino, Taro! Come with me!"
...Fleet Admirals Office.
Akainu stood by the window looking down at the square, where more and more Marine Soldiers were gathering to watch.
The Marine Vice Admirals who had just left the meeting also approached.
"How scary, Taro, to actually kill a monster like that!"
Kizaru curled his upper lip and slowly began his sarcastic drawl.
Taro curled his lip, his eyes darting around, and also said sarcastically:
"Admiral, how is the World Conscription going? It must have been a long time since you've been as busy as you are lately, right?"
"He's not busy at all!" Vice Admiral Tsuru shook her head and gave a light laugh. "It's all being done by his subordinates!"
You're really the master of slacking off!
Taro's mouth twitched. Just as he was about to speak, Akainu suddenly turned around and stared at Taro,
"Taro, this time, you did a good job!"
Taro was dumbfounded. What? Is Red Doggy having an episode?
"The World Government intended to set aside the Marines again and directly invite Edward Weevil to serve as a Warlord of the Sea."
Vice Admiral Tsuru explained for Akainu: "First Buggy, then Trafalgar Law. If such a thing happened again, where would the Marines' Face be? So, you taking action on behalf of the Marines this time is very good!"
On behalf of the Marines? No, I just wanted to take care of him myself!
But seeing Vice Admiral Tsuru's meaningful look, Taro's heart stirred. "Ah? Is that so? I thought I would be punished?"
As he spoke, he thought of Lucci and the others and said hesitantly, "But after I killed him, CP0 showed up!"
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