Chapter 684: The Sucked Away Military Soul! (2 in 1)

Sakaski's tone was firm and his face was full of determination, which made Tsugikoku Yoshiichi involuntarily turn his head slightly to look at him again.

Under such pressure, Sakaski was able to say such words, which really made Yoshiichi Tsugikuni admire him a little.

No matter what image Sakaski has in the eyes of others, at least for him personally, everything he does is actually practicing his inner thoughts.

Even if they really become enemies, people like Sakaski will be hated, but they will never be underestimated by others.

"You know how to do it."

"I haven't seen you for so many years, and you haven't changed at all!"

"I like you, Sakaski. Do you want to leave the Navy Headquarters and work for the New Navy?"

"I think you will be able to realize your ambitions better in the new navy."

"For a navy admiral to be imprisoned in the navy headquarters is really a waste of his talent."

Jiguo Yuanyi put down the arm that was on Sakaski's shoulder, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and he asked.

The atmosphere between the two seemed a little tense the moment before, but in the blink of an eye, that tense atmosphere disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, Sakaski was actually ready to fight with Tsugakuin Yoshiichi. As long as Tsugakuin Yoshiichi made the slightest movement, he would immediately use elementalization to increase the distance between himself and Tsugakuin Yoshiichi as much as possible to buy time for the others on the platform to react.

But unexpectedly, Tsugumi Yoshiichi suddenly changed the subject and actually started to win him over.

Sakaski's face was full of surprise. Obviously, he himself did not expect to hear such words from Tsugikuni Yoriichi's mouth.

The relationship between him and Yoriichi Tsugakuni can neither be described as good nor bad.

During the time when Tsugakuni Yoriichi was at the Naval Headquarters, the contact between the two of them was very limited. Neither Sakaski nor Tsugakuni Yoriichi was the kind of person who would actively form cliques, and apart from some official contacts, the two of them had no personal relationship.

There was even a huge conflict between the two when they were performing their official duties because of the huge difference in their philosophies.

Sakaski had suffered at the hands of Tsugakuni Yoriichi, but even so, when he faced Tsugakuni Yoriichi again, he still maintained his tough attitude and did not show any sign of weakness.

Although Sakaski had no personal relationship with Tsugakuni Yoriichi, he also considered himself to be not a likable person, so he was naturally quite surprised by Tsugakuni Yoriichi's attitude of winning him over.

For a moment, Sakaski didn't know what to say in response. His brain short-circuited and he stood there in a daze, not saying a word.

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm still standing here!"

"Even if I don't speak, don't treat me as air!"

"You are trying to win over the admiral in front of me. You really don't take me seriously. Tsugikoku Yoriichi!"

Just when Sakaski was embarrassed and didn't know how to deal with Tsugakuni Yoriichi, Sengoku interrupted at the right time, interrupting the conversation between Tsugakuni Yoriichi and Sakaski.

Zhan Guo had a blank expression on his face, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or sad. Although his tone of voice was very relaxed, combined with his expression, no one could sense the relaxed atmosphere from him.

Upon hearing this, Yunyi slowly turned around and looked at the current highest commander of the Navy Headquarters, Marshal Sengoku.

The user of the Human-Human Fruit, Buddha's Sengoku, was once a well-known and powerful figure in this ocean. Although Sengoku and Garp's generation had already retreated to the second line when Tsugumi Yoshiichi "debuted" and only took part in some major events, Sengoku's prestige in the headquarters was getting stronger day by day.

He and Garp went in different directions in their political careers, but if one underestimated his abilities because of his title as a "wise general" in the Sengoku period, one would probably suffer a great loss.

With such terrifying strength that he could injure all the members of the newly-debuted Blackbeard Pirates with just one slap, his absolute combat power must be no weaker than that of the natural ability users like Sakaski and other generals.

Even in the opinion of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, the upper limit of the combat power of the Warring States period who has the ability of the Human-Human Fruit is stronger than that of ordinary natural system.

Faced with such a person, even Yoriichi Tsugakuni became a little serious.

"How could that be? Marshal Sengoku."

"In this world, apart from the Celestial Dragons, how could there be anyone who would not take you seriously?!"

"I have always respected you, and I still respect you now."

"Even if the new navy and the headquarters of the navy take completely different paths in the future, my respect for you as a person will not diminish."

Yuanyi looked serious, straightened his clothes a little, and then said this to Zhan Guo in a serious manner.

His respect for Sengoku was naturally not fake, but this did not prevent Tsugikoku Yoshiichi from taking advantage of the opportunity to make sarcastic remarks about the Navy Headquarters and Sengoku.

How could Tsugumi Yoriichi miss the chance to show off his skills to the Celestial Dragons? !
Sure enough, when Sengoku first heard what Tsugakuni Yoriichi said, there was no big change in his expression. He thought that Tsugakuni Yoriichi was just flattering him.

But before long, the slight smile that Zhan Guo had just shown froze on his face.

The Marine Headquarters obeys the Celestial Dragons, and as an admiral he also needs to be subject to the control of the Five Elder Stars. This is an indisputable fact, and it has always been a thorn in Sengoku's heart.

From a personal emotional point of view, because of the wrong decision made by the Five Elders, Sengoku's best comrade and teacher died on the Island of Origin. It also indirectly caused the split of the Navy Headquarters, forcing the talented Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Kuzan, and his old comrade Zephyr to leave the Navy one after another.

This brought the Navy Headquarters' rapid upward momentum toward the top to an abrupt halt.

From the perspective of personal development, now that Sengoku has reached the high position of admiral of the navy, he naturally does not want anyone else to tell him what to do.

Both publicly and privately, there is no way that Zhan Guo would be nice to the Celestial Dragons.

And what Tsugikuni Yoshiichi said just happened to hit the sore spot for Sengoku.

"Huh, are you mocking me?"

"Not to mention that I, the Admiral of the Navy, can move freely in the holy land where the Celestial Dragons live."

"Even if the Celestial Dragons really don't take me seriously, so what?"

"Do you think I care about this kind of thing? I didn't join the navy to be respected by others."

"It really surprises me that someone like you still has such worldly thoughts in your heart."

Zhan Guo's tone was a bit stiff when he wrote this, and to others, they could more or less sense some anger in his words.

As perceptive as Tsugikuni Yoriichi was, he naturally caught the subtle emotion of Sengoku.

"Of course I know you wouldn't care about such things."

"But just because you don't care doesn't mean all the navy don't care."

"Self-respect, pride, and honor."

"These things are still very important to the Navy, aren't they?"

Tsugikoku Yoshiichi did not directly refute Sengoku's words, but turned around and looked at the military port under the platform.

Under the platform where they were, tens of thousands of navy officers from the headquarters gathered here. They also noticed the abnormality on the platform, and everyone's eyes were looking here. Under the gaze of tens of thousands of people, Jiguo Yuanyi looked calm. He quickly swept his eyes through the crowd, and then shook his head:
"It's a pity that such a large group of elite soldiers have had their backbones taken away by the Celestial Dragons."

"We can only gather at the front half of the Grand Line to deal with those unknown petty thieves."

“It’s no use anymore.”

Tsukuni Yoshiichi sighed softly, and his words made the faces of several generals on the platform change suddenly. Magellan's eyes became fierce, and he was furious when he heard Tsukuni Yoshiichi mock his colleagues and subordinates.

If Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's words were directed at Magellan personally, he might not have been so angry, but Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's words were directed at the entire navy, which made an admiral like Magellan, who had a strong sense of collective honor, angry.

Sakaski's emotions were similar to Magellan's. He was also a person with a strong sense of collective honor. He even valued the glory of the Navy Headquarters more than his own life. Naturally, he would have emotional fluctuations at this time.

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Sengoku followed Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's gaze and looked at the navy below. As his eyes swept over the navy, his expression became a little gloomy.

Perhaps due to the reputation of Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Sengoku saw expressions of fear, timidity, awe, and tension on the faces of these ordinary sailors.

However, there was not a single soldier who could face what was happening before his eyes without changing his expression.

This kind of army is indeed just as Ji Guoyuan said, it is of no use.
At that time, Tsugumi Yoshiichi and his new navy briefly moved into the Navy Headquarters and promoted a group of truly idealistic and upright grassroots officers and soldiers on the front line.

However, with the death of a man, the government also ceases to exist. After the news of Yoriichi Tsugakuni's disappearance in the Kingdom of Alabasta spread, the World Government regained control of the Navy Headquarters and liquidated almost all the grassroots officers who had sided with the New Navy.

At the same time, the World Government also launched a "spy politics" in the Navy Headquarters. Even with the suppression of Sengoku, the World Government still sent CP agents to the Navy Headquarters to try its best to eliminate the influence of Yoshiichi Tsugakuni on the Navy Headquarters.

As for what method to use to eliminate this influence?

The method is naturally very simple. All you need to do is to prohibit the soldiers from spreading any information about Tsugekuni Yoshiichi's deeds, set up prisons, arrest and severely punish those grassroots soldiers who violate the rules.

Under such high-intensity suppression, the Navy Headquarters naturally also "renovated".
This situation continued until the Warring States period slowly regained power, and until Tsugaru Yoshiichi returned and launched a bloody massacre in the holy land.

After their strength was greatly reduced, the Tianlong people had to find ways to gather their own manpower.

However, the navy's appearance and military posture suffered a severe blow, and the impact has not yet recovered.

Although the training at the Navy Headquarters is as rigorous as ever, the brutal training can only strengthen the soldiers' bodies but cannot enrich their spirits.

Navy Headquarters
If Garp was once the spiritual pillar of the navy, then those who have ideals and beliefs are the cornerstone of the navy.

However, not only did the Navy fail to find a new spiritual pillar to replace Garp, but the Celestial Dragons shattered the cornerstone and completely drained away the military spirit.

Such a navy is harmless to the Celestial Dragons, but in the eyes of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, such a navy is also useless to the world.

"Tsugikoku Yoriichi, is this the only reason you came to the Marine Headquarters to talk about this?"

"If you came all the way to the Navy Headquarters just to say this, then I can tell you clearly now that I have heard what you said."

"If you don't mind, please leave Marinford now."

There was also a hint of resentment in Sengoku's eyes. This anger was not directed at Tsugakuni Yoriichi, but at his incompetent subordinates and at the Celestial Dragons.

He had also been in charge of the army for many years, so he naturally understood that although what Jikoku Yuanyi said was unpleasant to hear, it was not wrong.

He had actually noticed the problems in the Navy Headquarters, so he paid special attention to young people like Ace and Sabo.

In his opinion, as long as Sabo and Ace's generation grows up, with these two brothers as the framework, it will take ten or twenty years to rebuild the spiritual outlook of the Navy Headquarters.

However, after the cruel truth was revealed by an outsider, Yoshiichi Tsugikuni, Sengoku, the naval marshal, now felt a little embarrassed.

"That's not the case, but I didn't expect that I would come to the Navy Headquarters and encounter you reviewing the troops."

"I'm just telling you about the problems I've seen."

"This time I came to the Marine Headquarters to accompany Mr. Zefa to visit his relatives."

Tsugikoku Yuanyi shook his head, then pointed at the Dawn warship, which was less than a hundred meters away from the harbor, and spoke.

"Province relatives?"

"What relatives does Zefa have in the headquarters?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhan Guo couldn't help but be stunned.

It is true that there is no one who is not alive with Zefa, but
Seeing that Sengoku had already guessed it, Tsugikoku Yoriichi didn't keep it a secret:
"Marshal, your guess is correct."

"We came to the Navy Headquarters this time not to cause a conflict."

"It's just that in a few days it will be the anniversary of the death of Zefa-sensei's wife and children, so he came back to see them."

"For future convenience, Mr. Zefa also plans to move his family's graves to Wanguo."

"We will not hinder the normal operation of your Navy Headquarters. Marshal Sengoku, please be flexible on these matters."

Tsugikoku Yoshiichi spoke politely enough, and his words also made Sengoku and others fall into silence.

Zhan Guo pondered for a long time, looked at Ji Guoyuan deeply, and asked:

"It's that simple?!"

He found it hard to believe that Ji Guoyuan came all the way here just for such a thing. It was true that Zefa was a man who valued friendship and loyalty, but he wouldn't risk coming to the Marine Headquarters for such a thing.

No matter how confident Zephyr is in Tsugakuni Yoriichi's abilities, it is always risky to have a new navy member appear in the Marine Department.

He knew Zefa's character very well. Zefa would never put his most proud disciple, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, into danger for his own personal affairs.

“That’s not entirely true.”

"We happened to pass by Fishman Island on the way here, and encountered some things at the same time."

"In order not to affect the harmony between the New Navy and the Navy Headquarters, I think it is necessary to have a detailed discussion with Marshal Sengoku."

The real purpose was revealed, and upon hearing this, Zhan Guo breathed a sigh of relief.

That's right——

This is exactly what he expected!

(End of this chapter)