"This is our decision, so just accept it. As for any misunderstandings, don't worry about them. Our orders are the highest."
"That's what the curly-haired old man said."
"I disagree!"
Kuro repeated, "You're going to cause trouble by doing this! Have you thought about how disheartened others will feel? Oh, just because someone made a mistake, you're going to remove them from their post? What about all the merits they've made? As marshal, they've worked tirelessly. Even if they haven't made any great contributions, they've certainly put in a lot of hard work. If you keep doing this, who will dare to do anything in the future? They might as well not make any mistakes at all."
"Commander-in-Chief of the Army? What's so special about Commander-in-Chief of the Army? Do you think I don't know what kind of thing that is?!"
The World Government's Supreme Commander-in-Chief, as the name suggests, is nominally in charge of the entire army, but in reality, he's completely powerless. When Sengoku resigned, he simply told Sora what he was doing.
It seems like it manages everything, but in reality, it manages nothing.
Commander-in-Chief of the Army, the entire army, but where does the World Government get the entire army? Besides the Navy, what else does it have?
Are they soldiers from the World Government itself? Or is there some kind of air force?
There is nothing in the system. In name, the only thing that can be managed is the navy, but even the Five Elders may not be able to manage the navy. The so-called Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces can't manage anything and is nothing. It's just an empty title, created specifically for the navy.
Kuro knew a little about it. At the time, because Ku hadn't retired yet, and Sengoku and Ku were essentially in the same cohort, Sengoku didn't get the position. But if Ku retired, the position would likely be chosen between Sengoku and Garp.
Sengoku is a Fleet Admiral, and he will likely hold this position after retiring. Garp is a naval hero, and to appease the navy, he will also be given this position.
However, both of them have already retired, and are semi-retired. They hold positions in the Navy, so it's impossible for them to be promoted again. If Sakazuki hadn't had that incident, it might have been possible, but now that Sakazuki has had that incident, this position is perfect for him.
This is just a position arranged by the World Government to give these retired admirals something to do, or to keep the meritorious naval officers from getting too restless.
Aside from providing for the elderly, there's nothing else they can do!
etc...
Retirement?
Kuro raised an eyebrow: "Um, I mean, is it possible that I could also take this position as Commander-in-Chief of the Army?"
This is a great location!
Based on his job duties, he really couldn't do anything. Apart from dealing with some useless documents that others had already decided, he just lazed around in a large, empty room, doing nothing all day.
Aside from the fact that Kuro doesn't particularly like working in Mary Geoise, everything else is great.
Lots of money, little work, no, there's practically nothing to do, it's completely nonexistent.
He also wants to be in a position like that.
"you?"
The five elders were somewhat surprised and exchanged glances.
The old man with the knife said, "You're still a long way off. Focus on your position as marshal first."
"No, what I mean is, can't I just give up the position of general and become the commander-in-chief of the entire army?" Kuro asked, his expression dreamy.
But obviously, this won't work.
"Kuro, don't let us down. We're not targeting Sakazuki or the Navy. Although we have some grudges against him, based on the facts, the member states are very unhappy with what the Navy is doing. They're also targeting the Navy at this World Conference because their country has been ravaged by the Revolutionary Army while dealing with pirates, and it's in complete chaos."
“If we followed the rules of the member states, Sakazuki would definitely step down, and the Navy wouldn’t even be able to deal with the pirates, instead having to turn to solving the current problem. We decided to make you Fleet Admiral, despite all the objections, because we were already too busy with the Navy’s battles to deal with the current situation, so that you could quickly resolve this war.”
"Kuro, we trust you, and so do the member states. Don't let us down."
That's true. They trust it, and the member states trust it too. That's the power of reputation and prestige.
Of all the Navy personnel, Garp was the most trusted before Kuro, which is why they didn't react even after his son and grandson caused such a huge commotion.
Aside from the God Valley incident, the most crucial reason is that Garp enjoys the trust of these countries.
As for the previous characters, whether it was Kong or Sengoku, their reputation was not as great as Garp's.
Until Kuro appeared out of nowhere.
From the beginning, he has always had an attitude of killing all pirates, but unlike Sakazuki, he doesn't act indiscriminately. He is very measured in his actions, which makes those countries think that he is a capable person.
From that time onward, his reputation gradually came into the sight of these kings.
Even after eliminating those old pirates, he will do his best to protect the people from harm. Although he participated in the change of king and replaced him with a conqueror who caused great suffering to the surrounding member states, it was ordered by their World Government. He will not take the blame for this, nor will he allow the countries in the first half of the story to have a bad impression of him.
By the time he dealt with the Four Emperors, Clow's reputation had grown considerably. The Emperors of the Sea already existed before Roger started the Great Pirate Era, but now they had been brought to an end by Clow.
Kuro has won the hearts of many people with both his reputation and his abilities.
Compared to other navies...
Sora lost to Red Earl back then, but that guy has already been killed by Kuro.
Sengoku's greatest achievement so far is killing Whitebeard, but that was only one of the Four Emperors and it cost him a lot. However, Clow Reed killed the remaining Four Emperors without paying a price, and also gained Wano Country and the defection of Katakuri, Big Mom's son, to the World Government.
Garp only has God Valley, as for capturing Roger... The world may not know the situation, but how could they not know the situation?
Throughout naval history, no naval officer has ever earned the same level of global trust as Kuro; in terms of achievements, he is the strongest.
The member states abandoned their plans for the navy at this World Conference because of Kuro's potential appointment as admiral.
The photos in the newspaper are fine, but that doesn't matter anymore.
Their focus now should be on the developments of the World Conference, and they cannot allow the navy to lose prestige because of it.
Sakazuki has already been defeated; we cannot afford to lose our overall prestige.
"No room for negotiation?" Kuro's face fell when he saw the Five Elders' resolute attitude.
“Kuro, you need to know that the newspaper came about because Sakazuki really failed. He lost Shirahoshi. We don’t need to elaborate on what will happen if Poseidon falls into the hands of pirates, right? So we ask you to resolve this matter as soon as you take office and bring Shirahoshi back before it causes panic in the world!” the old man with the map said.
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