Although Tsugikuni Yoshiichirō roughly understood what Borsalino was thinking, he was still decisive when he took action.
We must be worthy of Borsalino's efforts. There are so many people present, and if we let him win too obviously, it will be easy for others to see.
It has to be admitted that even in the now declining Navy Headquarters, there are still many talented people. In addition to Sengoku and the three admirals under his command, there are also outstanding players in the headquarters.
Yoshikazu Tsugakuni was not sure how influential Borsalino was in the Marine Headquarters now, but since the World Government was able to continue to control the Marine Headquarters, it seemed that the majority of the middle and high-level generals supported the Celestial Dragons.
Borsalino's position meant that he was a minority in the department.
Even though he was a navy admiral, he could not completely ignore the voices of opposition and had to consider his own reputation.
Borsalino was very clear about this, and so was Zhan Guo.
Yoshikazu Tsugikuni didn't mind helping Borsalino maintain his "good" reputation within the headquarters. After all, this was not the first time Borsalino had done something similar.
Borsalino is a special person, his personality is completely different from that of Sakaski and Kuzan.
Whether it was Sakaski or Kuzan back then, once the order from their superiors was given, no matter how unwilling they were inside, they would try their best to execute that order.
Whether you call them rigid or pure, they are both the kind of people who like to dwell on trivial matters.
But Borsalino was different. He was very flexible, or even slick, in his dealings with others. In fact, as early as a dozen or twenty years ago, he had already understood the benefits of "working without putting in effort."
And it is precisely because of this that he was able to reconcile with himself even though his values were so rifted with the department's style of doing things, unlike Kuzan and Sakaski.
After going to extremes, Sakaski was extremely firm in his position as a navy admiral and would do anything to protect the navy headquarters; while Kuzan was just the opposite. He chose to follow his heart and leave the navy headquarters.
"You really are showing no mercy at all!"
"But if I were to be defeated by you like this, I'd be completely humiliated as the general."
Although Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's attack was sudden, it was not so sudden that Borsalino could not react.
After all, he is the user of the Pika Pika no Mi, and Borsalino's reflexes are not comparable to those of ordinary strong people. He has long been accustomed to this high speed.
The waist area quickly turned into elements, and when Ji Guoyuan swung his long sword across, Borsalino's body suddenly split into two parts.
The long sword passed directly between the light and shadow. The next moment, Borsalino's body, which was divided into two parts, quickly merged into two independent entities, and attacked Jiguo Yuanyi from both sides.
The lightsaber condensed in the hands of Borsalino's two clones, one on the left and one on the right, and instantly completed the joint attack and encirclement of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
"Teacher Zefa, although I am your stupid disciple, you are wrong about one thing."
"It's not like I haven't made any progress over the years—"
Although Borsalino was clearly attacking Yoshiichi Tsugakuni, he still had the mind to refute what Zephyr had said before.
It was clear that the pressure Tsugikoku Yoshiichi had just put on him wasn't very great. Or rather, after communicating with Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, Borsalino was completely free of pressure.
As he spoke, Borsalino's two clones had already rushed in front of Yoriichi Tsugakuni. One clone held the sword in both hands and slashed down at Yoriichi Tsugakuni's shoulder and neck from top to bottom, while the other clone held the sword in both hands and slashed up at Yoriichi Tsugakuni's waist and abdomen from the other side from bottom to top.
The attack angle was tricky, and it also blocked all of Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's escape routes.
His kendo foundation is very solid, his ability to find opportunities is also very good, and the combination of physical skills and devil fruit abilities is also very perfect.
Borsalino only gave such a simple response, but Yoshikazu Tsugikuni saw a lot from him.
I'm afraid, just as Borsalino himself said, he has made some progress over the years.
In fact, once your strength reaches the level of a general, it is very difficult to make any major improvements.
Moreover, Borsalino is a powerful devil fruit user. Users with abilities often have path dependence and do not like to rely on boring training to enhance their strength. They often focus on the development of fruit abilities.
This can actually be seen from the growth trajectories of Luffy and Zoro.
But Borsalino was a little different. Even after becoming a general, he still did not relax his physical training.
In fact, this phenomenon is common among many senior officials of the Navy Headquarters.
As the new navy becomes increasingly powerful and its influence worldwide becomes wider and wider, the public will inevitably compare the achievements of the new navy with those of the soldiers of the naval headquarters.
People watched as one big pirate after another was captured and killed by the new navy, while the soldiers of the headquarters of the navy had been doing nothing over the years and could only deal with some small pirates in the first half of the Grand Line. Naturally, the people looked at the soldiers of the headquarters differently.
Everyone has self-esteem, especially those who can become the navy of this unit. Their self-esteem is often stronger than that of ordinary people, and naturally they will not allow themselves to be looked down upon.
Therefore, from top to bottom, the training of the Navy Headquarters in recent years has been very strict, and even the admirals have never slacked off.
If you want to protect yourself in such a chaotic situation, improving your combat effectiveness is the best way.
Borsalino's attack was fierce, and when facing Yoshikazu Tsugakuni, he had no intention of letting up.
In other words, if you want to do things seriously, you must give it your all.
Moreover, Borsalino also knew in his heart that even if he did not give in at all when facing Tsugikuni Yoshiichi, the situation would develop as planned.
Sure enough, facing Borsalino's attack, Jigoku Yoshiichi's face was calm. At some point, the wooden scabbard at his waist was grasped in his right hand.
The next moment, Ji Guoyuanyi held the knife in his right hand, and held one end of the handle tightly with his left hand, and blocked it downwards, not only blocking Borsalino's downward slash, but also deflecting the opponent's clone's upward attack.
The enormous force caused the clone holding the sword to tremble, and his body stiffened briefly, revealing a slight flaw.
And Tsugikuni Yoshiichi also seized this opportunity, raised his foot and kicked the clone in the chest. The violent domineering aura poured out on Borsalino's clone, directly shattering the clone into spots of light, which disappeared into the air.
“It’s an interesting ability.”
"But it's not strong enough to withstand a beating."
Ji Guoyuan glanced at Borsalino in front of him and gave his evaluation.
Borsalino's ability is indeed very powerful. This clone, created entirely by the elemental ability, looks almost identical to the original body. Its attacks are real and very deceptive.
But unfortunately, in front of Tsugakuni Yoriichi's transparent world, such ability is meaningless.
He can easily distinguish between the real body and the fake body, and there is a huge gap between Borsalino's physical ability and his. Even if Yoriichi only has "two fists", he can still defeat Borsalino's "four hands".
Even though his clone was destroyed, Borsalino didn't show any surprise on his face.
He had long understood how powerful Tsugikuni Yoriichi was, and knew that with such ability, it would be impossible to defeat the opponent.
"I'm very happy to receive your evaluation, Tsugikoku Yoriichi."
Borsalino held the sword with both hands, gradually increasing his strength, trying to overwhelm Yoshiichi, but Yoshiichi still maintained his current posture, holding the sword with one hand, and was not shaken at all.
Speed and power.
This most basic bodily function of human beings is even better than that of the previous generation, Ji Guo and Guo Yuan.
Despite his full strength, Borsalino still got the same result. The cruel reality made a dim light flash in Borsalino's eyes.
Although he knew that if the person in front of him was the real Yoshikazu Tsugakuni, he would probably not be his opponent, but when he realized the huge gap in strength between the two, Borsalino couldn't help feeling lost in his heart.
He admires Yuichiro Tsugakuin very much and agrees with Yuichiro Tsugakuin's ideas.
But this does not mean that Borsalino has no self-respect in front of Tsugikuni Yoriichi. As an admiral of the navy, he also wants to measure the gap in strength between himself and the strongest in the world with his own hands.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi keenly caught a glimpse of the gloom in Borsalino's eyes.
He has fought with countless strong men, and this is not the first time he has seen such a look.
"Everyone is good at different things. Strength and dominance are my strengths. It's only natural that you are not as good as me in this aspect."
"Your use of devil fruit abilities is far beyond my reach."
Ji Guoyuan whispered softly, and quickly withdrew the long sword in his hand, removing the strength of Borsalino. The next moment, he took a step forward, bent his left arm inward, and pointed his elbow outward, and directly hit Borsalino's lower abdomen with his elbow.
The momentary distraction allowed Borsalino to reveal a flaw, and with the door wide open, he was seized by Yoshikazu Tsugikuni.
"call out--"
This time, before being hit by Yoshiichi Tsugakuin, Borsalino did not choose to use elemental transformation to dodge. He simply used armament domineering to protect his body and allowed Yoshiichi Tsugakuin to knock him away.
His figure turned into a stream of light and flew directly towards the harbor hundreds of meters away.
In just a blink of an eye, Borsalino's figure flew over a hundred meters and hit a solid wall somewhere in the harbor.
"boom--"
A roar like an explosion sounded at the harbor of Marinford. Everyone saw Borsalino being knocked away by Ji Guoyuan. After hearing the noise, they all looked sideways in the direction where the sound came from.
There, the smoke and dust had already buried Borsalino's figure, making it difficult to see clearly.
A big hole was blown out in the wall guarding the harbor, and the smoke and dust became Borsalino's best protective color.
His body was embedded in the wall like a "big" character, and the powerful armed color domineering also protected his body, so that he was not hurt by the attack of Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
Although he was not injured, Borsalino had no intention of leaving and returning to the battlefield immediately. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his bright eyes lost focus. He actually let his mind go blank on such a battlefield, his mind wandering and he became absent-minded.
“Ahhh—”
"It's really troublesome——"
"When will this kind of life end?"
Borsalino huffed and grumbled.
On the warship Dawn, after knocking Borsalino away with one blow, Jiguo Yuanyi jumped up and headed directly towards the harbor of Marinford.
All the navy on the shore were on high alert. Sakaski, who was standing behind Zhan Guo, saw that Borsalino seemed to have lost the ability to continue fighting, and his face darkened. He was about to step out from behind Zhan Guo when he suddenly saw Zhan Guo raise his hand to stop him.
"Marshal of the Warring States Period?"
Sakas basically thought that Sengoku had made up his mind to go to war with the New Navy. He felt that he had understood the thoughts of the higher-ups and was ready to fight to the death with Tsugikuni Yoshikazu. However, he did not expect that Sengoku stopped him when he was about to take action.
This left Sakaski confused for a moment.
"Don't you know Tsugikoku Yoriichi's strength?!"
"You also saw the fight between Borsalino and Tsugumi Kuni."
"We, the Navy Headquarters, must do our utmost to avoid any conflict with Tsugikoku Yoshiichi."
Hearing this, Sakaski vaguely realized something. After looking at Zhan Guo deeply, he silently retreated without saying anything.
He is a pure person. Under the system of the Marine Headquarters, he will follow any instructions from Sengoku.
Because Sakaski recognized Sengoku from the bottom of his heart, recognized that this naval marshal had dedicated his entire life to the Naval Headquarters, and knew that every decision he made was for the sake of the Naval Headquarters.
Since Zhan Guo has made the decision, Sakaski will naturally follow the other party's will.
"call out--"
A slight sound of breaking through the air was heard in the air.
A red shirt passed by everyone on the stage. The next moment, Sakaski felt his shoulders sink. He looked sideways and found that there was a figure beside him.
Jigoku Yuichi suddenly appeared on the platform, came to Sakaski's side, raised his left hand slightly, and gently placed it on Sakaski's shoulder, showing an intimate look.
Sakaski's pupils shrank slightly. It was not until now that he realized that Tsugikoku Yoshiichi had actually come so far.
"Sakaski, did you just want to fight me?"
A gentle smile appeared on Tsugikuni Yoriichi's face, and he asked softly in Sakaski's ear.
Although he spoke softly, when his words fell into Sakaski's ears, they gave Sakaski terrible pressure.
"ah!"
“Of course!!”
"If it's an enemy, of course I will take action!"
Sakaski said with a serious face after a brief silence.
(End of this chapter)
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