Chapter 158: Mary Geoise

While Ben and the girls were heading to the next island, a tall, fair-skinned, and muscular man with a long, braided goatee and a mustache approached a large round table. His cap covered his hair, which is set in a large afro. He wore a black-rimmed glasses and a white and gold full Marine admiral uniform that was adorned with medals. 

He walked in the room and saw a tall light blond-haired, very lean and muscular man with tan skin harassing a marine. The light blond-haired man wore flamboyant clothes. His clothes were brightly colored, with his light pink feather coat. He wore a pair of curved, thin white sunglasses, with red lenses. He has a white shirt with red stripes, a green belt, and orange pants with white stripes. He also wears black dress shoes that are pointed. The man was moving his finger and the marine had raised his hand.

"My hand, don't kill me," the marine said

"Stop it Doflamingo," the man with the goatee said. 

"I was only playing Sengoku," Doflamingo said.

"Knock it off now," Sengoku shouted.

"Okay," Doflamingo replied. Doflamingo sat down on his chair and put his feet on the table. The Marine sighed in relief. 

A tall, thin, elderly woman with gray hair tied in a bun looked over. Her attire consists of an untucked shirt, with the sleeves rolled up and a tie around her neck, and calves-long pants. She sported earrings made of beads, and wore two bracelets on her right wrist. "Good Boy," the woman said to Doflamingo.

"Sure O-Tsuru-san," Doflamingo said. Tsuru looked unimpressed at Doflamingo. 

Sengoku sat down. "I apologise for being late," Sengoku said. 

Sengoku looked around the table and saw an enormous man, carrying a Bible. He has a pair of round, bear-like ears that protrude from the top of his head. His eyes are strangely covered by clear-mirrored lenses. His white hat and the dark blue fabric of his pants are covered in brown spots. His jacket contains a large white design of a target crosshair or a coda sign There were also several white paw prints lining the bottom hem of his coat. He also has a long protruding chin. 

"Bartholomew Kuma, you have arrived as usual," Sengok said.

Kuma looked at Sengoku and nodded. 

"Where is my greeting?" Doflamingo said.

"I was about to get onto you," Sengoku said. 

Sengoku sighed. Doflamingo was a pain to deal with. 

"It's good to see you here," Sengoku said.

"I only came here due to sheer boredom," Doflamingo replied. 

"I hear dery bricking," said a man walking towards the room. Sengoku looked up. He saw a tall, lean, and muscular man with black hair, a short beard, mustache and sideburns that pointed upwards. His strangely colored red eyes resembled a hawk's eyes. He was wearing a black and red ornate clothing with a crucifix pendant. His attire consists of a wide-brimmed black hat and a long, open black coat with a red velvet inside with no shirt underneath. He wore light purple pants held up by a decorated belt and tucked inside overly large boots.

"Didi I perhaps come to the wrong place?" the man asked as he entered the room.

"Hawkeye," Sengoku said in surprise. 

Doflamingo and Tsuru looked at Mihawk. Kuma's facial expression did not change. 

"Don't tell me you are…" Sengoku said.

"I am a bit interested in the pirates involved in this situation," Mikawk said. 

"Interesting," Doflamingo said. He was curious to see why Mikawk of all people were interested in this crew.

Mihawk takes a seat at the table. Sengoku looks around and sees three warlords at the table which were two more than he expected. He saw there was Tsuru. There were three empty seats next to her. He also other top Marine officials there. 

"So I have called you all today to discuss the…" Sengoku was about to finish his sentence when he heard the sound of footprints. 

He looked up and saw three figures came through the same door that Mihawk arrived through. "Gion, Tokikake and Zephyr, nice to see you three came," Sengoku greeted.

"Can you come out with me?" Tokikake said, who had broad shoulders, an angular jawline, thin eyes, and a sharp nose. He also has a large mouth, high cheekbones, and thick eyebrows. He wore a dark-colored hat, a Marine jacket, a button-down long-sleeved blue shirt underneath with the sleeves partially rolled up, and wore brown trousers. He also wears geta sandals. 

"No," Gion replied. She was a tall, slender woman with red lipstick, long curly black hair that was tied back, and a mole on the right side of her face below her mouth. She also possesses a black spider tattoo on her left thigh. She wore a Marine coat on her shoulders like a cape, and her sleeves had pink cuffs. Underneath the Marine jacket, she sported a short-sleeved pink shirt, with a frilled collar and an open neckline that exposed her cleavage. She wears dark brown shorts and black heels.

They all walked and sat on their chairs. Zephyr was a large, muscular, tan-skinned man, with short purple hair and a large mechanical right arm connected to the left hip with converted mast rigging. Underneath that mechanical arm is a regular-sized and pitch-black prosthetic arm. He wore a purple suit and polka dotted tie.

"Kuzan and Borsalino could not make it," Zephyr said.

"That is fine," Sengoku replied. 

"Now can we start?" Doflamingo asked and added, "It seems like no one values time here."

Sengoku sighed. "I have called upon us today to discuss the defeat of Sir Crocodile at the hands of the Strawhat and Love Pirates. He has been stripped of this title as a Warlord," Sengoku explained. 

Doflamingo looked disappointed. The rest remained neutral. "Which crew led the assault?" Zephyr asked.

"We think it was the Strawhat Pirates and Love Pirates supported. However, the Love Pirates have taken some members of the Crocodile crew as their own," Sengoku explained.

"Some members?" Tokikake asked.

"Mainly female members. In fact the Love Pirates has one male only and rest female from our sources," Sengoku said.

"Interesting," Doflamingo said. He could not care about this crew but he thought he was doing something right, that only member.

"As a result of this, we would need someone to replace him," Sengoku said.

"So who are the candidates?" Tsuru asked.

"We do not have many , however Simon could be one," Sengoku said.

"Or that man who took Zephyr`s hand," Doflamingo said.

Zephyr got angry at that suggestion. "You," Zephyr said as he got ready to strike Doflamingo.

"Stop Zephyr, you should know better not to get agitated by his words," Sengoku shouted.

Zephyr looked at Doflamingo who had a smirk on his face. He sat down. Zephyr thought it was not worth, for now. 

"Another candidate could be my Captain," said a man from the window. He was incredibly pale, tall and slim. He wore an off-white collared long-sleeve shirt and navy jumper pants and black top hat and had a red wooden cane. His lips are abnormally dark red. 

"Who are you?" Sengoku asked and added, "Do you know where you are?"

"I know that Crocodile has been stripped of his title and I would like my Captain Blackbeard to replace him," the man said.

"He is Laffitte, particularly violent and dangerous," Tsuru said. 

"We don't even know your Captain," Sengoku said.

"You will, everyone will know the name Blackbeard Pirates very soon," Laffitte said. He jumped off the window. His back sprouted two white wings as he flew away.

They all looked at each other.

"We can't rely on him," Tokikake said.

"I would agree. This is an important matter. I will ask for the dispatch for CP6 to scout Simon out and ask for him to join," Sengoku said. 

The senior marines agreed. "Blackbeard," Sengoku whispered.

Gion looked at the bounties poster and saw "Demon King Ben."

In another room at Mary Geoise, 5 people looked at the Love Pirates bounty posters. They looked at the "Demon King Ben," poster picture.