chapter 55

"Mu Feng, what's the matter? Don't mess up my files, there are no doughnuts in there!" Sengoku muttered to himself. He knew it was Garp who had come to his office to eat.

"By the way, Mu Feng. About Guy..." Sengoku suddenly remembered something and said.

"I already know everything about Guy," Mu Feng interrupted.

"Alright," Sengoku replied and continued, "There's one more thing. The inspector from the World Government will be visiting the Chambord Islands in the next few days. This inspector has a grudge against Guy. I want you to assign a task to Guy and make sure he doesn't come into contact with the inspector. Let Brigadier Gunn handle the reception for the inspector. You don't need to pay attention to him."

Sengoku felt uneasy about the conflict between Mu Feng and Kimir.

"Marshal Sengoku, I actually wanted to report something to you," Mu Feng said.

"What's wrong?" Sengoku had a bad feeling.

Mu Feng spoke in a sorrowful voice, "Inspector Kimir arrived at the Chambord Islands earlier today. He wanted to go fishing and arranged for a small battleship. But I received news that the battleship carrying Inspector Kimir was attacked by an Overlord-class Sea King. I searched the area but couldn't find Inspector Kimir."

"Eaten by a Sea King while fishing!?" Sengoku was shocked.

He then exclaimed, "Boy, can't you come up with a better lie? You haven't even arrived at the Chambord Islands today, have you? Fishing? That's not something the inspector would do. I might believe it more if you said he was attacked by pirates at sea!"

"Oh, I must have remembered incorrectly. Inspector Kimir was indeed attacked by pirates. Don't worry, Marshal Sengoku. I have sent Lieutenant Colonel Guy to clean up the surrounding waters. We will avenge Inspector Kimir," Mu Feng said righteously.

Sengoku's heart sank. He couldn't believe the mess Mu Feng had gotten himself into.

"Help! Sengoku Yuan is handsome... it's me, help!!" Mu Feng walked out of the house and spoke on the phone worm. Kimir, who was being tortured by Guy, heard their conversation.

"What's that noise? Boy, stop messing around," Sengoku urged.

Mu Feng pretended to have a bad signal and said, "Sorry, Marshal Sengoku, my phone worm has a bad signal... I'll just hang up."

After ending the call, Mu Feng glanced at the house and saw the chaos. "Hurry up and get rid of him, and make sure to clean the floor."

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In Marshal Marine's office at Malin Vando...

"Mu Feng! Mu Feng!!!" Sengoku shouted, but Mu Feng had already hung up the phone worm.

Crunching on senbei after eating the doughnuts, Garp asked, "Has that kid Mu Feng gotten into trouble again?"

"He's causing trouble, alright!" Sengoku replied. "This time, he directly killed Kimir, the World Government inspector. Although Kimir wasn't as powerful as an admiral, he held a high position."

"Oh, just find any excuse? There are so many pirates in the sea, especially in this era of big pirates," Garp said casually. "Besides, you're the one who assigned Guy as Mu Feng's adjutant, so this is partly your fault, isn't it?"

Sengoku didn't want to argue with the grandfather and grandson.

After a while, Sengoku sighed and said, "I will report this matter to the World Government. Kimir's battleship was attacked by pirates. Additionally, I have already submitted a proposal to the Five Elders for the establishment of a fourth Marine Admiral. The seas are becoming more overrun with pirates, especially in the New World. The three Admirals are overwhelmed, so it's necessary to have a fourth Admiral."

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In the Holy Land of Mary Geoise...

This luxurious palace is the residence of the Celestial Dragons, the world nobles. It is also the seat of the World Government.

Five old men, known as the Five Elders, sat at a discussion table.

They passed around a paper document, each of them reading it. When they finished, the head Elder with a flat hat spoke, "Regarding the proposal for Marine Marshal Sengoku to establish a fourth Marine Admiral, with Monkey D. Mu Feng being responsible, what are your thoughts? Can it be approved and implemented?"

"No! There have been three Marine Admirals for eight hundred years. Are we going to add a fourth one just because there are more pirates now? If the number of pirates increases in a few years, are we going to have a fifth and sixth Admiral? Marine even recruited Seven Warlords of the Sea without the World Government's permission. Don't they know that the Warlords are just a subordinate organization?" one of the Five Elders objected sharply.

"I agree. There's no need to add a fourth Admiral to Marine," another Elder added.

The Flat Hat Elder nodded and said, "In that case, the request to add a fourth Marine Admiral is rejected. However, we can't completely reject Sengoku's proposal. So we will establish a Marine General Counsel, a position equal in rank to an Admiral. As for the candidate... let Buddha Sengoku decide."

During their conversation, the Five Elders didn't pay much attention to the name Monkey D. Mu Feng. Though Mu Feng had gained fame recently, they didn't care much about anyone unless they were Gol D. Roger or Monkey D. Dragon. After all, fame fades with time, but the Five Elders would continue to rule the world.