Inside a luxurious villa in Mary Geoise.
Hamr was currently staring blankly at the CP0 agent before him as she relayed the Five Elders' ssage.
And this CP0 agent happened to be an old acquaintance of his.
The fox-faced Stussy.
At this mont, Stussy's eyes were filled with shock.
She had served in CP0 for many years, yet she had never once seen anyone cause the Five Elders to reverse their decision and treat soone in such a manner.
She was extrely curious about what kind of person this Marine Vice Admiral before her truly was.
"Vice Admiral Hamr, this is your pass."
"With this pass, you may enter Mary Geoise at any ti without needing to report or undergo inspection."
Taking the golden card from the attendant, Hamr still remained completely dumbfounded.
"And I also bring you the Five Elders' exact words."
"Your application for the position of Logistics Chief has been approved."
"After returning, you may officially assu the position."
"And finally, we hope you enjoy your stay in Mary Geoise."
"If you wish to return to the Marines, simply head to the harbor at any ti."
"As for this villa, it will beco your residence in Mary Geoise."
"You are welco to stay here whenever you wish."
As she spoke, Stussy clapped her hands.
Very quickly, ten people dressed in white walked in one after another.
Five n and five won, all remarkably attractive.
"These are the attendants assigned to this villa."
"If you require anything, simply instruct them."
The ten attendants knelt respectfully toward Hamr in unison, making him feel incredibly uncomfortable.
"Wait… what's the point of giving a palace like this when I won't even stay here often?"
"And what exactly are the Five Elders trying to do?"
Hamr was utterly confused.
Completely confused.
What exactly were the Five Elders plotting?
Did they want him to remain in Mary Geoise?
Then why give him an entire palace?
He couldn't understand it at all.
And not only did he not understand, even Stussy didn't understand.
"I am only conveying the Five Elders' words."
"As for their true intentions… Vice Admiral Hamr will need to interpret them himself."
"Oh, right."
"When will the next batch of goods be completed?"
Hamr glanced at her but said nothing.
'What watches?'
He was still completely dazed right now.
'Seriously, did she have no sense of timing at all?'
Seeing Hamr glare at her, Stussy imdiately realized this wasn't the mont to ask such things.
She promptly turned and left.
After all, she also needed ti to process today's shock.
...
At the sa ti, within Pangaea Castle.
"What do you think Lord Imu ans by this?"
"Is Hamr truly worth this much?"
The one speaking was Saint Jaygarcia Saturn.
Leaning on his cane, his face was filled with confusion.
Although this was Lord Imu's will, he still could not understand it.
"Not entirely."
"But since it is Lord Imu's command, we simply need to obey."
Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro gently stroked his beloved sword.
He had no desire to waste brainpower over this matter.
His family already maintained ties with Hamr, so he was actually quite pleased with Imu's decision.
After pondering for a mont, Saint Shepherd Ju Peter finally spoke:
"Have any of you noticed that there has always been a hamr beside the Empty Throne?"
A hamr.
A silver-and-black hamr.
The mont Ju Peter said this, all five Elders fell silent.
"You an…"
"Hamr might be the successor?"
Ju Peter shook his head.
"He's not a Celestial Dragon, so definitely not."
"But don't forget his Devil Fruit."
"The Paracia-type Hamr-Hamr Fruit."
At that instant, the Five Elders seed to understand everything.
In their minds appeared the image of a certain figure,
And an invincible hamr.
"If that's the case, then everything makes sense."
"From now on, elevate Hamr's clearance level to the highest."
"And have CP0 monitor his movents at all tis."
The Five Elders nodded one after another.
Each of them visibly relaxed.
anwhile, Marine Headquarters was also holding a small discussion regarding the matter.
Kong had received a call from the Five Elders.
Hamr's promotion had been approved.
And from now on, Hamr would oversee the entirety of Marine Headquarters' military funding.
"Sengoku, aren't you supposed to be the strategist?"
"Hurry up and analyze this for us."
"What exactly does the World Governnt an by this?"
"First they suppressed Hamr's promotion, and now suddenly they're no longer suppressing it."
"And from the sound of it, the World Governnt seems extrely invested in him."
"What the hell is going on here?"
Zephyr anxiously urged the afro-haired man to quickly analyze the current situation.
This concerned his precious adopted son.
The old man was practically worried to death.
"Zephyr, shut up."
Seeing Sengoku's expression growing darker and darker, Kong quickly stopped Zephyr.
Tsuru was currently away at sea.
Right now, Sengoku was the only one capable of analyzing the situation.
If Zephyr managed to piss Sengoku to death, who would figure out the World Governnt's intentions?
"Hmph, damn Zephyr."
"No one thinks you're mute just because you stop talking."
"As for Hamr's situation, I believe there are only two possibilities."
"First…"
"Because of the importance of his Devil Fruit ability, the World Governnt wanted to directly intervene and recruit him."
"But for so unknown reason, they failed."
"That caused Hamr to beco disappointed in the World Governnt, forcing them into damage-control asures."
"However, this possibility feels sowhat far-fetched."
"After all, considering the World Governnt's usual temperant… there's no need to elaborate."
Zephyr and Kong exchanged glances.
Both could see the disdain in each other's eyes.
After so many years, the nature of the World Governnt's upper echelon was sothing the two of them understood all too clearly.
"Then there's the second possibility."
"Hamr reached so sort of agreent with the World Governnt, forcing the Five Elders to compromise."
"Think about how confident Hamr looked when he went to Mary Geoise."
"I'm certain he gained the upper hand in his confrontation with the Five Elders."
Sengoku's confident expression looked incredibly imposing.
His analysis caused both Zephyr and Kong to nod repeatedly in agreent.
Hamr: Nonsense. That's not even remotely close, okay?
"Looks like Hamr has finally established himself within the World Governnt as well."
"With him becoming Logistics Chief, our military funding problems should finally improve."
The mont Sengoku ntioned military funding, a gleam flashed behind his glasses.
Marine funding had always been a massive headache.
Now there was finally hope for improvent.
Just thinking about it made him want to give Hamr twelve thumbs up.
"Ahem…"
"Sengoku, aren't you forgetting Hamr's notebook?"
Suddenly, Zephyr looked at Sengoku with a mischievous grin.
Sengoku's cheerful face instantly froze.
"Hahaha!"
"Sengoku, you're one of the people Hamr specially marked down."
"Better watch your retirent pension."
"Since Hamr's fine, I'm leaving."
"The training camp can't function without ."
After mocking Sengoku, Zephyr directly smashed through the window and jumped out.
At so point, Zephyr had also been corrupted by Hamr.
He no longer liked using doors.
Instead, he loved jumping through windows.
His massive figure, accompanied by flying shards of glass,
Damn, it looked cool.
"Damn it, Zephyr! My window!"
"The hell with this! From now on, my office isn't allowed to have windows!"
Kong was furious.
Sengoku was panicking.
'Hamr had beco Logistics Chief.'
'So what was going to happen to Sengoku now?'
'Was his pension really about to get completely deducted?'
'That would be absolutely tragic.'
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