"Anything else?", Rosse chuckled lightly, not feeling any pressure at all.
If it were a pack of wolves coming, he might put in some effort.
But since it was just a bunch of crows squawking, dealing with them was far too easy.
To put it bluntly, these allied nations were gambling. Gambling that he couldn't kill everyone.
After all, wiping out one nation was simple. But wiping out nearly two hundred nations, that was a whole other level of difficulty.
Unless the will of the world decided to flip the table, Rosse had no interest in slaughtering his way through.
["There are a few more things,"] Sora's voice came through. Unlike others who might have their own agendas, Sora had truly placed everything on Rosse.
What Rosse thought, what Rosse wanted, that was the direction she moved toward.
["On the NEO Marine side, Vergo has already become a Vice Admiral. Sengoku's godson, who also happens to be Doflamingo's brother Corazon, has recently taken up the position of top executive of the Donquixote Kingdom."]
Rosse knew most of this intel already, since he had just spoken with Doflamingo.
But hearing it from Doflamingo was one thing. Receiving the information from Sora was another.
After all, the one he truly trusted was still Sora.
"They even gave him a World Government allied-nation seat, yet he's still playing the pirate-executive act. Really does fit his personality," Rosse joked with a smile.
He didn't care much about Doflamingo.
As long as the man was willing to work hard for him, Rosse allowed Doflamingo to have his own little schemes.
["Forgive me for being blunt, but with his personal history and aptitude, without enough advisors at his side, he isn't qualified to be a king,"] Sora remarked without politeness.
"Hahahaha! In this world being a king has nothing to do with ability. Plenty of kings are far worse than him. Let him hold it for now. If someone's getting eliminated, it'll be the others first. Oh right, keep someone on Tesoro. CP has been training some new recruits lately, send a few to help out around Tesoro," Rosse said with a smile.
["I'll arrange it,"] Sora noted it down, paused, then continued, ["Also, the Marine has come up with a reorganization plan. From now on, the Marine will mainly be divided into two Grand Headquarters and four regional branches."]
["The original Wano location will be renamed the New World Marine Headquarters. The old Marineford will be renamed Paradise Marine Headquarters. The New World Headquarters will be led personally by Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, while Paradise Headquarters will temporarily be overseen by Admiral Borsalino (Kizaru)."]
"And what about the Four Seas branches?", Rosse asked.
He actually cared more about the Four Seas than the Grand Line.
The people of the Grand Line were strong, yes, but the population base was far too small. Counting both halves together, there were fewer than thirty allied nations, and fewer than a thousand non-allied islands.
By sheer number and population, the Four Seas far surpassed it.
["For the Four Seas branches, in light of the Sengoku incident and according to your intentions, an elite Vice Admiral will serve as supreme commander of each sea. And as per your system, promotion to Vice Admiral will require at least three years of service in the Four Seas. To be promoted to Admiral, one must have served as supreme commander of a sea for at least two years and made notable contributions during that tenure,"] Sora replied.
These were rules Rosse had long since planned. She, as his representative, simply relayed them at Marine meetings.
Both Sakazuki and Borsalino supported Rosse's proposals.
The Four Seas were the cradle of piracy. If their problems could be solved at the root, pirates in the Grand Line would decrease greatly as well.
And the price? Just some time from Vice Admiral–level powerhouses.
A Vice Admiral in the Four Seas was essentially unstoppable. Safety was not a concern at all.
By contrast, tossing Vice Admirals into the New World meant that even a natural disaster could kill them.
Sakazuki might despise pirates and want them all eradicated, but he wasn't about to send Vice Admirals to their deaths.
As for slaughtering New World pirates, Sakazuki was more than eager to handle that personally.
["There's more."]
Sora's voice continued, ["Recently, Figarland has started secretly contacting the Revolutionary Army. He's provided Moa with 100 billion Berries in aid, and even offered convenience for them to develop in secret."]
"Moa agreed?", Rosse asked with amusement.
Moa was currently the temporary leader of the Revolutionary Army. The reason she hadn't officially taken the top seat was twofold: her strength wasn't quite enough, and she had always remained at Rosse's side. Without showing herself, she naturally couldn't fully control the Revolutionary Army.
It was also because of her lack of strength that Moa had no idea they were monitoring her.
In truth, they no longer used Observation Haki for surveillance. Instead, during moments when Moa was fooling around with Rosse, they had modified her Den Den Mushi.
Now, every piece of information transmitted from Moa's Den Den Mushi was monitored by Sora.
And to be absolutely safe, every time Rosse returned to speak with Moa, Stella would thoroughly search her, ensuring she had no tricks up her sleeve.
Rosse might not directly control the Revolutionary Army, but indirectly through Moa, it wasn't much different.
Right now, without Dragon, the Revolutionary Army was like a headless fly, acting entirely according to Moa's will.
Especially after the great success of the Holy Land incident, the Revolutionary Army had contributed little, yet they incited pirates to kill one of the Five Elders. This pushed their recognition of Moa to the extreme.
["Moa agreed. Figarland showed great sincerity, and they've already begun initial cooperation. Also, the negotiator they sent was Shanks,"] Sora replied.
"Shanks? Interesting. He's still in contact with Figarland?", Rosse smiled.
When Shanks had appeared before, it was purely because of Rayleigh and the others, with no involvement from Figarland.
Most of the rumors against Figarland had been spread by Rosse himself.
But now, under pressure, it seemed Figarland really was working with Shanks and even the Revolutionary Army.
["They must have reached some agreement in the background. Figarland requested Rayleigh and the others' corpses from us, but Saint Saturn rejected him on the grounds of research,"] Sora explained.
"Tch, Figarland's still a Celestial Dragon by blood. He may hate the Celestial Dragons, but cooperation is fine. Compared to them, it seems Shanks hates me more," Rosse quipped.
["As expected."]
On the other end, Sora smiled faintly. It would be stranger if Shanks didn't hate Rosse.
The main combat force of Roger's crew had all died at Rosse's hands.
The proposal to eliminate Roger's remnants was probably pinned on Rosse by Figarland, though it was also true.
At the same time, Roger's wife Rouge had been taken back to Mary Geoise by Rosse.
Others didn't know, but both Garp and the Five Elders were aware of it to some extent.
Figarland too was among the informed. With just a few words to Shanks, that hatred naturally deepened even further.
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