The Marine meeting ended, and the many generals dispersed one after another.
Rosse exchanged a glance with Sakazuki and Borsalino, then left with a smile.
His goals had all been completed, and there was no need to stay any longer.
Walking out of the conference room, Moa, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, came forward.
"Master," Moa followed behind Rosse, appearing especially obedient.
Too many things had happened recently, leaving her feeling overwhelmed. And as Rosse's personal maid, she was still aware of many matters.
To sum it up, just a few things.
Things revolved around Fish-Man Island.
A Celestial Dragon died there, Neptune and the Ryugu Kingdom were finished, three captains of the Whitebeard Pirates died, only one captain survived.
"How was this meeting? Did Master's proposal get approved?", Moa asked with concern.
Although she knew the general situation, there were still some secrets she didn't quite understand.
She only knew that Rosse came to Marine Headquarters to have someone carry out the Buster Call.
Rosse had never shown any intention in front of her to refuse the implementation of the Buster Call.
"It passed. Kong and Sengoku will lead the operation, Kuzan, Garp, and Tsuru are all participating Marine generals," Rosse responded with a smile, seemingly having complete trust in Moa, without the slightest wariness.
"Ah? Such a luxurious lineup?", Moa let out a light gasp, her eyes filled with astonishment.
Having been by Rosse's side for so long, she still had some understanding of the Marine's composition.
Kong, Sengoku, Kuzan, Garp, all counted as admiral-level combat power, even Tsuru was a veteran vice admiral, according to Rosse's strength classification, she also had A-level strength.
Such a lineup just to carry out the Buster Call was absolutely overkill.
"After all, a Celestial Dragon died," Rosse said indifferently, "And with Sakazuki and Borsalino maintaining basic stability on the sea, that's enough. After all, in the New World, quite a few big pirates are likely to die soon."
"Eh? What's going on? Can Master tell me about it?", Moa looked at Rosse eagerly, her eyes filled with expectation and desire.
At this moment, they also arrived at Rosse's temporary resting room at the Marine.
Back when Sakazuki became Marine Admiral, his former rest and office rooms were given to Rosse, serving as his quarters.
At the same time, Rosse also held a staff officer title in the Marine, if you insist, he could also be considered one of the Marine's vice admirals.
"That depends on your performance," Rosse's lips carried a smile, his fingertips gently brushing through Moa's waterfall-like golden hair.
He clearly knew she harbored ill intentions, but even so, in the end he still had to yield. This feeling was truly indescribable.
"I will perform well!", Moa nearly bit through her molars, flaying Rosse a thousand times in her heart, yet her body dared not hesitate in the slightest.
She walked forward a few steps, with her back facing Rosse, enduring the shame as she bent down, placing her body on the cold table surface.
"Very obedient."
Rosse chuckled with satisfaction and walked forward a few steps.
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A short while later.
Rosse leaned back contentedly in the office chair, his fingertips caressing Moa's golden hair, occasionally brushing against the small droplets hidden within the golden strands.
"Since you want to hear about the New World, I'll tell you," Hearing Rosse's words, Moa instantly perked up.
She had paid so much, it finally wasn't for nothing. She didn't even care about Rosse's chaotic hand anymore.
Anyway, her body had long since collapsed, and now she had no strength to lift herself, only able to lean weakly in Rosse's arms.
"The Whitebeard Pirates sent people to attack me and caused the Fish-Man Island incident. Rosward also died because of it. To retaliate, the World Government dispatched three God's Knights."
"God's Knights?", This term was rather unfamiliar to Moa.
She had heard Rosse mention it occasionally and knew that Rosse was one of the God's Knights, but how valuable it really was, she wasn't too sure.
"They are the Celestial Dragons' final spear and shield, responsible for Celestial Dragon affairs. Most of the members are Celestial Dragons, or promising young ones chosen from the various Celestial Dragon families," Rosse explained with a smile.
"So they're the ultimate military force of the World Government?", Moa asked in shock.
Marine, Five Elders, CP0, and now the God's Knights.
She didn't know how the Revolutionary Army and pirates were supposed to win.
Given the current situation, she really felt like Dragon had been dreaming back then.
'With just our manpower, there's no way to win, right?'
"That's not wrong. After Gion and I joined this year, there are currently 15 members in total. By the way, Saint Arlin who caught you is also one of them, except his strength doesn't reach S-rank," Rosse said with a smile.
"Then within the World Government, how many can actually reach S-rank?", Moa asked instinctively.
She still remembered her identity. As a Revolutionary Army undercover in the World Government, she certainly needed to gather more intel.
"How many?", Rosse was stunned for a moment, "That's a tough question, let me list them for you."
He didn't mind telling Moa these things; only by leaking the info could someone help clean them up.
The Marine could still be drawn in, but the God's Knights, not a single one of them could be won over.
"The Marine has a total of 6 S-rank combatants, CP0 has 4 including Zephyr, the Five Elders have 5, and the God's Knights including me should be 6," Rosse roughly estimated.
This estimate might not be precise, since his time in the Holy Land was very short, and he hadn't met everyone yet.
But he could say, this number was definitely more, not less.
"Altogether 21?", Moa's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
'Twenty-one? Then what's the point of playing?'
Among other forces on the sea, S-ranks might not even add up to 21.
She had heard Rosse say before, under S-rank, against S-rank, there was practically a qualitative gap.
Only S-ranks could defeat S-ranks.
Even with lots of A-ranks, the threat to S-ranks was still very limited.
Of course, four or five A+ ranks surrounding one S- had a chance to take them down.
"Only more, not less. This is the foundation the World Government has built over 800 years. If they couldn't produce this many strong people, that would be the real surprise," Rosse smiled.
"But," Moa looked conflicted, "Since the World Government is already this strong, why do they still allow pirates to exist? Those so-called three legendary pirates, that Pirate King, shouldn't they be wiped out instantly?"
"I knew you'd have that question, but things aren't that simple," Rosse shook his head and continued, "The strong ones in the World Government are roughly divided into three categories, Marine, CP0, and the God's Knights. Most of the Five Elders were also God's Knights before they became Five Elders, so they can be considered the same."
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