One Piece: I Start with a Married Woman, I Am the Evil Admiral!

Chapter 264 The Warring States Period Feels Overwhelmed

As expected, she immediately caught Gion's equally unfriendly gaze. At this moment, Gion's eyes seemed to be burning with two raging flames, making no attempt to hide her disgust and hostility towards Eni.

Upon seeing this, Lieutenant General Tsuru's face suddenly darkened, becoming terrifyingly gloomy, like a dense cloud.

She lowered her voice and sternly rebuked, "Gion!"

It's important to understand that we are currently on the eve of a life-or-death battle with the Whitebeard Pirates, and any internal discord could very well be the trigger that leads to the defeat of the entire battle.

Therefore, no matter what, they must completely put aside past conflicts and entanglements, unite closely, and work together to meet the great battle that is about to begin.

Therefore, even though she felt no different from Gion deep down and was disgusted and dissatisfied with Eni's behavior, at this crucial juncture concerning the overall situation, her personal preferences and emotions had to be temporarily set aside.

At that moment, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in Gion.

After all, she had always regarded Gion as her future successor and carefully nurtured her!

However, judging from the current situation, Gion seems to lack the necessary sense of the bigger picture.

At that very moment, Gion finally realized the problem as if waking from a dream, and quickly suppressed the hostility that had been showing in her eyes.

Unfortunately, despite this, her expression remained quite gloomy, showing no signs of improvement.

Who is she?

She was a candidate for Admiral, and also the most distinguished female officer in the entire naval system!

It is no exaggeration to say that she is not only the goal pursued by all female naval personnel and an idol whom they admire, but also the goddess who haunts the dreams of countless male naval personnel.

When has she ever been treated so coldly and ruthlessly?

You should know that even another general candidate who was of equal status to her—Kakei—was nothing more than a lowly lapdog wagging its tail and desperately begging for pity in front of her!

She possesses her own pride, and this pride is by no means unfounded, because she truly has enough to attract attention.

Eni narrowed her eyes slightly, coldly glancing at Vice Admiral Tsuru standing not far away, then casually glanced at Sengoku beside her, a mocking sneer involuntarily creeping onto her lips: "Heh..."

It was as if they were expressing extreme disdain for them.

In Aini's view, the so-called dove faction led by Vice Admiral Tsuru and Sengoku simply has no chance of sitting on the coveted seat of the next Fleet Admiral.

The reason is simple: Gion, as a highly influential and iconic figure among the doves, can, to a certain extent, represent the position of the entire dove faction.

Therefore, if Aokiji were to successfully ascend to the supreme position of Fleet Admiral, countless troubles and problems would likely await him.

Therefore, even if Akainu deviates from the original plot, he will no longer compete for this position.

Enni would absolutely not let Aokiji take that position.

At this crucial moment, Sengoku subtly gave Garp a wink.

Garp understood immediately. These two longtime partners had perfect chemistry; they were practically telepathic!

"Cough cough cough..."

In the blink of an eye, Garp immediately put down the senbei he was munching on, cleared his throat, and deliberately coughed twice. These two coughs were like thunderclaps from a clear sky, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

Immediately afterwards, Garp turned to Enni with a friendly smile and said loudly, "Hey, little Enni, you've been at our Marine Headquarters for so long, haven't you had a chance to properly explore yet? Hahahaha... Come, come, let this old man personally show you around and help you get familiar with the surroundings."

Seeing this, Aini understood that they were offering him a way out!

I have to take the ladder that Sengoku, Garp, and Vice Admiral Tsuru offered!

Besides, he didn't want to completely break ties with Gion in this kind of setting and cause a huge rift.

Besides, it was just a small exchange of glances between him and Gion. If he were to persist and make a scene now, he would only appear petty and lack class.

Thinking of this, Enni nodded in agreement and replied, "Then I'll have to trouble Vice Admiral Garp... Hehe, to be honest, although this isn't my first time at Marine Headquarters, I've never really had a proper tour of it."

Seeing this, Sengoku, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but smile and nodded in satisfaction, saying, "Well, Garp, in that case, you'd better take good care of Enni and show him around our Marine Headquarters."

After saying that, Zhan Guo said no more.

He had clearly noticed the meaningful look in Gion's eyes. If it weren't for his relationship with Kozuru, he probably would have reprimanded her on the spot without hesitation.

However, he was quite satisfied with Aini's sensible and accommodating attitude.

At this moment, a sense of regret welled up in his heart, and he sighed deeply, "Why can't Aini be one of us doves?"

His gaze slowly swept over the next generation of his own dove faction, and the first person to catch his eye was Gion, who lacked a sense of the big picture.

He shook his head and thought to himself, "Let's not talk about her for now. She's capable, but she lacks a strategic vision and is really not up to the task."

Then, the image of Aokiji, whom he had once quite liked, came to mind.

However, upon closer examination, Aokiji does not seem to be the best candidate for Fleet Admiral.

After all, his lazy nature was always a problem that couldn't be ignored. Such personality traits were truly worrying for someone in a high position leading the entire navy.

But he had no better choice.

Then there's Smoker, who went too far in upholding justice. Despite possessing powerful Logia-type abilities, he was originally one of the key figures the doves were grooming. Unfortunately, he's just like Garp—acting without any rhyme or reason, and recklessly doing whatever he wants.

As a result, his career development is now not as smooth as Tina's.

It's truly regrettable!

Ugh!

Thinking about this, Zhan Guo felt like he had a splitting headache.

At this moment, Garp slowly stood up, stretched his limbs, and then took the lead and walked towards the door.

Seeing this, Aini followed, and at the same time, he didn't forget to glance back at Basil Hawkins and Urouge, and said, "You two, come along too!"

Although his tone was calm, it subtly conveyed an undeniable sense of authority.

Basil Hawkins and Urouge weren't blind; they had naturally seen the exchange of glances between Aini and Gion.

Why would I stay and make myself uncomfortable?