Chapter 183 - Chapter 185

In the Holy Land of Mary Geoise on top of the Red Line, the World Government had their base of operations. As Bradley's feet struck the ground small cracks appeared, something which greatly annoyed and worried the soldiers escorting him. Bradley was exerting his physical presence in full so the terrain he walked upon couldn't handle the pressure he was exuding.

Bradley wasn't the size of a giant, but to the people, he passed on the way to his goal he sure seemed to be. His presence made it hard for people to look at him. He possessed the soul of his father, so without enough power and strength of will, you could faint just by looking at him for too long. This was Bradley whenever he interacted with the World Government, he never gave them any room to question him. The five elders would never admit that they feared him, but that they did as their power and titles had never had any success in controlling him. Bradley only had his position because the World Government knew they could not under any circumstances have him as an enemy. With Dragon, the emperors and all up and coming super rookies, they couldn't add Bradley to the list of potential enemies so they treated him well despite disliking him and his attitude towards them.

Bradley and his company of unwilling escorts arrived at the gate guarding the Pangaea Castle. The guards standing by the gate swallowed nervously when they saw him approaching with calm but powerful steps. "Admiral Bradley! Welcome to Pangaea Castle! Commander-in-chief Kong awaits you inside!" The captain fo this guard saluted and spoke while trying to hide the fear in his voice. He met gazes with Bradley when the Admiral looked down on him with his stoic expression. "If you ever stop me to say such trivial things again, I will kill you." He said it stoically and the captain tensed up before only nodding and waved for the gates to open up.

Bradley made his way inside the Pangaea Castle grounds and after another fifteen minutes of undisturbed walking, he arrived outside Kong's office. His hand struck the large gold-decorated door leading into Kong's gigantic office. "Come in!" A powerful and commanding voice came from inside and Bradley opened the door and walked inside. "Good day, Kong!" He said respectfully to the former fleet-Admiral.

"I know you don't like this place, but while you're here you can not call me Kong. To you, I am Commander-in-chief." His voice was rough and a little tired, but just as powerful as it had always been.

"Please, speak to me about matters that actually matter. I have said before that I will follow their orders out of respect for you as a former Marine. But, if you expect me to address you with that stupid title they gave you, you're very mistaken! The day I show them any respect is the day I admit the World Nobles are good people, it will never happen." Bradley was the only Marine in the world who could speak like this to Kong and not get reprimanded for it. Kong had tried before, but Bradley was stronger than he was so for the fear of Bradley walking out and joining the emperors or worse, Dragon, they allowed him this behaviour, to an extent at least.

"You're spelling our doom here, Bradley. You will certainly kill me someday!" Kong gave out a long and loud sigh. "If you say so!" Bradley's expression changed not one bit, but look underneath the surface and you would see his true face which displayed a smile that could make an emperor cry.

"Now, wanna tell me what I came here for?"

Kong nodded, "The vote has been cast. You have been chosen as Sengoku's successor to the Fleet-Admiral position." His tone was serious, he didn't want Bradley to make light of this decision or refuse it. Bradley was needed as Fleet-Admiral, this was Kong's opinion, not the elders. His attitude was a problem, but when it came to controlling and battling the emperors, no one did it better than him.

"Took you long enough." A small smile grew on his lips. Kong raised an eyebrow at his comment, "You were expecting to get it?" He asked curiously.

"Kizaru is not well-liked by those five and most other elders, Aokiji doesn't want the position at all. It was only natural it came to me." The arrogance in his tone left a sour taste in Kong's mouth, but he didn't have words to refute.

"I suppose that is true." Kong leaned back in his chair. "We still have a lot of business to discuss so make yourself comfortable." He pulled out a stack of papers from underneath the desk.

"Oh, great, paperwork!" Bradley took a seat in the chair, and Kong showed him a wry smile. "For the next few hours, you will know the pain of having this job!" He slammed the papers down and the desk shook so much that Bradley thought it would break apart.

"I can't wait!"

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