Chapter 20 - Chapter 22 (1/2)
2 years have passed since the small skirmish at Marineford. As Kong predicted, this even was impossible to keep a secret from the public eye. Pirates, news organizations, they all had sources inside the marines and just a day after the event. The world officially recognized Ginrei as the 5th emperor.
No one knew where the man himself or his crew had their headquarters. Their ship was impossible to locate, and the island where Momonga and Strawberry had visited had been searched multiple times, but nothing was found. Not even a trace of Ginrei was found. The public called him the Enigmatic Emperor, because during these 2 years, he had rarely been seen and it was now common knowledge that him and his crew were impossible to track. No one knew where they had their base or if they even owned a ship. Nothing was known about them except their crazy strength.
The marines and WG went through some major changes. The WG created an entire division dedicated to tracking the 5th emperor and the Gotei 13. And the marines had a change in leadership. Kong stepped down as fleet admiral and nominated Sengoku. Sengoku became the new fleet admiral without much issue and 3 new admirals were elected. Kizaru, Aokiji and Akainu now held the position as admirals.
Other major events took place. Gold Lion Shiki became the first person to escape Impel Down. The warden of that same prison got thrown in a cell of his own, on the grounds of excessive violence used against the prisoners. Kong took up the position of Commander-In-Chief of the world government. He wanted a job with less stress, but it turned out this new job was worse. Now he had to directly deal with the WG and the marines on full time. When he found out about that, he almost ended his life in frustration. He also developed a new skill called pile stacking. The ability to stack hundreds of papers on top of each other without them falling down.
Back on Ginrei's island. Inside the Gotei 13s base, Robin sat and ate breakfast with Toshiro. For some reason when Robin met the commanders she had taken an extra liking to Toshiro, and she often requested him to train her in hand to hand combat.
”Robin are you sure about your decision? You are only ten years only after all.” Toshiro said while sipping ice-cold water. The water was below 0 degrees but for some reason, it didn't turn into ice.
”Ye, i feel a little sad leaving grandpa and everyone else, but i need to see the world. I believe i am ready for that. Don't you think so, Toshi?” Robin completely saw Ginrei as her grandpa now. He had been the light in her life when everything else looked grim. She loved him like a real grandpa and he would always be the number one person in her life together with Saul as a close second.
”Strength wise, you have a lot of room for improvement. A rear admiral would kill you almost immediately, so I am not okay with you going out there alone. But since the Captain gave you his okay, I can't really say anything about it.” Robin was the only person that was allowed to call him Toshi. Everyone else would get beaten down to the ground. Especially Lubbock who still refused to call him anything else.
”take Saul with you, Robin.” Kenshin came into the kitchen and sat down with them at the table.
”I suppose i could, but he is not on the island and i don't know when he will return again.” Saul had left a couple months ago on a journey. He wanted to, ”find himself”. Robin wanted to go now, so waiting for him to ”find himself” was not an option for her.
”You're not that keen on waiting for him, then?” Kenshin asked.
”Not really. Anyways, I'm done eating, so I will go and pack my stuff.” Robin said and left the seat. A robot that was standing off to the side quickly swooped in and grabbed the dishes she left behind on the table.
”Toshiro, are you going with the captain on his mission?” Kenshin turned to Toshiro who was trying to sleep on the table.
”No! No one is. He wanted to test Impel down himself.” Toshiro said with his head still resting on the table.
”I don't know why he wants that man for the Gotei 13. He doesn't seem that stable in the head.” Kenshin said and closed his eyes and sighed.
”I think he was thinking of placing him in Hisoka's unit as his right hand man. I'm not sure though.” They both sat in silence after that. Toshiro trying to sleep, and Kenshin was thinking of who to recruit as his right hand man.
The commanders had all been inactive these 2 years. Ginrei planned to do a few more things in this universe then leave for another, and return ones the plot started. He was planning on beginning his world domination during the Marineford war. That would be the start of removing the world nobles and their control.