Early the next morning, at the port of Marineford, on the huge admiral's ship, Sengoku stood at the bow and looked at the calm sea, temporarily putting aside the depression in his heart and awakening endless pride!
It's me...
"Admiral Sengoku, Marine Headquarters Cadet Curry. Leonardo reporting!" Before Sengoku could finish expressing his pride, an adjutant dressed in a formal marine cadet uniform, with the inherited "Dagger of Mercy" on his belt, a handsome young man with tousled brown hair, looking like a dog, ran up to him, looking around.
Having lived in Marineford for many years, although he had never gone to sea, he had seen many warships. Back then, his father took him to his ship to play. To be honest, this vice admiral-level ship looks like an admiral's ship... No, it can't be called a ship anymore. It's a real giant ship. This admiral giant is much bigger than his father's ship!
The three giants on his father's ship took up almost all the space, but on this giant ship of Sengoku, several huge men, about 11-12 meters tall, were squatting, surveying the surroundings. They looked like small mountain peaks, but the deck was still spacious. In addition, the three-story cabin, almost 100 meters high, made this ship a real sea monster.
This vice admiral's ship is so different from the admiral's giant ship!
While Leonardo was looking around, the people around him were also looking at this young man who had recently become the main news of Marineford. A seventeen-year-old swordsman who could fight the little monster of Logia that Vice Admiral Garp had brought. But most importantly, he had managed to win the heart of Vice Admiral Kren's younger sister, the girl Gion. Each of these achievements could have been someone's greatest success, but they were all concentrated in this young man who looked slightly cute and resembled a dog. This made people admire – Vice Admiral Curry had given birth to a truly outstanding son!
"...I didn't expect Brother Curry to give you the 'Dagger of Mercy' right now. It seems he has high hopes for you. Before you head to the New World, you should familiarize yourself with the ship's affairs," Sengoku said with a smile, looking at the young man in front of him.
He was quite handsome and looked cheerful, but there was a certain laziness about him, although there was also a shadow of his older brother in him. Seeing the "Dagger of Mercy" on Leonardo's waist, Sengoku could not help but feel emotional. The name "Dagger of Mercy" sounded like a bolt from the blue, and it had not been unsheathed for decades. There were only a few of these blades in the world... This was truly "high trust" from his older brother!
Because of Tsuru's words, he had been hesitating for the past two days, but after seeing this dagger, he decided that he would definitely temper this young man. No matter how talented he was with women, the future of the Marines should not be bled dry.
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- "Brother Mickey, is the situation in the New World bad?" This time Admiral Sengoku took so many people with him, even giants.
Following Sengoku's adjutant, Mickey, Leonardo listened to him talk about the affairs on the ship. Seeing that there were not only giant vice admirals on the giant ship, but also some giant officers, he asked a question with curiosity.
After all, giants are the treasures of the Marine Corps. Under normal circumstances, they are rarely sent on missions. Even if they are, it is usually one or two at most. It is not that giants are extremely strong. In the world of One Piece, being tall does not always make them tanks. On the contrary, many giants do not have great combat abilities, but their starting point is much higher than that of normal humans, and their lifespan is very long. Their level of strength depends on how often they fight. If nothing is done, their speed of clearing out small soldiers is several times greater than that of normal humans.
Marine giants are powerful and tough. One giant can serve for a hundred years without incident. It is economical and profitable. Who doesn't like such workers?
There aren't many giants in the world right now, especially pure-blooded ones. Most of the giants in the seas are mixed races. They have tall bodies, but they don't have the long lifespan of true giants. Pure-blooded giants are rare. If there wasn't a major battle, the Marines wouldn't have sent so many giants at once. After all, losing even one of them would be a serious loss.
"Hee hee… It's not as bad as you think. Although the New World is considered a paradise for big pirates, the situation there is very chaotic. Pirates often kill each other, and this is a common thing. Some pirates who have just arrived in the New World want to gain fame with our Naval Forces, so they appear in our area of influence from time to time and cause trouble. This happens every day in the New World. This time, even Vice Admiral Giant has gone to the New World. It's all because of the pirate groups "Flying Pirates", "BIGMOM", "Beast pirates", "World" and other famous pirates who have been active recently. Admiral Sengoku is worried that their skirmishes may affect our bases in the New World, so he has sent people to take precautions," Leonardo's brother explained.
Mikey, a 30-year-old single man, looked rather worried, but when he heard his Leonardo's words, he immediately smiled. The young man in front of him was becoming more and more attractive.
- Damn! Looks like it's hot in the New World right now! I heard that the "Flying pirates ", "BIGMOM" and "World" pirates are pretty famous... - Mikey noted.
Leonardo nodded after hearing Mikey's explanation and the familiar names of the pirate groups. Compared to the future Four Emperors, the situation in the New World was much more chaotic. In those days, when power was not yet divided between the Emperors, the New World resembled a battlefield, where everyone tried to get ahead and grab their piece of the pie. But the pie was not endless, and there was not enough room for everyone. Those who could not divide it, decided everything by force. The one who is stronger is right.
The New World was now much more vibrant than it had been twenty years later, when the Four Emperors had divided power.
- It is true. The great pirates of the New World are divided into four levels. Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Roger and our old rival of the Marshal, the "Red Count" Patrick Redfield, whom you have often heard of, belong to the first level. But the "Red Count" is different from the others. While the others have created their own pirate groups, he always acts alone. His whereabouts remain a mystery, - added Leonardo.