Grand Line, Marinford.
A naval warship stopped at the port, and then a burly naval captain over three meters tall jumped directly from the warship.
"Bang!"
When he was about to fall into the harbor like a cannonball, the naval captain nimbly stepped on the air as if walking on flat ground, which greatly reduced the inertia of falling, and then landed lightly.
What is strange is that the naval captain was holding a young boy in a princess-like posture in his hands.
"Lord Ion, I'm sorry to send you to Marinford in this way." The navy captain said cautiously.
Ion, with drooping eyelids and crooked glasses, spoke weakly, "Colonel Hope, put... put me down..."
"Yes, Lord Ion." Colonel Hope half-bent his knees and put Ion on the ground.
Ion raised his hands and said to Colonel Hope, "Seastone handcuffs."
"This... General Zhan Guo's order is that the seastone handcuffs cannot be removed until Lord Ion is sent to his office." Colonel Hope declined.
"This is Marinford. There are warships everywhere. I can't escape. Untie me." Ion said as if he had no strength to speak.
"This..." Colonel Hope still looked embarrassed.
Seeing this, Yan sighed helplessly and said, "I don't want to see the old man in such a mess. Untie it."
Hearing this, Colonel Hope was finally persuaded and took out the key from his pocket to unlock the seastone handcuffs for Ion.
"Dang."
As the seastone handcuffs were undone, Ion immediately became more energetic. He adjusted his black-framed glasses and gently rubbed his wrists.
Seastone handcuffs were too tiring for Yan.
After all, pretending to be half-dead and powerless is very tiring and it is an extreme test of your acting skills. Any subconscious action may reveal a flaw.
Even though Colonel Hope didn't look very smart, Ion was still extremely cautious and kept his nerves tense throughout the journey.
"In order to make old man Zhan Guo completely trust me, I must leave him a few more loopholes. He will definitely not trust me."
"Alas, being an adopted son is truly too difficult..."
While Yan was complaining helplessly in his heart, he turned his head and saw his bangs being gently blown by the sea breeze.
Ion's bright eyes looked towards the distant building that looked like a castle tower, with the words "Navy" written on its wall, full of majesty.
"Is this the Navy Headquarters?"
Ion muttered.
Since traveling to this world ten years ago, he was accidentally rescued by Sengoku, who was affiliated with the navy, while drifting on the sea. He was adopted as an adopted son along with Corazon and placed outside of Marinford. This was Ion's first time in Marinford.
Colonel Hope on the side said with a tone full of pride.
"Lord Ion, yes, this is Marine Headquarters, Marineford, and it is also a symbol of peace and justice in the ocean."
Yan waved his hand and said.
"Colonel Hope, I'm just a commoner. Don't call me sir. It will easily lead to misunderstandings."
"How can this be possible?"
Colonel Hope said with an expression of disbelief.
"Lord Ion is the son of a great general of the Warring States Period. He has devoted many years to the development of the navy, offering countless wise strategies and even neglecting his own cultivation. If you are not worthy of being called Lord, then I, Hope..."
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Ion interrupted Colonel Hope's self-talk and spoke weakly.
"You can call me whatever you want, but my past deeds are confidential. They are highly confidential to the old man and must not be revealed to anyone."
In the end,
Ion's expression looked extremely serious, as if this was a matter of life and death.
Colonel Hope's eyes widened, his fists clenched so tightly that they made crackling sounds, and he answered word by word.
"Yes, I understand, Lord Ion. I will protect this secret with my life."
Ion nodded slightly, and then said nothing more, but let Colonel Hope lead the way to General Warring States' office.
Along the way, Ian lowered his head slightly and tried to keep a little distance from Colonel Hope, making it look like they were not very familiar with each other, but just strangers who happened to walk the same route.
but...
Out of the corner of his eye, Ion saw the uniforms of the navy all around him were all white, while he himself was wearing black civilian clothes.
A drop of ink in the white waves!
"It was so conspicuous! It's all because of that idiot Hope. With a silly smile on his face, he suddenly handcuffed me with seastone handcuffs. He didn't even give me a chance to say anything, let alone change clothes, and just carried me onto the warship."
At this moment, Yan felt like his whole body was about to break apart.
In Ion's life plan, he doesn't want to be exposed to the eyes of the World Government until he has absolute self-protection ability.
At least until he had the ability to face the siege of the future "Three Admirals" Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji and escape safely, Ion just wanted to hide under the halo of the Warring States and be a weak and sickly second-generation military officer.
Unfortunately, Ion tried hard for many years, but kept delaying the old man Zhan Guo's request for him to join the navy, trying to make the old man Zhan Guo understand that he was just a useless person who only wanted to lie down and eat and die.
Unexpectedly, in the end, he fell into the hands of Colonel Hope, an honest man with a silly smile on his face. He was really careless and lost the battle!
"Forget it. I'm already sixteen years old. Corazon has been sent to the sea by the old man for so long. He has indeed reached the age where he can no longer restrain himself and forcibly capture me and bring me to Marinford."
Yaen shook his head, suppressed his unnecessary emotions, and began to think carefully about what kind of emotions and attitude he should use when he saw old man Zhan Guo again.
Be more arrogant? Kick his desk directly, like a filial son?
Or should I be more respectful? Greet the old man politely and gently, like a filial son?
Forget it, I'll just pretend to be sick like I did before.
Anyway, my physical weakness has been going on for more than a year or two. If I see something wrong, I just pretend to be seasick, seasick, or milk-sick.
"Bang, bang!"
Colonel Hope led Ion around for a long time, attracting a lot of curious glances from the navy, and then stopped in front of an office door. He knocked carefully and spoke loudly.
"Reporting to General Zhan Guo, Colonel Hope has been ordered to bring Lord Ion here."
"Let Ion come in."
Zhan Guo's voice, full of majesty, instantly made Colonel Hope's expression become extremely excited, and he responded loudly.
"yes."
In response, Yan shook his head helplessly, opened the door and walked in.
As the office of a navy admiral, it is not luxurious, but rather simple in style. However, the man sitting behind the desk, wearing frog-shaped glasses and a braided beard, is full of incomparable majesty.
Navy Admiral Buddha's Warring States!