Mosen was oblivious to the conversations happening about him. At that moment, his eyes were fixed on the glittering Beli.
As he approached the pirates’ lifeboat, Mosen noticed the fleeing pirates hadn’t forgotten to bring their treasure. What thrifty and diligent pirates!
“Pocket money, here I come.”
Mosen accelerated mid-air, dodging the pirate captain’s bullets, and before the captain could fire again, Mosen landed on the boat.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Three dull thuds later, the three pirates lay unconscious.
Mosen nodded in satisfaction. He decided to spare their lives because they hadn’t lost his pocket money. After all, his pockets were emptier than his face. The Beli he had acquired from the pirates on the Grand Line had already been spent in his days of indulgence.
“Seriously? This little money and you still dared to be pirates?” Mosen opened the package, almost on the verge of tears.
Inside, apart from a box filled with randomly stuffed gold and silver ornaments and jewels, the loose Beli amounted to just over 800,000.
“Pathetic!” He muttered, stuffing the money into his pocket.
He thought of killing the pirates, but he abandoned it, seeing the approaching navy ships.
Then Mosen turned the boat around, waiting for the two navy ships to arrive.
…
Aboard the approaching navy ships, a cacophony of excited voices erupted from the female soldiers.
“Wow, he’s really handsome!”
“Let me see! Let me see… Wow, he’s like my dream prince.”
“Don’t hog the view! I haven’t seen enough yet!”
“Oh no, I think I’m in love. What should I do?”
A stern voice interrupted, “Enough! What’s with all the chatter?” The commanding voice continued, “Judging by his techniques, he must be a prodigy trained by CP. He’s so young yet already so proficient in Rokushiki.”
The speaker was a short-haired woman with a stern demeanour. She was dressed in a captain’s uniform and wore the justice cloak. She was undoubtedly a formidable woman.
She turned to look at an elderly woman with white hair standing at the front and respectfully asked, “Vice Admiral Tsuru, how should we handle this?”
This fleet belonged to Vice Admiral Tsuru, who had been pursuing Donquixote Doflamingo’s crew. After their clash with the Donquixote Pirates on Minion Island, they had been chasing Doflamingo ever since.
Just two days ago, the Donquixote Pirates seemed to vanish from this sea region, leaving no trace.
Today, while searching, they stumbled upon an unfortunate pirate ship that crossed their path and was promptly obliterated.
Unexpectedly, they encountered a prodigy who seemed to be from CP, capturing the fleeing pirates.
“No matter, since we’ve encountered him, let’s look. There’s been no news of other CP prodigies besides Rob Lucci, so there might be an unexpected gain,” Vice Admiral Tsuru remarked, her eyes gleaming with interest.
“Yes, proceed forward!”
“Aye, Captain Gray!”
…
Seeing the navy ship with the large “Tsuru” character on the white sails approaching, Mosen realised he had encountered Vice Admiral Tsuru’s fleet.
They were pursuing Doflamingo’s crew, and given they were near the Grand Line, it wasn’t surprising to encounter them there.
“This means I can hitch a ride back. It seems the goddess of luck has secretly opened a back door for me,” Mosen thought, delighted with his handsome face’s perks.
I love sneaking in through the back door!
When Vice Admiral Tsuru’s ship got close, Mosen grabbed the three pirates and leapt onto the deck.
He tossed the pirates aside, dusting off his hands with disdain, then saluted, “Mosen from the Marine Headquarters’ new recruit camp reporting, Vice Admiral Tsuru.”
Apart from Tsuru and Captain Gray, all the female soldiers blushed, their eyes heating, some even drooling.
Whoever said only men could be starstruck? Women could be just as smitten by a handsome young man.
Especially after three years in the barracks, where any average girl could look like a beauty.
Applied to female soldiers, even an average guy could seem like an Adonis after three years.
And Mosen was already an Adonis!
Sensing the commotion behind her, Vice Admiral Tsuru’s face darkened slightly. Perhaps she had been too lenient with these girls lately.
A cold snort brought the soldiers back to their senses.
“Mosen, I know about you. Fleet Admiral Sengoku has already informed me about your mission. You’ve done well!” Vice Admiral Tsuru said.
Recalling Vice Admiral Tsuru’s wise, kind, yet stern demeanor from his memories, Mosen found that the real person matched his image.
Modestly, he replied, “Thank you for the praise, Vice Admiral Tsuru. I was just doing my duty.”
“That’s not like you. I’ve heard quite a bit about you,” Tsuru said, alluding to something.
Mosen felt a bit embarrassed. If even Vice Admiral Tsuru, often on missions, had heard about him, what kind of stories were being told at headquarters?
“Ahem, those are just rumors. You can see I’m pure, kind, and handsome,” he said.
“This is the Mosen I’ve heard about. Anyway, since our mission to pursue Doflamingo failed, I need to return to headquarters. You can come with us,” Tsuru said casually, then added, “Sengoku mentioned that if we encounter you, to bring you back. But…”
She paused before continuing.
“My ship is full of innocent girls. You understand, right?”
Mosen’s face turned black.
What do you mean? I’m still a baby; I don’t understand!
You make it sound like I’m not an innocent young man.
I’m more worried about my safety on this ship.
And how did you know my thoughts? Tsuru’s ability shouldn’t include mind reading.
So many girls naval uniforms, and it’s all going to waste.
“Rest assured, Vice Admiral Tsuru, I’m not that kind of person.” Under the roof, he decided to play it safe.
“Gray, have the pirates locked up,” Tsuru instructed her captain, “and arrange a room for Mosen.”
“Yes, Vice Admiral!”
The female captain sternly ordered three female soldiers to take the pirates away.
She gave Mosen a cold look, saying, “Follow me, I’ll arrange your accommodation.”
Mosen was puzzled by her attitude. Did he wrong her in some way?
Is my charm failing? Why hasn’t a single pretty girl hit on me yet?
Though, some of the female soldiers were quite nice-looking…
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