Sengoku's Evaluation

It was good to see that Longinus was not surprised by such a scene, still looking solemn, but it was a little comforting to Sengoku's heart.

"Longinus, tell us what happened to you." In case Garp made any more trouble, Sengoku also put away the idea of "talking big" and said clearly and concisely.

Longinus nodded and squared off, "I was the one who received the emergency distress signal, there was a mention of the enemy and a reminder that we should focus on saving ourselves if we didn't have more than five ships to fight with."

Sengoku nodded in satisfaction, not dragging friendly troops down with him because of threats, which was the quality a marine should have.

Commodore Morgan threw in a grateful look as well, one of the few flashes of light they'd had in the encounter, and something that would have been better brought up by Longinus than by him.

"Although there's only one warship, I have a rather optimistic estimate of my combat power, and if I can join in, I might be able to affect the battlefield quite favorably." Longinus continued.

"Therefore, with the consent of everyone on board, I went ahead to the battlefield with my companion who could fly, to make sure that the situation was salvageable before getting the soldiers on board the warship to start moving via Den Den Mushi."

"So, I only assisted Commodore Morgan in defeating those two pirate captains, but it was the soldiers of G8 & G2 who valiantly fought that made the difference."

Sengoku sounded more and more satisfied, with strength, brains, and courage, but also not taking credit and always thinking of his subordinates. Such a person was simply the perfect leader.

At least, he was nowhere near that level at Longinus' age.

Before he could open his mouth, someone else got ahead of him again.

"Ahahahaha! Well done! I'm getting more and more impressed with you! If you want my opinion, you'd better not go to Zephyr's place, come to my ship and let me drill you to ensure that you will be trained into the strongest marine king!"

Beware of Longinus, the "unpolished jewel" tainted by Garp. Sengoku quickly stopped, "Give it to me to eat your senbei, so many things can not stop you from talking?".

Who knows, Garp said with a "heartbreaking" face, "I didn't expect, I didn't expect, Sengoku, you are such a jealous person, afraid that Longinus will be trained by me and take away the Fleet Admiral's position that may belong to you? You really should learn more from me on this and relax, like I'm looking forward to that whatever hero title I'm going to let someone else take."

"Cough cough ..." Sengoku's eyes were rounded, and he was nearly out of breath.

"Eh? It's a nice day. I'm going to go sunbathing!" Worried that Sengoku would find himself in trouble, Garp skillfully trotted out, looking a little foolish to Commodore Morgan.

"Whew! Calm down, calm down!" Sengoku's mind forced itself to calm down and then managed to lift the corners of its mouth to "smile". He said, "Longinus, you did a great job leading your men to save their comrades in distress, and I have decided to award you the Second Class Medal for Exemplary Combat Valor on behalf of the Marine Corps. One collective second-class credit is awarded, one collective second-class credit for the G8 branch's tenacity to fight without fear of sacrifice. As for you, Commodore Morgan, the merits will be taken out of the equation, do you have any objections to this arrangement?"

"No, no, no, I am resolutely following orders." Commodore Morgan said joyfully, he was already satisfied that he didn't have to carry the punishment this time, "Thanks to our brother Longinus, but he's lucky enough to have been awarded the Medal of Exemplary Combat Heroism."

The word "hero" is not easy to carry. In addition to superior strength, merits and achievements are also indispensable.

"Then you two should leave, I have some things to discuss with Vice Admiral Tsuru."

"Yes!"

After seeing Longinus's status in the eyes of the top marine brass, Commodore Morgan became more and more enthusiastic and even changed his name directly, "Brother Longinus, thanks to you putting in some good words for us G8. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten through this time so easily. By the way, it should be your first time in the headquarters. I'll take you to get familiar with it, this Marine Headquarters ..."

It was only when Longinus and his two men left that Sengoku looked to the side and asked, "What do you think, Tsuru?"

"Longinus? From the news coming from the G2 branch, all the Admiralty officers have praised him, those junior soldiers have idolized him, and even the kingdoms he has handled to quell the war have praised his abilities and character. Even people like Morgan, who has only spent less than a day with him, have been extremely impressed with him."

Vice-Admiral Tsuru did not mince words of praise, "If I had to give an assessment, it would be perfection. Such a person could be considered a natural leader."

"I see it the same way you do." Sengoku took a stack of information from his desk and flipped through it in detail.

"It's unimaginable that at just 14 years old, he could single-handedly kill pirates with a bounty of nearly a hundred million berries, which is something Kuzan and the others would be struggling to do at the same age."

"What's more remarkable is that his idea of justice is neither as absolute as Sakazuki nor as lazy as Kuzan."

"In his narrative, there is never absolute light or darkness in the world, too hot a sun evolves into a merciless fire that burns everything down, or absolute light is absolute darkness."

"His justice is utilitarian, and what makes the majority of people happier is justice. While this philosophy is biased, it may be the best thing for the current Marines."

"All marines know that Celestial Dragon... or World Government, they don't stand for justice, but we have no other choice. The worst order is better than the perfect chaos, and the bloodshed and sacrifice that would result if we let this world run amok would be an unimaginable nightmare! "

"So, we need to find the best balance between the two!"

"Utilitarian justice? That's a new and original way of putting it!" Vice-Admiral Tsuru doesn't respond to the Sengoku's comment, but asks curiously, "But from whom do you know his views on justice?"

Seeing that Vice-Admiral Tsuru did not respond positively, Sengoku also calmed down abruptly. He was indeed a bit anxious today.

Therefore, he quickly put those things he shouldn't be thinking about behind him and replied with a smile, "I learned about it from something exciting."

Sengoku raised the booklet in his hand, then handed it over self-consciously.

Vice-Admiral Tsuru took it, looked down at it, and asked patiently, "The Longinus Quotations?"

"I got this from Borsalino, I saw him mumbling with it the last time he was at this headquarters, and it seems that he has plans to make a copy of the <> as well. Unfortunately, the pamphlet was made by those little girls who worshipped Longinus, and with his obscene face, he probably won't have anyone to help him sort it out for another hundred years." Remembering Kizaru's desolated expression at the time, Sengoku couldn't hold back his laughter any longer, "Ahahahaha!"

Vice-Admiral Tsuru shook his head and began to read through it, "Some thought-provoking words indeed, rare for him to have such insight at such a young age."

"Yeah, this one's kinda ... eh? What are you putting it away for?"

"I'm going to use some of it in my recruitment campaign, what? Do you still want to stay and get a copy of the <>?"

"I'm not, I'm not, don't be ridiculous."