The Godfather

Upon arriving at the G2 branch, Longinus didn't make his way to Sandy Island right away but instead took a few days to return to Fallen Leaf first.

It's not exactly a wealthy homecoming, but it does count as a rare memory.

After leaving footprints in that original place, when Longinus returned to the G2 branch, two of his right-hand men and a loyal fan were already waiting there.

Minos was unwilling to let Drake and the others ride on its back with no choice, and Longinus had no choice but to let Drake, Virgo, and Les arrive with on the warship themselves.

"Sensei!"

"Sir!"

"Senpai!"

Longinus smiled as he accepted the three greetings, "Sorry to keep you waiting."

"It's what we're supposed to do, it's just that it's a shame we didn't get to visit the senpai's hometown!" Les said with a look of regret.

"After all, that's where the legend began!"

Drake's lips slightly parted as if petrified, and his mind rose infinitely wary of this mohawk head.

The other mushroom head, though valued by the teacher, is cold and insufficiently feared.

And this guy in front of me was so skilled at licking; it looked like he would be a tricky one.

Vergo was also thinking to himself that Drake was too young for Longinus to entrust him with too important a task.

But this guy in front of him was different. He said to be an influential figure ranked at the top of Longinus' next boot camp. While he definitely couldn't compare to a monster like Longinus, Vergo could not underestimate him in terms of strength.

Plus, the relationship between the two was no match for himself, and if he didn't make a change in time, it would be hard for him to be the best subordinate to Longinus as Doffy expected him to be.

When he realizes that his status as "right-hand man" is being threatened, Vergo starts to wonder if he should be a little more enthusiastic when taking on missions in the future.

Naturally, Les didn't know that his words had caused the other two to fantasize about him, and each of them had made him an imaginary enemy.

"It's nothing more than a normal town," Longinus said, his words changing, "Have you, of all people, had any knowledge of the next mission?"

"I know!" The three of them shouted almost in unison.

"These two guys are restless," Each of the three peeked at the remaining two, then thought to themselves.

"Now that we know all that, I will not recount it." Longinus turned and walked outside, "Get ready to depart to settle the war on Sandy Island!"

"Yes!"

...

Alabastan, Alubarna, in the elegant and unpretentious royal palace;

Cobra was pacing back and forth with a solemn look on his face, and then, suddenly pausing to face the side, he said, "Igaram, I still think it was rude to stay at the palace and wait for Commodore Longinus; I should have gone straight to the port of Nanohana to greet him."

"No, I'd better get over there now!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Igaram looked rather helplessly at the king, who was so different from his usual calm and steady self, "Commodore Longinus meant that he would come to visit of his own accord, let's respect the Commodore's decision."

"And it's not advisable for Her Royal Highness to be in a boat right now."

After being given a vague mention by Igaram, it dawned on Cobra that he looked apologetic and said to the gentle and beautiful elegant young woman beside him, "Titi, I'm sorry, I forgot that you can't be overworked right now."

"Cobra, it's not in the way." The queen with long aquamarine hair stroked her belly and radiated a maternal glow, "It's only been a month and I'm not so weak that I can't even ride in the cart."

"It's better to be careful." Cobra said with a frightened look on his face.

At that moment, a large bird hovered down from the sky and took human form, with a still horrified look on its face.

After settling down, the bird was able to say, "Your Majesty, Commodore Longinus has arrived in Alubarna and will be entering the palace soon."

"Yeah? That's great!" Cobra clenched his right fist hard before looking concerned at a white-faced Pell, "Pell, what happened to you?"

"I ... me, I'm scared of Commodore Longinus' griffin!" Pell said with a humiliated look on his face, "I'm so sorry to have embarrassed you, Your Majesty."

Cobra didn't care and smiled, "You are, after all, an ability of the Bird Fruit, and it's normal to be suppressed from momentum by a sky king like the Griffin."

"It's because I'm too weak at heart to retreat. Such a weak me is not worthy of being your Majesty's guards."

Pell said with hard eyes, "I swear I will never back down a step in the future!"

"Haha! No need to be so serious." Cobra patted Pell's shoulder and smiled.

The Queen, on the other side, asked curiously, "Pell, are griffins really as powerful as they are said to be?"

"It's definitely even more terrifying than the legendary ones, I was practically having my blood freeze into ice after just one glance from it. That kind of power of a top predator is simply not something I can resist!" Pell said, half scandalized, half ashamed.

"Pell is already one of our most powerful warriors in Alabasta, and even with him like this, it's hard to imagine how powerful that legendary creature could be!"

Queen Titi said with infinite fascination, "And to be able to get that legendary creature to actively follow Commodore Longinus is even more powerful, no wonder you worship Commodore Longinus like that, Cobra."

If his wife like this were worshiping any other man, Cobra would be jealous, but if it were his savior and life coach, Longinus, Cobra would have a strong urge to enjoy it.

"Haha! Titi, you're wrong about that!" Cobra looked proud, "If only because of his strength, Commodore Longinus is not yet called a hero."

"What makes Longinus truly worth following is his heart of gold and his unparalleled dedication to the ideals and beliefs of justice."

Cobra proclaimed with immense pride, and if you didn't know, you'd think he was boasting proudly.

Queen Titi looked faintly moved and suggested, "Cobra, why don't we invite Commodore Longinus to the child's baptism when our child is born and ask him to become the child's godfather?"

"Right. Why didn't I think of that!" Cobra clapped his hands in awe and exclaimed, "If our child can be taught by Commodore Longinus, he will grow up to be an excellent king!"

"Titi, you're so smart!"