A Conversation Between 2 People

Marine Science Force, in the undersea base;

"Really not consider the mechanical prosthesis you mentioned yourself? I can help you package repair and replacement for free." Vegapunk said instead, unfortunately.

Longinus expressionless, his left arm at the severed part of the wound has been opened, the new flesh begins to squirm, and then the "body" of the arm is connected back.

"Is the control over your body already this strong? But ..." Vegapunk laughed, "I thought you were going to regenerate a new arm!"

"The new arm needs to be tempered again and has a tendency to become a real 'weakness'." Longinus said succinctly.

"So who are you showing weakness to? If you really think that this 'bionic mechanical prosthetic limb' is a weakness, then it's really bad luck!" Vegapunk narrowed his eyes and laughed.

"Doctor misunderstood, I was only just in case." Longinus said genuinely.

"Discovering my little move but not reporting it, instead turning around and cooperating with me, if I hadn't known you were dishonest, I might have been fooled by you! Vice-Admiral Longinus!"

"But this is good ..." said Vegapunk with a smile, "you have my secret, I also have your handle, so that cooperation is more reassuring, is not it? "

"To make it sound like I'm some kind of bad guy with a very dark mind, Doctor, that's a really chilling way to put it!" Longinus sighed.

"Don't worry, just like you didn't probe deep into my details, I have little interest in your secrets, mutual trust is the basis of cooperation!"

Vegapunk said unhurriedly, "Let me provide support for your 'bionic mechanical prosthetic limbs' claim is naturally no problem, but you should be careful, in case it is discovered, the relationship between us can be ... "

Longinus smiled and raised his right hand, his index fingertip stroked, and his left arm slashed through an appalling pockmark.

When looking through the hole, inside is black bones, also dripping out, is black and sticky, even emitting an unpleasant pungent smell of "motor oil" blood!

Then, the wound quickly healed, and everything was like a phantom.

"Already able to transform your body to this point? With just one glance, even I would have thought you were a transformer!" Vegapunk also couldn't help but tsk tsk in wonder.

"It seems that you have really taken all aspects into consideration, what a terrifying man!"

"The details make the difference, that's a saying I hold in high esteem." Longinus laughed.

"It is indeed reassuring to be on the same side as a man like you!" Vegapunk slightly parted his hands, "Let's, together, embrace the future!"

...

Mariejois, Room of Authority.

"It's a bit of a pity that we didn't bring Fisher-Tiger back to be executed!" The bearded Gorosei sighed.

"It can't be helped, after all, no one expected that Dragon, who had been hiding for so long, would appear because of a fishman!" The blonde Gorosei straightened his collar.

"Compared to Dragon, there's nothing to be concerned about with Fisher-Tiger, he's a dead man anyway!" Curly Gorosei said in a cold voice.

"That's right, to draw out this big fish, Dragon, that trash is a good death!" The long-haired five old stars narrowed their eyes and said slowly and methodically.

"The next step is to track it down. I'm not afraid of that guy Dragon stirring up the rain, but I'm afraid he'll keep hiding and not come out." The right hand of Gorosei climbing on the hilt of the sword, eyes flashing a bitter cold light, "this time since they have revealed their whereabouts, do not think they can easily escape!"

"Indeed, the unknown is the most formidable enemy!" The blond Gorosei said.

A moment of silence fell in the room of authority, and the blonde-haired Gorosei' voices resounded. "Speaking of which, that Longinus guy's reaction scared me!"

"With Garp, learn a lot of boring things." said long-haired Gorosei shook his head.

The curly-haired Gorosei then laughed lightly, "However, this is only in reason. If he didn't react at all, I would instead suspect that all those past performances were faked, then he, as a person, would really be too terrifying!"

"Well, he proved to be much better than that guy Garp! If it was that bastard instead, he might have dared to be defeated by those fishman!" Bearded Gorosei gloomy, is very dissatisfied with that Garp perfunctory attitude.

"Humph! There's nothing to say about a guy who refuses to even be promoted to the rank of Admiral in order to avoid responsibility!" Gorosei, who is holding swords, said in a cold voice.

The blonde Gorosei said with great appreciation, " Soldiers to obey orders as a natural duty, look at what Longinus said, this is what a marine should have the awareness!"

Curly-haired Gorosei nodded approvingly, "Among the Marine, he and Sakazuki are better, but Sakazuki is too aggressive, if not used well, is a double-edged sword."

The long-haired five old stars leaned forward and asked squarely, "You mean to support Longinus' rise to power in the Marine?"

The bearded Gorosei then shook his head, "He has the ability, he has the strength, just too much lacking in terms of seniority. According to normal circumstances, he may still have to survive Sengoku batch, and then the Sakazuki batch, it will take more than twenty years before he can go to the point where we want to see that scene."

"It's been too long!" Gorosei, who is holding swords, said succinctly.

Blonde Gorosei coldly said, " It is indeed too long, twenty years of time, anything can happen. Sengoku at the helm of the Marine is okay, he is a smart man who knows to put himself in the right position, but in the term after him, whether the Marine can still be on track, it is difficult to say!"

"Zephyr's non-killing, Sengoku's rational, Garp's casual, all make this term of the Marine's top brass on the moderate side." The long-haired Gorosei calmly analyzed, "With Sakazuki's strength, it is difficult to get the support of others, as for Borsalino, he is absolutely not willing to ascend to that busy seat."

"You mean, if we don't intervene ..." asked the curly-haired Gorosei with narrowed eyes, "the most likely to rise to power after Sengoku is Kuzan?"

"In the O'Hara incident back then, he was so ruthless that he was able to kill even his own best friend!" Gorosei, who is holding swords, said meaningfully, "I was very optimistic about his future, but, these years I can not see him more and more!"

The blonde Gorosei's fingers gently tapped the armrest, "Personally kill their own best friend such things, if it is Sakazuki, I will not have any surprise. But Kuzan, his changes over the years really make people think deeply ..."

"What you guys mean, I generally understand." Long-haired Gorosei said, "But the problem is, Longinus' seniority is really too weak, even with our support, if he wants to rise to the top, it's not an easy thing!"

"Don't underestimate that man." The bearded Gorosei laughed, "All we need to do is just push on at the end, as for the rest of the preparation, I think he will do a good job!"

Published in Qidian, June 21, 2019

Tranxlator: I highly recommend (new) readers to read chapter DDD before reading the next chapter. Before I finished the translation, I temporarily transferred all author's information that had nothing to do with the storyline to the auxiliary chapter. Ignore this message for old readers.