Raiders of Wano Country

Alabasta, the Marine garrison base;

"What?" It was a majestic male voice, full of surprise.

"What?" It was the delicate female voice, full of surprise.

"Wano Country is indeed dangerous, if you do not want to ..." Longinus asked, folding his hands, resting his chin, and propping himself up on the table.

"Yes, yes, guide such things I have absolutely no question ..." exclaimed Kawamatsu excitedly, but before he could finish his words, he was glared back by Hiyori with a fierce glance.

Hiyori turned her head and asked in a soft, moist voice, "Brother Vice Admiral, why do you suddenly want to go to Wano Country?"

"The samurai of Wano Country are a very powerful force, and I would like to try and see if I can gain their support. And ..." Longinus smiled gently, "I'd rather know if it's possible to help you take back Wano?"

Take back ... Wano?

Kawamatsu's eyes widened, and his voice trembled as he said, "Did you say something wrong, Vice Admiral-sama? Although we are from Wano, shouldn't the royal family be the one to worry about such matters as taking back Wano?"

"I'm sorry, Honourable Kawamatsu." Longinus apologized, "I once accidentally saw the tattoo of Nine Red Scabbards on your back, and I also knew through certain means what kind of meaning the tattoo represented."

"So, actually, I knew who you guys were a long time ago."

"Your Highness, my momentary carelessness has caused your identity to be exposed, I really have no excuse but to die!" Kawamatsu knelt on one knee and roared low in pain.

"Uncle Kawamatsu, it's not as serious as you think!" Hiyori said helplessly, "If Brother Vice Admiral really wants to attack us why should he wait until now?"

"But I heard that the World Government ..." Kawamatsu hesitated to continue.

"It is true that the government covets your identity, but in the end, it only wants to open the doors of Wano Country through you. And until the threat of Kaido is removed, it's really pointless to talk about it." Longinus explained.

Hearing what Longinus had to say, Kawamatsu was relieved.

Indeed, there is nothing at all for them to be covered by others now.

"So, Brother Vice Admiral, you actually want to help us recover our country so that you can venture into Wano Country?" asked Hiyori touchingly.

"What? Can't you?" Longinus smiled.

"Oooooooo!" Hiyori's tears broke as she shook her head frantically, "No, you can't go, no brother Vice Admiral!"

"You've called me brother for so many years, so isn't it only right that I do something for my sister?" Longinus patted the little girl's head later and then said towards Kawamatsu, "Kawamatsu-san, go pack and prepare, and leave for the headquarters tomorrow."

"Wait, then, then I'm going too." Hiyori said with puffed cheeks.

"No, how can this be?" Kawamatsu exclaimed.

"What nonsense is being said?" Longinus also shook his head.

"But my strength is no longer inferior to Uncle Kawamatsu!" Hiyori proudly puffed out her small chest.

"Oh?" Longinus turned a questioning gaze toward Kawamatsu.

"I, I ..." a big face of Kawamatsu turned red, and finally squeezed out a sentence, "I was just careless that day, it does not count!"

"So we'll compete again here now?"

"Better not!" Kawamatsu said in a muffled voice, "It would be bad if I damaged the place."

From Kawamatsu's attitude, Longinus is naturally able to see some clues.

He has not returned to Alabasta for much time in the past two years, so even he did not expect that the little loli's strength had progressed to this level.

"Speaking of which, it seems that Akagami's starter instructor is also Rayleigh, right?" Longinus also can't help but tsk, "In terms of superiority swordsmanship, he's not even the strongest in the world, but no one can really compare to him in teaching his pupils this one."

"Brother Vice Admiral, take me with you!" Hiyori crossed her fingers in front of her chest and said pitifully and cutely.

"All right! All right!" Longinus said helplessly.

"Oh yeah!" It is another major victory in the history of cute gestures.

"But, Vice Admiral ..."

"Uncle Kawamatsu, just agree with me!"

Kawamatsu's blood tank cleared to zero and was instantly defeated.

"Don't worry, I'll have Minos follow in the sky, in case anything goes wrong, you two just follow Minos and leave first." Longinus said with a smile, "Now, you all go and clean up!"

"Yes!"

When both of them left the office, Longinus breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Now I finally have an excuse to go to Wano!"

...

Three days later, Marine Headquarters.

"You want to go to Wano?" Sengoku couldn't help but frown, " The current Wano Country is very chaotic. Wano Shogun Kurozumi Orochi, Wano Resistance Army, the Beasts Pirates, Gecko Pirates, the four forces are always in the midst of chaos."

Sengoku is not too worried about the safety of Longinus, with his current strength, unless he is out of his mind and Kaido fight to exhaustion, no one can stop him if he wants to go.

But that kind is a dangerous and chaotic place; it is better to go less in the end.

"It's a long story. About six years ago, Vice Admiral Borsalino and I saved a samurai and a little girl on our way back from the Science Forces."

"I've heard of it." Sengoku nodded, "The samurai you're talking about is Captain Kawamatsu of the G2 branch!"

"His true identity is actually a vassal of the Kozuki clan in Wano Country, and that little girl is the person to whom he owes his allegiance, the heir of the Kozuki clan, Kozuki Hiyori!"

Longinus' simple words blew up Sengoku, only to see him twitch the corners of his mouth and ask, "Are you saying that the two people you casually saved are the people Kaido and the government have been looking for?"

"Things are just so coincidental sometimes."

"Okay!" Sengoku rubbed his head and helplessly accepted the placement, "So now you bring it up ..."

"Although the samurai clique in the Wano is powerful, it is unlikely that it will be a match for Kaido. Instead of letting this force gradually die out, it is better to solicit them out through the identity of Hiyori."

Longinus said methodically, "On the one hand, it will make the marine force stronger, and on the other hand, it will help Hiyori and them to keep their restoration spark!"

"Is that so?" Sengoku's hands wrapped around, his back leaned on the chair, "If it's just you, I really don't worry much, but if you have to add two more people, then this matter is not good!"

"Their two strengths are not weak, really, they are comparable to quite a few Rear Admirals of the headquarters!" Longinus thoughtfully analyzed, "Such strength, coupled with Minos' air support, I believe they will not become a burden to me."

"Rear Admiral of the Headquarters!" Sengoku is also a little surprised; the Rear Admiral level's strength is not even rare in the Headquarters.

"In that case, then I've agreed to your application. But ...," Sengoku said with a smirk, "I'm going to add one more person to your list."

Published in Qidian, June 22, 2019