Sakazuki's Attitude

"This is the justice of Vice Admiral Longinus!" Cobra puffed out his chest with honor.

It was as exciting as a fan who was about to gush someone about his idol and found out that the other side had long been a friendly army.

Even Vivi also raised her little head, although she is only six years old, can again hear the others for the godfather tribute's adoration.

King Riku also noticed the little girl in Longinus' arms and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "King Cobra, this is yours?"

"Haha! Vice Admiral Longinus is Vivi's godfather!" Cobra said braggingly.

"What?" King Riku said with envy and jealousy, subconsciously glancing at his youngest daughter.

"Eh! Violet is already 17 years old, it seems a bit not good to adopt a godfather ...!" King Riku lamented in his heart, "Rebecca's age is in line, but then, does not this become I take advantage of Vice Admiral Longinus?"

After some lamentations, King Riku could only sigh, "King Cobra, your luck is really too good!"

"You don't know that, do you?" Cobra said smugly, "I have a ten-year friendship with the Vice Admiral. Ten years ago, Vice Admiral Longinus saved the future of Alabasta!"

"Ten years ago, the vice admiral was only 14 years old at that time? And he already had the ability to save a country?" King Riku asked incredulously.

Kyros was also stunned; he was 15 years old and killed a fugitive, while Longinus was 14 years old and had become a hero who saved the kingdom; the gap was so big that he was ashamed of himself.

"Vice Admiral-sama is great! Not bad for someone so perfect inside that there is no hint of darkness!" On the other hand, Viola remembered the scene three years ago when she used her ability to peer into Longinus' heart.

"If you guys keep talking like this, I'm going to be embarrassed." Longinus said with a gentle smile.

Hearing this from Longinus, Cobra, who was talking endlessly about his past experiences, had to stop. He tugged on King Riku's sleeve with some impatience and said, "I'll give you a copy of our spontaneous collection of "Longinus' Quotations" later; you still know too little about the Vice Admiral!"

"Quotations?" King Riku could not help but respect, make the people spontaneously recorded statements, or call the Vice Admiral as Saint Longinus in the future?

Vivi was a little bored and couldn't help but ask in a small voice, "Godfather, can I go ride your big bird?"

She vaguely remembered that as a child was sitting on a fierce and majestic big bird roaming the sky, and because of this, she would let Belle also carry her around to fly.

"Vivi, it's rude to say that!" Cobra slightly aggravated his tone.

"It's okay, a good child with a pure heart like Vivi, Minos will not refuse to let her ride."

Fortunately, Longinus spoke this when Kawamatsu was not present. Otherwise, he must have been isolated again.

"Minos-sama is worthy of being a legendary partner of justice, as a griffin, it's really too principled!" Cobra, of course, is to approve this statement; this is a side note to the outstanding of Vivi!

Just as King Riku and the others were showing their envy, they heard Longinus ask again, "Does that little girl want to enjoy the sky too? I can see the yearning for beauty in her eyes."

"Is Rebecca okay too?" King Riku was a little hesitant; if he refused to board, wouldn't it ruin the child's reputation?

"Of course you can, how can a little girl with such pure eyes have a problem?" Longinus smiled.

"That's so much appreciated!" King Riku and the others said with heartfelt gratitude.

Many of the marines who saw this scene were lamenting, "Vice Admiral Longinus is so stern in capturing pirates, but normally so gentle, it is really too charming!"

Not only these marines, but those other forces of the observer also seems to be the first time to know this with the name of the hero and justice Vice-Admiral.

The fat bird with a big belly pressed the shutter quickly, and his long sharp beak was still muttering, "A quiet and beautiful photo, if paired with a picture of iron-blooded perseverance, such a contrast can definitely pull out a large amount of berries from the hands of those supporters of Vice Admiral Longinus!"

"Ch! This guy even has the weakness for those losers?" Shiryu disdainfully swiped the longsword in his hand, and the brightness of the sword mapped out the shade in his eyes.

"Ugh! It's enviable to live under the sun like this, enjoying flowers and praise!" Cister, on the other hand, lamented in an inexplicable tone.

...

In Sakazuki's room;

The man with sharp angles and steely eyes was pruning a potted plant, giving the impression of being fully committed to even such a simple thing.

At this moment, there is another man with an extremely lecherous expression in this room.

Borsalino surveyed Sakazuki's topless upper body and said with a crooked mouth, "Yo! Such a bright cherry blossom rose tattoo on your body is really incongruous!"

"Does it mean that Sakazuki you actually have a flirty heart?"

Crack!

The branch that he had cut off violently was instantly burned to nothing under the extreme heat.

"Oh~" Borsalino raised his hands self-consciously, "What a terrible monster, yo! Let's pretend I never said anything."

"You came to me just to talk such nonsense?"

"You're too cold to old classmates!" Seeing that Sakazuki didn't move, Borsalino had to shrug his shoulders and said, "Well, I actually wanted to see your reaction."

"Reaction? What reaction can I have to something as natural as a promotion to the rank of admiral?"

"You know that I'm not talking about the reaction to your promotion to the rank of admiral. It is about Longinus."

"Longinus ..." Sakazuki said in a calm tone after a pause in his trimming of the potted plants. "What's wrong with that? In my opinion, he is more qualified than you two to serve as an admiral!"

"Hey, hey, hey, at least give me some face!" Borsalino shouted strangely, then continued, "The World Government actually agreed to the proposal of the four admirals, the meaning of which should be obvious."

"Those Gorosei, are quite optimistic about the future of Longinus!"

"You haven't even been promoted to the rank of admiral. And you're thinking about what will happen in a decade or so." Sakazuki said with a cold snort, "You're just too lazy."

"I just find it interesting." Borsalino said with a crooked smile, "Although you are my old classmate, but Longinus is also my old subordinate, if it comes to that day, maybe I will be more willing to stand on his side, yo!"

Sakazuki finally stopped moving his hands and said with a serious face, "I have never been afraid of competition, the top of the marine, is only the strongest who deserve to occupy the position!"

PS: The next chapter is a bit difficult to write, please give me another half hour.

Published in Qidian, August 14, 2019