Silent

"Thank you for your help, Young Man~!" 

"Ah, no, it's okay." Shinra showed an awkward expression when he received this thanks. 

"No~! No~! You have helped us a lot~! If you don't stop him, then we might lose our Doll-chan here~!" 

"...admiral." 

As Doll showed a dead-like expression, one of the admirals of the Marines, Kizaru, didn't joke around anymore, as he looked at Shinra curiously and asked, "By the way, I have heard that you planned to join the Marines after you had fought the Four Emperors, right? Is that true?" 

"Ah, yes." 

Yes, Shinra was quite nervous, as he didn't expect the reinforcement sent by Tsuru to be Kizaru. 

Yet, this was also a perfectly normal operation since Kizaru was the fastest man in the world. 

However, Shinra was also nervous since he knew well that among all the admirals, Kizaru was the most troublesome. 

Pika Pika no Mi. 

When Shinra thought of this Devil Fruit, he had only a headache. He might have taken two Logia-type Devil Fruits, but even so, he didn't think that he could defeat Kizaru. 

Why did he think so? 

It was because there was really no one in this world who could defeat Kizaru since his speed was just too unbelievable. 

Becoming a light and having the speed of light. 

Speed is power. 

If the speedster type of fighter was serious, Shinra knew well that the world would crumble. Fortunately, while Kizaru was powerful, his power wasn't overwhelming, and even if something happened, he believed he could escape. 

As for his plan to become a Marine? 

Compared to the safety of his women, it was nothing since being a Marine wasn't the only way for him to grow stronger. 

Regardless, as all of them spoke, Robin and Carina also came out from their hiding places, but unlike Carina, Robin had Shinra use the Iro Iro no Mi to make a modification on her face. As if that wasn't enough, Robin also wore a hijab and a burka to hide her face. 

Where did Robin buy them? 

Well, where else if it wasn't the Arabasta Kingdom? 

Nevertheless, it would be too weird if Shinra left immediately, and he also wanted to test whether Kizaru would notice Robin, but it seemed that Kizaru didn't have much interest in Robin or Carina, as Kizaru's focus had always been on Shinra. 

"You know how to enjoy your life well, Young Man." 

"I have worked hard." Shinra, who baked the fish on the bonfire, focused on his baking process without looking at Kizaru. "If I don't enjoy the fruit of my labor, then what's the point of working hard?" 

"That's true." Kizaru nodded as he asked, "When is the fish ready?" 

"Here, you can eat it first as my thanks for coming to save us." After lightly seasoning the fish with salt and spices, Shinra gave the baked fish to Kizaru. 

"Thanks~!" 

Kizaru happily accepted the fish as the five of them sat near the bonfire as they talked to each other. 

Shinra, Carina, Robin, Doll, and Kizaru. 

The five of them discussed what had happened on Punk Hazard, including Big Mom's commission to Caesar for a method to turn a human into a giant. 

"Now, I understand why you want to fight the Four Emperors." 

Kizaru sighed, feeling exhausted when he thought about the Four Emperors, yet what could he do? 

Could he ignore the children who would be used as experiments on this island? 

It was impossible, right? 

If so, then he wouldn't have become a Marine at all. 

"But are you really sure that you want to fight? Isn't it better for you to join the Marines now?" 

"I want to test my limit first, and it won't be late to join later." 

"Well, you have your own considerations, so I won't say much, but be careful, okay? Unlike Doflamingo, the Four Emperors are on another level." 

"I know." 

"That said..." Kizaru thought for a moment and said, "Try to avoid the Red Hair Pirate." He didn't hate Shinra, and he also had a good impression of him despite how Shinra had two women by his side, and probably would have more women by his side, too, yet compared to pirates that would ravage and destroy everything, Shinra's lust was nothing, especially when the strong could gain everything. 

More importantly—

"Okay." 

Shinra nodded and didn't ask why he should avoid the Red Hair Pirate, which showed that he was smart. 

After all, in this world, there were some things that it was better to leave unknown, or else, they would enter a huge problem, and a problem was troublesome. 

"That's good. That's good." Kizaru nodded in satisfaction. "By the way, are you not going to ask about what will happen to Doflamingo?" 

"No, it's fine." Shinra shook his head, but he asked, "Should I keep everything here a secret?" 

"Ah, can you?" 

"Well, I don't mind if you just tell the world that it is Marines who have solved everything here." 

Shinra knew how the world worked, and the World Government definitely didn't want Doflamingo, the legal pirate that it had chosen to be exposed, to kill all the Marines to silence, so no one would know what had happened on the Punk Hazard, and even sent his follower to infiltrate the Marines. 

If such news were exposed, then the world would be chaotic. 

Frankly, the World Government led by the Five Elders wanted to silence everything and keep everything under wraps. 

Was it possible? 

Naturally, especially when this island was completely isolated and no one except for the Marines and Shinra's group knew about this problem. 

Regardless, no one should talk about what happened in this place. 

At the same time, while Vergo and Monet would enter the prison, Doflamingo was different, as he might be okay. 

It might be unfair since even after what Doflamingo had done, the Marines were unable to do anything, and they could only follow the direct order of the government, even though they knew what Doflamingo had done was wrong. 

While Carina and Robin didn't say anything, they felt inwardly dissatisfied with how the Marines worked, but they knew well the world couldn't work the way they wished, and watching how mature Shinra's way to handle this situation was, it made them sigh inwardly, thinking that they weren't mature enough. 

Meanwhile, Doll clenched her fists, feeling angry and annoyed, yet what could she do? 

The Vice Admiral might be one of the positions that many could only look up to, but she knew well that in the end, she was nothing but a dog for the World Government. 

Yet, wasn't it normal? 

The military was, in the end, a tool for the ruler to maintain the order and stability of their government. 

"Thanks." Kizaru felt guilty, yet what could he do? 

"It's fine. I like to keep a low-key profile, too." 

"Don't worry. You can be my direct subordinate when you work under me." 

"...won't you put all of your work on me, Sir?" 

"Hahaha..." Kizaru laughed. "I might be, but I will reward you well. By the way, have you eaten the Devil Fruit? If not, then when you enter the Marines, I will try to get you one."

"No, not yet. I haven't eaten the Devil Fruit." 

"Then, when you join, I will ask the World Government to prepare." 

"Okay." 

Yet, was everything going to end like this? 

Would Doflamingo escape all the punishment even after what he had done? 

Shinra thought for a moment and decided to cause a little mischief.