The Rainbase lord's office.
No, Garen, that hands-off boss, did not have an office at all.
The office's true occupant was the esteemed Princess Vivi. Under the pretext of "developing her abilities," she had been serving as Rainbase's administrative officer, helping Garen handle the territory's affairs.
In other words, Vivi was Rainbase's mayor in all but name.
At that moment, she was flipping through a newspaper that still smelled of fresh ink with a strange expression, occasionally casting odd looks at Garen, who sat across from her.
"Garen?"
Vivi closed the booklet and softly asked, "You're not really a Celestial Dragon, are you?"
"Even you?"
Garen's face darkened as he could only say helplessly:
"How can you believe this kind of hastily fabricated trashy reading material?"
Secretary Robin, who stood by the side, could not help covering her mouth and chuckling.
She had often seen Garen smile at reporters and manipulate public opinion, but this was the first time she had seen him troubled by public opinion.
Garen had come to Vivi precisely because he wanted her, the perfect princess in the eyes of the people, to help dispel the rumors. At the very least, he needed to stamp out their momentum in Alabasta.
But he had not expected Vivi to be confused by this Garen's Incognito Travels, which had appeared out of nowhere.
"The contents of this article seem very real."
Vivi looked at Garen with curiosity filling her eyes.
"Don't be fooled, Vivi!"
Garen sighed and explained irritably:
"The examples in this article were basically lifted from Wallace's reports, then they mixed the 'Celestial Dragon' element into my entire life story."
"When nine parts are true and only one is false, of course it reads like the truth!"
"And besides—"
Garen glanced lightly at Vivi. "Speaking of Celestial