"Oh~~~"
"I understand now, Old Gick."
"To have even a Marine Admiral escort you on a voyage... in a sense, you really are like a monster."
At the drawn-out reply, everyone turned to look at the man in frog-eyed sunglasses, wearing a Marine justice coat over a yellow-striped suit. Their eyes nearly popped out of their heads.
"This is...???"
"A Marine Headquarters Admiral, Kizaru!!!"
"There's actually a Marine Admiral on this ship?!!!"
As the tall figure stepped onto the bow, he leaped and transformed into light. A yellow glow appeared in the sky.
"Yasakani no Magatama!!!"
Following that dazzling windup, countless light bullets blasted toward the submarine beneath the sea.
Before the submarine could launch a torpedo or even surface, it was destroyed underwater.
"You're truly dependable, Borsalino~"
Seeing this, Old Gick chuckled as he spoke to Kizaru.
The latter simply raised an arm as though surrendering, a pained expression on his face.
"Spare me, old man..."
"If the World Government learned that something happened to you after you were attacked on your way to the Reverie, I'm afraid I'd have to retire from the Marines for good~"
Was it really that serious?
King Riku and his family all gaped in shock.
But Gick merely waved his hand with a smile, like a kind old man.
"Hahahahaha, the consequences wouldn't be that simple."
"..."
With the crisis resolved, Old Gick continued playing chess with King Riku, while also taking notice of his daughter and granddaughter.
"They're quite pretty~ I wonder if they're married?"
"Well... neither of them is."
"Then isn't that perfect?!!!"
Gick, eager to hold a monster great-grandchild, began desperately trying anything he could.
He even set his sights on Rebecca and Violet.
Hmm...
The pink-haired little girl was acceptable, but the black-haired one was a little too old.