Things progressed far better than Longinus had expected. With the help of this incident, his reputation at Marine Headquarters had already caught up to Sakazuki and the other two.
To outsiders who knew nothing of the truth, he was even a super rookie more formidable than the Three Monsters, the vice admirals.
It was not as though Sakazuki and the others had never captured any Great Pirates.
The reason for this was that their exploits were far less legendary than Longinus's.
To capture the pirate who had escaped from his hands, he had tempered himself for two years before rising up in a single day, infiltrating the enemy camp alone, and ultimately killing the pirate leader World at the cost of one island's destruction and nearly ten thousand pirates' deaths.
Such an experience undoubtedly fit the public's fantasy of a hero even better. Especially when World had once been a Great Pirate who had contended with Roger, Whitebeard, and others, the tale became all the more epic and legendary.
Only such an epic legend full of twists and turns would be passed down in song.
Although things had gone smoothly, Longinus was not so shallow as to show his delight. As usual, he calmly and gently returned every greeting.
"Captain Longinus is just too kind. Just like Vice Admiral Garp, he never puts on airs around anyone!"
"Why else would they call it the inheritance of heroes? Though you'll probably have to change how you address him soon."
"I know. The next time we meet, we'll probably have to call him Commodore Longinus or Rear Admiral Longinus!"
"If it were anyone else, I definitely wouldn't accept someone so young being promoted to flag rank. But if it's Captain Longinus, I wouldn't have any objection even if he were promoted