After the meeting in the royal palace ended, Longinus returned to his temporary residence—a thirty-meter-tall stone house that exuded a rather intense "manly smell"!
Longinus did not mind. After spreading out his Observation Haki, he took a white anti-eavesdropping Den Den Mushi from the room and placed it beside him, then finally activated the watch-shaped Den Den Mushi on his wrist.
Purururu~ Purururu~
"Hello, hello, is that Rear Admiral Longinus?" The Den Den Mushi vividly displayed Sakazuki's resolute, stern face.
"It's me. The mission in Elbaf has been completed successfully. I have also obtained the Giant King's consent to bring twenty giants back with me this time to draw Big Mom's attention," Longinus said quietly.
"Twenty giants!" Even Sakazuki's voice fluctuated slightly upon hearing of Longinus's achievements. "It seems your actions in Elbaf went far beyond simply completing the mission, Rear Admiral Longinus!"
"It was nothing. The giants were actually quite easy to talk to." Longinus was not lying. If he had not stopped them, the giants of Elbaf would probably have mobilized in full force.
If that happened, the entire world would likely have fallen into turmoil.
"Easy to talk to?" Sakazuki shook his head slightly. Aside from a very small number of mild-tempered giants, most giants had explosive tempers. How could they possibly be easy to reason with?
"However, there may have been a slight deviation in this operation."
"What deviation?"
"The Giant King forcibly stuffed his son onto my ship as well..." Longinus sighed. "I had clearly explained the dangers of this operation to him!"
Silence suddenly fell. On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Sakazuki's eyelid twitched wildly. What exactly had Longinus done in Elbaf for the Giant King to trust him to this extent?
"If that is the case, perhaps we can alter