"Come to think of it, Big Mom should be the most significant pirate to be taken down since Roger, right?" Borsalino said in amazement, his mouth twisting. "Rear Admiral Longinus, you really are a surprising man!"
Even Sakazuki, who was usually stern and humorless, showed a rare hint of a smile. "The title of rear admiral will soon be outdated."
"That's true. If someone made such a huge contribution and still remained a rear admiral, that really wouldn't make sense." Borsalino said "shamefully," "A twenty-one-year-old vice admiral... sigh, when I was twenty-one, I wasn't even in the Navy yet!"
"Hmm, commodore at seventeen, rear admiral at nineteen, vice admiral at twenty-one... now that I think about it..." Borsalino exclaimed, "Longinus, don't tell me you'll become an admiral before us in another two years!"
"Admiral..." Longinus shook his head helplessly. "I don't have that kind of ambition. Being like Vice Admiral Garp would be much more comfortable."
"Admirals are the Navy's true foundation for intimidating every side!" Sakazuki said with a cold face. "Pirates have become increasingly rampant over the years. It can't be said that Vice Admiral Garp's refusal to become an admiral had nothing to do with it."
"Ohohoho..." Borsalino waggled his eyebrows. "You should say that to old man Garp's face. Maybe he'll even thank you with his 'love.'"
Sakazuki's brow twitched wildly. "Do you think I haven't said it before?"
"Hiss!" Borsalino gave him an admiring look and said thoughtfully, "No wonder that one time when I patted you on the shoulder, someone with your temperament actually cried out!"
Sakazuki's gaze turned unfriendly, and magma dripped from the tip of his nose.
"Ahem." Longinus hurriedly mediated. "You two vice admirals, let's deal with the remaining matters from this operation first."
Sakazuki, who had always prioritized missions, naturally