When the atmosphere suddenly turned solemn, Hancock let out a strange cry. "Oh no, it looks like I may have exposed my ambitions a little. Vice Warden... no, I mean Warden, don't misunderstand, I..."
"Enough!" Alvis thundered, his spittle spraying over Hancock like rain.
"I'm finished. This time, I'm really going to be demoted all the way down!" Before Alvis's giant frame, Hancock was as helpless as a chick. He could only think mournfully, What position will the Warden assign me? Magellan wouldn't use this chance for revenge and send me to clean his toilet, would he?
With Longinus, an outsider, present, Alvis could not settle the score in public. He could only suppress his anger and make a note of it for later.
"King, what do you think?"
"How about I organize a recurring exhibition? I will demonstrate my perfect interrogation techniques before all the prisoners. I will use... the bodies of those pirate escapees for the demonstration!" King said, suppressing his excitement.
"If we handed all those prisoners over to you, who knows what might happen?" Magellan snorted.
"Magellan, are you questioning my..." King asked meaningfully, "...interrogation techniques?"
Magellan's heart skipped a beat. Damn it, did he see through me?
Seeing Magellan grow flustered, Shiryu narrowed his eyes as well. There's something off about both of these guys!
Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Longinus spoke at the right moment. "Warden Alvis, please allow me to interrupt."
"Hm? Major Longinus, do you have a good suggestion?"
"My proposal is to find every pirate who has concealed their abilities."
"Heh." King sneered disdainfully. "I thought Major Longinus had something astounding to say. So this is your proposal? How utterly foolish."
"You..." Magellan, who had already regarded Longinus as a close friend, naturally bristled and was about to