Fortunately, Longinus was not surprised by the scene at all and remained perfectly serious, which gave Sengoku a small measure of comfort.
"Longinus, tell us what happened." To prevent Garp from causing any more trouble, Sengoku gave up on making grand speeches and got straight to the point.
Longinus nodded and said solemnly, "I received the emergency distress signal at the time. They mentioned information about the enemy and warned us that unless we had the combat strength of more than five warships, we should prioritize preserving our own forces."
Sengoku nodded in satisfaction. He had not dragged his allies into danger because of the threat. That was the quality a Marine should have.
Commodore Morgan also cast him a grateful look. This was one of the few bright spots from their ambush, and some things would be more effective coming from Longinus than from him.
"Although we only had one warship, I had a fairly optimistic estimate of our own combat strength. If I joined the battle, I might be able to have a considerably favorable effect on the situation," Longinus continued.
"Therefore, after obtaining everyone's consent aboard the ship, I and a companion capable of flight headed to the battlefield in advance. Once we confirmed that the situation could still be salvaged, I used the Den Den Mushi to have the soldiers on the warship begin their operation."
"So really, I only assisted Commodore Morgan in defeating those two pirate captains. The soldiers of G8 Branch and G2 Branch who fought bravely were the ones who truly played the decisive role."
The more Sengoku listened, the more satisfied he became. Strength, intelligence, courage, no greed for credit, and always thinking of his subordinates—someone like this was practically a perfect leader.
At least, Sengoku himself had been nowhere near