It took Sengoku a long time to suppress his bitterness and get down to business.
"Senga, he longs to see you. He'll be waiting for you in Mary Geoise these next few days."
"Oh? Is this Fleet Admiral Kong's own idea?"
Sengoku didn't understand what Senga meant. Did Sora meet with Senga on someone's behalf?
But who has such influence that they would have the authority to have the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces act on their behalf?
After much thought, the images of five old men appeared in Sengoku's mind. He frowned and asked,
"What's wrong? Is there some other purpose behind this?"
"Hehe, maybe someone just couldn't wait to come."
"Someone? Who is it?"
Senga shook his head, not intending to tell Sengoku about Imu. It involved the Otsutsuki Clan, so he decided to handle it himself.
"It might be Shalulia. Didn't she call headquarters several times wanting to see me?"
"It's her. She's really been wanting to see you so much she's practically going crazy. But she's not bad; she didn't put on airs."
Sengoku knew a little about the relationship between Shalulia and Senga, so he easily accepted Senga's explanation.
Speaking of Shalulia, Senga's lips curled into a smile. This girl always had that punchable expression on her face, but now Chiga couldn't bring himself to dislike her.
This trip to Mary Geoise will also be a good opportunity to visit her; if things don't look good, I'll take her away beforehand.
Mary Geoise
Several men dressed in black were guarding the entrance to the elevator, seemingly waiting for something.
They've been waiting here for two days, someone couldn't help but complain.
"Why hasn't Purple Kirin arrived yet? How much longer are we going to have to stand here?"
"Shut up! That's someone who can defeat the Four Emperors single-handedly! We've been instructed to handle the reception properly; any mistakes will be unacceptable to us!"
"Yeah, I watched that live stream too. He's an absolute monster! The Four Emperors are like children in front of him. I even wondered if those four were real Four Emperors!"
"Stop talking nonsense. Apart from Kaido, the territories of the other three Four Emperors have almost been divided up by others. How could that be false?"
"It's unbelievable, I never thought the era of the Four Emperors would end like this!"
"The age of the navy has arrived."
"No! The Navy still has to listen to the World Government; they're just a tool!"
Just as the group was getting into their conversation, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Who goes there!?"
The men in black were startled, but when they saw the newcomer's face, they turned deathly pale with fright.
The person who arrived was Senga. This time, he came alone without any attendants.
Senga looked indifferently at the several trembling men in black in front of him, and asked one of the shorter ones,
"You just said the navy is merely a tool?"
Upon hearing this, the short man felt a chill run down his spine, and his body trembled even more violently.
"Fleet Admiral Purple Kirin, I was just talking nonsense. Just pretend I didn't say anything. I'll never do it again!"
Senga didn't say anything, but slowly walked past the men in black.
Seeing that Senga didn't seem to intend to pursue the matter, the short man secretly breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand as if to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
The short man's body suddenly exploded, and blood splattered evenly onto the faces of the other men in black. They stiffly looked down at where the short man had been standing, where there was nothing but blood on the ground.
Several men in black collapsed to the ground in terror at the sight before them. Their leader was relatively calm, but his pale face showed that he was also quite frightened.
He took a deep breath and hurriedly caught up with Senga, without mentioning the death of someone earlier.
"Fleet Admiral Purple Kirin, where are you going? Fleet Admiral Kong is still waiting for you over there."
Senga paused, turned to look at the minor leader, and said calmly,
Do I need to report to you where I'm going?
Under Senga's Rinnegan, he felt his mind go completely dark and almost lost consciousness.
He bowed deeply to Senga at a ninety-degree angle, shouting,
"Of course not! Fleet Admiral Purple Kirin can go wherever he wants!"
Senga ignored him and walked off in one direction on her own.
Only after Senga's figure disappeared from sight did the leader of the men in black dare to straighten up and return to his group.
His men quickly asked,
"Boss, Rick..."
Rick was the name of the man in black who had just died. The leader glanced at the bloodstains on the ground with disgust and gave the order.
"Clean this place up right now! He had to talk too much; he deserved to die!"
Inside a luxurious palace,
Shalulia was riding on a doll, pulling on one of its ears with each hand, and said angrily.
"Damn it! Serves you right for ignoring me! You'll lose your ears!"
Two plump maids stood guard beside her with their heads bowed, afraid of upsetting Shalulia was in a bad mood.
After venting her anger on the doll for a while, Shalulia's resentment subsided a little. She got up, hugged the doll to her arms, and nervously touched its ears, saying in a comforting tone,
"Did I hurt you? It's your own fault for ignoring me all the time. Just talk to me for a second! If you do, I'll give you a kiss, okay?"
As she spoke, Shalulia actually pouted and leaned close to the doll's face, seemingly about to kiss it.
"Hey, what's gotten into you again?"
The voice carried a clear hint of mockery, yet it sounded so pleasant to Shalulia's ears. She looked up at the newcomer with delight.
"Senga!!!"
At the entrance of the main hall, Senga stood with his arms crossed, looking at Shalulia with a teasing expression.
"Why did you stop? Why don't you kiss me then!"
Shalulia blushed slightly, but her heart was quickly filled with joy at seeing Senga. Forgetting her Celestial Dragons status, she tossed the doll aside and rushed towards Senga. Although Shalulia's speed was barely faster than Senga in Chiga's eyes, it was already an exceptional performance for her physical abilities.
Senga opened her arms and hugged Shalulia, who was rushing towards her.
Shalulia, with lightning speed, planted a hard kiss on Senga's face, leaving a bright red lip print.
Senga pretended to be disgusted and raised her hand to wipe it, Shalulia grabbed Senga's hand and kept calling out.
"Why are you wiping me? Are you saying you don't like me?"
"Or what?"
"I..."
Shalulia struggled for a long time but couldn't utter a single word. She could only cover her mouth and bury her head in Senga's arms, humming and mumbling something unintelligible.
Senga looked helplessly at Shalulia's little head in his arms, reached out and stroked it, and whispered,
"Alright, I came to see you without even seeing your face."
Shalulia nestled her head against Senga's chest and softly replied.
"Um..."