Ortolan: You're Incredible, Dr. Borsalino!

At the port of Ohara, Borsalino was sitting on a stone pier, leisurely clipping his nails with a nail clipper in his hand.

Ortolan's warship slowly docked in the harbor, and soon he led Orbia off the ship.

The first one to greet them wasn't Borsalino, but Spandam.

After all, this case involved cooperation between the Marines and the CP Agency. Although the case has been solved, the CP Agency also provided a lot of intelligence. The credit could not possibly be monopolized by the Marines.

"Vice Admiral Bane!!!" Spandam enthusiastically, once again unleashing his handshake technique. Before Ortolan could react, he had already grasped Ortolan's hands with both of them and was shaking them vigorously.

"Haha, Commander Spandam, it's been a while! You've worked hard. The mission was a great success thanks to CP-9!" Ortolan didn't dislike Spandam and greeted him with the same enthusiasm.

"Not at all, not at all. I've long heard of Vice Admiral Bane's outstanding abilities, but this time I've truly witnessed it firsthand. The case that our CP couldn't resolve for so long was solved by you in one go. You even managed to capture the Pirate King in the South Blue. It's simply astounding!" Spandam said excitedly.

Some of these words were flattery, but most of them were sincere. Spandam genuinely thought Ortolan was amazing!

"And thank you for the kindness of the former Freedom Army. It's like I've gained an extra credit for the South Blue..." Spandam said again.

Previously, people were optimistic about Ortolan's future. Now, Ortolan has been promoted from Rear Admiral to Vice Admiral at almost rocket speed. What does this mean? It means that Ortolan has truly entered the upper echelons of the Marines. Even excluding the connections behind him, he absolutely deserves the title of a high-ranking Marines.

This made Spandam feel that his investment was very worthwhile. He believed that Ortolan's Vice Admiral was only temporary. With his current abilities and strength, as long as he did not make any mistakes and steadily grew in the future, he would at least become an Admiral Candidate!

With another highly valuable and influential person joining his network, how could he not be happy?

The two showered each other with compliments, and Borsalino finally stopped scratching his nails and walked over with a smile.

"Oh~" Ortolan let out a deliberately strange cry, then tilted his head, curled his lips into a smirk, and teased Yu: "Yo yo yo, isn't this Borsalino? Haven't seen you for a few days, and you're still Rear Admiral?"

Borsalino paused for a moment, then laughed and scolded, "You little rascal, getting cocky already, huh?"

"Hey, what do you mean 'kid'? See my epaulets? I'm a high-ranking official now!" Ortolan said, pretending to be serious.

As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, and Borsalino joined in the laughter.

After the joke was over, Ortolan finally spoke up, "Well, I haven't been following the student case for quite a while now. I've been busy with Roger's situation. How's it going? Have Professor Clover and the others communicated with Mary Geoise yet? Or what?"

Since reporting on the work in Ohara to the Admiral Sengoku South Blue, Ortolan has not paid any attention to the situation. The follow-up work was handled by the CP Agency, and he was not very clear about the progress.

Borsalino shook his head immediately upon hearing this. "I know even less. My mission order was to come here to pick up people, and I know nothing else."

Seeing this, Spandam quickly stepped forward, leading Ortolan and Borsalino towards the island while saying, "Let me briefly explain. After Rear Admiral Bane reported the situation in Ohara, our CP Agency arrived immediately and sealed off the entire Ohara sea area to ensure no one escaped. Meanwhile, Professor Clover has also communicated with the important figures on Mary Geoise. Although there were some initial disagreements, a consensus has now been reached. They insist on seeing Orbia before..."

Soon, with Spandam's explanation, Ortolan and the others also arrived at the Omniscient Tree.

"I think it's best if I don't interfere with the follow-up work. Just cooperate fully with your CP Agency ..." Ortolan patted Spandam on the shoulder, then added, "Then Orbia is in your care. Take her in."

This kind of mundane work is what Spandam likes best, because it's risk-free and allows him to demonstrate his abilities, preventing him from being just a background character.

Spandam immediately agreed, and then led Orbia into the Omniscient Tree.

Ortolan and Borsalino found a shady spot nearby and sat down to rest and chat.

"You're really something. When the news of Roger's arrest came out, I was quite shocked when I was in Punk Hazard ..." Borsalino couldn't help but exclaim.

"It's all luck. I hadn't even thought about him before, but as I was investigating, I found out..." Ortolan waved his hand modestly.

After a pause, he asked in a low voice, "How's things going with what I told you last time? What did Dr. Vegapunk say? Is he confident about my diagnosis?"

Borsalino asked curiously, "It's not like it's anything taboo, why are you being so secretive, like you're plotting something in hushed tones?"

After making a sarcastic remark about Ortolan, Borsalino continued, "What the Doctor means is that if your condition is purely psychological, it's difficult for him to treat. But if it's truly related to your bloodline, it's not impossible to try treatment. However, you'll need to cooperate; routine blood tests and physical examinations are unavoidable..."

At this point, Borsalino's tone softened slightly, and his voice lowered. "Don't blame me for not warning you, handing over blood samples to a top scientist is an extremely dangerous thing..."

"How so?" Ortolan raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance.

Sharing secrets is a way to build rapport, so when Ortolan saw Borsalino had this idea, he naturally wouldn't expose him. He would pretend not to know and simply ask.

However, Borsalino's tone softened further. "It's a secret to some extent, but for you... there's no need to hide it from you..."

After a pause, Borsalino continued, "Although Punk Hazard is still under construction, some research methods have already been confirmed, including a war weapon project, in which I am also a participant..."

"Wow, that's amazing!?" Ortolan exclaimed in surprise, "I thought you were just strong, but I didn't expect you to also have such strong research capabilities? No wonder the Admiral Sengoku put you in charge of the Science Unit. So you really are on the same level as Dr. Vegapunk?"

Borsalino blushed and quickly waved his hand, "I don't have that ability! You're overthinking it!"

"Huh? Didn't you just say you were also a member?" Ortolan asked in surprise.

"Ahem... yes, I am a participant, but only as experimental material and sample source," Borsalino said somewhat awkwardly.

Ortolan paused for a moment, then slapped his thigh and burst out laughing!

"If you laugh at me again, I'll get angry!" Borsalino glared at Ortolan in exasperation.

Ortolan clutched his stomach and said, "Sorry, sorry, you know we in the Marines are professionally trained, no matter how funny... hahahaha..."

Seeing Borsalino was about to panic, Ortolan quickly composed himself. Borsalino snorted coldly and said in a detached tone, "Sir, this plan involves factors related to Devil Fruit users. Your Goro Goro no Mi itself an excellent source of material. Besides, your physical attributes are arguably the most unique and outstanding sample in the Marines. Once you dare to hand over your blood to Dr. Vegapunk for research, I dare say he will definitely use it for experiments! I've been in contact with him for a while now, and I can assure you that he has an extremely strong curiosity! He definitely won't be able to resist!"

After listening to this, Ortolan thought about it seriously for a while, then said, "So, according to you, the risk is quite high..."

"Hmm, that Lineage Factor and stuff involves some cloning technology, so you might even see a replica of yourself..." Borsalino added another jab.

But after a pause, Borsalino added, "However Dr. Vegapunk is also a very trustworthy person, so my advice is that you should wait until you have the opportunity to meet with him, discuss the relevant details, and then make a decision."

"Okay, I understand. I'll talk about it again when I have the chance to go to Punk Hazard and meet Dr. Vegapunk. Thank you for your help this time, Dr. Borsalino." Ortolan thanked him earnestly.

But Borsalino retorted angrily, "If you call me Doctor again, I'll get angry!"