Fujitora shook his head helplessly. "If I refuse, do I even have a choice? I only joined the Star Alliance today. Doesn't everyone say you don't have to work overtime on your first day?"
Ronglin chuckled. "This is a private company!"
Hawkins soon left with Fujitora, heading to the place where the three Sweet Commanders were being held. The task Ronglin had assigned was not simple. If they could not successfully persuade the three Sweet Commanders to surrender, the Alliance would likely have to reignite the war. That was not the outcome Ronglin wanted, since he hoped to resolve the Whole Cake Island issue peacefully.
After watching Hawkins and Fujitora leave, Ronglin leaned back in his chair and turned toward Momousagi. The frivolous, lecherous grin on his face immediately reminded her of the time the two of them had spent alone on that nameless island.
"What?" Momousagi had drifted off for a moment, but she quickly gathered herself and glared at Ronglin.
Ronglin said with a smile, "The news of you and Issho joining the Star Alliance will probably spread throughout the New World within the next couple of days. I want to seize this opportunity and use your deterrent power to make the restless forces around us behave..."
Momousagi looked dejected. "Can I refuse? You're already making me do hard labor the moment I get here. Can't you show a little consideration for the fact that I'm a girl?"
Ronglin's expression turned serious. "I sent Crocodile and the Eight Treasures Navy to join forces with the Blackbeard Pirates and attack the headquarters of Kaido, one of the Four Emperors. So much time has passed, but there's been no news, and we can't contact them either. So I want to send you there."
Momousagi was utterly speechless. "Seriously? You're sending