Listening to Sengoku's words, Rayleigh fell into a deep silence.
He glanced at the place that the Sengoku called the Debris Town, then closed his eyes.
He then spoke to Sengoku with his eyes closed.
"Since Roger's death, every drop of blood that has flowed on this sea in the past nineteen years has been connected to me..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh seemed to shrink by two inches.
Beside Rayleigh, Shakky placed her hand on his shoulder, then looked at Sengoku Rayleigh said.
"Sengoku, we are no longer pirates, so let's end it here."
"Yes, I know."
Sengoku snorted and then nodded.
"Moreover, it was the Shiki who attacked this place, and it was Roger who ushered in the Great Pirate Era."
As for you, Rayleigh...
Why don't you have some tea with me?
After saying this, Sengoku turned around and continued to lead the way. The others followed in silence, continuing towards the distant Justice Fortress Sengoku.
Surrounded by numerous marines, Gawain and his group finally arrived at Sengoku's office.
"We've arrived. This is my office. Although the facilities are very simple, my office is still quite large, with plenty of room for everyone to sit down!"
As he introduced the Sengoku to everyone, he pushed open the door and simultaneously pushed open the wall near the door as well.
The doors in the Sengoku were for ordinary people, but whether it was a big kid like Shirahoshi or other Giant Vice Admiral were too tall, if they wanted to enter the office, they had to open the hidden doors that were connected to the walls.
The moment Sengoku opened the door, Shirahoshi wagged her tail and approached. She gripped the wall with both hands, peeked into Sengoku's office, and said excitedly.
"Is this the legendary office of the Fleet Admiral?"
It's so spacious!
What a huge desk!
"Haha, Princess Shirahoshi is really adorable! I'm truly happy that you're satisfied!"
Sengoku laughed heartily in response to Shirahoshi's words, then gently gestured to Gawain.
"Saint Gawain, and everyone else, please come in. I'll start preparing a bath right away...!"
"Why?!!"
Suddenly, Shirahoshi spoke up again!
"What an adorable goat!"
It's eating the papers and photos on the desk!
"Its furry mouth moves as it chews, it's so cute!"
Upon hearing what Shirahoshi said, Sengoku's face stiffened slightly.
A moment later, Sengoku suddenly turned around and rushed into his office.
"Masha, don't eat the paper and photos that I didn't feed you!!!"
After letting out a loud shout, Sengoku rushed to his desk in a disheveled state, and with a frustrated expression, picked up the goat Masha and put her on the ground.
After briefly flipping through the table, he let out a painful cry.
"My financial statements... oh no, I have to rewrite them again!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sengoku waved to Gawain with a pained expression.
"Gawain, Rayleigh, and everyone else, please come to my office and sit down."
Don't worry, my goat won't poop anywhere, so you don't have to worry about getting dirt on the sofa.
"Thank you very much, Sengoku."
Gawain smiled and nodded, then walked into Sengoku's office. The first thing Gawain did upon entering was to look at the wall behind Sengoku.
On the wall behind the Sengoku period chair hangs a magnificent calligraphy work.
"Justice Ruling the World"
At the same time, Gion and Grandma Tsuru walked towards her own room.
As they walked, Gion spoke to Grandma Tsuru.
"Sister He, it's been a long time!"
"Three months is nothing, it shouldn't feel like a long time to you. The reason you feel it's long is because your heart is drifting further and further away from me."
At this point, Tsuru looked up at Gion, sighed, and asked.
"How does it feel, Gion? She's definitely someone worth following."
"Yes, Sister Crane!"
Gion nodded emphatically.
"Even within the Navy, or within the World Government, I would never encounter another person as great as Gawain!"
"That's good. As long as you're happy. With your character, no matter the circumstances, you would never betray the principles of justice you uphold!"
As Grandma Tsuru spoke, she glanced at Gion's coat and sighed.
"Although the word 'justice' no longer adorns your coat..."
"There's no difference, Sister Gawain's justice will probably be more effective than the justice that the Navy has always upheld."
Most importantly, we won't encounter any obstacles. Given Gawain's status, the Five Elders won't give us orders like they would to the Navy!
As she spoke, Gion pushed open her door and looked at the room where she had lived for the past thirty years.
The moment she stepped into the room, she couldn't help but look at the wall of her study.
There was also a calligraphy piece hanging there.
"Intoxicating Justice"
Upon seeing this, Gion couldn't help but smile. She had always wanted to bring an Intoxicating Justice to the world after becoming Admiral.
But before she could do that, she found a new... Intoxicating Justice.
Noticing Gion's expression, Grandma Tsuru nodded gently.
"Whatever you want to get back this time, please take this calligraphy with you as well."
No matter how far you go, you should never forget the justice you uphold!
As she spoke, Grandma Tsuru went to the desk and became engrossed in looking at the calligraphy on the wall.
As she watched, she couldn't help but continue talking.
"But I still feel regretful. I so wish I could see your sense of justice burning brightly in the future of the navy..."
"It's alright, Sister Crane!"
Upon hearing Grandma Tsuru's words, Gion pursed her lips slightly.
"Perhaps my justice cannot burn within the future navy, but it seems that my justice has the potential to burn directly among the common people of the Grand Line and the Four Blues!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Gion went behind the desk, frowned, reached out and took down the scroll from the wall, carefully rolling it up.
As she rolled up the scroll, Grandma Tsuru went to the side and entered Gion's boudoir. There she sat on the bed and picked up the large, dusty rabbit doll from Gion's pink bed.
"Gion, when you leave this time, do you want to take your rabbit with you?"
You must have a hard time falling asleep at night without it, right?
"Ha?!!"
At that moment, Gion's eyes widened, and she quickly rushed to Tsuru's side.
After snatching the rabbit doll into her arms, she gently placed it on the bed while holding Grandma Tsuru's hand.
"Sister Crane, I don't need this doll anymore!"
"Oh?"
Crane chuckled mischievously.
"So you're saying that you're sleeping with something else now?"
"Why?!!"
Gion blushed; she'd been right!
Ever since Hancock and she started vying for Gawain's side, that stupid snake keeps sneaking onto her bed!
Therefore, for Gion, the lost rabbit doll had long since transformed into the form of the Snake Princess...
But this matter must never be known to anyone else, or they'll be laughed to death!
I've always been at odds with that stupid snake!
But her body... it's so soft and smells so good!!!
Beside her, Grandma Tsuru nodded knowingly as she looked at Gion's flushed face.
"Tsk tsk, your whole heart is on that Gawain. But that's nothing compared to your younger naval juniors of the same generation."
Saint Gawain did commit some fouls, didn't he?"
"No, no, no!!!"
Gion lost her composure, or rather, even though she wouldn't lose her composure in front of others, she did so in front of the Grandma Tsuru had raised her from a young age.
Gion is still just a child who never grows up.
She shook her head heavily, then nervously gripped Grandma Tsuru's hand.
"How could we be sleeping in an adult's arms? We're far from that point!"
I just... I just really admire you, sir!
"And coincidentally, that esteemed person also admires you, right? Haha!"
Grandma Tsuru smiled knowingly, then reached out and gently tidied Gion's hair.
Grandma Tsuru softly said, tentatively arranging Gion's loose hair into a pretty bun.
"In any case, I've finally seen the day when you blush."
You may not know this, but seeing you always all alone in the navy really worries me.
Year after year, you ruthlessly rejected the advances of Kuzan, Tokikake, and anyone else.
I've always been worried that you... that you might like girls...
But it's okay, haha, you just haven't met a better man yet!
"No, no, no!!!"
Gion was truly speechless, so she simply lay down on her bed in despair.
How does Grandma Tsuru know her so well? Can she understand her so well just because she raised her from a baby?
Ahhh!!!
Looking at Gion lying flat on her back, Grandma Tsuru smiled and patted Gion's full waist.
"It's fine here, but you can't act so lazy and casual in front of others, Gion."
Especially Drinking Game and heavy drinking—you should probably do less of that in the future. You don't really think a man would genuinely like a female alcoholic who gets drunk all the time, do you?
Or rather, a man who always likes to get women drunk to the point of unconsciousness can't be a good man, right?
"No, I haven't been drunk even once since I started working with adults!"
It seems like the only time I get drunk by your hands is when I'm with you, Sister He!
So aren't you a woman who drinks heavily?
"Yeah, so even that old Garp didn't pursue me, right?"
I used to think he was a good person, but he was so honest that he got married and had children very quickly..."
At this point, Tsuru chuckled and patted Gion's head.
"If you also want to be like me, living alone for the rest of your life, chasing pirates at sea even when you're old..."
Then let's indulge ourselves in wine and dice!
"Absolutely impossible...!"
Hearing this, Gion rolled over and lay there comfortably. She spoke earnestly to Grandma Tsuru.
As soon as she finished speaking, she stretched and then sat up.
"Alright, I can't linger too long, Gawain is still waiting for me."
Sister Crane, please sit for a moment, I'll go get something.
"Um."
Tsuru nodded, then looked with interest at Gion was walking towards the safe.
Gion opened the safe and pulled out a bank draft worth about four billion yen.
Gion frowned sadly as she took a deep look at the number on the promissory note. It was nothing compared to the extravagant Shalria...
Suddenly, I felt a pang of regret. If only I had captured more pirates and accumulated more bounties...
As she thought about it, Gion slipped the promissory note into her pocket, planning to secretly hand it over to Kalifa's Secretary later to help ease the pressure of the debt.
Although the adult may seem indifferent, a grown man, standing tall and upright, how could he truly be indifferent?
Clearly, Gion was unaware at this time that Gawain had left Sengoku a fortune worth billions of Gawain for her sake...
After pocketing the promissory note, Gion continued to look deeper into the safe.
Then, she reached out and took out three knives from the safe.
Holding the three swords, Gion returned to her bed, placed the Famous Sword on her lap, and took out a sword-wiping cloth.
Picking up the first sword, drawing it from its sheath, and gently wiping it in Gion, Grandma Tsuru couldn't help but reminisce.
"This is the first Famous Sword you personally captured after slaying the first swordsman pirate when you were twenty-three and had just become a swordsman, right?"
"Yes, Sister Crane, this is the Famous Sword Juzawa, which was once wielded by Vidis, the Ship-Slaying Swordsman."
If I remember correctly, his bounty at the time was 86 million.
As soon as she finished speaking, Gion finished wiping the sword and then reached for the second one.
Grandma Tsuru smiled when she saw the sword.
"This is the Famous Sword Feiyan that you won in your duel Tokikake Kaji eight years ago. I still remember it very well."
After all, that was the first time you defeated Tokikake, and since then, Tokikake has never defeated you again.
He started pursuing you relentlessly from the day you defeated him, right?
"Ha, him? That greasy guy."
While I can understand his sense of justice, if it comes to choosing a partner...
Neither that greasy guy nor that extremely lazy guy Kuzan would be a good fit!
After speaking, Gion wiped the Famous Sword Feiyan clean and then put it back in its sheath.
Then, she looked longingly at the third sword.
The sword's scabbard was covered with black and red patterns, while the hilt was engraved with a roaring tiger.
Gion picked up the sword Gion examined it for a long time.
At the same time, Grandma Tsuru sighed softly.
"This is the first sword I gave you when you were six years old. It was also the sword I took from the first great swordsman I killed when I was twenty-eight!"
How long has it been? Sigh, about forty-one years. What was that swordsman's name again? I've forgotten. Anyway, he was a cruel samurai from the New World.
I only remember when you were little, you weren't even as tall as this sword, but six years ago, the sword's length was no longer suitable for your height."
At this point, Grandma Tsuru reached out and gently patted Gion's head.
"You've already reached the height of Admiral six years ago! You truly are the most outstanding female swordsman I've ever seen in my life!"
"I don't believe it. You used to tell me how dangerous your time was."
For example, there was the young Whitebeard back then, the super-powerful pirate named Ochoku, and Charlotte Linlin before she started having so many children.
According to Sister Crane, those guys are all incredibly strong, enough to terrify you!
"Haha, you can't compare them like that, Gion. Those guys are all real monsters."
However, our little Gion is a monster just like them!
Grandma Tsuru smiled and ruffled Gion's hair, Gion picked up the Great Grade Swords in her hand.
She slowly drew the blade and then made a light gesture.
"The blade is 96 centimeters long, which was very convenient to use when I was not yet 2.2 meters tall."
But as I grew taller, this sword became more and more like a wakizashi to me...
But that's just right!
Gion placed the long sword across her knees, and then she began to wipe the blade of the sword with utmost care.
As she wiped the sword, Gion stared at the blade, murmuring to herself in a daze.
"A blade of this length is very suitable for adults nowadays."
Using my first sword as the first real sword in my adult life, isn't that really meaningful?
At this point, Gion put away the sword-wiping cloth and then gently stroked the hilt of the longsword.
As she stroked it, she spoke expectantly.
"Moreover, to be used by a man like that."
You'll feel proud, won't you?
Great Grade Swords... Rokumei Kotetsu!