"Admiral Sengoku? Rear Admiral Gaspardi and I have finished our inspection mission and are currently preparing to return to Rogue Town. If we set sail now, we won't reach Goya Kingdom until noon tomorrow at the earliest. May I ask what happened?"
After receiving the call, Rosinante compared it against a map of the East Blue, then calculated the time the warship would need to travel.
Although Gaspardi was the commanding officer, there was nothing wrong with contacting the adjutant at a time like this. Coordinating with headquarters on the commander's behalf was one of an adjutant's duties.
Sengoku himself was also more familiar with Rosinante, so most of the time, he contacted Rosinante directly.
There was another reason Sengoku had contacted Rosinante this time: Rosinante's Devil Fruit ability.
"Call Gaspardi over. For now, I can only tell the two of you about this. Don't let too many people hear it."
"Yes! I'll go find Rear Admiral Gaspardi right away."
The Pacifista Project was clearly still classified. Marine Headquarters had no plans to make it public yet.
Rather than having them find somewhere secluded, it was better for Rosinante to directly create a silent area. That way, the people outside would absolutely be unable to hear what they were saying.
Back when he had been undercover in the Donquixote Family, Rosinante had often used this Fruit ability when contacting headquarters.
When Rosinante found Gaspardi, Gaspardi was soaking in the ship's bathroom.
A yellow rubber duck floated on the surface of the bathtub, while Gaspardi stared at the bubbles in the water and muttered to himself.
When Rosinante entered, Gaspardi was visibly stunned.
Rosinante did not waste a word and directly enveloped the bathroom with a soundproof barrier.
"Rosinante? What are you doing?"
"Rear Admiral Gaspardi, this is Sengoku. There is