To the people of the world, the holy land of Mary Geoise had nothing but sin.
Slave trading, arms dealing—this was the most glamorous place, and also the filthiest.
This was the center of the world, the seat of the World Government: Mary Geoise.
"Kid, I'll go see Commander-in-Chief Kong first. I'll come find you later~"
Kizaru nodded slightly to the bald old man and Yatogami Soshu, casually said something to Long Yi, then walked away with a tune on his lips and his hands in his pockets.
Steel Bone Kong, the former Fleet Admiral of the Navy and current Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's entire military, was here. As a Navy Admiral, it was only natural for Kizaru to visit his superior.
Long Yi's arrival had been completely silent. Aside from the bald old man and a handful of others, no one in Mary Geoise knew that the boy had quietly arrived.
"Long Yi, you're here."
The bald old man wore a kindly expression, with none of his former inscrutability or sharpness in sight.
Looking at Long Yi, who had grown considerably taller over the past half year, he smiled faintly and reached out to ruffle the boy's black hair.
"Lord Taizo—no, Grandpa Taizo."
Though he had prepared himself beforehand, Long Yi still felt somewhat uncomfortable when he once again faced Yatogami Taizo, one of the Five Elders.
Though he had nominally joined the Yatogami Family, he did not carry the so-called blood of a prestigious clan in his veins. Deep down, he was still Long Yi, not Yatogami Long Yi.
"Good, good, good."
Yatogami Taizo nodded repeatedly, a smile at the corner of his lips. With his experience, how could he fail to see Long Yi's restraint?
Yet the fact that the boy was willing to call him