The Shocked Sengoku

Ye Feng had not expected Vice Admiral Verne to agree so quickly. Was Miranda really his biological daughter?

Just as Ye Feng was about to speak and refuse, a fragrant breeze swept over him. Avril glared at Vice Admiral Verne with killing intent in her eyes.

Then she grabbed Ye Feng's right arm and declared possessively, "Brother is mine. When he grows up, he can only marry me." She also glared at Miranda standing in front of Ye Feng, looking as though Ye Feng could only belong to her.

Miranda, standing nearby, blushed as she asked her father, Verne, "Dad, am I really your biological daughter?"

Yet Vice Admiral Verne pretended not to hear his daughter calling him. Completely unconcerned, he looked at Ye Feng as though he were his future son-in-law and sighed. "My daughter... Her mother passed away after giving birth to her, so I spoiled her into the person she is today. If she marries into your family and does anything wrong, you have to be a little more understanding of her. Also..."

Before Vice Admiral Verne could finish, his daughter Miranda covered his mouth with her small hand and said shyly, "Dad! Stop talking."

At that moment, a Marine ran over carrying a large bag and reported to Vice Admiral Verne, "Report, Vice Admiral! I exchanged Hungry Wolf Pirates Captain Gral's head for 46 million Beli."

Vice Admiral Verne set his daughter Miranda down, then took the money bag from the soldier.

He turned and held the bag out to Ye Feng. "There are 46 million Beli in this bag. Take a look."

Ye Feng pulled his right arm free from Avril's embrace, took the money bag Vice Admiral Verne handed him, and smiled calmly. "No need. I trust you."

Then he added, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving."

Seeing that Ye Feng was about to leave, Vice Admiral Verne hurriedly said, "You need to think carefully about what I told you earlier! I'll be waiting for you here."

As he spoke, he grabbed Miranda, who was standing to one side, by the shoulders with both hands, lifted her, and placed her beside Ye Feng. Then he said, "Look at the two of you standing together. You're a perfect match."

Even the Marines standing nearby could no longer stand watching this. They pretended not to know the man who was desperately trying to sell off his own daughter.

At last, Avril, standing beside Ye Feng, could not endure it any longer. She tugged Ye Feng hard toward the entrance of the Marine base with her little hand.

Knowing he could not stop Ye Feng, Vice Admiral Verne hurried back to his office, picked up the Den Den Mushi on his desk, and skillfully dialed it a few times.

Meanwhile, on the Grand Line was a place called "Marineford." That was right—this was Marine Headquarters. In one of the topmost offices sat two men. One was a middle-aged man wearing a dog-head hat, sitting there asleep while eating Beli from a bag in his hand.

The other had a small braid beneath his beard and an imposing expression as he reviewed the documents on his desk. There was also an adorable little sheep on his desk. It was not eating grass, but the documents the braided middle-aged man had tossed to it.

Just then, the Den Den Mushi beside him rang. He reached out to pick it up and said, "Hello? What is it?"

On the other end, Vice Admiral Verne said solemnly, "Report, Fleet Admiral Sengoku. I have discovered two children with extraordinary potential."

That was right—the middle-aged man with the braid beneath his beard was Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku. As for the middle-aged man sitting beside him in the dog-head hat—

He was the "Iron Fist Vice Admiral Garp," whose name shook the Grand Line. With his fists alone, he had repeatedly driven Pirate King Gol D. Roger into desperate straits.

Sitting in his chair, Fleet Admiral Sengoku thought, Could they be two more Logia Devil Fruit users? He quickly asked, "Oh? What abilities do they have?"

Vice Admiral Verne said, "Neither of them is a Devil Fruit user."

Fleet Admiral Sengoku said disappointedly, "Then what abilities do they have that make you think so highly of them?"

Vice Admiral Verne hurriedly explained, "One is a boy. He has learned Armament Haki, and he is already an entry-level Sword King. The other is a girl. I do not know what her ability is, but I can say with certainty that the little girl possesses the strength of a mid-level Sword King. And one of them is six years old, while the other is five and a half."

Sengoku did not catch that clearly and said, "Oh, so they're only two Sword Kings..." After pausing, he realized what he had heard and asked in disbelief, "How old did you say they were?"

Vice Admiral Verne repeated, "The boy is six years old, and the girl is five and a half."

Fleet Admiral Sengoku abruptly rose to his feet and slammed his palm down on the desk. The shock knocked the little sheep that had been eating documents onto the floor, while Garp, who had been sleeping on the sofa, jumped up in alarm and hurriedly asked, "Who is it? Has Golden Lion launched another surprise attack?"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku ignored him and urgently asked Vice Admiral Verne through the Den Den Mushi, "Verne, are you certain that everything you just said is true?"