Proposed to Me?

"Of course there were, but none of them were really ordinary civilians."

"At Marineford, most civilians were family members of Marines."

Gion spoke slowly.

"Then where does your food come from?"

Ye Tong asked slowly.

After all, he hadn't seen anyone farming here!

"Our food is supplied by the government."

"Up ahead..."

"Ye Tong, if you want to clean up trash, could you wait until after you report in?"

While she was introducing the place, Gion once again realized that Ye Tong had disappeared.

That guy had actually gone to help the owner of a nearby bar clean up.

"Alright, let's go!"

A few minutes later, Ye Tong came out, looking apologetic.

This Marineford was practically a One Piece treasure trove!

Since this was Marine Headquarters, the people here were more or less connected to the Marines.

And ordinary rank-and-file soldiers would drop things like stamina and speed.

To Ye Tong, this was simply treasure scattered all over the ground!

"What a weirdo~!"

Gion muttered.

Still, she didn't feel any dislike toward this strange guy.

"This is the Navy Cleaning Department. Its director is Carotell, who will be your superior from now on."

"From now on, you..."

"Miss Gion, what brings you to my place today?"

Before Gion could finish her introduction, Carotell came out himself.

"I brought someone over for you. He was recommended jointly by my sister and Vice Admiral Garp."

"His name is Grot Ye Tong. He's a newly assigned cleaner, so I'll be leaving him in your care."

Gion said directly.

"Alright, I'll make proper arrangements."

"Miss Gion, do you have any other instructions?"

Carotell asked again.

"Oh, right. He likes cleaning up trash, so give him more work."

"Places that are difficult to clean, like training grounds, office corridors, and so on—send him there!"

Gion said playfully.

Since you love cleaning so much, I'll make sure you get your fill!

"Wow!"

"Gion, I absolutely love you!"

Upon hearing Gion's words, Ye Tong rushed straight in front of her, scooped her up, and spun her around several times.

Normally, Ye Tong's current strength wasn't enough for him to catch Gion off guard. After all, she had been training under Tsuru all this time!

But because she had been lost in thought and he was so close, Ye Tong had managed to surprise her.

After hearing Ye Tong say he loved her, Gion somehow forgot to resist.

"Gion, once I become stronger, I'll definitely repay the kindness you've shown me today!"

"Director Carotell, let's discuss the work."

"If possible, I think I can start working today."

"Look..."

After putting Gion down, Ye Tong pulled Carotell along as he spoke, heading into the Cleaning Department.

"He said he loved me, and that he would thank me once he became stronger?"

"Was that... a proposal?"

Thinking this, Gion's face turned bright red.

Then she immediately ran back.

Meanwhile, Carotell had no idea how to handle this newly arrived Ye Tong.

Logically speaking, even if he had been sent by some important figure to earn internship qualifications, he shouldn't have been assigned to the Cleaning Department!

And this kid seemed to be so close to Miss Gion.

Could he really assign him cleaning work?