She had not been back at Marine Headquarters for long and had first gone to check on Luffy and his two brothers.
Fortunately, although Luffy had only recently eaten the Gum-Gum Fruit, he was already more than capable of using it for comedy.
Even at the Navy Academy, where the children of high-ranking officers were a dime a dozen, the three little boys who had grown up running wild had already taken over the school. Even the older students dared not provoke them lightly.
"At my age, all I want is to coast along peacefully until retirement. I'm nothing like you youngsters, who can even drive off an Emperor of the Sea single-handedly~~"
"How terrifying~"
Kizaru's face fell as he launched into a stream of complaints.
"Um..."
"Vice Admiral Borsalino, what about the Sun Pirates?"
Seeing that their exchange of compliments showed no sign of ending, Strawberry hurriedly interrupted.
They had been tracking Fisher Tiger for a full three years, and Sengoku had urged them on several times, but his superior had always handled the matter halfheartedly.
With a commanding officer like this, how long would he have to wait for a promotion...?
"I'll leave that to you. I still have some paperwork to deal with."
Kizaru pointed at his completely empty desk and casually sent Strawberry away.
"Fisher Tiger?"
"Can I join in? I happened to be involved in the Mary Geoise incident three years ago, and I'm rather interested in him."
Somewhere at sea on the Grand Line.
Aboard the Sun Pirates' ship.
The fish-men were all bustling about. Even the frail Koala was doing her best to contribute what little she could, and a cheerful atmosphere filled the ship.
"Hey! Koala, you don't need to help. We're throwing this farewell party especially for you. You're the