Rosinante raised the Soundproof Wall and asked, utterly baffled.
Even the Donquixote Family didn't know his true identity. At Marine Headquarters, only a handful of people knew about his secret mission.
So how had White Ghost, who roamed the seas alone, learned who he was?
"You don't need to know that."
Adrian lifted his teacup and took a sip.
"I only want to know one thing. Did you tell that admiral they call the Buddha at Marine Headquarters that I'd come to Spider Town?"
Rosinante fell silent for a long moment. "What exactly are you trying to do?"
Adrian smiled faintly.
"I just want to... beat up a Marine Admiral."
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Beat up a Marine Admiral...
Just beat him up...
Rosinante's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
From anyone else, those words would have sounded like pure fantasy. Coming from White Ghost, they somehow sounded entirely possible.
As for why...
Charlotte Linlin, whom White Ghost had killed single-handedly once before, would have had plenty to say about it!
She was the famed Queen of Totto Land, an Emperor of the Sea who ruled from the New World.
In the eyes of the world, Charlotte Linlin's overall strength undoubtedly stood on the same level as a Marine Admiral's!
Many spectators who idolized pirates even believed an Emperor of the Sea would have the upper hand against a Marine Admiral one-on-one!
And White Ghost had killed Charlotte Linlin alone. His strength undoubtedly surpassed that entire tier of Emperors and admirals!
If anyone doubted it...
They could go challenge White Ghost themselves!
Besides, shortly before killing Charlotte Linlin, White Ghost had forced the Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters to bow his head and concede, right before the eyes of the crowd on the Sabaody Archipelago!
That was Marine