When Randall agreed, Aequus beamed.
Seeing this, Krista tugged at Randall's clothes too.
Randall sucked in a sharp breath.
His first instinct was to refuse, but when he saw the light in Krista's eyes, the words changed on his tongue.
"All right. If you both want to go, we'll go together."
"Yay! You're the best, big brother Randall!"
Krista was overjoyed, tiny arcs of electricity sparking from the tips of her hair.
Seeing the two of them eager to press ahead despite knowing the danger, Momonga felt nothing but admiration.
These two are true Marines!
Without lingering, Randall said goodbye to Momonga and left the G-1 branch with Aequus and Krista.
He carried the little girl in his arms, thoughtfully shielding her with a layer of Armament Haki.
Aequus received no such treatment. Randall simply dragged him along by one hand, and the wind rushing into his face left tears and snot streaming down it.
A day later, the three arrived in the Totto Land Waters.
Totto Land was still relatively "peaceful," but even Krista could sense the tension of an approaching storm.
Randall stopped.
Just then, a point of light flashed on the horizon.
In the blink of an eye, it descended beside the three of them.
"Oh, Vice Admiral Randall. You got here awfully quickly~"
Kizaru stepped out of the light, his lips pursed.
Randall greeted him. Krista and a shivering Aequus hurriedly saluted, then studied this high-ranking Marine with curiosity.
Both reached exactly the same conclusion: he fell far short of Randall.
Kizaru had only come to say hello to Randall.
Once the greetings were over, he quickly returned to directing the operation.
"Big brother Randall, what do we do now?"
Krista blinked, her eyes brimming with eagerness.
Randall fell silent. Who on earth had led his