Rosinante drew Luo back a little, looking helpless:
"It's because your methods were too brutal."
Enel rose with a cold snort:
"Brutal?"
"You're just too soft."
"You're a Marine Admiral's son, and a future Marine Admiral's little brother."
"And you nearly got tortured to death by a bunch of pirates. What a joke."
"They should count themselves lucky you're still alive."
"Otherwise, I would have shown them what real hell looks like."
Rosinante replied sheepishly:
"Right, right."
Enel looked at Rosinante and shook his head:
"What are you going to do with this brat?"
"Take him back to the Marines?"
Rosinante sighed:
"That's my only option."
"I can't drag him around wandering from place to place."
"And I've already fed him that fruit."
"If the government holds me responsible... sigh."
"I'll figure out what to do once we're back at Headquarters."
Enel rolled his eyes:
"Now you're scared? Why didn't you think of all that when you fed it to him?"
Rosinante scratched his head awkwardly.
Enel snorted:
"Stop worrying. It'll be fine."
"Fleet Admiral Kong will be promoted soon."
"Then you'll have Fleet Admiral Sengoku backing you."
"It's just one fruit."
"Surely a future Fleet Admiral has enough clout to protect this brat."
"Besides, I've got Uncle Sakazuki behind me too. We'll keep you safe."
"The government isn't going to lose its mind over one fruit."
Some of the anxiety weighing on Rosinante finally eased:
"Is that so..."
"But, Enel, are you sure this information is accurate?"
"Why isn't Admiral Sakazuki..."
Enel said:
"Pretty much everyone in the upper ranks already knows. What do you think?"
"As for Uncle Sakazuki, being too young is part of it."
"He's only been an Admiral for a few years. Another promotion to Fleet Admiral is out of the question."
"Even his promotion