Sengoku!

Seven days had passed since the banquet ended, and today was the deadline Lind and Whitebeard had agreed upon for the delivery of the manuscript.

At this moment, Lind was still in his room studying the high-sounding poems about the upper echelons of the Rocks Pirates and how to make a high-class grand entrance, constantly daydreaming in his mind.

"Boss, Whitebeard is coming over!"

The Great Kun suddenly flew over in front of Lind, interrupting Lind's thoughts.

Although Hachinosu was only an island, its area was obviously not small since it could serve as the base of operations for the Rocks Pirates.

It was still very easy to arrange at least a single-family villa for each commander.

Because Lind was too lazy to keep releasing Observation Haki to understand the surrounding situation, he had arranged for the Great Kun to watch the house.

Today, he had even told the Great Kun in advance to notify him when Whitebeard arrived; after all, Whitebeard was a senior, so he still needed to go out and welcome him.

"I know, Great Kun, come with me to welcome Whitebeard!"

Lind replied, feeling that having a pet that could watch the house was quite useful. It would have been great if he had managed to tame the Great Kun when he was on the desert island; then he wouldn't have had to stare at the sea all day long.

"Gurarara, Brother Lind, I've come to see you!"

The voice arrived before the person did. As soon as Lind stepped out of the courtyard, he heard Whitebeard's bold and hearty voice.

Looking into the distance, Lind spotted Whitebeard at a single glance. Standing over six meters tall, he still stood out very prominently even on Hachinosu.

"Hahahaha, sorry for the wait, Brother Newgate, come inside and sit down first!"

Lind hurried forward to greet him while speaking.

Soon, the two of them entered Lind's villa. To be fair, most of the houses in this world were built very tall, and Lind's villa could completely accommodate Whitebeard's height.

As soon as he sat down, before Lind could even speak, Whitebeard took a sword out from behind his back.

"Brother Lind, based on your previous fighting style, you should also be considered a Two-Sword Style swordsman. I don't really have anything to thank you with, so I brought you a sword!"

"The sword is named Autumn, and it is also ranked among the Skillful Grade Blades. It was crafted by a master swordsman in the Flower Country. I saw that your Kunpeng Sword also has the style of the Flower Country, so I thought of giving you this sword as a token of my appreciation."

Lind looked at the double-edged longsword that Whitebeard took out and felt extremely satisfied. Now he wouldn't have to worry about not having a mount when fighting, and he could even combine the twin swords when necessary.

"Brother Newgate, thank you so much! I'm completely satisfied with this sword!" Lind took the sword, a hint of joy in his tone, and then pulled out the poem he had written for Whitebeard.

"This is the poem I wrote for you. Take a look and see if it's okay. If not, I'll revise it."

Whitebeard took the notebook handed to him by Lind, reading through it while his eyes lit up.

"Gurarara, Brother Lind, what you wrote here really hits the spot for me!"

"I'm planning to go out to sea today to find Sengoku and test his mettle. I wonder if you're interested? Do you want to come with me?"

Hearing Whitebeard's words, Lind's eyes lit up.

Going to find Sengoku to flex just sounded like a lot of fun and very thrilling, and the most crucial part was that he had a big shot leading the team, so there was no need to chicken out at all.

"Hahahaha, I'm interested, very interested! I heard that although Sengoku is still a Vice Admiral, he definitely has the strength of an Admiral, and he's a top-tier powerhouse on the sea!"

"The Strategist Sengoku, eh! I've long wanted to test his level and see if he can live up to his title!" Lind excitedly nodded at Whitebeard.

"Gurarara, then Brother Lind, you can go and test Sengoku's strength first when the time comes. I'll back you up!" Whitebeard clapped his hands, expressing his support for Lind to duel Sengoku one-on-one.

"Hahahaha, then I'll have to trouble you, older brother!" Lind cupped his fists in salute to Whitebeard.

Being able to fight Sengoku with someone backing him up had Lind extremely excited. If Whitebeard hadn't been present, Lind would have already shouted out in excitement.

To a time-traveler like Lind, having crossed over into the pirate world, if he couldn't fight those powerhouses, what difference would it make from having come in vain?

In this world, the action capacity of pirates was always surprisingly high.

After discussing it with Lind and returning to the 1st Division's garrison, Whitebeard immediately began making arrangements to go out to sea.

With Whitebeard's strength, there was no need to worry that much about weather conditions. Preparations in all aspects went very quickly, and before noon, everything was ready and they set sail!

"Gurarara, Brother Lind, how does it feel? Compared to the Golden Lion's flying warship, doesn't this kind of voyage on the open ocean feel much more like being a pirate!"

Standing at the bow of the ship, Whitebeard let out his signature laugh and said to Lind.

"Hahahaha, indeed, giant ships and cannons sailing on the ocean surface like this are a man's romance. After returning this time, I'll arrange to modify my Wanderer and turn her into a true pirate ship!"

Although Lind had come to this world two and a half years ago, he had only ever ridden in the Wanderer, which he, an outsider, had built, and the flying warship that the Golden Lion flew through the sky.

This was his first time sailing on the open ocean aboard such a large pirate ship. To be honest, the feeling of sailing across the vast sea and cleaving through the waves was truly mesmerizing!

"Gurarara, don't forget to invite me aboard for a sit-down when the time comes! Then we'll go find Sengoku together!"

Whitebeard thoroughly agreed with Lind's idea and gave Lind's shoulder a pat with his large hand.

In the blink of an eye, Lind had been drifting on the sea with Whitebeard's ship for a week.

During this period, he constantly exchanged pointers with Whitebeard on the applications of various types of Haki. He could only say that Whitebeard truly lived up to his name as a future legendary pirate; even as a young man, Whitebeard's understanding of Haki gave Lind profound benefits, and Lind's strength improved by another ten percent in just seven short days.

"Brother Newgate, it's already been been seven days. Roughly how much longer until we run into the Marines?" Although his strength was improving rapidly, having consistently failed to encounter Marine warships had Lind getting a bit impatient.

"Gurarara, that depends on the Marines' efficiency! We are heading toward the area Sengoku is responsible for patrolling right now, and Sengoku's side will definitely come over once they receive the news!" Whitebeard twirled his toy beard with his hand and laughed heartily.

Upon hearing Whitebeard's words, Lind almost lost his composure. Could it really be this casual? The sentiment was that they had to wait for the Marines to come find them?

Shouldn't they obtain Sengoku's location and sail straight over directly? He could only say that Whitebeard was indeed Whitebeard; this truly fit the style of pirates very well.

"Gurarara, don't be anxious, Brother Lind. It'll just be these few days! We should run into Sengoku's warship very soon!"

Noticing the change in Lind's expression and knowing that this little brother truly lacked experience in this area, Whitebeard quickly laughed and explained.

Just as Whitebeard expected, that very afternoon Lind and the others ran into Sengoku's warship.

Lind looked at the person standing on the bow of the ship with a crab-claw hairstyle and knew that this person was the current Marine Vice Admiral and future Marine Admiral Sengoku.

Looking at Sengoku on the opposite side, Whitebeard didn't speak; instead, he waited for Sengoku to speak first!

"Newgate, you don't stay put in your old nest-what are you doing coming over here!"

Upon hearing Sengoku's words, Whitebeard first wore a satisfied smile, then laughed loudly:

"Gurarara!"

"Born a mortal traveler on ordinary roads, I chanced upon the pirate path; pursuing the wind with grand ambitions, a wave of my hand overturns heaven and earth."

"I talk wantonly of hegemony and ambition, pointing with a smile where heroes contend; frost, snow, wind, and rain are all passing guests, and untamed spirit is Whitebeard."

"Looking across the entire Grand Line, who dares call themselves invincible, and which of them dares speak of never tasting defeat!"

"Sengoku, I've come here today precisely to test your Marines' mettle!"