The sin and evil hidden deep within Mary Geoise!
Just as Xiu sank into thought,
Sengoku spoke again:
"Of course, I can't have you start as a seaman recruit..."
"I want you to start your rise from commodore!"
Xiu froze at Sengoku's words.
What the hell?!? He wanted me to start as a commodore?!
I'm a stranger here, and he's parachuting me straight into a commodore's post?
By tomorrow, the whole Navy would probably be calling me a nepotism hire!
"Um, old man, I think... there's no need to rush this, right?!"
Was he kidding? Couldn't I just be a soldier in peace,
train quietly, and amaze everyone in the end??
Why make me a commodore?!
At Xiu's words, Sengoku shook his head solemnly.
"Xiu, there are things you don't understand yet..."
"But I have this feeling that the world is about to change!"
"The Navy needs to prepare as early as possible, too!"
I know it's going to change... Roger's turning himself in this year, after all!
But that's not the point here, hey!?
"Ahem, well, old man, I understand how you feel."
"But surely no one would agree to something like this?"
Sengoku nodded in full agreement.
"That's right. No one would agree to making you a commodore."
Just as Xiu was about to breathe a sigh of relief,
he heard Sengoku continue,
"But... if the Five Elders agree, it isn't impossible to arrange!"
Xiu: "..."
What did I ever do to you?!
Do you have to make me a commodore?!
I don't get it! I seriously don't get it!
Seeing Xiu's shocked gaze,
Sengoku couldn't help coughing twice.
"What are your thoughts on this?"
Xiu took a deep breath and said solemnly:
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku! I don't think I'm worthy of the position of commodore!"
"Really! I'm not strong enough to win everyone over!"
"Besides, with the Five Elders being so high-ranking, surely you'd have to pay some price, Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"
"For a nobody like me, it's not worth it, not worth it..."
"Please withdraw your order, Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
After finishing, Xiu looked at Sengoku with a resolute gaze.
A trace of appreciation flashed across the latter's face.
"Mm, good! Neither arrogant nor impatient!"
"I've heard your concerns... but my answer is..."
"Do as I say!"
Xiu: "..."
As he spoke, Sengoku fed the discarded draft in his hand to the goat beside him.
"Leave the Five Elders to me."
"No, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I..."
Sengoku raised a hand, cutting off Xiu's attempt to talk his way out of it.
"All right, if there's nothing else, you can go."
"Spend the next few days studying the Navy's rules and regulations. Leave the rest to me!"
Speechless, Xiu turned and left the office,
still muttering something under his breath.
Anyone who came closer would have heard nothing but curses directed at Sengoku's elders...
"You'd already made up your mind, so why even ask for my opinion?!"
"Is this how you manage your subordinates?! Fuck..."
After cursing under his breath a few times, Xiu could only accept the fact.
Of course, he still clung to a sliver of hope.
What if... the Five Elders don't agree at all?
Clinging to that lovely fantasy,
Xiu spent several days aboard the warship.
"Phew... System, open the panel."
[Host: Aira.. Xiu] [Inherited character: Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto] [Inheritance progress: .%]
Xiu had already reached % inheritance progress,
and the subsequent mission to fight Sengoku had added another %.
After days of tireless effort, at last!
It had increased by...
Looking at that glaring ., Xiu couldn't help the twitching at the corners of his mouth.
Suppressing the urge to drag the system out and whip it,
Xiu steadied his emotions.
"This pace... isn't going to cut it..."
"I'd better hope for more missions..."
Just as he was thinking this, a sudden burst of urgent knocking came from the door.
Knock, knock, knock!!
"Xiu, get up! We're almost at the Holy Land, Mary Geoise!"
Hearing the soldier calling outside,
Xiu could only set aside the thoughts in his head for now.
He stretched lazily.
"Yeah, yeah~ Coming, coming..."
He secured Ryūjin Jakka at his waist,
then opened the door and headed toward the bow with the Navy soldier.
Oh, right. After spending so many days together,
Xiu had also learned the name of the soldier before him: Doberman...
He was the vice admiral who had dared to angrily confront one of the Four Emperors in the original story,
and one of the five vice admirals who had participated in the Buster Call on Enies Lobby!
At this point, though, Doberman was still serving as a soldier aboard Sengoku's warship...
Calling him a soldier wasn't quite accurate; he was actually already a squad leader...
"By the way, Doberman, have you been to Mary Geoise before?"
Doberman nodded beside him and replied:
"I've come a few times with Fleet Admiral Sengoku before, but I've never gone inside..."
Xiu nodded slightly. "If I had a choice, I'd never come to Mary Geoise in my entire life..."
Thinking of the Five Elders from the original story, as well as Lord Imu behind them,
Xiu felt his liver ache...
Those who play at tactics all have dirty hearts...
As a fine young man of the twenty-first century... at least, he had been one in his previous life,
Xiu didn't think he could beat those crafty old bastards at tactics...
"So I can only work on combat strength..."
While pondering the issue, Xiu had already reached Sengoku's side.
"Yo, old man..."
After these past few days, Sengoku seemed to have become immune to Xiu's form of address.
"Xiu, we're almost at Mary Geoise. Make sure you don't get nervous when we arrive."
Xiu nodded in acknowledgment.
His gaze turned toward the red mountain ahead!
The Red Line!
At its summit lay the residence of the [highest authority in the world]-the Five Elders,
as well as the seat of the World Government.
[Holy Land · Mary Geoise]!
Upon reaching the top of the Red Line,
an ivory-white castle came into Xiu's view.
Looking at the castle's utterly "holy" exterior,
Xiu truly couldn't imagine how the people inside could commit so much "evil."
"Evil buried deep within the Holy Land, huh..."
The warship slowly came to a stop in the harbor.
Sengoku turned to Xiu and said:
"We're here, Xiu. Come with me."
Knowing he could no longer change Sengoku's mind,
Xiu could only shrug helplessly, then step forward to follow him.
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