"What, does that girl mean she's one of you now? Hearing what you just said, weren't she and her brother expelled from the Holy Land?"
Garp had given Orange a cold shoulder ever since they met, and even though his bloodline was incredibly noble, it couldn't move the Marine in the slightest.
"Of course, even though Catherine and her brother Hogg were banished from Mary Geoise, the blood that flows in their veins cannot be changed."
" Vice Admiral Garp, please tell me everything you know about my fiancée. My family will be very grateful."
Orange, unfazed by Garp's attitude, continued to ask him with his usual elegant demeanor.
"Hmph... You need to know this. Anyone here can tell you without me saying a word."
Also, if you really need to find her, you can wait here a while longer. Catherine should be back soon...
Garp ignored Orange's question, turned his back to him, and said calmly.
After finishing his explanation, he prepared to leave.
"Hmm... right!!"
After walking only a few steps, as if suddenly remembering something, Garp stopped and turned back to look at them.
"What's wrong, Vice Admiral Garp? Is there anything else you need to tell me?"
Orange stepped forward and asked.
" Saint Orange, right? I don't care what you Celestial Dragons are up to, but don't drag our navy into it."
"I don't have time to deal with your petty affairs, understand?"
Garp's words carried a subtle threat. After speaking, he didn't linger and left with his men.
"Damn it, who does he think he is, daring to speak to Your Saint Orange like that? Should I go and warn him?"
Orange's bodyguards, repeatedly angered by Garp's rude attitude, couldn't help but step forward to Saint Orange.
"No need... Even if you warn him, it won't do any good. If that worked, he would have already been won over by us Celestial Dragons."
"Let's go. Since Garp has said so, I'll stay here a little longer and wait for my fiancée, whom I've never met before..."
Orange shook his head, dismissing their intentions, and turned to address his men as he walked toward his quarters.
"Oh... this is the Marine Headquarters... it's so bustling and peaceful."
But that's to be expected. If even this place can't be kept peaceful, then what peace can there be on this vast ocean?
Meanwhile, after leaving the warship where he had stayed for two days, Luo Chen arrived at the most bustling port in Marineford.
He sighed as he looked at the orderly crowd and merchants.
Then they walked towards the residential area for the navy families.
"Hey, sir, excuse me, I'd like to ask you something."
Not long after entering, Luo Chen stopped a passing navy officer and asked him a question.
"Who are you calling an 'uncle'? I'm only 29! Look closely..."
The middle-aged-looking naval officer, who claimed to be 29 years old, replied to Luo Chen with displeasure.
"Uh!! Sorry, please forgive me for not seeing your face clearly. Excuse me, sir, do you know Rear Admiral Hogg from headquarters two years ago?"
Faced with the other party's displeased tone, Luo Chen quickly changed his tune and asked him again.
" Hogg?! You mean that legendary Rear Admiral Hogg, who was once hailed by the Marine Headquarters as the strongest Supernovas?"
After hearing Luo Chen's question, the man thought for a moment, then spoke excitedly.
"Um... if you're talking about him having a beautiful younger sister, then that's probably the person I should be asking about..."
Prior to this, Luo Chen had never heard of Hogg being hailed as a Navy Supernovas, nor had he asked Jonathan about it.
Even during the time he met Hogg, he never told Luo Chen about his past experiences; he only often boasted to him about how smart and beautiful his sister Catherine was.
"Yes, that's him! He's the idol of all the new recruits in our navy..."
Even more inspiring than the legendary Admiral Zephyr's story.
He joined the Navy at the young age of 15 with his younger sister, and by 25 he had been promoted to Rear Admiral. Countless notorious pirates were brought to justice by him...
His sister, Miss Catherine, was in no way inferior to her brother; at 17, she was already being trained in swordsmanship by Vice Admiral Vice Admiral Momousagi...
besides..."
Once the man started talking about Hogg, he would go on and on, seemingly ready to talk for days on end.
Seeing him like this, Luo Chen dared not let him continue and immediately interrupted him.
"Okay, that's enough. I know about all of this, brother. What I want to ask you is, do you know where he and his sister live?"
Luo Chen lied to him, saying that he already knew those things, causing the man to stop talking and scan Luo Chen with his eyes several times.
"Why do you want to ask these questions? You're not up to any bad intentions, are you?"
After scanning the area, the man stared at Luo Chen warily and asked.
"No, that's not true. I simply admire Rear Admiral Hogg and his sister very much and wanted to meet them."
"Brother, you're not even going to give me this chance, are you?"
Knowing that his identity was useless here, he pretended that he admired them and wanted the man to take him to Hogg's former residence to see it for himself.
"Heh, I bet your admiration for them is just a pretense; you're really just using this as an excuse to go see Miss Catherine."
The navy officer stared directly at Luo Chen without moving his gaze, and stated his guess.
"Oh no, has my identity been leaked? Have I been discovered...?"
Upon hearing the man's words, Luo Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself.
"Hahaha, I've seen countless people like you trying to get close to Miss Catherine by asking about Rear Admiral Hogg's residence this month."
Fine, I might as well tell you. After all, it's no secret that Miss Catherine lives here.
She lives at apartment number 52 on West Street; you can get there quickly if you walk straight this way.
Haha, young people... they're impulsive and easily swayed by trends, especially when it comes to famous female military officers.
Just as Luo Chen thought his identity had been exposed and was about to knock him unconscious, the navy man suddenly said something like this.
She clearly sees Luo Chen as Catherine's suitor, just like those ignorant new recruits who blindly follow the crowd.
"Phew... yes, you're right. I asked like you just now simply to find out where Miss Catherine lives, so I could see her in person."
Thank you so much, brother! I'll be going now, goodbye!
Following his words, Luo Chen continued walking towards Catherine's residence under the gaze of the young, weathered-looking navy man.
"Heh, what an impulsive recruit! If Miss Catherine were really that easy to win over, why do so many men fail to win her over?"
The navy officer watched Luo Chen's figure gradually disappear into the distance until it was completely out of sight before shaking his head and saying...