"Brother-in-law?"
Hancock's cheeks flushed bright red, and she covered her forehead coyly before collapsing onto the ground, steaming as she drifted off to sleep.
He was muttering something to himself.
"Things are developing too fast. Next time, will I have to do 'that'? I have no experience at all..."
"I haven't decided what to name my future baby yet..."
"By the way, if I run into Vice Admiral Garp in the future, am I supposed to call him 'Grandpa'...?"
"..."
A series of daydreams unconsciously escaped Hancock's lips.
If Bai Yu knew that his unintentional actions had directly led Hancock to imagine a thirty-year period of playing house together.
I'm afraid he'd just blurt out "sun!"
Of course, this is a noun!
Bang!
The cabin door slammed shut.
Bai Yu had only taken half a step when he bumped right into Gion, who was coming from around the corner.
Upon seeing Bai Yu suddenly appear, Gion's face froze for a moment, then blushed slightly. She hurriedly said, "I... I was just passing by. Admiral Bai Yu, you resolved the matter so quickly?"
quick?
Bai Yu rolled his eyes; it seemed he'd been misunderstood again.
However, for men, being described with the word "fast" is indeed not a good description.
Under Gion's slightly widened, beautiful eyes, he casually reached out and ruffled her hair before speaking.
"It seems even the usually serious Vice Admiral Gion has been corrupted by color."
"Don't worry, I'm only looking for those three for serious business. What's coming next won't be as simple as you think. Compared to those matters, I'm even more eager to take down the Five Elders someday."
Five Elders?
Gion's expression froze, and forgetting Bai Yu's slightly intimate behavior just now, she hurriedly said.
" Bai Yu, are you saying that even if you choose to retire, the Five Elders will still come after you? Isn't that going too far? Aren't you worried about alienating people?"
"It chills people's hearts?" Bai Yu said with a smile, taking a swig of wine.
"In their eyes, I'm a ticking time bomb. They just want to get rid of me as soon as possible. They don't care about how heartless I am."
"Besides, isn't setting traps their specialty?"
Gion's expression froze for a moment as she looked at Bai Yu, who seemed completely unconcerned.
" Bai Yu, are you really not worried? Perhaps Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Mr. Garp have already come up with a solution?"
"Worried?" Bai Yu shook his head and smiled bloodthirstyly.
"Don't worry, if you ask me if I'm worried, I'm more worried that the Five Elders won't let me cut."
"As for if the Five Elders really do set a trap, I think they will definitely bypass the two old men."
"However, this is just right; the methods I prepared can finally come in handy."
After saying this, Bai Yu patted Gion the shoulder and continued...
"It's getting late, I'll go back and rest for a bit. The rest is up to you."
Seeing Bai Yu go into the cabin and close the door to rest, Gion froze on the spot.
Gion had no idea where Bai Yu's inexplicable confidence came from.
However, there was a strange sense of peace.
Most importantly, as Bai Yu just mentioned, he still has ways to deal with the Five Elders.
This news was also a bolt from the blue for Gion.
He fought to the death with the Four Emperors and battled the World's Greatest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk.
Bai Yu still has a backup plan.
If this is true, once it gets out...
That was for the ocean, which had already been churning with raging waves.
It seems they're about to drop another deep-sea bomb.
Meanwhile, inside the High Palace of Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Four figures listened with grim expressions to the report from CP0 below.
As soon as the last sentence was uttered, a surge of energy emerged, and soon Nusjuro appeared in the arena.
" Nusjuro, you're finally back."
Daps glanced at the Nusjuro and said in a deep voice.
"However, I didn't expect that even with your personal intervention, that brat would still get away this time."
"Even Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, was severely injured. That brat's threat level has exceeded our expectations."
"Given this trend, that kid's popularity within the Marine Headquarters will only grow stronger, and he might even surpass Akainu to become the new Fleet Admiral."
"If we allow him to secure this position and gain absolute power in the navy, he will become even more difficult to control. Therefore, this young man must be eliminated!"
These words were immediately met with nods of agreement from the remaining three.
Nusjuro had an unusually gloomy expression and said angrily.
"Hmph, I told you long ago that this brat absolutely cannot be allowed to live. Now look what happened, he's escaped again. Next, we must find a way to force him into a deadly trap again."
"I believe that after this battle, Kaido of the Beasts and Charlotte Linlin, these two pawns, will be even more furious with that brat. They'll definitely be eager to join forces with us again!"
"Don't forget, this time, that brat only managed to catch us off guard by creating a time lag; otherwise, he would definitely be dead!"
"Otherwise, if he truly had the ability, he would never have resorted to such a petty trick to exploit a loophole!"
Along the way, the Nusjuro was rushing back frantically, and his usually unused bald head was put to use at lightning speed.
It can be said that what he just said was his entire analysis.
At the same time, he constantly tells himself that he will definitely succeed next time.
I wish I could sprout wings right now and fly over to chop Bai Yu down.
"I have bad news for you, Nusjuro. News just came from the Marine Headquarters that the Marine Fourth Admiral, War Demon Bai Yu, has chosen to retire!"
"I'm leaning on my cane, "Daps said in a deep voice.
"If we try to set up another scheme with Kaido of the Beasts, we might inadvertently give away our plans to outsiders."
"At that time, it will probably cause resentment from the Marine Headquarters!"
"Retire?"
Nusjuro ' expressions changed drastically.
" Daps, are you kidding me? That brat would give up all that fame and status he's built up? Or is Sengoku just playing games to buy time and find a way to deal with us?"
As Five Elders, having survived for so many years, this is the first time that Nusjuro has suffered consecutive defeats at the hands of Bai Yu.
Not long ago, I suffered a huge loss that I couldn't speak of.
At this critical juncture, if we make him give up on eliminating Bai Yu...
He simply cannot accept this kind of thing.
" Nusjuro, I know what you're thinking. We really don't want to let this brat go either; his existence has already attracted someone's attention."
Daps's expression also darkened slightly.
"Our World Government does indeed have many hidden resources, enough to deal with any situation, but the time bomb still needs to be removed."
"To avoid causing unnecessary unrest, this will be our last chance to set up a trap."