Naito the Mediator! The Target Is Golden Lion
Naito didn't speak, but simply raised his head slightly to look at the man.
"I told you to shut up, are you deaf?"
Buzz!
An invisible aura instantly enveloped Hanafuda.
The man, who had been laughing loudly just a second ago, suddenly froze.
The ground beneath his feet trembled and cracked, and black arcs of electricity danced across his massive body.
Wow!
Even a man like Hanafuda couldn't help but cry out in pain, his body uncontrollably Return two steps back.
His eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked at Naito.
This level of Conqueror's Haki!
It can not only cause physical damage, but it can even slightly paralyze his body!
What kind of monster is this?
"I told you to behave yourself."
Naito calmly withdrew his imposing aura. "If you understand, then say so, Vice Admiral Naito."
Kaido of the Beasts's best friend gritted his teeth, his hand gripping the scythe tightly, the iron gauntlet scraping against the scythe handle, making a sharp sound.
But he simply nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "Understood, Vice Admiral Naito."
Let alone the fact that this place is teeming with Marineford fighters, even if I were to actually fight this brat, judging from the Conqueror's Haki he just unleashed, I'm afraid I'd be no match for him at all!
Naito looked away from him and calmly continued walking forward.
Hancock followed excitedly, grabbing Naito's sleeve, her eyes brimming with tears of gratitude. "Naito, are you helping me get revenge? I'm so touched! As a token of my gratitude, I'll marry you!"
Naito pretended not to hear.
Meanwhile, in a spacious room of the Marine Headquarters building.
A man with a horizontal scar on his face, a cigar dangling from his lips, exhaled a smoke ring with interest. "So, the last two guys have finally arrived?"
The naval officer who came to deliver the order nodded solemnly. "The Lizard King Hanafuda and the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock have just arrived in Marineford. The Fleet Admiral has instructed me to inform you that the meeting will begin immediately."
"You've kept me waiting for ages!"
The man, unusually tall with a round belly, practically embedded himself in an exceptionally large chair, exclaimed Moonlight Moria, "Has that bastard Hanafuda finally arrived?"
"Guhahahaha,"
Crocodile, the man with the scar on his face, chuckled maliciously, "Looks like this is going to be good."
There were still two people in the room who remained silent.
A blue-skinned, burly Fish-Man sat quietly in a chair, arms crossed, saying nothing.
Another man leaned back in his chair, his feet raised and placed directly on the table in front of him, a large knife resting diagonally against the chair.
The man with eagle-like sharp eyes raised an eyebrow slightly.
I seem to sense something unusual.
Chapter 181 Mediator Naito! The Target is the Golden Lion
"Vice Admiral Naito, thank you for your hard work."
Beneath the towering headquarters building, a man strode forward to greet them.
He wore a purple striped suit, had a dark purple mustache, and similarly dark purple hair styled in a mohawk with the ends combed into a bun at the back of his head.
"Vice Admiral Momonga."
Naito nodded slightly to the man.
One of the five Vice Admiral who went to Enies Lobby to carry out the Buster Call in the original work, and also the man who later went to Amazon Lily to summon Boa Hancock, is the veteran Vice Admiral Momonga from the Marine Headquarters.
What are the arrangements at headquarters?
Naito asked.
Vice Admiral Momonga glanced at the Pirate Empress standing next to Naito, and his gaze was somewhat strange as he watched the proud Shichibukai practically glued to Naito's side.
Although I already knew about this from Vice Admiral Naito's report, I was still quite surprised when I saw it with my own eyes.
The esteemed Vice Admiral Naito.
Such charm is truly something that is even somewhat difficult for people to understand.
Lieutenant Vice Admiral Naito, you absolutely mustn't make a mistake!
"The other four Shichibukai have been waiting at headquarters for several days,"
Vice Admiral Momonga said, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku's intention is that now that Boa Hancock and Hanafuda have arrived, a meeting of the Shichibukai should be convened immediately."
Hanafuda, further back, smirked. So, they won't even give me a break? I've come all the way from the New World!
If it weren't for Kaido's need, who would want to be one of the Shichibukai!
"Anyway, leave them to me from now on."
Vice Admiral Momonga said, "I will take them to the venue. As for you, Vice Admiral Naito, please go and get some rest. You haven't had a proper rest since the Reverie ended, have you?"
Naito nodded slightly, just as he was about to speak.
"Don't want!"
Boa Hancock glared at Vice Admiral Momonga with disgust. "I only trust Naito! No one else should come near me!"
"Forehead--"
Vice Admiral Momonga was speechless for a moment, then looked to Naito for help.
Naito smirked and turned to look at Hancock.
Then she met a pair of wet, watery eyes. The proud and powerful Pirate Empress pouted, looking aggrieved, "Naito, I'll die without you."
"Tsk."
Hanafuda smacked his lips.
What a sweet, doting woman! She's actually acting all coquettish with a navy officer!
Thank goodness it wasn't one of our own, otherwise we would have been in real trouble!
To be ranked alongside a woman like that as one of the Shichibukai is truly shameful!
"Cough cough,"
Vice Admiral Momonga coughed twice. "In that case, Vice Admiral Naito, why don't you come with us? I don't think Mr. Sengoku will mind."
"Good."
Naito nodded.
Naito was quite interested in what the government intended for the Shichibukai to do.
"You should go find Professor Zephyr first,"
Naito turned to look at Ain and the others, "I'll join you later."
"Um."
Although Ain was very unhappy, she was determined not to make things difficult for Naito and responded calmly.
So Naito, with Hancock in tow, followed Vice Admiral Momonga into the headquarters building, while Hanafuda followed leisurely behind, keeping a certain distance.
As the group climbed the stairs, they encountered many naval officers along the way, all of whom greeted Naito with warm smiles.
Even when she encountered some young female officers, their faces flushed slightly, causing Hancock's gaze to turn cold.
There's no way around it; everyone knows that Naito, who just graduated from recruit training last year and was promoted to Vice Admiral this year, is truly the future of the Navy.
Soon, Vice Admiral Momonga arrived outside a conference room with several men.
This is it.
Vice Admiral Momonga open the door.
Before Naito could even peek inside, a shrill voice rang out, "Hanafuda! You bastard, you've finally arrived!!"
A jet-black spear suddenly shot out from inside the door, whizzing past Naito and heading straight for Hanafuda behind him.
"Um?"
Hanafuda instinctively took a step back, raising the scythe in his hand.
However, the black spear didn't even have time to touch him.
Naito raised his hand and, in the instant they passed each other, grabbed the spear.
With a casual squeeze, the black spear shattered, turning into black matter that returned towards the door.
The somewhat caught-off-the-cuffed Vice Admiral Momonga then realized what was happening and immediately gave Naito a grateful look.
Thank goodness for Vice Admiral Naito! Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to react to that move!
However, a surge of anger immediately rose within Vice Admiral Momonga.
"You've gone too far, Moonlight Moria!"
Vice Admiral Momonga strode through the door, shouting, "What do you think this place is?!"
"Shut the hell up!!"
The portly little giant, Moonlight Moria, strode toward the door, black shadows surging beneath his feet.
His eyes were completely fixed on Vice Admiral Momonga, fixed on Hanafuda outside the door. "You bastard! You've finally come!"
"Hahaha, this is interesting."
Crocodile, nicknamed the Crocodile, watched the farce with great interest. "Hey, Mihawk, who do you think will win?"
Hawk-Eyes, sitting with his legs crossed, glanced at Moria and Hanafuda before fixing his gaze on the young navy man.
"I'm more interested in that young naval hero than either of them."
What an amazing aura!
So young?
"Hero, Naito?"
Crocodile's gaze then fixed on Naito, a strange smile playing on his lips.
He was also hailed as a hero in Alabasta.
The last person in the conference hall, Jinbe, Knight of the Sea, captain of the Sun Pirates, remained calm, as if everything was unrelated to him, simply watching quietly.
"Moonlight Moria?"
Hanafuda's lips curled into a smirk; he roughly knew what the man was angry about, but his face was still etched with rage. "What are you doing, you idiot? I haven't done anything to offend you!"