Change Is a Good Thing: The Affiliated Nation Strategy!

"Vice Admiral Naito!! Welcome back!"

"Naito the Hero! We love you!"

"Thank you so much, Vice Admiral Naito! I'm truly grateful!!"

Naito's lips curled slightly. "Making a fuss over nothing."

"You brat!"

Seeing his expression, Zephyr couldn't help but chuckle.

"Teacher Zephyr,"

A soft voice came from the side, "Now that you've finished catching up, isn't it my turn?"

Zephyr was taken aback and subconsciously looked at Gion, whose smile, though gentle, always seemed Gion.

"Cough cough."

He coughed twice, released Naito, and stepped back a short distance. "Alright, your turn, Gion."

Then, like swallows returning to their nests, the mature and beautiful Vice Admiral Momousagi threw herself into Naito's arms, clinging tightly to his waist.

Hmm, such a familiar feel, such a familiar force.

It still looked like he was about to break his own back.

Momousagi nestled in Naito's arms, opened her mouth as if to speak, but ultimately said nothing.

Naito didn't say anything either.

Zephyr, on the other hand, was quite distressed by what he saw and couldn't help but say, "Hey, say something!"

Gion buried her head in Naito's arms and said in a muffled voice, "Teacher Zephyr, you've said everything I wanted to say. What else is there for me to say?"

Oh, so that's where the problem lies.

Naito began to understand where the unease he had felt earlier came from.

Yeah, generally speaking, to welcome a hero back, you'd need a beautiful girl, right?

If there aren't any pretty girls, this stunning mature woman from Gion would be fine too.

But it was Teacher Zephyr.

"Oh, this..."

Zephyr was inevitably a little embarrassed.

So he immediately changed the subject.

"But Naito,"

Zephyr was surprised to find something. "How come you're so clean?"

Not to mention he was injured, even his Justice Coat was still spotless, without a single stain!

It didn't look like they had just been in a fierce battle.

Regarding this matter,

Naito's expression turned slightly serious. "That guy's strange. He doesn't seem to have any intention of fighting me to the end."

"What?"

Zephyr immediately became alert.

It looks so familiar.

It was similar last time at G-14 Base!

Then he heard Naito say, "That guy said a lot of weird things, Professor Zephyr."

Zephyr couldn't hold back any longer. He said in a low voice, "Could he be talking about the Void Century, the true nature of the World Government, or the so-called King of the World?"

Naito immediately feigned surprise and looked at Zephyr, "Professor Zephyr, how did you know?"

"He said the same thing to us last time at G-14 Base!"

Zephyr's expression was solemn.

"That's right."

Gion also looked up and nodded solemnly, "We were quite startled when we heard him say that."

Naito raised an eyebrow. "That's a bit much, Professor Zephyr. In other words, you chose to keep this from me."

Zephyr gave a wry smile. "It's because what that guy said was so shocking that we didn't know what to say for a moment."

"I'm sorry, Naito,"

Gion said somewhat apologetically, "We were worried that you would be influenced. Professor Zephyr said we should wait until we've confirmed whether what that guy said is true or false before making any plans."

"If,"

Naito asked, "Is what he said true?"

Zephyr and Gion were slightly taken aback.

Both of them looked somewhat bewildered.

Then, Zephyr couldn't help but look at his most favored disciple, "Naito, if what he said is really true, what will you do?"

"If that's the case,"

Naito said calmly, "The Navy probably needs a revolution."

Written request for leave...

I'm going back to my hometown, so I'm taking the day off today... Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone!

Chapter 227 Change is a Good Thing: A Strategy for Affiliated Nation!

"Change?"

Zephyr couldn't help but pause for a moment, then chuckled and said, "You've got quite the big mouth, haven't you?"

"Isn't this just common sense?"

Naito indeed looked completely at ease. "I'm the future Fleet Admiral. Sengoku is too old; it's unrealistic to expect him to lead the reforms. So, of course, it can only be me."

Zephyr rolled his eyes. It was the most standard Naito- style answer.

"You should say things like that when you've actually Fleet Admiral."

Then, the old naval officer's eyes inevitably became somewhat complicated. "So young and impetuous, always talking about reform."

"If you're not hot-blooded, are you still a young person?"

Naito's lips twitched into a dragon king-like smile.

"Hahaha, you're right."

Zephyr couldn't help but chuckle again.

That's absolutely true.

If the young people who represent the future are as lethargic as the old men, the world will never move forward.

"But Naito,"

Still nestled in Naito's arms, Gion couldn't help but ask with some curiosity, "What kind of change are you talking about?"

"If the World Government isn't good enough,"

Naito said calmly, "Then let it be alright."

"You little rascal, you're really getting bolder and bolder."

Zephyr's eye twitched. "Do you know how huge an organization the World Government is?"

"I didn't know at first, but didn't that guy just tell me everything?"

Naito said, "King of the World? That sounds pretty impressive."

"If such a King of the World truly exists, then the World Government is really treating everyone like fools."

Gion said with a touch of wistfulness.

The World Government has consistently proclaimed that no one can sit on the Empty Throne, that the government adheres to the will of democracy, and that the Reverie is the highest authority of the World Government, with no one able to dictate.

If such a King of the World truly existed, then the legal basis for the existence of World Government would be overturned.

"Don't jump to conclusions,"

Zephyr immediately became serious and said, "In the end, it's all just that guy's side of the story! What if he's just trying to sow discord between our navy and the government? Before we find out the facts, don't fall for his tricks!"

"Zephyr, isn't it stranger that there isn't King of the World?"

Naito looked at Zephyr, his eyes filled with a deep, unsettling light that instilled a sense of dread in Zephyr for some reason.

"Compared to having something to rely on, the Celestial Dragons can take whatever they want from the world simply because of the glory of their ancestors. That's what's truly strange."

Zephyr fell silent for a moment.

The Celestial Dragons will always be an insurmountable obstacle for every high-ranking naval officer.

The closer one gets to the center of the world, the more one understands this ethnic group; and the more one understands this ethnic group, the more absurd it seems.

Zephyr was silent for several seconds before slowly saying, "Are you too influenced by that guy? These are still some uncertain things..."

"It's not that I was influenced by that guy, it's that you've been influenced by the rules set by the World Government for too long, Professor Zephyr."

Naito's lips curled into a smile. "Is the World Government beyond question? Are the descendants of the Creator necessarily superior?"

"But it's always been like this..."

Zephyr said this with a sense of inexplicable anxiety.

"Just because it's always been this way, does that mean it should always be this way?" Naito countered.

Zephyr was completely stunned.

Yes, that's always been the way it is, right?

Can't it be changed?

Zephyr suddenly realized something.

Naito was not influenced by the Night King.

This kid already harbored resentment towards the World Government.

That makes sense. A proud and principled young Marine like Naito would naturally have long harbored deep resentment towards the Celestial Dragons.

Let alone Naito, even I felt incredibly disgusted after witnessing the Celestial Dragons' evil deeds for the first time.

The difference is that he chose to endure, but Naito did not.

"You always feel that the government has this or that problem, but ultimately it maintains order on the sea, so you can tolerate it, but,"