When Gion told little Dusty this inspirational story about the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye (written by Polusalino, name: Dancing with the Rooster), one of Smoge's subordinates, a young sailor, also came to report to her:

"Gion is less...... Miss, we have made new progress on the situation,"

The little brother of the navy lowered his voice and reported to Gion. The latter nodded knowingly, then looked at little Dusty and smiled apologetically:

"I'm sorry, little Dusty, my sister has something to deal with first. Wait until the next time you have the chance, let's practice together! ”

“…… Well! ”

……

"We've discovered the lair of the pirates we're going to exterminate this time, and they've taken over an abandoned tavern at the end of the bay and used it as a base to put down roots...... There are about fifty people in charge of guarding during the day, and they don't seem to have too high combat effectiveness, and they are probably just small gangsters like ruffians. We have also briefed Major Smoker and are awaiting his instructions. ”

After listening to his subordinates' reports, Gion pinned the "Golden Bilara" to his waist and rushed towards the lobby of the inn where Smoker was.

"Smoker, about the next move......

Smoker, who was "piling up stones" in the lobby of the inn, was about to put the last stone when Gion walked in and deliberately moved the table, and the stone tower that had been piled up with great difficulty turned into a ruin.

Although he knew that this game was not for him, Smoker still failed repeatedly, but perhaps because of work and training, someone came in and caused trouble every time he was about to succeed.

The culprit Gion smiled and looked at the stones scattered all over the ground, and then said seriously:

"Are you going to arrest him now?"

"No, it might be better to wait until tomorrow afternoon. According to the reports of the investigators, they do not seem to be fully manned. And just now, they made a 'reservation' with the hotel on the island. It was said that everyone would be present at 3 p.m. tomorrow for a banquet, and if the islanders did not want to cause trouble, they would prepare wine and food for them in advance. ”

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The pirates are willing to go out in full force, which is of course great for the navy - but Smoker's seemingly rational arrangement actually hides his irritation.

The thought of the scum of the sea taking money from the islanders little by little made him feel angry - couldn't the navy start moving before people were harmed?

Of course, in the face of Gion, a major general who is a superior and senior, Smoker must not be able to confide in his unwillingness. And he actually knows that to exterminate pirates like locusts, they must be cleaned up in one go, and they can't act on their will.

But understanding clearly and being at ease are two different things......

"Feel aggrieved, don't you?"

“…… Well? ”

Gion's opening made Smoker a little stunned, and he subconsciously looked up at the young superior, but he couldn't help but shrink suddenly.

The other party's big eyes, which were originally like black pearls, were dyed a heart-warming gold at this moment-Smoker only looked at him for less than half a second, and then lowered his head in a cold sweat.

"I'm sorry, Smoker, I can't control the new abilities yet......"

"No, it's okay."

Only then did Smoker react, although he had never shown his ability, Gion had indeed inherited the top superhuman abilities of the former Four Emperors BIGMOM, and the Soul Fruit - both inside the Navy and some well-informed outsiders even regarded her as the future "Naval Soul Queen".

"You know, Smoker, I used to study with General Polusalino, and when I was studying with him, we were in a similar situation once. On a paradise island, meet more than 200 pirates who have gathered...... The number of people is actually a small problem, and the most troublesome point for them is that they take a large number of hostages. ”

Gion maintained an exaggerated posture like this, looking around, and at the same time narrating in a reminiscing tone:

"You can't use guns, you can't charge, you can't use swordsmanship...... Those pirates even thought that they had eaten our navy for a while, and in turn let us surrender who surrounded them. ”

"And then ......"

Although he is not a gossip person, Smoker is still looking forward to what Gion will talk about next - after all, if you look at the entire Navy headquarters, as long as you are not a newcomer on the first day, you know that everything that involves Admiral Polusalino is either an accident or a story, in short, it sounds very interesting.

"And then? And then it took maybe less than three seconds for Admiral Polusalino to finish off all the pirates - and he even complained to us that it might have been more convenient if he had the overlord color, but it took four seconds! ”

As Gion told the story, the heart-warming golden glow of her eyes softened slightly, and Smoker could see the corners of her mouth raised and her head slightly helpless.

"Do you know what this story tells us? Smoker? ”

“…… What? ”

"This is what Admiral Polusalino said - 'the problems and difficulties in the face of absolute power!' We train so hard, we work so hard to get stronger, is it to suffocate ourselves? ’”

Smoker was eager to get up right now and give Polusalino a military salute in the direction of Marinfando.

……

From the pier, walk along the coast and you'll find a small bay surrounded by cliffs in about 30 minutes.

There used to be boats in and out of the area, but old buildings that are no longer in use surround the bay, and in one corner there is an unusually brightly lit old tavern. Although the windows are covered with a layer of paper, there is still a little light leaking through the cracks - this is the pirate stronghold.

Gion, who was alone, looked up at the tavern, and he didn't need to use his power or be domineering, but he could hear the faint sound of speech coming from the room at the end of the third floor.

Gion politely tried to ring the doorbell, but as expected, the doorbell was broken and didn't ring, so she knocked on the door again.

Actually, she wasn't like this before, but under the influence of Polusalino, who always likes to deliberately take the bug to tap the phone, she often behaves in a similar way - in Polusalino's words, the enemy is so weak that it may take more time to cut a nail than to solve them, and it is really boring if you don't take the initiative to find a chance to delay yourself.

"Excuse me, Navy Express, may I ask anyone?"

After waiting for a while, a thin crack opened in the door, and a thin man poked his head out with a dark face.

"What the are you...... Hiss——!

”

The man even thought he was dreaming for a while, how could he be so beautiful at night-

Bang!

It wasn't even unsheathed - the hilt of the sword struck the man in the jaw, shattering his jawbone and knocking him into the wall behind him, knocking him unconscious.

Gion pushed open the door and walked in, then closed the door with his backhand and looked at the end of the dimly lit hallway.

At the end of the staircase, a few rays of light came through.

She had no intention of climbing the stairs at all - under the domineering perception of seeing and hearing, it was just a light "finger gun flying", and the "advance gun" took the life of the man who whistled downstairs.

Then she climbed the stairs step by step—as expected, the men were in the room at the end of the third floor.

She overheard their conversation drinking and having fun.

"These countrymen are all at our mercy! It's so cool! ”

"And the stupid imp will break in alone! Be sure to sell her for a good price! ”

After only listening to two sentences, Gion couldn't listen anymore, she had a gloomy face, and said into the air:

"Smoker, suffocation is a painful way to die, right?"

"Ahh

At some point, white smoke appeared behind Gion, and then poured through the crack in the door into the sin-filled room.

……

The sudden appearance of life-like smoke transformed into many hands, which controlled the fun-seeking pirates, and then covered their mouths and noses - until they convulsed in agony and finally died completely.

It wasn't until Gion pushed the door in, the white smoke molded into the shape of Smoker, was firmly tied by a rope, and little Dusty fell on the floor, that he reacted from the shock:

"Gion-san?!"

"I knew it was you, little Dusty!"

“…… I'm sorry. ”

Gion's serious expression made little Dusty sour, and she immediately frankly admitted her mistake and apologized.

Smoker untied the rope for her, and kicked the pirate corpses together.

"It feels like you can't do anything, right?"

“…… Well. ”

"Even if you know you can't win, you can't forgive them for hurting the people they care about, right?"

“…… Well. ”

"You don't want to watch and do nothing, you must want to do something, right?"

“……”

Gion's question after question made big tears roll out of little Dusty's eyes - she just tugged at the corner of Gion's clothes, for fear that she would be disliked by the other party because she had done something wrong.

Gion could only sigh, then touched her head:

"I can understand and understand you safely, but little Dusty, no matter how strong a person is, can't act as rashly as you......"

Smoker on the side blinked - who just said that there are no problems and difficulties in the face of absolute power?

......

Gion stood on the deck and looked out at the silhouette of the island that was fading away.

The Cyclops has been sailing for almost an hour, and although the small shadow of the bamboo knife wielding on the pier is completely invisible, it is still a little reluctant to return to the cabin like this.

Gion leaned against the handrail and let the sea breeze blow her bangs wantonly. At this time, Smoker came to the deck with two cigars in his mouth.

"That kid will definitely get stronger, Major General Gion. In a world full of sin, if she is determined to be righteous, then she knows where she should go. ”

"But the current navy is not enough to become the existence of that child's dream......"

Gion looked at his hand, and white fluctuations with the same but different abilities as many people slowly appeared—"But in the future, it will definitely be possible." ”

"I just don't know whose subordinate and whose partner she will be at that time."

As if a ghost had sent him to something, Smoker said something like this.

......

"Ahh

Little Dusty stood in the harbor, wielding a bamboo knife while watching the Cyclops sail to the other end of the horizon.

"You, do you want to give it away or practice!"

The uncle of the blacksmith shop said helplessly to Dusty, who couldn't calm down.

"It's more efficient to do two things together, even if you rest for half a day, your wrist will be rusty!"

"It doesn't matter if you're unfamiliar, anyway, thanks to the navy, this island has become peaceful."

"But, uncle, I have a new goal!"

"Target?"

Little Dusty lowered his center of gravity and looked straight at the bamboo knife raised forward.

Seeing that Smoker and Gion easily dealt with the pirates, she understood, if she wanted to get rid of this unwillingness to make herself cry, if she wanted to protect the people she wanted to protect, what should she do-

"I, ah, must become as strong as Sister Gion and join the Navy in the future!"

......

If the story of Gion and little Dusty is a so-called warm little story that can make people smile at a time when big news is frequent and the sea is shaken at every turn, then what Porusalino is experiencing now is a "legend" that countless people yearn for.

Above the cloudless sky.

The "Terror Three-Mag", which was supposed to be hidden in the fog of the Devil's Triangle and claimed to be the world's largest ship in size and scale, was floating high in the sky in the direction of Marin Fando, the headquarters of the Navy.

After this period of adaptation, Rear Admiral Fina, who was already very strong, has been able to skillfully use the power of Piao Fruit to make the terrifying three-masted ship secretly found by the Navy float in the air steadily.

But in order to control such a big guy freely, it will take a while for her to improve her abilities.

However, even if she could increase her abilities to that extent, she would not be able to drive the Terror Trimas, which played an important role in Porusalino's grand plans for the future, twenty-four hours a day.

The power problem has to start from other aspects——

Driven by manpower, consider the hard-working Jerma Clone Soldier with few shortcomings.

Driven by technology, it has to combine the wisdom of Dr. Vegapunk, and the abilities of Polusalino or Sakasky or Kuzan or Fuji Tiger.

But these ideas will take time to complete.

At present, the driving force of the horror three-masted ship still comes from the most primitive sails and Fina's handling. In order to master this new way of sailing as soon as possible, the navigators of the navy who were secretly selected have also been crying bitterly lately - Porusalino almost used child labor Nami.

But in any case, the rate of travel of the Terror Three-masted was pitifully low until it was thoroughly adapted. From the Devil's Triangle to Marin Fando, Polusalino they have been walking quite a long time.

At this moment, Polusalino was holding a telephone bug, casually straddle the balcony fence of the room on the top floor of the castle, and looked down with a smile on his face at the sailors who were busy sailing below.

The strategic significance of the fluttering fruit, which had been secretly withheld by the navy, was so powerful that flying the terror three-masted ship was only the first thing Porusalino intended to do around the fruit.