Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 55 Delicious Wine

"Hee-choo!"

In the Fleet Admiral's office at Naval Headquarters, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who was sitting with an air of authority, couldn't help but sneeze. He frowned, rubbed his nose, and muttered to himself, "Looks like I've been too tired lately; I'm not feeling well!"

otherwise.

Why did I suddenly sneeze so loudly?

Then, as if hearing some noise, she looked up and saw Garp, who had come in, happily snatched her snacks, and started eating them in a carefree manner.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku raised an eyebrow and slammed his hand on the table. "Garp, get serious! This is work time!"

"It's nothing, it's nothing!" Garp shook his head nonchalantly, continuing to eat his snacks heartily, and said cheerfully, "Just ask Kuzan if you need anything, I don't know anything."

As soon as he said that...

"..." x2

Not only Sengoku stared at him with a dark expression, but even Kuzan looked at Vice Admiral Garp with a helpless expression.

"That bastard..." Sengoku rubbed his forehead in exasperation, then, ignoring the old rogue, turned to Kuzan, took a deep breath, and said, "Just leave this guy alone!"

He adopted a serious tone again.

"You tell us about the Alabasta incident!"

"Alright~" Faced with Fleet Admiral Sengoku's question, Kuzan could only shrug helplessly and say in a lazy tone, "Same as what I reported on the Den Den Mushi..."

As Kuzan recounted the events, the Sengoku Marshal, hearing the details of the incident again, frowned once more.

Only after Kuzan finished speaking did he let out a long sigh, rubbing his head in distress. "Building an ideal world? Is that something pirates should be doing? What on earth is Crocodile thinking?"

Are they planning to play house like the Big Mom Pirates?

"Well, at least we've stopped that guy's plot. Otherwise, if he had really usurped the Alabasta Kingdom, it would have been incredibly embarrassing... no..." Fleet Admiral Sengoku pinched the bridge of his nose, his voice filled with melancholy, "It would have been incredibly embarrassing! We actually let a pirate save our allied nation."

It's important to understand what the member states of the World Government and the Seven Warlords of the Sea represent.

And now...

Having already paid the Heavenly Gold and been protected by the World Government, the member state was almost overthrown by the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who were recognized by the World Government. In the end, it was saved by pirates wanted by the World Government.

This is a complete slap in the face to the World Government and the Navy!

"I remember Smoker was already sent down to the East Blue. I never imagined that after the failure of the East Blue Pirate Festival, the Moko Pirates would actually evade Smoker's blockade and reach the Grand Line," Sengoku sighed. "I really underestimated that guy!"

As they were talking, the sound of crunching snacks could be heard.

Sengoku couldn't help but turn his head to look at Garp, who was still eating. "If I didn't know you were this outrageous, I would have suspected that you were working with pirates."

Then, seeing that Garp completely ignored his words and opened another bag of snacks, he immediately raised an eyebrow, slammed his hand on the table, and said, "And those are my snacks, don't you dare eat them all!"

"Hahaha~" Upon hearing Sengoku's words, Garp paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "It's just a little snack, Sengoku, don't be so stingy~"

"Me, stingy? You shut up after you finish this bag!" Sengoku yelled at Garp with a dark face, then looked at Kuzan, sighed, and said, "Well, it's come to this, so we can only leave it at that."

"Is that all?" Kuzan was somewhat surprised to hear that the incident had been resolved so quickly, and asked curiously, "What are the World Government's plans to do?"

"Sending Crocodile to Impel Down will allow the World Government to minimize the impact of this incident. There's no other way," Sengoku said with a wry smile, shaking his head. "Pirates saving a member state of the World Government is ridiculous. If the Marines hadn't been nearby, otherwise..."

His expression darkened slightly.

"The World Government is prepared to attribute the credit for this incident to just any random naval officer!"

As soon as he said that...

"..."

Kuzan also frowned.

He knew exactly why the Warring States Marshal's face was so dark.

After all, attributing the credit of pirates to any single marine is a disgrace to the Marines, who bear the burden of justice.

Strictly speaking, the mastermind behind this incident was indeed a Marine, but the World Government was unaware of this.

Kuzan stretched comfortably and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go and rest. This mission was really exhausting."

"..."

Is this guy trying to slack off as soon as he gets back?

He used to be a hardworking and enthusiastic navy officer, so how did he end up like this?

Thinking of the three generals now, Marshal Sengoku's face showed a hint of helplessness, but seeing Kuzan stand up and about to walk outside, he quickly said, "Wait a minute, there's one more thing!"

"???"

"Don't worry, it's not work-related, just a small matter." Seeing Kuzan's puzzled expression, Sengoku said as he opened a drawer and took out a stack of familiar items. He said, "The finance department just sent these over. They said there's something wrong with some of the expense reports you submitted for reimbursement this time, and they asked me to check on them."

As he spoke, he handed it directly to Kuzan.

"I've also looked at it carefully. The part that's suspicious is the most recent bill, from that Red Romantic Private Club. They actually spent over a million in just one week. What exactly is this Red Romantic place?"

As soon as he said that...

Kuzan: ...

He stared silently at the bill handed to him, before he could even say anything.

"Red Romance, ah~, that's a great place!" Garp, munching on snacks, chuckled. "You actually asked for an invoice?" He slapped his thigh, as if he'd missed out on a fortune. "How could I have forgotten about that?"

"You've been there too?" Sengoku looked at Garp curiously when he heard him suddenly speak, and said, "What kind of place is that? Why is it so expensive?"

Kuzan: "The tavern!"

Karp: "The tavern!"

"???"

Sengoku looked at the two men who both mentioned the tavern with a puzzled expression, but since both of them said so, he believed them in his heart.

just.

He frowned again. "A tavern? What kind of tavern is this expensive? Is the wine so delicious that it lets you stay here for so long?"

"Yes, the wine inside is delicious!" Seeing that Vice Admiral Garp still wanted to speak, Kuzan quickly nodded seriously and said, "So, it's also very expensive! Of course, there aren't many hotels or inns nearby, which is why I stayed inside a little longer. Vice Admiral Garp probably went before me! If you don't believe me, you can ask Vice Admiral Garp~"

"It's really good." Garp nodded cheerfully, munching on snacks and winking as he said, "If you have time, I'll take you there~"

"Free time? Probably not until I've left here!" Sengoku sighed, annoyed, upon hearing Garp's words. "Besides, you probably want me to pay the bill!"

"Hahaha, I'll treat you then! Really, I'm not kidding! I have VIP access!"

"Put my snacks down first! You bastard, you've almost finished them all!" Sengoku glared at Garp, who had just opened another bag and shamelessly claimed it was his treat, and roared, "Meeting over! Now you two get out of here! You, not only are you eating, but you're even trying to pack some up? Put them down!"

only.

Before he could finish speaking, Garp had already grabbed a huge pile of snacks, opened the door, and run off. As for Kuzan... he stuffed the expense report back in before lazily leaving, even closing the door behind him.

Sengoku was speechless with exasperation. Finally, he muttered under his breath, "You damned bastard!"

As he spoke, he looked down at the expense report on the table, frowned, and muttered to himself, "Red Romance... is the wine here really that delicious?"

He then let out a long sigh, put the bill away, and said through gritted teeth, "If I ever have time to go, that bastard has to treat me. Damn it, I'm going to exceed my snack budget again this month!"

But after letting out a long sigh, he shook his head, clearing his mind of all the random thoughts. Looking at the bounty on the table and the appointment letter as a Shichibukai beside it, he said with a melancholy tone, "The Moke Pirates..."

Where did that group of pirates go?

……

At this time.

Somewhere in the Grand Line.

Moke's loud voice rang out, "Boss, we're almost at Drum Kingdom. Should we go straight to shore?"

(End of this chapter)