I just want to find a job, and then become a Navy Admiral.

[August 2nd, 1536 in the Haiyuan Calendar]

I was in a good mood today because of the raise, so when I woke up this morning I made my subordinates at the base run an extra 500 laps around the base.

Today I'm going to a more remote island to investigate the missing children. I greeted Vergo, but he seemed strange.

It feels like the rift in my relationship with my colleagues has widened. I'll have a heart-to-heart talk when I get back.

……

[August 3rd, 1536 in the Haiyuan Calendar]

On the second day of our trip, on the way to that small island, there wasn't much to write about.

……

The Hodir Sea.

If the waters near the G5 branch are divided into safe zones, the closer you are, the safer it is; naturally, the farther away you are, the more pirates you will find.

The waters around Hodir are areas that have gradually moved away from the G5 branch.

Moreover, due to the presence of trade routes in this sea area, pirates frequently appear.

Therefore...

As soon as Su An's warship entered this area, the marines from the G5 branch on board were already on high alert, familiar with the terrain.

Although these were all marines who had personally witnessed Su An crushing Kaido of the Beasts that day.

Moreover, it felt strange for them to salute when they were on guard, since there was Lieutenant General Su An present, was it really necessary to do so?

But it's just a thought.

Even though they faced discrimination from other marines, these G5 branch marines knew exactly what they were supposed to do...

Su An sat on the deck.

For comfort, he specially brought out the sofa from the cabin.

He was sitting on the sofa, looking at the Den Den Mushi in his palm.

"In short, since Kaido's death, according to the information we have so far, all the named pirates have started to fight for Kaido's territory, and many pirates have already rushed into the New World. You..."

But just as Sengoku finished speaking on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, his tone suddenly changed: "Are you listening?! Suan."

Su An replied, "Yes, and I'm taking notes."

Su An was not lying; when Zhan Guo spoke, he was indeed taking notes with a pen in his other hand.

Upon hearing this, Sengoku took a deep breath: "It's not about asking you to do anything. I'm just informing you of the current situation! And... some of our allied nations are also under threat from pirates and are constantly requesting our aid. Our forces are stretched thin, so you need to be on standby. If necessary, we might need you to provide assistance. I'm telling you this now to give you advance notice, so you don't come up with excuses like 'it's the weekend' later!"

Upon hearing this, Su An looked down at the Den Den Mushi: "Saving people is none of my business. But... Mr. Sengoku, I'm very grateful for the large raise you gave me, but please don't try to make me work overtime. Sometimes it's hard for me to refuse you."

The G5 branch marines, who were deliberately dawdling, all looked at their lieutenant general.

Although we've met several times.

But every time Su An spoke to Marshal Zhan Guo like that, it made them feel uneasy.

"You brat! You still have times when you can't speak up!?" Sengoku cursed directly.

Then...

Snapped!

Without saying anything to Su An, he hung up the phone.

The Den Den Mushi ends the call.

Su An looked at the silent Den Den Mushi, and after a moment, said softly, "What a difficult boss to please."

Upon hearing this, the G5 marines around him all curled their lip in disapproval.

Wasn't it you who made me angry?!

Su An put away the Den Den Mushi and glanced at the recorded conversation with Sengoku, which was actually just a new work arrangement.

But there was no need to do it right now, so after just glancing at it, Su An put the notebook away.

However, seeing that the marines were all looking at him, Su An looked at them in confusion.

The marines turned around abruptly and hurried off to do their own things.

But Bakzo pursed his lips, hesitated for a long time, and finally looked at Su An and stepped forward: "Boss Su An, I want to ask you a question."

Su An looked at Bakzo: "Hmm?"

Bakzo asked cautiously, "We haven't seen you practice the Six Styles or any of those Haki techniques before; you've just been training normally. So, could you tell us how to train to become stronger?"

After asking that question, Bakzo immediately added, "I think the way you talk to Marshal Sengoku is really cool. I want to be like you someday. And the girls in town are all talking about you behind your back, saying they want to marry you and stuff. I want to be that popular too!"

Su An looked at Bakzo, whose words were somewhat incoherent.

Pique couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up: "Boss, this guy just wants to copy your every move because he sees how popular you are with the girls. And he's a die-hard fan of yours now! He's secretly imitating your every move."

Bakzo was not embarrassed when he heard this, and nodded vigorously.

And his eyes were fixed on Su An.

Su An adjusted her glasses.

Upon seeing this, the marines nearby immediately perked up their ears and looked at Su An, waiting for his answer.

after all...

Right now, everyone in the town next to the branch is talking about Boss Su An, especially the girls!

Su An looked at Bakzo, Pique and the others who were looking at him expectantly: "It's your freedom to imitate me, but being liked by girls... well, how should I put it, I don't think you guys can learn it, after all, you're all a bit ugly, while I'm quite good-looking."

G5 Branch Marine: "..."

All those eyes were fixed on Su An.

They wanted to hit someone!

Because these are human words?

"Boss Su An! We see the ship!"

At that moment, the marine on lookout at the mast suddenly leaned out and shouted towards the deck.

Upon hearing this, all the G5 branch marines looked up at the marine and then followed the direction he was pointing.

They could vaguely make out two ships by squinting.

"Is it a merchant ship?"

Someone looked up at the naval lookout.

The marine was examining the ship closely through his binoculars, but suddenly his expression froze, and he immediately looked down: "It's a pirate ship!"

He then picked up the binoculars again to take a closer look, saying, "I can't make out the pirate flag clearly yet, but the shapes of those two ships..."

The more he spoke, the stranger the marine's expression became.

All the marines were looking at him.

"It's...BIGMOM..." The scout murmured after recognizing the pirate flag, then immediately looked down at the people on deck, especially Su An: "Boss Su An! It's the Big Mom Pirates! The people on board are Charlotte Snack, one of the Sweet Commanders! And several other executive members of the Charlotte Family!"

"!!"

It's happening again...

A pirate crew of one of the Four Emperors!?

We've only just encountered Kaido's crew, and now we've run into another Yonko pirate crew's ship!

Upon hearing the lookout's voice, everyone froze, and inexplicably gasped.

But subconsciously...

Everyone turned to look at where Su An was.

Su An seemed completely unconcerned, simply walking towards the area where the ammunition crates were placed, and saying, "As for why I'm so strong..."