Rogue Town, Naval Base.
"Then what? What do you want to do?"
Sitting on the large sofa, Ron crossed his legs and held a cigar in his hand.
Although there was no questioning look on his face and his tone was extremely soft, the pressure brought by the brilliant achievements made the two of them swallow nervously, not daring to raise their heads to look at him.
After all, you have to know that this is a monster that killed the big mom of the Four Emperors! ! !
Before the news was sent out, Kobe and Nami had no idea what the Yonko was.
Smoker only used a very simple comparison to let them understand the terror of the four emperors.
"The pirate with the highest bounty in the East China Sea, 'Pirate Admiral' Jin, has a bounty of 40 million, right?"
The two nodded.
The reward of 40 million is twice as high as that of the evil dragon two years ago!
Although as their understanding gradually deepened, they understood that the evil dragon was under the protection of Colonel Mouse of the 16th branch of the East China Sea Navy and had not increased the bounty so as not to attract the attention of some terrifying entities in the Grand Line. Therefore, they could not exchange bounty for strength. number.
But doubling it is probably about the same.
"Pirate Admiral" Akin is a guy as scary as a dragon!
However…
"In front of the four emperors, he can't even get a low-level cadre."
"In the waters of the New World, if the captain's bounty does not exceed 100 million, no one will take him seriously. Even the navy will not pay attention to these little pirates."
Little... little pirate? ! !
The two of them were shaken by thunder.
The "Pirate Admiral" Akin, who has gained such fame in the East China Sea and once split open a 300-meter-long super-large pirate ship with a sword, was helpless for a moment, is the "Pirate Admiral" Ajin just a small pirate? ! !
But it's not over yet.
"And the Yonko is above all pirates! You can't use bounties to define a threat!"
"One day, I will be like him and prove myself!"
The two of them didn't hear Smoker's last sentence clearly, they only remembered one sentence.
"Above all pirates!"
Not just the East China Sea, but also the West China Sea, the North Sea, the South China Sea, the first half and the second half of the Great Route.
All the pirates in the world combined will have to surrender to these four monsters, and they will be called the "Four Emperors"!
The two of them knew that the sky was high before.
Now.
They can only think that the sky is high.
"Know" means knowing how high the sky is.
"Think" proves that we can only use our imagination to figure it out.
There is no doubt that Ron sitting in front of them at this moment is the terrifying existence that "doesn't know the height of the sky".
Facing the inquiry, Kebi, who had grown tall, strong and capable, clenched his calloused fists and said hesitantly: "I'm sorry, Lieutenant General, I want..."
He is too weak!
Originally, in order to help his great benefactor, Lieutenant General Canglong, Kebi chose to stay in the East China Sea to hone himself and not cause him any trouble.
But now in comparison, Kebi found that he was still weak beyond imagination.
But at this moment, Nami said loudly: "We want to go to the Grand Line!"
Kebi looked up in surprise and found that Nami's eyes were still so bright.
After knowing the horror of the road ahead, Kebi hesitated and flinched, but Nami did not. She still yearned for the Grand Route and the broader world as usual.
In comparison, Kebi lowered his head in inferiority.
Seeing this, Ron glanced at the window with a speechless face and smoked a cigar... Smoker, who was smoking two cigars at the same time, looked at him with a look of "How come you have crippled this good seedling?"
Smoker raised his chin to indicate Nami's presence.
“Without contrast, there is no harm.”
Kebi is undoubtedly talented, but compared with the "genius girl" Nami, the gap between the two is so obvious.
The only person of the same age that he knew well was Nami. One can imagine how much pressure Kebi has been living under.
If he hadn't been warm-tempered and eager to repay his kindness, he would have become a monk long ago.
"We have to find a way to regain this child's confidence."
Ron thought silently.
Kirby had no use for him in a short time.
But don’t be so short-sighted. Looking in the long run, Kerby is very likely to become an important general in the navy!
Unless he will go through the journey again, having some backup talents will undoubtedly reduce a lot of trouble if he stays in this world for a long time.
Thinking of this, Ron clapped his hands.
"With momentum, I agree."
Kebi, Nami: "..."
So easy? !
"Lieutenant General Canglong, don't you ask us why?"
"Actually, I am different from this idiot."
Nami rubbed her hands together, her cheeks turning red. The little girl's behavior made Ron, whose memory was full of female power, feel uncomfortable.
In the original novel, Nami is always so shy...
This is when she wants to trick people!
If you don’t cheat your opponents, cheat your teammates!
So he decisively refused.
"No, that's not necessary."
"What's wrong with wanting to see a wider world? Since you are not afraid of death, I won't stop you."
"Smorg will return to the headquarters to take up his post after arranging the affairs in the East China Sea. You can just stay with him then."
As for how the Straw Hats' destiny lineup is assembled... Ron said it's none of my business.
Like Kirby, Ron could not see any use value of Luffy to him in a short period of time.
Without the help of Nami, a navigator, maybe with a little more setbacks, he would have grown into a strong man that would be beneficial to him sooner.
"Ah? How come..."
Nami looked dejected and muttered something inaudible.
Kerby clenched his fists and was about to say something when Ron interrupted him and said, "Go to the headquarters and leave the file. You can go directly to my g10 branch to report, and I will personally arrange your training courses."
"I… "
After a moment of silence, Kebi raised his head firmly.
"I understand, thank you Lieutenant General Canglong!"
"fine."
"After all, the pirates in the East China Sea are too weak. They can't kill you with a large army. What's the point of fighting without danger?"
"Don't worry, the Grand Line is most indispensable for monsters!"
Kirby: "..."
Σ(д;)!
What the hell do you want me to worry about
Give me back my feelings, bastard!
"Okay, that's it."
After putting the finished cigar out in the ashtray, Ron raised his hand: "Smorg, I have to take a step forward. When you come back to the headquarters, I will treat you to dinner."
"Lieutenant General Canglong is too polite. Considering your position, how can I let you treat me to dinner?"
Ron looked at him seriously and smiled: "You have really changed into Colonel Smoker, which is a good thing."
Compared with Smoker in the second volume of the original work, he is now more mellow and more like a mature and independent marine.
The establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the reorganization of the Navy's assassination force seemed to have a great impact on it.
The reason why the support rate of the hawk Akainu has always been lower than that of Aokiji is because he is unsophisticated... or rather unwilling to associate with cowardly people.
But in this world, there are only a few true heroes.
Rats are the mainstream of the world.
"Maybe. Is it really that easy to distinguish between good and bad?"
Smoker didn't want to talk about this topic and ended it hastily.