"Wow~"
“It’s really prosperous!”
"Dressrosa is indeed one of the largest member states of the World Government."
"Even in such a harsh environment as the New World, he was able to develop into this kind of person."
In the center of Dressrosa, Borsalino was strolling on the street wearing a bright yellow suit, white leather shoes, and a white top hat, with his hands in his trouser pockets.
At the instruction of Admiral Sengoku, Borsalino disembarked from warship No. 0 alone and returned to Dressrosa, intending to investigate the naval branch where Yoriichi Tsugakuni and others were.
Although he had received instructions from the Warring States General, Borsalino hadn't figured out where to begin his investigation. He could only enter the town and hope to get some information from the local residents.
Of course, before finding out any information, you must first get familiar with this country and this city.
It was September, and the weather in Dressrosa was still hot. Borsalno's formal suit did not match the clothing style of the people around him.
As he walked, Borsalino noticed the strange looks from people around him and walked towards a clothing store on the street.
When he walked out of the clothing store again, he was dressed in a brand new outfit.
He wore a loose yellow beach shirt with sunflowers printed on it, and a pair of yellow shorts with sun patterns printed on them. His original pair of leather shoes were replaced with a pair of bright yellow slippers.
Even the frames of the sunglasses that Borsalino was wearing at this moment reflected golden light in the sunlight.
Even though he didn't use any of his fruit abilities, Borsalino just stood on the street, and the people passing by could feel the dazzling light from him.
"Mo~"
“The weather here is really hot~”
"It's finally getting cooler now."
Holding a large bag in his hand, Borsalino complained while looking up at the sunlight above his head. Although he was only in his early thirties, a lewd smile appeared on his face.
If you put Borsalino and the one from the Uncle in Another World together, you can't even tell who is who!
"oh?"
At this moment, a teasing voice came from behind Borsalino, and the next second, a crisp voice came from behind Borsalino into his ears:
"It's cooler inside my office in the Navy branch."
"Lieutenant General Borsalino, would you like to come sit down and have some tea?"
The moment he heard this, the sunglasses on Borsalino's nose slid down involuntarily, and Borsalino's eyes were full of surprise.
There was clearly a sound coming from behind him, but Borsalino could not feel any "breath" behind him at all.
This strange scene made Borsalino feel a chill on his back and his body became a little stiff.
Borsalino slowly turned his head and looked behind him.
At some point, a red-haired boy in red shorts appeared behind him. There was a flame-shaped red mark on his forehead. At this moment, there was a faint smile on the boy's face, and his bright eyes were staring at him.
“.”
Yuichiro Tsugikoku!
Borsalino was speechless upon seeing the newcomer. He hadn't expected that he would be discovered by Yoshiichi Tsugikoku shortly after arriving in Dressrosa.
Now, let alone investigating Yoriichi Tsugakuni and his Dawn branch, his future actions will probably be under Yoriichi Tsugakuni's surveillance.
If nothing unexpected happens, the mission assigned by the Warring States General should have been declared a failure.
"Lieutenant General Borsalino, why are you silent?"
"You didn't even tell me you were coming on vacation. I'm half a local now, after all. Since you're here, I have to do my best to be a good host!"
"I thought you were busy with official business and didn't have time to greet you properly."
"That's great. Let's take this opportunity to reminisce about the past!"
Seeing that Borsalino didn't say anything, Tsugikuni Yoshiichirō showed a faint smile on his face and spoke politely to Borsalino.
However, the more Tsugikoku Yoshiichirō acted like this, the more uncomfortable Borsalino felt. Although he had met Tsugikoku Yoshiichirō several times, he couldn't think of much "old history" between them.
"Hehe, sorry!"
"Lieutenant General Tsukuni Yoshiichi, I'd like to explore Dressrosa on my own."
"Don't look at me like this, I actually enjoy traveling alone more."
Borsalino reached out and pushed up his sunglasses, then spoke slowly to Jiguo Yuanyi. As he spoke, Borsalino's body began to rapidly transform into elements, and even tiny bits of golden light detached from his body and shot rapidly into the distance.
"Sayunara~"
Borsalino's body quickly decomposed into golden light. Just as Borsalino was about to move away, a hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.
The next second, Borsalino's elemental transformation suddenly stopped.
Borsalino's expression froze, and he couldn't help but look down at his left wrist. He found that Tsugikoku Yoshiichi had come to him at some point and grabbed his wrist.
The reason why the elemental transformation failed was because the opponent caught him with domineering power.
"hehe."
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave, Lieutenant General Borsalino."
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. Please give me a chance to entertain you."
"The tea in my office will surely satisfy you."
Jiguo Yuanyi grabbed Borsalino's wrist and said with a smile. Seeing Jiguo Yuanyi's expression, Borsalino fell silent again.
“.”
"Then, excuse me for bothering you."
Borsalino knew that he probably couldn't get around Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
He had originally planned to struggle a little. If Tsugumi Yoshiichi had not been able to stop him when he turned into an element and left, then his mission would most likely have been able to continue.
Although Borsalino knew that he had been discovered and there was a high probability that he would not find anything, he could always gain something as long as he was outside the control of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
But just as Guoyuan made his move one by one, Borsalino realized that the young man in front of him was even more terrifying than when he met him in the Sound Wave Islands.
If you want to forcefully shake off the other person, you might have to be serious about it.
But if that were the case, it would go against his original intention of going to the island. Tsugikuni Yoriichi was also a vice admiral of the Marine Headquarters, and the order he received was only to investigate, not to engage in direct combat with the other party.
If an internal conflict really happens, I will be the one to be punished.
This is something Borsalino doesn't want to see.
Since there is no way to break up, the best option now is to obey Tsugikuni Yoriichi's will.
"Haha, welcome!"
Soon, Jigoku Yoshiichi "led" Borsalino back to the Dawn branch base on the seaside. Before he got close to the base, Borsalino keenly sensed that something was wrong.
Gone.
When Borsalino came to the Dawn branch base with Sengoku and Garp, he sensed two very powerful auras with his observation Haki.
But now these two powerful auras are gone.
Calculating the time, from the time Admiral Sengoku's No. 0 warship left to the time he was discovered by Tsugikuni Yoshiichi and pulled back to the naval base, it was only two hours in total.
Although he discovered the abnormality, Borsalino still maintained a faint smile and did not ask Tsugumi Yuichi about this matter.
Because he knew that even if he asked, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi would probably not tell the truth.
After following Yoshiichi Tsugikuni to his office, Borsalino sat on the sofa under Yoshiichi's guidance.
The scenery outside the window of Ji Guoyuanyi's office was quite nice. Borsalino sat on the sofa, looking out the window at the sea. He could feel his heart becoming much calmer.
"Lieutenant General Jiguo, your branch base is really good!"
"The office is also big, much bigger than my office at headquarters."
Borsalino was chatting with Yunyi with a smile on his face, but while talking to Yunyi, he took in the layout of the office out of the corner of his eye.
"Do you like it?"
"If you like, I'll talk to General Zhan Guo and ask him to keep you with me."
"You know, the pirates in the New World are like carp crossing the river, too numerous to count."
“I’m also under a lot of pressure.”
"It just so happens that I'm planning to conduct a large-scale recruitment campaign soon."
"By then, I will lack a lot of experienced and capable mid- and senior-level leaders."
"If you don't mind, come to my branch and I will match you with the corresponding troops."
"Of course, if your old subordinates want to follow you, I welcome them to come here."
"For a strong person like you, the new world should be more conducive to your ability to display."
Jiguo Yuanyi and Borsalino sat down on the sofa together. When he heard Borsalino praising the good construction of his branch, he immediately smiled and said.
"Haha. Then not." Before Borsalino could say no, there was a knock on the door. At the call of Yoshikazu Tsugikuni, the office door was pushed open.
Shimotsuki Koshiro walked into the office with a tray in his hand.
After placing the tray on the coffee table, Shimotsuki Koshiro hurried away.
Looking at the navy's leaving back, Borsalino frowned slightly.
Not Cyrus.
Generally speaking, apart from the lieutenant general himself, only his personal guards or guests received by the lieutenant general are qualified to enter and exit the office of the lieutenant general.
On the one hand, a lieutenant general’s office often contains many confidential documents, and only the most trusted people can minimize the risk of leaks.
Borsalino remembered that Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's personal soldier was Cyrus. After all, it was Cyrus who came to the port to receive General Sengoku.
Serving tea and water to a lieutenant general might seem ungentlemanly, but if one wasn't someone that Tsugikuni Yoshiichi truly trusted, he wouldn't even be qualified to pour water for him.
The moment he saw Shimotsuki Koshiro, Borsalino thought of a lot.
Perhaps Cyrus was sent out by Jiguo Yuanyi, and the owners of the two powerful auras should have left with Cyrus.
As for the purpose, it is probably related to the Pirate King Roger!
Borsalino guessed this in his heart.
When Borsalino came to the island to pick up Roger, he didn't hear all the conversations in the room, but he did hear some of them.
Considering the strange atmosphere between Roger and Yoshikazu Tsugikuni before, as well as Cyrus's current movements, the sharp-minded Borsalino quickly made a rough judgment in his mind.
"It seems that General Warring States's feeling was not wrong!" Borsalino sighed in his heart, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Ji Guoyuan saw a hint of thought on Borsalino's face and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Even he probably couldn't have imagined that this wretched man who had eaten the "wretched fruit" was so thoughtful. Just by meeting some people, he had already guessed most of Cyrus's movements.
"Since you're here, don't leave!"
"After all, I am also very short of combat power."
Although Yunyi didn't know what Borsalino was thinking, he had already made a decision in his heart.
The future general, the user of rare natural fruit abilities!
It is a timely help to his Dawn branch!
Thinking of this, Ji Guoyuan picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and the smile on his face became even wider.
It is common in the navy for a naval branch to have two or more vice admirals at the same time.
The biggest example is the G-5 branch stationed in the New World in the future. The base commander of the branch is the famous naval traitor Vergo, and under him is a unit led by Vice Admiral Smoker of the headquarters.
In fact, in addition to two lieutenant generals, the G-5 branch also has several general-level officers such as major generals and brigadier generals.
The existence of multiple generals is also to reduce the power of the base leader and prevent the branch from becoming dominated by one person.
Ji Guoyuan has always suggested to Zhan Guo that Borsalino should stay. As long as the other party is not stupid, he will not disagree.
In fact, Sengoku was eager to keep Tsugumi Yoriichi and his men. Judging from the scale of the country and the base in Dressrosa, it can be seen that Tsugumi Yoriichi's Dawn branch will definitely become a behemoth in the future.
Taking this opportunity to plant a nail and prevent the young man, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, from becoming arrogant due to power, is definitely what Zhan Guo would like to see.
Tsugikoku Yuichi and Borsalino drank tea and chatted about meaningless things.
Time passed quickly as Yuichiro deliberately delayed.
In the evening, Jiguo Yuanyi naturally arranged food and accommodation for Borsalino and "invited" him to stay at the branch base.
At night, Borsalino lay in bed, carefully thinking about all the information he had collected during the day, and then took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms and was about to call Sengoku.
At this moment, a loud noise came from the dock, and then the ground suddenly shook violently.
The blazing flames instantly illuminated the night sky.
“!”
"what happened?!"
Borsalino was startled and quickly jumped up from the bed, walked to the door and opened it. The moment he opened the door, thunder rumbled in the sky, and a blue figure fell directly from the sky and crashed into the ground in front of the Navy dormitory.
Thick smoke and dust obscured Borsalino's vision.
The observation Haki quickly spread out, and Borsalino felt an unprecedented fierce aura.
"call--"
The sea breeze blew past, and smoke and dust floated in the square in front of the dormitory. Borsalino looked closely and found a tall and strong young man with blond hair slowly walking out of the smoke and dust.
After concentrating for a while, Borsalino raised his brows slightly and couldn't help but sigh:
“How terrifying!”
"If I'm not mistaken, you are Douglas Barrett, right?"
"Once a crew member on Pirate King Roger's ship!"
(End of this chapter)
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