Chapter 200: Encounter, Carrying the Name of Justice! (Two in One)
The news that Pirate King Roger was about to be executed in Roger Town in the East China Sea also spread as the newspapers spread.
Newspapers had previously reported that Pirate King Roger was arrested by the Navy, but at that time many people were shocked and did not take it seriously. Therefore, the Navy did not issue any statement during the nearly half a month it took to extradite Roger back to the Navy Headquarters.
Most people also thought that the news was "Fake news". After all, it was too sensational for the Pirate King, who had roamed the sea for so many years, to be arrested by a teenage vice admiral of the navy.
Although Yoriichi Tsugikuni once had a record of killing Shiki the Golden Lion, it is still not believed by most people.
However, with the news of Roger's public execution, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi, a vice admiral who was less than 15 years old, reappeared in the public eye.
After all, the news released by the navy this time was about a public execution, and there was no way to fake such a thing.
In order to publicize its own achievements and power, the Navy has recently sent people to set up video-recording Den Den Mushi in Rogue Town, intending to broadcast Roger's public execution live to the world.
By then, there would be no need to determine whether Roger had been arrested or not.
After hearing this news, ordinary people were of course celebrating. Under the exaggeration of the World Government and the Navy, Pirate King Roger had long been turned into a "devil" character who killed people without blinking an eye.
How can we not be excited and happy when such a person is caught and executed by the "righteous" navy?
Some people who were familiar with Roger were not surprised to hear the news. Roger had a terminal illness and planned to surrender to the navy at the end of his life. He told many people about this in the final stage after he left the South China Sea.
The crew members who were originally on Roger's ship, as well as the pirates who had always admired Roger, all rushed towards Rogue Town after hearing the news.
Even in Dressrosa, far away in the New World, after the news was announced to the world, Yoshiichi Tsugikuni could clearly feel that the chaotic and powerful aura on the island had diminished a lot.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who had been worried that Dressrosa would be attacked by a large number of pirates, relaxed a lot after realizing this.
September 25, 1500 in the Haiyuan calendar.
It was a clear day with gentle breezes and beautiful sun on the sea.
After spending the entire morning "supervising" Borsalino to process some of the backlog of documents, Kuniyoshi finally had a rare chance to rest. He sat on the sofa in his office, gazing out the window at the view.
"Hello, hey, Lieutenant General Tsugikoku."
"Please spare me. Although I am your adjutant now, I am still a vice admiral of the Marine Headquarters!"
"I would also be unhappy if you ordered me around like this!"
"These documents should be handled by you, the base commander! I'm just a combat staff officer. These are not my responsibility!"
Behind his desk, Borsalino finally finished the last document, put down his pen, stretched, and complained.
Ever since being assigned to Tsugikuni Yoriichi's Dawn branch by General Sengoku, Borsalino finally understood what it felt like to be a donkey.
When he was in the headquarters of the navy, although Borsalino was a vice admiral, he did not have too many affairs to deal with on a normal day. After all, he also had an adjutant. Moreover, Admiral Sengoku was a very responsible person, and many things were handled by him personally.
Borsalino's usual routine is to drink tea, and occasionally practice when he thinks of something. When there is a mission, he will lead the team to attack. His life is peaceful and beautiful.
As a user of the ability of a nature-type fruit, he has never spent too much thought on improving his strength. Borsalino is like a guy possessed by laziness. If possible, he will not practice.
Borsalino has had this kind of personality since he joined the navy. Therefore, when he was studying at the Naval Academy, he was a thorn in the side of Admiral Zefa for several years.
After joining the army, Borsalino let himself go even more.
Ever since he was "captured" by Yoshikazu Tsugakuni and brought to the Naval Branch, he has been ordered by Yoshikazu Tsugakuni to handle documents that should have been handled by Yoshikazu Tsugakuni.
Although Borsalino is a lazy person, he has been in the position of lieutenant general for several years and is quite adept at handling these matters.
But there are too many documents and Borsalino himself is lazy!
Although Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's is a branch, it is a huge one; the things that the newly established powerful branch has to deal with every day are not comparable to the "idle" lieutenant generals in the headquarters.
It would take even a veteran like Borsalino a whole morning to process a day's backlog of documents.
Many things require coordination with the local departments of the Dressrosa Kingdom, and it is not enough to just sign a name on a document.
During this period, Borsalino was so busy with these "paperwork" that he even suffered from nervous breakdown.
"Lieutenant General Borsalino, what are you talking about?"
"These are all important documents of the branch. I gave them to you after careful consideration."
"After all, I'm still young and inexperienced, so it makes sense for me to ask someone as experienced as you to handle it, right?"
"This is all for the justice of our navy! How can we still divide what's yours and what's mine?"
"Your awareness is not high enough!"
Ji Guoyuan crossed his legs, looked at the scenery outside the window, picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip.
This was brewed with coffee beans that King Riku had sent some time ago. Ever since the Navy branch was established in Dressrosa, the country's trade had become incredibly prosperous.
King Riku thought that he could not rely solely on the "tourism" industry to absorb "foreign exchange", so he asked a professional botanist to evaluate the environment of Dressrosa and chose to develop an area to grow coffee beans, an economic crop.
Now, the first batch of products has come out, and Likuwang selected some high-quality ones and gave them to Ji Guoyuan to try.
Although Tsugikoku Yoriichi and King Riku have never met each other in Dressrosa for so long, they have never lacked the courtesy of reciprocity.
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"Compared to you, a hands-off shopkeeper who sits with his legs crossed and drinks coffee, I'm afraid I'm quite conscious!"
Borsalino rolled his eyes at Jiguo Yuan and complained.
During this period, as the two of them spent more time together, they got to know each other's personalities better, so they became more casual when they were together.
Although he is much older than Yuichiro Tsugakuin, Borsalino has never treated Yuichiro Tsugakuin as an ignorant kid.
He has always been on equal terms with Yuichiro Tsuchikuni, and has never acted like a "senior" in front of Yuichiro Tsuchikuni.
In fact, even though Tsugikuni Yoriichi's rank is half a level higher than Borsalino, Borsalino and Yoriichi's military ranks are the same, and Borsalino has been in the navy longer.
In a place like the military, it is completely acceptable for Borsalino to act like a senior and ignore Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
The reason is very simple. In the modern army, a first-class sergeant dares to slam the division commander's desk. Do you believe it?
"Well, don't say that. I'm not idle either."
"I'm practicing my observation Haki."
"At my age, there is still room for improvement, so improving my strength should be my top priority."
"hehe."
Ji Guoyuan waved his hand and said perfunctorily. As he spoke, he took out a set of tea sets from under the coffee table and made a cup of tea for Borsalino.
"Hey, as a reward for you, this tea was given by King Liku. It's specially supplied and much more valuable than my coffee beans."
"You're lucky."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi tapped the table lightly and said to Borsalino with a smile.
“Wow——”
"Then I really have to thank you, Lieutenant General Tsugumi Yuichi."
Hearing the special report, Borsalino also let out a long sound, stood up and sat down on the sofa next to Yuanyi. After picking up the tea and looking at it for a while, An An nodded and took a sip.
"Not bad," Borsalino commented, smacking his lips. He didn't really have any other hobbies; eating and drinking was what he loved and was good at.
"After drinking tea, I have something to ask of you."
Seeing that Borsalino seemed quite satisfied with the tea, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi said with a smile. Borsalino froze when he heard this, and then silently placed the teacup on the table and pushed it in Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's direction.
Yunyi saw his little action, smiled, and continued: "You have drunk it, do you want to give it to others?"
"Don't worry, it's not a difficult thing. At least, it's much simpler than that."
As he spoke, Yoriichi pointed to the documents on the table that Borsalino had already sorted through. Borsalino glanced at Yoriichi Tsugikuni, but he didn't agree. He just picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
"After lunch, come practice swordsmanship with me."
"Mihawk, Yixiao and the others are out. It's been so long, and my body is itching. If this continues, my sensitivity to combat will deteriorate."
"Hey, Borsalino, you come too."
Hearing Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's invitation, Borsalino was speechless for a while and put the teacup on the coffee table again. Before he could refuse, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi took out a jar from under the coffee table and threw it to Borsalino.
"This can of tea is yours."
Borsalino subconsciously caught the jar, and then looked at Tsugikuni Yoriichi speechlessly.
Aren't you using this to test cadres? Which cadre can't stand such a test?
Borsalino was about to refuse when he heard Tsugikoku Yoriichi's voice: "You've been very busy lately, how about taking a couple of days off?"
"What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Borsalino's eyes lit up, he coughed lightly, and nodded solemnly:
"Um!"
"I think so."
Yunyi smiled and asked, "Would you like to practice swordsmanship with me, or take a day off?"
"It will be all right!"
Borsalino placed the tea leaves on the coffee table, picked up the teacup again, and replied with a smile.
"Then thank you for your help!"
Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Borsalino get along well with each other, and nothing major has happened in Dressrosa recently. Everything is moving in a good direction.
But just as Tsugikoku Yoshiichi and Borsalino were drinking coffee and tea with a smile, Cyrus and his group were running on the vast ocean.
After sailing for nearly a month, they finally succeeded in entering the territory of the Kingdom of Oran. After several inquiries, they finally found out the location of Patrilla Island. They bought a nautical chart, found a guide, and headed towards Patrilla Island.
However, when Cyrus and others arrived at Patrilla Island, they suddenly discovered that the pier of this remote island in the Kingdom of Oran was actually quite lively.
Looking around, there were more than 20 white ships of various sizes docked on the shore. Cyrus noticed that several of these ships had the images of the World Government painted on them.
When Cyrus saw these ships, his pupils couldn't help but shrink, realizing that something was wrong.
"What should we do? Cyrus, it seems that we are too late."
“Do we need to go to the island?”
Mihawk looked at the scene at the dock and realized what had happened. He asked Cyrus, the leader of this mission.
"No, absolutely not."
"If we make contact rashly, our whereabouts will definitely be discovered."
"It will bring trouble to the lieutenant general."
Cyrus shook his head and rejected it.
"So what should we do?" Mihawk continued to ask, and when he said this, there was no fear on his face at all.
"Don't worry, I have a solution!"
Cyrus didn't say anything, patted Mihawk's shoulder, turned around silently and returned to the cabin, then took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms and dialed Tsugikuni Yoriichi's number.
Cyrus's solution was to ask Jiguo Yuanyi
Things had developed to this point, and Cyrus felt that he had no say in the matter.
"Gah~"
After a slight sound, the Den Den Mushi was dialed.
Before Cyrus could speak, Tsugikuni Yoriichi's voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi:
"You called me at this time, you must have run into trouble!"
"Cyrus, don't say anything to me."
"Just remember one thing: whatever you do next must be based on justice. Just act with justice in mind."
"Otherwise, there's no need to worry about anything."
"No matter what, as long as what you do is in line with the justice in your heart, I will support you."
Having said that, without waiting for Cyrus to respond, Tsugikoku Yoriichi hung up the phone.
On the training grounds of the Dressrosa Naval Branch, Tsugumi Yoshiichi held a bamboo sword in one hand and a Den Den Mushi in the other.
Although he didn't know what happened on Cyrus' side, Ji Guoyuan trusted Cyrus and Yixiao very much. He trusted them just like he trusted the Dawn in his own hands!
In front of him, Borsalino lay on the ground with his back to the sky, breathing heavily. Seeing that Jiguo Yuanyi had hung up the phone, he asked curiously:
"Is it Cyrus?"
"Are you sending him on a mission?"
"what happens?"
When faced with Borsalino's question, Ji Guoyuan simply smiled and shook his head, saying perfunctorily, "Nothing."
“There is always some confusion at the crossroads of life.”
"normal."
"Let's get on with it!"
On the other end of the phone, Cyrus looked down at the busy receiver in his hand in some surprise. After pondering for a moment, he put the Den Den Mushi in his arms, then walked out of the cabin and returned to the deck.
After he came out, Mihawk and Yixiao both looked at him, waiting for Kyrus to give orders.
"The lieutenant general said that as long as it's a just cause, he will support us."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Yixiao's face. Mihawk looked at Cyrus deeply, turned his head and looked at the dock, and said:
"Justice, that's something you navy should consider. I only do what I think is right!"
Hearing this, Cyrus just glanced at Mihawk and said to the two without saying anything else:
"Let's go directly to the island!"
"Our ship should have been discovered. Leaving now would actually cause problems."
"No matter what, we have to go to the island to find out what happened!"
(End of this chapter)
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