Chapter 72: 072 Old Fox Sengoku, New Task
"Shishishishishi, drink up! There's plenty of wine!"
Moria laughed, raising a glass despite his bandaged body.
At the banquet, all three of Moria's major cadres were present.
Absalom was knocked unconscious by Lynch, Perona was fainted by herself, and the strange doctor Hogbak was also present.
A swarm of zombie maids twisted their sutured bodies as they danced in the hall.
Lynch took a sip from his glass, watching the scene unfold.
He had personally experienced this kind of banquet culture that was unique only among pirates.
It is said that there are only three most important things in a pirate's life: women, fighting, and having banquets.
Pirates drifting on the sea all day had few entertainment options, so banquets became their favorite pastime.
Whenever they had free time, they would hold banquets for various reasons.
If they win, they will have a banquet. If they lose, they will have a banquet. If it rains today, they will have a banquet. If it is sunny, they will have a banquet...
Among them, the one who loves having banquets the most is the Red Hair Pirates of the Four Emperors.
For a period of time, they had banquets six and a half days a week and spent the remaining half day traveling to the next one.
"Boss, thank you for not killing me. I respect you!"
Absalom, with his neck wrapped in thick bandages, carefully picked up his cup and leaned over.
"Cheers."
The wine glasses were touched lightly, Lynch just took a symbolic sip, but Absalom seemed to have received a great honor and drank it all in one gulp.
Being able to toast with a big boss is a life worth living.
"Hmph~ Bad guy."
Perona bowed her head and drank the juice angrily. It was this bad guy who came to bully her.
The little cakes were gone too.
She wouldn't admit that she had wet her pants in fear.
Lynch watched the scene with amusement, knowing he wouldn't lose his temper with a little girl.
"Gulululu, Master Marine, do you also like zombies?"
"How about I give you some zombie maids? They'd be very useful~"
Hogback offered shamelessly, but Lynch's glare made him retreat.
He stayed away from the disgusting, greasy uncle.
Does he look like someone who needs a zombie figurine?
He also has a wife, you know.
After three drinks, Lynch recalled something.
"Moria, do you have Ryoma's body?"
"I have it," Moria replied, startled.
"You knew right after I dug him up. The Marine's intelligence network is impressive."
Moria's eyes widened in a slightly frightening manner.
"Don't get me wrong, it has nothing to do with Marine, it's just me who has some special means."
Moria breathed a sigh of relief,"Yes, I have Ryoma's body, but unfortunately, I don't have a shadow to match him. Otherwise, he would make a great subordinate."
"How about giving me his sword?"
"That's a small problem. We don't know how to use it, so it would be a waste to keep it."
Moria replied proudly, "I'll have someone bring it to you right away."
"Great atmosphere! Come on, have a drink."
A Meito sword of Great Grade Sword was handed over by Moria as soon as he said the word
"Hey hey hey, cheers!"
The night continued with a lively party.
The next day, Lynch took the famous sword Shusui and left the big Thriller Bark.
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Marine Headquarters.
"Bang!"
Lynch threw Moria's petition onto the Fleet Admiral's desk.
"Here, Moria has requested to join the Shichibukai. Please approve it as soon as possible."
"Hahahahaha, alright, alright. Sending you was definitely the right choice."
Not long ago, Moria had refused to join the Shichibukai, but now he was actively requesting to join.
There is a big difference between inviting someone to join Shichibukai and asking someone to join Shichibukai.
It can be said that Marine regained the face he had lost.
In his excitement, Sengoku said "good" several times in a row.
"Vice Admiral Lynch, you did a great job this time!"
"We Marines will remember your service."
Sengoku stood up and patted Lynch on the shoulder encouragingly. "Keep it up, Vice Admiral Lynch. It won't be long before I call you Admiral."
Lynch pouted.
We hadn't seen each other for a few days. When did Sengoku learn to flatter so well?
"Huh? What's with that expression?" Sengoku asked, looking displeased.
"No, thank you to the organization, and thank you, Fleet Admiral, for your guidance," Lynch said seriously.
"Well, very good. I'm optimistic about your future. Don't disappoint me."
"By the way, you boy returned just in time."
"Someone just came in to report, and you returned right on time,"
Sengoku said with a smile, patting the documents on the table.
Lynch's face twitched in response.
'Look at what you said before—do you believe it? It was clearly planned for a long time!'
Lynch learned something today.
If he wants to be a Fleet Admiral, he must first have a thick skin.
"With this, I've fulfilled both promises I made to you."
"Don't look for chances to exploit me."
"What are you talking about, you brat?"
Sengoku said depressedly: "You are also a Marine Vice Admiral after all, but you're rarely here. Is it too much to ask for your help with two things while you're out?"
"If I don't give you something to do, everyone at Marine will think you're my relative!"
Sengoku's comment made Lynch a bit embarrassed.
Normally, Marines get only one month of vacation per year.
Saying he wouldn't come back for half a year or even a year seemed a bit much.
"Humph, you know you've gone too far."
"I promise you that as long as you complete this task, I will let you rest for a few months."
"Okay, deal!"
Lynch picked up the information from the table and walked out of the room.
After Lynch left, Sengoku smiled like a cunning old fox.
"Hmph, young people are easy to tease. Is this what they mean by 'old fox'?" Sengoku mused.
Outside, Lynch opened the envelope and was stunned.
[The Big Mom Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates compete for ownership of Fish-Man Island, and King Neptune asks the Marines to intervene to protect the royal family.]
There was a line of small text below.
[Celestial Dragon Saint Mjosgard intervenes, requiring the Marines to send at least one Admiral-level combat force to protect Princess Otohime.]
Etc., etc. There was a lot of information.
He knew that Princess Otohime did not die because of his butterfly effect.
Saint Mjosgard seemed to be the Celestial Dragon saved by Princess Otohime, who then changed his ways.
If he remembered correctly, in the original story, the Whitebeard Pirates won the battle for Fish-Man Island.
But Big Mom had always coveted Fish-Man Island and its sweets.
After Whitebeard died, she revived the idea of taking over Fish-Man Island.
If it weren't for him, Princess Otohime wouldn't have died.
This time, the Marines would send at most one Vice Admiral as a signal.
The clash between two emperor-level pirates and Marine's intervention would be a thankless task.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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