"Its been a while Stussy!"
"Speak, what information has prompted you to contact so suddenly?"
Hearing the sowhat familiar voice from the transponder snail, Stussy, standing beneath the building of Peclo Office, couldn't help but envision a young figure.
A year ago, when Fleet Admiral Orion still a Rear admiral who followed Admiral Sakazuki into the New World, she stood among the crowd, watching the young Rear admiral descend from the deck as their warship docked at the port of the city near Happy Street.
At that ti, she never imagined they would have any interaction until this young Rear admiral walked into Happy Street and specifically requested to see her.
It was then she realized Orion had co for her.
That was not a pleasant eting.
Because Orion not only knew she was an intelligence officer under CP0 of the World Governnt, but he also knew she had always been under the command of the Marine scientific unit leader, Vegapunk.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that during their first eting, she was stripped bare of all secrets in front of Orion.
With all her secrets in his grasp, she had no choice but to pledge her loyalty to him.
However, although she had compromised, she had been secretly monitoring Orion's every move for the past year, trying to understand why he sought her out.
Yet, after more than a year of observation, she found that this young Rear admiral, aside from having an excellent reputation within the headquarters, had not done anything underhanded, which only deepened her confusion about Orion initial motives.
It wasn't until the Marine Headquarters experienced a coup and Orion seized control of the Marine, forcing the Holy Land to compromise and sign the Mariejois Treaty, followed by making the Seven Warlords submit and then sending invitations to the major kings of the underworld after executing Whitebeard Jr, that she understood Orion had sought her out to prepare for the restructuring of the New World.
For the old Marine, capturing pirates was the top priority. But for the Marine under Orion absolute authority, not only did the pirates need to be eradicated, but the tangled forces of the underworld also had to be eliminated.
Of course, none of this mattered.
What mattered was that Orion had promised her that he would free Vegapunk from the constraints of the World Governnt.
At that ti, she didn't take it to heart, after all, Orion was just a Rear admiral back then.
Yet, in just a year, the forr Rear admiral had beco the Fleet Admiral with absolute control over the Marine.
It was from that mont that she made her final decision to pledge her loyalty to this young Fleet Admiral.
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On the deck of the warship speeding away from Whole Cake Island towards the Red Line, Orion squinted his eyes.
In the midst of the Marine and pirates clashing, the only ones who could have Umit and Peclo step forward to assist the Beast Pirates were those few in the Chamber of Power.
Because both Umit and Peclo were underworld Emperors, even if they were cornered by the invitation, they wouldn't dare to openly stand up and help the pirates attack the Marine.
The fact that they had the courage to do so indicated they had so backing.
Thus, he didn't need to know exactly who they were, he just needed to storm the Holy Land and demand Im to hand them over.
"Shepherd Ju Peter"
"Marcus Mars"
After uttering the nas of the two, Orion suddenly turned his head to the military cap-wearing girl standing beside Gion.
"Gunko, do you know anything about these two?"
"Eh?"
Gunko seed a bit distracted, not having heard what Orion said.
She subtly shifted her gaze from the box wrapped in Gion cloak back to him, her eyes sparkling with clear confusion, and asked.
"Fleet Admiral Orion, are you talking to ?"
Orion glanced at the box cradled in Gion arms, then looked at the bewildered Gunko and simply waved his hand.
"It's nothing, you can continue daydreaming!"
"I'm not daydreaming!"
Gunko mustered her courage, pointing at the box in Gion arms, her expression serious.
"I'm looking at the box Gion is holding!"
Upon hearing this, Gion quickly lowered her head to glance at the box and instinctively wrapped it more tightly in her cloak.
"Fleet Admiral, I also want to know what's inside the box!"
At that mont, Hancock also leaned in.
Like Gunko, she had been observing the box Gion was holding since boarding the warship.
They initially thought Gion would put it down, but to their surprise, Gion not only didn't put it down but also wrapped it even more securely in her cloak.
She carried it wherever she went, not giving them a chance to sneak a peek.
The more Gion acted this way, the more curious they beca.
If it weren't for Orion being present, they would likely have tried to distract Gion and sneak a look at what rare treasure was inside the box wrapped in the cloak.
Not only were Gunko and Hancock curious, but Doflamingo also occasionally stole glances.
Unlike the two won, he had previously caught a glimpse of the box when the sea breeze blew the cloak aside, revealing a corner.
With his years of experience, he recognized at a glance that the box contained a Devil Fruit, though he couldn't see how many.
However, judging by the size of the box, if it were filled, it should contain four or five Devil Fruits.
Looking at Hancock and the curious Gunko, Orion shook his head and smiled.
"Just a few Devil Fruits."
After a brief pause, Orion shifted his gaze to Gion.
"Stop holding it, put it in the ship's cabin!"
Gion said nothing but silently approached Orion, clutching the box tightly to her chest, clearly ready to defend it fiercely against anyone who dared to approach.
It wasn't that she didn't want to put down the box, but since executing Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, the number of Devil Fruits inside the box had been steadily increasing.
Since boarding the warship and leaving Whole Cake Island, the number of Devil Fruits in the box had already grown to over a dozen.
Strangely, despite the box only being able to hold four or five Devil Fruits, it showed no signs of full even as the number increased to over a dozen, as if what was contained within was not the physical Devil Fruits but energy forms of the Devil Fruits.
It was precisely because of this bizarre phenonon that Gion kept the box close, not wanting more people to know this secret.
Especially Gunko.
If Gunko discovered this secret, it would be reported to Im wouldn't it?
Seeing Gion reaction, Orion imdiately understood everything. He subtly turned his head to the love-struck empress who had approached him.
"Hancock, pour a glass of juice. I'm thirsty~"
"Emmm~"
Orion sudden call of 'Hancock' nearly caused the love-struck empress to lose her balance and collapse to the ground.
In that instant, the secret of what was in the box beca irrelevant to her.
Whether on the warship or in the midst of a battlefield, she would bring Orion a glass of fresh, delicious juice.
"Okay… okay~"
After a brief mont of daydreaming, Hancock didn't hesitate at all, her cheeks flushed as she quickly turned and ran toward the ship's cabin.
Doflamingo, standing at the cabin door, barely managed to dodge in ti, only to be kicked out by Hancock foot.
!!!!!!
Caught off guard and nearly kicked into the sea, Doflamingo almost couldn't contain his explosive anger, his facial muscles twitching uncontrollably.
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