Chapter 113: Arrival at Headquarters

The scorching sun hung high in the sky.

A seastone warship slowly sailed into Crescent Bay, docked, dropped anchor, and lowered the gangway.

"Finally here!"

Karl sighed with emotion and said to Nelson and Ain behind him: "Nelson, I'll leave the subsequent maintenance of the ship to you. Once everything is done, you should get some rest too."

Nelson gave a standard military salute: "Yes, sir!"

"Ain, wait here for a moment." "Understood!"

After saying this, Karl walked into Hancock's exclusive cabin, preparing to take her to Navy Headquarters.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Hancock, baby? Are you ready yet?"

"Wait a moment, my dear!"

Inside the room, Hancock confirmed one last time that she still looked beautiful, then said to Salome at her side: "Do I look beautiful?"

Salome dared not contradict her and hurriedly nodded. Only then was Hancock satisfied and let it follow her out.

After the door opened, Hancock walked out in her classic outfit. Karl smiled and said: "You look truly beautiful today!"

A blush appeared on Hancock's face; clearly, Karl's praise was very pleasing to her.

"My dear, as long as you like it!"

"Then let's go! Remember, after we get off the ship, don't call me 'my dear', call me Rear Admiral Karl. I will also call you Ms. Hancock, understand?"

Hancock's expression suddenly became somewhat dejected: "Oh! I understand~"

In truth, according to her current thoughts, she should let the whole world know that Karl is the man she loves and that they are a couple, but it is a pity that Karl seems to have some concerns.

"Let's go!"

Just like that, Karl stood beside Hancock like a bodyguard and walked off the warship with her, while Ain followed behind.

A marine on patrol saw Hancock and his pupils shrank: "Eh! That, that is! The Warlord of the Sea, Boa Hancock! As expected, are all the Warlords of the Sea coming?"

Another marine had hearts in his eyes: "Yes! The first Warlord to arrive was that tyrant Bartholomew Kuma, and then it's her. She is truly beautiful!"

"Worthy of being the world's most beautiful woman!"

As for Ain and Karl beside Hancock, they were directly ignored. There was no helping it; Hancock's charm was just that unreasonable.

This was also the reason why Karl had not let Hancock appear in public on the way back to Navy Headquarters.

As they got closer and closer to the Navy Headquarters building, the number of onlookers grew, making it seem as if Hancock were walking a red carpet.

"My god! So beautiful!" "Yes! Have you noticed how well-matched she and Rear Admiral Karl are?"

"One is the world's most handsome man, the other is the world's most beautiful woman. If they were together! Eek~ so exciting!"

Hancock seemed to have heard this as well and cast a loving glance at Karl, but Karl only stared straight ahead, pretending to know nothing.

After finally arriving at the headquarters building, the crowd of onlookers behind them thinned out, while the number of marines increased.

"Hello, you must be the Warlord of the Sea, Ms. Boa Hancock! I am the Navy's Chief Staff Officer, Tsuru. You may call me Staff Officer Tsuru. Welcome to Marineford."

Although Staff Officer Tsuru spoke of a welcome, one could not detect any sense of welcome from her expression or tone.

In fact, this was normal; a large portion of the Navy's high command already detested the Warlord of the Sea system, and in their eyes, the so-called Warlords were merely pirates.

Expecting them to give a pleasant look was impossible!

Hancock was not stupid; she could naturally hear the coldness in Staff Officer Tsuru's tone. Although she felt indignant, she gradually understood the intention behind Karl's method.

"When does the Warlord meeting begin? I cannot just stand here waiting, can I?"

Staff Officer Tsuru said flatly: "Do not worry about that; Navy Headquarters naturally will not neglect guests who have traveled from afar."

She then took out a document and handed it to Karl: "This is Ms. Hancock's VIP suite. Take her there!"

"Ms. Hancock, since you arrived relatively early, please wait patiently for a period of time. The meeting can only begin once all Warlord members have arrived."

Hancock nodded slightly with an expressionless face and pointed to Karl beside her: "During this waiting period, I want him to serve me."

Staff Officer Tsuru frowned: "That is impossible. Once you reach the VIP suite, there will naturally be people to serve you. Karl is a Rear Admiral of the Headquarters; he has no such obligation."

"I don't care about that. I only know him. If anyone else dares to barge into my room, they will bear the consequences!"

Faced with such an unreasonable Hancock, Staff Officer Tsuru also felt helpless and could only give Karl a look, letting him figure it out for himself.

Karl immediately understood and said with a cold expression: "I can agree to your request, but remember, I will not do anything too excessive!"

Ain, standing to the side, watched the two of them acting wildly and snorted in her heart. They were playing quite a game! They were even putting on a show here.

Since Karl had agreed, Staff Officer Tsuru said nothing more and could only whisper to Karl: "Thank you for your hard work! After you take her to the VIP suite later, remember to report to Sengoku."

"Yes, don't worry, I will be there immediately!"

After escorting Hancock all the way to the VIP suite and closing the door, Hancock immediately stopped acting and threw herself into Karl's arms.

"My dear, stay here and keep me company today, okay?"

"No problem, but I have to go report to Sengoku first. You stay here for a while, alright?"

Hancock nodded sensibly, closed her large eyes, tilted her head back, and pouted. Karl chuckled and wrapped his arms around Hancock's slender waist...

Ten minutes later, Fleet Admiral's office.

"Karl, you're here! Sit down quickly."

After Karl sat down, Sengoku clasped his hands together and looked at Karl with a smile: "You did this matter very well. Hancock is a difficult person to deal with; I didn't expect you to be able to bring her to Navy Headquarters so quickly."

"I truly did not misjudge you!"

Karl nodded solemnly. Indeed! She was so clingy! If it weren't for the fact that Hancock hadn't mentally prepared herself, he probably would have had to walk in holding his waist.

"I also heard from Tsuru just now; I'll have to trouble you for these next few days."

Karl immediately patted his chest: "Don't worry! Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I guarantee she will stay peacefully until the meeting ends."

Hearing this, Sengoku nodded repeatedly with satisfaction: "Once the meeting ends, you take her back to Amazon Lily, and then you can rest."

"You have been busy fighting pirates for these past few months and haven't had a proper rest. It is necessary to relax appropriately."

"How about this! When the time comes, I will approve a month's vacation for you. Aside from the New World, you can go anywhere you want for your vacation! How about that?"

Karl was suddenly shocked in his heart? A vacation! And a damn month-long vacation at that!

If this were Garp, he would probably be so happy that snot bubbles would be coming out of his nose, but Karl felt a pain so intense he couldn't breathe!

Why? Because vacation time doesn't count toward his slacking-off quota! ===== CHAPTER 115 =====