Chapter 129: A Visit from Gion

Onigashima.

Kaido was lying comfortably on his chair, holding a large bowl of sake, just about to gulp it down, when Jack walked in with a guilty expression.

"Boss, I, I lost."

"Who did it?"

Jack gritted his teeth: "Karl, that Marine Vice Admiral."

*Crash*, the porcelain bowl fell to the ground, making a crisp sound, and the sake spilled all over the floor.

Kaido asked with a serious expression: "Karl—is that the one I ran into at the G-2 base last time?"

"That's right, it's him. A few days ago, he even broke into Totto Land and killed several of Big Mom's children."

The person speaking was King, standing in the shadows. Kaido glanced at him and stroked his thick stubble.

He had a deep impression of this Marine named Karl, because when they fought at G-2 last time, that kid had contributed quite a bit from behind the scenes. The most memorable thing was his ability.

A Paramecia Devil Fruit that possessed healing and strengthening abilities, allowing several Vice Admirals to trade blows with him.

The most infuriating thing was that after they finally managed to injure a few, this guy would heal them in a *swish-swish-swish*. It was too outrageous.

"Interesting. I'll go meet him myself one of these days. By the way, where is this guy now?"

Jack scratched his head: "I'm not sure, I ran into him on the way back to Onigashima."

King, on the side, stroked his chin and then said: "Is there a possibility he's at the G-10 base? I heard recently that the base commander of the G-10 base has changed. Could the new base commander be that Karl?"

*Slap!

Kaido slapped the armrest hard and said intriguingly: "Doesn't matter if he's there or not, I'll go visit one of these days."

Hearing Kaido's words, King seemed to want to say something, but decided against it. Just a Marine Vice Admiral, surely he couldn't beat Kaido.

And even if it were a trap, it wouldn't have much impact on the boss; the Marines couldn't do anything to him.

G-10 Base.

Karl was sitting in his office slacking off, drinking tea and reading the newspaper, living quite happily. Unfortunately, a phone call broke the office's tranquility.

"Guess who I am?"

As soon as Karl heard this voice, he knew it was Gion, but he still asked knowingly: "Who are you? How did you get my number? Tell me honestly, I'm a Marine!"

"*Heh-hahaha*, Little Brother Karl, it's your sister! You're really interesting."

Karl said exaggeratedly: "Oh~ so it's Sister Gion! What can I do for you?"

"I heard that after you were promoted to Vice Admiral, you were stationed at the G-10 base? I happen to be passing by, so I'm coming to see Ain, and I'm greeting you, the base commander, in advance!"

"What, just to see Ain? That's too hurtful, can't you see me while you're at it?"

"*Heeheehee*, Ain is a good sister, after all! By the way, I'll be there soon. Don't tell Ain yet, I want to give her a surprise."

"No problem, I absolutely won't tell Ain."

Just as he finished speaking, Ain walked into the office, holding some desserts and snacks, her eyes full of surprise.

"Mm-hmm, then I'll leave it to you, Little Brother Karl."

After saying this, Gion hung up the Den Den Mushi. Ain looked at Karl with a pleasant surprise: "Was that Sister Gion?"

"Uh, no, you heard wrong..."

Ain pouted: "Don't lie to me, I'm too familiar with Sister Gion's voice, it's definitely her, no mistake."

*Sigh*~ Karl sighed helplessly. The slap in the face always came so quickly: "Alright, it was her. But don't you dare say I told you. She said she has a surprise for you."

"Great, I'm going to the port to wait for Sister Gion!"

"Hey hey hey! Don't be in such a hurry! Give me some face, pretend you don't know, okay? I just boasted that I wouldn't tell you anything."

Ain wrinkled her nose, thought about it, agreed readily, and returned to her office to wait quietly for Sister Gion's arrival.

At the port, a rather feminine warship slowly approached. As soon as Gion got off the ship, Nelson immediately saluted.

"Vice Admiral Momousagi, I am Nelson, Vice Admiral Karl's adjutant. Commander Karl has been waiting for a long time."

Gion revealed a charming smile: "Then I'll trouble you to take me to Vice Admiral Karl, Nelson."

Nelson's old face flushed: "Yes!"

*Knock, knock, knock~*

"Come in. Yo, Sister Gion, you're here so fast!"

As soon as Gion entered, her eyes went straight to the two blades hanging on the wall, ignoring Karl entirely.

"My god! Black Blade *Shusui*! The legendary sword of the Dragon-Slaying Samurai. And this one is... a Cursed Blade? They're all good blades! Where did you get your hands on these?"

Karl said nonchalantly: "A friend gave them to me."

"Oh, WHAT!!!"

Gion looked at Karl in disbelief, her big eyes full of question marks.

"A friend gave them to you? These are *O Wazamono* grade swords that are priceless! Which friend is so generous? Why don't you introduce me? Maybe he can give me a good blade too!"

"*Cough cough*, this... isn't *Konpira* good enough?"

Gion said with annoyance: "What swordsman would complain about having too many good blades? Even if I can't use them all at once, it's nice to look at them!"

*Zing~*

As she spoke, Gion drew *Raiu*, and a strange red glow flashed.

"*Tsk tsk tsk*~ The Cursed Blade lives up to its reputation. What's the name of this blade?"

Seeing that Gion wasn't affected by *Raiu* at all, Karl was slightly surprised, thinking that Sister Gion was indeed a powerful swordsman with a strong will.

"*Raiu*, the sword of the former Impel Down Warden, Shiryu of the Rain. He was locked in Level 6 for slaughtering guards and prisoners. When I went to Impel Down last time, I helped Warden Magellan solve a small problem, and he gave it to me directly."

Gion showed an envious expression. I guess this is fate! She and Magellan were old acquaintances, so why had he never given her anything?

"*Sigh*~ They're all good blades! Don't let them go to waste."

Karl patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, Sister Gion, I give them a 'big maintenance' every day!"

"Big maintenance? *Hahahahaha*, that's really interesting. I won't talk to you anymore, I'm going to find Ain!"

After saying this, Sister Gion hung *Shusui* and *Raiu* on the wall and walked toward Ain's office.

Not long after, screams rang out from Ain's office. Karl really wanted to go see; he might get a feast for his eyes, but he decided against it.

"Little Ain, how have things been with you and Karl lately?"

A blush appeared on Ain's face: "This, it's close..."

Gion hurriedly hugged Ain and asked gossipingly: "How close is 'close'? Did you confess to him?"

"Not yet. Sister Gion, you know, this guy is still in contact with the Empress!"

Gion said indifferently: "So what? They rarely see each other. You two are together every day. You should be proactive and take Karl down directly."

"By then, *hehe*..."