Chapter 186

Gion chuckled and handed Karl a gold card: "Here, this is the VIP card for the recently popular Gilded City. If you have nothing to do, you can go and play."

"Gilded City?"

Karl took the VIP card and looked at it. It really was. It just so happened that he had a pile of gold in his system space that hadn't been exchanged for Berries!

It was the perfect time to go to the Gilded City to exchange for some money. Otherwise, there really weren't many banks in this world that could eat such a large amount of gold.

"Is this your card?"

Gion shook her head: "No, that guy Gion forced it on me. Anyway, I don't have any rest time recently. Why don't you go and scout the path for your sister first?"

"I couldn't ask for more, Sister Gion. I was just worrying about having nowhere to play! Thank you!"

Gion waved her hand: "What's there to thank? I'm off!"

After Sister Gion left, Karl looked at the VIP card in his hand.

Printed on it was the logo of the Golden City and a compass needle. The needle was constantly moving, likely because the Golden City itself was a massive ship, always in motion.

"Golden City..."

Karl vaguely remembered that the Golden City had opened a few years ago, but he had never been there. Mostly, it was because it wasn't open when he had time, and after it opened, he had to garrison G10 and couldn't get away.

"Should I take Hancock with me?"

But Karl thought better of it. Hancock had been busy rebuilding their home these past few days, so he shouldn't disturb her. He would go play for a few days himself, and then finally pay a visit to the Sky Island.

Half an hour later, Karl walked into the Marshal's office.

"Marshal Sengoku, nothing going on lately, right? If there's nothing, I'm off on vacation!"

Sengoku shook his head: "Rest assured, even if there were, it wouldn't take up your vacation time. It's just right to take advantage of yesterday's momentum to let our high-spirited Navy soldiers sweep the seas."

"So that's why Ain, Sister Gion, and the others are so busy! I'm off then!"

"Wait!"

Sengoku pulled a piece of intelligence from his desk and said in a deep voice: "Do you remember that Fire Fist Ace from last time?"

Karl nodded: "Of course I remember! What about him?"

Sengoku sighed softly: "Just yesterday, he officially joined the Whitebeard Pirates and became the commander of the Second Division."

"Oh, does Whitebeard value Fire Fist Ace that much? Making him the Second Division commander right after joining?"

"The position of Second Division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates has been vacant for over twenty years. Do you know who the previous Second Division commander was?"

The fine man Kozuki Oden! Karl almost blurted it out, but in front of Sengoku, he just shook his head with a confused look.

"Kozuki Oden. He was previously the Second Division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and was highly regarded by Whitebeard. Unlike the others, he was Whitebeard's brother, not his son."

"Until later, for reasons unknown, he left the Whitebeard Pirates and boarded Roger's ship."

After saying all that, Sengoku took a sip of tea and continued: "Since then, the position of Second Division commander has remained vacant."

"The only thing that puzzles me is, why Fire Fist Ace? Why is it that guy Garp's grandson?"

Karl nodded silently and looked at Sengoku: "Marshal Sengoku, do you mean that Fire Fist Ace's identity is unusual?"

"Correct. I have already sent people to investigate, and I believe there will be results soon."

Karl scratched his head: "Then, Marshal Sengoku, what do you want me to do?"

Sengoku looked at Karl with frustration: "Back at Water 7, you let that kid go on purpose, didn't you?"

Karl was taken aback and quickly said: "Marshal Sengoku, you can't blame me for that! I have always been at odds with evil!"

"If you want to blame someone, blame Vice Admiral Garp. Yes, blame him!!!"

Sengoku waved his hand helplessly and said with a sigh.

"Sigh, if I had known this kid would join the Whitebeard Pirates, I would have ordered you to lock him up in Impel Down no matter what. Now it's too late; the kid's fame has grown, and anyone interested can easily find out the relationship between Garp and him."

"There's no point in saying this now. Marshal Sengoku, how about this: after my vacation ends, I'll go find trouble with the Whitebeard Pirates and loosen Whitebeard's bones. How about that?"

Sengoku glanced at Karl indifferently: "Enough, enough. You don't need to worry about the Whitebeard Pirates."

Although he said that, Sengoku had a premonition that this Ace might very well be the successor chosen by Whitebeard. If he were to strike at him...

"By the way, what are your plans for these seven days of vacation?"

Karl took out the VIP card Gion gave him: "I heard the Golden City is pretty good now, so I'm planning to go take a look."

Sengoku's eyes widened, thinking, could it be such a coincidence?

"The Golden City? You're going there for vacation? Are you sure?"

Karl nodded: "Yeah, why?"

Sengoku chuckled: "In that case, please escort a World Noble to the Golden City while you're at it!"

Karl frowned: "Marshal Sengoku, wouldn't it be the same if someone else did it?"

Sengoku shook his head: "No, this World Noble specifically requested you to escort her. I have no choice."

"Come to think of it, you even saved her once!"

Karl:???

"Anyway, you're going to the Golden City, so just go together! I'm counting on you."

Karl took a deep breath. Since Sengoku had already said so, he had no choice but to nod and agree.

Mary Geoise, the Holy Light slowly docked at the pass port leading to the New World.

Karl stepped off the ship and waited quietly for the World Noble he had saved to arrive.

Not long after, a woman wearing a fishbowl on her head walked up to Karl, escorted by a team of bodyguards in black.

"Greetings, Vice Admiral Karl. My name is Ordesia. Thanks to you for saving me last time, I would Move Move Like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you once again."

Karl looked at this Celestial Dragon indifferently. She had long golden hair and a beautiful face; she could be called a beauty anywhere.

It's just that the "spacesuit" she was wearing was too ugly, not even comparable to Hancock's taste.

"No need to thank me, it was just a small favor. You're going to the Golden City, right? Get on board!"

After saying that, Karl turned and left.

Ordesia bit her lower lip as she watched Karl's departing back, an inexplicable look appearing in her eyes.

She reached out her hand as if wanting to say something, but in the end, she didn't say it.

As Ordesia and her bodyguards boarded the ship, the Holy Light immediately set sail, heading towards the Golden City.

According to the instructions on the VIP card, the Golden City was not too far from the Red Line, so they should arrive soon.

With Karl's current status, no one with eyes would dare to trouble him, so Karl stayed in the lounge, drinking tea and reading the newspaper with peace of mind.

He also looked for newspapers from a while ago to see when Ace challenged Whitebeard.

According to the normal plot trajectory, Ace should have gone to Wano Country before being defeated by the Whitebeard Pirates and joining them.

But now the progress had accelerated significantly. Was it really because of his existence?

Thinking carefully, although Karl had tried his best to keep the plot from going off track, this was, after all, a real world, and he had arrived so early. A single word or a single action could cause the original plot to deviate.

Especially as his status and strength continued to rise, his influence on this world became more and more profound.

Not to mention anything else, just after he orchestrated the Mary Geoise attack, the slave trade was cut in half.

As for why, without buying and selling, there would be no killing...