Chapter 68

"Hey, okay!"

Subsequently, Ain left the lounge directly, without the sword-drawing and needle-pointing of yesterday.

Hancock only felt that Ain was a bit strange, but didn't think much about it, thinking that Ain had already admitted defeat.

"Here, dear. By the way, what exactly is that Warlord meeting for? Does it have any impact on me?"

Karl didn't know this question either, and could only say: "It might have an impact on the rights of the Warlords, but it won't be too big. It's mainly because the behavior of some Warlords recently is too excessive."

Hancock hurriedly said: "Dear, it's not me, I haven't gone to sea recently!"

"Of course it's not you, it mainly refers to Mihawk and Moria, maybe Doflamingo too!"

"What's wrong with them?"

Karl shrugged: "I don't know about Doflamingo, but Mihawk and Moria want to make a move on me, especially Mihawk. I get angry when I mention him!"

Hancock became anxious when she heard it, and hurriedly asked: "What! What did he do to you?"

"This has nothing to do with you."

Speaking of which, among the Warlords, only Bartholomew Bartholomew Kuma, Crocodile, Doflamingo, and Jinbe he hadn't dealt with, but the completion rate of the [Don't Fight Your Own People] mission was really low.

Now Karl had no expectations for this series of missions, let it be!

Tired.

The sun was blazing in the sky.

A sea-prism stone warship slowly sailed into Crescent Bay, docked, dropped anchor, and lowered the gangway.

"Finally here!"

Karl sighed with relief and said to Nelson and Ain behind him, "Nelson, I'll leave the follow-up 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." "Alright!"

After saying this, Karl walked into Hancock's private room, preparing to take her to Marine 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 beside her, "Do I look beautiful?"

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

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

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

"My dear, as long as you Move Move 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 immediately became somewhat sullen: "Oh! I know~"

In fact, in her current state of mind, she wanted the whole world to know that Karl was the man she loved and that they were a couple, but unfortunately, Karl seemed to have some reservations.

"Let's go!"

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

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

Another marine had hearts in his eyes: "Yeah! The first Warlord to arrive was the Tyrant Bartholomew Bartholomew Bartholomew Kuma, and now her. She is truly beautiful!"

"She is 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 Marine Headquarters.

As they got closer to the Marine Headquarters building, more and more people came to watch, making it seem Move Move Like Hancock was walking a red carpet.

"My god! So beautiful!" "Yeah! 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! Oh~ so exciting!"

Hancock seemed to have heard this too and gave Karl a loving look, but Karl just stared straight ahead, pretending he knew 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 Marine Inspector General, Tsuru. You may call me Inspector Tsuru. Welcome to Marineford."

Inspector Tsuru spoke of a welcome, but from her expression and tone, one could not detect any sense of welcome at all.

This was actually quite normal; a large portion of the Marine high command already detested the Warlord of the Sea system. In their eyes, the so-called Warlords were merely pirates.

Expecting them to give a friendly face was impossible!

Hancock was not stupid; she could naturally hear the coldness in Inspector Tsuru's tone. Although she was angry inside, she gradually understood the intention behind Karl's actions.

"When does the Warlord meeting start? I can't just stand here waiting forever, can I?"

Inspector Tsuru said flatly, "Rest assured, Marine Headquarters would naturally 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. You 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 at Karl beside her: "During this waiting period, I want him to serve me."

Inspector 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. I only know him. If anyone else dares to barge into my room, they will suffer the consequences!"

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

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

Ain, standing to the side, watched the two of them putting on a crazy act and snorted inwardly. They were playing quite a game! Still acting it out here.

Since Karl had agreed, Inspector Tsuru didn't say anything else, only whispering to Karl: "Thank you for your hard work! After you take her to the VIP suite, remember to report to Sengoku."

"Yes, don't worry, I'll be there right away!"

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

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

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

Hancock nodded sensibly, closed her big 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."

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

"I really didn't misjudge you!"

Karl nodded seriously. 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 back.

"I just heard from Tsuru as well. I'll have to trouble you for the 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 in satisfaction: "Once the meeting is over, you can take her back to Amazon Lily, and then you can rest."

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

"How about this! I'll approve a month's vacation for you. Except for the New World, you can go anywhere you want for a vacation! How about that?"

Karl was shocked inside. A vacation! And a whole month of it!

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

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