Chapter 96

The next day, Marineford, Crescent Bay.

A medium-sized Seastone warship was quietly docked on the sea, about 80 meters long, and its appearance was no different from an ordinary warship.

"Rear Admiral, is this our new ship?"

Karl nodded: "Not bad, from now on we will use this Seastone-powered ship when we go out, and we can travel freely even in the Calm Belt."

"Oh right, congratulations on your promotion to Second Lieutenant, Nelson."

Nelson scratched his head and smiled foolishly: "It's all thanks to you."

"Karl!"

Nelson turned his head to look. It was a voice from a female Navy soldier. Soon she ran over, dragging a suitcase, her sea-blue long hair fluttering up and down.

"I thought you weren't coming!"

"Pfft~ How is that possible! Don't even think about leaving me behind."

Ain pushed Karl coquettishly, glanced at Nelson, then shifted her gaze to the warship in front of her, revealing a smile.

Today, Ain was wearing a milky yellow short skirt Navy uniform, with dark gray long stockings and a pair of small half-high-heeled black leather shoes on her lower body, and a white justice cloak on her back, just like Karl's.

It looked both heroic and spirited, without losing the vitality of a young girl, and there was even a hint of uniform temptation.

Karl couldn't help but be shocked in his heart. This little girl came prepared!

"Oh right, let me introduce you. This is Second Lieutenant Nelson, my adjutant."

"This beauty is a student from the training camp in the same period as me, and also my friend, Ain... wait, what is your military rank now, Ain?"

Hearing this, Ain's cheeks puffed up, her mouth pouted, and she turned her head away, seemingly very dissatisfied that Karl didn't even know what her military rank was.

Karl coughed and said awkwardly: "Um, anyway, she will be my adjutant from now on. Of course, you are also my adjutant."

Nelson breathed a sigh of relief. He thought... fortunately, fortunately.

"Alright, get on the ship! Our target is Amazon Lily."

After speaking, Karl boarded the Seastone warship directly and headed straight for the lounge. Ain was stunned. This, this doesn't seem to work very well as taught by sister Gion!

"Second Lieutenant Nelson, just call me Major Ain from now on."

Nelson nodded blankly, status -1.

Three minutes later, the Seastone warship started slowly and headed toward Amazon Lily.

In the lounge, Karl was crossing his legs, drinking tea and reading the newspaper, while Raven and Shusui were quietly placed on the side, ignored.

After Ain walked in, she said speechlessly: "You guy is really leisurely!"

"You're here! Sit!"

"Do you want tea?"

Ain waved her hand and looked at the two swords beside Karl, her eyes lighting up: "Eh! These two swords, they seem quite good."

"Oh! You mean this! Take it and play!"

Karl picked up the two swords and threw them into Ain's arms for her to play with.

"My god! Is this the Great Grade 21 sword, Shusui? The sword of the legendary dragon-slaying samurai Ryuma! Where did you find it?"

"This? Gecko Moria gave it to me. It's quite handy to use. Do you want to try it?"

Ain hurriedly shook her head and said discouragedly: "Forget it! My swordsmanship has just started, unlike you, who can fight the world's greatest swordsman."

Hearing this, Karl put down the newspaper and looked at Ain in shock: "You also use a sword?"

Ain nodded, stretched out her hands, and two silver-white short swords appeared in her left and right hands. The light shone on the short blades, emitting a cold glow.

"Tsk tsk tsk! Amazing."

Then Karl picked up the newspaper again and read it with relish, turning a blind eye to the great beauty beside him.

Ain looked at Karl in disbelief. She was just ignored like this?

"Hey! Karl!"

"Say what you have to say!"

"Can't I call you?"

Karl sighed. If you are really bored, you can bite a lighter, but don't disturb my slacking off, okay?

"Fine, why can't you!"

Then the room fell into silence again. Ain looked at Karl, who was focused on slacking off, and couldn't help but feel a bit discouraged. She simply sat on the sofa like Karl and picked up a newspaper.

The lounge was left with only the sound of turning pages and drinking tea, and the whole morning passed just like that.

Seeing that Karl finally put down the newspaper, Ain wondered if Karl was like this every day?

Hey! Don't say, it really is. When traveling, Karl is just a cup of tea, a pack of cigarettes, and a newspaper for the whole day.

"Eh! Why are you still here?"

Ain rolled her eyes: "Otherwise? There's nothing to do. It's time to eat. Do you want to go together?"

Looking at the time, Karl nodded. It was indeed time to eat.

"Hmm, let's go!"

The two walked out of the lounge side by side. Karl found that the soldiers looked at them with some gossip. Karl didn't care, but Ain's face was indeed flushed.

Ain didn't dare to look directly at the Navy soldiers' eyes at all, thinking that a man and a woman alone in a lounge for a whole morning, if it were her, she would also think crookedly.

But who would have thought that she and Karl just sat in the lounge for a whole morning without even saying a few words?

After eating, Karl saw that the sun was good today, so he simply said to Ain: "The sun is comfortable today, do you want to sunbathe together?"

Ain:???