One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 40 I'm Going to Hit You

“Bru bru…”

"Oh my, is it noon already?" A tall figure slowly rose, wearing a white suit vest and a dark blue shirt, with a green eye patch on his forehead.

"Could it be a Sengoku general?" Looking at the Den Den Mushi, Kuzan seemed to already know the bloody storm he was about to face.

Should we ignore it? Or should we ignore it?

But if it keeps making noise, I won't be able to sleep. Okay.

"Kuzan!!! You brat, you didn't come to Marine Headquarters again?" Sengoku roared in response.

"Oh, Sengoku, you're so rigid. Do you have any senbei? I brought some good tea..." a voice interrupted the phone call.

"Garp, you bastard, that's mine..."

The Den Den Mushi began to fly into a rage and started throwing punches.

Crash! Bang! Bang! Bang!

He died in the end.

"Looks like we've escaped a disaster. As expected of Mr. Garp, he can provoke the Sengoku Admiral anytime, anywhere. But thanks to him, it seems we're saved." Kuzan scratched his cheek; the commotion had greatly eased his sleepiness.

Perhaps I should go to work.

When the office staff saw Kuzan walk through the door in the morning, they were all stunned.

Kuzan was a little guilty. Ever since the Ohara incident, he had been in a lazy mood. Compared to the hands-on Sakazuki, being his adjutant seemed particularly tiring.

After looking at his adjutant with a guilty expression, Kuzan fell asleep in his office as usual.

This made the adjutant, who had just been so moved that he was rolling his eyes in anger.

……

Those recruited into the navy through special invitation were required to be escorted to Marineford by the recommender's military unit for personal registration. Because their combat capabilities were already largely established, they did not require basic training and could be directly assigned to high-ranking officers as subordinates. Their final rank was determined based on their performance.

If you really want to understand it, you can think of it as an internship, except that the internship for ordinary naval personnel is in training camps, while their internship is in actual combat.

After Wales explained its meaning in detail, Roman said he understood.

Anyway, she didn't join the navy for the sake of rank.

So she disguised herself as a proper, ordinary marine and entered Marineford.

The Navy Headquarters, Enies Lobby, and the underwater prison form a triangle in this world, protected by three gates of justice, making them virtually inaccessible to ordinary people.

In terms of defense, it is stronger than Big Mom's Whole Cake Island.

To be honest, the depth and richness of time cannot be built up out of thin air.

“Syl Roman, you have arrived at your destination. We will take you to the Naval Headquarters building. We hope you will behave properly during the process.” A marine stepped forward, seemingly to act as Roman’s guide.

"I understand."

Since Lieutenant Colonel Wales could not come in person, he was led into the Grand Line by his adjutant and then into the Gate of Justice.

During this process, a warship from headquarters will take over and pick up Roman.

The rigorous handover process made Roman a little nervous.

Since we no longer need to sail, let's take off our robes.

Although Roman had been dressed properly as a marine ever since she boarded the warship, there was no way around it; white was too dirty to withstand the rigors of seafaring. So she used her sword to cover the black curtains in her room, turning them into a black robe, and even made herself a small hood.

When she took off her black robe, her delicate face was finally revealed, still full of childlike innocence.

“A child, a girl… Ugh!!!” The stern-faced navy officer was immediately stunned.

"Please take me inside, as this is my first time at Marine Headquarters."

"good……"

The naval officer who escorted Roman was Lauren Vale of the Headquarters, a meticulous and pragmatic man who was surprisingly approachable to children.

Because of his considerable abilities, he was responsible for handling many handovers of individuals who had been specially recruited into the government.

Those troublemakers, whether old or young, all had an arrogant and haughty demeanor, showing absolutely no respect for the Navy Headquarters.

He didn't pay much attention to Roman's initial attire; after all, he had seen people like that before—the punks, the leather pants, the afros, the skull costumes.

Wearing a black robe is no longer considered strange.

It turned out to be a child, a girl at that. Underneath her robe, she was wearing a military uniform, dressed very neatly and seemingly quite polite. Wasn't she a new recruit? No, even if she was, she was far too young.

"You are Syl Roman, right? The person specially invited this time." Given the gravity of the matter, Val had to confirm again.

“That’s right, Lieutenant Colonel Wales should have faxed my information over. Didn’t you receive it?”

The fax was indeed sent, but the information on the people in Beihai who were specially recruited is still piling up at Kuzan's place.

If Kuzan doesn't deal with it, the contents won't drain away. However, this isn't the first time Kuzan has done something like this.

It was only after Lieutenant Colonel Wales contacted headquarters that Val came to escort him.

Of course, this kind of thing couldn't be told to Roman, otherwise it would really damage Lieutenant General Kuzan's image. Although Kuzan was often reprimanded by his adjutant for slacking off, he was still very reliable when something really important happened.

Val was initially taking a business-like approach, but he was still somewhat shocked when he saw Roman's face.

Isn't that just a child? He looks like a child no matter how you look at it!

However, the handover process has been completed, and the subsequent procedures will naturally continue.

"Then please follow me." Val finally got down to business.

"Ok."

He seemed like a very upright person, but he seemed helpless when it came to children. After discovering my real age, his tone softened.

While Val was sizing up Roman, Roman was also sizing up Val.

Unlike Wales, he is a lieutenant colonel from headquarters, so he should be quite strong. He doesn't carry a sword like I do, nor does he have a gun, so he must be a martial arts expert or a Devil Fruit user.

And this person doesn't seem to be good at hiding their emotions either? And they seemed to want to turn back, but they held back.

Hesitation? Reluctance?

Roman's Observation Haki began to tell her about Waal's emotional fluctuations.

That said, where exactly does he want to take himself?

The path they were taking was definitely getting further and further away from the Naval Headquarters building. In any case, the increasingly overgrown path didn't look like a way to reach headquarters.

But I didn't sense any malice, which is interesting.

That means it wasn't that your identity was exposed, but some other reason?

So what is it?

Roman's hand slowly reached for his knife, and in a leap, he charged towards Val...

...the hair next to it.