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"Hancock!" Guroliosa also breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the appearance of Hancock and the other three, they were not treated harshly by the navy.

It seems that General Diarmait really has good intentions towards them.

"You've seen them. Our navy never tortured them. On the contrary, we rescued them from the evil slave traders. Is this a favor?" Diarmait asked after taking a bite of beef.

Guroliosa nodded quickly and said, "General, we will never forget your kindness to Amazon Lily."

Guroliosa was also a smart person. If he could take this opportunity to establish some kind of friendship and relationship with the Admiral Diarmuid, it would definitely be a good thing for Amazon Lily.

"Very good." Diarmait nodded, then looked at the three Hancock sisters and said, "Marigrod and Sandasonia, you can take these two little ones back to the Amazon Lily."

Guroliosa nodded first, then asked worriedly, "What about Hancock?"

"Boa Hancock..." Diarmait glanced at Hancock, who was pretending to be calm, then smiled and said, "Join the navy. I will recommend her to go to Marineford and study until she reaches adulthood."

At this moment, Gion walked in from the restaurant door and shook his head, saying, "No need. Hancock will stay in G-7 and I will teach her personally."

Gion knew that Diarmait must have other plans for Hancock, and she also had a vague suspicion that Hancock, who was born into the Amazon family and had a yuri background, was very suitable to become a member of the Shichibukai.

Perhaps Diarmait had this intention.

Therefore, sending Hancock to Marineford for training would be a bit too conspicuous. It might be more appropriate to keep her in G-7 for low-key training.

Diarmait was stunned for a moment, but he didn't object. He nodded and said, "Alright, then let her stay in G-7 and join the navy immediately. Gion will teach her."

Before Guroliosa could say anything, Hancock asked, "If I join the navy, my sister and Nine Snake Island will be protected by the navy, right?"

“No,” Diarmait said without hesitation.

Hancock???

"You are just a part of it. You alone are not qualified to let our navy protect the Amazon. Lily, from now on, Amazon. Lily must stay in the doldrums and fully cooperate with our navy's actions and plans, Gion." Diarmuid said softly.

"I'm here." Gion responded immediately.

"I'll leave this matter to you. All matters concerning Amazon and Lily are under the full authority of your G-7 to arrange. Do you understand?" Diarmait said in a deep voice.

"Yes, everything is for justice!" Gion immediately responded seriously.

After saying this, Diarmait looked at the somewhat precocious Hancock again and asked, "Do you have any questions?" Hancock obviously did not want to join the navy. After all, she had the blood of pirates that had been passed down for hundreds of years.

However, she glanced at Guloliosa and found that Guloliosa had no objections, and she also knew that this matter was quite serious.

If she refused, Amazon Lily would face a catastrophic disaster.

Hancock, whose personality hadn't yet become awkward, still took these matters very seriously. She also understood the heavy responsibility she had to shoulder as the eldest of the three Crown Princess sisters. So, Hancock finally nodded and said, "I understand. I'll join the Navy and study at G-7."

"Very good." Diarmait smiled, then reached out and ruffled Hancock's hair, saying with anticipation, "I really hope you can become an excellent marine. You won't regret this decision."

Hancock looked into Diarmait's eyes and said with a sigh of relief, "I hope so."

But after Diarmait took his hand away from her head, she still curled her lips in dissatisfaction.

Diarmuid didn't care about the little girl's awkwardness. He turned to look at Guroliosa and asked, "Do you have any questions?"

"Mr. Admiral, what does it mean that Amazon Lily fully cooperates with the Navy's actions and plans?" Guroliosa asked hesitantly.

"Don't worry, it's about developing the Calm Belt. Gion will explain it to you clearly later. During this process, we will reward you according to your contribution. At a time when you are unable to engage in piracy, this seems to be a good way to obtain domestic supplies. Once this cooperation matures and runs for a few years, and we have formed a relationship of mutual trust, even if you want to go out to sea as pirates in the future, your people may not agree." Diarmait said with a smile.

Guroliosa then asked with some surprise, "Fundamentally change the way we Amazon Lily obtain supplies?" After a brief pause, she nodded and said, "If it is really possible, it is indeed a new way out for Amazon Lily..."

It was obvious that the Calm Belt Navy was bound to be developed, and it looked like it would take a long time, ten? Twenty?

Once the navy achieves its goals in the doldrums, it is likely that the technology currently on board the warships will be civilianized.

By then, the Calm Belt would be bustling with activity, and Amazon and Lily would obviously no longer be suited to using the pirate method (Li Zhaohao) to handle external affairs.

If we can seize the opportunity and transform ourselves, with the backing of the navy, Amazon. Lily might not have to do these pirate acts anymore and could become a normal country in an upright and open manner!

To be honest, if they were not forced to do so, who would be willing to turn their country into a notorious pirate country?

Now that Diarmuid has given them this opportunity, why not seize it?

"That's basically what happened. Gion, you can talk to her about the rest of the details." Diarmuid said as he wiped his mouth with a tissue.

Then he looked at Tina and Hancock and said, "You two, do you want to go fishing with me?" "No." Tina refused without hesitation.

Hancock originally wanted to refuse, but after Tina finished speaking, Diarmait looked obviously disappointed. She considered that if she refused again, would it anger this man?

So Hancock hesitated for a moment.

Before she could say anything, Diarmait rolled his eyes and said, "Don't think I'm so unreasonable, okay? You don't look like you want to go, so forget it, I'll go by myself." Then, Diarmait stood up, picked up his fishing gear from the wall, hummed a little tune, and sauntered out of the restaurant without paying any attention to Gion and the others. Only then did Hancock look at Tina and couldn't help but ask, "Are all admirals like this?" Tina was stunned for a moment, then shook her head seriously and said, "No, he's the only one like this."

Chapter 184: Garp: Marshal, are you so hypocritical? (Five more chapters, plus extra chapters with flowers)

March 1504 in the Haiyuan calendar.

Marine Headquarters. Marineford.

Diarmait, cup of coffee in hand, lollipop in mouth, and wearing a general's cloak, staggered out of his office and headed towards the marshal's office. But before he could take a few steps, Tina rushed out of the office, holding a document in her hand and said, "General, you haven't signed this document yet." Diarmait paused, turned around and asked helplessly, "What's going on?"

"Regarding the Battle of Gothic Island in the East China Sea, there is a proposal for the follow-up of the aftermath." Tina said quickly.

Diarmait took the document and flipped directly to the last page. After glancing at the numbers on it, he asked, "Any questions?" Tina rolled her eyes and then shook her head. "No problem."

"Really?" Diarmait didn't ask any more questions. He raised his hand and signed his name on the document, then handed the document back to Tina.

"I declare that, effective immediately, Lieutenant Commander Tina of the Marine Headquarters will be on holiday," Diarmait said with a smile. Tina, however, was not particularly pleased, muttering, "Isn't it because you, the Admiral, wanted to take a holiday?"

"After all, I promised Gion. I can't go back on my word, can I? I've been putting it off for almost four months now. If I keep putting it off, she'll come to Marineford and kill me..." Diarmait complained. Tina, of course, knew about this. She looked at Diarmait, hesitated for a moment, then asked, "General, where are you going?" "Eastern Sea, and we'll go inspect the aftermath of Gothic Island," Diarmait said after a moment's thought.

But he soon reacted and reached out to knock Tina on the head: "Don't try to follow me, light bulb."

"Tsk, I won't follow you, you shameless guy." Tina said with some dissatisfaction, as if her little thoughts were exposed.

Diarmait smiled and stopped teasing the little girl.

After giving her a few more instructions, he turned around and walked towards Marshal Cyborg's office again.

Although he often says things like 'give yourself a holiday'.

But in fact, if he wanted to ask for leave, as a general, he still had to communicate with the marshal.

As he walked along the corridor, many sailors would stop and salute Diarmait when they saw him.

Diarmait would nod in response to each of them and did not ignore them regardless of their military rank.

When I walked to the door of the Marshal's office, I found that the door was not closed tightly, leaving a gap, and there was a sound coming from inside, as if someone was playing tricks?

"I don't care. I just came back from the New World after catching a pirate with a bounty of 420 million berries. I also fought with the Big Mom Pirates and won a great victory. It's reasonable for me to take a vacation, right?" Garp cursed inside.

"Garp, you bastard, vacation, vacation, you've been talking about vacation these past two years, and you want to go to the East China Sea every day, what on earth do you mean?" Marshal Cyborg cursed.

"Although I have been asking for a vacation every day, it has not been approved. I don't care this time. It's time to give me a vacation, right?" Vice Admiral Karp said without any guilt.

Marshal Cyborg was also helpless. The reason why he only scolded Garp like this and did not directly kick Garp out was because what Garp said made sense.

Even though he kept complaining, he hadn't been given a day off. …

But when comparing the hardworking Sengoku with the unruly Garp, Marshal Cyborg always feels that this guy is too careless. He is in his forties and still deserves a beating.

"What's more, I have legitimate reasons." Karp said suddenly again.

"What's your legitimate reason?" Marshal Cyborg asked in a deep voice.

"My grandson is in the East China Sea. You can't stop a grandfather from visiting his grandson, right? That's too cruel!" Karp said without hesitation.

"That's your adopted grandson!" said Marshal Steel Bone.

"What's wrong with my adopted grandson? Do you look down on him?" Garp said very unhappily.

"You..." Marshal Cyborg wanted to say something, but felt there was nothing to say.

At this moment, Garp added, "And I'm doing this for the good of the navy. My adopted grandson is very talented, and I plan to train him to be an excellent navy officer. Isn't that reason enough?"

At this moment, Diarmuid pushed open the door with a smile, walked in and said, "Marshal, Vice Admiral Garp, good afternoon."

"Oh, Diarmait, long time no see." Vice Admiral Garp greeted with a smile.

"It's been a while since we last met. I heard you say you won a victory in the New World?" Diarmuid asked with a smile.

"It's not a great achievement." Karp waved his hand, obviously not intending to show off.

Diarmait didn't ask any more questions when he saw this. He looked at Marshal Cyborg. Marshal Cyborg didn't show any displeasure towards Diarmait. He smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"

Originally, Diarmait would have been easy to talk to, but with Garp beside him, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Ahem..." Diarmait cleared his throat, then touched his nose with a guilty look and said, "Well, I'd like to take a leave. I had previously arranged a trip with Gion, but due to Amazon Lily and the things at headquarters, I haven't been able to adjust the time. Not long ago, she dealt with the Amazon Lily matters and made time to come. I've also almost finished my things here... What do you think?"

Marshal Cyborg was stunned for a moment, then a gentler smile appeared on his face. He said, "Okay, traveling is good. You young people should go out more often. Have you established a relationship with Gion?"

Diarmait was a little surprised at the Marshal's easygoing approach, but he also laughed and nodded, saying, "Is that confirmed?"

"Hahahaha, it looks like it won't be long before Kaji will ask for leave to go out and relax." Marshal Cyborg laughed.

Garp, standing by, was stunned for a moment before cursing, "That's not fair, Marshal! Diarmaitre asked for leave, and you just agreed with a smile? I asked for leave, and you're going to scold me!? How can that be justified?"

"Diarmuid and Gion are going on a trip. Even if they are somewhere else, they can at least take some time off for their honeymoon, right? Besides, they don't travel as frequently as you do!" Marshal Cyborg said hypocritically.

Just kidding, the complicated and tangled relationship between Diarmait and Gion was witnessed step by step by these naval leaders.

It seems that they have finally achieved their goal, and the two of them want to go out and travel together to strengthen their relationship. What's wrong with that?

What can you, Karp, compare with others?

If you have the guts, find another wife!

"Me? You?" Garp pointed at himself and then at Diarmait, unable to speak.

At this moment, Diarmuid said, "Marshal, we are planning to go to the East China Sea this time. As you know, in June, the largest battle in the East China Sea in the past ten years broke out on Gothic Island. Although those branch navies defeated the so-called Pirate Alliance, they also suffered heavy losses. I plan to go all the way to Gion with Gion and appease the branch navies there."

Marshal Cyborg's expression became even kinder upon hearing this. He pointed at Garp and said, "Look at Diarmait's awareness, and then look at you! Aren't you ashamed?"

Vice Admiral Garp was stunned for a moment. He was incredibly thick-skinned and didn't care about this at all. Instead, he said, "East China Sea? Isn't that a coincidence? I had this plan too. As a naval hero, I can go and appease the East China Sea branch navy. It will also be able to quickly restore their morale. Then I can just go see my grandson on the way. Marshal, is this all right?"

…ask for flowers.

It must be said that Garp's proposal was reasonable, and his request for leave was also a normal reason, and there was nothing wrong with it. The marshal was just trying to make things difficult for him.

Now that he had offered this reasonable option, Marshal Cyborg could no longer refuse. "Hmph!" Marshal Cyborg snorted coldly, then said, "Don't delay too long!"

As expected, Garp was a dog-faced guy. He had been looking unconvinced and angry just now, but as soon as the marshal let him go, he immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't take too long!" Ignoring Garp, Marshal Cyborg said to Diarmait, "Speaking of which, Amazon, how's Lily doing?"

"That's great. They have already started cooperating with us in the Calm Belt. Gion plans to establish a naval base on a small uninhabited island next to Nine Snake Island. This will be perfect for transporting supplies and deepening ties with this country. We will strive to fundamentally solve their survival problems as soon as possible and reverse the so-called pirate tradition." Diarmait said with a smile.

Garp didn't leave either. Instead, he sat on the sofa beside him, took out some senbei from his pocket, and started eating while listening.