Inside the office, near the tea table.
"Okay! You say... I remember!" Sengoku said after weighing the pros and cons in his heart. "If you've done a good job, I can let your past crimes go..." He took out his notebook and pen from his pocket, preparing to write down the silver-haired youth's words, and then investigate and verify.
Seeing this scene, Sephiroth suddenly smiled cynically in his heart. How dare these dogs from the corrupt Marine high command trick me? Then come and get in the water with me! Although I don't know who betrayed me, I'm deceiving all of you, and I can be considered revenge!
"I must tell the truth and know everything! Hmm!? Allow me to start with Mozambique..."
Sengoku listened to Sephiroth's words while writing quickly in his notebook. As Sephiroth exposed more and more "black stuff," ranging from the top of the Marine to the top of the World Government, Sengoku's face turned beet red.
I'm going to Nima! If so, sooner or later this World Government will be finished! Sengoku roared wildly in his heart. He knew very well that the World Government was corrupt, but he didn't expect it to be this corrupt!
Human trafficking, drug trafficking, illegal smuggling, money-for-power transactions, embezzlement and bribery, collusion between government and businessmen, abuse of power, secretly instigating wars. Almost all the nonsense, the World Government could be involved, and there was even the shadow of the Celestial Dragons behind this!
Sengoku was very skeptical that even if Kong became the Commander-in-Chief of all forces and he became Fleet Admiral, could the two of them really make the World Government self-innovate?
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Admiral Sengoku!..." Sephiroth called twice softly, thinking hard, and stopped Sengoku who was still writing.
"What?"
"I'm not finished! I still have something to report."
The two continued talking from noon until evening, until it was almost dark, only then did Sephiroth emerge from Sengoku's office. However, to Sephiroth's surprise, Sengoku ultimately said that he should continue his relationship with those corrupt individuals.
And, Sengoku also asked Sephiroth to regularly report to him about the movements of those corrupt elements. Good gracious! You not only let me be a tainted witness, you also let me be an undercover agent. Sephiroth couldn't help but curse silently in his heart.
After the conversation with Sengoku, Sephiroth did not retract his Bat-Clone, but rather kept it in Marineford.
The Next Day, Morning.
At Marine headquarters, a funny little joke spread: Lieutenant Brannew of the staff, leaving work at night, went to a bar to drink his fill, and on his way home, he was "beaten." His face was bruised with two "panda eyes," and he was thrown into a dark alley where he remained in a coma until the next day, when he was discovered.
Sabaody Archipelago, Marine Base, Medical Ward.
In front of a white hospital bed, Sephiroth, wearing a blue suit, sat in a chair and slowly unwrapped the bandage on Isuka's right hand. Horrific and frightening burn scars gradually appeared on her hand.
After his treatment with vitality perfusion, and the self-healing effect of the Life Boost Agent potion, the girl's burns had completely healed and scabbed over in just two days. The effect could not be described as anything less than amazing.
"So ugly! Will my face be the same!?" Isuka frowned slightly, her tone full of concern. Scars left on the body were not something a girl could ignore.
Sephiroth smiled and comforted her, "It's okay! I'm working on a plaster for whitening and scar removal, and when I finish it, I'll give it to you."
"Really?" Isuka asked, her eyes sparkling.
"Hmm! Of course," Sephiroth answered confidently.
At the entrance to the medical ward, Frank, holding a document in his hand, rushed in and saluted him. "Reporting Brigadier General Sephiroth, mission orders have arrived from headquarters."
"What?"
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, he requests you to go to Fish-Man Island as soon as possible, find Fisher Tiger, and give that Fish-Man a warning and an open lesson..."
Hearing this, Sephiroth's eyes twitched slightly, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. Sengoku wanted him to find Fisher Tiger on Fish-Man Island, which meant he needed to take a coated warship and go to a depth of 10,000 meters or less.
"I know! You go and report to Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I'll rush to Fish-Man Island within today. Also, immediately go and arrange manpower, and coat a warship. Uh!... Just pick a small warship."
"Yes!"
When Isuka saw Frank walk away quickly, she immediately said to the silver-haired youth, "Big brother Sephiroth, go and do your work! No need to be here with me."
"It's okay, the warship needs time to finish coating," Sephiroth replied softly. "Just in time, I can show you where you'll live in the future."
Isuka's eyes lit up and she said with a hint of joy, "Is it your home?"
"Erm!?... No, the housing is arranged by the Marine Base."
"Oh~!"
Sephiroth then removed the gauze from Isuka's face, revealing burn scars that occupied half of her right face. "Am I ugly now?" Isuka asked softly.
"It's okay, it's actually fine," Sephiroth comforted. "If you care, cover your right face with a mask."
Using a towel and clean water, Sephiroth slowly cleaned the girl's burn scars before taking her away from the Marine Base and heading to Island 61, a residential area for Marine families, in front of an ordinary two-story residential building.
He took out the key and opened the door. A stark and neat living room greeted Isuka's gaze. The furniture consisted only of one table, two single sofas, and one sofa.
"I've found someone to clean it beforehand, so you don't need to clean it for a while, and daily necessities are ready," Sephiroth explained. "I usually don't live here, so this house is your residence. However, I occasionally come to see you, and tell me anything you need."
Sephiroth led Isuka from the living room, kitchen, dining room, and bathroom on the first floor to the bedroom, study, and other rooms on the second floor. In the end, he also left a million Belly for the girl, so she could buy whatever she needed.
Even if Isuka couldn't cook, it didn't matter, as long as she had money. Next to this Island 61 was the Marine Base. It could be said that this was one of the best areas for policing in the Sabaody Archipelago, and the streets were filled with surveillance Denden Mushi to prevent unexpected incidents.
Unless those pirates and traffickers had some brains, they generally didn't come here to seek death. Therefore, Sephiroth placed Isuka here, and he was very confident in her safety.
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