"Second Uncle? My Little Brother and I have no relation, you'd best not try to claim kinship!"
Admiral Kizaru's usually lazy face showed a hint of confusion when he heard Zhong Chen's address.
How did he become a Second Uncle? Why does this guy always randomly claim relatives?
"Hahaha! Just kidding! Admiral Kizaru, what brings you here?"
Zhong Chen looked at the face that was even more lewd than in the anime, and deliberately asked, suppressing his laughter.
"Little Brother certainly knows how to joke. Don't you know why I'm here?"
"Just for my sake, could you hand over the Celestial Dragon to me?"
When Zhong Chen suddenly heard this, he thought the person opposite him was Red Hair. Did you, Kizaru, also eat the Face-Face Fruit?
"That's not easy to do! He wanted my people to be his female slaves!"
"As a man, what do you think I should do?"
Kizaru immediately understood the meaning in Zhong Chen's words, and a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes as he said:
"So, it's not negotiable then!"
Zhong Chen didn't reply, he just spread his hands nonchalantly, indicating that was the case.
Seeing this, Kizaru said nothing more and instantly transformed into light, vanishing from the spot.
"Zechien!"
"Yes! Lord Chen!"
Bang... "How can this be!"
Kizaru's eyes flashed with disbelief as Zechien suddenly appeared before him.
He could feel that the opponent hadn't used Armament Haki, yet could still attack his physical body.
Before Kizaru could think further, his stomach was hit by a heavy blow.
Whoosh... Bang... Kizaru, kicked away by Zechien, felt the pain radiating from his body, and his lazy expression finally vanished.
In its place was an unprecedentedly serious expression, his eyes fixed on Zechien, who stood in front of the Celestial Dragon.
"Go, Admiral Kizaru! I believe in you!"
"You wouldn't even be able to defeat my subordinate, would you? No way, no way!!!"
Seeing Kizaru being put in a tough spot, Zhong Chen, like someone enjoying a spectacle, frantically fanned the flames from the side.
Kizaru, who hadn't been put in a tough spot for a long time, finally had his temper ignited. He raised both hands, and light flashed within them.
"Yasakani Sacred Jewel!"
As the Glint-Glint Fruit's ability activated, countless golden light projectiles shot towards Zechien.
"Wow! It appeared, the Yasakani Traced Jewel!!!!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's description, Kizaru's action of activating his ability couldn't help but pause. Where did you get so many strange terms?
He then quickly shook his head and focused on activating his ability.
Ding ding ding... Countless light projectiles instantly engulfed Zechien's location, but strangely, no screams came from the smoke.
Instead, there was a clanging sound, as if hitting a hard object.
Looking at the sky full of dust, Zhong Chen casually waved his hand.
A hurricane appeared out of nowhere, instantly blowing away the dust in front of everyone, revealing Zechien standing quietly in place, completely unharmed.
"Oh dear! This is going to be difficult!"
Kizaru's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the unharmed Zechien.
Just as Kizaru was thinking about how to break the situation, Zechien's figure suddenly flickered on and off before his eyes.
"Hmm, what's going on? Is it some special Devil Fruit ability?"
"Not good! Iron Body: Steel!"
As if sensing something, Kizaru instantly covered his entire body with Armament Haki, while crossing his hands to block in front of him.
Clang... Zechien's fist smashed hard into the middle of Kizaru's crossed hands, sending him retreating dozens of meters.
A severe pain shot from his hands into Kizaru's mind.
"Did you block it?"
Looking at his opponent who had blocked his attack, Zechien expressionlessly withdrew his fist, and spoke in a cold tone.
"Kowai ne! Strong like a monster. Sengoku-san, I'm afraid I won't be able to complete the mission!"
Through these two exchanges, Kizaru had basically judged the opponent's strength; he was definitely not weaker than any of the Four Emperors.
"Who exactly are you people! Strong individuals with such power cannot be nobodies!"
As he spoke, Kizaru turned his gaze to Zhong Chen, who had been observing from the side, because the latter was the leader of this group.
"Heh heh! Since you asked, we have nothing to hide!"
"We are people from the Monster Country Federation!"
Kizaru's pupils immediately constricted upon hearing this.
He hadn't expected the other party to be from the Monster Country Federation.
He, of course, knew about the Monster Country Federation; after all, that country had been frequently in the news recently.
And he had heard from Sengoku that this country might possess Admiral-level combat power.
But now, in his opinion, it wasn't a 'might possess'; this was clearly Admiral-level combat power.
And not just one; he didn't believe that Zhong Chen, who could make Zechien so obedient, would be weaker than him.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku, you've really put me in a tough spot. The current situation isn't about whether I can save anyone anymore.
It's about whether he can retreat with Rear Admiral Will and the others intact.
Thinking of this, Kizaru suddenly showed a wry smile, then raised both hands and softly said:
"Kowai ne, everyone is strong like a monster, I surrender!"
"The Celestial Dragon is yours. Little Brother, can you allow me to take them back?"
As he spoke, Kizaru gestured with his chin towards Rear Admiral Will and the others.
Zhong Chen, seeing Kizaru give up after just two moves, was also baffled.
Are you really a Revolutionary Army spy? You're just giving up on saving the Celestial Dragon?
However, seeing Kizaru being so sensible, Zhong Chen didn't intend to make things difficult for him, as he didn't dislike Kizaru.
As a 996 worker in his previous life, who wouldn't like Kizaru's work attitude? He was a true master of slacking off.
"Alright, I'll give you face today. You can take these Marines away!"
"But I'm taking the Celestial Dragon. In ten days, I will publicly execute this fat pig!"
"Go back and tell the World Government, if they want this fat pig's life, come and snatch him from the Monster Country Federation!"
Zhong Chen thought of the world-shaking Summit War in One Piece from his previous life, and suddenly wanted to stage a war for fun.
Moreover, he also wanted to use this opportunity to cripple the Marines directly, preparing to absorb them later.
These were all regular soldiers trained by the system, from the lowest-ranking soldiers to the highest-ranking Fleet Admiral.
From local military bases to the recruit training camp at Headquarters, the entire system was incredibly mature.
Although the Monster Country Federation's army had astonishing combat power, in terms of regularity, it truly couldn't compare to a formal violent organization like the Marines.
"Hehehe! Little Brother's words are truly terrifying, but I will convey them!"
"I hope Little Brother can be lenient when we meet again!"
Kizaru, hearing that Zhong Chen intended to publicly execute the Celestial Dragon, couldn't help but feel the audacity of the other party.
However, he actually disliked the Celestial Dragons in his heart; it should be said that any normal person would dislike the Celestial Dragons.
Such a major matter should be left for Fleet Admiral Sengoku to worry about.
"Alright! As long as you surrender proactively then! I will be lenient with you!"
"Hehehe! Then I thank Little Brother in advance! Will, gather the men, let's go!"
"Yes! Admiral Kizaru!"
Hearing Kizaru's order, Will quickly saluted and instructed his adjutant to assemble the team.
"Lord Chen! Are we just letting them go?"
Zechien slowly approached Zhong Chen and asked softly.
"Yes, let them go. These are all my designated subordinates!"
"Chen Gege, aren't they enemies?"
Xiao Meihui asked with a puzzled expression upon hearing Zhong Chen's words.
"Hahaha! What enemies? Sooner or later, both the people and the territory will bear my name..."