"Stay and watch the house." After Alucard returned to the palace and said these words, he changed back into the form of "Saint Aptheim" and left.
This time, the three Hancock sisters truly had no intention of running away, even though they had seen Alucard board a Marine ship heading for the New World from their balcony. Maybe it was because Hancock had become a Draculina, or maybe they knew that even if Alucard wasn’t here, it was impossible for them to escape with their own strength.
The reason for their choice might have been something they couldn’t even explain themselves, but the result was that they obediently waited in the room for Alucard’s return.
To this day, Hancock still hadn’t consumed any blood, so she couldn’t unleash the same level of power as Alucard. As Alucard would often say, she was just a "half-baked" version.
On the main ship, one of ten large battleships heading for Secon Island in the New World to negotiate with the Revolutionary Army’s new leader, Dragon, was the ship carrying Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Kuzan.
Kuzan squinted at the direction of a single room on the ship, which had the Celestial Dragon’s mark on it—the symbol of the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon.
He touched the frames of his sunglasses and clicked his tongue, "I can’t believe it. I thought the Celestial Dragons wouldn’t want to get involved."
One of the reasons his former superior, Garp, repeatedly refused to be promoted to Admiral was that he didn’t want to get involved with the Celestial Dragons. When a Celestial Dragon was in trouble, an Admiral had to be sent out to protect them. But a Vice Admiral didn’t have to, and that was exactly what Garp was aiming for.
Standing beside him, Sengoku crossed his arms and didn’t reply, but his gaze toward the sea was full of confusion.
Yes, he couldn’t understand it himself. He had originally thought that the Marines would have to handle this matter in the end. Even if they were all Celestial Dragons, those selfish guys would never care about the lives of others.
But who would have thought that there was actually a Celestial Dragon who agreed to the terms and was willing to go to the New World to negotiate with Dragon?
However, no matter how confused Sengoku and Kuzan were, the ship continued to move forward.
A few days later, it arrived at the location of the negotiation, Secon Island.
When Alucard walked off the ship, surrounded by a large number of bodyguards, he suddenly saw a long-unseen figure: the Marine Chief Instructor, Zephyr.
He hadn’t expected to meet him here. He had heard that Zephyr and Garp were the main forces guarding the New World, but he hadn’t expected to encounter him here. Was it because this incident was of great importance?
"Arara~ Long time no see, Zephyr-sensei!" Kuzan still had his lazy demeanor. He put one hand in his pocket and raised the other high in greeting to Zephyr.
"Kuzan! I’ve told you many times! When you walk, walk like you mean it! Stand up straight!" Zephyr scolded. Although Kuzan still looked half-asleep, he did straighten his bent legs a bit. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝓷𝓮𝓽
After Zephyr and Sengoku saluted each other, Sengoku looked at the empty street and asked, "Have the residents been evacuated?"
Zephyr nodded. "Secon Island also has a prosperous town, so it took a bit of effort to evacuate everyone, but this way, we can avoid having civilians get caught up in the incident."
After speaking, Zephyr looked at "Saint Aptheim," who had just walked down the gangplank, and frowned. "Is that... the Celestial Dragon who volunteered to negotiate this time?"
"Hurry up and lead the way. Where is the Revolutionary Army’s Dragon?" Alucard directly ordered the Marine soldiers around him.
"Cool~" Kuzan whistled. It was already unbelievable that a Celestial Dragon would dare to meet the leader of the Revolutionary Army in person, but this one was even more impressive. As soon as he arrived, he couldn’t wait to see Dragon.
"This way..." Zephyr didn’t want to deal with Celestial Dragons, so he turned and walked into the town, speaking to Sengoku, Kuzan, and the others with his back to them. "Follow me. I think the Revolutionary Army has probably figured out the secret of this place..."
Midway through his sentence, Zephyr stopped and turned his head halfway to look at Sengoku. "By the way, that Celestial Dragon doesn’t know the secret of this island, right?"
Sengoku’s expression immediately became several times more serious. "Of course. No matter what, the longer this is hidden, the better."
"Then let’s go." Zephyr quickly rushed forward. Including Alucard, thousands of Marines and government guards went together. Soon, they arrived at the northernmost part of the Secon Island town, which was the closest place to the landmark Kazanonsen.
Zephyr stopped in front of an inn and said to everyone, "Dragon is inside. According to our investigation, this is a small branch of the Revolutionary Army, which we only found out about recently."
"So..." Sengoku’s eyes narrowed.
"Yes," Zephyr said with a solemn nod. "There might be traps inside."
"Didn’t Zephyr-sensei go in?" Kuzan asked.
"No," Zephyr said seriously. "Dragon said only the Celestial Dragon could enter."
"Interesting." Suddenly, Alucard, who was surrounded by the government’s CP0, spoke up. "Get out of the way. I’m going in."
The thousands of people present were all stunned. Was this guy really a Celestial Dragon? Weren’t those Celestial Dragons all afraid of death? Was he a pirate or a Marine in disguise?
"We... should negotiate with them first." Even though the various reactions of the Celestial Dragon in front of him made him feel like he was watching a play, Sengoku still felt that it was better to be cautious. Even if the other person was asking for death, if the Celestial Dragon suffered any losses, he would be the one who got blamed and punished.
"Hah..." Without saying anything else, Alucard let out a light laugh and pushed the door open. Everyone wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.
After a while, Kuzan was the first to break the silence. He scratched his head and said, "Arara, this Celestial Dragon is really something else."
"Change your tone, Kuzan! You’re a Marine Vice Admiral now!" Zephyr scolded loudly, very unhappy with Kuzan’s lax tone.
"Alright, alright," Kuzan replied carelessly.
Sengoku immediately gave an order, "Guard the entire area around this inn! Not a single fly is allowed to enter, and not a single ant is allowed to crawl out!"
"Yes, sir!" thousands of Marine soldiers shouted in response.
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