Spandine

Half a month had passed since the "Pirate who stole the kingdom" at Sandy Island, and there was no doubt that the name Longinus was once again spreading on the first half of the Grand Line.

Unlike the usual marines that establish their power by decapitating pirates, It surprisingly built Longinus' reputation with two kings' heads.

It is what makes Longinus the embodiment of justice and heroism in the eyes of most commoners. While at the same time being as fierce as an evil spirit in the eyes of those kings.

Of course, they were more in awe of Longinus than in hatred.

For, if the first killing of the king by Longinus could be said to have been accidental and unpunished, the government's endorsement of the characterization of the king of Sentasia as a "Pirate who stole the kingdom" made those kings see the truth.

That is, never mess with Commodore Longinus!

You can't mess with Commodore Longinus, not even with a Fleet Admiral!

There were even many rumors circulating among the top brass of various kingdoms, the most widely circulated of which was that Longinus was a world noble with a Celestial Dragon's identity.

Of course, this argument is still prevalent; how else can we explain the Commodore's ability to kill two kings and even get away with it?

That's why a specific CP9 officer, who was ordered by Gorosei to send a special Den Den Mushi to Longinus, has started to think about how to lick the "Celestial Dragon" without being obvious.

Alabasta, in one of the side halls of the palace;

"Commodore Longinus, my name is Spandine, and I have been ordered by Gorosei to bring you Den Den Mushi." Spandine rubbed his palms and smiled flatteringly.

"How's that for a nice way of saying that I should address you as sama." Longinus's words were naturally a joke.

While the CP9 chief is more or less the counterpart to the Marine Branch base chief, it's enough to keep the table polite for two disparate agencies.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have to address the marine as sir when they see Shichibukai?

However, his words were the ones that scared someone half to death.

What if this "Celestial Dragon" lord must have gotten too deep into the role-playing game, but what if he gets bored of it later and troubles himself, a henchman who once verbally took advantage of him?

At the thought, Spandine looked terrified, his body swung, and his lips mumbled, "Commodore Longinus, you mustn't joke about this!"

"How can I ask you to address me as sama? I, for one, have the greatest admiration in my life for heroes like you, Commodore!"

Longinus is startled; this guy is a little too humble for his good!

Especially words like admiration for heroes are ludicrous coming from the likes of Spandine.

With this in mind, Longinus motionlessly exerted his Kenbunshoku Haki to the fullest.

Very quickly, he was able to probe the mental scheming of the weakling Spandine.

"The Celestial Dragons? Oh, that's interesting." Longinus didn't move to settle and didn't bother to explain, "Then bring out Den Den Mushi."

"Yes yes yes." Longinus's rude remark reinforced Spandine's certainty about the speculation instead, and he involuntarily lowered his attitude.

"Hehe! Commodore Longinus, this, too, has my number on it, so if you have any trouble dealing with anything in the future, just leave it to me." Spandine smiled obsequiously and sent a watch-like Den Den Mushi.

"Oh? It's probably not a good idea to use the government's power because of my personal matters, is it?" Longinus said with narrowed eyes.

"Commodore Longinus's business is my business, and my business is the government's business." Spandine flattered, "So there's no such thing as a private matter or anything."

"I'll make a note of this."

"That would be great!" Spandine rejoiced, "By the way, Commodore, Gorosei gave me back my instructions for you to see Vice Admiral Borsalino when you have time."

"Vice Admiral Borsalino?"

"Say it's a science unit thing, and Commodore Longinus you can get involved now."

Longinus realized that this was supposed to be the hidden benefit of that event.

As to why it was Kizaru, it was not surprising, the Headquarters and the government were not inherently divided, just as the Admiral was known as the highest fighting force in the Headquarters, while also being the highest fighting force in the world as claimed externally.

Also, the mellow personality of Kizaru can make the government unable to think of being brazen.

...

Three days later, Longinus returned to the G2 branch.

In the office of the base commander;

"Oh yoooo! Commodore Longinus you really are a man who can be the center of the world's attention wherever you go!" Borsalino sighed as he trimmed his nails, "But it's a good thing you're here, or else that mess on Sandy Island would be a headache if it fell on my head!"

"That's nothing, by the way ..." laughed Longinus, "This is the first time I know that the science unit is under your guard, Vice Admiral Borsalino."

"Hee!" Borsalino looked melancholy with a long sigh, "It's not a good job, running back and forth between the base and the branch all day long is too much for even me, a Pika Pika no Mi Ability User!"

"Speaking of the base of the science unit, where the hell is that place?" Longinus asked curiously.

"It's only natural that you don't know, Commodore Longinus, that place has always been a rare place to set foot in." Borsalino smiled nastily, a laser landing at a point on the wall map with his fingertips.

"Well? Florian Triangle Sea?" Longinus was slightly surprised, "I've heard that it's shrouded in fog all year round, a mysterious sea where over a hundred ships go missing every year."

The Florian Triangle Sea doesn't exist because of Moria; they knew it for being mysterious and spooky back when the Rumbar Pirates, Brook belongs, went to sea.

"Can't imagine, right?" Borsalino smiled, "It was because no one could have imagined that the government would set the base of the scientific unit in that sea."

"This is how it is!" Longinus now has some understanding of why Kuma was able to appear on Florian Triangle so promptly after Luffy knocked down Moria in the future track.

Also, after the Sabaody incident broke out;

Kizaru from Marineford and Sentomaru from the Science Force arrived at the Sabaody Islands at about the same time. It is a side note that the Science Force base may have been on the circle around Sabaody intersecting Marineford.

And that circle just happened to pass through the Florian Triangle Sea.

"Commodore Longinus, would you like to come along to that part of the ocean?" Borsalino smiled, "That, but there are some very interesting things there!"

"That would be a problem for Vice Admiral Borsalino."