Where Destiny Meets Fate

Because of an incredibly simple promise, the reputation of the Alabasta royal family in the marine was restored to greatness, which could not help but make King Hisca and King Cretan look enthusiastic, thinking that they must follow the path of Captain Longinus in the future. Still, at the same time, they also made a decisive decision to get involved, so that an award ceremony that initially did not attract much attention evolved into a vast joint award ceremony of the three countries. Even the G2 branch also sent someone to call for details.

The Hero Square of Hisca Kingdom had been blocked off by the people who were trying to watch the ceremony. The reporters from the major newspapers had gathered here like sharks that had smelled blood.

As a result of the scandal that broke out with the previous kings of Alabasta and Azka, what was announced this time was simply a plot by the Black Corsair Pirates to kill the royal families of the four kingdoms at the peace conference to break the peace. Two of the kings were even attacked and killed as a result, but thanks to the efforts of Ensign Longinus, a marine hero, he was able to stop the pirates' plot and avert the disaster.

Such stories involving war and peace, pirates and marines, intrigue and justice have always delighted the populace, not to mention the fact that two kings have died as a result, which drives those populaces and journalists crazy.

Seeing this, the King of Hisca couldn't help but smile, sitting in the two largest port cities of Sandy Island, Hisca's wealth was unimaginable for an ordinary country. However, in terms of international influence, the capital of his kingdom wasn't as famous as those two port cities.

It was because of this that he was even more eager for international recognition. This joint three-nation ordination ceremony held in the Kingdom of Hisca was undoubtedly the best opportunity to make a name for himself, which was why he had spared no effort to conduct the event to the best of his ability.

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"How long will we have to wait, but I specifically begged my father to disembark the merchant ship here to see Ensign Longinus." A brilliantly dressed young girl said she annoyed in the crowd.

"Well yeah, while these marines are indeed admirable, I'll have to choose Ensign Longinus!" A refined and charming pony-tailed girl next to her approvingly nodded as she said.

"Eh? Are you all here because of Ensign Longinus, too?" A sweet voice sounded behind the two, and it was the petite girl holding a stack of pamphlets above her head.

"Of course, ever since the moment Ensign Longinus saved me from the pirates in my most desperate hour a year ago, I've vowed to follow Ensign-dono's path until the end of the world!"

"You... you were saved from pirates by Ensign Longinus, damn it, why am I not so lucky, if only I could have had such a rotten experience!" The pony-tailed girl said with envy and jealousy.

"Hmph, this is a fateful encounter dear friend, oh, my father would not have granted such a request that was bound to cost him a large sum of money if Ensign Longinus had not been a great benefactor of my family!"

"A year ago? You guys wait." The petite girl who looked soft and weak gave a shout, but was stunned and pushed the pamphlet in her hand, directly to a young man who was watching the show next to her. Then she pulled out the topmost brochure and turned it quickly, "There, it's here, March 1499 of Age of Kaien, Warrant Officer Longinus defeated the Royce Pirates, rescued five merchant ships from the pirates, and left that famous quote. "

The petite lady read, took a deep breath, and then in restrained tones chanted, "Speeches and resolutions cannot solve the problems that belong to this age...they can only be solved by iron and blood."

"It's like this. It's like this!" The young woman was so excited that she said, "That's what Ensign Longinus used at the time to rebuke the kingdom dignitaries who asked him not to act too radically, and his strong words are something I'll never forget!"

The pony-tailed girl couldn't help but inhale a breath of cold air. Her eyes glaring at the pamphlet immensely intense, "Is this... is this the legendary <The Longinus Quotations> that records the words, actions and deeds of Ensign Longinus, and can only be obtained by some mysterious group?

"Well yeah, that's it!" The petite girl said mysteriously, "This is a first-hand record personally compiled by Hina-sama, the president of our 'Longinus Fan Club'!"

"Sheesh!" The two young girls were so excited that they said in unison, "How much, I'll buy it!"

As the words were spoken, two pairs of mutually exclusive eyes met, as if lightning roaring currents were crossing.

"Don't compete; it's all a gift to better support Longinus-dono!" The petite girl skillfully handed the two pamphlets to each of them.

"Thank you, thank you!" The two girls held the pamphlet in their hands as if it were a treasure, eager to learn the "knowledge" inside.

"Whew! Longinus-dono sure has a lot of potential fans, and maybe the quotes I brought today won't be enough!" The petite girl said joyfully, then looked scared and repeatedly apologized to someone next to her who was using her as a bookshelf, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just put it over in the first place."

The sad man used as a bookshelf was quite a bit taller than the young girl, and the large stack of pamphlets only just touched the top of his head, not hiding his somewhat tattered straw hat.

"Hahaha, don't mind." The man's cheerful laughter came from behind the pamphlet as if nothing could be taken to heart.

That said, the young girl retrieved the pamphlet with a blush of shame, only to find a mess of red hair beneath the man's straw hat across from her.

"By the way, can I have a copy of this that you have?"

"Well! Has Ensign Longinus' charm developed to the point where there is no boundary between men and women?" The young woman was surprised, but quickly got into the mood and took out a pamphlet and sent it to the other, saying, "Do you support Ensign Longinus as much as we do?"

"Huh? I'm sorry, but I'm a newcomer to the Grand Line from the East Blue, and I don't know much about Ensign Longinus, as you call him, but I'm just a little curious to see how much you admire him."

"Ooooh, then you should indeed get to know Ensign Longinus better!" The young lady nodded her head in earnest, "If you can understand the power contained in Ensign Longinus's words, you might be able to become a marine hero just like Ensign Longinus in the future!"

Seeing the girl stroll away with the pamphlet in her arms, the man in the straw hat fumed awkwardly, "Become a marine hero? But I did use to get chased around by marine heroes with the captain just a lot."

Published in Qidian, March 02, 2019