The good thing is that Longinus was not surprised by such a scene and still looked solemn, which was a slight relief to Sengoku's mind.
"Longinus, tell us what happened under you." He said in order to prevent Garp from making any more trouble. Sengoku also put away the idea of "grandiloquent".
Longinus nodded and said with a serious look, "It was an urgent distress signal I received at that time. The other party had mentioned the information of the enemy and warned us that it was better to save ourselves if we did not have more than five warships in battle."
Sengoku nodded in content. Not dragging friendly forces down because of threats is the quality a marine should have.
Commodore Morgan also cast a grateful glance, which was one of the few shining points of their encounter. Moreover, some things would have been more affected if brought up by Longinus than if he had said them.
"Although there is only one warship, I still have a fairly good estimate of my own battle power. If I can join in, I might be able to have a fairly good impact on the battle." Longinus continued.
"After getting the consent of the people, I went to the battlefield with my partner who could fly. We made sure that we could still save the situation at that time. Only then did we ask the soldiers on the warship to start moving via Den Den Mushi."
"So, I actually only assisted Commodore Morgan in defeating those two pirate captains. What really made the difference was the soldiers of G8 and G2 who fought bravely."
The more Sengoku listened, the more satisfied he was. Longinus had strength, brains, guts, and he didn't take credit for it. He always thought of his men, and such a man was simply the perfect leader.
At least, Sengoku was nowhere near this level at Longinus' age.
Before he had a chance to speak, someone else beat him to it again.
"Ahahahaha! Well done! I'm getting pretty optimistic about you! I think you should not go to Zephyr. Come to my ship so that I can train you personally. I will make you the strongest Marine King!"
Sengoku, who was careful that Garp tainted this "diamond in the rough", quickly stopped and said, "Give me some of your senbei to go. So many things can not stop your mouth?"
Who knows, Garp said with a "painful" face, "I did not expect that. I did not expect that you, Sengoku, are this kind of jealous person who is afraid that I trained Longinus to take away the fleet admiral position that may belong to you? In this regard, you really should learn more from me and relax. Such as I am looking forward to letting someone else take that hero title."
"Cough cough..." Sengoku's eyes glazed over. He nearly gasped until he couldn't breathe.
"Eh? It's a nice day; I'm going to get tanned!" Fear that Sengoku was looking for his own trouble, Garp skillfully trotted all the way out to see Commodore Morgan were a little confused.
"Hoo! Calm down, calm down!" Sengoku forced himself to calm down, then forced a "smile" at the corners of his mouth, "Longinus, you did a good job this time to lead the soldiers in a crisis to save his comrades. I decided on behalf of the Marine to award you the Second Class Medal of Meritorious Battle Hero. The G2 unit will be awarded a Second Class Meritorious Service for bravery in combat. The G8 unit will be awarded a Second Class Meritorious Service for bravery in combat and sacrifice. As for you, Commodore Morgan, the merits and demerits will not be dealt with this way. Do you have any objections to this setup?"
"No, no, I am following orders." Commodore Morgan said joyfully. He was already satisfied that he didn't have to carry disciplinary actions this time, "Thanks to having Longinus-san. But he was also lucky enough to be awarded the Medal of Meritorious Battle Hero."
The word "hero" is not so easy to carry. In fact, in addition to the strength, merits and combat service are also lacking.
"Then the two of you should leave first. I still have some things to discuss with Vice Admiral Tsuru."
"Yes!"
After he saw the status of Longinus in the eyes of the top level of the Marine, Commodore Morgan was warmer. Even his term of respect changed directly, "Longinus-san, thanks to your good words on behalf of our G8. Otherwise, I would not have gotten through so easily this time. By the way, you should be the first time to the headquarters. I'll take you to familiarize yourself with it. This Marine Headquarters..."
When Longinus left together with Morgan, Sengoku looked aside and asked, "Tsuru-chan, what do you think?"
"Longinus? From the news coming from the G2 branch, all the officers and cadets praised him. Those basic soldiers also regarded him as their idol. Even the kingdoms where he had calmed the war through his hands also praised his ability and moral values. Moreover, even people like Morgan, who had only spent less than a day with him, also approved of him highly."
Vice-Admiral Tsuru praised without being stingy, "If I really had to give a review, it would be perfect. Such a person can be said to be a natural leader."
"My opinion is the same as yours." Sengoku pulled out a pile of information from his desk and flipped through it in detail.
"It is hard to imagine that at the age of 14, he was able to kill a pirate with a bounty of nearly 100 million alone, which is something that Kuzan and the others would have found hard to do at the same age."
"What's even more unique is that his idea of justice is neither as absolute as Sakazuki's nor as lazy as Kuzan's."
"In his narrative, there is never absolute light or darkness in the world. Too much bright sunlight evolves into a relentless flame that burns everything, or, in other words, absolute light is absolute darkness."
"His justice is a meritorious justice. What makes most people happier is justice. Although this idea is somewhat unorthodox, it will probably be the best choice for the current Marine."
"All marines know that Tenryūbito... aka the World Government does not represent justice. However, we have no other way. The worst order is better than the perfect chaos. If we let the world get messy, the amount of bloodshed and death caused will be beyond our wildest dreams! "
"So, we need to find the best balance between the two!"
"Meritorious justice? That kind of statement is really unique!" Instead of giving a response to Sengoku's comment, Vice Admiral Tsuru simply asked curiously, "But from whom do you know his views on justice?"
After seeing no positive response from Vice Admiral Tsuru, Sengoku was also steeply calmed down. He was indeed a bit agitated today.
Therefore, he quickly left behind those things that he shouldn't think about and replied with a smile, "I know it from an amusing article."
Sengoku raised the booklet in his hand and then handed it over himself.
Vice-Admiral Tsuru took it, read it down, and couldn't help but ask, "Longinus Quotations?"
"I brought this from Borsalino. Last time when he was at the headquarters, I saw him muttering with this thing there. It seems that he also has the plan to make a book of Borsalino's Quotations. It's a pity that this booklet is made by those little girls who worship Longinus. With his lewd face, it is estimated that in another hundred years, no one will help him sort it out." Thinking of Kizaru's depressing look at the time, Sengoku could no longer hold back his laughter, "Ahahahaha!"
Vice-Admiral Tsuru shook her head and started flipping through it, "It is indeed some thought-provoking words. He rarely has such insight at a young age."
"Yeah, well, this is kinda... hmm? Why are you keeping it away?"
"I'm going to use some of it in my draft campaign, so what? Do you still want to keep and get a copy of the Sengoku Quotations, Sengoku?"
"I'm not. I'm not. Don't be ridiculous."