chapter 82

When people worldwide were frantically inquiring about the Hunter's Guild news and searching for the whereabouts of Senju Hashirama...

At that moment, Mu Feng had already lifted the Transformation Technique and donned a cloak of justice.

Where else could he be? As for Senju Hashirama, there was only a Marine Admiral.

Taking a turn, Mu Feng appeared in the East China Sea.

He randomly found a Marine branch, commandeered a warship, and returned to the headquarters.

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"Master Mu Feng, you're finally back. Marshal Sengoku has been looking for you. There's a meeting of the Marine high command today. I've been trying to contact you, but your Den Den Mushi has been unreachable," Ying said.

He handed the cloak of justice to the little maid, Baby-5, standing by his side.

Sengoku was also quite speechless about Mu Feng employing a pirate as his maid. However, Mu Feng had a noble excuse: he claimed to be reforming the pirates, turning them into useful members of society. Wasn't that better than locking them away in the Great Prison beneath the sea?

In this regard, Sengoku could only turn a blind eye.

"A Marine high command meeting? Did something happen?" Mu Feng asked.

Ying replied, "Marshal Sengoku didn't explain the details to me. But it must be about the ongoing battles between the Four Emperors and the Hunter's Guild. The meeting started not too long ago, so you should still make it in time."

"I am overworked. I just returned to the headquarters and have to attend a meeting. Oh well, let's go, though I'm not exactly thrilled about it," Mu Feng complained.

He showed no awareness that all of this was his doing.

…

*Boom... boom... boom...*

Mu Feng knocked on the door of the Marine Marshal's office.

"Come in."

Sengoku's voice revealed no emotion.

Mu Feng entered the room. Inside were Marshal Sengoku, Tsuru, Garp, Aokiji, Kizaru... and even Akainu, who had become the Marine's chief of staff.

All the top Marine officers were present except for him.

"It's Mu Feng," Sengoku smiled as Mu Feng entered.

Mu Feng shrugged and said, "Sorry, Marshal Sengoku. My Den Den Mushi accidentally fell into the sea, so I didn't receive the meeting notice. I thought there was nothing urgent, so I spent some time in the East China Sea. Please forgive me, Marshal."

Mu Feng lied without even blushing. Just a few days ago, he had used the identity of Senju Hashirama to speak with Sengoku, nearly driving him insane.

"Hmph!" Akainu snorted coldly.

"It doesn't matter," Sengoku said, smiling.

Then, he sternly asked, "Do you know about the war between Kaido, Red-Haired Shanks, BIG MOM, and the Hunter's Guild?"

"Yes," Mu Feng nodded, "If I hadn't heard about it, I would probably still be wandering around the East China Sea. I didn't expect Senju Hashirama to be so terrifying. Fortunately, I didn't fight him back then." Mu Feng sighed at the end.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to Mu Feng.

Sengoku's expression grew serious, and he asked eagerly, "Mu Feng, do you know Senju Hashirama? What about the Hunter's Guild?" The Marine intelligence system and the World Government's spy network had no information, making Sengoku desperate to learn more.

"I do."

Mu Feng nodded and continued, "It was on Island No. 1 of the Sabaody Archipelago.

I remember it very clearly.

The day after I cleared out all the pirates in the Sabaody Archipelago, I noticed while wandering around that the tavern where Bacchus was killed the night before had turned into a building called the 'Hunter's Guild.'

I was curious.

When I went in to take a look, I ran into Senju Hashirama, who looked slightly older than me.

How old, exactly? I don't know."

*Hiss...* The sound of everyone taking a sharp breath.

Their pupils constricted. A few years older than Mu Feng... yet capable of matching Charlotte Linlin and Kaido. Another terrifying prodigy.

"What happened next? Did you talk about anything?" Sengoku asked, his anxiety rising as Mu Feng paused.

"Later... let me think," Mu Feng frowned. Although Sengoku was impatient, he didn't push, nor did anyone else in the room, fearing they might disrupt Mu Feng's recollection. In reality... Mu Feng wasn't recalling anything but thinking about how to fabricate the story.

After a while, confident there were no loopholes, Mu Feng continued, "Senju Hashirama seemed to have a good personality.

He even invited me to drink after learning I was a Marine Vice Admiral.

He explained that the Hunter's Guild was a place for receiving and posting missions.

I thought it was just another bounty hunter guild, so I didn't give it much thought and encouraged him to work hard.

Senju Hashirama even told me, '[We will certainly live up to your expectations, Vice Admiral Marine].'"

Hearing Mu Feng's words, Sengoku's mouth twitched.

Encouraged him to work hard...

What a job well done, indeed—defeating the BIG MOM Pirates, repelling the Beasts Pirates, and even challenging me, the Marine Marshal. Truly... he didn't disappoint your expectations. However, Sengoku didn't reprimand Mu Feng.

In Sengoku's view, this matter had nothing to do with Mu Feng.

"That's right!"

Mu Feng suddenly patted his head as if remembering something: "When I left the Hunter's Guild, Senju Hashirama gave me a wooden card.

It was a hunter's license, possibly for receiving and posting tasks at the Hunter's Guild in the future."

Mu Feng took out a hunter's license, numbered NO.0004, and tossed it onto the conference table.

Sengoku picked up the hunter's license and examined it. There was nothing special about it.

He passed it back to Mu Feng, pondering for a moment before asking, "Mu Feng, regarding Senju Hashirama, how do you assess his character and potential danger?"

"Well..."

Mu Feng looked a little troubled.

Darn, it... I can't badmouth myself.

After a long pause, he finally said, "I think his character is pretty decent. Later on, I thought about inviting him for a drink. But each time, he wasn't there; only an old man was around... Eventually, as time passed, I didn't pay much attention to the Hunter's Guild anymore."

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