Joining the Marines?

Clean and tidy inside the room.

Kawamatsu first cautiously searched the room to make sure there were no eavesdropping devices, then put his ear to the door to make sure no one was listening outside either, before dropping to his knees on a dirt floor.

"I have insulted my lord's reputation, it is, indeed, a death sentence!" Kawamatsu said in a low voice.

Naturally, Hiyori knew that Kawamatsu was referring to the fact that he lied about his father. And her cute little face tried to put on a solemn face, "Uncle Kawamatsu said that to protect me, even if father knew, he would be glad about it."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your forgiveness!"

"By the way, Uncle Kawamatsu." Hiyori asked, confused, "What exactly was that you said earlier about the timing not being right?"

She was not aware of the outside calendar, so she had no intuitive sense of 1503 of the Age of the Kaien mentioned by Longinus.

Kawamatsu sighed, " The Lady Mistress was going to send us twenty years later, but I didn't expect a deviation, and now it's only a year since that disaster."

"It's only been a year?" Hiyori's small face took on a complicated, unspeakable look as she recalled the fire that had taken everything from her that night. Only a short while later, she forced a smile, "Mother was already at the end of her rope at that time, so it's not surprising that there were deviations."

"But the Lady Mistress' intention was to let time wash away the animosity, and twenty years is enough time to make the thug Kaido and the traitorous Orochi forget our existence." Kawamatsu was so excited that he almost forgot to lower his voice, "But if it's only been a year, Kaido and Orochi will definitely not give up their pursuit of us!"

"Don't you understand, Uncle Kawamatsu? The weak are inherently powerless to change anything." Hiyori's small face hardened, "What's done is done, and our only choice is to face it."

Kawamatsu was startled, his mouth bitter, "I didn't think I would see it as well as you, Your Highness."

"But you've really grown up, Your Highness!"

"Disasters, they always grow!" Hiyori squared up, "I used to be able to tell myself that it would be nice to have my brother to bear the burden of the family revitalization, but now, the burden of reviving the Kozuki clan can only be shouldered by me!"

"Your Highness, you ..." watching Hiyori try to act like a young adult, Kawamatsu was both relieved and heartbroken, not to mention gritting his teeth, "It's all because of that bastard Red Swordsman! "

"Given the circumstances, even if he hadn't done anything, it wouldn't have been easy for my brother to fall into the hands of anyone else, and as the offspring of a samurai, death would have been an easier relief instead, wouldn't it?"

Hiyori was unaware that the devastation her old brother was suffering wasn't even as simple as death, or else she wouldn't have made that so easy to talk about it.

"So, I don't hate him," Hiyori said with a tight little face, "Our real enemies have never been just two people, Kaido the Beasts, and Kurozumi Orochi!"

Hearing the two mentioned by Hiyori, Kawamatsu also despaired; Orochi was fine, but the guy called Kaido was indeed so powerful that he couldn't even raise a thought of resistance!

As strong as they are, how can they compete with the divine dragon flying in the sky?

Even his immensely powerful lord had his sword broken by that monster as well!

"My lady... " just as Kawamatsu was glum, he suddenly realized, "By the way, my lady once said that in the outer sea, the pirates are not absolute masters, but the one who truly rules the sea is the one called Marine Forces ah!"

"The Marine, the one mentioned by the big brother who saved our lives?"

"Absolutely, didn't you see what that cockwire just said, even if Kaido came, he wouldn't be able to have a good time under them!" Kawamatsu was getting more and more excited, "If we can get into the Marine, we'll definitely be able to avoid Orochi and Kaido, and maybe, maybe we'll be able to use the Marine to wreak revenge on those two bastards!"

"Well! That big brother must be super strong!" Hiyori nodded her little head thoughtfully; she would never forget the scene where that big brother saved her from despair.

"But the matter has yet to be planned confidentially ...," said Kawamatsu solemnly, "As the most powerful force in the outside sea, it's definitely not easy to join the Marine!"

...

The next day.

"You said you wanted to join the Marine Corps?" Longinus chuckled lightly.

"My father, my mother, my family, my country, everything I had was destroyed by the pirates and I wanted ...", Hiyori clenched her fists and sobbed and yelled, "I wanted revenge on them!"

"Ahhhh! We agreed to take the long view, why is the princess looking so calm, when she was so sensible and mature yesterday!" Kawamatsu was freaking out in his mind, "What should we do? What to do? The words rejected ..."

"Yes! Welcome to the two of you!"

"Ah well?" Kawamatsu looked confused and spat under his breath, "Aren't you guys the strongest power? That's a little too casual of an addition!"

"Can we, can we really?"

Longinus said, smiling, "Of course, the Marine is never one to turn away anyone who aspires to justice!"

"Great, thanks big brother!" Hiyori smiled sweetly, her eyes all twinkled into a crescent moon.

"I will never forget Cockwire-sama's great kindness!"

"It's Longinus!" Hiyori covered his face and tugged at Kawamatsu's corner to remind him.

"Ron ... Ron ..." beads of sweat seeped from Riversong's head, and he said to himself, "Damn, I forgot again!"

"Ron&@#%-sama." Kawamatsu skimmed through vaguely and quickly, pretending he'd made it clear, "Sorry, that was so rude!"

The corner of Longinus' mouth twitched; this guy, did he not mean it?

"Hahaha! This samurai boy has a sense of humor!" Borsalino came from a distance, gloating and laughing.

Longinus' eyes narrowed, and he said towards Kawamatsu, "I hadn't introduced you yesterday, but this is Vice Admiral Borsalino, the highest-ranking officer on the ship, and you need the Vice Admiral's permission to do what you're doing."

Kawamatsu blinked, with the word befuddled written on his brain, "What the hell are all these foreigners, with names that are harder to remember one by one."

"Bo ... Vice Admiral Boro, please ...."

"You don't have to say anything, I understand." Borsalino's eyes glittered with kindness, "Naturally, there's no problem with joining the Marine!"

"But, after all, you're carrying a child now, and if you can't become an officer, some things are going to be very difficult."

"So, can I verify your power?"

Kawamatsu wanted to hide his secret, but he also realized after hearing the other party's words, "Only by showing his potential and value can Her Highness enjoy better treatment."

"Heh! The opponent isn't a monster like Cockwire anyway, so let this creepy guy be a stepping stone for me to show my power!"

Therefore, Kawamatsu pressed his right hand to the hilt of the knife at his waist, "You must be careful, Boro-sama, I won't be responsible if you get hurt!"

"Oh yo yo, what a terrible momentum!" Borsalino looked horrified and exclaimed, "Please be merciful!"

"Don't worry, I'll use the back of my sword." As if to let out all the pain of these days, Kawamatsu shouted, "I'll show you the power of a samurai from the Wano Country!"

"Speed is weight, Master Kawamatsu, have you ever been kicked by light?"

Kawamatsu, who hadn't been able to make his blade entirely, was kicked in the abdomen, his eyes bulging out like dead fish, and then his body flew backward like a cannonball.

Boom!

A thousand meters away from the warship, Kawamatsu stuck upside down like an onion, thinking about philosophy on the island.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?