Chapter 29 Jealousy

The next day, some people were inexplicably missing from the Flying Pirates.

The companions who were drinking together yesterday disappeared this morning, including a deputy captain of the fleet.

Ant Island, in the attic behind the main hall.

"Admiral, don't we need to investigate the disappearance of these people? Some of them are government spies whose identities we already know, and the rest may also be suspects." Gut asked Golden Lion for his opinion.

"...Don't worry about it, just pretend that these people have never existed." Golden Lion was silent for a while and answered sullenly.

"Did the young master do it?" Gut understood instantly that only the young master could make the admiral ignore such things.

"Don't worry about it, Gut, just continue preparing for the underground world. Lex will have to take action himself after a while." Golden Lion changed the subject.

Seeing that the Golden Lion was unwilling to say more, Gutt turned around and left tactfully.

Golden Lion was not aware of Lex's trip to Marijoa, but when Rhine, who had returned from the West Sea, told Golden Lion that Lex had been to Marijoa, combined with the sudden disappearance of many government spies in the past few days, Golden Lion guessed a thing or two.

So, he is a little depressed now.

He was very disgusted with Lex going to Mary Geoise. He was like this 20 years ago and he was still like this 20 years later.

But now that things have come to this, there is nothing we can do but let it go.

Similarly, from then on, the government never placed any spies in the Feikong Pirates, and all the actions of the Feikong Pirates became more secretive.

It also laid the foundation for Lex to secretly unify the underground world.

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The New World is the second half of the Grand Route.

The entire Grand Route is divided into two sections by the Red Earth Continent. The first half is called "Paradise", where the climate is stable, navigation is easy, and natural disasters such as tsunamis and storm surges rarely occur.

The "New World" in the second half directly enters hell mode. The weather is unpredictable and huge tsunamis and storms are common. Without sufficient sailing experience or strong strength, it is questionable whether you can sail here.

At this time, Gion was leading a naval ship under his command and facing the test of the new world.

The sea, which was originally sunny and windy, was suddenly hit by huge hail.

"Colonel Gion! The hail is falling even harder, the ship is seriously damaged, and the mast is almost broken." The navigator on the side said anxiously. When encountering such a situation, one can only blame oneself for being unlucky.

"Speed ​​up and leave this sea area! Protect your own safety and reduce casualties!" Gion remained calm and was not defeated by this extremely bad weather.

As he was speaking, a huge piece of hailstone came towards the warship. Its fierce speed and huge size made it almost impossible for the warship to avoid it.

"Hmph, Frost Cherry·Return of the Swallow!" Gion swung his sword and a huge peach-pink slash came out from Konpila.

bass! !

The hail broke into two pieces and fell on both sides of the warship, splashing huge waves, which pushed the warship out of the hail sea area and into a safe buffer zone.

"Hoo~ I'm saved!"

Everyone on the warship collapsed to the ground, exhaustion from surviving the disaster spreading to every cell in their bodies.

"Thanks to Colonel Gion's strength, we were able to escape disaster." said the female adjutant. In fact, all the people on this warship are women, and they are all female soldiers belonging to Vice Admiral Tsuru's faction.

In the one year since Gion joined the navy, she has become like a sister to Vice Admiral Tsuru and is Tsuru's confidant.

"Yes, Colonel Gion has the ability to be a general. If he had not been lacking in experience, he would have become the youngest general long ago."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. After you have a rest, continue sailing and try to reach Mysteria Island before sunset to complete the mission handover." Gion ordered.

"Yes!" a group of female soldiers responded.

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"It's always a bad feeling to see my wife can handle things on her own. Oh, am I being sentimental?"

A discordant voice rang out, breaking the uniform voices of the female soldiers.

"Am I hallucinating? Why is there a man's voice?" The adjutant was slightly stunned.

"No way, we only have female soldiers here."

"No, ah!!! Damn it, there really is a man!"

"Eh? No way, it's a pirate? But why is there only one person?"

The female soldiers talked among themselves, but they all raised their flintlock rifles and pointed them at Lex.

"Hello, my lovely ladies. I am the husband of your Colonel Gion. It's the first time we meet. Please take care of me." Lex smiled.

!!!

The female soldiers were so shocked that their jaws dropped and they were all dumbfounded.

"Does Colonel Gion have a husband?!!"

"Wow, so handsome!"

"Is this really Colonel Gion's husband? They look like a perfect couple."

"Eh?!! Isn't Lord Gion single? I, I still want to..." a sweet-looking navy girl said in a soft voice, but her words made Lex frown.

Damn, Gion is so dangerous in the navy. There is Yuri, and she stays by Gion's side every day.

"Ahem, well, everyone, just go back to your respective duties. It's working time now." Lex had never seen so many women surrounding him, chattering, and he looked at Gion for help.

Zhiyuan crossed his arms and gave Lex a charming look.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing and go down to work. If pirates come later, let's see if you can still laugh!" Gion shouted, his voice not loud but full of majesty.

As soon as these words were spoken, the effect was immediate and the young sisters in the navy scattered like birds and beasts.

"Huh~ I've never seen such a scene before, being surrounded by a group of female marines."

"Who told you to say it so directly? What's that? 'I am the husband of your Colonel Gion'? Huh, get down!"

Gion crossed his arms and mocked Lex mercilessly.

However, Lex fully displayed his shameless nature and moved forward to pull Zhiyuan into his arms.

"Isn't that just a declaration of sovereignty? Hehe~ Look, I just heard that a female navy under your command is interested in you. Damn, the more I think about it, the more dangerous it is. No, you have to transfer her away."

"......You can't be that serious. You're jealous of a little girl. You're so sensitive, aren't you, little Lex? Hmm~"

Gion pinched Lex's cheek and joked, drawing the attention of the female soldiers on the ship.

"......Wife, how come you are so good at it after just over a year in the navy?" Lex was a little surprised. The Gion in the past was not so good at it.

But no matter what, she is Lex's true love.

"Hmph, tell me, why are you here all of a sudden? Haven't you been busy as hell since you went out to sea? Even your daily phone calls to me are perfunctory." Zhiyuan got angry when he thought about how every time Lex and Zhiyuan talked on the phone, Lex would hang up first.

"......Do you want to see how long you talk to Den Den Mushi every time? Three full hours!!! I listened to what you had for breakfast and what mission you were going to perform in the afternoon. You even had to tell me over and over again about the strawberry pudding discount at Marinford. No, my dear, ask yourself, what did the Den Den Mushi (me) do wrong to deserve this punishment?" Lex said a lot in a row, like a nagging woman.

"Hmph, get out of here, don't hug me!"

Zhiyuan refused to listen to Lex's explanation and broke free from Lex's arms, just being unreasonable and willful.

".........I was wrong."

"forgive me."

"Wife."

Lex's tone softened, and the brief moment of masculinity just now was like a flash in the pan, and he immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"You are not sincere. I have decided not to forgive you." Zhiyuan glanced at Lex.

"Look, strawberry pudding. You said the strawberry pudding in Marinford is not tasty, so I brought it here specially from Marijoa. It is exclusively for the Celestial Dragons." Lex showed his sincerity.

"Not enough, I still can't see your sincerity."

"Well, this is a stevia milkshake, which is also specially provided by the Celestial Dragons. There are also many delicious foods. Let's go in and eat slowly." Lex pulled Zhiyuan towards the captain's room of the warship.

"Hmph, you barely made it." Zhiyuan reluctantly followed Rex to the captain's room, leaving the female navy who was full of dog food on the ground.

.............

"So? You want me to become a Celestial Dragon? Is that why you came to me?" Gion asked while eating dessert.

"That's only one aspect. The main reason is that I miss you." Lex's eyes were deep, revealing a look called 'affectionate'.

"Go, go, go. But you are thoughtful. This is my first time to lead a warship to the New World. There are many troubles along the way. The weather in the paradise is not so abnormal."

Zhiyuan naturally knows who treats him the best in this world, and their kindness is almost unconditional and without asking for anything in return.

"You'll get used to it. To sail in the New World, you need an excellent navigator. I'll introduce one to you later." While speaking, Rex handed Gion another dessert.

"No need. Filia works very hard, but she is still too young. She will definitely become an excellent navigator in a few years." Gion said about the navigator on his ship.

"Is that so? That's great."

"What about the matter of the dragon man? What do you think, my dear wife?"

"Well, what do you say?"

Gion did not answer, but asked Lex instead, saying that it would be okay for Lex to become a Celestial Dragon if that was what he needed.

Lex understood what Zhiyuan meant.

"Don't worry about me. Whether you become a Celestial Dragon or not has no effect on me. This is just an insignificant chess move. Anyway, I think that after becoming a Celestial Dragon, you will have a better life. However, you may be excluded in the navy. Of course, there will also be a large group of people who come to curry favor with you. It all depends on your mood."

"That sounds like a lot of trouble. So annoying."

"But, I remember you told me before that you are also a Celestial Dragon."

Zhiyuan asked, thinking back to the time she and Lex spent together in Fenghuai Qianli, when Lex told her some of his life story.

"Well, there is indeed some celestial dragon blood." Lex did not deny it. Bloodline could not bind Lex at all. He was always free.

"Then I will become a Celestial Dragon too!" Gion made the decision with a wave of her hand.

"Is it so casual? Don't you want to think about it carefully?" Lex looked at the lovely girl in front of him with a smile in his eyes.

He knew why Gion became a Celestial Dragon.

[Because that will bring me closer to you. ]

"Okay, okay, when did you start being so fussy? Let's get to the next thing." Zhiyuan said nonchalantly.

"There's no next thing, if having snacks with you can be considered a thing." Lex said seriously.

"Then why did you come to the New World? Aren't you going to stay in Fenghuai Qianli?" Zhiyuan was curious. In her impression, Lex spent most of his time in Fenghuai Qianli.

Lex pulled Zhiyuan into his arms and gently pinched Zhiyuan's earlobe.

"I'm out to sea, and when I'm out to sea I have to do some serious work."

Lex said this in a gentle voice, the subtext of which was 'I can't always be with you'.

"...But I still like you to stay in Fenghuai Qianli every day."

Leaning in Lex's arms, feeling the familiar and long-lost warmth and breath, Zhiyuan's eyes turned slightly red.

Indeed, if Lex hadn't insisted on doing so many things, the two of them could have lived together in Fenghuai for thousands of miles and grown old together. With Lex's strength and background, they could have lived a carefree life.

But there are no ifs in life.

[Men are always troublesome. They can't enjoy a good life but have to make some 'ten-year plan'] Zhiyuan thought secretly.

"I'm sorry for sending you to the Navy."

Lex couldn't read minds, so he naturally didn't know what Zhiyuan was thinking just now.

"You don't have to apologize for this. I like the navy very much, and Sister He and the others are very nice to me."

Zhiyuan buried his head in Lex's arms, and each time he would suffocate himself, then he would slightly raise his head to take a breath, and then continue to bury his head in Lex's arms, playing with it over and over again like a child who had found a new toy.

Lex continued to hug Gion lovingly, but he talked about the purpose of his trip.

"I came to the New World this time to take action against the underground world and prepare for an all-out war against the World Government."

"Why start a war?"

"Because no matter how well we hide it, the unification of the underground world cannot be hidden from the World Government. We must wage a full-scale war to hurt them and make them submit. Let them know that we have the strength to match these interests. This is the fundamental law of the world."

Lex answered thoughtfully that he had already discussed this war with his uncle, father and others, and that the main approach was to intimidate and deter.

"Will the navy be in danger?"

Hearing this, Lex was slightly stunned.

"Huh? Instead of caring about whether your man is in danger, you're concerned about the survival of the navy."

"Eh? Are you in danger?"

Gion looked up and asked symbolically.

"........No."

"That's it, you're so stupid, Lex, you're even jealous like this." Zhiyuan chuckled.

"Isn't it because I can't see you every day? That's why I care more about every word you say." Lex tightened his arms and said seriously.

"......"

The unexpected confession left Zhiyuan at a loss for words, and she just continued to snuggle into Lex's arms.

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Rex bid farewell to the Gion warship and continued to travel through the alien space. His next stop was the Totavon Islands!

The headquarters of the 'King of Usury' - Du Field!

Agulas Gutt recently requested a meeting with Du Field on behalf of the Flying Pirates.

This incident made the Dark King uneasy all day, just like a piglet being targeted by a dragon.

Du Field even secretly contacted several other forces, hoping to form an alliance and protect his own interests.

Gutt told Lex all this, but Lex didn't care.

It is precisely because he has been in the New World for many years and has been doing well in the underground world that Du Field knows better what the five words "Flying Pirates" represent.

At least, in the New World, the name of the World Government is not as effective as the five words "Flying Pirates".

After all, the admiral of the Hiku Pirates is that——Golden Lion!!!