"Nonsense, utterly nonsensical!"
Sengoku, who received the den den mushi call from Saturn, almost exploded on the spot. Just because the Young Master of the Nerona Family in Mary Geoise wanted to eat sea king donburi, a Marine Headquarters Admiral was mobilized. He truly could not accept it!
However, due to Ian's background and everything he had learned about Ian over the years, even if he was ten thousand times unwilling, he still had to immediately order Admiral Borsalino to report to his office.
"What? You want me to catch a Sea King and send it to Mary Geoise, and then send the prepared sea king donburi to the East Blue?"
After walking into the office and learning his mission, even Borsalino was somewhat indignant, forgetting his catchphrase.
If Ian were currently in Mary Geoise, catching a Sea King in the Calm Belt and sending it up would not be difficult for him.
The difficulty was that even though he was a Glint-Glint Fruit user with a speed advantage that others could hardly match, he couldn't deliver the freshly cooked, fragrant donburi to the East Blue immediately.
It was even more impossible to ensure the donburi maintained its original flavor when delivered to Ian.
One must know that the journey from Mary Geoise to the East Blue alone spans tens of thousands of miles, and the East Blue is vast. At this moment, they had no idea of Ian's location. Delivering the donburi to Ian immediately would be even harder than him going to the New World to single-handedly challenge the Four Emperors!
"You are to immediately depart for the Calm Belt to catch a Sea King!"
Sengoku wasted no words and went straight to the point: "I will immediately contact Gion and have her tell us the location of Saint Ian. As for whether fresh donburi can be delivered to him, that's not just our problem to consider. Saturn Saint should figure out a way. After all, he issued this order. If Saint Ian holds him accountable, Saturn Saint will definitely be implicated!"
Borsalino twisted his mouth and habitually uttered his catchphrase: "How terrifying, to have Gorosei Saturn Saint personally issue an order. Is Saint Ian's identity really as simple as being the Young Master of the Nerona Family?"
Upon hearing this, Sengoku's heart stirred.
As the Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters and known as the "Tactical Genius," he had long discovered that Ian's background was far more complex than just being the Young Master of a Celestial Dragon family in Mary Geoise.
Because even Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise, whether they were young masters or heads of the nineteen branch families, could not make the Gorosei subservient. After all, the Gorosei were the world's highest authorities!
Yet, the truth was that over the years, the Gorosei had always obeyed Ian's every command, and even their tone when speaking to Ian carried reverence.
However, he racked his brain but couldn't figure out what other identity Ian might have. He could only attribute it all to the Nerona Family, to which Ian belonged, holding leverage over other Celestial Dragon families in Mary Geoise, forcing all Celestial Dragons, including the Gorosei, to treat him with utmost respect.
Most importantly, Ian only needed the identity of a Celestial Dragon to command their obedience. In such circumstances, even if Ian truly had some other unknown background, it was no longer important.
"Depart!"
After a brief two-second silence, Sengoku dared not delay any longer and said somewhat anxiously: "You have nine minutes to deliver the Sea King to Mary Geoise."
At the same time.
East Blue, Goa Kingdom.
Upon learning that Saint Ian, the most powerful crown prince of Mary Geoise, was about to visit the Goa Kingdom, the King of the Goa Kingdom dared not neglect and personally began preparations for the reception.
After issuing a series of royal decrees, the entire royal city was mobilized. First, a red carpet was laid out, extending from the main hall of the palace all the way to the port.
Knowing Saint Ian's preferences, the King personally selected beautiful palace maids and attendants to stand on both sides of the road. To ensure nothing went wrong and to gain the favor of this most powerful Celestial Dragon from Mary Geoise, he even had his beloved daughter, Princess Saly Nandcernet, wait at the port, standing at the forefront to greet him.
After all preparations were complete, the King of the Goa Kingdom, leading the kingdom's nobles, including Otluk III, arrived at the port early.
"Father, isn't the King's arrangement a bit excessive?"
Among the crowd waiting at the port to welcome Ian, a man with a hideous and ugly face, wearing a ruffled shirt with a tie and suspenders, looked at the vast, empty sea outside the port and said in a low, dissatisfied voice: "What's with Princess Saly Nandcernet standing at the forefront to greet him? She is my fiancée! If that Saint Ian were to take a liking to the Princess, wouldn't it affect our plans?"
Upon hearing this, a middle-aged man dressed as a noble, standing beside the man, frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Stelly, you'd best not be presumptuous. Even if Saint Ian takes a liking to Her Royal Highness the Princess, you must pretend to be indifferent. Otherwise, not only our family of three, but even the Goa Kingdom, would not be able to withstand the wrath of that dignitary!"
Stelly, the adopted son of Otluk III, a noble of the Goa Kingdom, possessed distorted class consciousness and a desire for power, a two-faced person who feigned subservience in front of his adoptive parents.
Although he desperately wanted to curry favor with the Celestial Dragons, and even wanted to become one, before achieving that goal, he had to have Princess Saly Nandcernet and become the next King of the Goa Kingdom.
Now he was only engaged to Princess Saly Nandcernet and had not yet obtained the status of heir to the throne. The King had Princess Saly Nandcernet stand at the forefront to greet the arriving Saint Ian, which gave him a sense of humiliation, as if his ambitions were being trampled upon.
Although he dared not offend a Celestial Dragon, he had to find a way to prevent Princess Saly Nandcernet from being favored by the arriving Saint Ian.
"Father, can you tell me about Saint Ian? Why do I feel that His Majesty the King and you, Father, are both very afraid of him? Is it because of his Celestial Dragon status, or some other reason?"
"Of course, it's because of his Celestial Dragon status." Otluk III glared at Stelly and said irritably: "If he weren't a Celestial Dragon, why would His Majesty the King go to such great lengths? Stelly, you only have one thing to do next, and that is to try your best to please Saint Ian. Even if he sleeps with Her Royal Highness Princess Saly Nandcernet, it would be a great honor for you and the Princess!"
"In short, even if Saint Ian and Her Royal Highness the Princess are 'doing business' inside, you must find a way to serve them outside the door and fulfill their every request! As long as you please Saint Ian, all these sacrifices are utterly insignificant! Because he is not only a Celestial Dragon, but also the Young Master of the Nerona Family, the most powerful family in Mary Geoise. Even the Gorosei treat him with utmost respect!"
"Really?" Stelly's eyes lit up, and he grinned wickedly: "If that's truly the case, even if Her Royal Highness the Princess is unwilling, I will tie her up and send her to Saint Ian's bed!"
Otluk III nodded with satisfaction, "Excellent, excellent, a teachable youth indeed!"
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