Year 1478 of the sea circle calendar.
Six years remain until the God Valley Incident.
Sabaody Archipelago.
A warship painted in dark green sailed into Port 66 of the Mangrove Area without disturbing the island residents.
A muscular man with a Mohawk haircut and a white 'Justice' coat draped over his shoulders stepped down from the warship, his face stern.
The Marine Base Commander of Sabaody, who had been waiting at the port, immediately led a group of officers and Commanders forward respectfully, raising their hands in salute.
"Admiral Kong, welcome to Sabaody Archipelago..."
The Marine Commodore hadn't finished speaking when he was interrupted by the man he addressed as Admiral Kong.
"Enough. Quickly tell me, where is that brat Carlos?"
Sensing the impatience in his superior's voice, the Commodore flinched and quickly replied, "He seems to have gone to the Bubble Amusement Park..."
"Amusement Park?"
Kong's eye twitched. "That damn brat skipped Headquarters training just to wander around an amusement park on Sabaody? I've been looking for him all morning..."
"Take me there immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
A few minutes later, Mangrove Area 33, Bubble Park.
He looked at the building before him, decorated in the shape of a pink heart and surrounded by various flowers.
And at the entrance, a dozen scantily clad women were constantly flirting and posing for passersby.
A few black lines instantly appeared on Kong's forehead.
He glared at the embarrassed Commodore behind him.
"This is the amusement park you mentioned?"
"What kind of amusement park is this?"
"Isn't this the damn Pleasure District?!"
Naturally, the Commodore dared not talk back.
But he muttered internally: "Isn't it normal for an amusement park to have a Pleasure District? Essentially, both aim to bring people happiness..."
"That damned brat Carlos..."
"This is outrageous!"
"So young, yet he willingly degrades himself by hanging out in this terrible place!"
"If I don't discipline him properly, this kid is going to cause chaos!"
Kong's temper flared, and he strode toward the heart-shaped building.
Seeing this man—muscular, robust, and clearly overwhelmingly powerful—walking toward them.
The women standing at the entrance soliciting customers' eyes lit up, and they swarmed him.
"Oh, my dear Marine Sir, is this your first time here?"
"Shall I introduce you to our establishment's signature services?"
"Sir, you look so fierce~, and your muscles... they're really huge."
Kong's momentum was immediately broken by the Bevy of Beauties surrounding him.
"I... I'm not here to play... I'm here to find someone!"
Kong was somewhat flustered, and he only managed to break free and flash inside the building by immediately using Soru, one of the Six Powers.
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Kong, his face slightly flushed, let out a long sigh of relief.
That was terrifying.
The women outside were extraordinarily bold.
They actually started touching him, a total stranger, right away.
And in front of his Marine subordinates, too.
He had lost all face!
"What an outrage!"
It was all Carlos's fault!
If it weren't for that kid, why would he, a dignified Marine Admiral, come running to this sort of Pleasure Quarter?
Thinking of this, Kong lost his patience and immediately unleashed his Observation Haki, searching the entire building for Carlos's life presence.
"Buzz!"
A red light sparked in his eyes, and the powerful Observation Haki spread out, sensing the entire amusement park, including the Pleasure District.
"Found him!"
In an instant, Kong locked onto a certain room deep down the corridor and walked towards it, grinding his teeth.
Arriving at the door, he saw the 'No Entry for Unauthorized Personnel' sign hanging on it.
Along with the constant, silvery laughter echoing from inside the room.
His anger flared even more.
Women!
More than one!
That brat Carlos... he really knows how to party!
Kong took a deep breath, suppressed his rage, and was about to push the door open directly.
But suddenly, a lazy voice came from inside.
"Uncle Kong, I advise you not to do that."
"Right now, it's not really suitable for us to meet; it would only make us both awkward."
"Why don't you wait outside for a bit? I'll be out immediately, very quickly, just... a few minutes."
"What did you say?" Kong was stunned.
Immediately, his mouth twitched, the imprint of his molars showed on his jaw, and veins bulged on his forehead.
"Carlos! What in the hell are you talking about, you brat!"
"Not suitable to meet... Do you think you're doing something glorious?!"
He didn't bother turning the doorknob; in his fury, he kicked the door.
With a loud bang, the door flew open.
Kong, glaring with bull eyes, charged straight in, still roaring.
"You skip the Officer Training Courses at Marineford, a dignified Navy Lieutenant Commander, ditching class to fool around in a place like this!"
"Do you know what kind of stain this self-degrading behavior will leave on your Marine career?"
"You are wasting your own talent!"
"You are ruining your future!"
"Do you think you are worthy of your deceased father?"
"You...!"
When he finally saw the scene inside the room, Kong's roaring abruptly stopped.
His mouth hung open like a hippo's, utterly dumbfounded.
The room was filled with extremely luxurious fixtures and decorations.
The floor, covered in bear and sable fur, dipped down into a Hot Spring Pool about twenty to thirty meters in diameter.
Mist curled up from the pool, and steam evaporated from the water.
A young man with steel-needle white short hair, a firm face, and lazy eyes was comfortably lying back in the pool, soaking in the hot spring.
He was unusually tall.
At least over three meters.
His bronze-colored muscles were covered in scars of various sizes, creating an indescribable visual impact.
Four fair-skinned, beautiful, graceful, and highly attractive women were currently surrounding this white-haired youth.
One was massaging his shoulders.
One was rubbing his legs.
One was feeding him fruit.
And another was... Wait... None of this is the point!!
The key was the appearance of these women... Staring at the four beautiful, familiar faces, Kong's eyes nearly popped out.
He finally understood why Carlos had advised him not to enter.
Why Carlos had said that meeting would be awkward for everyone.
Kong hadn't believed it before.
Now he believed it.
Kong had never wanted the Ability to Turn Back Time as much as he did at this moment.
Because then he could go back a few minutes.
And leave immediately, avoiding the sight of these women's faces.
These four women, all under the average age of twenty-five, were all people he had seen before.
He had seen them in Holy Land Mary Geoise... The playful maiden massaging Carlos's shoulders.
She was Iruniel-gū of the Jaygarcia Family.
The long-haired, straight-haired *onee-san* who was rubbing Carlos's legs.
She was Lorian-gū of the Shepard Family.
The pitiful pink-haired woman feeding Carlos fruit.
She was Nasujuroh Saint's Seventh Wife, whom he had married not long ago.
And the last one, the blonde with long legs.
She was the biological younger sister of Donquixote Homing Saint!
Kong couldn't figure out for the life of him.
Why these women, whose statuses were sky-high, would come to such a disreputable place.
And hang out with that brat Carlos in this manner!
All four of them together!
But now was not the time to dwell on this... Looking at Kong, who was frozen in place with cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
Carlos shook his head helplessly.
"I warned you, Uncle."
"Heh heh..." Kong squeezed out a smile that looked worse than crying.
Seeing the women's increasingly cold expressions, he was about to brace himself and offer an explanation.
He saw the blonde woman, Donquixote Homing Saint's biological sister, point toward the door behind him.
"What are you standing there for? Get out!"
"Do you want to lose your Admiral position?"
"R-right... I'm sorry! I'm leaving right now!" Kong looked as if he had been granted amnesty, turning around hastily and fleeing the room.
As he left, he didn't forget to close the door he had kicked open.
Watching Kong leave dejectedly, the blonde woman snorted, turned back, and started counting the scars on Carlos's chest.
"So this is your Marine Admiral? What a crude man."
"He has none of the elegance you possess, Carlos."
"Carlos... are you really not considering coming back to the Holy Land with us?"
"We could arrange a high-ranking World Government official position for you, like the Commander of CP0. With your talent, you could certainly handle it easily..."
"Hmph!" Carlos sneered, grabbing her chin.
"Woman, are you trying to tell me what to do?"