Man in Pirates: Robin is my cousin? Chapter 024

Giyuan walked behind Ranpo at some point, signaling Beno to move aside with her eyes.

Beno understood and quietly retreated.

A pair of tender hands rested on Ranpo’s shoulders. The change in pressure made Ranpo open his eyes and look up.

“Sister Giyuan, why are you here?”

“Of course, I came to see our great hero~”

Giyuan raised an eyebrow, her hands continuously massaging Ranpo’s shoulders gently.

“Little brother, are you interested in joining the Marines~ Sister can pull some strings for you~”

“Really?”

When she mentioned pulling strings, Ranpo became interested. Was this “pulling strings” legitimate?

“Of course, it’s true. Vice Admiral Tsuru is my sister. As long as you agree to join the Marines, I’ll help you solve any other problems!”

Giyuan’s eyes lit up, and seeing Ranpo’s reaction, she secretly thought there was a chance.

After they reported the mission details, the higher-ups had the intention of recruiting him, wanting to bring this rising star, Ranpo, into the Marines for training. He was definitely a future Admiral candidate.

“Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? You can’t do that! Brother Bellia is one of us, from the CP organization. How can he go to the Marines? That’s unreasonable!”

A CP 0 agent, with white bandages wrapped around his head, appeared out of nowhere, looking anxious.

“Hmph, a little brother with such strong power should definitely join the Marines. If it weren’t for this mission, your CP organization might still be treating this little brother as an ordinary agent, right?”

In Giyuan’s opinion, Ranpo joining the Marines was the right path, to make the Marines’ combat power reach its historical peak and end this chaotic Great Pirate Era!

“The higher-ups already know about Brother Bellia’s performance. He will definitely be given important positions upon his return. There’s no need to trouble your Marines.”

The CP 0 agent remained expressionless, his tone unusually firm.

Not discovering Brother Bellia’s strength earlier was indeed their oversight, but then again, who would have thought an eighteen-year-old kid could be so formidable, and not only formidable but also incredibly low-key.

“Please don’t argue, both of you. Whether it’s the Marines or the CP organization, we are all colleagues. There’s no need to quarrel.”

“Sister Giyuan, thank you for your kindness, but I’ve decided to stay with the CP organization.”

Ranpo showed a hint of apology. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to use the back door, but he temporarily didn’t want to be exposed to the public eye.

Given his personality, if he joined the Marines, he would definitely be frantically taking on missions, and his fame would surely skyrocket. What if an old acquaintance from the West Blue recognized him and reported him? Wouldn’t that expose him?

However, this wouldn’t happen with the CP organization. Even when carrying out missions, he wore a mask, ensuring the confidentiality of his identity.

Marine Admirals are household names, but how many people can name a CP agent?

“Alas, it seems my charm isn’t enough.”

Giyuan ruffled Ranpo’s head, looking regretful.

“Alright, but don’t forget your sister. Maybe we’ll have a chance to do missions together again in the future.”

“Sister Giyuan is so beautiful, I couldn’t forget you even if I tried,” Ranpo teased.

“Such a smooth talker. You must have tricked many girls, haven’t you?” Giyuan’s cheeks flushed slightly as she rolled her eyes at Ranpo.

“Not at all, not at all, I’m still young,” Ranpo waved his hand in denial. He had only been to the pleasure district a few times and hadn’t tricked many girls.

The CP 0 agent beside them had a dark expression, like a light bulb, and could only shake his head and leave.

He felt relieved about Ranpo’s decision. How could a strong person be influenced by women? Truly worthy of being one of their intelligence agents!

For the next few days, Ranpo, Kuzan, and Kizaru played cards on the ship, passing the time while escorting Kaido.

“Three of clubs!”

“Four Aces!!”

“No way?! I played a three of clubs?!” Beno jumped up, his face full of disbelief, his eyes wide like copper bells, and his face covered in sticky notes.

“Hmph, I played four Aces, is that not allowed?” Ranpo raised an eyebrow, speaking calmly.

Because they were bored, Ranpo taught them “Landlord,” and let everyone witness what it meant to be the God of Landlord.

“Alright, alright! Your turn! I’ll see how you play!” Beno’s face turned red, clutching his four twos, staring intently at Ranpo.

He decided that no matter what Ranpo played, he would jump up and play his four twos!

“A sequence, I’m out.”

“Holy crap?! One more game! I refuse to believe it today!”

Well, not just Beno, Kuzan and Kizaru were also getting heated from Ranpo’s playing, though not as furious as Beno.

“Alright, alright, stop playing. We’re almost there.”

Seeing the faint outline of Marine Headquarters, Giyuan reminded everyone.

Soon after, Kaido was secretly escorted away, and Ranpo and the others successfully completed their mission handover.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing a special mission! You have received 5000 experience points!]

Awesome!

Hearing the pleasant sound, Ranpo felt refreshed.

This reward was much better than the difficult missions he had done before.

He estimated that if he continued to grind after returning, he would be able to take on Imu in no time.

[Ding! Detecting that the Host’s strength is too high, completing World Government missions will no longer guarantee selection rewards!]

Hiss~ System! Can’t you play fair anymore?!

Ranpo had anticipated that future mission rewards might decrease, but he didn’t expect the system to directly stop giving him opportunities to frantically grind missions.

Alas, the system probably didn’t expect him to be so diligent.

With such a hardworking host, the system could finally enjoy some leisure.

“Little brother~ Don’t forget your sister~ Still the same words, if you change your mind, your sister will always open the back door for you.”

Before leaving, Giyuan once again invited Ranpo. Pulling strings was indeed tempting, but Ranpo was a man of strong will.

“Goodbye, Sister Giyuan. See you all again!”

Everyone dispersed from Marineford. The CP 0 agent and Beno headed to the Red Line, to the World Government headquarters.

“Brother, I’m leaving first. I believe we’ll meet again soon!”

“Brother Bellia, go back and get ready. Prepare to receive notification to come to the Red Line headquarters!”

Ranpo made an OK gesture and sailed his ship alone, embarking on the journey back to Enies Lobby.

After this, he was going to be promoted, and he felt inexplicably excited.

Was it because he had been a corporate drone for too long in his previous life and had never experienced the feeling of promotion?

Could he be directly promoted to CP 0? He wasn’t sure, but seeing the performance of the several CP 0 agents, he guessed he would be working at the Red Line after this.

Damn! The Red Line!

Ranpo suddenly realized that he would have to deal with the Celestial Dragons there!

Thinking of those inbred idiots, Ranpo got a headache. What if he couldn’t control himself and accidentally killed a few? Wouldn’t his double-agent career end prematurely?

However, he didn’t need to worry too much. The World Government headquarters and the area where the Celestial Dragons lived were definitely separate. He would probably only occasionally see those guys.

A few days passed in a flash, and Ranpo returned to Enies Lobby.

Commander Carter had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Ranpo safe and sound, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, apparently Ranpo had listened to his survival advice.

“It seems the mission is complete. It’s good that you’re fine. Get some good rest for a few days and wait for the headquarters’ notification. I guess we’ll be colleagues from now on.”

Carter didn’t ask about the process, only patted Ranpo’s shoulder, his eyes somewhat complex.