Under Basire's gaze, Tsuru could only smile bitterly. Even though she pretended to be hard to sway, she was still manipulated by Basire in an instant.
Her granddaughter Kujaku is indeed her weakness.
Let Garp and the Sword team come to test the cannon of the Pluton battleship. Doesn't this mean that he wants to kill them?
Basire, the master of the New World, is worthy of his position, with both strength and wisdom.
Even she, the Marine Chief of Staff, and Sengoku, the Resourceful General, have been plotted and manipulated by Basire since his debut.
How could there be a monster like Basire in this world?
"That's all, the World Government is unkind and unjust. Emperor Basire, we are willing to join the Marines of the Hive Empire."
Tsuru said helplessly, she really didn't dare to bet. If Basire really used Garp and Sword to test Pluton's cannon, after Kujaku and Garp died, she, Gion and Drake would also be silenced. There would be no hope of living anymore.
Whether it was for Kujaku and Garp, or for Gion and Drake, she had to surrender to Basire today.
However, she joined the Hive Empire instead of the Big Daddy Pirates. This can be regarded as a better fig leaf. They are still soldiers, not pirates!
"I just like chatting with smart people like you, Ms. Tsuru. It's so refreshing!"
Basire patted Kuzan on the shoulder and showed this young padawan what "charisma" and "means" are.
"Welcome, beautiful Gion, you will work in my empire from now on, do you want me to give you some privileges?"
"The World Government refuses to give you the position of Marine Admiral. Do you want me to give you the position of Admiral?"
"How about I give you one of the Five Elders' Devil Fruits?"
Basire waved his hand, and the jailer sensibly handed him the key to the seastone handcuffs, and Basire personally went to open the handcuffs and leg cuffs for Gion.
"...Emperor Basire, shouldn't you show respect to the elderly and open mine first?"
Tsuru naturally knew that Basire had bad intentions, and she didn't want to see Gion just being picked up by this lecherous playboy.
She spoke decisively, interrupting the ambiguity between Gion and Basire.
"I'm sorry, but when I see my beloved Gion suffering, I can't help but want to release her first."
Basire said shamelessly, then waved at the jailer, who handed the other keys to Kuzan to open the handcuffs for Tsuru and Drake.
"Have you touched enough?"
Gion watched with a livid face as Basire grabbed her hand and groped for it. The key fumbled and trembled, but could not be inserted into the keyhole of the seastone handcuffs.
"How come the hands of these powerful swordswomen's remain so smooth and tender? They should be covered with calluses from holding the sword."
Basire did not answer Gion's question. Instead, he shamelessly turned her palm over and studied it, caressing it as he pleased.
Gion felt a strange feeling coming from her palm, and her heart beat faster than ever before.
"How shameless, don't you see the others are watching?!"
Gion blushed and said through gritted teeth, but a very exciting feeling came to her heart. This was a special feeling that she had never felt before.
"You're saying that I can continue when there's no one around, right?"
Basire ignored the weird looks from Kuzan, Tsuru, and Drake, along with the idolizing looks of the jailer, and asked Gion seriously.
"you...!!!"
Gion's livid face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. She didn't know whether it was because of anger or shyness.
"Okay, okay, let's continue in private next time."
Basire smiled and quickly opened her handcuffs. When opening her shackles, he inevitably touched her feet and supported her thighs.
Gion was so frightened that she almost couldn't stand still, and a strong sense of shame surged into her heart.
She felt that she would no longer be able to hold her head up in front of Tsuru and Kuzan.
Some tears welled up in her eyes.
"What are you doing? Are you going to shed pearls now?"
"Miss Gion, please stop your mental friction and random thoughts."
"Do you think they care what we do?"
"The world is too busy for other people to pay attention to these little things."
Basire said seriously, with a very serious face.
"Can I ask Ms Tsuru and Kuzan what they saw just now?"
Basire immediately turned to look at Tsuru and Kuzan and asked.
"..., Your Majesty Basire, what are you talking about? We were just taking off the handcuffs, are we going to take office now?"
Tsuru could only pretend to be senile and looked at Basire and Gion with a confused expression, hoping to make Gion feel better.
"..."
Kuzan and Drake looked expressionless and cold, as if they didn't see or hear anything.
"Look, let's go, let's go, it's okay, Gion will be promoted to Admiral from now on."
"If you want a mythical zoan fruit, go to my place and help feed my pole-dancing pet fish."
Basire said to Gion, and then walked out, and Kuzan and Drake followed expressionlessly.
"Sister Tsuru, what does Basire mean when he talks about the dancing pet fish?"
Gion was confused. If she helps feed the fish, she can get an extremely precious devil fruit?
If she could, she wouldn't mind going once.
"..., I don't know either, let's go, I hope I can stop Garp and Kujaku!"
Tsuru was silent for a moment and decisively changed the topic.
Seeing that Tsuru had already walked out, Gion could only follow her out in a daze. This bastard Basire was so annoying, always saying such nonsense.
However, did Sister Tsuru and Kuzan really not notice what Basire was doing?
Forget it, regardless of whether they know it or not, as long as they don't tell or bring it up, it will make her feel better.
When the leaders of the Big Daddy Pirates saw how quickly Basire persuaded Vice Admiral Tsuru and others to surrender, they had to admire his methods, which were much better than Kuzan's.
The Imperial Army with Kuzan in charge has finally started taking shape.
"Advisor Tsuru, do you want to expel Garp and the Sword team, or do you want to drag them all into our army?"
Basire asked Tsuru with a smile. When he learned that these guys went deep into the waters of the Hive Empire, he was also surprised, but he saw the opportunity to force Tsuru to surrender.
Basire started to wonder if he also had the famous plot armor.
"I can persuade Kujaku to stay, but I can't control Garp."
Tsuru thought for a moment and then said it. After she surrendered, it would be a bit dangerous for Kujaku to stay in the Sword team that is semi-affiliated with the Marines. It would be safer to keep her by her side.
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