Momonga was at his wit's end.
Although he had managed to stop Hancock from charging at the members of the God's Knights, he couldn't stop the Marine Headquarters' crazy officers and soldiers. The Warlord meeting wasn't scheduled for another three days, and Hancock had arrived two days early.
This meant she would have to stay at the Headquarters for the entire next day and Momonga head was spinning!
If he had known Hancock would be so cooperative, he wouldn't have rushed to Amazon Lily to pick her up so quickly. Now, all he could do was hand this mess over to their Fleet Admiral.
After all, the Fleet Admiral already had one Warlord staying at his home. What was one more?
At this thought, Momonga felt a wave of relief and straightforwardly said.
"Hancock, I'll take you to meet the Fleet Admiral right now."
"Meet him now?"
Hearing that Momonga was taking her to see Orion immediately, Hancock, who had been willful and spoiled just a moment ago, unexpectedly showed a hint of shyness. Covering her face, she bashfully said.
"This humble one… hasn't prepared herself mentally yet."
"What are you thinking?!"
Startled by Hancock sudden display of shyness, Momonga quickly distanced himself, his eyes wide. One hand gripped his thigh, while the other tightly held a dagger. He exclaimed in frustration.
"I'm taking you to meet the Fleet Admiral, not to a blind date!"
"Did… did this humble one say something wrong?" Hancock covered her face, which was flushed from whatever scenario she had imagined and looked at Momonga with innocent eyes.
"Enough with your nonsense, follow me!" Momonga didn't dare to meet Hancock gaze.
After throwing out these words, he decisively turned around.
....
Meanwhile.
At the family quarters, the Fleet Admiral residence.
Gunko, who had arrived ahead of Hancock and Momonga, didn't beat around the bush and directly stated her purpose to Orion.
Learning that Gunko had come under Im orders and wanted to participate in his yet-to-be-launched transformation plan, Orion, who was wielding a hoe to clear the vegetable garden in the yard, blinked in surprise.
He then handed the hoe to Sakazuki beside him and replied off-topic.
"You used the teleportation array just for this trivial matter?"
As he spoke, Orion pointed in the direction of the headquarters building.
"Yes!" Gunko didn't show any embarrassment despite being sent flying by the Conqueror's Haki stored in the seal. She said seriously.
"Lord Im wants to know what this transformation plan is all about!"
Orion nodded. "No problem. Since you're here, you might as well experience it firsthand!"
Before the words had fully left his mouth, Orion picked up a sickle nearby and tossed it over.
"Help me cut the weeds in the yard. This is part of the plan. Consider it a warm-up."
"???????"
Gunko looked down at the sickle that had landed at her feet, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly beneath the bandages.
'I came all the way from the Holy Land, and not only did you not arrange a place for me to stay, but you're also making me cut weeds? I'm a member of the God's Knights!'
Though she thought this in her heart, Gunko didn't dare to voice it out loud.
First, she was worried about being sent flying again. Second, Sakazuki, a Navy Admiral, was sweating profusely as he swung the hoe and Orion had already turned his attention to fixing the fence.
If even Orion himself and an Admiral were doing such tasks, cutting some weeds didn't seem so out of place.
After a brief silence, Gunko took a deep breath and decisively activated her Devil Fruit ability. With a flick of her sleeve, a bandage flew out and wrapped around the sickle handle.
Instantly, the sickle seemed to gain a mind of its own, flying at an astonishing speed and cutting down the weeds in the yard in swathes.
Orion glanced sideways but didn't stop her. After securing the fence in front of him, he immediately stood up and called out to Mihawk, who was lounging under a parasol across the yard like a boss, reading a newspaper.
"MITARO, come help me with the fence!"
"!!!!!"
The sudden mention of "Mitaro" nearly broke Mihawk composure.
He reacted sharply, gripping the hilt of the supreme-grade sword standing beside him, then turned his head to fix Orion with his hawk-like, piercing eyes, clearly ready to draw his blade if Orion dared to call him that again.
Seeing Mihawk reaction, Orion shrugged slightly and said.
"If you don't want me to call you that nickname, then put down that newspaper and come help. Otherwise, not only will I call you that every day, but I'll also issue a bounty poster with the name 'Mitaro' and mark it below, 'Formerly known as Dracule Mihawk'!"
Hearing this, Mihawk facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.
He must have been out of his mind back then, feeling inexplicably compassionate and helping Orion, who was stranded on a deserted island. He helped, but of all people, he had to help such a scheming young man!
What happened to repaying kindness with kindness?
After all, he was the world's greatest swordsman!
And now he was being asked to fix a fence?
If the Marine Headquarters reporters saw this and took photos, how could he ever maintain his reputation in the Grand Line?
Though he had a thousand reasons to refuse, Mihawk took a deep breath, put down the newspaper, and walked over.
Just as Mihawk joined the "labor," Momonga arrived at the gate of the yard with Hancock.
As soon as he reached the gate, Momonga was stunned by the scene in the yard. Admiral Sakazuki was enthusiastically wielding a hoe to dig the ground, while the God's Knight member Gunko skillfully and swiftly trimmed the grass and trees with a sickle wrapped in bandages.
Even the world's greatest swordsman was crouched in front of a fence, reinforcing it alongside the Fleet Admiral?
'What on earth was going on???'
Momonga eyes widened in shock, unsure whether he should interrupt.
"This, this—"
After a brief mental shutdown, Momonga stammered for a moment before suddenly snapping back to reality. Without hesitation, he took off his Vice Admiral coat, rolled up his sleeves, and rushed over to Orion, exclaiming excitedly.
"Fleet Admiral, how could I let you handle this? Leave it to me—I'm an expert at building fence walls!"
"Momonga?" Orion was momentarily stunned, a look of confusion on his face. "Haven't you left yet?"
"The mission already completed!" Momonga pointed to the tall figure standing outside the courtyard gate.
Seeing this, Orion quickly turned to look.
Outside the courtyard, Hancock was also in a state of disarray. Apart from the woman wearing underwear on the outside and half her face wrapped in bandages, everyone in the courtyard was familiar to her.
But what they were doing was something she couldn't wrap her head around, no matter how hard she tried.
"Tsk tsk tsk, truly the world's most beautiful woman!"
The moment Orion turned to look at Hancock, his eyes lit up and he didn't hesitate to give her thumbs up. Then, he stood up, brushed the dirt off his hands, and waved to Hancock outside the courtyard gate.
"What are you staring at? Come in and help!"
Before Hancock could react, Orion walked over to the eaves, picked up two wooden buckets, and returned to her. He casually placed a carrying pole on her shoulders, which had been leaning against the gate.
"You know how to carry water, right? There's a well in the backyard. Hurry up and fetch some—I need it soon."
"??????????"
Hancock brain was practically smoking. The scene she had imagined in her mind moments ago was now completely shattered. Reflexively steadying the pole on her shoulders, she blinked in confusion and stammered.
"I… I don't know how to carry water."
Orion shook his head with a warm smile.
"With your height, it'd be a waste if you couldn't carry water!"
Before he could finish speaking, Orion turned to the member of the God Knights who had just finished cutting the grass.
"Gunko, go teach Hancock. There are two more buckets by the well!"
Hearing this, Gunko who had just put down her sickle and was about to take a break, nearly exploded on the spot.
"How could I possibly know how to do that? I'm a member of the God Knights!"
Orion blinked. "Should I send you away, then?"
"You—" Gunko was so angry she felt like her period had come early.
"Give me the pole!"
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