The Alternatives of the Tianlong Family

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"Uh-huh!"

At this point, the bald old man hung up the Den Den Mushi.

"That kid Isna is going on a trip."

The bald old man turned around and spoke to the other four old men.

“Although we are old, we are not deaf. We can hear you even though you are speaking so loudly,” the old man with long, straight white hair retorted.

"Ha ha ha ha···"

The bald old man laughed a few times, then continued, "With so many more guards added, shouldn't that be enough to protect him?"

“Under normal circumstances, even without reinforcements, Is is quite safe. After all, no one would be foolish enough to declare war on the World Government directly. However, if you encounter a vicious madman, that’s a different story. Adding a few more powerful marines would be enough,” another elder said.

"What do you think we should do if we are ultimately unable to change his mind?" the old man with the knife said calmly.

"You underestimate that kid Is. I can tell what he's thinking just by looking at him."

"He says he wants to live like the other Celestial Dragons, but his actions have already exposed him. He's just unwilling to be subordinate to others. When something happens that he can't do anything about, he'll realize the benefits of power."

"It's only a matter of time before he joins the Celestial Dragons' power structure."

The other elders had naturally thought of what the old man said, it was just a matter of who would speak first.

"Leaving aside other matters for now, as long as he acts as a Celestial Dragon and doesn't harm our foundation, we can tolerate it," the long-haired, white-haired old man said calmly.

"It seems you think the same way I do: as long as the foundation of our world government remains unshaken, he can do whatever he wants," the bald old man added.

However, they overthought this. Is was well aware of his identity; he was neither a pirate nor an ordinary person, but a Celestial Dragon, a World Noble.

Damaging the foundation of the World Government would undoubtedly create trouble for himself, and since he already dislikes trouble, he certainly wouldn't do anything pointless.

Much later, on a shore in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Is and his party have already boarded the ship.

Naval warships were in front, followed by World Government warships.

However, after seeing the standard escort of the Navy that the Five Elders had arranged for him, he couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems you really haven't given up on me... Five Elders!" Is muttered, gazing at the receding shore of the Sabaody Archipelago.

During this voyage, Is decided not to continue training and instead take a short break.

Of course, Is directly transferred all the World Government personnel from this ship to another ship (except for the navigator).

The only people left were from Is's side.

Tornado passed the time learning to cook in the kitchen, while Madara Uchiha and Is were rather bored, lying on the bow of the ship fishing.

Madara Uchiha claimed he was fishing, but he was actually reading a newspaper in a chair. When drowsiness came over him, he simply covered his face with the newspaper and fell asleep.

Even when a fish comes, he doesn't lift the rod, and in the end, the fish drags the rod away.

As for Is, he pretended not to see what was happening, drinking some wine and eating pastries. He said he was fishing, but it would be more accurate to say he was admiring the sea view.

As time went on, the sun grew stronger.

"Kakakaka."

Paper emerged from Is's body, and soon a paper parasol was erected at the bow of the ship.

Of course, the burning attribute is useless to Is, otherwise it wouldn't be a sunshade, but a person-scorching umbrella.

Just then, the Den Den Mushi (snail phone) placed in front of the small table rang.

“Brubru…”

“Brubru…”

Easton paused for a moment, then quickly put the half-eaten pastry in his mouth and picked up a napkin from the table to wipe his hands.

Finally, pick up the Den Den Mushi and answer it.

"I am Bernard Is!"

"Great Lord Bernard Issain, please step aside. We have spotted pirate ships ahead, and they are heading straight for us," the naval officer at the front reported.

"Pirate?"

Is was taken aback.

"Yes, Lord Bernard Issain, please excuse me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Is hung up the Den Den Mushi and continued eating his pastries as if nothing had happened.

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Chapter 26

Foreground of the naval warship.

The pirate ship is getting closer and closer.

Previously, only afterimages could be seen; now, the pirate ship has fully appeared in the Navy's field of vision.

"This...this pirate flag???" A naval vice admiral's expression changed drastically upon seeing the pirate flag on the approaching pirate ship.

"No...no mistake, the double mustache, that's the symbol of the Roger Pirates," another Marine Vice Admiral said in a deep voice. (Don't argue that Roger's mustache was his nose hair; the author knows that.)

Although the Roger Pirates' reputation on the seas is far less than that of the Rocks Pirates at this moment, the World Government has long since listed the Roger Pirates as an extremely dangerous pirate crew.

"Gol D. Roger, captain of the Roger Pirates, has a bounty of 22 billion Berries!"

"Roger Pirates, Silvers Rayleigh, bounty 18 billion Berries."

"Roger Pirates, Sparky Jabba, bounty 16 billion Berries."

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The World Government officials stared at the rapidly approaching Roger Pirates, their faces grim: "Under no circumstances can we allow Lord Bernard Issain to be in any danger."

The vice admiral drew his long sword from his waist and gripped it tightly: "We can't escape. As long as the Roger Pirates don't give in, we can't leave."

“That’s right. If we separate now, the World Government’s ships will be in even greater danger.” Another vice admiral drew his long sword, ready for battle at any moment.

"I'll leave the front to you. I'll go to the back and take care of Lord Bernard Issain's safety," the World Government official instructed.

Meanwhile, on the Roger Pirates' side...

"A naval warship, a World Government vessel. There are no admirals among the naval warships."

"The World Government ships behind us... are carrying Celestial Dragons! It seems there aren't any particularly troublesome ones on this trip." Rayleigh stared ahead and quickly came to his conclusion.

"If that's the case, then it's delivered right to our doorstep. Ships carrying Celestial Dragons must be rich in supplies, and we're just running out of food."

As Jabba spoke, a smile appeared on his face.

"Roger, it's up to you. Do you want to start a war, or do you want to avoid it?" Rayleigh said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Roger grinned, drew his long sword from his waist, and calmly said, "Since we haven't seen any troublesome guys, why shouldn't we accept supplies delivered to our doorstep?"

As soon as Roger said this, the crew of Roger's Pirates began to erupt in excitement, waving their weapons and shouting loudly.

"Go! Loot their supplies!"

Roger brandished his longsword and shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, the ship sped up.

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World Government ships.

Madara Uchiha, who was sleeping, and Is simultaneously sensed a dangerous aura.

Madara Uchiha immediately sat up, and Is put the pastry he had just picked up back onto the plate.

Madara Uchiha looked at Is and said, "The aura is like that of a ferocious beast. The person who came... is not simple!"

"Yes, I've noticed that too."

Is brushed the crumbs off his clothes and stood up.

"Swipe!"

Just then, two figures landed not far from Is, and before Is could speak, they spoke up.

"Lord Bernard Issain, please excuse us. The group that has come is a vicious pirate crew."

"A vicious pirate crew?" Is looked directly at him and said calmly.

“Yes, it’s the Roger Pirates. The captain has a bounty of 22 billion Berries,” another man in a black suit explained.

"Roger?"

Easton paused, his expression hardening slightly. No wonder they sensed the aura of a ferocious beast; it turned out to be the Roger Pirates.

"What bad luck," Is complained.

"What are you planning to do?" Madara Uchiha asked Is, seeking his opinion.

“Under these circumstances, if Roger doesn’t want to let us escape, it will be very difficult for us to get away from him,” Is said slowly.

"Rest assured, Lord Bernard Issa, we will always stand in your way. If he wants to harm you, he will have to step over my dead body."

The man in the black suit tried to calm Is down, but what he didn't expect was that Is was actually calmer than him at this moment.

Is rolled his eyes at him, then instructed, "Go in and tell Tornado that her mission is to protect Rose Minnian and the others, and then help them out there."

"Yes, Lord Bernard Issa!"

Is looked at another man in a black suit and then instructed, "You go too, help protect my men!"

"But what about you, Lord Bernard Issaint!"

“I don’t need it,” Is replied.

Indeed, his strength is not as good as Is's, so it's unrealistic to say that he's protecting Is. On the contrary, it's more likely that Is is protecting him.

"But!"

“There are some things I don’t want to say a second time!” Is’s tone became noticeably colder.

Seeing Is's expression, the man in the black suit was so frightened that his back went cold, and he bent over and kept backing away.