Thinking of this, Vice-Admiral Cons felt slightly relieved, but also somewhat helpless.
Good grief, they directly sailed the fleet to the front gate of the G-5 branch. This was simply coming to humiliate their G-5 branch!
At this time, a marine beside him looked at his superior, whose expression was somewhat irritated, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "Vice-Admiral Cons, do we need to request support from Marine Headquarters?"
As soon as those words fell….
"Bang!"
Vice-Admiral Cons kicked him in the butt without hesitation and said irritably, "Request what support?"
Support?
If Umbrella Corporation really intended to attack the G-5 branch, by the time support from Marine Headquarters arrived... Perhaps they could help collect the bodies.
And if Umbrella Corporation really was just here to meet Rear-Admiral Enchi, then they would just pretend not to see it. Why bother caring so much?
What he believed in was not Admiral Akainu's Absolute Justice.
The Umbrella Corporation had not attacked the G-5 branch, had not invaded any affiliated nations, and had not captured slaves. Turning a blind eye was enough; did they really want to declare war on them?
Losing a bit of face was just losing a bit of face.
Admiral Kizaru had been pinned down and hammered by them, Admiral Akainu had been angered to the point of almost vomiting blood, and even Fleet Admiral Sengoku had been kept awake for several days by that guy. He was just a branch Vice-Admiral. Why provoke them for no reason?
"Tell the people below to stay put and do nothing."
"Understood, Vice-Admiral Cons!"
After the marine went down to relay the order, Vice-Admiral Cons hesitated for a moment, but still did not return to his office. He continued to stand there, looking at the warship that had already approached Umbrella Corporation, and let out a long sigh in his heart.
Better to stay here for a while first.
If Umbrella Corporation were to do anything out of line later, the G-5 branch could respond quickly.
Even though such a response would be utterly insignificant to Umbrella Corporation, it was still better than panicking and fumbling when trouble arose later.
"Hopefully they really are just here to see Rear-Admiral Enchi!"
...
"Enchi."
"Oh, so it really is you guys. Long time no see. And you, too..."
At this moment, Enchi, who had already boarded the ship, looked at the familiar people in front of him, a happy expression appearing on his face. He even glanced at Ian's wife at the side.
Especially when he saw Ain and the little boy Ain was holding, his expression could not help but stiffen for a moment, but it quickly recovered.
Laughing cheerfully, he said, "What is this, bringing the whole family over to mooch a meal from me? Unfortunately, you can't land on the island right now. Marine Headquarters has already called."
…
"This is the taste!"
Leaning over the bow rail of the Umbrella Corporation fleet's ship, Enchi took a hearty swig from the familiar, no, now exquisitely packaged, Sibia Green Grape Wine in his hand.
After drinking deeply, he turned to Ian, who was also leaning against the railing beside him, and laughed while scolding him: "You profiteering merchant, the price of this wine has actually gone up four or five times. Even in the New World, it's hard for me to get a single sip."
"It hasn't gone up in price; it's still the original price."
Ian replied with a smile after hearing Enchi's words. "It's just that the quantity is relatively scarce and the production process is difficult, so it's been speculated to have a very high price on the black market."
"Short supply, my ass! Do you think I haven't been to your winery on the Sibia River Archipelago?"
Facing Ian's shameless explanation, Enchi shot back directly, not giving him any face at all, and outright exposed the secret of the Sibia River Archipelago. "With your production speed, scarce my ass."
"Hahaha, it's still relatively scarce. After all, it has to supply the entire sea."
"You bastard..."
Hearing Ian's laughter, Enchi also laughed, shook his head, and, with a complicated expression, looked at the wine in his hand. "I didn't expect that only a few years have passed, and you've really sold this wine all over the entire sea."
Drinking as he spoke, his tone was filled with emotion: "I remember when I first left, Aria had only just been born not long ago. Now she's already grown so big, and you even plucked the most gorgeous flower within Marine Headquarters, and you've even had children together."
"No wonder I heard some time ago that quite a few Marines in headquarters have a lot of resentment toward you. I originally thought it was because of the previous anti-crime campaign, or because of the trouble stirred up by your reputation. Now that I think about it... It's probably not just those things!"
Ian: "..."
Hearing Enchi's muttering, Ian did not interrupt. He drank his wine while letting the sea breeze blow.
This time, he had only come along the way to see his old friend.
"Thinking about it, it still feels somewhat unbelievable!"
Enchi poured another mouthful of wine into his mouth and smiled as he looked at the sea in front of him. "It hasn't even been that long, yet you've caused so many major events? Back when you were on missions with me, you were still so scared that you shouted about wanting to go home. Now, you've already reached the point where even Marine Headquarters doesn't dare underestimate you."
To be honest, even though he was very familiar with Ian and could even say that he watched this guy get married and have children, he still felt it was extremely unbelievable.
"Killing an Admiral with one slash? Although that dream is probably impossible to realize, you've now truly defeated an Admiral, Ian!"
Just as Enchi finished speaking with such mixed feelings and emotions, a sudden childish voice came from beside his feet.
"Uncle Enchi, did you say Daddy was so scared that he wanted to run home?"
Enchi: "...?"
Enchi lowered his head, and when he saw the little girl with a serious expression on her face despite her young age, as well as the little boy standing beside her, he could not help but freeze for a moment.
Then he threw his head back and laughed loudly. "Hahaha!"