One Piece: I am the Fleet Admiral?

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"What? Someone died?"

When Kong heard this, he froze for a moment.

A dignified Celestial Dragon had actually been killed. The seriousness of this matter went far beyond a simple beating.

No matter who the other party was, it would be a blatant declaration of war against the World Government.

"Yes, several guards died."

"The Celestial Dragonwas just stunned and lost his composure."

Just when Kong was about to say something, the guard's next words followed.

Kong felt like he couldn't catch his breath, making him extremely uncomfortable.

"Can you speak clearly?" he snapped, grabbing the Den Den Mushi in frustration. "Although only a few guards died, if anyone dares to attack the Celestial Dragons, we can't just ignore it."

"Is the perpetrator still at the Sabaody Archipelago?"

"I'll ask Akira to arrange for an Admiral to head over there. Report the exact location."

Kong didn't care much about the guards' deaths. Honestly, if the Celestial Dragons hadn't been involved, he wouldn't have bothered sending an Admiral. At most, the Marine general stationed at Sabaody Archipelago would have been enough.

But since someone dared to make a move against the Celestial Dragons, even if they were careful, an Admiral had to be dispatched.

The authority of the Celestial Dragons must be upheld.

"But... it was Marine's Fleet Admiral Akira who took action against Lord Celestial Dragon."

"???"

After listening to the guard's words, three question marks figuratively popped up on Kong's forehead.

What in the world?

The Marine, who was supposed to protect the Celestial Dragons, actually led the charge in beating up his employer, the boss?

Kong still couldn't believe it and asked again, "Did I hear that right? You're talking about a Celestial Dragon?"

"It's the current Fleet Admiral of the Marine!" the guard confirmed.

This time, Kong heard it clearly.

He sat back in his chair and spoke in a deep voice, "Explain the whole situation in detail, leave nothing out..."

Kong trusted that the guards wouldn't lie about the Celestial Dragons. But at the same time, he couldn't believe that Akira would attack a Celestial Dragon without reason.

There had to be a misunderstanding, or a reason behind it.

In his mind, the bigger issue likely lay with the Celestial Dragons themselves.

"It's like this, Commander-in-Chief. Today, we were accompanying Lord Celestial Dragon..."

"And just as we were about to leave, we ran into Akira's woman..."

With the guard explaining everything that had happened, step by step, Kong started to piece together the events.

"Ah, I knew it!" Kong sighed. Things had turned out exactly as he expected—this was all caused by the Celestial Dragon.

That made the situation even more difficult.

If Akira had been the initiator, Kong could easily offer an explanation. But now that it was the Celestial Dragon who caused it, how could he explain this?

The Celestial Dragon had unreasonably demanded that the women—who belonged to the Fleet Admiral—be handed over, and that was a line that should never have been crossed.

Kong was left wondering how he could explain this to the stunned Celestial Dragon, all while knowing that Akira wasn't to blame.

It was even more complicated, considering the Celestial Dragons' tight obedience to the World Government and their reliance on Marine protection.

It doesn't mean that just because someone is loyal, you can bully them without consequences.

On the contrary, it's precisely because of loyalty that we must avoid wronging them and pushing one of our own to the opposing side.

Imagine this: you have a capable and loyal general, but one day he gets into a fight with your relatives.

And in this case, when your relatives are clearly in the wrong, how would you handle it if you were the Five Elders?

Would you side with your foolish relatives?

Or stand by the competent general?

Kong asked himself, if it were up to him, there wouldn't be much hesitation—he'd definitely side with the capable person.

But... this involves the Celestial Dragons.

If we don't provide some sort of explanation, what would happen to the Celestial Dragons' prestige?

Especially after hearing that two of them, including an innocent female Celestial Dragon, were so terrified that they wet themselves.

It was even said that the female Celestial Dragon nearly took her own life after waking up and seeing the aftermath.

"Forget it, I'll leave this mess for the Five Elders to handle," Kong thought to himself.

When it involves the Celestial Dragons, it's no longer something he, as the commander-in-chief of the World Government, can resolve alone.

"Send the Celestial Dragons back to the Holy Land."

After Kong finished giving his orders, he hung up the Den Den Mushi, stood up, and headed out.

Meanwhile, at the Sabaody Archipelago…

Akira continued shopping with his daughters.

Although the girls were still a little worried, seeing Akira's calm and indifferent expression reassured them, and they continued shopping happily.

After all, their man/brother was no ordinary person. They didn't need to stress over small matters, couldn't really help with major ones, and, generally speaking, there were few problems he couldn't handle.

As time passed, Akira, who had been smiling while watching the girls, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"I'm going to the restroom. You keep shopping."

Akira waved off the soldiers who were about to follow him, then turned and walked away.

"Brother, I'll go with you."

Little Robin tried to move her short legs to follow, but Rouge gently blocked her.

"Be good, your brother isn't going to play. Stay here with your sisters," Rouge said softly, patting little Robin's head.

She knew Akira had come to Sabaody Archipelago today not just for shopping and a doctor visit, but also for something more secretive. This wasn't a time to follow or disturb him.

Even though Robin was small, her mind was mature for her age. She glanced at Akira, who continued walking without hesitation, then looked up at Rouge, thinking for a moment.

Finally, she smiled, showing her gums, and nodded sensibly. "Okay, sister Rouge, we'll wait here for brother to come back."

"Robin is so good! No wonder ge likes you so much."

"Hee hee hee!" Robin giggled.

Once Akira walked into a secluded area, his body suddenly moved with force, and he vanished instantly. The scenery around him blurred into afterimages as he sped through a deserted corner.

When he finally stopped, Akira stood in place, dusted off his clothes, and turned his gaze toward a figure nearby.

"Monkey D. Dragon, it's a pleasure to meet you."

A man in a green robe, with a fierce expression that suggested he wasn't someone to be trifled with, stood not far away. Dragon approached, stepping forward.

"Fleet Admiral Akira, I've heard much about you," Dragon said, meeting his gaze.