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Although Wood wasn't afraid of the people from Enies Lobby, they were backed by the World Government. After all, he had only recently started out as a pirate, and provoking such a behemoth wouldn't be good for his future development.

After all, he's not like Straw Hat Boy, who has powerful backers, connections, and the protagonist's halo, so he's practically invincible no matter how much he messes around, and he can even level up.

The modification of Dark Pill should be completed soon, thanks to Tom and his team working overtime. In any case, we can no longer stay on this island.

He had already reported the information about "Pluto" to Sengoku. Wood himself wasn't very interested in "Pluto," and the best course of action was to escape this vortex as soon as possible to avoid trouble.

"It seems that our Major Wood has truly let himself go after leaving the Navy."

And I've noticed that you seem to have a particular fondness for some young female pirates?

First, there was the Amazonian girl, and now there's Nico Robin, the devil's child, a criminal wanted by the World Government.

The genius Marine, favored by Professor Zephyr, turns out to be a little-known freak.

The familiar voice and extremely sarcastic tone immediately put Wood at ease, and soon he saw a tall figure slowly emerge from the shadows.

Chapter 158 Wood: I was just reading my lines from the script!

"So you are the famous Rear Admiral Momousagi from the Navy Headquarters. May I ask what brings you here?"

If I remember correctly, I already retrieved the Life Paper, so you can't possibly find me.

As I said before, if we meet again, we'll be enemies, and I won't hold back this time!

Wood was genuinely surprised that Gion would appear in Water Seven, as he knew that she was not one of the people who knew about it.

Therefore, when Wood saw Gion, he still maintained an unapproachable attitude and referred to Gion as "Momosasa" instead of his friend Gion.

Gion didn't know why, but when she heard Wood call her "Major Admiral Momousagi" while calling the devil's son Robin, an inexplicable fire suddenly ignited in her heart.

The joy of their long-awaited reunion was gone. Wood's attitude towards her displeased Gion, so her tone became cold.

"Have mercy? The truth is, I've been following you all this way. If you really want to launch a sneak attack, I don't know if you'll still have the chance to show mercy."

As someone who is about to become a great swordsman, your vigilance and sense of awareness have actually declined so much compared to the last battle.

It seems that little girl named Robin has completely captivated our Major Wood, to the point that he's forgotten who he is.

Gion's merciless mockery, repeatedly referring to him as "our Major Wood," made Wood quite embarrassed.

If Wood still hasn't realized that Gion knows his identity by now, then he's truly a fool.

Gion's attitude and tone towards him this time were noticeably different from the previous time, clearly indicating that she already knew about his disastrous secret mission through Vice Admiral Tsuru or Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

If Gion knew his identity, then it wouldn't be surprising for him to be here, since he had recently reported to Sengoku about what happened in Water Seven.

"Hahaha, Major General Gion is joking. The reason I couldn't detect your presence is not because my strength has declined, but because Major General Gion has recently become stronger."

"Given Rear Admiral Gion's level of surveillance and concealment, if he hadn't deliberately revealed his presence just now, a mere naval lieutenant commander like myself would have had no chance of detecting me."

Now that Gion knew her true identity, there was no need for her to continue acting. Considering that Gion would become one of the important figures in the headquarters in the future, Wood immediately put on a fawning expression, trying to regain the goodwill he had lost by his previous ruthless treatment of her.

Unfortunately, Gion, who was currently furious, was clearly not buying Wood's act. Instead, she put on an unconvinced expression and said, "I'm not that powerful. Didn't our Major Wood say before that we'd be enemies the next time we met, and that he wouldn't hold back?"

Wood: “(Д)”, lines, those are just lines, I was just reading the script that Marshal Sengoku gave me.

We're old classmates from the same school, and in the entire Naval Headquarters, we have the best relationship. How could I possibly kill you?

Upon hearing Wood say that he was her closest friend in the Navy, Gion's expression finally softened.

Unfortunately, she didn't realize that Wood was incredibly low-key in the Navy. How many Navy personnel had contact with him?

"Oh, so the script for the Warring States Marshal also includes having you search my body, retrieve your Vivre Paper, and take in the devil's child, Nico Robin?"

The thought of Wood taking back the Life Paper after defeating her and his recent intimate interactions with Robin inexplicably made Gion angry.

"Well, I took back the Life Paper just because I was worried that you, unaware of the situation, would relentlessly pursue me. After all, it's too difficult to complete a secret mission while also dealing with your pursuit."

You definitely wouldn't agree to hand over your life certificate yourself, so I have no choice but to take action.

The circumstances were special. If I didn't search myself, was I supposed to let others do it? You know, not everyone is like me, a truly upright gentleman.

"As for Nico Robin, she is just a pitiful orphan. Not only was her hometown destroyed by the Navy's Buster Call, but as the only survivor, she was also vilified by the World Government."

I don't think I did anything wrong by offering help to the helpless girl.

When confronted with Gion's questions, Wood simply assumed that Gion was blaming him for taking advantage of her when he retrieved the Life Paper.

It's understandable that Gion took Robin in. Gion has a strong sense of justice, and Wood believed that Robin was like Ruth and the others before, and that she considered Robin to be an extremely heinous criminal as defined by the World Government.

However, in reality, the clueless Wood completely missed the point; the reason Gion was angry was not what he imagined at all.

Hearing Wood's reply, Gion felt both helpless and greatly relieved.

She clearly realized she was overthinking things. Whether it was Hancock before or Robin now, it was all just a coincidence. With Wood's emotional intelligence, the chances of the young girl being fooled were really low.

"The reason why Fleet Admiral Sengoku sent us here this time is because the World Government pressured the Navy to let us clean up the traitors ourselves."

So if we meet again this time, a battle is likely to break out. I came to inform you this time so that you could be mentally prepared.”

"Us? Who else is there besides you?" Wood immediately grasped the key words in Gion's words.

Just kidding, even the renowned Rear Admiral Momousagi from the Marine Headquarters has been mobilized, and it's still not enough? There are actually other people besides her.

If things get serious, Wood, without using the power of the "Heart of God," would at most be able to go toe-to-toe with Gion. If there were another opponent on the same level as Gion, he would basically have no hope of winning.

"It's Lieutenant General Garp. I'm only serving as the team's adjutant this time, so when things get serious..."

"It's not time yet! I've decided to leave Water Seven tonight! A potential admiral and a naval hero."

"I'm just a lowly former naval lieutenant commander, a traitor. Anyone who didn't know better would think I was a former admiral!"

Before Gion could finish speaking, Wood interrupted her, declaring that he would pack up and run away that very night, refusing to get involved in the mess in the Water City.

Gion is one thing, but what about Garp? Even if he knows Garp is one of his own, Wood will panic once a fight breaks out.

The opponent is notorious for not knowing his own strength; he shows no mercy even when beating his own grandson. What if Garp accidentally gets serious and actually kills him?

Chapter 159 Momousagi Wants to Settle Accounts with Wood

"I'm afraid that won't work. If it were just to appease the World Government, Fleet Admiral Sengoku wouldn't have brought Vice Admiral Garp along this time."

The idea of ​​the Warring States Marshal was to obtain the blueprints for "Pluto" while avoiding offending the World Government, and to do so as to take advantage of the chaos.

Furthermore, we cannot let the World Government know that our navy has obtained the design blueprints.

In other words, the best candidate to obtain the blueprints for "Pluto" is you, who appears to be a pirate but is actually a Navy spy.

No sooner had Gion finished speaking than Wood shook his head vigorously in refusal.

Sengoku is really messing with him. He's just a newbie pirate now. Even before his defection, he was only a lieutenant commander in the Navy. Does he really think he's 007?

"Old man Zhan Guo... When Marshal Zhan Guo assigned me this secret mission, he didn't say that."

He promised not to let me do any dangerous missions beyond my capabilities, and we agreed that I would only be responsible for providing intelligence.

But according to your script, I'm supposed to go straight from my debut to become a top-tier superstar in One Piece!

Stealing the blueprints for "Pluton" right under the nose of the World Government would undoubtedly cause Wood to completely offend the entire World Government.

Furthermore, if this design is still snatched from the hands of naval hero Garp and Rear Admiral Momousagi, Wood's fame will undoubtedly resound throughout the entire sea overnight.

For pirates, having a huge reputation is indeed a good thing.

However, the key point is that when fame surpasses one's actual ability, it's not a very pleasant thing.

The name of the ancient weapon "Pluto" is something that the World Government is definitely not the only one interested in on the high seas; other important figures on the seas will certainly have their own ideas as well.

As the owner of the design blueprints, Wood will not only offend the World Government, but will also become the target of everyone on the high seas, with both the underworld and the legitimate world relentlessly pursuing him.

"Regarding this point, Marshal Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru have also discussed it."

If you can obtain the blueprints for "Pluto", then Vice Admiral Garp and I will be responsible for the pursuit. The naval traitor Wood will eventually "die" at sea, and the blueprints for Pluto will be lost at sea and their whereabouts will be unknown.

Your undercover mission can end early. Headquarters will send you to a remote area as a branch colonel for a few years; just come back when things calm down.

To the World Government and the bigwigs of the New World, Wood is now just an unknown nobody.

It's perfectly reasonable that such an insignificant character would be lucky enough to obtain the blueprints for the ancient weapon "Pluto" and then die at the hands of a naval hero like Garp.

The World Government and the great pirates of the New World wouldn't pay much attention to such a minor figure. Wood could easily make a comeback under a different identity in a few years.

Admittedly, when Fleet Admiral Sengoku initially appointed Wood as a Marine spy among the pirates, he intended for him to develop gradually, as part of a long-term plan.

But the appearance of the ancient weapon "Pluto" has disrupted his plans.

It was a pity to make Wood abandon the mission, after all, he had witnessed Wood's intelligence capabilities through this incident.

However, if he could obtain "Hades", Sengoku felt that this move would be worthwhile.

"We'll see how things go then. After all, things don't always go as smoothly as we imagine."

Having learned of the Navy's overall plan, Wood did not directly refuse to cooperate with Gion's actions, because he understood that while Sengoku's plan was good, the process would certainly not be as smooth as the other side imagined.

Especially since Spadam only suspects that Tom has the blueprints for "Pluto," and getting him to produce them is not an easy task.

After discussing the matter, Wood turned to leave, but Gion once again flashed in front of him and blocked his way.

"Anything else?"

Gion did not speak when Wood asked her question, but simply extended her slender hand towards him.

"That Gion, although I am a pirate now, I am not aware that I can't do arson, murder, and plunder like other pirates, so I am still a little short of money."