XX-level Hokage

"I still have some matters to attend to. I'll be at the port on time tomorrow. The rebels and Crocodile's remnants are in your navy's hands. Oh, and by the way..."

"Lieutenant General Smoker, you can take Sergeant Tashigi away now." With that, Mashiro flew away.

"How was it?" Taiki asked Gion after Mashiro left.

Yuan frowned, shook her head slightly, and said, "I can't see through it at all."

As a master of domineering aura, Sonoko sensed no domineering presence from Mashiro. Similarly, as a master swordsman, she couldn't detect any sword energy from Mashiro.

"Could he be a Devil Fruit user?" the mouse asked, somewhat puzzled.

“No, she couldn’t be a Devil Fruit user. She took my Seastone Jitte with her bare hands before,” Smoker said, shaking his head.

"She's a really strange person. There's absolutely no information about her within the Navy. It's like she appeared out of thin air. But Tsuru-nee should know that she's the one who sent me here," Sono said softly. She was now very interested in Mashiro and had already planned to go back and ask Tsuru about it.

"Vice Admiral Tsuru? Then there's no problem." Upon hearing this, the mouse seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. As a staff officer of the Navy Headquarters, Tsuru could be considered the brain behind the operation of the entire Navy.

“I’ll go check on Tashigi first and ask her about the specifics of what happened.” With that, Smoker vanished in a puff of smoke. Meanwhile, deep in the desert, at the Spider Bar…

The remaining executives of the Baroque Works were lounging on the sofa.

After the soldiers from the Kingdom of Alabasta came looking for them yesterday, they completely gave up on any other ideas.

They only learned yesterday that their boss was Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. And that their boss had already been defeated by Mashiro.

So they cleverly cooperated with Kobui's actions, joining forces with the soldiers of the Alabasta Kingdom to defeat the rebels. The Baroque Works organization thus vanished completely.

Because Kobui didn't dare to make the decision himself, he had the soldiers take the group back to the Spider Bar after the suppression ended. "One wrong step leads to another," Pora remarked with some emotion.

"What's the point of saying all this now? You chose this path, so don't regret it," Darth Bonis said coldly. Mr. 3 remained silent, pondering how to survive.

Mariano was pale; she was still struggling with what Mashiro had said earlier.

Just then, a clear female voice rang out. "It seems you all paid close attention."

The group looked over at the sound and saw that Mashiro had reappeared on the bar counter at some point, holding a bottle of juice in her hand.

"Sir, may I ask what you intend to do with us?" Pora hesitated for a moment before asking. The others also looked at Mashiro nervously.

"Don't worry, I have no intention of harming you. You can tell from my appearance that I'm a good person. However, you're not so lucky. The Navy has already arrived in the Kingdom of Alabasta. So, except for Miss Goldenweek, the rest of you can run. As long as you can evade the Navy's capture, everything will be fine." Masashi said with a smile.

As soon as she finished speaking, Dorothy activated the power of her Rat-Rat Fruit, instantly burrowing underground and beginning her escape.

Following Darth Bonis, Paula also quickly ran out of the Spider Bar. Mr. 3 looked at Mariannu, who was holding him, and then glanced at Mashiro.

Seemingly realizing that Mashiro wouldn't harm Mariano, she ran away as well. At this point, only Mashiro and Mariano remained in the Spider Bar.

“Remember? I told you before that I would give you two choices,” Mashiro said with a light laugh. Mariannu nodded in response.

"My first option is to release you directly, just like the others. If you can escape the navy's capture, then everything will be fine."

However, I don't have a high opinion of them. The navy that came this time has three warships, one admiral candidate, and two powerful vice admirals. If they can really escape, it can only be said that they are very lucky.

"Your second option is to join my team. Your abilities are very interesting, and I can teach you a thing or two. I've already joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Joining me means you'll never have to worry about being wanted by the Navy again. So, please make your choice," Mashiro said softly.

“I choose the second one, President.” Without much hesitation, Mariano chose the second option. She wasn’t stupid; she knew which one Mashiro truly wanted her to choose.

“Very good, but from now on, don’t call me president, call me master.” Mashiro stroked Marianu’s head and said with a light laugh.

Women in this world are generally too tall; even Mashiro can no longer easily pat their heads. This is quite good.

Mashiro scooped up Marianu in her arms, unfurled her paper wings, and flew straight towards the royal city. Night fell.

Mashiro learned the result of the escape race.

Mr. 1, Darth Vader, Miss Twofinger, Paula, Mr. 3, Gal Dino, Miss Christmas, and Dorothy. None of them escaped; they were all captured by the Navy.

Chapter Thirty: Shocking the World

The next day, Mashiro, along with Raikita and Marianu, boarded a naval warship.

Although Shinji has become a Shichibukai, Robin, as Shinji's companion, will no longer be subject to the Navy's orders.

However, because of Ohara, Robin harbored a deep-seated fear of the Marines, so she chose to stay in the Alabasta Kingdom. She bid farewell to Koboo and gave a reluctant, gentle hug to Weiwei.

On another warship, Tashigi watched this scene with a somewhat complicated expression.

She had always wanted to escape Mashiro's captivity and return to the Navy, but after actually returning to the Navy, seeing Mashiro who showed no intention of keeping her, she felt inexplicably sad.

“Let’s go back to Loguetown. Don’t worry, she won’t hurt you again.” Smoker comforted Tashigi, seeing her expression. He thought Tashigi was sad because she had been captured by Mashiro.

“Understood, Vice Admiral Smoker,” Tashigi said weakly. The warship started moving and headed towards Maryford.

Driven by an instinctive fear of the navy, Michita and Marianu obediently stayed in their rooms as soon as they boarded the ship. If they weren't afraid of Zhen Bai's displeasure, they would have liked to stay in Alabasta.

Mashiro didn't care. She looked at the internal structure of the warship with great interest, then went to the deck and looked at the boundless sea.

The warship's construction differed from that of the pirate ship, allowing it to move more smoothly, which was a rare exception for Mashiro, who didn't experience any dizziness. "Do you know Vice Admiral Tsuru?" Just then, a rather magnetic voice came from behind.

Gion walked lightly to Mashiro's side. The three warships were each led by a vice admiral.

Smoker's ship is based in Loguetown. After dropping him and Tashigi off in Loguetown, the ship will head to Water Seven. Rat's ship is based in Impel Down, the underwater prison. He's responsible for sending the Baroque Works traitors to Impel Down. Sono's ship is headed to Marine Headquarters at Marieford Island. She's responsible for taking Mashiro there to gather information.

“Lieutenant General Tsuru? I’m sorry, I don’t know him.” Mashiro looked at Gion and said softly. “Is that so? That’s really unexpected.” Gion said calmly.

"Why would Vice Admiral Momohae think I know Vice Admiral Tsuru?" Mashiro asked curiously.

She didn't really know Vice Admiral Tsuru. The few naval officers she knew were the three admirals, the naval hero Garp, and the naval admiral Sengoku.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea are not titles that are easy to obtain. In fact, there are still many voices within headquarters opposing the establishment of the Seven Warlords," Yuan said without giving a direct answer.

"Indeed, it's strange that the Navy would choose to cooperate with pirates," Mashiro said understandingly. To put it nicely, it's strange; to put it bluntly, it's laughable.

So, without any investigation from the Navy Headquarters, you simply appeared mysteriously, defeated a Shichibukai, and were then recommended...

Being a Shichibukai, not to mention you attacked a Marine branch and specifically researched information related to the Poneglyphs, makes this truly unusual.

The unusual reason was Vice Admiral Tsuru's recommendation; as the Navy's Chief of Staff, no one would directly oppose her suggestion. "Looking at Mashiro," Sono explained, clearly very interested in the exceptionally beautiful girl before her.

"Then I'll pay a visit when I get to Marine Headquarters," Mashiro said calmly.

“I can introduce you,” Sono said with a smile. “Thank you,” Mashiro replied with a smile.

"Also, did you read today's newspaper?" Sono suddenly asked. "What?" Mashiro asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Although you were unknown before, from today onwards, your name will be known throughout the entire Grand Line," said Sono, handing Mashiro a newspaper.

Opening the newspaper, a huge headline immediately catches the eye.

"Alabasta Kingdom liberated, a new Shichibukai?!"

The newspaper article featured Mashiro, including information about how he got the name from an unknown source, his attack on the Marine branch in Loguetown, and most importantly, his defeat of former Shichibukai Crocodile and his role in helping the Kingdom of Alabasta regain its independence.

The accompanying image is a photo of Mashiro activating "Moriya: Dark Scorch".

In the photo, Mashiro smiles, amidst a raging wind, lightning, falling water, and swirling sand behind her. It wasn't just Oen who received this newspaper.

Everyone who subscribes to the World Economic News received this news today.

Other newspapers, after seeing the major content in the World Economic News, also chose to change the headline before printing and reselling.

Thus, news of the new Seven Warlords of the Sea began to spread rapidly. Kuja.

Granny Snake looked at the newspaper in her hand, especially at the milky white eyes on the newspaper.

“These eyes… I feel like I’ve seen them somewhere before,” Granny Snake said earnestly. Sabaody Archipelago.

At the "Peony's Rip-off Bar" pub, Peony looked at Zhenbai's photo in the newspaper and suddenly laughed, saying, "I really didn't expect it to be the one she mentioned before..."

Just like before, he came back.

“Yes, it seems something interesting is about to happen.” Rayleigh put down his wine glass and said softly. The Kingdom of Dressrosa.

Doflamingo was lying on a deck chair, sunbathing, looking at the newspaper, and said with some surprise, "How unexpected! Crocodile actually lost to a little girl, hahaha."

Jinbe stared at the newspaper in his hand, his expression incredibly excited, muttering to himself, "This is... Lady Izumi?! She really is... Wano Country."

Wearing a demon mask, Yamato looked at the photo in the newspaper with some confusion, muttering to himself, "That face looks so familiar, especially those eyes, it's really strange." (News Island)

In Morgans' villa.

After reading the newspaper, Stussy asked softly, "Well? Did you find out her identity?" "Not at all," Morgans said with some regret.

"Then how did you know her name?" Stusi asked, somewhat curiously.

"For this big news, I dispatched all the news birds in the East China Sea, and all the newspapers in the Kingdom of Alabasta were mobilized. That's how I unexpectedly learned her name," Morgans said smugly.

"That's truly mysterious, this new Shichibukai," Stussy said lazily.

“I also have a video of her fighting Crocodile here, want to see it?” Morgans said, tossing a projection Den Den Mushi to Stussy.

Stussy caught the projected Den Den Mushi, placed it on the armrest of his seat, and pressed it lightly.

The projection Den Den Mushi's eyes began to glow, projecting an image in front of it.

At first, Stussy seemed somewhat distracted. But the more he looked, the more serious his expression became. Until the image was covered and disappeared by the yellow sand.

“What a strange power,” Stussy said softly.

“That’s right, now I’m even more curious about her. I have a feeling that there’s some big news about her, big news that will shock the whole world!” Morgans said excitedly.

"It seems I'll have to find an opportunity to get to know her. I'm very interested in her power," Stussy said with a smile.

"The photos are quite good," Mashiro said with a light laugh as she handed the newspaper to Sono.

"You should think of a nickname, otherwise it will be troublesome if someone else gives you one. From now on, that nickname will represent you and continue to have an influence on this world," Yuan said softly.

"Nicknames? Is there such a custom?" Mashiro asked, finding it quite amusing.

"Customs? You could say that. Whether it's the Navy, pirates, or other powerful figures, they all basically have nicknames to represent themselves. For example, the Four Emperors of the New World are 'Whitebeard,' 'Red-Haired Shanks,' 'King of Beasts,' and 'Big Mom,' or the Admirals of the Navy Headquarters, like Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji, and even myself, Momousagi," Zen explained.

Although it's called tradition, Mashiro feels it's more because people's names in this world are incredibly complicated, and it was established for the sake of simpler names. For example, Crocodile's full name is Sha Crocodile, and his nickname is "Sand Crocodile."

However, now that she had arrived in this world, Mashiro naturally decided to follow local customs. It's always better to name someone herself than to have someone else name them for her. Mashiro didn't want to be called "White Tiger" or "White Fox" or anything like that.

“Then call me the Sorcerer,” Mashiro said softly. Robin had once said that her power was like sorcery.

Indeed, everyone else eats a Devil Fruit and gains a power, but you can use wind, water, fire, lightning, earth, and wood. What else could that be but sorcery? So Mashiro thinks it's very apt.

"A sorcerer? Not a bad nickname. I can help you promote it for free," Ku Yuan said.

"Lieutenant General Momoko seems quite interested in me, and his attitude is very good. You know, Lieutenant General Smoker and Lieutenant General Rat look at me with very cold eyes," Mashiro suddenly said with a smile.

"Perhaps, maybe it's because I don't think you're a bad person," Di Yuan said calmly.

As an elite naval officer who could become an admiral candidate, she had captured countless pirates, so she had developed a very clear ability to distinguish pirates.

As for Mashiro, Sono's judgment was that he was not a bad person; in fact, she didn't think Mashiro was a pirate.