XX-level Hokage

As the ship set sail, this special route, established for the world's nobility, also became a special waterway for them to enjoy the same freedom.

"Alright, Your Highness, may you now fulfill your promise?" Tsuru asked calmly. "Of course," Mashiro replied with a light laugh.

Then, looking at the Jasmine Miya in her arms, she said softly, "What a pity, my dear sister, we have to part again so soon after we met." Instantly, Mashiro released her grip on Jasmine Miya's hands.

Jasmine rushed towards the Navy, who quickly shielded her, while the remaining Navy silently surrounded Mashiro.

"Don't move, let her go," Tsuru said, noticing the other navy personnel's movements.

“But, Lieutenant General Tsuru,” the Major General said, somewhat puzzled. “Do as I say,” Tsuru said calmly. “Yes, Lieutenant General Tsuru.”

The navy surrounding Mashiro quickly retreated in all directions.

"As shrewd as ever, Vice Admiral Tsuru," Mashiro said with a smile.

"Lord Izumi is a member of the Knights of God. For us, including myself, to attack you would only be humiliating ourselves. But what I didn't expect was that Lord Izumi, a Celestial Dragon and a member of the Knights of God, would choose to join the Revolutionary Army," Tsuru said.

The attack on Mary Geoise and the liberation of slaves were clearly attributed to the Revolutionary Army by both the World Government and the Navy.

Mashiro simply smiled and offered no explanation. "Well then, goodbye, Vice Admiral Tsuru."

It floated into the air and turned to fly away. Seeing this, the crane breathed a sigh of relief.

But just then, Mashiro suddenly changed direction, hugged Tsuru tightly, and flew away in an instant. "Vice Admiral Tsuru?!"

"She kidnapped Lieutenant General Tsuru?!" "Immediately notify Marshal Kong!!!"

Chapter 80: The Formation of the Sun Pirates

Holding the crane, Mashiro quickly flew to the ship.

"Mashiro, you're back. And this is... Vice Admiral Tsuru?! How did you manage to bring her here?" Amatsuki asked, somewhat surprised. "Just in case," Mashiro said with a smile, then placed Tsuru on the deck.

Although Tsuru was a little startled when Mashiro suddenly hugged her, she has now calmed down.

She knew Mashiro well and knew she wouldn't do anything to her. "Thank you so much this time!"

At this moment, Tiger walked over, bowed to Zhen Baihan, and said with utmost seriousness.

In Tiger's opinion, if it weren't for Mashiro, he probably would have really been stuck in Mary Geoise. "You're welcome, you did a great job, I was just doing what I was doing," Mashiro said softly.

"Regardless, we really owe a great debt to you this time, which is why so many slaves were successfully freed. I am Fisher Tiger, an explorer. Please feel free to ask me anything in the future," Tiger said earnestly.

"My name is Mashiro Izumi, just call me Izumi." Mashiro nodded and said softly.

"What do you plan to do with these people?" Mashiro asked suddenly, looking at the ship full of slaves. "If possible, I would like to send them back to their homeland," Tiger said. Mashiro looked at Tiger with a strange expression in her eyes.

What a heroic figure he was! Not only did he liberate these slaves, but he also risked being captured by the navy to send them back to their homelands one by one.

“But you should know that many of these slaves, even if they are sent back to their hometowns, will probably become slaves again very soon, and may even implicate their families,” Mashiro continued.

Upon hearing this, Tiger paused for a moment, realizing he hadn't considered it.

"Stay?" Tiger was a little confused about what Makoto meant.

"After this incident, it's a foregone conclusion that we'll be wanted by the Navy. Given that, Tiger hasn't even considered forming a pirate crew."

"What?" Mashiro asked.

“To form a pirate crew?” Tiger pondered this possibility.

“Let’s form a pirate crew that represents freedom, and sail the seas with the slaves who are willing to stay, to rescue more slaves,” Mashiro said.

"I'm looking for tomorrow. So, Izumi, would you be willing to become the vice-captain of my pirate crew?" Tiger invited, immediately making up his mind after hearing "roaming the seas to rescue slaves."

He used to be an explorer with some reservations, but now that he was destined to be wanted by the navy, those reservations instantly transformed into the fighting spirit to liberate slaves.

“Of course.” Mashiro didn’t refuse. Become a pirate crew? That sounds interesting.

“I’ll go ask the other slaves; they can choose their own path,” Tiger said, turning and walking towards the ship’s interior.

"Is this your choice? To abandon your status as a World Noble and the Knights of God to become a pirate?" Tsuru said with a strange expression after Tiger left. She had originally thought Mashiro was a member of the Revolutionary Army, but she never expected her to be a pirate, and a newly-minted one at that.

"Tsuru, what are the Celestial Dragons like in your eyes?" Mashiro asked without directly answering Tsuru's question. Tsuru paused for a moment, then didn't reply. As intelligent as she was, she already understood what Mashiro meant.

"The Celestial Dragons created slaves, the Navy protected the Celestial Dragons, the Fishman Tiger rescued the slaves, and the Navy issued a warrant for the arrest of the Fishman Tiger."

"Since our stance isn't clearly defined, what does it matter if we become pirates?" Mashiro said softly. "This is just an isolated case," Tsuru retorted.

"Of course I know that there are always more bad pirates than good pirates, but weren't we forced to become pirates? If the Navy has already identified us, even if we say we are an explorer's fleet, they will definitely label us as pirates, so we might as well take the initiative," Mashiro said with a light laugh.

The crane had no reply. [Crane's approval rating +5]

"Can you tell me now? I don't believe your purpose in kidnapping me was to avoid being captured by the Navy. As a member of the Knights of God, whether I'm the threat or not, the Navy can't possibly keep you here unless all three admirals are mobilized, but that's absolutely impossible. At least one admiral will have to stay behind at Navy Headquarters," Tsuru suddenly said.

"Maybe I just want to chat with you. Don't be so nervous. I'll still let you go when the Navy pursuers come," Mashiro said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Tsuru remained silent, tacitly agreeing with Mashiro's explanation. According to Tiger's assessment, most of the slaves chose to stay.

After discussing with Mashiro, Tiger established the symbol and goal of the Sun Pirates. The "sun mark" would cover the "Celestial Dragon's hoof," symbolizing the slaves' rebirth.

With the goal of liberating slaves and achieving racial equality, they roamed the seas. And this was at the time the Sun Pirates were founded.

A major news story that swept the world began to spread: "Explorer Fisher Tiger wreaks havoc in Mary Geoise?!"

"Fisher Tiger! Free the slaves!!" "Fishman Tiger frees the slaves!"

The explorer, Fisher Tiger, became famous throughout the world in no time.

Despite the Navy and the World Government's constant manipulation of public opinion, countless people still regard Tiger as a hero. The reason only Tiger's information is available is because the Five Elders deliberately concealed information about Shin Hyaku.

Both Mashiro's identity and her actions led the Five Elders to decide against issuing an arrest warrant for her. Fish-Man Island, Backstreet.

The fishmen read the newspaper with excitement. "Boss Tiger actually did it?!"

"This is our leader! I will follow Tiger to the death!"

"I wonder if our leader will return to Fishman Island?" A group of fishmen discussed excitedly.

"Damn it, how could Tiger possibly go back to Fishman Island? With the personalities of those guys like Neptune, they could never tolerate Tiger again. Tiger himself is the same; to avoid implicating Fishman Island, he's unlikely to return," Arlong said.

Upon hearing this, the other fishmen all looked towards Jinbe, the number two figure in the backstreet.

"Throat." Although he was dissatisfied with what Ah Long said, he had to admit that Ah Long was right.

“I’m not like you guys. I’ve decided to leave Fishman Island to follow Boss Tiger,” Arlong continued. With that, Arlong turned to leave.

"Wait, Arlong!" Jinbe said, pressing down on Arlong's shoulder.

"What? You want to stop me, Jinbe!" Arlong said fiercely.

Jinbe was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll go with you." Upon hearing this, Arlong laughed.

"Hahaha... That's more like it."

When the other fishmen in the backstreet heard that Jinbe and Arlong were leaving, they all said they wanted to go with them.

"Stop fooling around. With your strength, you'll only cause trouble for Boss Tiger. Hachi, Croobi, Chu, Kingen, Bisara, Shio, and Joe, you guys go with him. Everyone else, stay here!" Arlong said.

"Yes, Boss Ah Long!"

Jinbe didn't say anything about it, tacitly agreeing with Arlong's actions.

"Tsuru, if I told you I would disappear from this world soon, would you believe me?" Mashiro said with a smile. "What?" Tsuru, who was playing chess with Mashiro, suddenly froze, looking at Mashiro with some confusion.

This is why I kidnapped you. Soon I will disappear from this world, and everyone will forget my existence. All information about me will also disappear.

And you will be one of the few people who will remember me.

"I will reappear in the future," Mamoru said calmly.

"Do you think I would believe such a thing? Modifying the memories of an entire world—that's something only legendary gods could do," Crane said nonchalantly, taking Shiro's words as fact.

"You'll find out soon enough whether you believe me or not. I need you to promise me one thing: you won't discuss anything about me with anyone until my future self appears," Mashiro said calmly.

“I won’t agree to that,” Crane said seriously.

"No, you will agree." Masashi smiled, stood up, and gently patted Tsuru's shoulder.

[Five Senses Control][Geass][Visual Memory]

[Illusion - Bewilderment]

[Human Path: Soul Extraction]

In an instant, Mashiro unleashed five skills on Tsuru.

The five senses are manipulated to block the crane's perception of its body, Geass plants the seed of slavery in the crane's heart, visual memory makes a slight modification to the crane's memories, illusion and melancholy loosen the crane's heart, and finally the human path and soul extraction will affect the soul implanted in the crane.

"I... what happened?" Mashiro loosened her grip, and Tsuru felt inexplicably dizzy. "It's nothing, you're just tired," Mashiro said with a light laugh.

Chapter 81: Garp and Sengoku

"Really? Then I guess I'm just tired," Tsuru said, rubbing her forehead. Naval Headquarters.

Garp and Sengoku each led a warship directly towards the special route that also led to Mariana Trench.

They planned to intercept Tiger and his group before they reached the Sabaody Archipelago. The sea shimmered, and cheers erupted from inside the ship.

The slaves surrounded Tiger, some grateful, some weeping, reveling in their freedom and light.

Meanwhile, Mashiro was sleeping on a recliner, wearing sunglasses. Toki Amatsuki was reading a book beside her.

As for He, she felt a little dizzy and hadn't left her room all day.

Unlike their gratitude towards Tiger, the slaves' attitude towards Mashiro was more complicated, a mixture of gratitude and fear. After all, the sky outfit Mashiro wore when she appeared was too unsettling, as the slaves did not actively approach her.

Of course, the three Hancock sisters, who were once slaves of Mashiro, are an exception.

Especially in Hancock's eyes, she believes that her and her two sisters' freedom was brought about by Mashiro.

During their long life in hell, Mashiro brought them light twice, which is why Hancock developed a strange dependence on Mashiro, similar to the suspension bridge effect.

For example, right now, Hancock is very obediently bringing Mashiro a glass of juice.

"Hancock, I remember you three sisters wanted to return to your hometown, right?" Mashiro took off her sunglasses, looked at Hancock, and asked with a smile. "Yes, Lady Izumi," Hancock replied casually.

“Then, can you tell me? Your hometown?” Qi Bai said softly.

Hancock pondered for a moment before speaking, "I come from Amazon Lily, an island kingdom located in the Calm Belt, a nation ruled entirely by women."

"All women? How did your kingdom continue to reproduce and develop?" Mashiro asked curiously.

“Well… I don’t know either, but every now and then, a member of the tribe on the island gets pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl,” Hancock replied, though she was unaware of the details.

What about the Calm Belt? Is it a sea area without wind? "Mashiro didn't press further and changed the subject."

The Calm Belt is the area on either side of the Grand Line, where pirates thrive. There is neither wind nor current; the sea is absolutely calm, and most pirate ships...