XX-level Hokage

“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.

"Thank you so much for your praise," Mashiro said with a smile. One day later...

The warship arrived at the naval headquarters.

Unlike ordinary sea routes, the warships travel along the navy's exclusive channels, allowing them to reach the New World of Maryford without any obstacles. "Is this the Navy Headquarters? It's truly magnificent," Mashiro murmured, looking at the enormous city before her.

"Of course, the Marine Headquarters stands at the center of the world, a fortress of absolute justice," said Sono proudly. After speaking, Sono led Mashiro and the other two off the warship.

Maryford was practically a naval city, with busy naval forces everywhere on the streets and countless warships docked in the harbor on both sides. Seeing this, Michita and Marianu clung tightly to Mashiro in fear.

Laiqita hid behind Qibai, while Marianu held Qibai's hand tightly. On the way to the headquarters building, the navy personnel greeted Yuan warmly.

"Good morning, Vice Admiral Momousagi!" "Good morning, Vice Admiral Momousagi!"

Good morning, Vice Admiral Momousagi!

After greeting Heyuan, he would glance at Zhenbai with a look that was either curious, indifferent, or fearful.

A short while later, Sono led Mashiro and the other two into the Navy Government Building and into an office.

"Good morning, Momousagi." Inside the office was a woman who looked quite tired, with disheveled hair, very dark circles under her eyes, and her navy uniform was also very worn.

“Rin, she is the new Shichibukai,” Sono said softly. “Seven… Shichibukai?!”

The woman called Lin tensed up instantly.

She still remembered the situation when several Shichibukai came to register before; she almost died on the job.

Chapter 31: The Celestial Dragons

Lin had a very bad impression of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, not only because they were originally pirates, but also because of their extremely nasty attitude.

It could be said that, apart from that fishman, everyone else had verbally, mentally, and even physically attacked her. "Don't worry, this guy has a pretty good personality," Yuan said helplessly, looking at the nervous Lin.

This classmate of hers had always been like this; despite her considerable talent, she was too timid and unsurprisingly chose a civilian job. "Is that so?" "That's good. Hello, I'm Rear Admiral Tamis Lynn from the Naval Headquarters." Hearing this, Lynn instantly straightened her posture and said earnestly.

"Hello, Major General Lin, I am Zhen Zi," Zhen Bai said with a light laugh. "Let's begin then," Lin said, finding a file.

"What's your name?" "Mashiro"

"Are you a Devil Fruit user?" "No."

"Why did you choose to become a pirate?" "Because of an accident."

"Do you have your own pirate crew?" "Not yet."

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation."

The so-called Shichibukai registration was just a formality, and the questions were mostly meaningless. Therefore, the first few Shichibukai didn't answer the questions seriously, and Hawkeye and Kuma didn't even show up.

In contrast, Mashiro really is as Onozu said, with a very good personality, although her answer seemed quite unreliable to Rin. "By the way, the Seven Warlords of the Sea can have legal territories. Have you decided on the location of the territory you want to protect?" Rin continued to ask.

Lin looked through the limited information about Mashiro and discovered that she didn't yet have her own territory. "Are there any restrictions on territory?" Mashiro asked softly.

“Yes, firstly, it cannot be near Mary Geoise and Maryford; secondly, it cannot be a political place; and finally, its size must be between an island and a country, not exceeding the theoretical size of a country, which is two large islands,” Lynn continued.

“Okay, I understand. Then let’s choose Ohara,” Mashiro said calmly. Upon hearing this, both Sono and Rin were taken aback.

"Ohara? Are you still obsessed with the Poneglyphs? For Vice Admiral Tsuru's sake, I'll remind you: even if you're a Shichibukai, you can't protect yourself if you delve into the forbidden knowledge within the Poneglyphs," Ozumi said seriously.

"I didn't mean that. I just enjoy reading. Ohara is known as the island of knowledge, possessing the most books in the world. That's all I care about," Mashiro said with a smile.

“That’s right. My sister studied in Ohara. I heard her say that the Tree of Knowledge contains precious texts from all over the world,” Lynn said with a sigh.

"But it has already turned to ashes along with everything on that island," Yuan said, pouring cold water on the situation.

"Anyway, there shouldn't be any restrictions on Ohara," Mashiro said with a light laugh. "I'll ask Fleet Admiral Sengoku for permission, and we'll see if that doesn't work out," Rin said softly. As a scholar, Rin also harbored a deep-seated obsession with Ohara.

"Alright, I've entered your information into the Navy Headquarters' archives. Starting today, your bounty will no longer be issued to the public, and the Navy will no longer pursue you or your crew. However, you must obey the government's orders when the Navy needs you, especially when the World Government issues a mandatory recall order," Lin said.

"I understand," Mashiro nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Mashiro and the other two followed Sono and left the office.

"You can leave now. The warship is in the harbor; you should know which one it is," Garden said somewhat lazily. "Won't Vice Admiral Momoko see us off?" Mashiro said with a light laugh.

“I’m very busy, and it’s already a miracle that I was able to make a special trip to Alabasta,” Ku Yuan said, waving his hand.

"I have a powerful weapon and a powerful name, which is the name of a Zoan-type Mythical Beast. Doesn't Vice Admiral Momousagi want to see it?" Mashiro said. "?" Gion looked at Mashiro with some surprise.

In the world, there are not many famous swords, even fewer Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruits, and a famous sword with the power of a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit is unheard of. If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the first and the last.