"Doll."
Watching this beautiful, yet strong Marine, Shinra waved his hand with a smile.
"You have become even stronger now!"
Doll was so excited that she wanted to hug him, but somehow she held it, especially when she could see Carina and Robin, who were in their hijab, hiding most of their features, walking toward them.
Still, the two aside, her expression couldn't help but feel weird, the one who followed his woman.
"What are they doing here?"
Baby 5 and Stussy.
When Doll saw the two, her expression became ugly as Baby 5 was the follower of Doflamingo, the one who had almost killed her, and Stussy was the boss behind the pleasure district on the New World!
Those two were criminals, yet why the heck did they follow him?!
"Oh, my, Vice Admiral Doll, why did you get angry? Are you at that time?" Stussy looked at Doll with a charming gaze.
Meanwhile, Baby 5 was obedient and just stood behind Robin as she looked at Doll in surprise. She knew that her boss had made a deal with the World Government to become part of the Marines, yet she never expected that it was the truth.
"Stop provoking her, okay?"
"You care for her more than your own woman?" Stussy looked sadly at Shinra as she clung to him.
"...."
Doll had many things that she wanted to say, but no voices came out.
Shinra rolled his eyes and knew that Stussy was just teasing Doll, as Stussy didn't really care about how many women she was with, but without a doubt, there must be competitions among them.
After all, unlike Robin and Carina, who had a stable position due to their pregnancy, Stussy hadn't been pregnant, but somehow, Doll appeared, making her quite conflicted, wondering whether this was also his plan.
If she gave birth to his children, then their child would control the CP, and when Doll gave birth, then their child would take control over the Marines.
What about Robin and Carina?
While his child with Robin probably took control over the Baraque Works, and also other education-related matters, his child with Carina would take care of the business.
Did he plan to take the route of Big Mom?"
Yet, with how handsome he was, Stussy could somehow imagine that even those World Nobles members would probably be okay with being impregnated by him.
'How deep.'
Slowly, as his child grew older, Stussy could imagine that their family would take over the World Government, which made her shake with excitement.
Shinra wasn't sure what this woman was thinking, but it was better to leave since Luffy had arrived in the Arabasta Kingdom; he was afraid that the owner of a certain Logia type of Devil Fruit would run away.
"Anyway, I am going now. Do you want to follow us, too?"
Stussy, who felt his strong arm, sighed, wondering why she fell for this scumbag. "I will handle his place, so you can handle the rest well."
Besides the news about Luffy on the Arabasta Kingdom, the news about Ace, the 2nd command captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, caught and on the Impel Down, was also released, and naturally, similar to the original story, Sengoku planned to execute Ace in public.
This news, depending on how close Ace's relationship with Whitebeard was, could lead to a full frontal war between the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates, or it could just be a simple public execution like how the Marines did to Gold Roger.
Then again, Shinra realized that both father and son had a similar fate, which made him shake his head.
So, how did he feel about Ace and his father?
Frankly, nothing, since Shinra's goal was much bigger.
Regardless, as many things had to be taken care of in the New World, especially when the remnants of the Doflamingo Pirates would restart the arms trade, and also the many other business projects that had to be taken care of, it was better for Stussy to stay, especially when she had a lot of power in the New World.
As for Carina, while she wanted to stay, she wasn't an idiot and knew that her power came from Shinra. If he wasn't around, it was meaningless for her to do anything in the New World, as she was just a weak woman.
On the other hand, Stussy was powerful, and she had a lot of influence on the New World, especially with her connection with the CP0, World Government, and also Big Mom. After all, she owned the largest prostitution organization in the New World, so it was impossible for her to be weak.
If she were weak, then the others would take her business, right?
"Thanks."
Kissing her forehead softly, Shinra rubbed Stussy's hair until it was a mess, then walked to Doll. "Let's go, Doll."
"Bastard, you messed up my hair!"
While Stussy cursed him, Doll looked at Shinra with a complicated expression, thinking that this guy was really a naughty young man!
If Shinra joined the Marines, could he really follow justice?
Still, Doll wasn't someone who took this problem seriously since she knew well that the Marines weren't as white and followed the justice that everyone thought to be.
Instead, as Shinra tried to grow his own power on this sea, wasn't it better?
That way, he suited her taste more.
"Okay, come on."
Moving closer, Doll looked at him helplessly, then said, "Come to my ship."
"Okay."
Carina and Robin also followed, to which Baby 5 hesitated until—
"Come on, Baby 5."
"Okay~!"
Baby 5 happily followed like a puppy, but her existence was necessary as they needed a maid to take care of their daily problems.
Still, when they were about to go to the Marines' Headquarters by using the warships of the Marines—
"Isn't it better to use our ship?" Carina asked.
The warship of the Marines might appear powerful, but even so, she knew well that its comfort was less than that of their ship.
"Is it okay, Doll?"
"Just do whatever you want." Doll's lips twisted. "Do you even need my permission?"
Who could stop this bastard?
"But I will go with you, too."
"Okay."
With that, the five of them entered his sail yacht while being guarded by the warships that would lead them to the Mary Geoise.
Yes, to return to the first Grand Line, one had to either travel to the Fish-Men Island again or climb up to the Mary Geoise.
Naturally, while his destination was the Marine Headquarters, he would definitely have to meet the Five Elders first due to his other identity as the CP0.
Still, as he thought that he would meet the Five Elders, he wondered whether Kotoamatsukami would work on them.
Yet, without a doubt, as his ship left, Stussy looked at the distance with a forlorn gaze, hoping for his safe return.