Since retracting his Giant Bloodline trait a few days ago and returning to a normal human body, Kenji hadn't used this trait again, maintaining a height of about two meters.
After all, the three warships he brought were only for normal humans, not the super-large warships specially made for the Marine's Giant unit.
If he were to ride a warship at a height of over ten meters, the warship would probably start leaking before travelling very far.
Even if it didn't leak, at over ten meters tall, he wouldn't even be able to enter the ship's cabin and would have to sleep on the deck.
If a dignified Admiral had to sleep on the deck, would the other Marine officers and soldiers feel right sleeping in the cabin?
Wouldn't they all have to come to the deck to brave the wind and rain?
Therefore, Kenji's action of retracting his Giant Bloodline trait passively achieved the effect of preventing all military officers and soldiers from sleeping on the deck.
It also led to exclamations within the Marine ranks like, 'Kenji-san... is truly too kind!'
Of course, this exclamation wasn't made by Kenji, the person involved was Kuzan.
In fact, Kuzan had personally witnessed Kenji's body shrinking, and at this moment, while exclaiming, his expression was still a bit... strange.
Because his exclamation was also heard from other Marines.
"Alas, how will such a kind Kenji-san deal with... that fellow?"
Kuzan shook his head and sighed, then looked up at the bow of the opposite warship, imagining how 'the great benevolent man' Kenji would handle the current situation.
Hmm, after the title of 'Good Guy,' Kenji might soon gain another title: 'Great Benevolent Man.'
Kenji's fifty years in the Marine were not in vain. Garp, who had participated in the God Valley War, only had one title, but Kenji was about to have two.
On the other side, the bow of the warship opposite Kuzan was pressed tightly against another ship.
The two warships were close to each other for the transfer of the imprisoned Charlotte.
Originally, all Marine personnel on this mission thought they would return to Marineford—except for Kenji.
It wasn't until the time of departure that Kenji suddenly decided to have Sakazuki and Magellan lead two warships and their troops to escort Charlotte back to headquarters.
He himself would take the main ship to another location.
Perhaps Sakazuki and Magellan, as well as the other Marine officers and soldiers, had a belly full of questions, but they ultimately obeyed the Admiral's command, without even asking why.
In this situation, Kenji truly felt the benefits of the absolute obedience training within the Marine.
Of course, if the other Marines knew that Kenji was leaving the main force to act alone, not for some important mission, but to give himself a good vacation, they would probably be silently speechless for a while.
We work, you vacation? That's a bit unkind!
Perhaps the gods also disapproved of Kenji's approach as an unexpected incident occurred without warning during the transfer of the prisoner Charlotte.
Charlotte was perfectly fine staying in the main ship's cell, but she was forcibly dragged out and even made to switch ships... these Marine brats were a bit impolite.
She was a renowned pirate whose fame shook the world.
However, the Marine's slight was not the main reason Charlotte burst into anger on the spot. At most, it was an insignificant contributing factor.
What truly enraged Charlotte was that Kenji was acting alone and refused to take her with him.
This clearly meant he was trying to run away?!
"Why are you doing this? All of you, scram!" Charlotte stood firm at the bow of the warship, her eyes wide with fury, emitting a dangerous aura.
"Where did Kenji go? Call him out!"
Charlotte shouted in anger while scanning her surroundings, seemingly searching for Kenji's whereabouts.
This sudden situation left the Marines a bit flustered for a moment.
After all, Charlotte was a genuine powerhouse from the New World. Even her casual movements were beyond what ordinary Marine soldiers could handle.
"She was perfectly fine being held, why did she have to be transferred?"
"Because that warship is Admiral Shirojishi's ship!"
"Sigh, if only we had known, we should have imprisoned Charlotte in another warship's cell back then..."
The Marine officers and soldiers on site, who were carrying out the escort, were complaining bitterly because of Charlotte's antics.
Even with Sakazuki and Magellan present, it was difficult to restrain Charlotte.
Their current strength, after all, was still quite different from Charlotte's. She was a monster among monsters.
"Damn it, even with so much Sea Stone, she can't be contained?!"
Sakazuki narrowed his eyes, watching Charlotte, whose chains clanged 'clatter, clatter' with every move she made, his expression growing increasingly grim.
Charlotte was covered in Sea Stone and chains.
However, while Sea Stone might be immediately effective against ordinary Devil Fruit users, it was somewhat insufficient against the world's top powerhouses.
This is actually related to the principle of Sea Stone and seawater's restraint.
"We can't let her run wild any longer!" Magellan stepped forward, his expression grave.
"If this continues, the warship will suffer immense damage."
"Let's act!"
As he spoke, Magellan's body suddenly surged with poisonous mist, and dark purple venom bubbled 'gurgle, gurgle' on his skin, like boiling viscous liquid.
At this moment, Sakazuki, not far away, suddenly said, "Stop, your ability is not suitable for this place, I will handle it."
Sakazuki's expression was serious. As he spoke, he had already drawn his sword and was walking towards Charlotte.
Seeing this, Magellan silently retracted his Venom-Venom Fruit ability.
He himself knew that if he released potent poison on the warship, it might be difficult to say whether he could subdue Charlotte, but he would certainly incapacitate a large number of Marine soldiers.
After all, the warships had already set sail, and the soldiers were all crowded onto the three warships. Wanting to distance themselves from the potent poison was somewhat wishful thinking.
Whoosh!
Sakazuki's figure flashed, and he had already arrived near Charlotte.
Immediately after, he gripped his sword with both hands and slashed down fiercely at her head, his blade flowing with Armament Haki.
Bang!
The sound of metal clashing echoed far and wide. And along with the sound, Sakazuki was sent flying.
"Tell Kenji to come out! Don't make me angry!"
Charlotte glared around furiously, the powerful aura of rage she erupted with making the Marine soldiers present dare not act rashly.
"That's quite aggressive."
At this moment, a slightly surprised voice suddenly came from behind.
Then, the scene immediately fell silent.
Kenji had arrived.