The Marines in the field visibly relaxed after seeing Kenji, as if they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
And Charlotte, who had been the most boisterous, no longer roared in anger, her emotions becoming somewhat stable.
Suddenly, both inside and outside the field achieved a brief period of peace and quiet. It was a pity, though, that such quiet was destined not to last.
Because the next moment, Kenji actively broke the silence.
"Why are you here?"
Kenji, who had just walked out of the cabin, did not rush to deal with the situation, but stopped beside Kuzan.
Kuzan was enjoying the show. When Kenji hadn't arrived, he wondered when Kenji would come.
Once Kenji arrived, he wondered how long it would take Kenji to resolve the current situation.
In short, it was all about one thing: watching the show.
At this moment, facing his superior's questioning, Kuzan still maintained a playful attitude, trying to bluff his way through.
However, he failed to realize that Kenji was not actually "questioning".
"You shouldn't be by the ship."
The confusion on Kenji's face quickly turned into a faint smile, and before Kuzan could respond, he smiled and raised his hand.
"You should be at the bow!"
Before he finished speaking, Kenji's outstretched hand had already grabbed Kuzan, throwing him towards Charlotte at the bow of the ship not far away.
Throughout the entire process, Kuzan was shocked to discover that he couldn't resist.
It wasn't that he hadn't tried to struggle and break free from Kenji's large hand, but when he truly wanted to, he found that his body simply couldn't muster any strength.
It was as if his body had suddenly been deprived of control.
Kuzan only regained control of his body and felt the flow of power within him after he had been thrown a certain distance.
"Damn it!"
He gritted his teeth, desperately trying to control his posture so that it would be his feet, not his head, that landed on the deck.
After a brief and perilous maneuver, Kuzan finally righted his posture. Then, he met a pair of angry eyes.
"Ugh! This is bad!"
Kuzan's heart skipped a beat, and before he could react, he saw a large hand swing towards him.
"Don't be an eyesore here! Get lost!"
Charlotte's tender, powerful hand slammed onto Kuzan, like hitting a disobedient child, sending him diagonally downwards, flying towards the sea beneath the ship.
Splash!
The sound of water hitting accompanied by a huge splash.
"Ah, it seems my estimation was off, you shouldn't be on the ship..."
Kenji looked down at the rapidly spreading ripples on the sea, a cold sneer curving his lips.
"You should be at the bottom of the ship!"
Afterward, Kenji retracted his gaze and looked up at Charlotte, who stood unmoving at the bow of the opposite ship.
Compared to Charlotte, who was over six meters tall, the Marine soldiers present looked like children.
Even Kenji, who was about two meters tall, was clearly not tall enough in front of such a height.
And such a tall Charlotte, when dealing with the Marines present, indeed created the effect of an adult beating a child.
Kenji had "seen" this situation with his Observation Haki before leaving the cabin.
"It's like Tyson accidentally wandered into a kindergarten…" Kenji scanned the scene and shook his head slightly.
"One punch, one child!"
Although his soldiers were all elites of the headquarters, the enemy's level was too high, and there was nothing they could do.
"What's wrong? What's all the fuss about?" Kenji stood still and asked the parties involved indifferently.
And Charlotte, upon seeing Kenji arrive, had already lost most of her anger.
However, she still had some lingering anger, and she angrily questioned, "Why are you escorting me to Marineford?"
Kenji rolled his eyes at her words and said, "Isn't that obvious? Where else would a pirate defeated by the Marines be sent if not to Marineford?"
"Why aren't you returning to Marineford with me?" Charlotte frowned and asked again.
"Because I have other things to do…" Kenji was too lazy to explain further.
"Hmph! In that case, take me with you!" Charlotte persisted, shouting angrily.
"I want to go too!"
"…Damn it, who do you think you are?" Kenji was utterly speechless, losing all interest in responding.
He crossed his arms and coldly delivered his final ultimatum to Charlotte , "It seems you're unwilling to be escorted honestly to headquarters?"
"Of course!" Charlotte retorted.
"I'm sticking with you!"
As soon as her words fell, a light flashed in Kenji's eyes.
It wasn't that he suddenly attacked, but rather that a system prompt suddenly appeared.
[While you were escorting a powerful back to Marineford, Charlotte suddenly went berserk, and all the Marines present combined couldn't suppress her!]
[You are very troubled by Charlotte's great strength, which allows her to escape freely!]
[You decide to take action yourself, and consider a more long-term solution to this problem!]
[Mission (Main): Conquer or subdue Charlotte!]
[Reward: Upgrade a random owned trait 3 times!]
"Conquer or subdue?" Kenji raised an eyebrow as he read, a look of surprise in his eyes.
Normally, missions concerning Pirates were always 'Conquer', and only in a few specific cases would a 'Subdue' mission be triggered.
But this time, it was both 'Conquer' and 'Subdue' together.
Conquering a powerful pirate only required enough strength and a hard enough fist.
As for subduing…
"How to subdue? Do I have to persuade her?" Kenji looked up at Charlotte.
This pirate across from him had set sail very early, and had thrived in the extremely powerful Rocks Pirates.
Verbal persuasion would certainly not work on such a formidable character.
As for persuasion through action, that would also be quite a challenge.
After all, she already had a house full of children, a whole big family born.
More importantly, every time she gave birth, she immediately abandoned her current husband, making her a true 'fatherless child-rearing' model in the One Piece world.
How did Kenji look at this female pirate, who had the strength to throw heavy punches? He felt she was emotionless, and only had desire.
"She's clearly lusting after my body!" Kenji had already seen through Charlotte 's thoughts, and he coldly "tsk"-ed.
"This female hooligan!"
The next moment, he lowered his crossed arms, and his entire aura surged. The light of Conqueror's Haki appeared, flowing around his body with small arcs flickering in and out of existence, appearing and disappearing unpredictably.
Amidst the powerful aura, Kenji spoke his true final ultimatum to Charlotte, "Now, immediately and obediently go to the prison!"
It wasn't a threat, but more like a command.
However, if the other party still refused to be voluntarily imprisoned, then Kenji would make her be involuntarily imprisoned.
"Hmph!" Charlotte sneered, responding with action.