"You are welcome."
"I just happened to be there."
"Senior Doberman."
As Doberman bent over, Rosen reached out and pulled him up.
Like Sakazuki, Doberman in front of him was also a staunch hawk in the Marine Corps.
Whether facing Shanks or Jaygarcia Saturn from the Five Elders, he still dares to confront them.
At the same time, the other party was also the only Marine besides Borsalino who shed tears when Zephyr died in battle.
Based on those two lines of tears alone, even if he hadn't come for T Bone, he would have been willing to save Doberman once.
"In this world, there aren't that many coincidences."
"Not to mention the life-saving grace of traveling thousands of miles to save me."
"Just for the fact that you called me 'senior', Governor, as long as it doesn't violate the Marine's justice, I'm willing to go through fire and water for you, both in public and in private."
Doberman spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice strong and clear, without a hint of joking.
"All right."
"Then I'll remember that."
"If I really need your help in the future, I will call you."
Through his Observation Haki, Rosen also learned about Doberman's personality.
In short, it can be summed up in one word.
A promise is a promise.
Faced with such a promise from the Marine, modestly declining would be seen as a sign of disrespect; rather, readily accepting the offer would make Doberman feel much better.
"I will definitely keep my promise."
Doberman nodded, inwardly sighing with admiration.
At their first meeting, he was already impressed by Rosen's strength, Haki, and charm.
No wonder he was groomed by Sengoku to be their next Fleet Admiral.
No wonder it could make the ambiguous Borsalino so resolute.
The man who was crowned the strongest Marine in a thousand years right after graduation truly lived up to his reputation.
"Hawkeye!"
At this moment.
Not only T Bone, but also Doberman, and indeed the entire Marine, focused their attention on Dracule Mihawk.
At first, everyone gritted their teeth, wishing they could kill him as soon as possible.
But when everyone saw Dracule Mihawk following behind Rosen, especially with a collar around his neck, like a soaring eagle that had been half-tamed, they immediately felt relieved.
Given the precedent of Donquixote Doflamingo being collared, and knowing that Rosen bore the heavy responsibility of taming the Shichibukai, Doberman, T Bone, and the others were well aware that the swordsman among the Shichibukai, who was hailed as the most likely to ascend to the throne of the world's strongest swordsman, had already been completely defeated and tamed by Rosen.
"How did he manage to tame such a cold and arrogant man?"
Although Doberman wished he could kill Dracule Mihawk as soon as possible, he had been chased from the Grand Line to the South Blue, and he knew very well how powerful this swordsman known as Hawkeye was.
Like the admirals of the Marine and the Four Emperors of the Sea.
Hawkeye Mihawk.
He is also a powerful figure standing at the top of the ocean.
But now, such a powerful figure is wearing the same collar as Donquixote Doflamingo.
"etc."
"How did his knife turn into a Black Blade?"
"When they were chasing us before, Yoru wasn't Black Blade yet. How did that happen?"
Doberman soon noticed something horrifying: the Yoru in Dracule Mihawk's hands had been forged into a Black Blade.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Rosen, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
"Hawkeye, he targets the Marine to forge the Black Blade."
"Then I will grant his wish."
"First, forge a Black Blade for him, then put a collar on him. It's that simple."
Facing the gaze that Doberman cast at him, Rosen spoke in a very calm tone.
It was as if this was just an ordinary little thing, like buying a few cabbages by the roadside.
However,
His words left Doberman and T Bone speechless.
"They actually put a collar on the world's strongest swordsman, the world's strongest swordsman who forged the Black Blade!"
T Bone's eyes widened, and a series of shockwaves surged through his heart.
Although he is only a swordsman with a minor reputation in the world, when it comes to knowledge, he is in no way inferior to the swordsmen of the Grand Line.
From the moment he saw Dracule Mihawk wielding the Black Blade, he knew that the man who had almost killed him had reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship.
As a swordsman, he has achieved the highest level of accomplishment throughout history.
Yet, this very being, like Donquixote Doflamingo, has been reduced to a mere watchdog for the Marine's 1st Branch.
"The day I reach the top of the world's strongest will be the day I put on the collar."
"How pathetic!"
"Even someone as 'Eagle Eye' as you probably never imagined your fate would end like this!"
Like T Bone.
Doberman was both a Vice Admiral and a swordsman, so he was well aware of what it meant to forge a Supreme Grade Sword into a Black Blade.
As a swordsman, he is the world's most powerful swordsman.
As a Black Blade, it is the strongest Black Blade in the world.
Yet this great swordsman, who stood at the pinnacle of swordsmanship and renowned swords, was actually collared by Rosen on the very day he reached the top.
Even after being chased for thousands of miles by Dracule Mihawk and fleeing in disarray from the Grand Line to the South Blue, he had to admit Hawkeye's power and arrogance.
That's why.
After witnessing the fate of Dracule Mihawk, Doberman was both incredulous and deeply shocked.
Thinking about this...
Because of Dracule Mihawk's previous relentless pursuit, the hatred and anger that had been lingering in his heart vanished in an instant.
He no longer hated or was angry, and he no longer even thought about killing Dracule Mihawk. Instead, he felt a pang of sorrow for the man before him.
For the world's most powerful swordsman who forged a Black Blade, no punishment could be more cruel than being collared and reduced to a guard dog of the Marine on the day he ascended to the throne of the strongest.
At this point, killing Dracule Mihawk would be a relief, essentially letting him escape punishment.
Dracule Mihawk ignored the pity, disbelief, and shock that T Bone and Doberman cast their way.
The moment he decided to bear the humiliation and survive, he was already prepared to face the strange looks of the world.
Compared to the surrender of having the Black Blade broken twice, what do the gazes of others matter?
Anyway, he has always been a maverick, extremely arrogant, and never cares about other people's opinions.
That's how it used to be.
It's the same now.
On the contrary, these strange looks did not make Dracule Mihawk feel uncomfortable at all; instead, they strengthened his resolve to confront Rosen one day in the future.
However.
Dracule Mihawk's calm, almost accepting reaction only made Doberman, T Bone, and the others even more incredulous, and then everyone involuntarily looked at Rosen.
Every pair of eyes was filled with overwhelming shock and admiration.
They couldn't fathom what kind of power the man before them possessed to have subdued Dracule Mihawk to such an extent.
Rosen ignored the gazes cast upon him by the other sailors, instead focusing his attention on each of the wounded sailors.
More than two hundred of the Marine personnel who were hunted down by Dracule Mihawk over a thousand miles were injured, many of them missing limbs, eyes, or ears.
Seeing this scene.
As Rosen's resolve deepened, he not only placed collars on the Shichibukai but also used Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame to repair the injured Marines.
Whether they were one-eyed or blind, the Marine personnel were all given new sight and their light was restored.
The Marine soldiers, covered in wounds, recovered completely, except for a tiny stitch mark left at the original site of the wound.
The missing arm and lame Marine officer first treated his injuries and then went to the science class after returning to the Marine's 1st Branch to undergo an organ transplant using artificial organs created by Vinsmoke Judge.
After all, Benihime's ability to open the Red Princess's modification is to "remodel everything she touches," which means to modify existing things.
So, if you lose your hands and feet, there's nothing you can do.
Since he has no hands or feet, there is no way to modify him.
Despite this, witnessing that Rosen, as the Governor-General of the Four Seas, personally took charge of treating all officers, Captains, lieutenants, and Marines equally and diligently, was truly remarkable.
After experiencing all of this, the Marine personnel present were all deeply grateful to him and held him in the highest esteem.
The Marine under Doberman's command held him in particularly high esteem.