Chapter 146: Raiden Karmapa—Enel!

Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Raiden Karmapa—Enel!

Early in the morning, at the Marine station on Sabaody Archipelago, Sengoku was busy handling the aftermath of the recent chaos.

In the past few days, Claudius had turned the entire Sabaody Archipelago upside down. True to his nature, though, Claudius was the type to throw everything into disarray and then walk away, leaving others to deal with the fallout. Naturally, Sengoku found himself left to clean up the mess.

"Admiral Sengoku, the coating on the Prometheus is complete!" a Marine colonel reported as he entered the office.

Hearing this, Sengoku looked up from the pile of documents cluttering his desk. Raising an eyebrow, he asked, "Where is Saint Claudius?"

"We're not sure, sir. He didn't return last night. Shall we begin searching for him?" the colonel asked hesitantly.

Sengoku waved off the suggestion. "No need. His Highness knows exactly when the coating would be finished. With his strength and identity, there's nothing on Sabaody Archipelago that could pose a real danger to him," he said, though there was a faint edge of exasperation in his tone.

As if on cue, Claudius strolled into the office, his expression lighthearted as usual. "A Celestial Dragon goes missing overnight, and Admiral Sengoku isn't the least bit worried? That's truly disappointing. I'm hurt, Sengoku," Claudius teased with a smile.

Sengoku chuckled as he gestured to the mountain of paperwork on his desk. "Worried? About you? If it were anyone else, I'd have mobilized an entire fleet. But you, Your Highness? I only need to worry about the bloodbath you've caused. Who would dare provoke you when they know the kind of chaos you bring with you?"

He pointed to the stacks of reports on his desk, most of them related to Claudius' actions over the past few days.

"Ahahahaha, fair point," Claudius laughed, completely unbothered.

"It's not trouble, just...time-consuming," Sengoku said dryly. "These could be handled by subordinates, but since you're back, let's get moving. The Prometheus is ready, and I've got plenty of other work waiting for me in Marineford. I can't afford to sit around here forever."

Claudius nodded, unbothered by Sengoku's impatience. "No problem, let's head out."

Reaching into his coat, Sengoku pulled out a slightly wrinkled bounty poster and handed it to Claudius.

"Take a look at this," Sengoku said, a faint smile tugging at his lips.

Claudius unfolded the poster and read the name printed across it: Enel. His brow furrowed in mild surprise.

"Huh, Enel? Haven't checked on him recently," Claudius murmured, scratching his chin. He had assumed Enel was still following Crocodile around, learning the ropes of piracy.

It turned out he was wrong.

"Thirty million berries," Claudius remarked with a hint of amusement. "Not a huge bounty, but for a newcomer, it's respectable. How long has it been since he set out? Two months?"

"Not even two months," Sengoku replied, shaking his head. "But he's made a name for himself already. He's destroyed five pirate crews in such a short span. Oddly enough, he hasn't harmed any civilians or merchant ships. His actions are...unusual, to say the least. People are starting to call him the 'Raiden Karmapa'. A pirate who enforces his own brand of justice on the seas. It's almost embarrassing for us Marines, but at least we know he's on our side."

Hearing this, Claudius almost choked on his laughter. "'Raiden Karmapa?' Really? What, is he some kind of vigilante now?"

The name was a bit over-the-top, but Claudius knew such titles often evolved. Even legends like Silvers Rayleigh and Gol D. Roger hadn't started out with their iconic epithets. Rayleigh had once been known as "Silver Rayleigh," while Roger was simply referred to as "Gold Roger." Compared to those humble beginnings, Enel's title wasn't too bad, though Claudius suspected it would eventually shift to something like "God of Thunder."

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