Chapter 189: Staff Officer of the Staff Headquarters First Division Intelligence Department! Extra Chapter for Alliance Leaders!
"Another World... The World Government has one hundred and seventy-four Affiliated Countries?!" Mima Amatori's hand holding the Document trembled slightly in shock.
At this moment, he felt an invisible wind, named Information Stream, blow towards him, making his Breathing difficult. His Pupils contracted violently.
"More than one hundred and seventy Nations similar to Hinamoto?"
"Heh heh."
Senior Director Addison smiled noncommittally, because he didn't know about this Matter either. He knew neither the Area Data of Hinamoto nor the Area Data of the various Affiliated Countries in the Home World.
However, the Islands of Sea Star World, while indeed Islands, were not as small as depicted in the manga from Im's Previous Life.
Regarding the Data related to the Area of Affiliated Countries' Islands, the only available Data was the Width of the Sandora River in Alabasta, which was fifty kilometers!
Yes.
Fifty, kilometers!
From this, it could be estimated that the Diameter of Alabasta from north to south was about one thousand three hundred kilometers, equivalent to the entire length of Honshu Island in Hinamoto, and the Diameter from east to west was over one thousand six hundred kilometers.
Let's calculate.
The Total Area of the Alabasta Kingdom is around two million and eighty thousand square kilometers. The Total Area of all the Islands in Hinamoto combined is only nearly three hundred and eighty thousand square kilometers!
What kind of concept is this?
The Area of Alabasta is larger than Xinjiang Province, which is one million six hundred and sixty thousand square kilometers, by the size of a Japan...
Then, looking at other Affiliated Countries based on its Area, such as the Drum Kingdom or the Dressrosa Kingdom, you would find that they are not much smaller!
Expanding the perspective, comparing it to the entire Grand Line and the Red Line, you would realize just how vast the true Pirate World is!
"Hoo—"
It took Mima Amatori a long time to recover, and he sighed, "No wonder I hadn't heard of you before. So that's how it is..."
"What are your thoughts now?"
"That's what I want to ask you. Showing me this means I'm still useful to you, or rather, you are willing to accept me?"
"Smart!" Senior Director Addison praised, "The important figures above greatly appreciate you, appreciating your talent in Military Matters and your way of doing things. So, are you willing to join?"
"Join?"
Mima Amatori raised an eyebrow and asked, "What Identity would I join with, what would I do after joining, and I don't want to give up the blood feud I carry!"
"You don't have to give up."
"On the contrary, you can complete your revenge with our Strength. After occupying Kongokaku, you can have Koukyuu Amatori handed over to you to handle. You understand what I mean, right?"
Senior Director Addison looked at the other party meaningfully. Although the latter remained silent, he clearly understood the deeper meaning of that sentence.
That is, he was allowed to kill Koukyuu Amatori with his own hands, but he *must* kill Koukyuu Amatori with his own hands!
"What about after that?"
"Didn't you just say it? Afterward, it will attract the punitive expeditions of many Regional Powers. At that time, we'll ask you to guide our Army, after all, you are sufficiently Familiarize with the Environment of this Nation. As for your Identity..."
Senior Director Addison thought for a moment, took out another Document from the drawer, and said, "This is a Staff Appointment Letter from the Staff Department First Division under the Supreme Military Command, the Army Intelligence Department."
"Once you and the Army have mostly resolved the Matter here, you can take it and report to the Army Headquarters in Landeforce."
"Although this Position Level isn't very high, it's the most suitable for you right now."
Mima Amatori looked at the single Letter of Appointment, a spark of Excitement flickering in his Gaze. To be honest, he was tempted and also surprised that the World Government would value him so much.
"Someone as terrifying as me, you dare to use?"
"..."
Senior Director Addison had a speechless Expression. Seeing this, Mima Amatori gave a Bitter Smile, "That's right, what is this little Ability/Skill of mine worth to you?"
"It's good that you know, but what you know now is just the Tip of the Iceberg. You'll slowly understand over Time. By the way, do you want to return to being a Normal Human?"
Mima Amatori smiled, "You're talking about the 'White Serum' developed by Dr. Shouei, right? Actually, I willingly became a Kabaneri."
"To become Strong?"
"Yes, I've always felt that only Experts are qualified to survive, and the weak have no Authority to live. It's just that now..." Mima Amatori lowered his head and looked at the Heart glowing red inside his clothes, giving a Bitter Smile.
In response, Senior Director Addison smiled.
"Excuse me, after I become an Army Staff Officer, can I receive relevant Training and possess the Strength that those people who call themselves Cipher Pol have?"
Mima Amatori did not hide the Desire/Longing in his Gaze.
"Training is definitely not a problem, but whether you can become as Strong as them cannot be guaranteed."
"Because according to the Research of the Biochemical Research Institute, the Innate Physique of people in your World is too weak compared to people in our World. And those people you saw before, even in our World, are Elite Existences who have broken through the Human Limit and can be called 'Superhuman'. You need to understand the Difficulty involved."
Clearly, Senior Director Addison didn't think Mima Amatori could become very Strong. He then comforted him, "Your Value to the World Government is not in Combat Power, which is why your Arrangement is to the Staff Department. In the future, don't worry about Strength anymore."
However, there was something he kept to himself.
That was, even within the Staff Department, most people were Stronger than Mima Amatori. The reason he said 'most people' instead of 'everyone' was because Mima had the foundation of being a 'Kabaneri' supporting him.
"My suggestion to you is, once 'White Serum' can be mass-produced, you should quickly change back to an Ordinary Human. Since you don't need to participate in Combat, why turn yourself into something neither Human nor ghost?"
But Mima Amatori was unwilling. He was unwilling to become Ordinary People. The Expert he envisioned was an existence that combined Combat Power, Influence/Power, and Intelligence!
"I still want to try. If I still can't become an Expert after trying my best..."
"Alright, but once you witness the true Expert of our World, you'll understand what Despair is. The Fundamental Gap is simply too vast, as Adult in your World are only equivalent in Physique to Child in our World."
After speaking, Senior Director Addison Shake Head and stopped talking about this Matter.
"Alright, I've made Arrangement for someone to send you back to Iwato Station."
"You will temporarily stay by Vice Admiral Crocodile's side and personally witness Kongokaku being occupied and Koukyuu Amatori being brought before you. Perhaps this will make you give up your impossible idea sooner."
Mima Amatori nodded, stood up, and asked again, "May I ask who you plan to make the new Shogun?"
"Yotsugawa Ayame, you should have met her."
"It's actually her..."
Mima Amatori sighed, lamenting, "No wonder you had her stay at Iwato Station to manage the Citizens. You had already made the Decision long ago."
"What about Mumei? The little Girl who was locked up with me." He still preferred to call her Mumei, because Hozumi belonged to Ikoma.
"Oh, does she also have some Special Talent?" Senior Director Addison asked curiously.
"Talent? Among the Kabaneri I've seen, she is the Strongest, including myself. Does that count?"
"Hehehe..."
Addison was amused and couldn't help but laugh out loud. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, go attend to your own Matter. We won't do anything to her, she's just temporarily held."
Extra chapter for Alliance Leader Spear of Longinus, Alliance Leader Kikyo's Loneliness, and Hall Master What's a Good Name! The Little Author used up all his Saved Drafts before and can only work hard to write extra chapters now, sorry!
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