"Yes, not bad. I'm willing to accept your interview." Vermillion smiled.
Since there was no Musashi or Kratos in the first game, plus the first participant was not too strong, Vermillion was not interested in watching it.
Instead of watching that first game, wouldn't it be better to accompany this woman named 'Cally'?
"Thank you, Mr. Vermillion," Kalifa said happily.
"Okay, okay, if you have any questions, you can ask them now." Vermillion nodded as he placed his hand on Kalifa's thigh.
"I will try to answer all your questions until one of my colleagues takes their turn in this competition."
Although Kalifa felt a little unhappy when the man touched her thigh, she still acted casually without showing her displeasure.
"Okay, sir. What I'd like to ask is-" Just as she was about to ask him a question, she was suddenly cut off by the man.
"Wait."
"Is something wrong, sir?" Seeing the man's expression, Kalifa became tense once again.
"This... Cally, I feel a little uncomfortable when you sit sideways like this."
Looking at the beautiful woman, he continued. "I'm honestly very sensitive to things that aren't symmetrical."
Kalifa tilted her head; what exactly did this man mean?
"What do you mean exactly, sir?"
"Well, sitting in this position, isn't it very uncomfortable?"
Hearing this, Kalifa inwardly shouted, 'Uncomfortable? You clearly seem to be enjoying it!'
"Are you still not getting my point, Cally? Your side-sitting pose is very asymmetrical, so..."
"Uhh... I still don't understand, sir." Kalifa said with sweat on her forehead.
Although she had guessed what Vermillion's words meant, but she really did not want that.
"Still don't get it? Huff... as a writer, you should read books often." Vermillion shook his head.
"Turn around and sit facing me."
Hearing what Vermillion had to say, Kalifa couldn't help but comply. After all, if he started suspecting her, she wouldn't be able to escape.
Kalifa stood up and changed her sitting position.
"Well, this way, it's more symmetrical. Okay, now Cally-san can start asking questions." Vermillion laughed as he nodded.
"Thank you, sir." Kalifa breathed a sigh of relief; she could finally start gathering the information she wanted.
Pulling out a small notebook and pen from inside her breasts, Kalifa was ready to record what she heard.
Seeing the woman's actions, Vermillion was a little surprised. Were girls of this world capable of putting objects to their chests?
Adjusting the glasses she wore, Kalifa opened the notebook and stared at Vermillion.
"Mr. Vermillion, I heard you once defeated the Naval Hero, Garp. May I ask how that battle went? Did you find it difficult against Vice-Admiral Garp?"
"Garp is a very strong old man; if I hadn't relied on my special abilities as well as utilizing his recklessness, then perhaps I wouldn't have won." Vermillion answered 'Cally's' question without blinking.
In fact, with his current strength, he believes he can defeat Garp more easily.
Kalifa immediately took note of the information while calculating how strong Vermillion was.
"Next question, why dare you go against the Navy and the World Government? Is the Blueplanet Group so powerful that you are not worried about the threat of the World Government and the Navy?"
"Yes, we are strong." Vermillion nodded.
"In the future, members of the Blueplanet Group will come and join our Drake Pirates. When that time comes, our power will become much stronger."
"By the way, I wouldn't mind telling you something. The Blueplanet Group does not employ me, but rather I personally lead it."
Vermillion was no longer worried about revealing this information to the world; after all, his group had reached the pinnacle of this world's power, so it didn't matter.
"Okay. Next, I would like to ask, among your members, which one is the strongest?" After taking notes on what Vermillion said, Kalifa asked the next question.
'Hehe, are you trying to gather information about our strength? Let's follow this little girl's game.' Vermillion said to himself with a small smile.
"The strongest among us is, of course, Li Shuwen." Vermillion turned to the old man in fancy clothes, "He's the one who defeated Garp 1v1."
Actually, Kratos is the strongest, but since Kratos hasn't made any big moves in this world, Vermillion replied that Li Shuwen is the strongest.
"If you have the opportunity to interview Garp, you can ask him directly."
"But, you also defeated Admiral Kizaru, right?" Kalifa asked suspiciously, "At that time, Admiral Kizaru was also accompanying Garp; he and Vice-Admiral Garp were captured by your group."
"Back then, we fought him as a group, so he could be defeated fairly easily. But we have certain people in our group who are capable of defeating him 1v1, of course." Vermillion chuckled.
'Although I have sacrificed a bit of my self-esteem, the information I have obtained is very satisfying. After this, I can complete the mission perfectly.'
"Hmm? Is that all your questions, lady Cally?"
Seeing Kalifa stuff the notebook back into her chest, Vermillion asked curiously.
"Mr. Vermillion, thank you very much for taking the time to interview me."
"I've got good material, and now I want to go back to writing the script. I hope to interview you again in the future."
After gathering all the information she wanted, Kalifa was ready to stand up and leave this place.
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