One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 823 The Arrival of the Navy

"Are you sure you saw the Red Hair Pirates?!"

The Marine Captain felt his jaw drop. Before he came, the Red Hair Pirates actually came to Cocosia Village? And this place was actually safe and sound?

"Yes, Colonel. We also felt that they looked familiar after they left. We searched through the wanted list in the village for a while before we found them. We were also surprised when we confirmed them. Who would have thought that such a pirate group that had traveled through the New World would come to our small place."

Bell-mère spread her hands and said that she did not mention Yamato and the others. After all, these people were not on the wanted list, and they seemed to be relatively young. They were just playing an adventure game called Pirates, so Bell-mère did them a favor and did not tell anyone about Yamato and the others. She was not a fool who did not know how to adapt.

"Very good. Your information is very important. The activities of such a big pirate in the four seas must be recorded. Although the other party has not attacked you, no one can predict when these big pirates will do what. So even if you don't capture them, you must understand their whereabouts."

The Navy Captain nodded and said.

"Yes, Colonel. If you hadn't happened to be here, we would have been about to call the base. We would not hide such things."

Bellmaire said.

"You little bitch, you still knew how to report it! Then why did you come back without saying anything? You just sent a letter to the base and nothing happened. If I hadn't asked someone to check, I would have thought you were dead!"

What Bell-mère didn't expect was that the colonel, who had a gentle smile on his face, suddenly turned hostile and hit her on the head, forcing Bell-mère to squat down and defend with her head in her hands. Nami, who had been standing next to Bell-mère and had not spoken, now stood in front of Bell-mère, opened her little hands to block the navy colonel, while Nochigo turned back to see if Bell-mère's head was okay.

"Don't bully Bellmère! You're such a bad guy!"

Nami spoke to the navy captain, and her words successfully made the navy captain's originally angry wrinkled face turn into a smiling face, and he picked Nami up. With the navy captain's strength, this child who was less than ten years old was really no match for him, and could only let the other party pick her up.

"Come on, kid, call me uncle."

The Marine Captain said to Nami.

"No! You are a bad guy who bullies Bellmère!"

Nami simply turned her head and looked away, no longer paying attention to the navy captain.

"Hahahaha! You're still a stubborn girl, just like that stinky girl Bellemel back then. All right, uncle will apologize to your mother, okay? Keep calling me uncle, and I'll give you something delicious."

Faced with Nami's stubbornness, the navy captain was not angry at all, and even tried to persuade her in a kind voice. Yamato's character really reminded him of Bell-mère back then, who was just as stubborn.

"really?"

Nami looked at the navy captain, her eyes wandering around him suspiciously.

“Hahahahaha, you little girl still don’t believe me, get up, Bellmère, don’t make me act like a bully, I’m here to give you money this time.”

The naval captain looked at Bellmère who had been squatting on the ground and couldn't get up. He knew that she was just pretending, so he reminded her helplessly.

"Money? What money?" As expected, when Bellmère heard that there was money to be made, he stood up. If Bellmère adhered to the principle of fairness in doing business with Yamato and the others, then to the navy, they were old acquaintances and there was no need to save face for them. He had to take advantage of them if he could, otherwise he would feel sorry for himself.

"You, you haven't changed at all in all these years. Come here and sign. This time it's a full subsidy. It can be considered as a benefit for you. After all, you made a lot of contributions to the navy back then."

As the naval colonel spoke, he took out a contract and handed it to Bellmère. Bellmère took it and looked at it. He was shocked by the numbers on it. Is the navy so rich now?

"Is this really for me?"

Bellmère suddenly felt a little embarrassed again. She certainly didn't mind taking a small amount of money, but if it was so much money, she would have to think carefully about it.

"Take it. The navy is carrying out some activities recently and has enough money to subsidize them. You can say that taking this money is actually helping the navy."

The colonel knew what Bellmère was thinking. Any former navy soldier would probably have a similar reaction when seeing this money. After all, except for those corrupt guys, the original Four Seas Branch was almost willing to spend every penny carefully. How could they come up with so many benefits for these retired people? What's more, Bellmère did not retire normally. Her behavior could be said to be desertion in some aspects. It was good enough that she was not shot. Being given a small pension was considered a leniency outside the law. How could she expect so much money?

"Colonel, you didn't lie to me, did you? I think I know the situation of our navy. This amount of money is enough to replace the uniforms of a small team. It's a bit inappropriate to use it to subsidize a deserter like me."

Obviously, Bellemeier thought the colonel lied. This colonel was her guide in the navy, a real big brother. She could have such strength and become a lieutenant commander in the navy, thanks to his promotion and reuse. She also knew that her leaving without a word would hurt this big brother a lot, but family members know their own business. Her injuries were healed, but it would only have a great impact on herself. She could no longer be competent for the work of the navy, so she did not propose to return to the navy. Otherwise, where would she take care of Nochigo and Nami? The navy also has a special orphanage. She did not go back because she did not want to become a freeloader.

"Do you know that your behavior qualifies you as a deserter? Given the situation at that time, if you were able to escape back to the village, you could definitely get back to the base! Which miracle doctor in your village do you miss so much? Is he better than the military doctor in our base? Ah? Just take it if I give it to you! What nonsense are you talking about!"

The captain of the navy got even angrier when he heard what Bellmer said. This girl knew what her situation was like! She knew it and still did it! Are you crazy?

"Don't hit me! Don't hit me! Colonel! I'm a grown man, please don't hit me in the face, okay? I'll take it, I'll take it, okay?"

Bellemere begged for mercy, which made the captain withdraw his fist. At this moment, Nami realized that the marine in front of her was not bullying Bellemere, but was just playing around. What kind of game was it to just hit someone in the head?

"Okay, sign it quickly. You over there, stop hiding. You've been hiding at the door for most of the day. Come in. What's wrong with a grown man hiding like that?"

The naval colonel watched Bellmère sign his name neatly, then he looked up in the direction of the other person with satisfaction. He had already noticed the person standing behind the wall over there, but he didn't seem to be hostile, so he had never said anything. Now that the matter was resolved, he decided to let this person show up as soon as possible to see who he was.

"Ajian! Come out!"

Compared to the naval captain, Bellmère immediately guessed who was outside the door. Who else could it be except Ajian? Sure enough, the man with the strange windmill hat came out from behind the wall.

"I've been discovered. Sorry, sorry. There have been a lot of visitors to your house in Bellmère these past two days. I was worried so I came to check on you."

Ajian smiled awkwardly and said.

"You are Jian. I know you. Bellmair mentioned you a lot when he was in the navy."

The naval colonel looked at Ajian, sized him up and down, and nodded. Although he didn't seem to have much strength, he should be an honest man. He thought Bellmère would not be bullied. In other words, instead of worrying about Bellmère being bullied, he might as well worry about whether this boy would be bullied by Bellmère. This way he would feel relieved, at least the money would not be stolen.

(End of this chapter)