Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 72: Farewell

The next morning, before the first batch of vendors opened their shops, the navy soldiers who had gotten up early were already lined up neatly in the open space in front of the warship.

They didn't seem to intend to alarm anyone.

"Everyone, check again one last time to make sure nothing is left behind."

As if afraid of waking up the sleeping townspeople, Zefa's voice was not loud, but his words were clear.

The soldiers present could also hear it clearly.

The soldiers did not respond in unison, but silently checked their backpacks and luggage again.

After a few minutes, the rustling sound of packing gradually died down and the queue became orderly again.

"Okay, since there's no problem, let's get on board."

Zefa waved his hand, and the soldiers turned around and prepared to board the ship.

"Are you leaving?"

The familiar voice sounded again, still the elf voice that you would never forget once you heard it.

The soldiers and officers turned their heads and looked at the expected small figure.

"Kid, if you don't sleep well you won't grow tall."

Garp looked at La who was carrying a large food box and half-jokingly gave him a lecture.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Karp.

But compared to me, it seems impolite for you to leave so quietly, it will seem that we are being neglectful."

Laya replied jokingly, then glanced at the soldiers lined up in neat rows.

[Hmm, the number is quite high. It seems they haven't secretly left anyone on the island. I'll check the dormitories later.]
"I'm just afraid of bothering you again. After all, I already caused you quite a bit of trouble yesterday."

"But now it seems that it's all in vain..."

Zefa looked at La in front of him and said helplessly.

Because she went out too early, there was still some dew on the ends of the girl's hair.

The glittering dewdrops contrasted with her golden hair, like tiny suns.

"You didn't steal or rob, so why are you in trouble?"

"In fact, those restaurants came to thank me yesterday afternoon for bringing them a large number of customers."

He put the things in his hands on the ground and straightened his clothes.

"There aren't many people like you in the New World. Now that you're leaving, I'll have to prepare some small gifts."

As she spoke, she opened the lid of the food box. Each of the four layers of the food box was filled with small cakes similar to daifuku.

Each of these snacks is small and exquisite, like a gorgeous gem, and the total number is estimated to be six or seven hundred.

"These pastries are made with raspberries, a specialty of the island. They are for you to enjoy as snacks on your journey back home."

I made this dim sum last night when I was bored.

Adhering to the principle of being more careful the closer it is to the last moment, La did not sleep last night, although her body did not need sleep to recover.

Looking at these sailors who were sleeping peacefully without causing any trouble to him, La thought of preparing some farewell gifts for them.

Well, it's like rewarding a cat with freeze-dried cat food for getting its shots.

So on a quiet night, La monitored their every move through his energy vision while leisurely making snacks.

……

Looking at the food box in front of him, which was bigger than Ra's body and filled with exquisite snacks, Zefa really didn't know what to say...

Ever since they were stranded on the island, this sensible little girl has been giving them meticulous care and kindness, but they cannot give her anything in return.

The navy, whose mission is to protect the people, has become the one being taken care of.

Moved, ashamed, and self-blame...

Countless emotions surged into the heart of this old navy man who was already in his early forties, and finally turned into a promise.

"Thank you. Thank you, kid."

"I promise you, our navy will definitely come back here again!"

Zephyr stood up straight and gave La a serious navy salute. This was a promise made by an admiral who carried the cloak of justice.

Behind this upright admiral, countless naval soldiers also stood at attention and saluted.

"?"

A rare expression of confusion and bewilderment appeared on La's face.

She has always been mature, steady and calm, but she was a little at a loss after hearing what Zefa said.

What's going on? Is the Navy planning a general attack on the New World?
[This shouldn’t be the case…]
There wasn't a trace of lies in the other person's soul, and what he said just now was truly from the heart.

To be honest, La felt that things were a little beyond her expectations, but she couldn't find out what went wrong.

A faint sense of uneasiness began to spread in La's heart.

Now I can easily see through other people's souls, but at this moment I am completely unable to understand the other person's behavior.

Her own thinking began to deviate from that of ordinary humans, and this has always been her biggest concern.

If he couldn't even understand human behavior... La didn't want to imagine what he would eventually become.

Seeing La's surprised expression, Zefa repeated it again:
"I swear as the admiral of the navy that our navy will return to this island, and then you won't have to worry about pirates anymore!"

[But I'm worried about the navy...]
The sailors below, who had secretly covered their faces and sobbed when they opened the food boxes, also repeated Zefa's oath in unison at this moment.

“We will definitely come back!”

pull:"……"

The feeling of suddenly realizing that he had fed the wrong cat made La want to take the snack back.

After slightly adjusting the hair ornament behind her ear, La regained her composure and gave the navy a normal smile.

"I'll look forward to our next meeting. Goodbye."

……

"See you later, little girl!"

Garp stood on the stern of the warship that had already left the port, eating snacks and waving to La.

Behind him were rows of naval soldiers standing straight and saluting towards the shore.

The same scene was happening on another warship.

"Ah~"

No matter how he felt at the moment, La still politely waved to them as a return gesture.

She also figured it out. Although she seemed to be getting further and further away from understanding humans, the doubts, panic and other emotions that had just arisen in her heart could not be faked.

Although they are all negative emotions, they are better than nothing. At least I won’t become a clay doll with no sensibility but only divinity.

Looking at the warship gradually disappearing from sight, La took out a Den Den Mushi from his sleeve and called Kaido.

"Bulu Bulu~"

"Hey! Who disturbed my sleep?!"

"It's me, Captain Kaido. I'm sorry to bother you so early."

"Ah~ It's you. How are Zefa and the others?"

Hearing the voice coming from the other side, Kaido immediately sat up from the bed.

"Just now, the navy group has all left without leaving any trace or backup plan."

"but……"

La was a little hesitant about how to word it.

"But what? Just say it."

"But before they left, they said they would come back here. Judging from their expressions, they weren't joking."

"Woo-ha-ha-ha! Just this little thing?!"

"If they dare to come back, then come back. This will let them know that the New World is not something their navy can control!"

(End of this chapter)