Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

She was temporarily reassigned to serve as Kizaru's adjutant on his warship.

Her first impression of Kizaru, the Marine Headquarters Admiral, was that he was as powerful as rumored!

She had once witnessed the enemy destroy a pirate ship with a single blow.

However, he is usually quite lazy.

It even gave her a sense of despondency, like "If I could, I wouldn't want to do it..."

Sometimes they would find excuses to leave the Navy Headquarters to carry out missions, but in reality, they were just slacking off.

This is the current situation.

This temporary boss of mine has used the excuse of "finding the Blackwing Demon Pirates" to slack off more than once...

"Well, isn't this what we're looking for? The Blackwing Daimo Pirates have been missing for more than half a year, so the chances of finding them aren't very high."

Kizaru's tone was rather perfunctory: "We can only conduct a thorough search of the islands surrounding Jaya Island."

"Is this my third or fifth time on this mission? Ah, I forgot..."

"However, the Blackwing Demon Pirates may be plotting some grand conspiracy. Our Navy cannot ignore such matters. This is not because I am being lazy."

"Once a month, this is the sixth time. Since I became your adjutant, this is the third time."

Iska calmly asked, "Do you need me to report on the progress of your three missions?"

Before Kizaru could speak, Iska began to say, "The first time, you went to Summer Island in the eastern part of Jaya Island and spent most of the day in the sun."

"The second time, you went to the hot spring island in the west and soaked in the hot springs for a day."

"the third time……"

This isn't about finding the whereabouts of the Blackwing Demon Pirates at all.

They're just slacking off, and doing it on public funds!

"No, Brigadier General Iska, I am searching for the whereabouts of the Blackwing Demon Pirates."

"These islands could all be hiding places for the Blackwing Demon Pirates, so we can't overlook any of them."

Kizaru waved his hand dismissively; his words sounded plausible, but his tone was utterly perfunctory.

"It's like our destination this time is a spring island, covered in cherry blossoms, which might be the hiding place of the Black Wing Demon Pirates."

"They have a user with the Flower-Flower Fruit ability on their ship!"

"..."

Iska remained silent.

Do you think there's any logical connection in what you're saying?

You went there just to see the flowers, right?

Although he harbored some resentment and was quite dissatisfied with his boss's behavior.

However, she was only a temporary adjutant and could not interfere with Kizaru's decision.

"I understand."

Iska could only say, "Once we reach Sakura Island, we will investigate whether the Black Winged Demon Pirates are hiding there..."

"Oh, thank you for your hard work, Brigadier General Iska."

Kizaru responded to Iska's comment, then remained lying on the recliner, looking up at the clouds with a contented expression.

Searching for the Blackwing Demon Pirates is quite a convenient excuse.

Being able to leave the Navy Headquarters once a month and take a vacation in the form of work is simply wonderful.

And the reasons are quite valid.

The Blackwing Daima Pirates are not something that any random navy can investigate.

They are too dangerous; only a Navy Admiral is qualified to take action against them.

As for whether it can be found?

Kizaru said it wasn't that simple.

Perhaps the Blackwing Demon Pirates encountered some misfortune, such as contracting some extremely serious infectious disease, which led to their complete annihilation.

Sailing on the open sea without a ship's doctor is a risky business.

In short, Kizaru thought this excuse was pretty good.

Not only is there no risk, but the Warring States Marshal won't keep talking about him, so it's a win-win situation!

Just as Kizaru was leisurely basking in the sun, he suddenly felt that something was blocking the sunlight...

Startled, he opened his eyes and looked up at the sky...

"Ah?"

From Kizaru's perspective, one could see a three-masted sailing ship plummeting from the sky in freefall...

Faint screams of agony could still be heard...

Kizaru was astonished: "As expected of the Grand Line, we've seen plenty of rain and snow, but to actually see ships and people falling from the sky..."

He felt like he'd never seen anything like it before!

'boom!'

The ship did not fall at the same point as the warship, but rather fell at an angle like a meteorite.

However, just before it was about to plunge into the sea, the ship seemed to pause for a second before crashing onto the water, sending water spraying high into the sky...

"Oh? They can survive at that speed? They must be some amazing guys..."

Kizaru had already moved to the bow of the ship.

He placed his right hand between his eyebrows, shielding his eyes from the sunlight, and gazed at the spot where the ship had crashed not far away. He exclaimed in surprise, "There's no pirate skull flag flying, hmm, a flag that looks like the wings of a demon?"

"This flag looks like one I've never seen before..."

The white flag bore only a pair of outstretched demon wings; he had no recollection of this flag whatsoever…

What Kizaru was even more concerned about was...

Despite falling at such a speed, the ship remained intact and did not break apart.

Looks like there are some capable guys on that ship!

Iska, also looking at the three-masted sailing ship not far away, frowned and said, "A ship? How could a ship fall from the sky?"

Kizaru guessed, "Maybe it's a ship that was swept into the sky by the surging ocean current?"

This is the waters near Jaya Island, where the most dangerous thing is the towering currents that can erupt at any time.

Iska looked at Kizaru and asked, "Should we go check it out, Admiral Kizaru?"

Kizaru said, "Ah, whether it's pirates or victims, we as Marines have to go and check, right? It's our Marine responsibility!"

'Om! '

As soon as he finished speaking, Kizaru's figure transformed into specks of golden light and rushed towards the falling Black Demon...

'boom!!'

However, before Kizaru could get close enough to see the situation on the ship, he did not.

He then sensed a terrifying force of a fist hurtling towards him...

Almost instantly, sensing the danger, Kizaru transformed into golden light and dodged the incoming fist force...

"Huh? What are you doing here? Don't tell me this is a coincidence!"

A surprised voice was accompanied by a figure suddenly appearing beside them.

The sight caused Kizaru's pupils to contract sharply as he reassembled his body, and he blurted out, "The black-haired swordsman!?"

Damn that face...

Isn't that the "black-haired swordsman" Rocks who disappeared for more than seven months?

What's this guy doing here?

And it fell from the sky?

"not good!!"

Kizaru's Observation Haki, which allows him to foresee the future, sensed something, and his expression subtly changed.

It was too late to dodge.

He could only cross his arms in front of him to form a defense, his heavy Armament Haki forming a barrier!

'boom!!'

That is, while Kizaru was on the defensive.

A fist radiating a dazzling emerald green light and unleashing a powerful, thunderous force slammed into him.

It slammed into Kizaru's crossed arms!

Amidst the ear-splitting roar, Kizaru felt as if his arm had been struck by a giant hammer.

Armament Haki, intended for defense, was unable to withstand the punch and was thus defeated.

A faint cracking sound, like bones breaking, could be heard.

Immediately following, a powerful burst of energy erupted, and Kizaru's entire body transformed into a golden beam, piercing down towards the distant sea...

'boom!!'

Golden light poured into the seabed, crashing down and creating an underwater tunnel, sending a huge spray of water shooting into the sky, dozens of meters high!

'Buzz!'

The next moment, endless golden light shone on that sea area, piercing through the seabed.

Amidst a sky full of golden light.

A figure gradually materialized.

Then, the golden light refracted and flew towards the warship, eventually coalescing into the figure of Kizaru on the warship...