Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me

In any case, the two newcomers were somewhat flustered at this point...

Xiao Yi smiled beside her, showing no fear whatsoever. She was even braver than Nami: "Hehe, this is even more exciting than coming up here! It's so much fun!"

He smiled and reassured the others, "Don't worry, everyone, I will intervene when you fall into the sea. Now... please experience that feeling..."

"Hahaha, we're back on the Grand Line!"

Rocks let himself fall freely, a look of excited laughter spreading across his face: "Now let the name of the Blackwing Demon... once again resound throughout the sea!!"

Chapter 156 Kizaru: You can get off the ship and follow people in the sky? Rocks: Bring the ship closer to me!

On the sea.

A warship is sailing.

There was a deckchair on the deck.

A man wearing sunglasses, a naval cloak, and a yellow striped suit, with a somewhat sleazy face, was leisurely sunbathing...

He is Navy Admiral "Kizaru" Borsalino.

At this moment, standing next to Kizaru was a slender female Marine soldier with short, messy brown hair.

Judging from her expression, she was clearly somewhat dissatisfied with Kizaru's work style...

Kizaru opened his eyes and looked at the female adjutant who had been temporarily transferred there, his voice lazy: "Well, don't worry about it, Brigadier General Iska."

“Now is a rare time to relax, I think you should unwind…”

"Admiral Kizaru, your mission this time is to find the mystery of the disappearance of the Blackwing Demon Lord, Haiji F..."

After hearing Kizaru's words, Brigadier General Iska gave a businesslike look: "Since you've accepted this mission, you should take it seriously."

"Instead of using this as an excuse to engage in what's called laziness!"

Since his former superior was defeated by Captain "Fire Fist" Ace of Spade Merchant F, and Spade Merchant F has entered the New World...

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

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

She had witnessed the enemy destroy a seagoing vessel 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.

That's the situation now.

My temporary boss has used "finding the Blackwing Lair" as an excuse to slack off more than once...

"Well, isn't this what we're looking for? The Blackwing Demon Lord has been missing for more than half a year, so the chances of finding him aren't very high."

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

"Is this the third or fifth time I've carried out this mission? Ah, I forgot..."

"However, the Blackwing Demon King might be lurking in the shadows, and our navy cannot ignore such a thing. 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 to you on the progress of your three missions?"

Before Kizaru could speak, Iska began to speak on her own: "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 spring for a day."

"the third time……"

This isn't a search for the whereabouts of the Blackwing Demon Lord Haifu.

They're just slacking off, and doing it at public expense!

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

"These islands could all be hiding places for the Blackwing Demon Lord Haifu, so we cannot overlook any of them."

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

"It's like our destination this time is a spring island, full of cherry blossoms, which might be the hiding place of the Blackwing Demon Lord Hai Zi F."

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

"..."

Iska remained silent.

Does this statement make any logical sense?

You went there just to see the flowers, right?

Although I was somewhat resentful and dissatisfied with my 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 get to Sakura Island, we'll investigate whether the Blackwing Demon Lord is hiding there..."

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

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

Searching for traces of the Blackwing Archmage is quite a convenient excuse.

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

And the reasons are quite valid.

The Blackwing Demon Lord's Pirate F is not something that any navy can investigate casually.

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 King encountered some misfortune, such as contracting some extremely serious infectious disease, which led to the complete annihilation of the army.

Sailing at 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 nagging him, which is a win-win situation!

Just as Kizaru was leisurely basking in the sun, he suddenly felt the sunlight being blocked by something...

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

"Ah?"

From Kizaru's perspective, a three-masted sailing ship could be seen falling freely from the sky...

Faint screams of agony could still be heard...

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

He also felt like he had never seen anything like it before!

'Boom!'

The ship did not fall on the same spot 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 skyward...

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

Kizaru had already slipped 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 Haibingjian flag hanging, hmm, a flag like the outstretched wings of a demon?"

"This seems to be a flag I've never seen before..."

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

What Kizaru is even more concerned about is...

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 Sky Current?"

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

Iska looked at Kizaru and asked, "Should we go check on him, Admiral Kizaru?"

Kizaru said, "Ah, whether it's a shipwrecked crew member or a victim, as members of the Navy, we have to go and check on them, right? It's our duty as marines!"

'Om! '

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

'Boom!!'

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

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

Almost instantly, Kizaru, sensing the danger, transformed into golden light and dodged the punch aimed at him...

"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.

Kizaru, whose body had just been reassembled, had his pupils contract sharply, and 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 is this guy doing here?

And it fell from the sky?

"not good!!"

Kizaru's Observation Haki, capable of foreseeing 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 block, his heavy Armor Haki forming a defensive structure!

'Boom!!'

Just as Kizaru was defending,

A fist, radiating a dazzling emerald green light and unleashing a powerful, thunderous strike, 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 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 of light, shooting down towards the distant sea...

'Boom!!'

Golden light poured into the seabed, crashing down and creating an underwater tunnel, sending a massive spray of water dozens of meters into the air!

'Buzz!'

The next moment, endless golden light shone from the seabed, piercing through the ocean.

Amidst a sky full of golden light.

A figure gradually solidified into shape.

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