Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

She didn't understand what the colonel in front of her meant.

After considering his words for a few moments, he replied:

"There shouldn't be any problem. The defense of the Kingdom of Totnes is mostly protected by our branch. Although our branch is not enough to cover all the villages in the Kingdom of Totnes, we can reach the vast majority of villages in a timely manner."

"In fact, when it comes to resisting pirates, the nobles of the Kingdom of Totnes never allow their royal guards to be deployed. They are used to handle shady matters for the nobles, such as what happened today."

At this point, Bellemere's words were filled with disgust for the nobles and the royal guard.

"That's good."

Raleigh nodded calmly, then took a notebook from his pocket and handed it to Bellemere.

"A navy officer as righteous as you shouldn't be so weak. This is my training notebook; I hope it will be helpful to you."

"Also, if you feel your growth is too slow, you can consider transferring to Branch 133. The branch leader there, Flying Squirrel, is my subordinate, and I will have him train you well."

"As for the Kingdom of Totnes, there will always be someone to resolve this matter."

Although Bellemere didn't quite understand what Raleigh meant, she inexplicably believed him.

He took the notebook from Raleigh, gave a proper military salute, and left.

(Bellmere, Nami and Nojiko's adoptive mother, was once a righteous Marine. After adopting the two girls, she returned to Cocoyasi Village to live. Later, she was killed by Arlong while protecting Nami and Nojiko.)

Navy soldiers carried the three unconscious people away from the village where the crimes had been committed.

Raleigh was left alone, facing the raging fire, lost in thought.

After an unknown amount of time, dusk was approaching.

Raleigh reached into his pocket and pulled out a white Den Den Mushi and a regular Den Den Mushi, then dialed without even looking at them.

Blub Blub... Blub Blub...

"Hey, Zhi, what do you need me for?"

A free-spirited voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"Let me make this clear first, I haven't been robbing civilians lately. I did rob a few small pirate crews and I'm about to leave the East Blue."

"Futsugi Kazuki, I need your help with something, as a way of repaying a favor to me."

"Oh, it's great to be able to return the favor. Tell me quickly. As long as it's not about killing Celestial Dragons, it's fine. After all, I don't want to be hunted down by a Marine Admiral."

Raleigh lit a cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring forcefully, and then said:

"I am currently in a small village in the Kingdom of Totnes, where the residents were slaughtered by the Kingdom's guards because they could not pay the taxes from the Heavenly Gold and the nobles."

"I'll give you two days. Before I leave the East Sea, I want to see news in the newspapers about the elimination of the nobles and royal guards of the Kingdom of Totnes."

"No problem, I thought it was something serious. Leave it to me. After this is done, I'll owe you a favor. But let me make this clear first, I'm about to leave the East Blue and head to the Grand Line. If you want me to repay a favor in the future, you'll have to go to the Grand Line. Anyway, I'm not coming back to the Four Seas."

The owner of the voice didn't hang up. Hearing him loudly urging his men to set sail, Raleigh felt relieved.

The owner of this voice was also a peculiar character that Raleigh encountered in the East China Sea.

As pirates, they encountered Raleigh and Momonga as soon as they set sail and were taught a lesson.

Because they hadn't yet harmed civilians, Raleigh spared their lives, mainly because he valued their strength.

There are some things that the navy cannot easily handle, and that require additional forces to deal with them.

Kazuki Nisugi is such a person. With his unparalleled swordsmanship and upright character, he reached a consensus with Raleigh in their interactions.

Raleigh will share the locations of some pirate crews with him, in exchange for the crews' funds going to Nisugi and Itsuki.

To this day, through their combined efforts, seven or eight small pirate crews have been absorbed by the Mad Blade Pirates.

Raleigh cannot interfere in the affairs of the Kingdom of Totnes, nor can Gion and Kake.

If someone with ulterior motives finds out, even if they have big shots at headquarters protecting them, they will be in big trouble.

Unfortunately, that's a pity.

No one knew that the infamous Mad Blade Pirates in the East Blue were actually Raleigh's henchmen.

This also sealed the fate of the Kingdom of Totnes; they would eventually taste the pain brought by their sins.

Raleigh tossed the cigarette butt at his feet and calmly stomped on it.

"May you rest in peace in heaven, and those people will receive their due judgment in hell."

The sound faded with the wind, and Raleigh's figure disappeared as well.

That night, a ship flying a pirate flag docked at the port of the Kingdom of Totnes.

Before long, a fierce fire broke out in the magnificent palace.

Under the cover of darkness, a group of bloodthirsty warriors stormed into the royal palace of the Kingdom of Totnes.

The gleaming swords in their hands became the scythes of death.

They killed all the nobles of the Kingdom of Totnes and annihilated the Kingdom Guard, whom everyone in the kingdom hated.

The fire burned all night long, and the sounds of fighting and screams echoed throughout the capital.

The common people in the capital could only lock their doors tightly and huddle under their beds, ready to escape at any moment.

However, the sounds of killing seemed very far away from them...

Only when the sky began to lighten and the sounds of fighting ceased, did some of the bolder civilians cautiously open their doors.

The air was thick with the smell of burning smoke and blood, and the entire capital was silent.

They inquired everywhere and finally discovered an incredibly shocking truth.

That was the King of the Kingdom of Totnes and the captain of the royal guard who led the team to Povo Village, who had been hanged alive on the city wall.

After that day, the common people of the capital were abuzz with discussion.

They came to the conclusion that a powerful figure who happened to be passing by had witnessed the tragic state of Bovo Village and thus acted out of anger.

The surviving nobles in the capital, having escaped death, naturally knew the truth.

They issued a serious statement to the World Government, questioning the Navy's negligence that led to the deaths and injuries of the King and nobles of the Kingdom of Totnes.

They publicly claimed that the Mad Blade Pirates were responsible, while simultaneously pressuring the Navy to send more Marines to protect the country.

However, the Navy did not take this matter seriously.

The naval commanders, who had long been dissatisfied with the nobles of the Kingdom of Totnes, simply threw the letter from the Kingdom of Totnes into the trash can.

The branch secretary wrote a lengthy letter of contention, several thousand words long, and sent it to the nobles of the Kingdom of Totnes.

They are the navy, not subordinates of the Kingdom of Totnes.

Even if the other party is a member state of the World Government, no one has the right to issue orders directly to them.