Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 1 The Unexpected Inspection Team

time--

1517 in the Haiyuan calendar.

Place--

Within the East China Sea.

On a calm stretch of sea.

A massive ship was slowly sailing along.

A huge banner of justice, with a white background and a scale in its mouth, hangs high above the seagulls, supported by countless turrets, with masts and sails towering across the sky.

This is a naval warship.

at this time.

On the spacious deck, an elderly man with white hair and beard, tall, broad-chested, and muscular, was leisurely resting his head on his hands, eyes closed, seemingly sleeping quite comfortably, with bubbles occasionally blowing from his right nostril.

Sudden.

A gentle sea breeze from the East China Sea blew by, popping the bubbles on the old man's nostrils and jolting him awake from his sleep.

He groggily glanced at the surrounding seascape, then casually picked up a donut from the small coffee table next to him and stuffed it into his mouth.

While chewing roughly and without any regard for appearances, he asked the naval officer waiting beside him, "Smoker, have we arrived at the 16th Marine Division yet?"

Large warships from the Navy Headquarters do not usually appear in the East China Sea, which is known as the weakest sea.

This trip to the East China Sea was both to send the naval hero Garp back home for vacation and to send Colonel Smoker and his subordinates to the Loguetown naval base, known as the "town of beginnings and ends," in the East China Sea, for a rotation of garrison duties.

We also need to make a detour to the 16th Naval Branch on this trip.

"Yes, Lieutenant General Garp."

The man called Smoker casually wore a biker gang jacket with the word "Justice" written on the back, which was completely different from the standard Navy Justice cloak, and he had goggles around his neck.

His large, exposed pectoral and abdominal muscles, his slicked-back silver-gray buzz cut, and the thick cigar dangling from his lips made him look less like a Navy Headquarters captain and more like a gangster boss.

Watching Vice Admiral Garp finish his snacks, simply tell himself "Call me when we get there," and then lazily lie back down, Smoker couldn't help but show a hint of helplessness on his usually serious face. But he didn't say anything more, just shook his head.

Even Fleet Admiral Sengoku couldn't control Vice Admiral Garp, so what could a mere relegated naval captain do?

He casually opened the military document in his hand, which contained a naval file, their target this time.

Name: Dande Shacher

Age: 23

Born in the East Sea, an orphan

Position: Base Chief of the 16th Branch of the East China Sea

Rank: Navy Headquarters Captain

Evaluation: Once a genius student in the Naval Headquarters training camp, he possessed extraordinary talent in kendo. After only two and a half years of training, he was exceptionally promoted to the rank of Navy Captain by the Naval Headquarters. However, he was demoted after offending his superiors, and from then on, he began to decline, lost his will, doubted his strength, and his talent declined. In the past seven years, he has had no combat achievements or merits.

Note: This department suspects that this person is colluding with pirates and violating the Navy's justice. Please have the inspection team investigate carefully!

The document also includes a photo of someone in a naval uniform on the right.

The man in the photo has black hair and black eyes, with deep features and clear lines. His eyes are as deep as the night, and he exudes a confident and carefree aura.

"Is this Colonel Dande Shacher? He doesn't seem like the type to associate with pirates."

Just as Smoker frowned slightly and silently looked at the photo, a female naval officer who was waiting nearby came over and looked at it with the same curiosity.

She had neat short black hair, wore unfashionable square-framed glasses, and wasn't wearing a navy uniform, just a casually paired plaid shirt and suit trousers.

She looks like a cute and friendly girl next door, but with her pretty face and serious expression, plus the finely crafted sword Shigure hanging at her waist, she also exudes the air of a naval officer.

She adjusted her unfashionable glasses and looked at the photo with a curious tone, "And I heard that Colonel Shacher had already become an excellent swordsman back then, perhaps headquarters just misunderstood."

"Shut up." Smoker glanced expressionlessly at his second-in-command, removed the cigar from his lips, and said calmly, "As a Marine, never judge a person by their appearance."

He couldn't glean anything from the file alone, but as a naval genius captain, he hadn't achieved any victories in the East China Sea for seven years, yet he was suddenly transferred from the 315th Naval Branch to the 16th Branch...

So, what exactly is this guy doing?

And the Mok Pirates...

Is this vicious and desperate pirate crew, which he has been using to extort military funds from the Marine Headquarters, really that hard to catch?

Furthermore, what was his relationship with the previous commander of the Loguetown branch, and why was he recommended to take over the 16th Marine Division?

While Smoker was pondering this...

"We're almost there!"

The voice of his second-in-command, Sergeant Tashigi, pulled Smoker back to reality.

He looked up.

Not far away on the sea, the outline of a familiar naval branch base with the number 16 written on it slowly emerged from the mist.

Smoker frowned slightly, glanced at it, then lowered his head again, looking at the photograph in the file in his hand, and muttered to himself, "Dand Shacher!"

What is this guy hiding?!

……

The Konom Islands.

This area falls under the jurisdiction of the 16th Naval Division.

now.

Cocoaxi Village... no, it should now be called Cocoaxi Town.

"Colonel Shacher is here! Colonel Shacher is here!"

"And Nami! Nami's back too!"

"Idiot, you need to call Sergeant Nami now! Nami has finally... made something of herself! Bellemere will be so happy to hear that. I thought she'd be a thief her whole life, and I was worried she'd never amount to anything! Go and call Mayor Nojiko!"

As a naval warship docked at the newly built pier in Cocoa West Town, cheers erupted from the pier as the group disembarked.

The leader, a black-haired man, was dressed in a navy-style white suit, with a black fur coat over his shoulders and a knife at his waist. He was followed by several people and had a smile on his face. Amid cheers from the crowd, he walked towards the town of Cocoa West.

"Damn it, who's spineless?!" Nami, also dressed in a white shirt and black skirt, heard everyone's comments about her and angrily raised her fist at her villagers. "You just wait, believe me or not, I'll arrest you all!"

She even changed out of her usual simple short-sleeved striped top and faded short skirt, and specially changed into a nice outfit, but these guys still said she was spineless.

Of course~

Arresting him was just a joke.

After giving a fierce threat to the villagers, Nami turned her head. Her beautiful, slightly wavy orange hair clung tightly to her delicate, fair collarbone. Her jewel-like brown eyes looked at the man walking ahead, and then at the changes in Cocoyasi Village and Town. A wave of emotion washed over her.

She never expected things to change so drastically, it even made her feel like she was in another world.

A year ago, she was a member of the Arlong Pirates, but now she has become a Marine Petty Officer.

The once impoverished village of Cocoaxi has now become a bustling town, and all of this is thanks to the man in front of us.

Thinking of this, Nami's lips curled up. She secretly moved closer to Shache, who was walking forward with his hands in his pockets, wearing a cloak, and looking dignified. After hesitating for a moment, she whispered, "Hey, thanks~"

"???"

Why are you suddenly saying thank you?

Shache looked at Nami beside him with a puzzled expression, then seemed to understand something and said, "Just a Marine sergeant. The young master in the neighboring town of Shells has two dogs that are taken care of by the Marines because his father is a Marine. If I didn't not have a dog, my dog ​​would be working for Marine Headquarters!"

Since it doesn't cost him any money, he might as well use it to raise dogs rather than have it used by the Marine Headquarters to protect the Celestial Dragons.

Moreover, Nami is quite talented, so there is nothing wrong with her being a naval sergeant.

As for identity... it's no big deal!

In this cesspool of a world, being a thief, especially one who only steals from pirates, is practically a testament to one's impeccable character and moral integrity.

only.

The words were spoken.

"???"

Upon hearing Xia Che's inhuman words, Nami's beautiful eyebrows shot up, and she froze.

Who's the dog?!

With her hands on her hips and an angry expression, she hadn't even said anything yet.

"Boss, Mayor Nokigo is here!"

A voice, tinged with a quiet chuckle yet carrying an air of elegance, came from beside me.

(End of this chapter)