Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 15 Extremely Vicious

Rogge Town.

The naval branch's garrison location.

"Colonel Smoker, you're back?"

"Hmm~"

Colonel Smoker, who had just returned from capturing pirates, responded and took off his leather gloves, casually tossing them aside.

He then lazily lay down on a large sofa, crossed his legs, took the cigar from his mouth, flicked off the ash, and looked expressionlessly at his second-in-command, Sergeant Tashigi.

He said calmly, "How's the matter I was asked to handle going?"

"Yes, Colonel Smoker!" Upon hearing Colonel Smoker's inquiry about work, Tashigi immediately stood at attention and replied, "The naval forces have been stationed at the docks and port. We've also tightened restrictions and ordered rectification of shops selling illegal goods at the port, prohibiting bounty hunters and pirates from entering. However…"

Tashigi seemed hesitant at this point, but after adjusting her unfashionable glasses, she continued in a helpless tone.

"Many shop owners are very dissatisfied with this, believing it has seriously affected their business, especially the weapons shop owner, Ippon-matsu, who said Colonel Sean had never done this before, and they are going to file a complaint against you!"

however.

"Sean? Hmph~" Smoker snorted, then, with a cigar still dangling from his lips, said impatiently, "Ignore them."

"Yes!" Hearing Colonel Smoker's nonchalant words, Tashigi could only sigh helplessly in her heart.

She knew that Colonel Smoker didn't care about complaints at all.

That's right. He was demoted because he talked back to his boss, so why would he be threatened like this?

As for Colonel Sean, no, he should now be called Brigadier General Sean. Because of the matter of Colonel Shacher, Colonel Smoker suspected that Brigadier General Sean had known about it for a long time, and that the two sides might even have cooperated. Therefore, he was also somewhat dissatisfied.

At this moment, Tashigi seemed to remember something, hesitated for a moment, and said, "In addition, our investigation found that the weapon shop seems to export a large number of weapons overseas every once in a while, which we suspect is in cooperation with a large pirate group outside the island. We are currently investigating."

"A large pirate crew outside the island..." Upon hearing Tashigi's words, Smoker frowned immediately, pondered for a moment, and said, "Investigate secretly, and notify me if they are indeed cooperating with pirates."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and looked up at Tashigi again.

"I told you to apply for military funding from Naval Headquarters. Did it get approved?"

"Eh..." Tashigi hesitated for a moment when Smoker asked her, then said softly, "We've already fought back."

"The military funds have arrived? So quickly?"

"The application has been returned."

"..."

"The Navy Headquarters said our application didn't meet the requirements, and that they have their own judgment on the allocation of military funds to branches." Looking at Smoker's face darkening again, Tashigi said softly and helplessly, "This year's military funds were allocated to us before we came to the East Blue. They told our Loguetown branch not to make trouble and hoped we would do our duty and guard the entrance to the Grand Line."

"Those bastards... The 16th Marine Division has applied so many times, but we can't even apply once?"

"Well... after all, we did change our equipment when we left headquarters, and the Navy Headquarters probably didn't expect that Commodore Sean's departure would leave the branch completely empty." Looking at her superior's increasingly dark face, Tashigi hesitated for a moment before saying, "How about we follow Colonel Shacher's example..."

"Shut up, I'm a Marine!" Smoker interrupted Tashigi coldly, seemingly guessing what suggestion she was going to make. "I will never cooperate with pirates, no matter what."

"No, Colonel Smoker, I meant to just make up some pirate story and ask for some urgent military funds."

"Ridiculous. A mere pirate from the weakest sea? Do you think I'd be as uncaptured as that guy Dand Shacher? Are you trying to make me look bad?" Smoker waved his hand impatiently, then added irritably, "Getting involved with that guy never ends well!"

Sean and Shacher are definitely related.

I thought that after sending Vice Admiral Garp to the Goa Kingdom, I would no longer have anything to do with that bastard. I never expected to encounter something like this after arriving in Loguetown.

They emptied the entire armory?!

He flicked the ash from his cigarette and said expressionlessly, "Forget it, let's leave it at that for now! Let everyone keep an eye on things, and we'll reapply after a while. As for that guy... once I find out what he's done wrong..." His eyes narrowed slightly, "Don't blame me for being impolite."

The words were spoken.

"..."

Upon hearing Colonel Smoker's words, before Tashigi, who looked regretful, could say anything...

At this time.

Sudden.

"Pulling pulling, pulling pulling."

A Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) rang.

Smoker frowned again, pulled his Den Den Mushi from his chest, and said calmly, "This is the Loguetown Naval Branch."

The voice just fell.

"This is Marine Headquarters, Captain Smoker." The Den Den Mushi, now in a different form, spoke in a serious tone, "Marine Headquarters has issued an important mission, which you are required to carry out without question."

"Please speak."

"Naval Headquarters has received intelligence from the East Blue that a group of pirates in the East Blue is gathering pirates from nearby waters. According to the intelligence, this group of pirates will attack the 16th Marine Division in the near future and has announced that they will massacre the 16th Marine Division. Captain Smoker is requested to go to the scene immediately to provide support, stop the pirates' ambitions, and uphold the honor of the Navy."

"The 16th Marine Division?" Upon hearing the Den Den Mushi's words, Smoker's face froze for a moment, then a hint of schadenfreude flashed across his lips.

Of course!

Although he was very dissatisfied with the fact that a dignified naval captain was supporting pirates, as a fellow naval officer, he would not stand idly by and watch a naval branch be massacred by pirates.

This is a direct slap in the face to the Navy Headquarters.

But why did that guy suddenly become the target of pirates' revenge?

Could it be that the pirates in the East Blue found out that the Navy was keeping pirates and was going to capture them?

"Roger that." Smoker paused for a moment, then continued with a serious expression, "I will head to the 16th Marine Division as soon as possible to provide support. Have you found out which pirate group is retaliating against the 16th Marine Division?"

"We've already found out." Facing Smoker's question, the Den Den Mushi didn't hide anything, its tone grave. "The new overlords of the East Blue—the Moko Pirates! If possible, please arrest these vicious pirates!"

however.

The voice just fell.

Smoker: ? ? ?

He blinked, looking completely bewildered, then looked down at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, which had a serious expression on its face.

What the hell?

Did the Moko Pirates massacre the Navy's 16th Branch?

What's that guy up to now?

……

at the same time.

As Moke issued his pirate invitation, countless pirate crews in the East China Sea received invitations from this new overlord of the East China Sea, and were all shocked by his ambition.

A pirate carnival seemed to be enveloping the entire East Blue.

(End of this chapter)