Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 20, one of the gangs?

Chapter 20, were they part of the same group?

"Achoo!" Xia Che rubbed his nose and frowned. "I feel like someone's cursing at me!"

"Of course I'll curse you! If I were one of those pirates, I'd curse you too. Who would have thought you were so despicable?" Nami stood to the side, arms crossed, looking at him with disdain. "As a righteous Marine, the commander of the 16th Branch Base, you actually colluded with pirates and tricked so many pirates in the East Blue."

"Aren't you from the 16th Marine Division?"

"Of course, Colonel Shacher, hee hee hee~" Upon hearing Shacher's words, Nami winked playfully and a sinister smile appeared on her face, but she glanced around.

Especially the countless pirate ships all around...

That's right, they're no longer on Mok's pirate ship.

Instead, they followed the slightly wealthier pirate fleet to the Konom Islands.

"Hey, hey, hey, what do we do now? There are so many pirates." Nami said with some worry, "I hope nothing bad happens. Nojiko and the others are still on the island. Is it really too dangerous?"

Although she is greedy, Nami doesn't want her family to be in danger.

"Don't worry, I guarantee there won't be any problems." Xia Che waved his hand and said, "You have to trust me!"

He was the naval genius captain, Dante Shacher.

After all these years, if you can't even handle a bunch of ordinary pirates, do you even deserve to stay in the business?

It would be better to just commit insurance fraud and go home!

"Did you notify Nokigo?"

"We've already notified them, and Ken's side is ready too. But are all these pirates going to stay?" Nami frowned, still somewhat worried. "We don't want it to cause chaos on the island."

"We'll just separate them a bit further away, and I'll send some navy personnel over to have the security team and navy keep an eye on them together!" Xia Che said after a moment's thought, then looked up at the familiar silhouettes in the distance.

The Konom Islands...

Xia Che stood up, stretched, and revealed his naval uniform, a symbol of justice.

"Are we almost there? Come on, we need to get to work! The sooner we finish, the sooner we can get back; things are going to be really busy!"

……

"The Konom Islands are just ahead!"

now.

The pirates on the surrounding pirate ships also noticed it, and their eyes immediately lit up with greed when they saw the newly built luxurious dock in Cocoyasi Town.

"As Captain Mok was right, Cocoyasi Town is a wealthy town. It seems we can make a fortune."

"Captain Moke and the captain have held off the navy for us, so no one will stop us now."

"Don't let Captain Moke's good intentions go to waste!"

"Captain Moke is such a good man! Everyone, charge! Charge to the Cornish Islands, grab the beauties, the pewter, and the wine!"

The pirates' eyes gleamed with greed as they roared at the helm to speed up; they couldn't wait any longer.

On Alvida's pirate ship...

A boy with a round face was pacing anxiously back and forth, staring at the approaching Konomiya Islands, muttering to himself, "Oh no! Oh no! So many pirates, what do we do now?"

If so many pirates were to charge up there, the Konomiya Islands would definitely become hell.

but……

He had no choice!

There was no way to stop it all.

"We must notify the navy stationed on the island!"

"Coby, what are you doing pacing back and forth like that?" A senior pirate on the ship said with displeasure as he looked at Coby pacing back and forth on the deck. "Are you trying to run away? Lady Alvida told you to behave yourself and hurry up and clean the deck."

"I...yes!" Hearing the reprimand, a flustered Koby could only lower his head and say, "I'll clean the deck..."

however.

He hadn't finished speaking.

"There's someone ahead, someone in front of us, and those clothes look like...naval personnel?"

"Has the navy arrived? Didn't Captain Moke say they would stop them?"

"How many people are there? Should we run away?"

Upon hearing that the navy was present, this ragtag group immediately tensed up, and the first thing that came to their minds was to escape.

just.

"It seems like there are only two people."

"What? Only two? That's terrifying!"

"They're probably just the navy patrolling the island. Everyone, charge! Don't let Captain Moke's good intentions go to waste!"

"Let's teach those sailors a lesson!"

Upon hearing someone say there were only two people, the pirates sprang to attention again, all raising their hands in a roar.

Meanwhile, Koby, who had also heard that there were only two marines, was initially overjoyed, thinking they were saved, but his face immediately fell. However, seeing the ship getting closer and closer, he finally gritted his teeth, rushed to the bow, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly, "Run! There's... here!"

……

the other side.

"You...you...you really have a way?" Although Nami was happy to see so many pirate ships, she was still a little nervous about facing so many pirates, so many of them. She held tightly to Shache's hand, "They're coming soon."

"Don't worry, it'll be resolved quickly."

"Soon? How are you going to handle so many people?"

"that's all……"

Before Nami, who was looking puzzled, could ask anything, Shache stared ahead with wide eyes.

Immediately afterwards...

It seemed as if a sharp gust of wind had passed by.

then.

Xia Che clapped his hands and said, "Done!"

That's right, he can use Conqueror's Haki.

Otherwise, Moke wouldn't have gathered so many pirates. Although these pirates aren't very strong, you have to know that the Navy's 16th Branch doesn't have that many Marines. Just a simple fight would probably result in huge losses.

And it must be said that Conqueror's Haki is a great skill for clearing out soldiers!

Although he hasn't mastered the Overlord Technique yet, it's enough to deal with these small-time pirates in the East Blue.

Seeing the pirate ship so close yet gradually slowing down, Xia Che frowned. "Did you hear something just now? It sounded like someone was telling us to run? Never mind~"

After saying something casually, Xia Che didn't care anymore. He lowered his head and looked at Nami, who was leaning against him for some reason, and said, "The ship is here. Nojiko and the others can come and take over. Remember to hurry. Next, we have to go to the other side. If anything unexpected happens, even if we have to take them..."

however.

He hadn't finished speaking.

Xia Che: ...

Seeing Nami, who was also unconscious, he fell silent, his expression changing.

Oh no! In my haste to finish cleaning, I forgot to control the area. I was only focused on what was behind me and not what was to my side.

Xia Che helplessly covered his head.

He already imagined that Nami would pinch him again in dissatisfaction when she woke up.

And now...

We need to deal with the other side quickly!

Just as Shache was agonizing over whether to hand Nami over to Nojiko for care and give her a break,

Sudden.

"Colonel Shacher, thank goodness, you're here."

A familiar voice suddenly came from behind me.

"We landed on the other side. Luckily, we arrived in time. When I saw you here, I came over."

Xia Che turned his head and, sure enough, saw a familiar figure behind him.

"Kuina? What brings you here?"

"Kuina?" Tashigi adjusted her glasses, looking at Shattrath with a puzzled expression. "Colonel Shattrath, I..."

"Oh, it's Tashigi!" Shachet realized, looking at Tashigi in surprise, and asked, "How did you get here?"

"Who is Kuina? Oh right~" Although puzzled, Tashigi did not forget her mission. She quickly stood at attention and said with a serious expression, "We received news from the Marine Headquarters that the Moko Pirates are preparing to massacre the 16th Marine Branch. Therefore, Captain Smoker led us here immediately."

"Smoker's here too?" Shachter seemed to realize something, his lips twitching. He glanced behind Tashigi but didn't see Smoker. A bad feeling washed over him. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Where is he now?"

"Don't worry, Captain Smoker has already gone to the 16th Marine Division to provide support." Seeing Captain Shache's bewildered expression, Tashigi, thinking he was worried, quickly gave him a reassuring smile and said, "Captain Smoker said he'll definitely arrest the Mok Pirates. That guy, really!"

As she spoke, she pouted and raised her hand in dissatisfaction.

"Colonel Shattrath trusted him so much, yet he betrayed him. No pirate is any good. Colonel Shattrath, never trust pirates again! Although Colonel Shattrath had other reasons for doing this, but... wait, is that Miss Nami? What happened to Miss Nami?"

Tashigi, who was grumbling in dissatisfaction, reached out and hurriedly took the figure handed to her by Colonel Shattrath. Then she looked up and saw Colonel Shattrath jumping onto the small boat she had driven over.

"Colonel Shacher, where are you going?"

"Please look after Nami for a bit." Shachet sailed the small boat directly towards the 16th Marine Branch. "I'll borrow this boat for now."

"Then this group of pirates..."

"It's been resolved. I doubt he'll wake up anytime soon. By the way, please help the town's sheriff keep an eye on these pirates and make sure they don't damage the pirate ship."

"Is it resolved?" Tashigi watched Colonel Shattrath gradually disappear into the distance, then looked down at the still-unconscious Nami, before looking up at the pirate ship that had indeed stopped. A hint of surprise appeared on her face. "When was it resolved? How was it resolved?"

It seems like she didn't even see Colonel Xia Che make a move!

Turning his head to look in the direction where Colonel Shacher had disappeared, he frowned and then sighed, "It seems Colonel Shacher is also very anxious! That's right, after all, it was a pirate trusted by Colonel Shacher who did such a thing."

Colonel Shache must be furious right now and wants to deal with the Moke Pirates himself!

……

"Huh? Why do I suddenly feel unwell all over? My head is a little dizzy."

"Damn it, me too."

"You too? Everyone's like this? Are we all poisoned?"

"Where did the poison come from?"

Seemingly realizing something, the great pirate on Moke's ship, who suddenly felt unwell, changed his expression and looked up in a panic at Captain Moke, who was wearing a golden cloak.

Moke, who had been being stared at, now had a satisfied smile on his previously serious face. Looking at the Marine 16th Branch, which was now almost within reach, he breathed a sigh of relief. Turning his head, he looked at the pirates in front of him and said, "Congratulations, you lucky guys."

"?!"

Upon hearing Captain Moke's words, the pirates seemed to understand something, their expressions turned serious, they raised their heads to look at Captain Moke, and then looked up at the Navy branch that was so close at hand.

Could it be that the new hegemon of the East China Sea is connected to the navy...?

A terrifying thought suddenly popped into his mind, and he was about to question Captain Moke about why the mighty overlord of the East China Sea would do such a thing.

"Boss Mok, there's a warship..." one of Mok's crew members suddenly said, "It's heading our way!"

"Isn't that obvious?" Moke glared at his underling. "Have you forgotten what we did? Isn't it normal for the navy to come?"

"No, that doesn't seem to be the Navy from the 16th Division!"

"Not the 16th branch of the Navy? What's going on?" Moke scratched his head and walked towards the side of the ship.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed not the Navy of the 16th Branch, and the person standing at the bow of the Navy warship was someone he recognized.

Colonel Smoker?

What's this guy doing here?

Could it be that the boss called for help?

But seeing Colonel Smoker, Moke breathed a sigh of relief and quickly raised his hand, waving cheerfully at Colonel Smoker, "Hey, Smoker..."

however.

Before he could finish speaking...

At this time.

On the opposite side, Smoker, standing at the bow of the warship, took the cigar from the corner of his mouth, and his lips twitched.

then.

Ignoring Moke's shouts, he put on a serious expression and coldly said, "Captain of the Moke Pirates, you have been arrested!"

As he finished speaking...

"Bang!"