Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 29 Still Cold

Battle is imminent.

A chilling aura emanated from the Admiral Kuzan before them, as if even the air itself was about to freeze.

The two looked at each other calmly.

however.

Just as Kuzan, radiating coldness and with an icy face, was about to ask some questions...

"Wait a minute." Shache, who was originally looking at Kuzan, broke the tense atmosphere and said, "Let me take care of some personal matters first."

As he spoke, he turned his head, looked at Robin beside him, and sighed.

"I've been waiting for you to tell me!"

As soon as he said that...

Instantly.

Robin, who had been frozen to the side, trembled slightly, her bright eyes also flickering as if she had remembered something.

that time.

She asked the boss if he would stop her if someone tried to take her away.

As it turns out... she seems to have broken her promise.

"Boss, I..."

Before Robin could finish speaking, Kuzan on the other side scratched his head with a pained expression and said with some distress, "Um... can you hurry up! I've been waiting here for a long time, and I even stayed all night. I'm freezing to death."

only.

"I heard you've been in Red Romance for almost a week, and only arrived here yesterday. You even bought a sesame seed cake on the way!" Faced with Kuzan's complaints about work, Xia Che didn't hold back, directly exposing the truth. "After arriving at the 16th Marine Branch, you were still complaining about the poor accommodations, saying there were Marines everywhere and you couldn't find a peaceful place to sleep. So, you went there again in the early morning and only just arrived recently, and you've only been waiting here for a short while?"

As Xia Che finished speaking.

"..." x2

Robin and Kuzan both fell silent.

Robin, who was originally frozen in fear, suddenly revealed a strange look in her eyes as she glanced up and down at the Marine Admiral in front of her.

Red Romance?

Several days?

Something seems off, but I can't quite put my finger on what it is.

Kuzan, who was being watched by Robin, froze on his troubled face. His leisurely expression instantly turned serious again, and he exuded a chilling aura once more.

As if he hadn't heard Xia Che's words at all, he reverted to the demeanor of a Marine Admiral and said calmly, "So you did find out all along?"

"Yes."

Faced with Kuzan's questioning, Shache did not hesitate and nodded in agreement.

You should know that this is the territory he has been cultivating for a long time.

Putting aside Garp, who was accidentally brought here on the high seas, if he couldn't even detect the strange guy who entered his territory, would he even be able to survive?

He would probably have been sent to a military court long ago.

not to mention……

This guy didn't try to hide anything at all; he just swaggered in, changed his name, and went to Red Romance.

Furthermore, the strange phenomenon of the water turning cold as soon as one washes their feet in hot water had already been reported to higher authorities by the person in charge of Red Romance.

just.

Kuzan is different from the three inspectors. Those three guys came to investigate him on purpose, while Kuzan... might just be here for sightseeing.

After all, this guy probably already knew Robin was here.

It's been so long and no one has come to catch him. Maybe he was just passing by and stopped by for a foot massage, so I ignored him.

result……

So the secretary discount trial card has really ended?

If you want to continue using the service, you'll have to renew your subscription.

Shache had been mentally prepared for Kuzan's arrival for several years, so Kuzan's appearance now was even later than he had anticipated.

Xia Che nodded and looked at Kuzan in front of him, saying, "I even know about you having Hong Langman issue an invoice."

"..."

This guy...does he even know what's going on?!

Kuzan, who had maintained his composure, suddenly darkened his face. He averted his gaze, ignoring Shache, and fixed his eyes on Robin once more. "Nicole Robin, come back with me to face judgment!"

A chilling aura emanated from the air.

As soon as he said that...

Robin's expression froze, his body trembled again, and he fell silent. That familiar fear spread through his heart once more, and his mind began to become muddled. Just as he was about to raise his head...

A broad, strong hand gripped her shoulder tightly, and the warmth once again flowed from that hand to her cold skin.

This moment.

Robin seemed to snap out of her daze, and looking at Xia Che, who was staring at her expressionlessly without saying a word, her familiar elegant smile returned.

Hasn't she already made her decision?

"Dear Boss," Robin said with a smile and elegance, no longer looking at Kuzan but at the Boss standing beside her, "Excuse me, may I retract my resignation?"

"Can!"

"So, do you think you can win?"

"I don't know either!" Shacher released his grip on Robin's delicate shoulders, took a step forward, and placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword. "We'll only know after we fight."

He looked at the admiral in front of him with a solemn expression.

Of course~

Despite his solemn expression, he was not nervous at all.

because.

he knows.

This guy in front of me isn't here to arrest anyone at all.

If they really wanted to arrest someone, they wouldn't have spent several days massaging Red Romance's feet and only came over after Smoker left.

Moreover, Xia Che, who was familiar with the plot, knew very well:

Although the guy in front of me exudes a cold aura, he is not a cold person; he also has his own sense of justice.

Faced with Vice Admiral Jaguar D. Saul, who betrayed the Navy due to his dissatisfaction with the World Government's actions, the Navy Headquarters issued a kill order, but this guy outwardly chose to freeze him, while secretly only freezing the surface?!

And then there's Robin... She's been running away since she was an 8-year-old girl, and she's managed to avoid being caught by the Navy, outsmarting both the World Government and the Navy Headquarters.

He's practically the Navy's number one actor!

Xia Che suspected that this guy might be using the pretext of capturing the Demon Child to go on a publicly funded trip.

So, this guy is probably here to see how capable Robin's new employer is, and whether he's worth entrusting his services to.

If he passes the test, he will be able to get Robin's contract renewal!

This moment.

The two looked at each other again.

Kuzan looked again at the naval captain in front of him—Dand Shacher.

He was once a brilliant naval captain, but after being exiled to the East Blue, there was no news of him at headquarters, and he didn't even have a single battle record while in the East Blue.

Some say he has fallen from grace, others say he wasn't a true genius!

However, Kuzan knew that this kid was very cunning, colluding with Colonel Sean of the East Sea Plain to swindle and rake in money everywhere. Although he didn't know his strength, he was sure that this kid was not simple.

Faced with his partner being taken away, has this kid finally stopped hiding this time?

Kuzan's eyes subtly revealed a hint of anticipation and appreciation, just as he was about to take a good look at the strength of this cunning kid.

however.

And then suddenly.

"Are we really going to fight? This place is very close to the Konom Islands and the 16th Marine Branch. Maybe we should just forget about it, and you can pretend you didn't see anything, and I'll pretend I didn't know anything either." Shache hesitated for a moment, then looked at Kuzan expectantly and said, "I'll take you to Red Romance, and I'll pay for everything!"

The words were spoken.

"..." x2

An eerie silence fell over the scene once again.

Robin's worried expression froze, replaced by a helpless look.

But unexpectedly...

Kuzan, who was originally radiating a chilling aura, suddenly stopped, as if he were deep in thought.

Then he looked up at Xia Che, and just as Xia Che looked on expectantly, a lazy smile appeared on his face, and then...

Ice flowers bloom.

A chilling aura, even more biting and cold than before, suddenly swept across the surrounding area.

"Hey hey hey!"

"Wait a minute, you haven't answered yet! And why does it suddenly feel even colder than before?"

(End of this chapter)