Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 5 is interesting.

"We're doomed! We're doomed!" Nami exclaimed in shock, grabbing Shache's right hand and leaning against him. Her face filled with terror as she watched the ship draw ever closer, she stammered, "Have we been discovered? Has Mok been captured by the Marines? What do we do now? Run! Run, quick!"

"Don't be nervous~, if it really comes down to it, we can just pretend we don't know Moke."

"What? Don't be nervous. Isn't it too late to pretend we don't know each other?" Despite Shache's comforting words, Nami still hadn't calmed down. She retorted irritably and turned her head to look around, seemingly searching for something. "Where's Robin? Where's Robin? Let's call Robin, let's go into the sea!"

"Why would you go to sea? Aren't you comfortable here? I told you to calm down~" Shache pulled his right hand out of the warm, soft embrace, gave Nami a helpless tap on the head, and said irritably, "Robin has other things to do, go take care of them!"

Although everyone on the high seas is face-blind, even if Robin were standing here, as long as she doesn't reveal her true identity, Smoker and the others probably wouldn't suspect that the Devil's Child, wanted by the World Government, is hiding here.

But after thinking about it, since Garp had also come, to avoid any accidents, it was best to have Robin hide first.

and……

It's been so many years, and Admiral Aokiji Kuzan hasn't shown up. I wonder what he's been up to.

Shacher didn't believe that guy wouldn't know that Robin was here!

"That hurts!" Nami, who had been suddenly flicked on the forehead, glared angrily at Shache, but the flick calmed her down a bit. Still a little nervous and curious, she asked, "Do you really have a way?"

"Of course~"

"What method?"

"Of course it is..." Xia Che raised his head, looking meaningfully at the pirate ship that had already docked, "to join forces with them~"

……

As the ship drew nearer, Smoker and Tashigi, with their dark expressions, and Garp, whose face had returned to calm and whose eyes were now somewhat deep, disembarked.

They colluded with pirates to swindle military funds and capture slaves!

These charges are sufficient to warrant the arrest of that corrupt naval captain.

however.

Before they could even arrest Xia Che...

Udo, who had been waiting on the ship for a long time, immediately ran towards Colonel Shacher the moment he disembarked, anxiously saying, "Colonel Shacher..."

But he didn't finish his sentence.

"It's alright, I already know." Xia Che patted his subordinate Udo on the shoulder and said, "Since you're here, help arrange things for the new recruits in Cocoyasi Town!"

He had already explained things to Nojiko and the others, so although they were a little nervous when they saw the naval inspection team suddenly appear here, they did not rush forward to stop the inspection team.

Xia Che then looked up at the three people in front of him, a smile on his face, and opened his arms warmly, saying, "Welcome to the inspection team for guidance!"

only.

"..."

Faced with his enthusiasm.

Garp looked on with a grin, Tashigi was sulking, while Smoker stared at him coldly.

Colonel Dante Shacher.

There seemed to be a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

A genius of the Navy Headquarters.

But now it has fallen to this state.

Does he live up to Professor Zefa's teachings?

You should know that back then, Professor Zephyr pleaded for him; otherwise, this guy would have been sent to a military court long ago!

Smoker spoke in a chilling tone, "Dand Shacher..."

however.

He hadn't finished speaking.

At this time.

"Come on, everyone, please get down in an orderly fashion!" Mok, the captain of the Mok Pirates, suddenly shouted in a loud voice, "Don't be afraid! I told you before, I'm not a human trafficker. Once you get here, you'll all have a good meal, and you'll definitely thank me afterwards!"

As Mok finished speaking, under the questioning gazes of Smoker and Tashigi, the refugees who had been sitting in the cabin and were assumed to have been captured and enslaved slowly came down.

The fear and despair in their eyes had not yet disappeared, yet they continued to walk towards the dock under the guidance of the Moke Pirates.

And then...

Just when Smoker and Tashigi thought the group of refugees captured and enslaved were about to be handed over here.

Sudden.

A group of people from the village walked towards the dock.

They wore brown guard hats and matching brown guard uniforms, with the leader's hat adorned with a windmill.

Is that the island's security team?

What are these people doing out here?

Has this place been infiltrated by the 16th Naval Division?

Just as the two were wondering...

All I saw was...

Squads of security personnel marched in an orderly fashion toward the group of terrified refugees, then quickly split into three lines and surrounded them.

What are these guys trying to do?

Tashigi and Smoker's expressions changed, thinking that the island's security forces were going to take action against the refugees, and they no longer paid attention to Colonel Shacher, who was about to be arrested.

Just as Tashigi was about to strike, she gripped the hilt of her longsword.

"Don't make any rash moves." Smoker slapped Tashigi's sword hilt, shoving her Shigure back in. "It doesn't seem to be what we thought."

As he spoke, Smoker looked intently at the person in front of him.

really.

The security team did not take action against the refugees, which was completely different from what they had expected.

"That's it for now!" After counting to a certain number, one of them, who seemed to be the team leader, shouted, "Let's go eat first! Come on, keep up!"

Immediately afterwards...

"Let's go take a shower first!"

"Anyone feeling unwell? If so, please come to my line!"

Under the command of the security teams, all the refugees dispersed in a confused yet orderly manner.

"???"

Have a meal?

bath?

Tashigi looked on in confusion, "What...what are you doing?"

Gripping the knife hilt, he was momentarily at a loss for what to do, but then seemed to realize something, turned around to look behind him, and let out a tense exclamation, "Where's Colonel Shacher? Did he escape? Have we fallen into a trap?"

"Don't be nervous, that guy won't get away." Smoker frowned and glanced around.

They discovered that the guy was indeed no longer there.

But he wasn't nervous. The 16th branch was already under control. Could a mere naval colonel escape from him and the naval heroes?

On the contrary...

"Where is Lieutenant General Garp?"

Where has Vice Admiral Garp gone this time?

The voice just fell.

"I'm here!"

A familiar voice came from not far behind.

Tashigi and Smoker quickly turned around and, sure enough, saw Vice Admiral Garp standing not far away.

Vice Admiral Garp, who should have been standing beside him, was now standing next to a vendor, with the grumpy-faced captain of the Moke Pirates, Moke, beside him, happily eating a sesame seed cake, saying, "Not bad, really delicious!"

"..."

What is this guy doing?

Smoker walked up to Lieutenant General Garp, his face dark, and stared at him as he ate heartily. "What are you doing? Don't you know we have a more important mission right now, Lieutenant General Garp!"

"Don't be nervous, Smoker." Garp waved his hand dismissively and said cheerfully, "I must say, this cookie is pretty good. Want a piece? It's on me~".

"This gentleman has a good palate! This is a specialty pancake from the Kingdom of Goa, made with a secret recipe passed down only by the Goa royal family. I went to great lengths to obtain it," the vendor, kneading the pancake, said with a grin. "Even naval heroes raved about it!"

The words were spoken.

"..."

Smoker and Tashigi both had black lines on their faces.

Do they sell flatbread in the Kingdom of Goa?

Stop joking!

What's more, the person in front of you is none other than the Navy hero himself. How dare you sell pancakes under the name of Vice Admiral Garp? Didn't you see that Vice Admiral Garp is angry?

Never mind, these are all unimportant!

"Lieutenant General Garp..."

however.

Before Smoker could say anything...

Garp frowned, looking at the vendor with a serious expression, and said in a stern tone, "How could those scumbags from the Goa Kingdom's royal family possibly have such a delicious pancake recipe!"

"..."

This is what you're refuting!

Smoker's lips twitched. Seeing that Lieutenant General Garp was still trying to argue with the vendor, he quickly said with a dark face, "Lieutenant General Garp, don't forget our mission!"

Even Tashigi said helplessly, "Vice Admiral Garp..."

just.

"I know, I know." Garp waved his hand dismissively, stuffing a pancake into Sergeant Tashigi's hand and saying cheerfully, "I'm not lying to you, it's really good. Don't worry, someone's treating. That kid Shach said he'll pay for everything we need in Cocoyasi Village."

Seeing that Smoker still wanted to say something, his cheerful eyes flickered slightly as he ate his sesame seed cake and looked around.

"Smoker, don't be nervous, look around first."

The words were spoken.

Upon hearing Lieutenant General Garp's words, Smoker calmed down, but still curled his lip in disdain.

around?

What's so interesting about a small village?

You have to understand that he came from the Marine Headquarters; what hasn't he seen on the Grand Line?

however.

He glanced at it, and his initial disdain turned into seriousness, as if he had seen something shocking.

The villages and towns before my eyes...

It was clean, vibrant, and filled with smiles on everyone's faces.

These scenes, common in the wealthy capital and the Sabaody Archipelago, left him and Tashigi, who was eating pancakes, stunned.

"here……"

Before he could finish speaking...

"We seem to have arrived at an interesting place." Karp grabbed another pancake and took a big bite, then looked at Mok beside him with a grin, "Hey, Mok, you'd better show us around properly from now on, or I'll arrest you!"

(End of this chapter)