Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 59 Arrival

"Is this guy... out of his mind?"

Smoker watched the Mok pirate ship gradually disappear into the distance with a dark expression.

They just swagger into my territory in their pirate ship, and I have to entertain them?

What do you consider this place to be?

You have to understand, he's a naval captain!

"Hehe~" Upon hearing her superior's words, Tashigi immediately gave an awkward laugh and said, "Colonel Shattrath... after all, it's a vacation, so it's normal for him to relax a bit."

"A vacation? Going on vacation in a pirate ship?" Smoker glanced sideways at his first mate, flicked his cigar, and said expressionlessly, "This guy's caused quite a stir lately!"

The Alabasta incident, the Drum Kingdom incident.

If this guy hadn't made him hand over the intelligence to the Marine Headquarters, he probably wouldn't even know that this bastard had actually gone to the Grand Line all this time.

and……

Or is it some kind of vacation or trip?!

Thinking of this, Smoker's face turned strange, and he couldn't help but recall the time when the Navy Headquarters had asked him about the situation of the East Blue Overlord.

Such a scoundrel was actually recognized by the Navy Headquarters and was called a law-abiding Navy branch captain!

This is unbelievable!

"Fine, good that you're gone!" Smoker removed the cigar from his lips, his expression returning to its usual blank look. He looked at his second-in-command, Tashigi, and asked calmly, "How's your investigation into the God Valley incident going?"

"As the colonel instructed, I've been secretly investigating, but I haven't found much. All the intelligence is the same as what we've obtained before." Hearing Colonel Smoker ask about this, Tashigi also put away her smirk, adjusted her glasses, and said with a serious expression, "The Rocks Pirates almost destroyed the sea. Vice Admiral Garp saved the Celestial Dragons and the Marines and was awarded the title of Marine Hero."

"Naval heroes..." Smoker flicked the ash from his cigar, his brow still furrowed. "The Rocks Pirates, the Celestial Dragons... God Valley!"

So, what exactly is hidden in the God Valley incident?

Why did Lieutenant General Garp interrupt his question so seriously at that time?

Where did that bastard find out?

but……

"Everything's normal, that's why nothing's normal." Colonel Smoker smirked, taking another deep drag on his cigar. "Did you find out anything from your secret inquiries?"

"Well..." Tashigi felt a little embarrassed when she remembered asking, her cheeks flushed. "Kuina said she didn't know about it, but she still took me to ask Colonel Shattrath."

"Should we just ask?"

"But it's nothing serious. Colonel Shacher didn't blame me, and..." Looking at Smoker's furrowed brows, Tashigi seemed to remember something. She quickly pulled something out of her pocket and said, "Colonel Shacher also gave me a pouch, saying that everything Colonel Smoker wants to know is in it."

As he spoke, he carefully took out a specially made brocade pouch from his pocket and handed it to Colonel Smoker.

"???"

Colonel Smoker accepted the brocade pouch with a puzzled look, seemingly somewhat surprised... that guy would tell him so easily?

After a moment's hesitation, he opened the brocade pouch, which contained only a small note. Without further ado, Smoker continued to open it.

then.

I looked at the small note.

Instantly.

His face darkened again. He looked up at the vast ocean before him and gritted his teeth, saying, "That bastard!!!"

Seeing Colonel Smoker's expression, Tashigi blinked curiously and leaned over to look at the piece of paper that Colonel Smoker was about to crumple into a ball.

All I saw was...

There was only one sentence written on it.

【I don't know either.】

"..."

Tashigi gave a helpless smile, stuck out her tongue, and said, "Colonel Shacher is really, really..."

「实在是太混帐了！」斯摩格上校直接打断了达斯琪的话，帮她把后面的话补充完后，又弹了弹手上的菸灰，黑着脸继续说道，「这家伙……迟早把他揍一顿。」

Well then, this will only make him more curious about what it is.

Since that's the case, let him investigate on his own!

only.

Looking at the brocade pouch in his hand, Smoker pondered for a moment, then turned to Tashigi and said, "Don't tell anyone else about this."

"Yes, Colonel Smoker!"

Tashigi had already guessed the seriousness of the matter. Even Vice Admiral Garp, the hero of the Navy, was so wary of it, so how could it not be serious?

He quickly responded with a serious expression.

At this time.

As she finished speaking...

"Puru puru~, puru puru~"

The Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scoop) rang.

Smoker simply took out his Den Den Mushi, answered the call, and said casually, "Hello, what's up?"

A moment later...

With a dark expression, he hung up the Den Den Mushi, muttering to himself, "The Seven Warlords of the Sea..."

"What's wrong, Colonel Smoker?" Tashigi asked, puzzled. "Is something wrong at headquarters again?"

"It's nothing!" Smoker snorted coldly, offering no explanation. He simply shoved the Den Den Mushi back in, then looked up at the sea before him and said expressionlessly, "I'll submit the military funding application to Marine Headquarters later."

"??? Another request for military funding? Didn't Naval Headquarters already allocate it not long ago?" Tashigi stared blankly at Captain Smoker. "So soon they're requesting again? Will Naval Headquarters even approve it?"

"It's alright. Tell Marine Headquarters that the Moko Pirates have re-entered the East Blue and attacked Loguetown." Smoker flicked the ash from his cigar. "Loguetown has suffered heavy losses and needs rebuilding."

Ignoring Tashigi's strange expression, he continued to look up at the vast sea before him, in the direction Shach had just left, and muttered to himself, "What exactly do you want, Colonel Dand Shach?"

……

"I didn't do anything~, really I didn't do anything~, it was just an accident, don't worry, please trust my sense of justice."

"Beep beep~"

After hanging up the call with Kuzan, Shattrath put the Den Den Mushi away again and lay back down, enjoying the care of his personal secretary.

Kuzan only came to ask about the Mok Pirates; it's not a big deal.

Now that we're here... why not take Wapol with us? Wapol's abilities are quite remarkable; he can synthesize all sorts of things.

especially……

Synthetic alloy!

During his later years of wandering, this guy relied on his own abilities to synthesize a special alloy, becoming rich overnight. In the end, he even established a new regime in the South China Sea—the Evil Black Iron Bucket Kingdom.

Since we've already encountered this, what's the point of staying there?

Just pack it up and take it with you.

Perhaps it will be useful for technological development?

The only regret is that he can't extract the Devil Fruit; otherwise, he would have liked to just take it out directly.

While it's possible to place a bunch of fruit and then kill the Devil Fruit user, which could potentially cause the Devil Fruit to revive on nearby fruit, this method isn't foolproof.

Therefore, that's the best we can do for now. We'll keep him locked up and make him obediently manufacture alloys!

Anyway, the Mok Pirates captured the person, so what does it have to do with the Navy's 16th Branch?

At this time.

"We're here! We're finally home!" Nami, who was directing the ship, suddenly shouted. "Get ready, we're home."

As Nami finished speaking.

Everyone looked up and, upon seeing the familiar outline of the island, relaxed smiles appeared on their faces.

Are you finally back?

At this moment.

Even Bonnie, who was hiding back in the box, seemed to hear, and said with a happy and curious tone, "Daddy, Daddy, are we here yet? Our new home~ Bonnie wants to see it too!"

"Hmm~, we've arrived." The bear carrying the wooden crate smiled faintly upon hearing Bonnie's words, looked up at the island so close before him, and murmured to himself, "A new home?"

(End of this chapter)