One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

The Duke of Mozambique returned to his hotel, his initial fear and apprehension gone.

He sat on the sofa in his room, getting angrier and angrier the more he thought about it.

Not to mention in the Kingdom of Tachin, he was always arrogant and domineering, even in other places.

He bullies others, and his men will beat them up for him. If someone wants revenge, his men will still beat them up for him.

This time, however, he only brought four bodyguards, and he began to regret it: "I must bring more people next time to prevent accidents from happening."

He couldn't sit still any longer. Lucci abruptly stood up, wanting to find the marine officers stationed at Red Harbor.

But as soon as he stepped out of his room, he saw three figures walking towards him; they were the same three people he had met at the hotel.

He felt a chill run down his spine, quickly stepped back, closed the door, and pressed his ear against it to listen for any sounds.

Unfortunately, the footsteps stopped right at his door.

"Oh no...they've come knocking..."

Mozank's mind instantly conjured up an R-rated action movie. The thought that his wonderful life was about to end here suddenly made him want to cry.

A disdainful laugh came from outside the door, followed by footsteps, and then the sound of the door opening.

Even leaning against the wall, Mozambique collapsed to the ground.

Two minutes later, he regained a little strength.

Right now, he only had one thought in his mind: escape, the faster the better.

He didn't bother to pack anything, tiptoed out the door, carefully closed the door, and quietly walked to the corner before quickening his pace. When he arrived at the hotel lobby, he quickly checked out.

Although Honggang was large, Mozank felt he had no place to stand and only wanted to escape this place of trouble as soon as possible.

He quickly fled to the port dock and searched for his ship in the darkness by the light of the lamps.

"Hello!"

"Um?"

Mozan turned around, and a sack was already over his head.

Then several fists rained down on him.

He kept begging for mercy.

He soon fainted from the pain.

"Stop! Are you going to die?"

The sack was quickly removed.

Mozambique, shrunken like a shrimp, was still trembling.

"He's not dead. Let's go. How are you? Happy?"

"Happy, Ya...cough cough..."

After an unknown amount of time, Mozank slowly woke up, sat on the ground, and burst into tears.

"I want to go home..."

Back in town, Aaron asked, "Lark, how did you feel just now?"

"I've never hit anyone like this before, especially not these kinds of thugs who bully ordinary people. It feels amazing!"

Aaron had no intention of arguing with Mozambique anymore, but coincidentally, they ended up staying at the same hotel.

This is fate. When fate brings you together, you can't let it slip away.

Moreover, the three of them overheard the complaints of ordinary people in the tavern, especially the story of the woman who had been slapped by Mozank. Even Lark was indignant and wanted to beat Mozank up.

After Hibari finished hitting him, she felt a little regretful, thinking that she, as a girl, shouldn't have been so violent.

Fortunately, Aaron's gaze and words were full of praise for her, which put Lark at ease.

The next morning, the three of them went to the dock.

The warship sailed eastward, rounded New Marineford, and arrived at a small island.

Yun Que glanced at the nautical chart: "Senior Aaron, the Beef Kingdom should be just ahead."

The Beef Kingdom is one of the member states of the World Government, and its king is called Beef Don.

The island's inhabitants raise various types of cattle, whose diet consists mainly of milk and various beef products, and they export a large quantity of dairy and beef products.

If someone who doesn't eat beef came here, they would probably have a hard time.

Because the entire kingdom's economy and livelihood depend on cattle, cattle hold a relatively high status on the island.

The three men went ashore, while the rest either stayed on the boat to guard the island or were free to roam around freely on the island.

Water buffalo, cattle, dairy cows, yaks, and other herbivores can be seen roaming around and grazing freely on the grassland.

The cows are marked with various combinations of letters and numbers.

Aaron could already smell the scent of grass and a faint odor of cow dung.

The three of them walked into the town, where the streets were clean and tidy.

Because there are people specifically responsible for cleaning up cow dung, who push carts around to patrol and clean it up in a timely manner.

The three of them bought some milk at a milk shop. Aaron took a sip and nodded, saying, "This milk is indeed very good. The flavor is completely different from what you can buy outside."

The shop owner smiled and said, "That's right, these are the freshest, just squeezed this morning. We usually give this to our children."

Yun Que said, "Hmm, drinking milk and eating beef, the people here must be very healthy and rarely get sick."

The shop owner suddenly sighed, "That's not it. Some time ago, several children on the island suddenly developed a strange illness, and the island's doctors couldn't figure out the cause."

"Are the children alright?" Yun Que asked worriedly.

The shop owner shook his head: "It should be ready by now, right?"

"should?"

The shop owner said, "The doctor couldn't cure them, and the disease even spread to several other children. Fortunately, a doctor came from outside the island and said that this disease comes from cow dung and can be transmitted to people with weak immune systems. In severe cases, it can even be transmitted to cows. The doctor took those children away, saying he would take them to another place for treatment, and once they were cured, he would send them back to us."

The lark said, "Then you must miss your child very much, right?"

"It's alright. As long as the child can be cured, what does temporary separation matter?"

Aaron listened from the side, initially finding it reasonable. But the arrival of this outside doctor seemed too coincidental.

"Shop owner, how long have your children been gone?"

"It's been 37 days."

Do you remember what that doctor looked like?

The shop owner said, "She's a female doctor, over 2 meters tall. She has long, wavy green hair and likes to wear green clothes."

Aaron stroked his chin and asked, "Any other characteristics?"

"She's very pretty, but she's a bit cold. Sometimes even when she smiles at me, I feel a chill."

Aaron thought for a moment: "Are there any other strange things happening on the island?"

The shop owner sighed: "Besides a few sick children, several other families on the island have had their children mysteriously disappear. They are all between 5 and 10 years old."

Lark asked worriedly, "These children aren't sick, and then...?"

The shop owner shook his head: "The missing children are healthy. The Royal Guard searched the area but found no trace of them."

Aaron already had a guess in his mind: "How long passed between the child's disappearance and the departure of that outside doctor?"

The shop owner thought for a moment: "I don't remember very clearly. It must have been the morning after that doctor left that the children went missing."

Aaron smiled and said to Lark and Finbuddy, "Let's go."

"How pitiful," said Lark. "What will happen to these families who have lost their children?"

Aaron said, "We'll find a way to get the children back to them."