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Chapter 81 Mission Complete, Heading to Punk Hazard (Please Subscribe!)

After driving away the sea monsters hiding at the bottom of the lake, the mission was considered complete.

Vegapunk's only regret was not obtaining the data on that Sea King.

"Such a massive size makes them excellent research material."

Vegapunk said regretfully.

"It's alright. If we encounter any sea monsters or anything like that on the way back, I can try to catch a few for you."

Kitahara Tsune offered a word of comfort.

"That would be perfect." Vegapunk nodded with his enormous head.

"Now that the sea king has left, the bear problem on Kintoki Island can be considered solved," Kitahara Tsune said.

"The situation on this island is rather special. If Mr. Vegapunk wishes to continue his research on the bear problem, we can escort you to other islands."

Upon hearing this, Vegapunk shook his head and said, "Let's go back to Punk Hazard."

"Although I didn't personally collect any data about the bear plague, witnessing the ability of those sea kings to communicate with people remotely made the trip worthwhile."

"Alright then." Kitahara Tsune nodded to the Marines behind him and said, "Then this mission is over."

"Let's go back to the villagers and explain the situation to them."

"After that, we can escort the research vessel back to Punk Hazard."

He walked over to Sentomaru.

"Sentomaru, do you still stand by what you said before?"

"Of course it counts, Uncle Kitahara Tsuneo."

Upon hearing this address, Kitahara Tsune was speechless once again, and said, "Don't call me 'uncle,' just call me 'commander.'"

"Yes, sir!"

Sentomaru ate the dry rations Kitahara Tsune gave him and gave a proper naval salute.

Kitahara Tsune nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good, then you will take my place and protect Mr. Vegapunk."

As he spoke, he pointed to Vegapunk, who was standing not far away.

"Will he give me money too?" Sentomaru asked innocently.

"Of course we'll give you double the rice balls, the two of us will give you!"

Kitahara Tsune patted Sentomaru's little head and said.

Not long ago, Vegapunk approached Kitahara Tsune, hoping he could lend him Sentomaru for a while.

They said they wanted to study the power of domineering aura.

Vegapunk had studied Haki before.

Before this, he had never seen anyone like Sentomaru who had mastered Ryuo at such a young age.

This is probably not something cultivated later in life, but rather something one is born with.

For Kitahara Tsune, taking in Sentomaru was originally just a matter of personal interest, so that he would have an ally when he rebelled against the Celestial Dragons or even left the Navy.

Just like he took in Dolly.

Placing the other person next to Vegapunk would be the same.

Perhaps we can even use the Sentomaru route to bring Vegapunk into his camp.

So Kitahara Tsuneo happily agreed.

Seeing Kitahara Tsune's quick agreement, Vegapunk felt a little embarrassed and said, "When we get to Punk Hazard, pick out some less important things from the lab and bring them back."

These are pretty good terms.

Leaving aside things like forbidden weapons, everything Vegapunk researched was a groundbreaking product.

For example, weapons made by people who have eaten Devil Fruits.

Examples of weapons from the original work, such as the long sword that ate the Elephant-Elephant Fruit and the rocket launcher that ate the Fist-Fist Fruit, were both invented by Vegapunk.

At the very least, they could pick some less important Devil Fruits from the research lab.

After dealing with Sentomaru's matter, they headed towards the place where the villagers had been.

Considering the villagers' previous actions, Kitahara Tsune decided to take action and punish them.

After all, no matter how strong Sentomaru is, you can't just throw him into the mountains to face a bear infestation, can you?

Just as Kitahara Tsune was thinking about how to warn the villagers, a fragrant aroma suddenly wafted through the air.

"It smells so good, what's that smell?"

Dolly sniffed, as if the scent was tantalizing him.

"It's a rice ball, and it even has mandarin fish inside!"

Sentomaru took a deep breath, drool dripping from his mouth, and his stomach, which had just eaten, growled again.

However, before the two could run away, Kitahara Tsuneo stopped them in time.

"Don't stray from the group; there are still many wild beasts that haven't been driven back."

Kitahara Tsune warned.

Within minutes, they arrived at the place they had been standing.

However, those standing there at this moment were not just villagers.

A tablecloth had been laid out on the ground sometime earlier, with all sorts of food on it.

Among them, the most numerous and abundant are all kinds of rice balls.

A villager stepped forward and said to Sentomaru in the crowd, "I'm sorry, Sentomaru, we were wrong to leave you out alone."

"We prepared your favorite rice balls, and we hope you can forgive us."

With that, he bowed deeply to Sentomaru.

The surrounding villagers also looked at Sentomaru with apologetic eyes.

Although we don't know why this guy is on this island, he's generally nice to them, except for being a bit rude and occasionally accidentally damaging the village buildings.

Especially during this period, they often chase away brown bears that come to the village.

That's why the villagers thought of using the child to drive the bear away.

However, Sentomaru, being such a child, would never have thought of all that.

Since the villagers apologized in this way, he naturally forgave them readily.

Having received Sentomaru's forgiveness, the villagers breathed a sigh of relief and looked at him with gratitude.

At this moment, the villager who had stepped forward first looked at Kitahara Tsuneo and asked, "Sir, how's the bear problem in the mountains?"

"It's been resolved. After a while, those wild beasts that escaped will go back."

"Some of our navy will continue to be stationed in the village. If you encounter any lone wild animals, you can ask them for help," Kitahara Tsune said.

Since these people have realized their mistakes and made compensation, and Sentomaru has forgiven them, there is naturally no need for further punishment.

"What about Sentomaru?" the villager asked, startled.

"I'm going to work!" Sentomaru said excitedly while eating a rice ball.

The villagers were taken aback when they heard this, and all looked at the little guy who was eating and drinking heartily on the tablecloth with complicated expressions.

As the warships and research vessels set sail, the group left Golden Time Island and headed towards the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

With Mary Geoise's application approved, the two ships officially entered the New World.

In the waters of the New World, groups of enormous black figures drift beneath the calm surface, carried by the turbulent currents.

Warships and research vessels slowly passed over them.