Meanwhile, Koby, who also heard there were only two Marines, initially brightened up, thinking help had arrived, but as he looked at the approaching ship, his expression fell. In the end, he gritted his teeth, rushed to the bow, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly, "Run! There's…"
…
On the other side.
"Y-you you… really have a way?"
Although seeing so many pirate ships made Nami happy inside, facing such a massive swarm of pirates, she still felt a bit nervous, tightly holding Chacher's hand. "They're coming fast."
"Don't worry, it'll be over soon."
"Soon? How do you plan to handle so many people?"
"Like this…"
Before a confused Nami could ask more, Chacher stared ahead and widened his eyes.
Right after that...
It felt like a sharp, chilling wind had just passed by.
Then.
Chacher clapped his hands and said, "Done!"
That's right, he could use Conqueror's Haki.
Otherwise, Mok wouldn't have been able to gather so many pirates. Although this group of pirates wasn't very strong, the Navy's 16th division didn't have that many soldiers either. Just a simple fight would have caused heavy losses.
And honestly, Conqueror's Haki is such a great skill for clearing out enemies!
Although he hadn't yet mastered Conqueror's Haki, it was enough to handle these small pirates from the East Blue.
Watching the pirate ship nearby slow down, Chacher frowned, "Did you hear something just now? It sounded like someone telling us to run? Forget it~"
After saying that casually, Chacher didn't pay it much attention. He lowered his head and looked at Nami, who for some reason was leaning against him, and said, "The ship's arrived. We can let Nojiko and the others come over to pick us up. Remember to be quick. After this, we still need to go to the other side. If anything happens, even if we have to..."
However.
Before he could finish.
Chacher: ...
Looking at Nami, who had also passed out, he fell silent, his expression changing.
Damn it, earlier, in order to finish quickly, he forgot to control the range. He only focused on the back, not the side.
Chacher helplessly covered his head.
He already imagined how upset Nami would be when she woke up and started pinching him again.
And right now...
They still had to hurry and deal with the other side!
While Chacher was troubled, thinking about whether to hand Nami over to Nojiko for care and maybe give her a break later...
Suddenly.
"Captain Chacher, great, you're here."
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.
"We landed from the other side. Luckily, we arrived just in time. When I saw you here, I came over."
Chacher turned his head and indeed saw a familiar figure behind him.
"Kuina? What are you doing here?"
"Kuina?" Tashigi adjusted her glasses, looking at Chacher with confusion. "Captain Chacher, I…"
"Oh, it's Tashigi!" Chacher reacted, surprised as he looked at her. "How did you get here?"
"Who is Kuina? Oh right~" Although confused, Tashigi didn't forget her mission.
She immediately stood at attention with a serious face and said, "We received news from Navy Headquarters. The Mok Pirates are planning to massacre the Navy's 16th Branch, so Captain Smoker immediately led us here."
"Smoker is here too?" Chacher seemed to realize something. His lips twitched as he looked behind Tashigi but didn't see Smoker's figure.
A bad feeling rose inside him.
After hesitating, he asked, "Where is he now?"
"Don't worry, Captain Smoker has already gone to support the Navy's 16th Branch." Seeing Chacher's confused expression, Tashigi quickly smiled reassuringly and said, "Captain Smoker said he would definitely arrest the Mok Pirates. That guy is really something!"
She pouted and raised her hand in dissatisfaction.
"Captain Chacher trusted him so much, yet he betrayed you. Pirates really aren't good for anything. Captain Chacher, you shouldn't trust pirates anymore. Although you have your reasons… Hey, is that Miss Nami? What happened to her?"
Muttering her dissatisfaction, Tashigi reached out to hurriedly take the figure Captain Chacher handed over, then looked up at Chacher, who had already jumped onto the small boat she came with.
"Captain Chacher, where are you going?"
"Help me take care of Nami." Chacher started the small boat and headed toward the Navy's 16th Branch. "I'm borrowing this boat for now."
"What about these pirates…"
"It's already handled. I don't think they'll wake up anytime soon. Oh, and please help the town's sheriff keep an eye on these pirates. Remember, don't damage the pirate ship."
"Already handled?" Tashigi looked at Captain Chacher, who was gradually walking away, then glanced down at Miss Nami who still hadn't woken up.
She looked back up at the pirate ship that had indeed stopped moving, a hint of surprise on her face.
"When did it get resolved? How?"
She didn't even see Captain Chacher make a move!
Turning her head toward the direction where Captain Chacher had disappeared, she frowned, then sighed.
"Looks like Captain Chacher is really worried too. Makes sense — after all, these pirates are the ones he trusted, but they went and did something like this."
Captain Chacher must be furious now and probably wants to deal with the Mok Pirates himself!
...
"Huh? Why do I suddenly feel so sick? My head's kind of dizzy."
"Damn, me too."
"You too? Everyone feels this way? Could we have been poisoned?"
"Where would the poison come from?"
Suddenly realizing something, one of the big pirates on the Mok pirate ship who had just felt ill changed expression and nervously looked up at Captain Mok, who wore a golden cloak.
Under that gaze, Captain Mok's usually serious face broke into a satisfied smile.
Looking toward the Navy's 16th Division, which was now right in front of them, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he turned back to the pirates before him.
"Congratulations, you lucky bastards."
"?!"
Hearing Captain Mok's words, the pirates' expressions turned serious as if they understood something. They raised their heads to look at Captain Mok, then looked toward the Navy base just within reach.
Could the new East Blue overlord be working with the Navy…?
A terrifying thought flashed through their minds, and just as they were about to question Captain Mok why the proud East Blue overlord would do such a thing—
"Boss Mok, there's a warship..." one of the Mok pirate crew suddenly said, "It's heading straight toward us!"
"Isn't that obvious?" Mok looked displeased at his crewmate. "Have you forgotten what we did? It's normal for the Navy to come."
"No, that doesn't look like the Navy from the 16th Division!"
"Not the 16th Division Navy? What's going on?" Mok scratched his head and walked toward the side of the ship.
Sure enough, it wasn't the 16th Division Navy, and the person standing at the bow of the Navy ship was someone he knew well.
Captain Smoker? Why was he here?
Could it be that the boss called him for backup?
But seeing Captain Smoker still made Mok breathe a sigh of relief. He quickly raised his hand and cheerfully waved at Smoker.
"Hey, Smoker…"
However, before he could finish speaking, Smoker at the bow of the Navy ship took off the cigar from his mouth, his lips twitching.
Ignoring Mok's shout, he showed a serious expression and said coldly, "Mok, captain of the Mok pirate crew, you are under arrest!"
As soon as he finished speaking—
"Bang!"
A cannon shot rang out, and the entire pirate ship shook violently.
Mok stared in confusion.
Why did they suddenly open fire on him?
What was going on? The boss hadn't included this part in the plan!
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