You people are all so strong, of course you can speak so confidently.
And me!
I'm just a weak, pitiful, and helpless little navy guy who gets tricked by others from time to time!
It's no good if everyone's always trying to make a big splash; they're all so naive and simple-minded.
The ocean is so dangerous, why be so confident in yourself?
I don't mean cowardly. Being cautious, prudent, and safe is the key to longevity.
Look at One Piece, he made such a big name for himself, but he still died.
Look at Rocks, he still got crushed, didn't he?
boom!!!
Suddenly, a loud bang rang out, shaking the entire room.
"Artillery fire? I'll go check it out."
Kuro, who was worried about not being able to get away, immediately stood up and walked outside.
He soon came to the deck, held a cigar between his fingers, and exhaled a puff of smoke with a melancholy air.
I don't see how smart my own guy, who's supposed to be on par with Hugh Jackman—no, I mean, Ben Beckman—is.
However, the intelligence of these old cowards is truly intimidating.
Needless to say, Tsuru is the Navy's chief of staff. Basically, all of the Navy's major plans are completed by her and Sengoku.
Kizaru, the old man is keeping his true abilities hidden; in any case, he hasn't figured him out.
Aokiji, though lazy and easygoing, is known for his calmness.
Akainu, needless to say, may seem hot-tempered and impulsive, but he is actually very methodical.
Among the famous admirals in the navy, none of them are easy to deal with.
If this conversation continues, he'll probably have all his secrets exposed.
Thank goodness for this sudden tremor.
call out!
A sudden, sharp sound pierced the air.
boom!!!
A series of explosions occurred on the side of the warship, causing the entire ship to tilt.
"Artillery fire?!"
Kuro was stunned. Although he had used the excuse of artillery fire to come out, he never expected that it was actually artillery fire. He thought it was some other accident that caused the shock.
Attack the ship?
Who has such courage?
"Pirates! Pirates!"
The sailors on deck shouted loudly.
"ha?"
Kuro paused, looking around. There were usually no ships on the sea, and the route from headquarters to Sabaody Archipelago was reserved for headquarters only. But this time, Kuro discovered a strange sight.
There was a pirate ship on the sea not far from him!
The cannon fire came from that pirate ship.
Upon seeing this, Kuro was delighted.
Kuro waved, and a lieutenant in the Navy rushed over.
"What kind of pirates are those? Have the Four Emperors attacked?" Kuro asked, pointing at the ship.
"Sir, it's 'Frank the Swift,' the pirate with a bounty of 98 million." The lieutenant saluted first, then shouted.
"Ninety-eight million?"
Kuro looked at the pirate ship. "Isn't it some kind of pirate crew under one of the Four Emperors? Like one under Kaido?"
The lieutenant shook his head. "According to the information we have so far, Frank has not sided with any of the Emperor's factions, and he has not entered the New World."
Upon hearing this, Kuro clicked his tongue, "Then you really are brave..."
...
"Bombard! Fire! Sink this warship!"
On the pirate ship, a man wearing a red triangular captain's hat held a scimitar in one hand and a gun in the other, shouting loudly.
Gardner Frank, 33 years old, with a bounty of 98 million, is from the West Sea and is known as 'Frank the Swift'.
Ninety-eight million is quite a lot for a pirate in the first half of the Grand Line.
But Frank was not satisfied.
Of course, there is competition among pirates, the most direct being the amount of their bounties.
If you don't reach 100 million, you can't be considered a supernova.
He was just a hair's breadth away from becoming a supernova.
However, as they approached Chambord, his bounty remained largely unchanged.
This infuriated Frank, and then he had a bold idea.
If raiding merchant ships and attacking towns no longer increase the bounty, then he'll attack warships!
And it wasn't just any random ship; they attacked a large warship right here on the route between Sabaody and the main fleet!
Make him known to the Navy Headquarters!
Frank entered the area with this idea in mind, and then he was lucky enough to find his target.
Two rounds of shelling hit the warship perfectly.
call out!
The opposing warships fired shells; a salvo from a top-tier warship naturally involved a considerable number of shells.
In the past, ordinary pirate ships would have no chance of escaping such cannon fire.
But Frank is no ordinary man.
"it's useless!"
Frank grinned maliciously, then suddenly stomped his foot, and a circular light shield began to emanate from his feet, enveloping his crew and ship.
"three times!"
The pirate ship sailed at an incredible speed, dodging the warship's cannonballs.
"Fight back!" Frank roared.
The pirates picked up cannonballs, loaded them, and bombarded the area.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The shells struck the warship with great speed; some landed in the water, creating splashes, while others hit the hull.
The warship shook violently.
Several large gaps were clearly visible in the hull.
Kuro, holding binoculars, observed that the pirates on the opposite ship were moving at an abnormally high speed, as if they were fast-forwarding.
The launched shells, with their added speed, gave the navy no time to react.
"An ability user, no wonder he dared to attack a warship."
Kuro, with a cigar in his mouth, took a puff, exhaled a cloud of smoke, and put down his binoculars.
"Do you think this pirate is lucky or not?" Kuro asked the lieutenant next to him with a smile.
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