Chapter 26 Invitation [VIP]
Smoker set off with Coby and Bellemer, and there was an unknown fog ahead of them.
No one can say for sure whether there are other people who have truly broken free from control and are awake.
Two identity cards were damaged and thrown on the roadside.
Next to the unconscious Monka, the navy soldier who was taken hostage was cursing in the direction they were heading.
"You will definitely regret this—you fools who disrespect the respected Captain Yale!"
However, his roars were of no use.
The car went straight forward without looking back.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I really can't wait to see the next episode."
Yale, who was watching the surveillance footage and following the serial, said this with emotion.
Unfortunately, their vehicles were too slow and it would take most of the day to reach populated areas.
"Take this fugitive... well, let me think about what mission I should assign him."
Touching his chin, Yale made a comparison in distress.
Several possibilities are quickly listed on a separate screen.
For example, if you throw Monka into the sea, there are several possibilities, such as being drowned, being picked up by a passing ship, or swimming to a nearby island by yourself.
All Yale has to do is to select the development that interests him most from these generated possibilities and then realize it.
After a quick glance, he suddenly saw a very interesting one.
"Interesting, he's been hypnotized before."
Standing up by holding the armrest of the metal chair, Yale raised his hand and tapped the silver bracelet on his wrist a few times.
Thousands of clothes of different colors and styles were immediately projected into the air. He chose for a while and selected a low-key and luxurious casual suit composed of large areas of navy blue and silver.
The clothes on his body began to change and reorganize rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, when Yale appeared in front of Monka and the sailor, his clothes had changed into the style he chose.
The navy stared at him blankly for a while, then stood at attention and saluted excitedly, shouting loudly and forcefully.
"Dear Captain Yale, Sergeant Gene reports to you!"
"Oh, you're very motivated~" Yale patted Gene's shoulder approvingly.
"I have sensed your loyalty. Go ahead and continue your work."
"Yes!" Gene immediately ran towards Shields Town.
And Yale, he looked at Monka who had woken up but was still pretending to be unconscious on the ground, and a smile rose at the corner of his mouth.
He squatted down, and the moment he put his hand to press Monka's head, Monka opened his ferocious eyes and swung his fist to hit him.
However, before the fist landed, a sudden pain suddenly exploded from the top of his head.
"Ugh—Aaaaaah!"
Monka almost had to force himself not to faint from the pain.
He opened his eyes wide in pain, the whites of his eyes immediately turned red, and his shrill screams could be heard from far away.
In the distance, Marine Jean, who was running towards Shields Town, was startled.
He glanced back, without any curiosity to go back and take a look.
"I'm going to continue my work."
As he ran, he said, "I'm going to continue my work."
*
Monka was not a dictatorial, tyrannical, sinister and shameless villain from the beginning.
When he first joined the navy, he was a passionate sailor with a strong sense of justice.
But during a mission, they encountered the Black Cat Pirates, and all the navy members on the ship except him were brutally killed.
He also had his jaw crushed by the Black Cat Pirates' captain, Crowe, and was hypnotized by the deputy captain, Zangao.
Zangao hypnotizes himself into thinking that he is the hero who captured Clo, and hypnotizes another man into calling himself Captain Clo.
All of this was just to make the real Captain Clo fake his death so that he would no longer be harassed by the navy and pirate hunters.
Although Zangao's hypnosis was successful, it also had certain side effects - Monka's personality changed drastically.
I blinked, and the pain in my brain gradually faded away.
The effect of hypnosis wore off, and Monka recalled the real memory.
He knelt on the ground, holding his head in his hands, staring at the ground in despair.
"No...why...why did I become like this?"
It's very contradictory. At this moment, there are two people fighting in his body.
One is the righteous him when he was young, and the other is the evil him after being hypnotized.
"What are you going to do?"
Yale looked at the other person leisurely.
He was looking forward to what choice this person would make.
After all, AI based on personality analysis and deduction is not a real person, and cannot fully understand the complexity of higher intelligent creatures.
If the other party had chosen my younger self, I would have charged at him fearlessly as a righteous sailor, right?
But what if…
"Respected Captain Yale—" Monka knelt on one knee and lowered his head to Yale.
"I will always follow you, be your loyal supporter, and clear all obstacles for you!"
With his eyebrows slightly raised, Yale showed a very satisfied smile.
He put his hands behind his back and asked curiously, "Are you sure you want to be loyal to me?"
Monka raised his head, his eyes sincere and passionate.
"Of course, respected Captain Yale!"
"Okay, I feel your loyalty." Yale nodded casually.
"I just need someone to do something. You should be able to do it, right?"
Monka: "I will do my best to complete the task you assign!"
"Very good, then, you should set off for Rogue Town. I'm going to convert the naval base there into a training ground to train truly elite soldiers. When you arrive there, there will be a terminal that will give you a complete training schedule."
Relying solely on terminals to maintain social order is not a long-term solution. Yale needs to consider his limited remaining energy.
He didn't want to use his own energy to keep the terminals running before the fleet arrived.
With a wave of his hand, Yale indicated that Monka could set off now.
As Monka was rushing towards Rogue Town with great enthusiasm, the projection of the ship-borne elf flew out from his bracelet.
"Respected Captain Yale, the distress signal just received has been thoroughly investigated."
"Oh?" Yale raised his eyebrows. Since he couldn't watch the TV series for the time being, he became interested in the distress signal.
"We flew here so quickly, what's the situation there?"
"It hasn't arrived yet. I confirmed it through the new contact signal." The elf turned in the air and said in a condemning tone.
"That was a scam, perpetrated by the Red Hair Pirates. They really took advantage of the local residents to trick you into coming."
"...The Red Hair Pirates? They've contacted me once before, right?"
Although Yale acted indifferent at the time, he had a very good memory and could call up all his past memories at will when necessary.
Yale: "The person who contacted us back then was a man named Jesus Bu. What's going on this time?"
"It started with a cry for help. I analyzed the voice of the person calling for help and concluded that there was likely someone behind it. Since we didn't respond, the Den Den Mushi fell back into a deep sleep."
The elf explained, "Then the Den Den Mushi signal was turned back on, and they sent a new voice message—I think you'll be very interested."
Yale nodded in understanding and indeed became interested in the Red Hair Pirates.
Few natives of the planet would dare to harass him so repeatedly.
"What did they say again? Let me hear it."
*
"Respected... Captain Yale... please save me..."
The thug who was conscripted by the Red Hair Pirates spoke hesitantly and said something incomprehensible to a Den Den Mushi with its eyes open.
He knew who Yale was, a red-haired narcissist, but not much else.
On such a chaotic island, it is difficult for poor people to afford to buy a Den Den Mushi.
When Yale was broadcasting live, almost all the residents of the island were unaware of it. Only a few major forces on the island who had Den Den Mushi knew something about it.
The reason why the gangster knew that Yale was a red-haired narcissist was because of the pub he often visited.
People there often mentioned each other, but they always used a sarcastic and disdainful tone.
He followed those people in bragging and also read the free newspaper of the World Economic Daily.
Unfortunately, I couldn't read, so I only understood the other person's pretty face in the picture, and then I became more convinced of what others in the pub said about the 'red-haired narcissist'.
He didn't understand why the famous Red Hair Pirates would say such disgusting words to a Den Den Mushi that hadn't even dialed yet.
Humiliation, perhaps?
Well, since I can’t beat him anyway, I’ll just humiliate him.
As long as I can survive.
He kept saying it over and over until his mouth was dry, and nothing happened.
A bottle of wine was handed to him.
The gangster looked up in surprise and saw the face of the captain of the Red Hair Pirates, whom he had only seen on the bounty notice.
Shanks gestured to the bottle in his hand and tossed him some money.
"Thank you for your hard work. This is your reward."
The gangster left with money and wine, thanking the owner profusely.
Shanks stood up and looked helplessly at his companions behind him.
"It seems this trick doesn't work. It's really difficult to meet that guy."
The pirates also looked troubled, as they had already hidden themselves just now.
If this could be discovered by that man, then they really wouldn't know how to meet each other.
After staring at the Den Den Mushi that had closed its eyes again and thinking for a while, Shanks suddenly had an idea and picked up the microphone of the Den Den Mushi.
"Ale, I'm Shanks, the captain of the Red Hair Pirates. I hope to meet you. The reward can be a devil fruit."
There was a brief silence, and everyone stared at the indifferent Den Den Mushi.
Just when Shanks thought this trick was useless, the Den Den Mushi suddenly spoke, making an emotionless synthetic sound.
"Respected Captain Yale has agreed to your request, Captain of the Red Hair Pirates. If you are truly sincere and courageous, take your devil fruit and head to the East China Sea. There will be a terminal to take you to meet the respected Captain Yale."
"A friendly reminder: your life and death depends on the whim of the respected Captain Yale. If you want to return to the New World safely, bring a few more Devil Fruits."
After saying that, without waiting for Shanks to respond, Den Den Mushi closed its eyes.
This is more than just closing their eyes, this is simply not taking the Red Hair Pirates seriously!
The pirates were very angry at the arrogant attitude of Yale's men. They were already full of anger.
Especially the voice imitated by Den Den Mushi. That weird tone is so uncomfortable to listen to that it makes people want to punch it.
"This is too arrogant!" Laki complained indignantly.
After sailing on the sea for so many years and becoming one of the Four Emperors' pirate groups, they have never experienced the feeling of being ignored again.
Shanks didn't feel anything. If Morgans' report was true, then that man was a real alien.
Outside the sky... He raised his head, looked at the blue sky, and suddenly asked everyone a question that was unrelated to the current topic.
"By the way—what's it like to be higher than Sky Island?"
No one could answer him.
No one has ever thought about what a place higher than Sky Island would be like.
The night sky? What would the moon and the sun look like?
Are all those stars twinkling in the night sky a place like the earth beneath their feet?
"The higher you go, the thinner the air becomes..." Jesus said thoughtfully.
"We can already feel it clearly on Sky Island. If we go any higher...will there be no air?"
"Without air, you will suffocate to death." Hongo rolled his eyes and looked up at the sky.
"I've seen a large planetarium before, and it's said that there are six other planets orbiting our planet."
Everyone looked at him.
Shanks asked with interest.
"Where is that planetarium now?"
"It was destroyed. That planetarium is also a prohibited item that the World Government has banned from production and sale."
Hongo shrugged. He didn't feel anything before, but now he suddenly felt it was a pity.
"According to what that man wrote in the newspaper, our planet is called a planet because it doesn't emit its own light, and so on..."
He began to look through the newspapers he had accumulated.
The definitions of terms in the newspaper are too complicated and it is impossible to remember them unless you try to remember them specifically.
But at this moment, another person spoke for him.
"A satellite is a celestial body that revolves around a planet in a closed orbit. It's a hard explanation to understand, but it should mean something that revolves regularly around our planet."
Beckman walked over with a cigarette in his mouth. He looked at Shanks seriously and handed him the information he had just received.
As Shanks took it and flipped through it, he explained, "The Navy summoned the Seven Warlords of the Sea to the Marine Headquarters. They must be discussing a plan to take action against that man."
The author has something to say:
* In chapter 392 of the manga, there is a large planetarium in O'Hara's library.
It seems that it was never mentioned again after that (at least I have no impression of it, if you know anything, please comment and add to it), and I don’t know what will happen next.
In short, there are six small satellites orbiting around a large planet. Logically speaking, at such a close distance, they should be visible in the sky of the Earth (Grand Line), but since there is no depiction of this in the comics, I will temporarily treat it as invisible.
*I hope that before the end of this article, there will be no conflicting settings with the comics
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