Chapter 231 Unbridled! (Two in One)
"The navy is spying on the Celestial Dragons?"
"What are you planning to do here? Why don't you go and greet them?"
In the dim and narrow alley, five CP9 members in black suits stood in front of Mihawk and the others, blocking their way.
The moment they saw the newcomers, Cyrus and the young brigadier general couldn't help but shrink their pupils, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond. After seeing CP9, Tiger subconsciously pulled the navy cloak he was wearing closer, trying to cover up the fish-man features on his body.
But his little action was seen by the CP9 group not far away.
Guarding the Celestial Dragons is a hard job. Although the Celestial Dragons are the world's aristocrats, the CP9s who serve as their guards must be cautious and alert every time the Celestial Dragons travel.
Not only do they need to deal with possible external attacks, but they also have to be vigilant at all times about whether their actions will anger the Celestial Dragons.
In the eyes of the Celestial Dragons, CP9 is no different from ordinary slaves. If they are not careful, they will lose their lives.
Under full alert, these outstanding CP9 members noticed the traces of Cyrus and others. However, when they arrived, they found that the people they blocked were actually navy.
However, CP9 did not let down their guard just because the other side was a navy. The navy with suspicious behavior was much more dangerous than ordinary people.
While asking, several CP9s were also closely watching the actions of the navy. When they saw Tiger's little movements, their faces changed slightly and they looked at Tiger.
"Dirty fishmen?! How did they appear in the Sabaody Archipelago?"
The insults that came out of his mouth froze Tiger's expression. Without a word of rebuttal, Tiger lowered his head slightly, standing behind his companions, fists clenched, trying to suppress his anger. Reason told him that he absolutely could not clash with CP9 at this time.
Tiger reminded himself that he was an important bridge connecting the merfolk and humans, and he must not act on impulse. He must not leave the navy and must not bring trouble to the Sword of Dawn branch.
Tiger clenched his teeth and remained silent.
Mihawk seemed to have sensed Tiger's emotions, and he took a step forward, blocking the crowd. Without saying a word, he raised his right hand and grasped the hilt of Black Blade Ye, as if he was going to chop someone down if they disagreed with him.
When the CP9 members saw Mihawk's actions, they all turned their eyes to Mihawk, their muscles tensed up and their eyes were full of vigilance.
For a moment, the alley was filled with a tense atmosphere.
"Sorry!"
"I'm Commodore Brannew of the Navy Headquarters."
"Everyone from CP9, our companion isn't feeling well and needs to rest."
"Just be flexible and pretend you didn't see us. Go back."
"We are all family, there is no need to be unhappy."
At this moment, the young brigadier general hurriedly stepped out from the side, stood in the middle of Mihawk and the CP9s, spread out his hands, and spoke to the CP9s.
It was not until now that Mihawk and the others knew the name of the young Brigadier General, and Cyrus couldn't help but look at Brannew twice after hearing the name.
He had heard of this name when he was at the Naval Headquarters. He heard that he was a sailor that Admiral Sengoku highly regarded. Although his personal strength was not the best among his peers, his steady character was very much liked by the Admiral.
He is similar to the generals of the Warring States Period in some ways, and is a wise naval officer.
"Commodore of the Navy Headquarters?"
Hearing the title of Brigadier General, several CP9 members looked at each other, clearly a little surprised. However, their gazes soon passed over Brannew and looked at Tiger at the back of the crowd, questioning in a deep voice:
"We haven't heard of the Navy Headquarters ever recruiting filthy fishmen as sailors!"
"Saint Muse Garud just wants some murloc slaves. We'll take this guy away. You guys can leave on your own!"
The leading CP9, a young man in his thirties, grinned as he pointed at Tiger after hearing Brannew's explanation. The other CP9 members were a little surprised their comrade would say that, but at that moment, they were all on the same page. They nodded and gathered behind the young man.
"this"
"He's a marine, not a slave!"
"There's no way I'll let him go with you."
When Branny heard the word "murloc," he turned around and carefully examined Tiger. Then, he turned back and replied in a deep voice. Before Tsugakuin Yoriichi and his men arrived, Branny had heard that Tsugakuin Yoriichi had recruited a murloc as one of his subordinates, but he hadn't noticed until now that the murloc was among Cyrus and his men.
What gave Brannew a headache was that this fishman navy seemed to be targeted by CP9.
The other party actually planned to use this navy to please the Celestial Dragons. Although this sounded absurd, Brannew did not feel strange at all at this time.
CP9, the people who protect the Celestial Dragons, are no longer normal humans. Their long association with them has distorted their values to an unknown degree. Regardless of their underlying logic, Branny wouldn't find it strange.
As a navy, Brannew would not allow such a thing to happen in front of him. Not to mention that they were planning to take away a navy, even if it was an ordinary fishman today, Brannew would find ways to stop it, not just because of the justice in his heart.
More importantly, this fishman navy is Yoshiichi Tsugakuni's man!
If this matter gets to the ears of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, God knows what will happen.
Although Brannew had only met Tsugakuin Yoshiichi a few times, he had heard too many rumors about Tsugakuin Yoshiichi.
"The navy isn't slavery?"
"Hey! You, did you make a mistake?"
"From the perspective of the Celestial Dragons, there are only two kinds of people in this world: the Celestial Dragons, and the slaves who serve the Celestial Dragons!"
"Don't you guys understand where you stand?"
The leader of CP9 suddenly became hysterical when he said this.
What kind of emotion was that? It was like a slave being treated like a dog, not allowing others to stand and speak in front of his master. What he hoped for at this moment was not to see the navy's righteous attitude.
They, CP9, are being ordered around like slaves by the Celestial Dragons. So, you, the Navy, can't be slaves? Do you want to be human beings?
CP9's extremely twisted ideas were beyond Brannew's expectations. He hadn't expected them to say that. He opened his mouth, about to continue, when he felt a cool breeze behind him.
Looking back, Mihawk had already drawn the long sword from his back at some point, holding the sword with one hand, with the tip pointing to the ground. The cold wind was caused by Mihawk swinging the sword.
"Jorakol Mihawk!"
"stop!!!"
Seeing Mihawk's actions, Brannew immediately realized what the other party was going to do, and immediately growled and stopped him.
However, Mihawk turned a deaf ear to him, raised his head slightly, grasped the knife with both hands, swung it over his shoulder, and said with a cold expression:
"My superior is Tsugikoku Yoriichi. You have no right to order me around."
"And I don't want to bring trouble to the Sword of Dawn!"
"Don't try to stop me, or you'll be my enemy too!"
As he spoke, Mihawk's powerful Armament Haki was already concentrated on the blade. The black sword, which was already radiating cold light, now exuded a terrifying aura. Mihawk, who already had a fierce aura, now also exuded a vigorous murderous aura.
"Tsugikoku Yoriichi?"
"Sword of Dawn?"
Hearing Mihawk's words, the CP9 members suddenly felt a chill in their hearts, but before they could say anything, Mihawk's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.
The next second, an eagle-eyed marine suddenly appeared in front of the five CP9s, raised the black knife above his shoulder and swung it towards them quickly. In a breath, a terrifying slash shot out, and the CP9s had no time to react at all, and the slash had already passed by their waists quickly.
It slanted downward and sank into the ground behind them.
In an instant, a pitch-black crack appeared on the ground, and the CP9 members who had been so arrogant just now were silent at this moment.
“Bang!!”
Following a few soft sounds, the bodies of CP9 fell to the ground. Blood flowed out from their waists, and the strong smell of blood instantly filled the entire alley.
These arrogant CP9 members were killed by Mihawk in the blink of an eye. All of their bodies were cut in half. Brannew's eyelids twitched when he saw the horrific death.
Mihawk slowly straightened up, the long sword in his hand not stained with even a trace of blood. Putting away the sword, he put the night back on his back. Mihawk completely ignored the shocked faces of Cyrus and others and said casually:
"The trouble is solved, let's leave here first."
As he spoke, Mihawk slowly walked out of the alley, leaving only his back to everyone.
"Hey, wait for me, Mihawk."
Cyrus didn't dare to yell, so he muffled his voice and shouted, then hurriedly caught up with Mihawk. Tiger also hurriedly followed after Mihawk and Cyrus left, but he still couldn't help but feel dazed when passing by the bodies of several CP9 members.
CP9 was killed.
Mihawk is a marine, but now he is just crushing these CP9 members like ants.
This is too much.
Quickly withdrawing his thoughts, Tiger turned back to glance at Brannew who was still in a daze, and couldn't help but kindly remind him: "Commodore Brannew, do you still want to stay here?"
After saying that, Tiger followed the footsteps of his companions and left quickly.
The strong smell of blood rushed into his nose. Brannew looked at the mess on the ground, raised his head to look at the direction Mihawk had left, and couldn't help but cover his head, muttering to himself with a severe headache:
"Is there still law? Is there still law?"
"Sword of Dawn."
"What kind of fellows are they?"
After complaining a few words, Brannew looked around cautiously. After confirming that there was no one around, he quickly erased the footprints of his group and left quickly.
In a dim alley, not long after Mihawk and the others had left, the bodies of the CP9 were finally discovered. Shocked by the tragic death of their companions, the CP9 quickly reported the news to their superiors, who then flooded the island and began a thorough investigation.
However, the World Government’s investigators simply couldn’t find the murderers who killed these CP9 members. Apart from going to great lengths to find a few hidden pirates, the World Government didn’t gain anything else.
After leaving the alley.
Brannew forcibly brought Cyrus, Mihawk and others back to the warship. They were like children who had just done something bad. They knew that the first thing they would do after getting into trouble was to go home and hide.
On the Dawn Sword warship, in a conference room, Branyu complained to Mihawk, Cyrus, and the others:
"Killed like that? How could he be killed like that?"
"They are the World Government's intelligence organization and our partners. How could you do such a thing?"
"Do you know how much trouble your actions will bring to our navy and your Sword of Dawn branch?"
In the small conference room, Brannew stood with his hands on his hips, his face full of anger.
"Well, Mihawk didn't mean it."
"Accidentally, accidentally."
"And these CP9 people deserved to die! They didn't even consider us navy partners!"
"If Lieutenant General Tsugumi was present, he would definitely not let those people go."
"The Lieutenant General hates traitors the most."
Mihawk sat on a stool, his hands folded, his eyes closed, looking nonchalant. Cyrus, looking awkward, stood beside Brannew, trying to smooth things over.
Tiger leaned against the door, folded his hands, and looked at Mihawk's back.
Although he had been in the Sword of Dawn branch for several months and had some understanding of Mihawk's personality, Mihawk's behavior today was still far beyond his expectations.
He didn't expect that a navy like Mihawk would attack CP9 over a disagreement, and once he attacked, it would be a sure kill.
This unbridled look was the same as the navy he knew, but there were also some differences.
"Lieutenant General Tsukuni Yoshiichi, I still don't know enough about the Sword of Dawn branch and Mihawk and the others!"
Tiger sighed in his heart.
Mihawk didn't listen to Brannew's "opinion" at all. No matter what the other party said, Mihawk acted as if he didn't care and did what he wanted.
Brannew, who was angered by his attitude, was helpless at this moment.
Should we tell this to the Warring States general?
What a joke! He was there too!
Report to Mihawk's superiors and tell Tsugikoku Yoriichi that "your beloved subordinate killed CP9!" Don't kill too many CP9s, because telling Tsugikoku Yoriichi will have no effect at all.
It was not until today that Brannew had a clear understanding of the Sword of Dawn led by Yoshiichi Tsugikuni.
In these people's minds, they probably don't even think about what they should do and what they shouldn't do.
CP9, an agency directly under the World Government that looks like an "inspector" to ordinary navy officers, is just an ant that can be killed at any time in the eyes of the Sword of Dawn.
For the Sword of Dawn, the only question is "whether it is necessary to kill" and not "whether it is possible to kill".
Unscrupulous, truly unscrupulous!
Just as this "little" episode was happening in the Sabaody Archipelago, Yoriichi Tsugikuni also returned to the Marine Headquarters with Zephyr and Garp.
The arrival of Yoriichi Tsugakuni attracted many young navy officers to stop and admire him. Under the admiring gazes of the navy, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, Garp and Zephyr went to Sora's office together.
At this time in the Marshal's office, Cybernetic Sora and Sengoku were both waiting for Garp and others to come back.
The office door opened, and Ganggu Kongjian Jiguoyuanyi walked in. Without saying any more nonsense, he directly asked:
"Lieutenant General Tsugikoku Yuichi, why did you leave the New World without a transfer order from headquarters?"
Raise an army to punish the culprit.
"Go to Fishman Island and recruit some people."
"I didn't report it to you, Marshal, in advance because it happened so suddenly that I didn't have time."
Tsugakuni Yoriichi evaded the question. After hearing Yoriichi's explanation, the senior navy officials in the office all looked at Tsugakuni Yoriichi.
Too late?
This "ladder" is really too insincere, isn't it?
Ganggukong glared, coughed lightly, and continued:
"I won't pursue this matter. Your Sword of Dawn has the right to recruit soldiers on its own."
"but!"
"Don't cause any trouble for me! You'll stay at the headquarters until your warship's coating is complete. Then, when we're ready to set off, let Zephyr take you there."
"By the way, there's something I need you to take care of 'by the way' when you return to Dressrosa!"
"This is due to your dirty tricks!"
Ganggukong took advantage of the situation and directly exposed the fact that Jiguo Yuanyi returned to the headquarters without a transfer order.
But later on, Steel Skeleton picked up a folder from the table and threw it to Yuichiro Tsugikuni.
"What is this?"
Ji Guoyuan took the information casually and asked as he opened it.
However, the photo on the first file on the homepage of the information immediately made Yuichiro understand what this thing in his hand was.
"You still remember the Beasts Pirates, right?"
"Go clean your own ass."
(End of this chapter)
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