Chapter 228 Sir, do you want to join our navy? (Two in one)
The murlocs.
They have always been a special race living on Fishman Island. The reason they are called a special race is that they are very different from ordinary humans, giants and other races.
That is, although they have a form similar to that of humans, they still retain most of the "fish" characteristics on their bodies.
In this world, perhaps only the Fur Tribe can be considered a "similar" race to the Murlocs. Murlocs and merpeople are the biggest aliens to human society, and compared to other races, they are more like aliens.
"Feel sorry?"
"I will never trust humans again!"
Cyrus' gentle words did not gain the trust of the snapper man. After a brief moment of confusion, the red-skinned snapper man growled and rushed directly towards Cyrus, swung his fist, and smashed it hard on Cyrus's head.
Previously on the pirate ship, the Snapper had witnessed Cyrus's strength and knew that facing such an opponent, if he turned his back on him and fled in panic, he would definitely not be able to escape smoothly. Only after subduing the opponent could he gain true freedom.
He had seen such sweet-talking humans before.
Hidden beneath that hypocritical face is an absolutely horrifying evil.
navy?
After all, they are human beings. He has seen too much of human greed and evil since he left Fishman Island!
The snapper fishman has a burly build, and his body is full of solid muscles, which shows that he was the kind of person who exercised regularly in the past.
The wrist strength of an ordinary murloc is ten times that of an ordinary human. Snapper murlocs train all year round, and their strength is simply incomparable to that of ordinary humans. Even if they have not mastered combat skills such as domineering, the power bursting out of their bodies alone cannot be underestimated.
The reason they were captured by the Bragi Pirates before was simply because they were outnumbered.
The terrifying punch was a bit bone-chilling.
Facing the attack, Cyrus' pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly drew his sword, blocking his face. The sudden attack of the sea bream fishman caught the sailors on the ship by surprise. It would have been fine if the hostage they had rescued hadn't thanked them, after all, clearing out pirates was their navy's duty, but the other party had dared to take the initiative to attack the navy.
This is something that cannot be forgiven.
"clang!!!!"
The fist hit Cyrus's sword directly, and the huge force actually knocked Cyrus back. The military boots and the deck rubbed violently, making a sharp sound. He retreated nearly ten meters. Cyrus slowly moved away the sword and looked at the snapper fishman not far away, his eyes full of surprise.
Very powerful!
In other words, since Cyrus joined the navy, the opponent was the most physically powerful enemy he had ever encountered.
After knocking Cyrus back with a punch, the snapper man was surrounded by marines, with the black muzzles of guns pointed at him.
The sea bream fishman looked around at the navy men who surrounded him, his eyes turned red, as if he had thought of something unpleasant.
"Ready!" A major drew a long sword from his waist and shouted. Just as he was about to order his men to open fire, Cyrus' voice came.
"Don't shoot!"
At this moment, Cyrus's shout was heard. The major who had raised his long sword turned his head to look at Cyrus, and found that Cyrus slowly stood up, leaning on the sword with one hand and reaching into his arms with the other.
"Bululu~~"
Soon, Cyrus took out a ringing Den Den Mushi from his arms, gestured to the many navy men on the deck, and then picked up the receiver.
"Moshi Moshi~~~"
"I'm Borsalino, Commodore Cyrus. Your dear Vice Admiral wishes to meet the fishman on your deck."
"Don't hurt each other!"
After two short sentences, before Cyrus could respond, the Den Den Mushi went busy.
At the naval base on the coast, Borsalino, standing by the windowsill of his office, slowly put away his Den Den Mushi. Then, he picked up his telescope again and gazed out to sea, saying as he did so:
"Mr. Lieutenant General, do you have something to ask that requires you to see that fishman?"
"Since the other party has already attacked our navy, they are our enemy."
"Let Brigadier General Cyrus quickly eliminate the enemy and prevent the soldiers from suffering any casualties. This is the correct decision."
Behind Borsalino, Jiguo Yuanyi was wearing a loose training suit, sitting on the sofa, holding a newspaper in his hand, reading it seriously.
Hearing Borsalino's words, Ji Guoyuan said without even looking up, "It's really an important matter."
"I've never seen or come into contact with the murlocs before. I want to meet them."
As he spoke, Ji Guoyuan picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of the fragrant tea.
On the deck of the warship, Cyrus took the Den Den Mushi into his arms, then slowly walked in front of the Tai Yu-man with his sword in hand and said to him:
"Sir, I don't know why you hate our navy so much."
"But there's one thing I must tell you no matter what: people are different."
“Even the navy is different from the navy.”
"This is Dressrosa, we are the navy of the Sword of Dawn branch."
"My leader, Lieutenant General Jiguo, wishes to see you. I hope you will grant me the honor."
"Don't worry, Vice Admiral Tsugukuni is an upright man. As long as you are not a pirate or a criminal, he will definitely not make things difficult for you."
As Cyrus spoke, he stared at the face of the snapper fishman. Although he said so, if the other party still wanted to attack their navy, he could only take some tough measures.
Although the physical strength of the snapper fishman is very strong, his fighting skills are really rough. Cyrus feels that he can defeat him even without using domineering power.
Listening to Cyrus' words, the snapper man became more impatient. Looking around at the navy surrounding him, the snapper man couldn't help but glance at the sea out of the corner of his eye.
Realizing the other party's intention, Cyrus persuaded him:
"I advise you not to have any other ideas. If it were before, I might have let you go."
"But since Vice Admiral Jikuni wants to see you, I can't just let you go."
As Cyrus spoke, he raised the sword in his hand and his expression turned cold.
After a long stalemate, the Tai-Gi-Yu suddenly thought of something and asked Cyrus, "Is the Vice Admiral Tsugikoku Yoshiichi you mentioned the same Vice Admiral who captured the Pirate King Roger?"
When mentioning this, Cyrus couldn't help but reveal a hint of pride on his face, and nodded: "Yes!"
"So I advise you not to overthink it. You can't possibly escape from the Sword of Dawn!"
As Cyrus spoke, he waved to the surrounding navy. The navy saw Cyrus's action, quickly found a pair of shackles, and walked towards the snapper merman. Seeing this action, before the snapper merman could react, Cyrus could not help but curse:
"do what!"
"I tell you all to disperse and return to the ship!"
The navy, who had misunderstood, looked at Cyrus in surprise, then turned his head to look at the snapper fishman, and couldn't help but said: "Commodore, what if the other party..."
Without waiting for the other party to finish, Cyrus interrupted and said, "That's not necessary."
When saying this, Cyrus appeared quite confident. Seeing Cyrus' attitude, the surrounding sailors stopped talking and left and returned to their respective posts.
Putting the greatsword back on his back, Cyrus extended his hand and walked towards the snapper murloc while introducing himself: "I am the Brigadier General of the Sword of Dawn branch, Cyrus, hello!"
Seeing Cyrus's clear eyes, the snapper fishman hesitated briefly, then reached out his hand and slowly held Cyrus's hand.
However, when shaking hands, the snapper's muscles were tense, and it was unclear whether he wanted to actively attack Cyrus or was wary of Cyrus's sudden attack.
"Tiger, my name is Tiger."
The snapper fishman felt a little relieved from Cyrus's gaze. At least, he did not see any disgust in Cyrus' eyes, nor could he detect any greed.
"Oh, Mr. Tiger?"
"Are you from Fishman Island?"
"Yeah—if I have the chance, I really want to go to Fishman Island and see the scenery that's different from what's on the sea."
Cyrus could sense the other person's nervousness, and he mentioned Tiger's hometown with a smile, hoping to bring them closer.
"Really?" Tiger's face was tense in the face of Cyrus's closeness, and he didn't dare to relax at all. For a while, he was afraid that he would not be able to completely trust Cyrus.
The warship returned very quickly. It took only seven or eight minutes from the navy's attack to the complete destruction of the Bragi Pirates, with the vast majority of the time spent on departure and return.
On the merchant ship on the shore, the workers saw the navy starting to return, and wailing and cursing rang out on the deck:
"Ahhh!!! Why couldn't those idiots hold on a little longer!"
"What a waste of affection! I was looking forward to meeting Vice Admiral Tsugukuni. And yet he dares to come to Dressrosa with his level."
The workers left the ship disappointed. The middle-aged foreman seemed to have anticipated this and said to everyone with a smile:
"The crisis is over, let's get back to work!"
"That's enough. If some powerful pirates come, won't we be the ones to suffer?"
"Stop talking nonsense."
As he spoke, the middle-aged foreman drove the crowd away and shouted.
"Captain, are you crazy? The one stationed here is Vice Admiral Yoshiichi Tsugikoku! He's the hero who captured the Pirate King!"
"How could there be pirates causing trouble here?"
Faced with the young man's rebuttal, the middle-aged foreman just smiled kindly and returned to his post.
The alarm disappeared, and the people who were closely following the situation at sea returned to their normal pace of life when they saw the warship return.
The pirates who attacked Dressrosa had no chance of causing any trouble here.
At most, it has become a "fun" topic for people to talk about after dinner.
The warship returned, and Cyrus and Tiger walked down the wooden ladder together. Some curious people welcomed the returning Cyrus outside the naval port, and cheers broke out from all around.
The crowd automatically ignored Tiger who was walking side by side with Cyrus. Although Tiger's fishman features were obvious, Cyrus saw that he was in tatters due to being abused by pirates, so he found one of his own cloaks and put it on Tiger.
It was January now, and even in Dressrosa there was a cool breeze. Tiger did not refuse Cyrus's kindness.
The Cloak of Justice on his body also concealed most of Tiger's fish-man characteristics.
Tiger, who was traveling with Cyrus, also felt the enthusiasm of the people as they cheered. It was a cheer that came from the heart. The navy here seemed truly different from any he had encountered before.
After returning to the branch, the troops that participated in the battle were brought back by their leaders, and Braji's head was also taken away by the relevant officers to record his merits.
"Have a party tonight! Celebrate your triumphant return!"
Before disbanding, Cyrus shouted to the soldiers, causing his subordinates to cheer.
Then Cyrus personally led Tiger to the tallest naval building.
“Knock knock knock—”
After a few knocks on the door, a long, lazy voice came from the office: "Come in——"
Pushing the door open, Cyrus and Tiger walked into the office.
This is a simply decorated office, and the air is filled with the smell of sunshine.
It's warm and gentle, making people relax.
Tiger noticed that on the sofa in the office sat a red-haired young man who was reading a newspaper. When Tiger and his friends entered the room, the young man raised his head slightly and looked at Tiger.
Behind the desk in the main seat of the office sat a young navy man in his early thirties. Tiger's eyes swept over the young man on the sofa and then fell on Borsalino.
"Lieutenant General, we are here." Cyrus greeted Yoshiichi Tsugakuni, but Tiger did not notice that Cyrus beside him was greeting the young man on the sofa. His eyes were still on Borsalino.
"Oh, is this the fishman from Fishman Island?"
"It's really strong."
After taking a quick look at Tiger, Tsugikoku Yoshiichirō revealed a gentle smile on his face.
Tiger!
Yoshikazu Tsugakuni recognized the fishman who walked into the office with Cyrus. He had previously thought that the hostage captured by pirates was just an ordinary fishman, but he didn't expect that the captured person would be Tiger!
This fishman could stir up some waves in the future. One of the future Seven Warlords of the Sea, Sea Knight Jinbe, was even his younger brother on the ship.
The fact that Tiger is recognized as the big brother by the Sea Knight who said "just the Four Emperors" shows his personal charm.
The moment he saw Tiger, Yuichiro Tsuchikoku changed his mind.
Originally, he just wanted an excuse to go to Fishman Island, recruit people there, and expand the strength of their Sword of Dawn.
The fishmen, this race can play a very important role in naval battles. Even Yoriichi Tsugikuni hopes to make use of this power.
However, his current position was somewhat awkward. If he led a warship to the Sabaody Archipelago to coat the sea, he would probably be intercepted by the Navy Headquarters before he even arrived. The Navy Headquarters would absolutely not allow Jiguo Yuanyi to move blindly. The closer they were to the Celestial Dragons, the less they dared to let Jiguo Yuanyi get close.
Who knows what will happen if Yoshikazu Tsugakuni meets CP and the Celestial Dragons.
The top naval officials have been trying their best to avoid such a thing from happening. Therefore, even though Yoshikazu Tsugakuni can sail freely in the New World, it is definitely not an easy task to go to Marineford and the Sabaody Archipelago.
The appearance of Tiger allowed Yoshiichi Tsugikuni to see the possibility of turning this powerful sea force into his own power.
"Mr. Fishman, do you have any thoughts about joining our navy?"
Jiguo Yuanyi put down the newspaper in his hand, leaned back on the sofa, and spoke.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Yoshikazu Tsugakuni. Tiger was a little surprised that the other party would invite him to join the navy. He was also surprised that this young man actually ignored his leader and spoke without authorization?
However, Cyrus' next words dispelled Tiger's doubts.
"Mr. Tiger, this is Lieutenant General Yoshiichi Tsugikoku, the base commander of the Sword of Dawn."
"That's Lieutenant General Borsalino, the Chief of Staff."
With Cyrus' introduction, Tiger finally figured out the identities of the two people in the office. Unexpectedly, the younger one was actually Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
The navy hero who captured the Pirate King Roger is so young!
"Join the navy?" Tiger opened his mouth and said in surprise.
"I think the cloak of justice suits you very well." Ji Guoyuan looked at Tiger with a smile and said with a double entendre.
(End of this chapter)
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