Pirate's Swordsman

He had short hair, an unkempt beard, and was wearing a samurai kimono. He looked in his forties and turned out to be Takemura, who had not been apart from Xia Nuo for a long time. When he saw Xia Nuo turning around, the joy on his face could no longer be suppressed. He stopped and laughed loudly: "It is indeed you! Mr. Yasuo, I thought I saw it wrong just now! We met again so soon, what a coincidence!"

"Well, it's indeed a coincidence."

Xia Nuo scratched his head and was about to say something when Wu Cun on the boat happily shouted again: "How about it, Mr. Yasuo, do you want to come and sit for a while? I haven't thanked you properly for what happened before!"

"This..." Xia Nuo didn't mean this originally, but seeing that the other party had been greeting him warmly, it was hard to refuse, so after nodding towards Wucun, he rowed his oars towards the side of the third boat. Get close to the side.

In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the side. When Xia Nuo was waiting for the ladder rope and other things to be put down, the ship in front of him suddenly buzzed, and a circular passage was immediately revealed. It was spacious and deep, with six feet. It is seven meters wide, which is more than enough to accommodate a small boat like Shano.

"It feels a bit similar to the mechanical structure of the Wanli Sunshine..."

This kind of ship-within-a-ship setting is quite common in the pirate world, even in the Barati Restaurant. Apart from being startled at first, Xia Nuo didn't find it strange at all. He folded the sails and Using the wooden oar, the boat sailed into this channel. However, Xiao Luo seemed to be resisting, as if he didn't want to enter such a narrow space. Xia Nuo didn't bother to talk, and just kicked it over and kicked it off the boat along with the can of salted fish it was holding.

As the boat entered, the wooden planks at the entrance of the passage slowly fell and closed again. After docking the ship, Xia Nuo walked down the stairs to the deck not long after.

"Lord Yasuo, this way~~"

As soon as he stepped onto the deck, a shout came from the left side. Xia Nuo turned around and saw Takemura standing next to the railing, leaning on it, waving to him with a smile on his face. Xia Nuo walked up and realized that Wu Cun's leg was covered with a thick plaster. No wonder he didn't move for a long time despite being so enthusiastic.

"Uncle Wucun!" As soon as he met the person he rescued as soon as he went out to sea, Xia Nuo's mood became better. He grinned and said: "I thought you would recuperate on Pulos Island for a while, but I didn't expect this. We’ll go to sea again soon.”

"Well, I have no choice but to make a living." Wu Cun smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Fortunately, the doctor said that the steel ball did not hurt the bone deep. As long as there is no strenuous activity, it will be cured in a few days. Otherwise, I have to disembark and return to Shuangyue Village in advance, how can I be left here as a guard."

After being told this, Xia Nuo realized. Just now, Takemura said that the dock passage under the ship opened for him to get on. He obviously seemed to have great power. He suddenly became curious, and while looking around, he said: "Say Get up, uncle, what position do you hold in the guard here? It seems that this caravan must have a pretty big background. With so many giant ships, they can probably be ranked in the entire East China Sea."

"The background of the caravan is indeed quite big. It belongs to the Drummond family, the top business family in the East China Sea. As for me... relying on the swordsmanship trained by my senior brother, I managed to get the position of deputy captain in the escort team... "Speaking of this, he was a little surprised when he saw Xia Nuo, and suddenly he had a look on his face.

He said awkwardly: "Ahem, this means that the guards on the ship are generally average in strength. It is estimated that all of them combined are not enough to fight Mr. Yasuo. Otherwise, how can such a good thing happen?"

"That's not what I meant." Xia Nuo coughed heavily. He was more embarrassed than Wucun at this moment, especially when he heard the last sentence, his old face turned red slightly, "Also, uncle, you don't need to call me Lord Yasuo. It sounds weird, just call me Xiano."

"Shano?"

Wu Cun was stunned for a moment, and then said with a strange expression: "Isn't it Yasuo? Why, is this your real name?"

"Well, the real name, Yasuo or something like that, is just the code name I used when I was killing pirates a few years ago." Xia Nuo nodded. He still trusted Takemura, an uncle with swordsman ethics. Just say it directly. Of course, this is also because he is confident enough in his own strength and is not afraid of causing any trouble.

At the moment, Xia Nuo has a very clear idea of ​​his position. Taking the pirate bounty as an example, it is basically just a matter of one or two moves for him to get tens of millions of pirates. But if it is converted into a naval rank, it will take just one or two moves. Based on his physical skills, he estimated that he could even compete with the major general level of his headquarters.

Of course, because he has not yet realized domineering, there is basically no way to restrain him against the natural type. He has to make a discount when encountering such exceptions, but... the unlucky guy who has the natural type ability and has not yet reached the rank of general, rummaged through the navy It seems that there is only one smoker, right?

"Speaking of that Smog guy, I don't know if he is stationed in Rogge Town now. It seems a bit early. Well, he is probably still on the Grand Line..."

Xia Nuo was completely unaware that he had been showered with bird poop on Smoker in the morning. When he was thinking about it secretly, Wu Cun opposite showed a trace of hesitation, pulled Xia Nuo aside and asked in a low voice: " Well...after you left this morning, do you know what happened at the port?"

"Eh?" Xia Nuo was stunned for a moment, "What's wrong?"

"The navy from Rogge Town arrived and took control of everyone at the port. They asked me everything about everything. They even went to the clinic where I was for questioning. Fortunately, the leader She is a young girl and she did not make things difficult for me. Please be mentally prepared for the next news..."

Takemura took a deep breath, looked directly into Xia Nuo's eyes and said solemnly: "Judging from these circumstances, Xia Nuo, it is very likely that you are wanted by the navy..."

"..."

Xia Nuo was silent for a while, then yawned and laughed nonchalantly: "What did I think? It turns out that this is what you are talking about, uncle. The wanted thing happened not long after I killed the rat guy. Is it a foregone conclusion? No matter how reasonable it is, do you think they will let me go after I slapped the navy in the face? Don’t worry, I have expected it. "

"That's true! But...but do you know that if you do this, the reputation of justice you have worked so hard to earn over the past three years will be gone!"

Seeing Xia Nuo's attitude, Takemura became even more angry than him, and said excitedly: "And the navy will no longer assume that you are the strongest pirate hunter in the East China Sea. They will even manipulate public opinion to discredit you for the sake of their own face! Let you become a real villain that everyone shouts to beat!"