[comprehensive] red tide

Harta sat on the railing of the Moby Dick ship, quietly watching the somewhat chaotic scene more than ten meters away from a high angle.

Five minutes ago, the group of guys who went into the sea like dumplings had already returned to the boat, and by the way brought their second captain, landlubber Portgas D Ace.

The guy who was rescued was bulging at the moment, looking unconscious, receiving drowning treatment unconsciously, the nearby open space was surrounded by members of the second team who rushed over, and a group of young people panicked and whispered, looking like they were waiting Silly dads outside the delivery room...

Pfft——Halta laughed out loud at his unrestrained imagination, then frowned again, turned his head to stare at the undulating sea behind his eyes, and pursed the corners of his mouth.

After rescuing the kidnapped second captain, Moby Dick's boat was still searching at sea, but after so long, there was still no trace of the man who fell into the water together.

Just now, even the captain of the eighth team, Namuir, dived into the bottom of the sea. The situation seems not very optimistic. If Namuir, the murloc, can't be found...then he might be in danger, right?

Thinking of this, Harta couldn't help but kicked the hull of the boat with the heel of his shoe angrily, "Devil fruit ability users are troublesome!" Ace is also that person... knowing that he is a landlubber and trying to escape into the sea, idiot what? !

"Eh?!" Standing on the side together, the burly captain of the third division, Qiao Zi, squinted at Harta, who was only up to his arm, silently expressing that he was wronged for lying down with his gun.

After a while, there was finally a violent coughing sound on the deck, accompanied by the cheers of the members of the second team crying with joy, the second captain, who was on his stomach, suddenly spewed out a small jet of sea water, and half sat up in embarrassment.

Taking advantage of Ace's inability to get away from the group of people's greetings for a while, Harta glanced at the nearby area, saw that his companion was safe, and walked over to him, another captain who seemed to have something to say.

"Yizang, how is Sach?" Huerta asked the most important thing before his companion could speak.

Ace, Joz, Yizang, the captain of the [-]th team, and Harta himself, the four of them participated in the battle just now, when the person kidnapped Ace and fell into the sea, and the others were busy rescuing them, they hid in the corner and waited for an opportunity to attack Yi Zang instead left first to confirm the situation.

Taking a closer look at his companion's appearance, Harta breathed a sigh of relief, "There's nothing wrong, right?"

Although his entire face was unpainted and he was still wearing the same bathrobe-like robe as before, his expression made Harta feel optimistic. It was not a sign of hearing bad news, so the nose of their plane was definitely nothing serious. hinder.

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"There is another operation, and I will ask Marco later." The captain of the sixteenth team, Yizang, was busy saving his too rough appearance, while raising his chin at a certain position, "What's going on? The earth-shattering fight with Ace stranger?"

"Who knows, I only chased her to the deck to stop her. Ace's eruption in the morning alarmed the whole ship. As for..." Harta shrugged, looked back at the sea where there was still no news, and frowned, " It is her ability to appear suddenly."

"Huh?" Yizang's hands paused, his eyebrows raised slightly, and his tone was a bit surprised, "Someone you know?"

After a moment of silence, Harta nodded, "It's a meeting."

"Then..." The captain of Team [-], who seemed intent on continuing to ask questions, stopped and changed the topic at the beginning, "Marco is here."

The blue flame drew a trajectory in the air, and the phoenix slowly landed on the deck, and put away the team leader in the form of a phantom beast, the blue eyes in the sky reflected a little depression.

The originally noisy deck instantly became quiet.

"All Moby Dick is assembled, daddy come here later." Marco just dropped this sentence, and then stood in place with his hands folded, his brows furrowed tightly, the corners of his lips straightened, no longer the usual laziness , looked extremely dignified.

Harta raised his body slightly, looked at the imposing Marco, and was immediately infected with some bad premonitions.

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When the sun jumped out of the sea, the Moby Dick rippling in the waves was coated with a layer of golden orange by the light, but this morning there was no usual bustle and bustle, on the contrary, there was a chilling smell floating in the air.

Almost all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates stationed on the Moby Dick were present, except for the fourth captain Sage, who was seriously injured and still awake, and another person who became the focus of discussion at the moment.

On the top of the deck, Edward Newgate with a white beard, one of the Four Emperors, sat on his seat, standing still, like a mountain that made people feel at ease.

The captains of each team stood near their father, each with anger and murderous intent in their eyes.

All eyes fell on a small space left in the center, where three companions were lying, all young men from the Moby Dick, but they could no longer open their eyes.

After a long dead silence, the ship doctor finally finished the examination, and announced the result in a deep voice:

"The fatal injury was the same as that of Captain Saatchi. The blood was not completely coagulated. It should be that shortly after Captain Saatchi was attacked, the three guards were also killed one after another."

"There is one less escape boat on board, which happens to be the storage warehouse near the three dark posts." Marco added on the side, "The attacker is very familiar with Moby Dick."

"Wait." Harta thought for a while, counted the time, and then said, "So, when Ace found Sage, the attacker had already fled?"

"According to the distance of the next few scenes, it should be." The ship doctor replied in a very professional tone.

"In addition to the traces of fatal injuries, they were caused by the same weapon, and the slender double-edged blade...is very similar to the one used by the missing member of the second team."

Speaking of this, the ship doctor glared at a certain captain with contemptuous eyes, and cut the man's head bloody without stopping.

"Finally, please remember that you are a capable person when your blood boils next time, the second captain. Every time we rescue you from drowning, we also work very hard, especially when the medical staff are busy dealing with emergencies. Your actions are simply adding to the chaos. "

"Hey~ Don't be like this, isn't Ace's reaction normal at that time?" Someone came out to smooth things over, and pushed the person who bowed his head and said nothing by the way.

"Seeing his companion lying there with unknown life and death, and a stranger standing beside him, whose first reaction was not to attack? Not to mention the second captain, it would be the same if it were us."

Someone explained it like this, someone nodded in agreement, and then——

Portgas D Ace, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly raised his face, his eyes were filled with fury and murderous intent, "Marshall D Teach!" hoarse roar, as if to bite the name to pieces at the jaws.

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The second captain who rushed out was stopped by several people, and was soon dragged back with a face full of unwillingness.

Immediately afterwards, his anger was instantly splashed with cold water by the ship's doctor, "Ah? You just picked it up after falling into the sea, and you plan to rush out without thinking. Isn't the second captain willing to accept a lesson?"

In the confusion and embarrassment, Marco came out slowly, took a few steps forward, looked around the deck, and announced in a deep voice, "After counting the number of people, the whereabouts of the second team member Marshall D. He found out, as for..."

The voice paused for a few seconds, and Marco turned his head to look at Harta and the others, "You intercepted the stranger, how was the situation at that time? Who was that person?"

"That guy's face is Nicole Robin." Jozi, the third captain in charge of intelligence, replied in a buzzing voice.

Face?Harta felt baffled, but before he had time to speak, Marco was taken aback, "Nicole Robin? That's not her, Sachs won't be so stupid that she is defenseless, and..."

Turning his gaze a few degrees, Marco quickly glanced at a face that was clearly trying to suppress his grief and anger with complicated eyes, and then continued, "I believe that the crew of One Piece are not such despicable people."

The scene seemed to be stuck for a few seconds, and then it exploded with a bang like cold water falling into an oil pan, and those who reacted suddenly exclaimed.

"what?!"

"Captain Marco, are you kidding me?"

"Nicole Robin is a crew member of One Piece?"

In the face of the young crew members who were in a moment of commotion, the senior captains just exchanged a few glances with each other, while the other captains who had never had the honor to meet the king of the year all said it was a pity, saying that they knew that they should act faster Being able to fight with legendary characters or something.

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Moby Dick's deck was buzzing.

Harta quietly approached the third captain, poked the other's arm, and asked in a low voice, "Why is it just the face?"

"Hmm—it's hard to say." Joz rubbed his chin and looked at the sky for a long time, then shook his head, "It may be an illusion. Back then, I only saw it from a distance. That guy..."

"That guy is really the partner of One Piece? Isn't he the right age?" Yi Zang, who was full of doubts, was one of the captains who joined Moby Dick later. He also had no experience in the magnificent voyage more than 20 years ago.

"I heard it's because of ability." Joz replied slowly while recalling.

"Before the battle of Ed Ware, we encountered the Roger Pirates, and that person disappeared in that battle. Later, when we met Roger and the others again, Saatchi asked Pluto specifically, but I don't know that Pluto told him What, anyway..."

After vaguely talking about it, Joz said firmly, "After so many years, it really hasn't changed at all, that person."

"No wonder Sachi always likes women with black hair and blue eyes." The corner of Yizang's mouth twitched slightly, "I can't tell that the chef who is full of pornographic jokes is so affectionate."

The three captains met together and whispered gossip, and the whispers were drowned in the questioning of countless young boys on the Beluga.

"That's enough! Be quiet!" Marko raised his voice, and finally pressed the focus that he didn't know where he was going. When those whispers faded away, he turned back and turned back to Moby Dick's elders.

"Dad—"

"Anyway, find the missing Tiki first, as for Nicole Robin..."

Looking sideways, Marco sighed softly, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally said:

"Let Joz release the news. To put it simply, say that Nicole Robin has something to do with Sage's injury. Moby Dick wants her to live. How does Dad feel?"

Such a big movement cannot be concealed, especially the ship of one of the Four Emperors, the New World or the Navy, with countless eyes staring at it; before the truth is not known, the more vague the better, this also has the meaning of protecting Nicole Robin.

She was injured and fell into the sea. If she survived by chance, neither Moby Whale's enemies nor friends will threaten her life for the time being.

If a friend meets her, they will respect Moby Dick's announcement and let her go. If an enemy meets her, they will probably win her over. Either way is a guarantee for her.

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After speaking, Marco quietly waited for their father to make a final decision.

He knew that the trance in his father's eyes at this time was missing something, and he also understood that his method was not the best. However, as the oldest captain, Marco only had to consider the interests of Moby Dick.

So, even if that person really had nothing to do with Sage's injury, they can only do this for the time being: release smoke to confuse the public, and try their best to ensure that if the person is alive, nothing else will happen to him because of Moby Dick.

The frozen silence lasted for a long, long time, before Marco heard his father sigh heavily, and waved his hand as if tired, "Do as you say."

Marco turned and left, ready to find someone to assign what to do next, when the old man at the top came to his ears again, as if he was talking to himself, "You are all my sons, I treat everyone above Everyone on the boat is treated equally, and no one has ever stopped anyone from pursuing their ambitions. Why did Tiki do this? What is more important than companions and family?"

Hearing this, Captain Yi paused slightly in his steps, lowered his eyelashes, and hid the momentary sadness in a calm manner.

Their oath needs no words.

Those who betrayed their father, those who killed their companions, Moby Dick will one day pay the blood of the betrayers.

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After explaining the few urgent matters, several captains who had received the task left quickly, and the deck, which had been reduced by half, suddenly became deserted.

However, the remaining people are still scattered and standing in various corners, these people who have been reluctant to leave are waiting for the upcoming funeral for their companions.

Moby Dick's burial at sea is quite traditional. The dead are wrapped in soft white linen and a brand-new hammock, and then placed on the bottom of the sea. Regardless of whether they are prominent or mediocre, they are all sons of the sea, and their best destination is to sleep on the bottom of the sea.

Harta, together with several other captains who had nothing to do for the time being, quietly guarded their father's side. Whenever such a ceremony was held on the Moby Dick, their elders would always be depressed for a whole day or even longer, and only this At this moment, the all-powerful big pirate will look like a real old man, with vicissitudes slowly overflowing from his eyes.

Only at this time, these sons will come to their father's side by coincidence, even if they can't say comfort, they must guard it, as if they will feel at ease.

The waiting atmosphere seemed extremely oppressive, until someone dawdled into Harta's field of vision.

The second captain, Portgas D Ace, with his face half down, his curly hair covering most of his expression, stood next to Harta and Joz in silence, with his toes rubbing against the deck from time to time.

Harta and Qiaozi looked at each other, and they saw blankness from each other's eyes at the same time, and after a while, Harta couldn't bear someone's weird behavior, the corner of his mouth twitched suddenly, and asked, "Ai If you have something to say, just talk about it."

The curly black hair froze, and finally raised his face, "Is that person the crew of One Piece?"

Portgas D Ace lowered his voice very low, as if he was expecting and struggling, his bright black eyes reflected the sunlight, and the light and shadow were mottled in the depths, "Is it the companion who sailed with him back then?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Harta noticed that the young second captain had an extremely complicated look on his brows, and his eyes instantly became dazed, as if he was looking at a distant place through the air.

And this kind of incomprehensible emotion, Harta has seen similar feelings on another person's face. The difference is that the young second captain of their family does not have the deep nostalgia and pain like Nicole Robin, but more like It's a longing with a little disgust, and even a love-hate relationship.

It's really... Strange... Harta opened his mouth and was about to say something when he was patted heavily on the shoulder, turned his head slightly and found that it was Marco standing behind him at some point.

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He shook his head silently at Harta, and then Marco woke up the fugitive second captain, "What are you talking about?"

Harta twitched the corners of his mouth quickly for the first team leader's knowingly asking, but he didn't dare to really expose the opponent's cover, and even had to work hard to help out the second team who didn't pay attention to that trick.

"Aceta—" Harta said in a dry voice, "is asking about Nicole Robin."

"Oh~ that woman—" Marco rubbed his chin, and stopped meaningfully, until the second captain could hardly maintain his unintentional expression, and then narrowed his sky-blue eyes, "I don't know, either. Yo."

"Hey Marco!" In the end, the honest man Joz couldn't stand it anymore, and couldn't help but say, "We really don't know, Ace asked Sage himself when he woke up, but..."

Xu felt that the second captain's expression was too pitiful. Qiaozi coughed a few times, looked up at the sky, and tried to recall, "Roger and his gang are all incomprehensible, and Raleigh is very unreasonable, but everyone on that ship, They are all characters on the outside.”

"Nicole Robin hasn't been here for long, but she's Roger's own partner, so...uh~ Marco is right, Sage's injury has nothing to do with him."

"Who asked you this?!" The second captain's face flushed red, he let out a roar, and then he became quiet again, as if he was discouraged, his eyes wandered from side to side, "Is that man's companions all heroes?"

"So~ Ace, you are so lucky." Marco raised his hand and pressed the head of the second team, and continued to change the subject under Halta's vaguely contemptuous eyes, "You know, the one who intervened in Dad and Roger back then Fighting and retreating, you are now unscathed, it must be because the opponent showed mercy."

"Speaking of this——" Joz looked up at the sky, and after thinking for a long time, he remembered what he always felt was wrong, "Nicole Robin is a woman, right? Why...during the fight in the morning..." While talking, he gestured with his hands , "That person's clothes were burned by Ace's ability, uh~ is it a man? Such a flat chest..."

"Where did you see it?!" Harta suddenly had black lines all over his head.

"I smashed his shoulder bones from the side, isn't it strange that I didn't see it from that angle?" The third captain felt that he had been misunderstood, and argued righteously, "Not only the front, but also the back... wait! "

As he spoke, he was taken aback for a moment, and the third captain turned around and called the ship doctor out of the crowd. The two walked aside and chatted in low voice for a long time before returning slowly.

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"There is a strange thing. I just said that I saw the upper body of the man... He suffered many injuries, the most serious ones were his chest and back, which were penetrated from front to back."

Joz compared with the ship doctor according to the position, and motioned for the other party to explain next.

"It's exactly the same location as Captain Saatchi's injury." The ship's doctor pushed his glasses, "I felt strange during the operation. Captain Saatchi's injury was only half as fatal."

Glancing at the captains present who showed inexplicable expressions, the ship doctor gave up the vague and profound medical terms, and changed to the most superficial wording, "Just like the three guards, they pierced through the heart from behind. They should have been killed on the spot, but Sarge survived. It's almost like someone continued his life."

Qiaoz looked at Harta, whose eyes widened slightly after hearing the ship doctor's words, as if thinking of something, and asked in a deep voice, "Harta, what did that man tell you at that time?"

At that time, they stopped the man on the deck, and when Joz saw Harta, who was the first to attack, pass by him, the man seemed to say something with his lips open and closed, but the situation was too chaotic, no one heard the content except the person involved.

"Ah? Did you see it?" Harta scratched her hair, hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly, "She asked me to tell Saqi, she said, she has already paid back the favor she owed him."

The reason why I almost forgot it was also because accidents followed one after another, and Harta felt that it was private information for Sachs, and there was no need to publicize it so that everyone knew it. Return the favor', could it be...

"Which kind of devil fruit is she?" Harta felt very miraculous, "Isn't it a superhuman like a space gate?" If Sage survived according to the current situation, it would be Nico Robin What have you done?

But——she rescued their companions, but was immediately besieged by four captains, and then fell into the sea... And she was a devil fruit capable user who was spurned by the sea.

Although Namuer, the captain of the Eighth Division, said that he searched all the carpets in the nearby sea, including the seabed, and did not find the person, whether dead or alive, but this does not mean that the person fled safely. You know, the people of the new world The sea is more unpredictable than any other place.

After all the situation was figured out, Harta's eyes suddenly sank like everyone else's.

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"I'll tell Dad." In the end, it was Marco who broke the silence, and while speaking calmly, he reached out and forcefully broke the clenched fist of the second captain, "That person will be fine, what about the crew of One Piece?" Is it that weak?"

The second captain lowered his head and didn't say a word, but the opened palms, the palms exposed in the air, were bloody and bloody.

Harta sighed silently, looked at the clear blue sea outside the boat from a distance, and pursed the corners of his mouth, "I'll know what's going on when Sach wakes up, and everything I say now is just speculation."

"Well—Second Captain, stop being reckless." The ship doctor's tone was still slightly sarcastic and cold, "Think about your father and brothers, you are the youngest son, and you should listen to the advice of the elders."

You might as well keep silent!After looking at it for a while, the second captain dragged his heavy steps and hid to the side. He looked like a discarded animal exuding a pitiful aura. Harta slapped his forehead, not knowing how to go to comfort him later.

After several twists and turns between the captains, the original gossip turned into an academic discussion, a small meeting mixed with the ship doctor's private revenge on a certain team, and ended after the personnel who had gone to prepare for the ceremony returned.

Not long after, the captain of the [-]th team who was absent to visit Saqi also appeared on the deck, and brought back the good news that the man had just woken up. Although he only opened his eyes for a few minutes, he had passed the danger.

The crowd who heard the news cheered, and the cold air lingering over Moby Dick seemed to dissipate a little because of this.

When he finally escaped from the crowd of questioning people, Yizang approached An's father, whose expression was no longer so gloomy, "Father——Sacchi..." The captain of the sixteenth team lowered his voice, with a guilty expression on his face.

Immediately afterwards, the domineering arrogance erupted in vain caused the white whale to tremble slightly, and huge waves instantly set off in the nearby sea.

After a while, the captains who were stunned by the slam finally came back to their senses, and spoke one after another:

"Dad?"

"Dad!"

"Father—" just now was also standing nearby, stepped forward to support Marco, who heard Yizang's words clearly, got up from his seat in shock, and shook again, as if he couldn't accept the fact, " Dad, if you don't find it, it means you're still alive, Moby Dick can release the news, I believe no one will dare to touch her."

"No need, in this case, according to what you said, her safety is more guaranteed." With a long sigh, the big pirate, one of the four emperors, finally revealed a trace of desolation, "There is no need to talk about her previous identity." Spread it everywhere."

"Just let everyone who should know know."

While everyone was waiting with bated breath, the majestic announcement instantly spread throughout Moby Dick:

"Marshall D. Teach killed his companions, abandoned ship and fled. He is Moby Dick's enemy."

"My sons, Nicole Robin saved your brothers, and Whitebeard owes her his life."