If Sengoku doesn't pull back his net soon, I'll become the Pirate King!

Chapter 328 Wanted Criminal: Tom

"Sail!"

Sengoku, back on his warship, gazes at Ruscaina Island.

Her gaze seemed to pierce through time and space, reaching the man in the center of the island who was also gazing at her.

"Black-clad infantry, huh? —"

He lowered his head, opened his tightly clenched fingers, and a black wooden pawn lay quietly in his palm.

At this moment, Sengoku inexplicably felt a great sense of relief.

Yes.

Because of their differing stances, he had no right to question Bazel, but the sun, now in darkness, also had no right to question himself as a naval officer.

Whether it's him or Bazeir, all they have to do now is continue down the path they've chosen.

The navy is still the navy; even if you know everything, you still have to go blind.

The sun is still the same sun. Even if it is shrouded in darkness, its light will one day reappear on this sea.

"Then let me see your resolve, brat."

As naval warships sail with the wind and gradually disappear into the sea.

On Ruscaina Island, Bazel, who was about to leave, looked back at the source of the rustling sound and narrowed his eyes.

When did they arrive?

"Gloriosa, who is this?"

Gloriosa, who was walking in front, introduced in a soft voice.

"The current emperor of Amazon Lily, Tori Tomoma, was once a member of the Kuja Pirates."

Toritoma —

Bazel once suspected that she was Yamato's biological mother, but now it seems that her identity is still somewhat controversial.

If the other person is truly as I expect, they should be even more excited upon seeing me, or at least appear excited.

But now it's a blend of ordinariness and arrogance.

Could it be the emperor's self-cultivation?

"Nice to meet you, pirate Bazel."

Her short hair was draped over her shoulders, with the ends tinged with a gradient of reddish-orange.

A pair of golden snake-shaped earrings hung below her delicate earlobes; her features were exquisite, and her eyes were bright and moist.

In Bazell's view, aside from the occasional imperial majesty that the other party exuded.

Her overall image is more like that of a demure young female neighbor.

Bazel raised an eyebrow slightly, probing their intentions: "What does the Emperor of Nine Serpents want from me? Don't tell me it's to thank the Beasts for their Seastone Arrows."

That's only one aspect.

Toritoma sat down in the spot she had sat in before the Warring States period, crossing her legs and revealing a glimpse of her fair skin.

"Your Seastone arrows are indeed of good purity, but we can hardly afford to use them anymore. After all, arrows are consumables."

Before Toritoma could finish speaking, Bazel, who had sat down again, had a strange expression on his face.

"You guys don't usually use sea stone bows and arrows for hunting, do you?"

Seeing Toritoma raise her head, with an expression that seemed to say, "Mind your own business," Bazel turned to look at Glorio.

Sa.

"Is your emperor mentally unstable?"

"The Seastone bow and arrows are just a secret weapon for dealing with ability users. Who gave you permission to use them for regular hunting?"

Gloria's lips twitched, but she couldn't refute it.

She shared the same thought as Bazel: this batch of Seastone bows and arrows was a rare commodity that the former emperor, Shaki, had managed to acquire with great difficulty.

In the end, Toritoma ruined everything.

"In short, we still need a batch of Seastone bows and arrows!"

Toritoma waved her little hand and looked at Bazel with a smile.

"As a reward, I will allow you to enter Nine Serpents City. My people will welcome you."

"Especially if you are physically strong and good-looking."

"Spare me, Your Majesty."

Bazel had no intention of feeding the tiger with his own body.

There are no men in the entire Nine Serpents City. What difference is there between him going in alone and throwing a sheep into a pack of wolves?

He hasn't even fed his two wives at home yet, so he doesn't have the energy to mess around outside.

Seeing that the conversation was going off track, Gloria coughed.

Let's get down to business.

Bazel used the Serpent Spirit Green Bull to add a seat to Gloriosa.

"We received an invitation from the World Government, and I'm sure you received one too, right?"

Invitation letter?

After picking up the envelope and examining it, Bazel understood.

These two most likely saw the warships near the sea, and combined with what had happened before, they mistakenly believed that they had also been invited by the World Government to become Shichibukai.

"Sengoku said we were the first strong individuals invited by the Navy. Bazel, you also received an invitation, do you intend to join?"

"The first? You're the second, only this time it's the Navy's turn to lobby."

Bazel pointed to himself, "The Water Seven Golden Sea incident happened a while ago. I was invited to join the CP by agents in that place."

"But I refused. As for you—"

Tossing the envelope back onto the table, Bazel chuckled, "Whether you join or not is entirely up to your own needs."

"If you want some breathing room, then join us. Anyway, your base is in the Calm Belt, so most pirates can't get here."

"If things change in the future, we can just unilaterally tear up the contract."

"You are pirates, not shrewd businessmen. Integrity and such have nothing to do with Kuja."

Gloriosa nodded slightly; she shared the same thought.

"Tori Tomoma, my suggestion is that you temporarily accept the summons to become a Shichibukai, just like Bazel said."

"If you don't want to do it, then don't."

"I don't want it."

Toritoma raised her head slightly, "I am the Empress of Kuja, and I have no intention of becoming a lackey of the Heavenly Dragons."

moo~

Suddenly, a mooing sound came from the bushes to the side.

MooMoo, who was carrying the saber-toothed tiger's carcass, was taken aback when he saw that there were other people present, and then he started sniffling.

He took out a steel brick specially made by Bazel from the cloth pocket at his waist with his right hand.

"Wait a minute, hey, it's a friend."

Moo?

MooMoo glanced at the woman, put away the brick, and ran to the side to start plucking feathers and bleeding her.

"My partner is just a little intellectually disabled."

After giving a brief introduction, Barzel then added to the previous questions.

"To reiterate, it depends on your needs. As far as I know, this plan will be fully launched when the Fleet Admiral changes.

"There shouldn't be any forced recruitment in the short term. You can join for now and enjoy the benefits of being a Shichibukai."

"This identity gives pirates a lot of control."

"Work if you want, quit if you don't. Given the current situation in Kuja —"

"I still recommend that you accept the conscription."

Bazel had roughly figured out why Gloriosa had brought Toritoma to find him.

It was probably because the new emperor was too stubborn that they wanted to persuade the other party through his words.

"Then why don't you accept it? Do you think you're more noble than me?"

Faced with Toritoma's question, Bazel said helplessly, "Can't you be a little more rational? Who do you think you are?"

Toritoma looked defiant.

"I've killed Celestial Dragons, and more than once."

Toritoma's proud expression froze.

"I've trespassed through the Holy Land of Mary Geoise and even fought with the soldiers of the Knights of God."

Toritoma remained expressionless.

"I'm going to visit the Holy Land of Mary Geoise at the end of this year, so who are you to argue with me?"

Do you think someone like me could possibly become a Shichibukai?

Toritoma clenched her fists, glaring angrily at Bazel.

"You rude bastard!"

She overturned the wooden table, and her fair and delicate right leg swiftly kicked out.

Bazel raised his hand and grabbed the other person's calf, his left hand pointing to the other person's waist.

"Girls shouldn't kick their legs when wearing skirts, didn't your mother teach you that?"

"Utterly shameless—"

"Alright, Toritoma."

Gloria quickly hugged Toritoma.

"We're leaving now, Bazel. Will all the beasts attend the grand feast?"

"Don't ask such a pointless question, isn't that obvious?"

Bazel, who was helping Aimo grill meat, walked to the side without turning his head.

"I'll be leaving after I finish grilling this meat. Remember to visit that place I mentioned sometime; we have a pact to uphold."

"Release me, Gloriaosa! I will punish this rude—no! shameless—person!"

Bazel shook his head, not turning back to look at the two figures, Gloria and Osa, who were walking further and further away.

After Moomoo finished eating the roasted meat, and the green bull rolled up tree roots to cover all traces of the earth, Bazel and his minotaur companions rode away on the Gale.

As for Toritoma —

Bazel did not ask her if she was Yamato's biological mother, especially in front of Gloriosa.

Kaido didn't mention Yamato's birth mother, presumably because he had some unspeakable difficulties.

If he wants to talk, I'm willing to listen.

If he doesn't want to talk about it, I'm too lazy to meddle.

Time flies.

Using its high-speed flight, seven days later, Bazel broke out of the doldrums and came to rest over the familiar city.

Water City

Bazeir's return to this place after several months was not because he wanted to see how it had changed.

It's because there's no log pointer to the City of the Spring Queen.

Of the islands in the middle of the park, only Water Seven, which is relatively prosperous, might sell a permanent Log Pose to that island.

"Let's go, moo moo."

Donning a leaf cloak woven from green cow leaves, the man and the cow entered Water City.

Almost exactly the same as a few months ago: the familiar streets, the familiar aroma of water and meat, and the cows and fish sailing in the inland sea.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Bazel stopped in front of a bulletin board.

[Wanted: Fishman Tom, Crime: Building ships for pirates, hereby issued for arrest!]

The announcement offers a reward for any accomplices connected to Tom the Fishman. The reward is: ————

Tom is wanted by the police?

With a furrowed brow in the shadows of the green leaf cloak, Bazel changed direction and quickly headed towards the abandoned ship island behind Water Seven with Moo.

[Waste Ship Island, Tom Shipbuilding Company]

Standing in front of the sign that read "Tom," Bazel looked grim.

The half-collapsed door and broken windows revealed a thin layer of dust and scattered furniture fragments even from the outside.

Although Kokoro wasn't Tom's lover, she took good care of and cherished Tom's home as a friend.

Bazel remembered that the last time he came here, the little house was old but still full of the warmth that a small family should have.

Moo?

Seemingly sensing the boss's anger, MooMoo, who was also huddled under the green leaf cloak behind, suddenly turned red in the eyes.

"No, be quiet, sigh."

Without going inside, he imprinted all the "scenery" inside into his mind, then turned and left.

The world government began to respond to its attack on Impel Down.

After a little thought, Bazel guessed that the purpose of this bounty was probably that someone was testing his bottom line.

Otherwise, Tom, who was previously a semi-transparent man, had never been wanted, but this time not only was he suddenly wanted, but even his "family and friends" were directly defined as accomplices.

Tom's temporary joining the Beasts as a shipwright must have been known to the agents long ago.

By following Tom's trail, it's not difficult to find out his history of living in Water Seven.

As Tom's students and friends in Water 7, Kokoro and Espagnol would naturally be implicated should the World Government decide to take action.

Perhaps the world's special agents who captured them will use this as leverage to force them to compromise.

If he doesn't respond, both the beasts and his own reputation will be completely ruined.

At that time, the sea will surely be filled with beasts that disregard the safety of the crew members; they are a bunch of heartless, cowardly good-for-nothings who only know how to bully the weak and fear the strong.

Such rumors.

"How petty of you! How could you make such a terrible move?"

After letting out a cold laugh, Bazel walked back to Water Seven.

The only clues about Kokoro and the others can be found in Water Seven. The only thing that can help me at this time is...

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Snap—

"Vicky, it's me. There's no one like you in Water Seven."

Den Den Mushi was taken aback at first, then quickly nodded: "Yes, boss. I have a dedicated contact person there."

"Have him gather some information for me in Water Seven, specifically regarding the World Government's recent wanted notice for the fishman Tom."

"I understand, I'll take care of it right away!"

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