Two Realms: Hunters and Pirates

"Okay, I'm coming right away!"

Upon hearing the dragon's words from outside the door, Zain's spirits immediately lifted.

It's finally all better.

He'll be staying in Magic Valley Town these days, not because he's actually indulging in the beauty of the maids, but because he's waiting for the ship to be upgraded and for the ocean current to rise.

"Captain... why are you dressed?"

Zain's actions of getting up and getting dressed made the sleeping baby-5 groggily open her beautiful eyes.

She instinctively tried to grab a familiar upright object, but after grasping at empty air, she noticed that Zain had already gotten out of bed.

With her consciousness somewhat awakened and her eyes still heavy with sleep, Baby-5 asked with some confusion.

Why are you up so early today?

In the past, there was always another session after I woke up.

"I have something to take care of, you can go back to sleep!" When it comes to important matters, women can only take a back seat.

Zane waved his hand, and after pulling up his last pair of pants, he strode out of the room.

Outside the door, Manlong, quite sensibly, had already gone to wait in the distance.

The two met up.

Zane, accompanied by the dragon, met Kulikate in the hall of the villa where he was.

After a conversation, and once it was confirmed that the ship modifications were in sync with the rising ocean currents, Zane was very satisfied and rewarded Coolidge.

"Don't worry, once we get to the Sky Island, if there really is a Golden City, I'll take a picture and send it to you." Zane patted Kulikate on the shoulder.

He originally intended to give the other party a generous service fee.

But Coolidge clearly doesn't care about the money.

So during the time it took to modify the ship, Coolidge also took the opportunity to tell Zane about his origins.

In short, as a descendant of the liar Rolando, Coolidge believes that his ancestor was by no means a liar.

That's why he came to Jaya Island and went to great lengths to find the Golden City.

After years of searching, he has come to suspect that the Golden City was most likely washed ashore on the floating island by rising ocean currents.

Therefore, he chose to forgo the service fee, hoping that if Zane did indeed arrive at the Sky Island, he would help him find out if the Golden City truly existed.

Zain was well aware of Coolidge's situation.

Therefore, he readily accepted the other party's request.

After all, the Golden City was one of the goals on this trip to the Sky Island.

There's a saying that goes, "Money isn't everything, but you can't do anything without it."

Although Zain doesn't care about money, he won't miss the opportunity to have wealth.

"Boss, more and more people are coming to town these days, all of them wanting to find out about Doflamingo."

After Kulikate left, the dragon reminded him.

Too many people, too many opinions.

In addition, they were already on guard.

When various forces sent people to investigate Demon Valley Town, how could Zane not have noticed?

"I wasn't planning to hide anyway. As long as they don't cause trouble, I'll just let them be," Zain said calmly as he sat down on the sofa.

Doflamingo is no small fry.

Although the battle took place in a level space, it did not cause much of a commotion.

But as time goes by, it's inevitable that it will be noticed by the outside world.

Moreover, Zane himself did not intend to suppress the news.

As people from various factions came to investigate, he recently had his subordinates spread the word about the situation here.

For example, in order not to be mistaken for a pirate, he specifically established a hunting party and defined his party as a hunter organization.

This is also why Baby-5 suddenly changed her address, from the original "captain" to "group leader".

As for why he didn't become a pirate?

This is, of course, because of justice.

The old man was a pirate, that's true, but that doesn't mean pirates need to have a lineage.

Whether in his previous life or this one, Zain never intended to become a pirate.

.........

"What exactly happened? Apart from the birdcage that appeared at the beginning, which clearly shows that Doflamingo was here, there aren't many signs of battle here afterward. How could Doflamingo have suddenly disappeared?"

"Disappeared? Hahaha, so many days have passed, and you still think Doflamingo has simply vanished?"

"Not disappeared? Could it be...?"

"Hmph, do you think we're the third-rate bunch like you? Since we're friends, I'll tell you, Doflamingo is already dead."

"What?!"

"Believe it or not, our captain got this information from the navy. Apparently, the navy has already dispatched a fleet and is heading this way."

"The Navy? Oh, you actually planted spies in the Navy, impressive!"

"......."

The various forces that came to Mogu Town to investigate the situation were a mixed bag; some were hostile, but many were cooperating with each other.

Therefore, when one side learned of Doflamingo's death, the news spread almost immediately to all sides.

Some were shocked, some were angry, and some were happy.

While various factions were in chaos over Doflamingo's death, the refurbished Wavebreaker set sail again on one side of Jaya Island's coast.

"Boss, we've taken care of all the people monitoring us. No one will notice our departure anytime soon."

On the deck, Zane crossed his arms and gazed at the boundless sea, with the last dragon to board behind him.

"You've worked hard, go and rest now. There's still a tough battle to fight later." Zane loosened his arms and turned to look at the dragon with a smile.

Manlong nodded and went to sit cross-legged on one side of the deck.

Reaching the Sky Island by riding the upwelling currents is extremely dangerous.

The dragon was also present when Zane and Coolidge were discussing this.

Therefore, his importance is crucial in this process.

Once the ship breaks away from the upwelling current, it will be necessary to use the fish-men's advantage to pull the ship back into the current.

Leave Jaya Island.

Using the compass bird they had caught beforehand to determine their direction, about fifteen minutes later, the sea ahead of the "Riding the Waves" began to change subtly.

"It's a vortex, how could it form so quickly?"

"There's no mistake, according to Kulikate, this is a sign of the formation of an upwelling current."

"No way, are we really going to end up here?"

"......"

The changes on the sea ahead were quickly noticed by the hunting party, and as the ship moved forward, the changes on the sea surface rapidly formed a huge whirlpool.

This scene sent chills down everyone's spines.

The commotion was especially aroused when the navigator Eddie, whom they had communicated with beforehand, pointed out that the whirlpool was the upwelling current that led to their destination.

"Hmph~ Look at you guys, what kind of behavior is this? A mere whirlpool, get your boat closer to me!"

Seeing the commotion on the ship, Zane stood up with considerable dissatisfaction. He stepped onto a crate and swaggered around like a ship king.

With the great commander having spoken, the disturbance was naturally suppressed on the spot.

The hunting party members busily maneuvered the boat, heading straight into the whirlpool ahead.