Pirates: It's not a mythical beast, it's a phantom god

"That's it."

After saying this, Kong took a few puffs of his cigar, as if he was venting his frustration.

Having been the marshal for so many years, he still hasn't understood the World Government's thinking.

The attitude of the higher-ups towards pirates is quite ambiguous, and it seems that they have no intention of completely eliminating them.

Even Rocks, who once dominated the New World, was initially left alone by the World Government.

It was not until the enemy reached the Valley of Gods and threatened the safety of the Celestial Dragons that the navy was urgently dispatched to encircle and suppress them.

As for the remnants left behind by Rocks, the World Government returned to its previous half-hearted attitude, even though it knew that they would pose a huge threat in the future.

It's just like……

Kong frowned, stopping himself from thinking any further.

Chapter 212 Lone Wolf

"Since this is the decision from above, I will abide by it."

Zefa put down the newspaper in his hand, stood up and was about to walk out.

No matter how dissatisfied he was, as a soldier, he still chose to obey orders.

"Sorry, Zephyr."

Kong apologized in a low voice. He understood that this attitude from above was indeed a bit disheartening to a veteran like Zefa who was full of justice.

"I'm just giving you a break during this time. You probably haven't been home for a long time."

"Go back and spend some time with your wife and son."

"..."

"Ah."

Zefa slowed down his pace, and when he thought of his four-year-old son whom he had only met a few times, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but relax.

"Then I'll leave too. Those old men's orders won't affect a mere lieutenant general like me."

Seeing Zephyr leave, Garp also stood up and closed the door forcefully.

Snapped!

"..."

"Ah~"

Looking at the two people leaving one after another, Kong sighed, then looked at Zhan Guo who had been sitting upright.

"Although our superiors forbid us from acting on our own, necessary surveillance is still necessary. You understand."

"Yes! I know, Marshal Sora."

"Um……"

Sora nodded, then thought about the revolver.

"How's the progress of our arsenal reproducing that revolver that's been appearing on the market lately?"

“…The progress is not good.”

"Although we can completely replicate the appearance of that pistol, we still can't fully understand the material of the integrated bullet and barrel."

"Is it……"

"[War Princess], and [Princess of Darkness]... Where on earth did Kaido suddenly get these people from?"

……

New World, a small island.

"Father, are you really planning to escape from the New World in such disgrace?"

"Are you just going to give up all the wealth and connections that our family has accumulated over the years?!"

Caspar could no longer bear it when he saw Old Media, who hurriedly packed up his things, sold off his assets, and prepared to flee to the North Sea as soon as he got home.

"Listen, son."

"Wealth, status, connections... these are certainly valuable, but I can't care about them now."

"As long as we are still here, we have a chance of turning the tables. We can give up everything else."

Suppressing the anger in his heart, old Mediah still taught his eldest son in a relatively calm tone.

"Why should we give up? Are we, a century-old family, afraid of a small pirate group that has only been established for less than three years?"

"Even if they really want to threaten us with force, we can always go to the navy."

"Father, you may not know this, but I recently met a friend who works for the World Government..."

"Enough! Caspar, do you really want to piss me off to death?!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Listening to his son chattering away, old Media was so angry that he banged his cane and coughed non-stop.

Seeing this, the assistant beside him hurried forward to help the old man calm down.

"And they even called the navy..."

"Don't you know what kind of business we are in?!"

"What about the World Government..."

Caspar still didn't give up.

"Those World Government guys are even more brutal and cruel than pirates when it comes to eating people!"

"They are the largest pirate group in this ocean. Haven't you seen that yet?"

"Don't hold out for anything. Go and inform your sister. We're leaving the New World immediately."

As Old Media said this, he leaned on his cane and went back to his bedroom to get some confidential family documents.

"..."

"……Do not."

"I won't leave. I won't leave the new world, father."

Watching his father leaving, Caspar stood there, motionless.

"you……"

"You are old, father."

"You've become timid and cautious... You're no longer the omnipotent father I once admired."

"Caspar, are you trying to rebel by saying this?"

Hearing this, old Media turned around and stared at his son with wide eyes.

"You really naively think..."

"You are so innocent, father."

Caspar rarely interrupted his father.

"The New World is the most chaotic and powerful part of this ocean. It is a cruel place where tigers and leopards fight each other."

"Compared to this, the four seas are like a pasture full of docile sheep."

"With our family's strength, we can certainly take over the mountain and recover our strength once we get there."

"and then?"

"Father, if we stay with sheep for too long, we will become like sheep ourselves."

"When my claws have faded, my fangs have been blunted, and I have become as timid and docile as a sheep, there will be no chance of our return."

Caspar's tone was firm and resolute. Growing up in his family's golden age, he certainly had all sorts of flaws—naive, reckless, conceited, arrogant...

However, being in a relatively superior environment for a long time also made him develop the arrogance and vision that only a predator has.

He understood that at this moment, if he took a step forward or stayed where he was, he would most likely be devoured by other predators... but if he took a step back, he would really fall from the hunter class to the prey class, and would never be able to come back.

"Father, I would rather die as a wolf than live as a sheep."

"Casbah..."

Looking at the determined man in front of him, Old Media seemed to be truly seeing his son for the first time.

"..."

"..."

"Eh……"

After staring at each other for a long time, old Media turned around and walked out of the house.

"There's a safe behind the bookcase in my room. It contains all of our family's important documents and secrets."

"The password is your mother's birthday."

"Father……"

"I'm not your father anymore."

"When we get to Beihai, your sister and I will change our family name to 'Hake', which is your mother's surname."

"And the name Mediah will be left to you."

"..."

"Come on, the last lone wolf of the Mediah family."

……

Fenrir Island Council Chamber.

"Boss Kaido, are you going out?"

Seeing Kaido picking up the mace and walking out, Burfat was a little curious.

"Well, I'll go meet that little devil."

"Little ghost...didn't they say they wouldn't be back for a few days?"

"Woo-la-la! Of course someone can't wait to come back first."

Snapped!

Kaido pushed the door open and shouted towards the sky outside:

"Don't you think so, Ossie?"

? !

Upon hearing this, Burfat, Jin and others also ran out of the house and looked up.

I don't know when, but Osi had quietly returned to Fenrir Island. Now he was standing quietly in the sky in front of the meeting hall with his hands on his hips.

A faint smile hung on her face, the sea breeze blowing her long red hair in all directions, and her small white boots stepped on the air as steadily as if they were on the ground...

After this trip to the "World", her temperament has obviously changed a little.

More confident?

More arrogant?

Or more stable?

Maybe it's still in the transformation stage so it's hard to tell, but one thing is undeniable...

She has become stronger.

Kaido gripped the mace tightly in his hand and looked at Osi above his head with a smile on his face.

"Yo~ Sassi ignores da na, Ossi."

"How is it, is 'Wan Guo' interesting?"

"It's quite interesting~ Boss Kaido."