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

"The ingredients for dinner have been prepared, and Father Cook is staying here. Your cooking team just needs to continue to follow him.

"besides……"

La explained the arrangements before she left one by one.

Dirk didn't dare to just sit there and write down the items one by one, sighing in his heart at the same time.

[Boss Kaido really has a good eye for talent! Where on earth did he find such a perfect person?]

"...Finally, remember to hang the banner of the beasts back to its original place."

After La finished talking about these handover matters in one breath, he waited quietly for Dirk.

Seeing that he had no more questions after taking notes, he began to instruct again:

"Now you are also the captain of a garrison. You must think carefully before you act. Don't be reckless. At the same time, don't give up on training your own strength."

"Yes, I know, Master." Dirk nodded obediently.

It’s interesting to say that it’s clear that La is the newcomer who joined the Beasts just a few days ago, but now he is teaching Dirk, the “junior” who is much more experienced than them, like a senior.

But no one thought there was anything strange about it, as if La was born to play this role.

"Sister La, let's get on the boat now that we're done. We're getting ready to go back."

While La was still instructing Dirk about the affairs on the island, Ossi and Obe had already led the people to be picked up on board the ship and were now weighing anchor and preparing to raise the sail.

They couldn't wait to take La to see the island they had conquered.

……

"Okay, coming right away."

La turned her head and responded, then continued to face Dirk.

She stretched out her hand, and a golden feather-like object appeared in her hand and then floated towards Dirk.

"This is a small prop I wove using my abilities. It can be considered a disposable amulet.

If you carry it with you, it might save your life if you are in danger."

"This……"

Dirk carefully took the feather and examined it.

The shape of the feather was like a command arrow, with delicate feather-like patterns on it, and it felt heavy in the hand, like gold.

Not only that, the surface of the feathers also emits golden fluorescence, which looks beautiful and sacred.

Feeling the preciousness of this feather, Dirk was a little overwhelmed for a moment...

"Don't refuse, protect this island."

After saying that, La turned around and got on the boat without giving Dirk a chance to say anything else.

Time flies, and now it's time to say goodbye.

The sun gradually sets in the west. The days in this season are always particularly short.

Standing on the deck, La took a last look at the unremarkable island. The town on the island was still peaceful, with smoke rising from the chimneys of the houses.

Before leaving, she had said goodbye to everyone she had met in the past few days, but she received a lot of reluctance.

Just a few days of getting along were enough for everyone to fall in love with this polite and lovely girl.

Thinking of Miss Rapp, who was so disappointed that her ears seemed to droop when she heard that I was leaving...

Thinking of Aunt Susan who kept stuffing all kinds of snacks into her bag...

And the tobacco shop clerk who gave his favorite lighter to himself...

And those little brats who said they would marry me when they grew up, and then cried their eyes out...

Ra thought that perhaps he had found a way to balance the empty and indifferent divinity.

"Let's go. Ossi, Oubey."

"Oh, good! Weigh anchor, hoist sail, and head for Fenrir Island."

"Osiris, forward four!"

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Chapter 74 The Yellow Bird's Battle (Part 1)

The first half of the new world.

On the way back to the Marine Headquarters, Garp did not stay on his warship, but went to Zephyr's side.

"Hey, Zefa. What do you think of that little girl's background?"

The navy hero, who was lying on the deck chair with a big bump on his head, asked while eating the senbei he bought in the town of the Beast Base.

"What's her background? Isn't she just an ordinary little girl? At most, she's pretty and sensible."

Zefa was tasting the pastries made by La at this time.

This sweet and sour snack tasted as dreamy as it looked, and he wanted to bring some back for his wife and children to try.

But unfortunately, although more than 600 of them were made, each soldier could only get two or three on average, which was just a taste of the new thing.

Zefa couldn't possibly snatch things from the soldiers below.

And when he thought about a certain lieutenant general who secretly ate dozens of them in one breath, his fists became stiff again!

"That's what I'm talking about!"

Garp sat up from the recliner, put the senbei aside, and said in a serious tone:

"I think back carefully, it seems that the little girl acted too mature from beginning to end."

"Not only that, her physical condition is also abnormally good."

"physical fitness?"

Zefa was a little confused.

"It's the snack box!"

Karp reminded:

"It was a soldier from the kitchen squad who reminded me just now.

Such a big food box, and it’s filled with snacks.

It would be difficult for an ordinary person to carry it with both hands, so how did a girl of about ten manage to do it with just one hand? "

This was a blind spot that neither Garp nor Zephyr noticed at the time.

After all, both of them were tough guys who could drag a warship, so they didn't feel anything was wrong when they saw La carrying a larger food box.

They themselves often pick up things that are several times larger than their own bodies.

But when Karp asked someone to take the lunch box away for cleaning, he found that the lunch box, which appeared to be made of solid wood, was so heavy that it required an adult orderly to lift it with both hands.

So how did La, who looked only about ten years old, carry it around with one hand?

At that time, it didn't seem like she was struggling at all.

"Um……"

After being reminded by the other party, Zefa couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

[What is La's identity?]

Why would the mayor trust a group of unfamiliar navy officers to a child?

[Why is that kid so calm when talking about pirates, and is he so familiar with the pirates' dormitory?]

[Why……]

Departing from La's "friendly aura", the cool-headed admiral began to notice a series of suspicious points about La on the island.

[Could it be that... La is a pirate?]

[No! That's not right!]

[When she heard the identities of Garp and me, she showed no fear or hostility, and her concern and kindness did not seem fake.]

Zefa shook his head and denied this conjecture. After all, La's attitude and appearance did not look like a pirate.

[Not a pirate, but not an ordinary person either...]

"Zefar, Zefa... Hey! Zefa!"

Garp called out a few times, but Zephyr, who was immersed in thought, did not respond at all, forcing him to lean over and yell in Zephyr's ear.

"Huh?! Ah, what's wrong, Garp?"

"Have you thought of something?"

Zephyr was awakened from his complicated thoughts and turned his head to look at Garp who was about to try to roar again.

"I can't think of anything. I was just wondering if you have any conclusions."

"Um……"

Zefa hesitated for a moment and said:

"That little girl—I don't think she has any ill will towards us. As for the wrist strength issue you mentioned...

Maybe that little girl has a special talent. After all, nothing is strange in this ocean."

After hearing what Zefa said, Garp nodded, reluctantly agreeing.

After all, with the example of BIG MOM, it is not impossible for little girls with a little more strength to accept it.

Again, nothing that happens on this ocean is surprising.

Besides, he also didn't think La was a bad person.

As a veteran who has been on the sea for many years, Garp has experienced all kinds of things and met all kinds of people.

He can easily tell whether a person has ill intentions towards him.

And La...

From beginning to end, Garp did not see a trace of malice in La.

"Don't overthink it. She's just an ordinary little girl who was forced by circumstances to mature."

"Instead of doubting her, it would be better to wipe out the pirates in the New World as soon as possible, so that children like her can have a peaceful and carefree childhood."

Zefa thought of the pure and flawless smile that La showed him in the small town, and he couldn't help but strengthen his faith in his heart again.

"Okay, where are we now?"

Garp picked his nose and casually changed the subject.

"We were sailing directly towards our headquarters, and two and a half days have already passed.

Although we're not going at full speed due to the mast problem, we should at least reach the vicinity of the G5 branch before dark."

Zefa looked at the Eternal Pointer in his hand, and based on his rough estimate of the location of the Beasts' stronghold, he made a quick calculation and came up with their possible current location.

"G5 branch? I lost track of Roger a few days ago and passed by there on my way back."

"I even met Kaido at that time. If I had known this would happen, I should have pulled him down from the sky and given him a good beating."

Garp looked up at the sky, thinking back to the giant dragon that flew through the clouds a few days ago...

"Um?!"

Suddenly, his eyes widened!

"Zefar! Look what that is!"

Garp pulled Zefa's arm hard, pointed at a small black dot on the horizon and shouted in surprise.

"Uh……"

Seeing Garp's excited expression, Zephyr squinted his eyes and looked carefully at the faint black spots in the sky.

Perhaps sensing Garp's enthusiasm, the already faintly visible black spot suddenly seemed to change direction and slowly approached the front of Zefa and the others' route.

As time went on, the black spot grew larger and its outline became clearer...