For a Devil Fruit, all the cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods of the West Sea gathered together.

It was supposed to be a carnival for pirates and people of the underworld.

However, there are also a handful of bounty hunters who are preoccupied with profit and risk getting involved, as well as undercover naval agents who are not afraid of life or death in order to obtain information.

In addition to these, there were even a few special guests.

The sea breeze slowly blows, and a small, unremarkable pirate ship slowly sails into the inner bay harbor of Mad Hatter.

At this time, the sea near the pier was already full of boats, and there was no room for it.

But the small pirate ship relied on the convenience of its size, forced its way through the large ships, and then found a space to moor in the crowded group of ships.

It can be seen from this that the skill of the person at the helm is extraordinary.

On deck, a teenager with short wavy blond hair and a scar on his left eye threw the anchor overboard.

Whoop -

The anchor fell into the water and smashed a large splash and sank to the bottom of the sea.

After dropping the anchor, the young man clapped his hands and praised without looking back: "Haku, your helm skills are as good as ever." ”

"Did you forget again?"

The tall man at the helm did not respond to the compliment, but reminded him inexplicably.

"What?"

The boy wondered.

Smack-

As soon as he finished speaking, he received a slap in the back of the head.

The person waving her hand was a young girl in a short dress and black high pantyhose.

Due to the slightly louder palm split, the red hat with diving goggles on her head accidentally fell on the deck, revealing a head of orange hair.

The girl's face was thin and angry at this time, and she didn't bother to pick up her hat.

She glared at the young man who was full of doubts, and said, "How many times do you want me to remind you, it's called a pseudonym, a pseudonym!" Do you know what a pseudonym is!! ”

"Ha, sorry, sorry, I forgot."

The boy smiled suddenly, but indifferently, and then bent down to pick up the hat and help the girl put it on.

The girl's cheeks puffed out, and she looked like she couldn't stand you.

"So, steel pipe, I want you to make sure again, what should you call me? What should it be called Haku? ”

"Clara and Spotridge."

"Very good, if you call it wrong again, you will bear the consequences!"

The girl, who goes by the pseudonym Clara, clenched her fists and waved them a few times, and then walked to the cabin.

The young man called Steel Pipe gently rubbed the back of his head and muttered to himself: "But even if it's a pseudonym, don't give me a name like Steel Pipe, which is nonsense when you hear it?" ”

"What are you still rubbing over there, get ready, you're going to get off the ship."

Clara's urging came from inside the cabin.

"It's coming, it's coming."

The steel pipe walked briskly to the cabin.

After a few moments, the two of them changed their outfits slightly, and each wore darker sunglasses.

Steelpipe wears a new black top hat, but Clara removes her hat and ties her hair back.

What's special is that there is an extra water pipe behind the steel pipe.

"Hah...... Spotridge, then please take care of the house. ”

The steel pipe almost called out Haku's original name again, but fortunately was reminded by Clara's glare, and he changed his words in time.

At the door of the cabin, Haku, who is alias Spotted Ridge, nodded and said cautiously: "Leave it to me, but you two, be careful." ”

"Don't worry, don't do anything."

The steel pipe waved at the man and jumped off the boat with Clara.

The two walked side by side on the dock.

Clara glanced sideways at the steel pipe, lowered her voice and said helplessly: "I really lost to you, it's just a snatched pirate ship, even if it's a joke, don't just call it 'home'." ”

"Well, don't worry about this little thing, it's good that it also gave us a ride, and it also provided us with a convenient disguised identity."

"That's true, but ...... Never mind. ”

Clara sighed softly, and then said with a straight face: "I have to remind you that the main purpose of this operation is to find out the news, you must not come nonsense." ”

The steel pipe raised his hand and pressed down the brim of his hat slightly, and said seriously: "I know that the first task of this operation is to find out the general situation of the troop layout on the side of the 'labor factory', and if conditions permit, it is even better to be able to get a detailed map." ”

"If you know, it's good."

Clara nodded, then observing the flow of people around her.

"There are so many people even at the docks, it's hard to imagine how many pirates and people from the underworld will gather in the town."

"Oh, when it's like this, it's easier for us to do things."

The line of sight of the steel pipe sweeps over the surrounding environment and terrain like a dragonfly, and the corresponding information can be remembered every time it passes.

"Clara."

Suddenly, the steel pipe stared slightly, took Clara's hand, and quickly retreated to the side of the road.

Hurriedly pulled to the side, Clara suddenly looked puzzled.

"Sorry, I'm a little sensitive to murderous aura, though not for our ......"

Steel Pipe explained, and at the same time looked at a group of murderous pirates not far behind him.

Alerted by the steel pipe, Clara also noticed the group of pirates, and quickly glanced at it before retracting her gaze.

The two had a tacit understanding to slow down together.

Soon, the group of pirates passed the two of them and headed in the direction of the town's streets.

Clara looked at the backs of the group of pirates, carefully recalled the information related to the West Sea pirates, and said in a low voice after a while:

"It's the Sharp Bull Pirates, although they are not well-known in the West Sea, but Captain Kazitt is an animal-based Devil Fruit ability, and his strength is not weak.

A few days ago, the armed merchant ship of Platinum, one of the largest chambers of commerce in the West Sea, was attacked by a group of pirates, and they should have done it. ”

Hearing this, the steel pipe said calmly: "Ordinary pirates can't eat the armed merchant ships of the Platinum Chamber of Commerce, so it must be a joint action between pirates." ”

Clara nodded: "Well, the odds are high. ”

"Anyway, as long as there is no conflict, it doesn't matter."

The steel pipe retracted its gaze.

In this grand occasion, there are many characters who are more powerful than the Sharp Bull Pirates.

Hearing the steel pipe's words, Clara suddenly looked at him with a strange look in her eyes.

Noticing Clara's strange gaze, the steel pipe wondered, "Why are you looking at me like this?" ”

"It's nothing, it's just a little surprised that your ideological consciousness will be so in place this time, which makes me have a wonderful feeling that you have finally matured."

“……”

The two walked side by side into the street.

At a glance, the streets are full of pirates with knives and guns, and they basically walk in pairs, and there are few lone travelers.

Just walk a few hundred meters and you can see multiple blood stains on the ground.

There was a surge of people, not only the noise that came with it, but also the sound of swords clashing together, and the scattered gunfire from further afar.

Following the sword collision reputation, I saw a pirate slashing his colleague in front of him to the ground with a single sword.

"Haha, idiot, this is the end of messing with Lao Tzu."

The blood-stained pirate laughed wildly, but he didn't forget to find the money and weapons on the corpses on the ground.

The crowd of onlookers cheered for the victorious pirates, as if they had just watched a bloody dog fight.

"It's a mess."

Looking at this scene, Clara sighed under her breath.

The steel pipe did not squint, and his face was expressionless.

It is commonplace to be like this in troubled times.