Chapter 44: Eric the Scythe Weasel
"Is this the man who summoned the water dragon?"
In the shipyard's small office, a man in a silver-gray suit, slender glasses, and hair standing up like a knife blade looked through the window at Madara in the distance and asked.
"Yes, Lord Eric!"
The chubby middle-aged man standing next to him immediately replied when he heard this: "The incident that day happened on this road at the gate of the factory, and many people saw the water dragon at that time, and he was definitely right!" ”
"Hmmm......"
The man named Eric groaned for a moment, his eyes still staring in Madara's direction, "You tell me the situation again carefully, and don't leave out any details!" ”
"Yes, sir!"
The middle-aged man organized his words a little in his heart, and then spoke: "That morning, my subordinates came to the factory a lot later than usual because they were dealing with some things outside, and then, when my subordinates came around the corner from there......"
Maybe it was because he was too fat, and the sweat on the middle-aged man's head never stopped, so he had to re-describe the events of that day to Eric while wiping the sweat.
Eric stood by the window with his arms folded, his eyes never left Madara's body, and as the middle-aged man narrated, the pictures gradually became clearer and clearer in his mind:
A man came to buy a boat, but was blocked at the gate of the shipyard by a group of pirates for unknown reasons, and then the two sides failed to negotiate, and the pirates rushed up to rob people, and the man who bought the boat made the ground rise more than three meters high like magic, and then a lifelike water dragon appeared on the water next to it, and killed a large group of pirates in one fell swoop......
"What kind of Devil Fruit ability will it be to make the ground rise more than three meters high, and you can also summon a water dragon from the water to attack the enemy?"
Eric's right fingers kept tapping on his left arm, and his mind was spinning rapidly, trying to find a reasonable explanation for Madara's abilities, but even if he wanted to break his head, he couldn't understand how a person could control "land" and "water" at the same time.
"Nope! It can't be the ability of a Devil Fruit! No one can eat two fruits at the same time! ”
Eric's fists gradually clenched, and a cruel smile gradually hung on the corners of his mouth, "In this way, this guy named Madara definitely has something to do with dragons, so he can do those things that are incomprehensible to ordinary people!" ”
Thinking of this, Eric's breathing suddenly became a little short.
Dragon!
Eternal life!
For the first time, he felt that these two words were so close to him!
"Lord Eric, why are you going?"
One of the men on the couch suddenly stood up and called out to him, and the other sleepy-eyed guys also stood up after reflecting it.
"What else can I do? Caught him, of course! As he spoke, Eric's hand was already on the doorknob.
"But Lord Eric, our mission is only ......"
"Just mind yourself, marine!"
Elikra opened the door and glanced back as he was leaving, "I'm a mercenary, not your subordinate, and I don't need your consent to do anything!" ”
"Bang!"
The door was slammed shut, leaving a room full of wide-eyed men.
"Uh...... What shall we do? ”
"What else can I do, hurry up and report to the top!"
The sailor who shouted at Eric just now was a little angry, "Damn it, I already knew that this mission was not so easy......"
…………
On the other hand, after inspecting the inside and out, Madara and Nami unanimously expressed their satisfaction with the quality of the new ship.
"Okay, let's go and settle the final payment!"
Madara clapped his hands and jumped off the boat, looking up to see Nami happily tending to the orange trees, so he didn't bother her, but reached out to Cabalen to ask for the money box.
"You stay here and watch Nami!"
After giving an explanation, Madara walked towards the small office with the boatman.
"If Mr. Madara has any ship-related needs in the future, you can consider our shipyard!"
Completely a big order, the boatman man's mood is naturally good now, and the interest in chatting is very strong, while walking with Madara put a blank check, "Mr. Madara is our big customer, and the factory will definitely be able to give you more discounts when the time comes!" ”
"Don't worry, it will!"
Anyway, it's obedient and doesn't need money, and Madara just picks up the good ones.
No, it should be Zou!
After entering the great voyage, it will not be able to get out for two or three years, but this little sheep, can it hold out until they go around in a circle and then come back?
Fool the ghost!
The two of them just said "Mr. Madara is young and promising at first glance", and he said "I ate grilled squid in the morning", anyway, it was a business blowing each other, until a man in a silver-gray suit appeared in front of them, blocking the way of the two.
"Anyway, that grilled squid is really good, you can also try it if you have a chance!"
Ben didn't look at the appearance of the man in the way, but like the boatman man, he subconsciously chose to bypass him and continue walking.
Eric: "......!!! ”
Is this being ignored by the old man?
"Hey! Boy, you stop me! ”
Eric's face turned red, and he had been brewing emotions since he went out, and that guy dared to ignore the old man so gorgeously!
Unforgivable!
Simply unforgivable!
Madara: "Really, that grilled squid ......"
Actually, it's not that he didn't hear the voice behind him, it's just that the shipyard is too chaotic, and he never thinks of himself as a man with an aura of presence with him, so ......
"Bastard boy!"
Eric's face gradually turned a little pale from red, he looked at the still unconscious walking forward, and the right hand hanging down on his side stretched out two fingers together, and the sharp nails looked like weasels!
"You brought it on yourself!"
With a low roar, Eric raised his hand and flicked it at Madara's back.
“!!!”
Madara, who was chatting with the boatman man, suddenly felt a burst of sweat on his back, and reflexively pushed away the boatman man next to him, and he himself jumped to the side to avoid the strong wind, and his two eyes turned bloodthirsty scarlet in an instant!
"This man ......"
When he saw Eric's face, a memory of him immediately appeared in Madara's mind, "It seems to be called Eric, the wind blowing from his fingers is very sharp, the superhuman fruit ability, the mercenary hired by the guy called Admiral Nelson!" ”
"How did he end up here?"
Madara stared at Eric standing proudly in the distance, and the expression on his face was a little unsightly.
Just now, he just felt that someone was attacking behind him, so he subconsciously pushed the boatman away, and now after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he was the only target of the strong wind, and the boatman just suffered an unwarranted disaster!
"Judging from his reaction, it doesn't look like he recognized the wrong person, but he really targeted me!"
After thinking about this, Madara immediately raised his vigilance, although he didn't understand why this Eric directly attacked him without even saying hello, but this did not affect him in his heart to announce Eric's death sentence!
A villain is a villain, and he only needs to be responsible for being killed by the protagonist!
As for the reason, does that matter?