Chapter Twenty-Three: Approaching Ships

"There's a ship coming?!"

As the book was about to be read, Robin suddenly had a premonition, turned his head to look in the direction of the stern, and sure enough, he saw a ship moving in the distant sea.

That's where system achievements come in.

It was clearly something that Hades sensed with his own ship, but due to the tacit understanding value of [Hand in Hand], not long after he saw the ship, even Robin, who was invested in the world of the book, felt something strange.

"Don't worry, it's not the Navy."

Hades had already recognized the flag on the ship, a bow and arrow stuck in a crooked crescent.

It is not the same as the flag of the world government or navy, nor is it the skull that pirates are accustomed to, it looks like it should be an ordinary merchant ship, and the pattern on the flag may be the family coat of arms.

Thinking of this, Hades asked Robin, "Do we want to draw a flag that belongs to us as well, and then it will be famous all over the world and let people ......see our flag."

"Pirate flags?"

"Not necessarily, who said I had to be a pirate, and skulls or anything else didn't fit my aesthetic at all."

Hades has a sense of rejection of pirates, and the two groups of pirates he met after coming to this world are far from the pirates in his impression, and sure enough, the composition of the Straw Hats is an outlier among the pirates.

And just as the two were discussing some strange topics, a person on the ship in the distance was investigating everything on the Hades.

"Gary, come out and work!"

I saw a man standing on the bow of the boat, and as far as his eyes could see, like the eyes of a bird, he saw everything in full.

With his call, a strong man more than three meters tall walked out of the cabin, wrapped around a silver iron chain, slung cross-body around his body, and walked with a clanging sound.

"It's convenient to stare at the fruit, and you can see other people's ships clearly from such a distance." The strong man named Gary pulled his deep voice with envy, and then asked, "What's going on on that boat?" ”

"There are only two children on deck, a man and a woman, and they are not as thick as your arm."

"Where's your lord?"

"Don't worry, I'm looking."

Haforger said as he likened his index finger to the tip of his thumb in a gesture similar to "OK", bringing the circle to his eyes, and the wooden deck that immediately blocked his eyes was pierced by his vision, exposing the entire Hades to his eyes at a glance.

"Strange?" Heiforg wondered, "Nothing?" ”

"Huh?"

"I mean, there wasn't a single adult on that ship except for two kids!" Heiforg was shocked.

Gary laughed out loud, and the subwoofer from his mouth made the barrel at his feet tremble a few times.

"You shouldn't use your ability too much, your eyes have become blind, there are no islands in this place, which little ghost will sneak out by himself."

"You're questioning me?" Hayforge glared at the strong man unhappily.

The latter finally stopped laughing, but took off a wrist-thick iron chain from his body, held it in the palm of his hand, and shook it twice to move his muscles.

"Don't worry, no matter if there are other people on the ship, since we have met, it will be the same result." Gary ordered disapprerovingly, "Let the helmsman adjust his direction, get closer to the past, and keep his distance!" ”

"I'm ready to start making money!"

......

On the Hades, Hades and Robin were still using the ship behind them as an example at first, discussing the flag and logo, but as time passed, they felt more and more that something was wrong.

"The ship has been following us." Robin was wary.

"It's a bit weird, our ships aren't as fast as theirs, but they seem to be limiting their speed all the time, maintaining the distance between the two ships." Hades echoed Robin's sentiments.

"I'll take a look."

I saw that from the mast of the ship, a petal immediately bloomed, which was the effect of Robin's flower fruit ability.

A superhuman Devil Fruit that can grow on any part of the body like a flower, on anything corporeal.

It was her eyes that grew out of Robin's mast at this time, and she stood high and looked far away, wanting to find out the information on the ship.

"There are a lot of people, all wearing neat uniforms, I don't know if it's a disguised navy? Wait, they have cannons on board, a ...... Two....... Three...... Four! A total of four guns! Do you think it will ......? ”

"Don't scare yourself yet, if it's a ship camouflaged by the World Government or the Navy, I'm afraid this distance is already firing, and then observe and observe."

Hades comforted Robin, who was in a mood swing, but on the other hand, the so-called harmful heart is indispensable, and the heart of defense is indispensable, so he also prepared early and took out shells and gunpowder from the artillery room.

On the sea, the two ships were a few hulls away from each other for more than half an hour.

During this time, Robin has been using the fruit ability, and from time to time he has to check the movements of the opponent's ship.

Suddenly, the childish voice shouted.

"They're speeding up!"

Robin saw from the air that the ship adjusted its sails, changed its previous slow follow, and sprinted towards the stern of the Hades, and hurriedly informed Hades.

The speed of the opposing ship was already faster than that of the Hades, and it was only due to its own limitations before, but at this time, it accelerated, and a lunge, the distance was enough for both sides to see each other clearly.

I saw that on the deck of the opposing ship, there was a group of men in suits and sunglasses wearing black uniforms, top hats, and muskets, and at the front of this group of people, two people, one thin and one tall, were standing at the bow of the boat.

The thin man put a strange movement in his hand to his eyes, and was observing something in front of their ship, and the other man, who was three meters tall and strong, had a word in his mouth, pulled out the thick iron chain wrapped around his body, and wrapped it around his hand.

Hades looked at the gesture of the thin man in front of his eyes, and always felt that he had seen this strange shape somewhere, but before he could think about it, the strong man had already made a move.

I saw that the strong man's right foot slammed on the ground, his arms waved vigorously, and the iron chain made a "pop" sound, flung it in the air, and drew an arc straight towards him.

This speed has exceeded the reaction of ordinary people, but after Hades's body has been strengthened by the [Spirit Boat Sharing], he has become an extraordinary person, and he gently took half a step aside, and dodged this blow sideways, but it is not over yet.

I saw that the silver chain seemed to come to life, the old power was not exhausted, and the new power was born again, like a dexterous python around Hades's back, entangled his whole person, and rolled it in it.

"Got you, little ghost!"