The sea is amazing, you never know what will happen in the next second.

You may meet the Four Emperors at a concert;

Perhaps eat the fruit of the gods in the tavern;

Maybe the left arm will be eaten by a big fish;

……

Or perhaps, one day, he suddenly met the former admiral.

“……”

"Reasonable."

Lindsay nodded slightly, convincing herself.

He was still lying on his back on the ground, looking at the [Black Wrist] Zefa who was looking down at him from above, and stretched out his right hand.

Zefa is also familiar with it.

He put his mask back on, then pulled Lindsay up and kindly dusted the robe for him.

Seeing that the other party was not surprised, Zefa probably guessed something.

"You know me?"

Lindsay said calmly: "How could I not know about the dignified former admiral? ”

……

The man in front of him is none other than the legendary navy of the same period as Karp, Tsuru, and Sengoku!

The top master of armed color domineering, is named "Black Wrist".

At the age of 38, he became a naval admiral!

Because of his firm and benevolent style, he is also known as the "don't kill" general.

However, when he was 42 years old, his family was killed by pirates, and he began to hate pirates and could not continue to maintain his justice, so he resigned.

But in the favor of everyone, [Black Wrist] Zefa finally stayed in the Navy, continued to retain the rank of admiral, and became a Navy recruit instructor, and began to focus on training the next generation.

Today.

Many well-known and excellent navies, such as most of the vice admirals of the headquarters, and even the new three major admirals: Red Inu, Blue Pheasant, Yellow Ape, etc., are all students of Zefa, and call Zefa "teacher".

……

However, in the near future.

Zefa's naval training ship will be attacked by pirates, and all but two of his beloved students will die, and Zefa will lose his right arm.

About eight more years passed.

The pirates who committed the crime at that time were actually absorbed by the world government and became the king of the Seven Martial Seas with legal status.

As a result, Zefa was completely disillusioned with the navy, and resolutely withdrew from the navy, forming the "NEO Navy" with the aim of annihilating all pirates.

After that, I met [Straw Hat] Luffy......

……

Time comes back to the present.

Hearing the other party say his identity, Zefa looked very surprised.

"The old man has been retired to the front line for a long time, and except for the students, there are really few people in the new generation who know the old man."

"Coincidentally."

Lindsay shrugged her shoulders and grinned, "I'm not a new generation, and I've spent a little more time at sea than others. ”

"I see."

Zefa knows.

He put his arm around Lindsay's shoulders and led her to the camp.

As he walked, he chatted about homely things.

"The capital of seven waters, which was once famous for its shipbuilding industry, is now full of abandoned docks......

Lindsay nodded and sighed, "That's true, this is the torrent of time and nature." ”

Zefa couldn't help but let out a long sigh and recalled:

"Long before I took office, the navy has been cooperating with the capital of seven waters for many years, and many famous warships are craftsmen from here, I don't know what will happen here in the future."

Lindsay patted Zefa on the shoulder and comforted, "Who can see tomorrow?" ”

"But we always have to face it."

Zefa taught earnestly.

He pulled out a pair of ordinary handcuffs, cuffed Lindsay, took out a notebook, and began to record the suspect's information.

"Name?"

“Mr.0。”

"Is this a nickname? Never mind...... Age? ”

"Forget."

"Where did it come from?"

"East China Sea."

"Okay."

Zefa wrote and drew in his notebook, and finally nodded with the tip of his pen and confirmed:

"The crime is 'attempted attack on the navy,' okay?"

Lindsay: "......"

Lindsay: "No. ”

"Oh, yes, the old man is not very rigorous like this."

Zefa suddenly realized and changed his words: "It should be 'attempted attack on passers-by'." ”

"That way, the offense is much smaller."

Zefa closed the notebook and patted Lindsay on the shoulder vigorously, "You can stay in peace, and when the old man and I take care of this matter, we will send you to the Navy branch to receive the ticket." ”

Lindsay: "......"

It seems that the plot is not quite right?

The Ground Quest form is activated with minimal amplitude!

The shackles that held Lindsey in place were just ordinary materials, so they were easily destroyed and crackled apart.

Seeing Lindsay break free from her shackles, Zefa touched his chin with interest.

"Oh, is it the Able?"

Zefa clenched his fists slowly, and said casually:

"It seems that the sea building stone shackles are needed......"

Ode!

With a punch, you are going to take that "Mr.0" down again.

But Lindsay didn't plan to play it anymore.

He has already tasted the fist of the [Black Wrist], and it really hurts to death, so now is the time to "digest"!

Raise your hand and punch it, and collide with the pitch-black fist.

Bite!

When the two intersected, there was a crisp sound similar to the collision of metal!

“？！”

After the blow, Zefa was slightly surprised.

Although he has long been aware that the opponent is not using all his strength, he can compete with his fist with his "strength" alone, which shows that the opponent has some real skills.

"There are really a lot of unknowns at sea, and you have to teach those recruits well......

Zefa muttered, just a little more serious and a little more force.

But at this moment, there was a figure in the distance, covering his abdomen, stumbling over.

"Hey, I said you ......"

The person who came was the one who had been beaten twice by Zefa before, and now he spoke in a hoarse voice, feeling like he had been injured a lot.

Half of this is pretended, but the other half is really painful!

He rubbed his stomach and said with difficulty: "Don't leave the wounded aside, you are flirting here!" ”

“……”

Seeing this scene, Lindsay and Zefa were stunned in place, staring at each other.

Zefa was puzzled: "So what are you guys?" ”

Lindsey replied, "We are ......"

Klockdahl hurriedly stepped forward and replied, "Adventurer! ”

He further explains:

"—similar to a bounty hunter, but not just chasing wanted criminals, as long as there is a legitimate commission for payment, we will take it."

"You navy, you won't arrest us legitimate and good citizens, will you?"

“……”

Although this statement was made up on the spot, with the help of Klockdahl's brain, it was explained seamlessly!

But this was not enough to completely convince Zefa, who still felt that the two people in front of him were very suspicious.

"An adventurer who took the commission? Why did they come to attack us? ”

"Because of the 'commission'......"

With a slight movement of his eyes behind the mask, Klocodahl had already made up a whole set of backstories.

"There's a shipyard called 'Tom's Studio', and their manager and secretary have been kidnapped by slave traders, so they asked us for help."

Truth and falsehood are the highest level of lies.

Klockdahl continued: "We tracked you all the way here, and we saw that you were suspicious, so we came to test it. ”

This remark is indeed very credible.

Crocodall added the last sentence: "If you don't believe me, you can send someone to ask near dock No. 5 now." ”

“……”

With this sentence, coupled with the fact that he was domineering and did not notice the abnormality, Zefa temporarily believed the other party's words.

Most of the time there are some discrepancies, but the general direction is true.

If something goes wrong later, it's never too late to improvise.

"Well, I was sorry for the misunderstanding just now."

Zefa looked at Klockdahl, who was covering his abdomen, and asked, "Haven't asked your Excellency for your name yet?" ”

Hearing this, Klockdahl thought for a moment.

At this time, it is needless to say that you must use a fake name.

And he once conceived a pseudonymous code name for himself in the abandoned "Alabastan Theft Campaign", and now he might as well use it.

So, Crocodall said the name—

“Mr.0。”

Zefa: "? ”

He stared at Klockdahl and wondered, "Are you Mr.0?" ”

Klockdahl nodded.

Zefa turned to Lindsay on the side again, "You're also Mr.0?" ”

Lindsay nodded.

Klocodahl: "? ”

Lindsey simply put his arm around Klokdahl's shoulders and smiled heartily, "We're both Mr.0." ”

Zefa: "? ”

Klockdahl: "??? ”

……

In this regard, Zefa didn't take it very seriously.

There are many weirdos on this sea, and these two are not bad.

It was Crocodall, who had bruises on his forehead again, and said in a low voice:

"How do you know that name?"

"I've stolen a look at your discarded plan."

"What is the evaluation?"

"Not really."

“……”

……

The Navy's inquiry ended.

From the current point of view, the two "Mr.0" are not evildoers, so naturally they can also say a few words to Zefa.

Lindsey turned to Zefa and asked, "So, why is the Navy here?" ”

“……”

"Isn't it convenient to say?"

"No, it doesn't hurt to talk about it."

As a navy, Zefa is undoubtedly the most upright faction, and he disdains to engage in any unknown conspiracy.

He waved his hand to suspend the vigilance of the surrounding navy, and then explained:

"The old man is now a recruit instructor in the Navy, and he is taking this group of young stinky imps to practice activities."

"When I came to the vicinity of the Capital of Seven Waters, I heard rumors of 'train engines' and [ancient weapons], and judged that there would be outlaws, so I came to take a look."

"Dealing with emergencies is part of the practice of Navy recruits."

“……”

After a pause, Zefa suddenly changed his words.

"Coincidentally, we have also investigated some clues, which may be related to the 'kidnapping case' that you have been entrusted with.

Zefa smiled lightly and threw out a further temptation.

"Two Mr.0 adventurers, why don't we exchange information about each other?"

……

(End of chapter)