— Alright! Then I'll stay for a little while.
— No, no, no, just go straight to the VIP room. Major General Karl has been waiting for quite some time.
Jinbei looked at Hancock strangely. If he remembered correctly, this Pirate Empress seemed very difficult to communicate with!
Why is she so concerned about this Major General Karl? Wait, Karl, is that the same Karl who stands on equal footing with Marco?
Jinbei sighed heavily and went along with Hancock.
In the corridor outside the VIP room.
Karl was teasing Raven, and suddenly a golden light flashed, and a handsome figure appeared in all his glory.
— Admiral Kizaru? What are you doing here?
Kizaru puffed his lips and said: — You've been so busy lately! You're already a Rear Admiral ! That's frightening!
Karl waved his hand: — Oh no! How can I compare to you? What do you want to discuss with me this time?
Kizaru nodded and slowly pulled a document out of his pocket, handing it to Karl.
— Indeed, a small matter. You're planning to send the Seven Warlords back to the Calm Belt? Here, just on the way.
Karl glanced at the document and slightly frowned: — This... are you asked to go to the Undersea Prison?
The task was simple — he was requested to transfer 500 prisoners from Impel Down and escort them to Punk Hazard.
— Well, I'm a bit busy right now. Does this task suit you?
— No problem. I'll going to visit the Impel Down!
— Then I'll leave it to you. I have to go!
Saying this, Kizaru turned into a flash of light and disappeared. Even Karl had to sigh, realizing that Monkey is indeed a busy person!
Although he always seems like he's idling, kizaru is a truly chosen worker.
What is the biggest problem for the Navy Headquarters?
Timeliness!
Often, when pirates raid a city, the Navy Headquarters already receives the news, but every time they rush there, it's already too late. The pirates have already escaped.
But that's the reality. No matter how fast a warship is, it can't fly instantly!
Kizaru is different. If there's a task, OK, he arrives at the scene in minutes to start fighting the pirates.
As for the battle process! It all depends on Kizaru's mood.
— Major General Karl!
Karl turned his head and saw Hancock standing next to him, looking at him with her eyes. Beside her was another blue fat man.
— I am Major General Karl from headquarters. Pleased to meet you.
Facing Karl's friendliness, Jinbei said impassively: — Major General Karl, why did you want to see me?
Karl's face stretched, and he winked at Hancock. After which, Hancock headed to her room. Only he and Jinbei remained in the corridor.
— Recently, I was pursuing a group of pirates planning to head to the New World via Fish-Man Island. I want to ambush them right on Fish-Man Island.
— Fish-Man Island is your territory, so naturally, I should greet you first.
Jinbei frowned: — This... Can't the ambush be set directly in the New World? Why do it on Fish-Man Island?
Karl shook his head: "No, this group of pirates is very cunning. Once they reach the New World, it will be hard for me to track them down."
"After all, this is a group of malicious pirates with a combined bounty of over 300 million. You don't want them causing chaos on Fish-Man Island, right?"
Jinbei: ...
"No need, it's just 300 million. I can handle this myself."
With that, Jinbei turned and left, showing no nostalgia and giving Karl no chance to respond.
Karl, left standing there, scratched his chin. It's difficult to talk with him. Was his excuse too shallow?
Oh well, we have already prepared in advance, and we can just pull in the ship when the time comes!
In the VIP room, Hancock lazily leaned on Karl's shoulder, playing with the buttons on his chest.
"Ah~ Once I return to Amazon Lily, it will be hard to see you again. What should I do!"
Hancock, in the throes of passionate love, wants to be with Karl every minute, but it's impossible.
She is the ruler of a country, and she bears the nation's responsibilities. Right now, she cannot escape this burden.
"As long as we love each other, why do we need to be together all the time? Do you think you would suddenly stop loving me one day?"
Hancock quickly covered Karl's mouth with her fingers: "No, no, I love only you in this life."
"I too..."
The next day, the Marine WarShip was ready, and Smoker, Ain, and Nelson took their places in turn.
"Let's set off!"
"Aye!"
After sending Hancock to her room, Karl went out and saw Ain and Smoker talking, so he approached them discreetly.
"Hey! What are you two talking about?"
Yon smiled quietly and said, "Nothing much, Captain Smoker is just a bit curious about my abilities."
"Yes! It's a magical ability! Ah~ It's much stronger than his ability."
How could it be, he only ate the Smoke Fruit!
Look at Hina, the Cage Fruit, which is very good at catching pirates!
Look at Karl, the Fruit of the Holy Light, which can strengthen and heal, very versatile!
Look at Ain, the Reversal Fruit, which can make people younger and younger in just a few minutes, very twisted!
And now look at him again, Chao!
Karl looked at Smoker with a grin: "Aren't you envious of Ain's ability?"
Smoker didn't pretend and nodded: "Yes! Although I'm of the nature type, the lethality of smoke doesn't compare to the admirals. After all, I still have to rely on physical skills for combat."
"It would have been better to eat a fruit with psychic abilities! At least that's better than now!"
Karl shook his head, disagreeing with Smoker's opinion. In his view, the Smoke Fruit obviously has great potential.
"Smoker, can you control the density of the smoke now?"
Smoker nodded: "Yes! What's about it?"
"Then have you ever thought about spreading the smoke over a large area to achieve a suffocating effect?"
"Even more so, directing the smoke straight into other people's bodies and then controlling it to destroy internal organs?"
Listening to Karl's story, Smoker's eyes lit up. Yes! Why hadn't he thought of that before?
The more Smoker thought about it, the more he felt that Karl's idea was right. He couldn't help but release a large amount of smoke, enveloping all three of them.
"Cough-cough-cough-cough~" Ain suddenly felt it was hard to breathe, as if something foreign was stuck in her throat, which was quite unpleasant. She quickly used his Shave to escape the smoke screen.
The smoke swirled around them. Karl, holding his breath, was searching for Smoker's figure but couldn't find it, so he had to activate his observation.
Only then did he find Smoker's figure in the smoke, and suddenly a thought flashed in Karl's mind.
"Smoker, try elementalization!"
"Elementalization? Okay!"
After Smoker activated elementalization, he completely merged with the smoke, and Karl, who had activated his observation, couldn't find him!