The vast deck fell into an oppressive atmosphere.
Looking at Hina's resolute expression, as if she were going to her death, Kouzuki Hiyori was stunned for a moment, and an absurd thought flashed through her mind.
Could she have misunderstood, just like me?
"As long as you're willing to save my subordinates, I'll agree to any condition you have." Hina bit her red lip and spoke with a determined expression.
"I'll go to the room and wait for you..."
With these words, Hina turned and made as if to leave in full view of everyone.
Seeing this, the nerves of the Navy soldiers present were instantly stirred.
"What are you thinking? I just want to know if you have any spare Devil Fruits, or the whereabouts of Devil Fruits," Kai's somewhat listless voice rang out.
Hina's retreating steps froze in mid-air.
This was too embarrassing!
At this moment, she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
Seeing this, Kouzuki Hiyori breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long ago, when she first met Kai, she had also considered her body her greatest asset. Unfortunately, this Saitama was undoubtedly a blockhead.
Otherwise, at his age, if he had any such thoughts, he would already have children.
However, it was precisely for this reason that Kouzuki Hiyori felt at ease following him.
"What's wrong? Don't you have any?" Kai spoke again.
It couldn't be blamed on Kai for giving this answer.
Saitama's character template was originally set as a blockhead.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have turned away even a tempting beauty like Fubuki Hell, who practically threw herself at him.
"You... did you say Devil Fruits?" Hina's expression stiffened as she regained her senses and stammered, "I... I heard not long ago that Teacher Zephyr accidentally obtained a Devil Fruit while leading Navy recruits on a trial."
"However, because of that, they were attacked by pirates."
"It was only midway that I received Teacher Zephyr's distress signal and deviated from my course to delve into the New World."
"Unfortunately, before I could meet Teacher Zephyr, I was discovered by those pirates, and they began pursuing me."
"If it weren't for Lord Sai... Saitama's sudden intervention, we would probably have been lost at sea."
Not long ago, Hina still harbored prejudice against pirates.
She had thought her beauty would be coveted.
She never expected that she had simply misunderstood.
This undoubtedly made Hina develop a slight liking for Kai.
However, what Hina was most eager to resolve now was the distress signal from Zephyr.
She never imagined that even Zephyr, a former Marine Admiral, leading a team himself, would encounter a situation he couldn't handle and send out such a distress signal.
In Hina's eyes, if she could use Kai's strength to break the current deadlock, it would undoubtedly be the best solution.
"New recruit trial?"
Kai frowned, appearing somewhat surprised.
Just now, when Iron and the others mentioned becoming members of a future Seven Warlord family, he had already had several suspects in mind.
Now, with Zephyr's new recruit practical training also involved, it made Kai instantly lock onto who the "future Seven Warlord" mentioned by Iron and the others could be.
It seemed that the recent activities of Skull Demon and Escanor had forced the World Government and the Seven Warlords to make a choice in advance.
According to Hina's account, even if the world's trajectory had changed due to Kai's intrusion, it was clear that Zephyr was getting old.
He was not like Garp and Sengoku, who were still active on the front lines and maintained their peak strength.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have encountered problems even during this new recruit practical training.
"Lord Sai... Lord Saitama, can you accompany us to rendezvous with Teacher Zephyr?" Hina couldn't help but ask.
"Rest assured, I have a deep friendship with Teacher Zephyr. As long as you're willing to help out at critical moments, I can ask Teacher Zephyr to obtain a Devil Fruit for Lord Saitama."
Facing a crisis where even Zephyr, a former Marine Admiral, had to send out a distress signal, Hina had no confidence that she could resolve it on her own.
Especially after being pursued by three pirate captains with bounties over 100 million like Iron.
Hina knew clearly that this matter was definitely not simple.
If this one-punch monster Saitama could provide assistance, it might alleviate Zephyr's urgent situation.
"Alright, lead the way!" Kai responded without hesitation.
"However, get me something to eat first. I'm hungry, and the food made by the girl on my ship isn't very good."
You!
Kouzuki Hiyori was instantly angered.
She had initially been watching the show from the sidelines.
She never expected this trouble to end up on her.
However, thinking of the food Kai had made on the ship these past few days, like hamburger, boiled fish, Lion's Head meatballs, etc.
They were all mouth-watering, and just thinking about them made Kouzuki Hiyori involuntarily swallow.
With Kai's agreement, Hina also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As for Kai's gluttonous demands, let alone one meal, even ten or a hundred meals, Hina would readily agree.
Now, all Hina had to do was quickly transfer the supplies from the warship to the pirate ship.
And then, rendezvous with Teacher Zephyr.
Meanwhile, tens of nautical miles away from Kai, a warship was rapidly pushing through a barrage of cannon fire.
Facing the waves stirred up by the explosions and the seawater falling from the sky, the already damaged warship struggled to move forward.
The Navy recruits defending on the deck watched the waves of cannonballs falling from the sky, their faces turning pale.
The five pursuing pirate ships were each led by a pirate with a bounty over 100 million.
Combined with their subordinates, the total number reached a thousand.
In any naval battle, this was not to be underestimated.
Most importantly, they were just new recruits undergoing practical training.
There was no way they could defeat these pirates who lived by the sword.
However, what concerned them most was the hidden force behind the scenes.
The ability to control so many pirates to suppression and ambush the new recruit ship personally led by the former Marine Admiral Zephyr.
This kind of insane act made the nerves of these new recruits tighten as if gripped by an invisible hand.
"Teacher Zephyr, if this continues, we'll be caught by these pirates within ten nautical miles. Haven't the nearby Navy patrol units been contacted yet?" Binz couldn't help but exclaim first.
Looking at the approaching danger behind them, like a sharp blade hanging over their heads, as a new recruit, he felt an inexplicable sense of suffocation.
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