"Then what exactly are you now? A hero who trains pirates?" Alucard swept his sunglasses over Zephyr.
"I am nothing. I am only Z!"
Zephyr spoke with conviction. "In order to execute justice!" "Alucard-sama, Zephyr... no, no, Z, Z-san,"
Just then, a Pirate crew member led a team, running breathlessly to Alucard and Zephyr. They had suffered quite a few injuries. The person in the lead handed a Den Den Mushi to Alucard, enduring the pain on his body as he reported, "This is... just now, Ivankov..."
As soon as he reported the name, the man succumbed to his heavy injuries and collapsed. "Take him away," Alucard said simply.
Many of the men who were still training quickly rushed forward, but Zephyr was quicker to snap, "What are you doing? Slacking off? Keep training!"
The dozens of men flinched and were forced to return to their training. Soon, professional nurses arrived and took the injured personnel away.
A crew member whose injuries were not too severe walked up to Alucard and explained, "Just now... we were stationed on the southwest coast, when Ivankov suddenly descended from the sky. He defeated our small team at extreme speed, left this Den Den Mushi, and then vanished into the forest and escaped..."
"Descended from the sky?"
Zephyr found it quite amusing. "I don't recall Ivankov having the ability to fly."
"He doesn't, but someone else does. The Paw-Paw Fruit, a troublesome ability." Alucard took the Den Den Mushi.
"If you were to go on a vacation, where would you like to go?"
Alucard recalled Bartholomew Kuma's favorite phrase.
He remembered that during the Slave Liberation Action in Mariejois, Kuma didn't seem to possess the ability to move others instantly, but now his ability had developed to this extent.
Using this technique of the Paw-Paw Fruit, it wouldn't be difficult to come and go freely within a Yonko's territory.
Zephyr's expression shifted again upon hearing Alucard. "The Paw-Paw Fruit... I remember that belongs to one of the Warlords..."
Mid-sentence, Zephyr suddenly realized. A Revolutionary has infiltrated the Warlords as an operative.
Zephyr shook his head with a bitter smile for a few seconds, then yelled up at the sky, "You guys are useless! Marines!"
Everyone in the entire area was startled by Zephyr's loud cry. To explain this matter, one had to push the timeline back by one week.
After learning that Alucard had dispatched Urdaha to Firs Island to investigate Vegapunk, Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, personally led his deputy, Ivankov, to Firs Island in secret to apprehend them.
It must be said that Urdaha, with a bounty exceeding 300,000,000 Berries, certainly had skills, otherwise Alucard wouldn't use him.
However, compared to Dragon, he was severely outclassed.
After Dragon arrived, he investigated, planned, and made his move. The operation was seamless.
In just four days, he captured Urdaha and his subordinates.
They were moved to the Revolutionary Army's secret base on Firs Island for interrogation.
Urdaha and his men were quite stubborn, which is when Ivankov came into play. That fellow's interrogation methods were certainly effective.
After days of torture, Urdaha and the others could only admit that Alucard had indeed ordered them to look for Vegapunk, and they admitted that there was some connection between Alucard and Vegapunk, but they truly did not know the specific, deeper details.
After the extreme torture, Dragon confirmed that they were not lying, but he was highly concerned about the relationship between these two dangerous individuals. He then dispatched his most capable subordinates, Ivankov and Bartholomew Kuma, to deliver a message here.
Kuma propelled himself and Ivankov to Arderay. After quickly defeating a patrol squad, they left Dragon's Den Den Mushi in their hands and quickly slipped away.
They could enter, but they could not delve deep. This was Alucard's undisputed territory. Deliver the message and run.
As the Revolutionary Army had anticipated, the Den Den Mushi was delivered to Alucard.
A few hours later, Kuma and Ivankov left Alucard's territory, thanks to the power of the Paw- Paw Fruit, reaching a safe zone.
"Hee-Haw! Safe landing!"
After getting up from the deep pit left by Kuma's paw print, Ivankov struck his exaggerated, signature pose. Kuma rose from a nearby crater and said calmly, "Notify Dragon. The Den Den Mushi should be in the Immortal's hands by now."
"Ah, yes, it's been nearly half a day."
Ivankov took out another Den Den Mushi, while also marveling, "But your ability, Kuma, is truly incredible. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to enter a Yonko's territory..."
After receiving Ivankov's notification, Dragon called the Den Den Mushi in Alucard's possession.
At this moment, the Den Den Mushi was placed on a stack of three rocks about five meters to Zephyr's right.
Hearing the Den Den Mushi's call, Zephyr glanced to the right. Many of the pirates in training also craned their necks and pricked up their ears, hoping to hear the voice of the rumored mysterious man.
Furthermore, many of them were Urdaha's subordinates and were extremely worried about his current situation.
Alucard walked over, picked up the receiver, but unlike his usual manner of holding the receiver near his mouth when answering a Den Den Mushi, he just rested it on the rock beside him, showing no intention of speaking to Dragon at all.
"This is Alucard, one of the Yonko, correct? It is I, Dragon of the Revolutionary Army." The Den Den Mushi's face was calm and composed, without a trace of tension.
Alucard sat down on a rock opposite, allowing Dragon to continue speaking.
Zephyr walked over a few steps, frowning as he looked at the Den Den Mushi. Although he had heard of him, this was the first time he had heard the voice of the Revolutionary Army leader.
"The lives of your subordinate, Urdaha, and the remaining five are safe, but they sustained some injuries. I was forced to use some violent means to make them talk."
As he spoke, the Den Den Mushi's expression changed from its previous composure to a sickly, half-dead look. "Cap-Captain... I'm sorry, I was really... no match..."
"Boss Urdaha!"
Hearing the faint voice, the people in training cried out in shock.
"If you want your subordinates back, and you don't want your relationship with Vegapunk to be exposed, then come to Shifte in two weeks to talk." In the next second, the Den Den Mushi's expression and voice returned to that of Dragon.