Drake Cannot Accept That Coat

"Turn off the identity section."

Drake's face appeared next to the spotted Den Den Mushi, the image was skewed, only half of his face and a row of wooden racks piled with weapons were visible.

Sengoku reached out to touch the page, but the public information section remained open.

[Captain of a Secret Special Forces Unit Marine Headquarters]

[Current Mission: Infiltrate the Beasts Pirates]

[Current Status: Identity Exposed]

Footsteps came from outside the wooden door; metal parts clattered together, indicating slow progress.

Drake tucked the Den Den Mushi under the weapon rack.

"Don't call my name anymore."

The Sengoku asked, "Where are you?"

"It's too late to ask."

"Speak first."

"Warehouse on the east side of Onigashima."

Vegapunk pulled up a diagram of the nearby structures, and as soon as the screen lit up, Drake reached out and covered the Den Den Mushi's eyes.

"Don't turn on location services."

"Your identity has been revealed on the screen."

"The Beasts Pirates might not know which network I've connected to. If you locate it again, they'll know."

The Sengoku withdrew its hand.

Who's outside the door?

"I haven't seen it yet."

Someone knocked twice on the door.

"Rear Admiral Drake, open the door!"

The Queen's laughter drifted in through the crack in the door.

"Or should I call you, Captain of the Special Forces at Marine Headquarters?"

Drake did not respond.

The Queen knocked again.

"The live stream clearly stated it, so why are you still pretending to be a pirate?"

Sengoku picked up another Den Den Mushi.

"Contact all nearby Marine Branches."

Akainu stopped him.

No branch can enter Wano Country in a short time.

"Let's keep in touch."

"The moment the warship moves, the Beasts Pirates will kill him first."

Drake took a short axe from the shelf and tucked the handle into the door knocker.

"Don't send warships."

Do you have a way out?

"It used to be."

"And now?"

"Queen is standing outside the door, don't you think?"

Over at the Shipyard, Zero had already lifted Tom onto the dining car.

Tom's right leg was wrapped in three layers of bandage and was still bleeding. He clung to the car door, refusing to let the food cart move.

"Not all the people in the nineteen rooms have come out yet."

Zero supported his shoulder.

"The four survivors have already boarded the bus, and the twelve records have been transferred."

"There are three left."

They refused to leave.

"Then let's find out."

Lin Qi moved the remaining three records to separate pages. One of them was Rosinante's coat, and the other two were an old pair of goggles and a nautical chart with half of it burned off.

The same name is engraved on the inside of the goggles.

[X. Drake]

Upon seeing this, Drake took the Den Den Mushi from under the weapon rack.

"Where did you find that thing?"

Zero replied, "The underground detention cell on Enies Lobby."

"Don't leave it to me."

Luo asked, "You recognize him?"

I wore it when I was a child.

"Minion Island?"

Drake did not deny it.

The Sengoku unearthed the rescue records from that year.

"The Navy rescued a boy off the outskirts of Minion Island; he was wearing a navy overcoat and goggles."

That coat doesn't belong to me.

"Rosinante left a wooden plank, instructing someone to give another coat to the child wearing goggles."

Drake pushed aside a wooden box that was holding down the knife handle.

Just because he's talking about me doesn't mean I have to accept the offer.

Lin Qi asked, "Why?"

"Enough people died that day."

The lock on the outside door turned once.

The short axe jammed the door knocker, forcing the wooden door to open half an inch, only to be pushed back in by the axe handle.

The Queen clapped her hands outside.

"Pretty sturdy, looks like the navy taught you how to block doors."

Drake stepped back to the window and glanced down.

Below the warehouse, there is no ground, only a row of iron pipes erected on the cliff.

"Lin Qi, don't let that coat establish a receiving relationship."

"Can."

"And don't let it regain my naval status."

Akainu asked, "Do you plan to continue lying low?"

"The mission isn't over yet."

"His identity has been revealed."

"What's being released is a record, not my personal admission."

The Queen called out from behind the door, "Yes, you haven't admitted it yet, so open the door and let's talk."

A mechanical finger extends into the center of the wooden door and begins to cut the door knocker.

Drake picked up a piece of wood and used it to stabilize the Den Den Mushi.

"Mr. Sengoku."

"I am here."

"If I leave here, will the Navy recognize me as a Navy soldier?"

Sengoku flipped to an old order from the special forces, the page creased from his grip.

"SWORD members can operate independently without formal command, and the Navy can deny your identity in the event of a mission failure."

"I know the terms."

"I don't intend to follow that rule."

Akainu turned to look at Sengoku.

"You cannot make promises on behalf of Marine Headquarters on your own."

"Then let's have a meeting."

He couldn't wait for the meeting to end.

"Sakazuki."

Drake interrupted the two.

I didn't ask if the Navy would send someone to pick me up.

Sengoku stared at the screen.

"Then what are you asking?"

"If I get out of here alive, will my identity still be valid?"

No one spoke in the meeting room.

During the Sengoku period, the list of special forces units was made public.

"Calculate."

A new verification immediately popped up on the Throne Page.

[The identities of the undercover agents have been revealed]

[Whether to reinstate its naval duties]

[Upon reinstatement, all actions taken during the period of infiltration will be subject to naval review.]

Drake read it once.

What are the options?

Three options then appeared.

[A: Restore identity and accept all mission responsibilities]

[B: Denys identity and maintains pirate record]

[C: Terminate the mission and treat the individual as a defector]

Buggy cursed after reading it, "What kind of ridiculous options are these? We haven't even decided whether he'll get out alive or not, and you're already calculating who will take the blame?"

Lin Qi picked up his pen.

"Rescue people first. Drake will confirm his identity after he escapes. His responsibilities during the infiltration will be verified item by item according to specific orders."

Drake said, "One more thing."

"What?"

"Refuse to pin the Beasts Pirates' crimes on the undercover agent."

Lin Qi completed the fourth item.

Voting begins for the five seats.

Makino pressed "agree" first.

The dragon later confirmed this.

Buggy glanced at the Onigashima warehouse.

"The Pirate Seat agree; the debt should be settled with those who did the wrong thing."

The Navy Seats were delayed.

Akainu reviewed SWORD's action reports from the past few years.

Who authorized Drake to infiltrate the Beasts Pirates?

The Sengoku replied, "There has been no formal approval."

Who gave you this task?

"He applied himself, and it was approved internally by the special forces."

"So the navy can rely on intelligence and, after something happens, claim they never sent him?"

Sengoku did not respond.

Akainu pressed down on the Navy Seat.

"Option four is agreed upon; this regulation will be investigated separately within the Navy."

After the fourth step was approved, Drake's identity section was moved to the Protection Page, leaving only the fact that the mission had been leaked on the public page.

The Queen stopped cutting through the door.

"Huh, where did it go?"

Drake gripped the knife at his waist.

You misread it.

"I saw it wrong?"

"You've been taking too many medications; it's normal for your brain to be acting up."

There was a moment of silence outside the door.

The Queen laughed.

"I love a navy guy like you who's so stubborn."

The robotic arm pierced through the door panel and ripped off the axe handle.

The wooden door fell inwards.

Drake sidestepped, his scabbard pressed against the Den Den Mushi, and pushed it inside his clothes.

The Queen stood at the doorway, followed by six armed subordinates.

He raised his hand, signaling the others not to fire.

"Mr. Kaido asked me to take you there."

When did he say that?

"You still want to verify the command?"

"Think."

The smile on the Queen's face vanished.

Drake continued, "Where is Kaido?"

"You'll find out when you come with me."

"You didn't receive Kaido's orders."

One of the pirates behind the Queen glanced at his companion.

Drake pulled out a copy of the public information page he had just made from his pocket.

"Only two minutes have passed since the identity record appeared."

"From Kaido's location to here, even the fastest messenger bird would take five minutes."

The Queen reached for the paper.

Drake first threw the paper into the brazier next to him.

"You didn't come here to take me to see Kaido."

"So what am I here for?"

"Kill me before Kaido finds out, then pin the blame on me for revealing the Navy spy's identity."

The six pirates behind them did not move.

One of them asked, "Queen, did Mr. Kaido really give the order?"

The Queen turned her head.

"Do you need to verify too?"

The man immediately shut up.

Drake retreated to the window.

"Lin Qi, create a temporary public page."

What is the question?

"Who did Queen recently hand over the Plague Bullets to?"

Queen raised her mechanical arm.

"Got you?"