Jinbe left.
The second day of Cifer drifting alone at sea.
"Seriously, putting aside the plot, I really don't understand this world at all!"
Cifer took out a crumpled map. It was given to him by Jinbe when he left two days ago, telling him to choose an island first, find a Navigator, and then continue sailing.
Cifer had casually agreed at the time. Who knew that after Jinbe left, he found that he couldn't understand the map at all!
Helpless, Cifer could only wait to see if he could encounter any passing ships and ask for their help. Thus, he had been drifting for two days.
Cifer had looked at the map dozens of times in the past two days, but still couldn't understand it. In the end, he chose to lie on the bow of the ship and sleep, while fixing his fishing rod and fishing.
"It's here!"
No matter how much time had passed, the fishing rod shook violently and continuously. Cifer finally opened his eyes.
Cifer stood up. In his vision, a small black dot finally appeared. It was a ship!
"Good luck today, I'll spare your life."
Cifer swung his fishing rod with great force. A large fish, two meters long, flew towards the deck. However, Cifer was in a good mood and directly kicked the flying fish back into the sea.
Immediately, Cifer quickly ran to the stern of the ship, condensed his Spiritual Pressure into his fist, and punched out. With a sonic boom, Cifer's "Little Ul" left the sea surface on the wind of his fist and flew directly towards the ship in the distance.
"What is that?!"
On the Marine warship sailing on the Grand Line, led by Colonel Hina Tine, a wave of panic ensued.
Because they were watching with their own eyes as something in the sky was flying towards the warship!
"Could it be the Golden Lion!"
Tine, with pink hair, wearing a red suit, smoking a ladies' cigarette, and clad in the Justice Cape, couldn't help but worry. That was a powerhouse from the same era as Vice Admiral Garp!
However, speculation was speculation. As Marines, Tine could not rashly attack before confirming what it was.
In just a few breaths, the "Little Ul" had become visible to the naked eye. Tine also relaxed slightly, not seeing any flags of the Golden Lion or other pirates on the ship. But she remained vigilant, ready to use her abilities at any moment.
"Bang!"
The "Little Ul" landed on the sea next to the warship, stirring up a huge wave that hit the warship's deck, drenching most of the Marines.
Tine, however, remained dry, not even her cigarette was affected. As early as when the ship descended, several Marines had formed an umbrella formation in front of her, shielding her from the seawater.
"So it's a warship!"
Cifer leaped to Tine's side, causing everyone to raise their guns and aim at him.
"Everyone, put your guns down!"
Upon seeing Cifer's face, Hina could no longer maintain her composure and shouted for the Marines to lower their weapons.
These low-ranking Marines might not know Cifer, but Hina, an elite from Marineford, found his face more terrifying than the Golden Lion's!
The Golden Lion was old, and after severing his own legs, his combat power was greatly diminished. This man before her had fought an Admiral to a standstill just days ago at the Sabaody Archipelago! She had no confidence in her ability to fight such a person.
The Marines were confused but still obeyed the order and lowered their guns.
"You recognize me?"
Cifer's interest was piqued. Now that he knew he was a wanted criminal, how would this Colonel Hina react? Would she pursue him like King Luffy?
"Black Winged Great Demon—Ulquiorra Cifer, recently listed by Marineford as one of the world's most dangerous villains!" Hina was so nervous that she didn't even notice her cigarette fall to the ground. "Why is someone like you lingering in the first half of the Grand Line? The New World is where you belong!"
"Honestly, I'm a great philanthropist." Cifer slowly walked into the warship's cabin, and no one dared to stop him.
When he emerged again, he was holding half a watermelon and scooping it out with a spoon. "Contact your Marineford Fleet Admiral Sengoku. I have something to say to him."
He then added, "If I have to come myself, some things that no one wants to see might happen."
Although Hina was unwilling, she could only obediently take out Fleet Admiral Sengoku's Den Den Mushi from her pocket and dial. Cifer immediately snatched it.
"Hina? What is it?"
"I am Ulquiorra Cifer. I've heard so much about you, Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
At that moment, Sengoku, far away in Marineford, abruptly stood up and, unable to contain his rage, smashed his entire desk with a single palm strike.
"Black Winged Great Demon! What exactly do you want? What have you done to my subordinates!"
Sengoku urgently wanted to know the situation of Hina and the other Marines. After all, the man using her Den Den Mushi to contact him was capable of rivaling an Admiral! A being branded as the world's most evil by the World Government!
"Them? Don't worry, not a single hair is out of place. But I do want to take a few people with me," Cifer said, sitting on Hina's spot on the deck. "It's too boring to have only one person on my ship."
With that, Cifer hung up the Den Den Mushi. In his opinion, this was merely informing the parents. But for Sengoku, it was entirely different.
"You bastard!"
Sengoku on the other end of the Den Den Mushi was so enraged that his face turned crimson. Cifer was trying to snatch people from the Marines to be his companions, and he even called to humiliate him!
"What's going on here?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru, her hair completely white, had only come for a cup of tea but saw Sengoku in a fit of rage.
After hearing Sengoku recount the events, Vice Admiral Tsuru had a different perspective:
"He didn't seek out pirates as companions, and he didn't kill any Marines when he encountered them twice. This indicates that he isn't the world's evil person as defined by the World Government. Regarding the Gorosei, do you have any room to maneuver?"
"You mean... the Shichibukai?!"
Sengoku calmed down and began to consider the possibility of this matter.
Such powerful combat strength, if it could stand on the side of the Marines, would naturally be the best outcome. However, he had killed a Celestial Dragon, and the whole world knew about it.
Damn Morgans!
On the other side, Hina and a middle-aged man from the warship had arrived on Cifer's ship.
"Colonel Hina, I'll have to trouble you to be my Navigator for the time being," Cifer picked up his fishing rod again and sat on the bow of the ship.
"Hina is very angry!"
Hina was extremely unwilling, but Cifer threatened her with the lives of all the Marines on the warship, so she had no choice but to obey.
Moreover, Uncle Wright was also here!
That's right, besides her, the other person forced onto Cifer's pirate ship was her uncle: Hina Wright. He was originally just an ordinary Marine chef, and he had followed her onto the warship thinking of taking care of her. Now, because Cifer was short of a chef, he had been captured.
"Don't worry, Colonel Hina. I'll let you go once I find a suitable Navigator," Cifer could naturally see her reluctance. "The same goes for the chef."
"You just need to accompany me for a while."
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