Alright, the Tontatta Tribe was naturally simple-minded, and besides, this Tontatta king looked old enough to be suffering from senility. King Riku could only skip over him and turn to the Rear Admiral in Navy uniform beside him.
"Rear Admiral Dalmatian, how are the Navy's losses now?"
Rear Admiral Dalmatian appeared to be wearing an ornament resembling a half-face dog mask on his head. In reality, however, he was a Dog-Dog Fruit user in Dalmatian form. What he wore on his head was no ornament at all, but his true appearance while remaining partially transformed.
"The Navy only has a little over six hundred soldiers left who can still fight. We've lost nearly half." One of Dalmatian's arms was suspended against his chest in a bandage sling. He tore into a huge bone-in chunk of meat as he gave his muffled reply.
It was not that he lacked manners. He was eating quickly to recover from his injuries and prepare for the pirates' next assault.
"Then..." King Riku looked troubled. "Does the Navy have any reinforcements?"
"It will take at least three more days for nearby Navy bases to send further reinforcements." After crunching even the bones to pieces, Dalmatian frowned.
"However, Navy Headquarters mentioned to me a few days ago that Vice Admiral Steve learned of the situation here and is on his way."
"Vice Admiral Steve? How many Navy reinforcements did he bring?" Delight appeared on King Riku's face as he asked.
"It's not a matter of how many reinforcements he brought." Knowing that King Riku did not understand Vice Admiral Steve's standing in terms of combat power within the Navy, Rear Admiral Dalmatian explained, "Vice Admiral Steve has now been listed as an Admiral Candidate. Once the current three Admiral Candidates are promoted to Admirals, he will