In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.
"After ten days of searching, we have not found any trace of a single member of the Arlong Pirates."
On Jumada Island, Colonel Lester spoke to the residents of Cocoyasi Village and Hoshigakure Town.
Hearing this, all the residents grew somewhat anxious. Genzo asked, "What about the other villages? Arlong controlled many villages. Did he go to any of those places?"
"No."
Colonel Lester shook his head and said, "Jumada Island, Burnett Island, and the other fourteen villages controlled by the Arlong Pirates—we investigated them all, but found no trace of Arlong's Crew."
One of his subordinates, a Commander, said, "Not only that, but we and the Branch 1677 base have searched several times through the nearby islands that have not yet been ruled by them. We found nothing there either."
"Then..."
Genzo frowned, not knowing what to do next.
That day, he had told Commodore Brim Brim that the Arlong Pirates had gone to Burnett Island. Three warships had gone after them, but to no avail.
Over these ten days, they had searched the surrounding area, including all fourteen villages conquered by the Arlong Pirates, yet found no trace of them.
And according to the Commander, there was no sign of Arlong's Crew even in the nearby villages that had not been under their control.
"Don't worry. Our three branch bases are all nearby, and these waters in particular fall under our Branch 16 base. We will patrol this area from now on," Colonel Lester reassured them. "If Arlong appears again, we will return."
"Alright. Thank you for your trouble, gentlemen."
Genzo nodded. For the moment, that was all they could do. The Arlong Pirates had vanished, and no one knew where they had gone.
But as long as