Sea Zone 77, near Foresight Island!
Colonel Herman glared indignantly at the ship full of wounded soldiers and roared at the sergeant, "Since you had just been through a battle, why didn't you explain things clearly to your superiors? Do you think you can keep fighting in your current condition?"
When Colonel Herman had first received notice from his superiors that five warships would be arriving as reinforcements, he had been quite pleased. Although the overall strength of branch Marines could not compare to Marine Headquarters, five fully loaded medium-sized warships would still carry nearly a thousand soldiers. It was neither too many nor too few—a powerful reinforcement force.
Yet the warship sent by Red Leaf Island was filled entirely with wounded soldiers, which infuriated Colonel Herman. He had boasted before Vice Admiral Strawberry, pounding his chest as he guaranteed that he would gather a fleet. Yet what arrived was a shipload of wounded men. Colonel Herman could imagine that when Vice Admiral Strawberry saw this group of injured soldiers, he definitely would not give him a pleasant look.
Colonel Herman grabbed the sergeant and cursed, "You can't fight anymore, so why are you still trying to act tough? Or are you here just to mooch off the military merits?"
"We previously fought the Giant Shark Pirate Group and, after great difficulty, wiped them out. We also captured 'Tiger Shark' Rookson, with a bounty of 120,000,000 Berry, and 'Swordfish' Hassen, with a bounty of 68,000,000 Berry. That is why everyone was injured." The sergeant saluted and explained. After speaking, he had the soldiers drag over the two half-dead Fish-Man Pirates.
One look was enough for Herman to tell that they were no fakes. They were indeed Rookson and Hassen. He was immediately stunned. Vice Admiral Strawberry and a group of