One Piece: Elf King
Chapter 43

Conflict

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"I don't know what you're talking about!" Luo Sa's face turned cold.

"Yukus!" Just then, Zeff spoke up, stepping forward to separate the two.

Then Zeff looked at Luo Sa and said with a grave expression, "Luo Sa, tell me, what happened down there?"

Luo Sa looked at Zeff and nodded, then recounted everything from discovering Capone Bege's presence to the very end.

"Just when Cas felt he couldn't escape, he activated a mechanism that flooded the entire room with seawater."

"And since I'm a Devil Fruit user, I almost lost consciousness after falling into the water. When I came to, I found myself on a sailboat on the sea, tied up!"

"Fortunately, Cas didn't know I could control the wind, so I managed to escape and used the wind's power to kill him on the sea!"

Luo Sa spoke slowly, everything carefully considered.

Then he took out the cloth bag from behind him and poured out the spoils of war, adding credibility to his story.

"It really is Cas!" the elite camp members exclaimed, looking at Luo Sa with envy and jealousy.

"You're lying! If there were only the four of you as you said, then who killed my brother?!" Yukus immediately questioned after Luo Sa finished.

"How should I know? I lost consciousness after falling into the water," Luo Sa shrugged, looking coldly at the perpetually troublesome Yukus.

"You're lying! Sakartam said you could control water, so how could you lose consciousness in the water?!" Yukus continued to press him relentlessly.

"Hey, Senior Yukus, I only said that Luo Sa is like a seagull and seems to be able to control water, so he would be fine even if he fell in!" Sakartam's face changed drastically as he listened, and he quickly shouted, "I was just saying comforting words to everyone, don't take it seriously!"

"That's right, Senior Yukus. Luo Sa is from our batch. As partners, we naturally hoped he would be alright. That's a normal expectation or wish. You can't be so unreasonable!" Hina also chimed in.

Although the other elite camp members said nothing, their expressions clearly showed their agreement with Sakartam and Hina's statements.

"Sakartam, what happened after I passed out? And I remember that Capone Bege seemed to have escaped through the entrance ahead of us. Did you not encounter him?" Luo Sa stared intently at Sakartam, asking calmly.

"I'm sorry, Luo Sa, I said some things I shouldn't have, putting you in a difficult position!" Sakartam showed an apologetic expression.

Luo Sa shook his head, indicating he didn't mind.

But only he knew in his heart whether he truly didn't mind.

"We attacked from the front with Senior Yukus and the others. When we reached the place where you were fighting, we saw a... a blue humanoid creature kill Sok!" Sakartam said hesitantly, "And we didn't see the Capone Bege you mentioned!"

"A blue humanoid creature? Don't tell me so many of you couldn't even stop one?" Luo Sa frowned and asked.

"Actually, at first, we thought it was a Devil Fruit user, so Senior Yukus just knocked it into the water."

"But when we went down to retrieve it, we discovered that the creature could move underwater and escaped through the passage leading to the sea!" Hina sighed.

They hadn't expected that even with almost the entire elite camp present, the opponent still managed to escape!

"Could that creature not be a Devil Fruit user, but a Fish-Man? And as for why that Fish-Man was there, it's obviously Cas's subordinate!" Luo Sa followed Hina's words, trying to guide their thoughts towards the Fish-Man.

"We thought so too, but Senior Yukus insisted it was a Devil Fruit user," Hina shrugged.

"Alright, Senior Yukus, whether it was a Fish-Man or a Devil Fruit user, I don't think I could be the murderer, right?" Luo Sa looked calmly at Yukus.

"My intuition is never wrong! My innate intuition has saved me from danger countless times. Since he thinks it's you, then it's definitely you!" Yukus gritted his teeth, looking at Luo Sa as if he wanted to devour him alive.

"Intuition? What a joke!" Luo Sa sneered, his mockery evident.

"You!" Yukus was furious and was about to attack Luo Sa.

"Yukus, stand down!" Zeff couldn't watch any longer.

He naturally couldn't agree with Yukus's claim about intuition and was currently treating it as Yukus being distraught over his brother's death and somewhat confused.

"Teacher Zeff!" Yukus gritted his teeth and could only reluctantly step aside, but his eyes never left Luo Sa.

Luo Sa also looked at Yukus, his expression grim, a multitude of thoughts surfacing in his mind.

Damn it, this Yukus has terrifying intuition! It seems he's convinced I'm the murderer of Sok!

He's a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment. I must be extremely careful!

And that Sakartam, although he seems to have done nothing, he's inadvertently leaked my information. That's also a hidden danger!

"Alright, this elite camp mission is over. Later, you will report your situation and submit your spoils of war to receive military merits!" Zeff was also in a very bad mood. He had thought it was a slightly troublesome small mission, but he hadn't expected to lose a student here.

Everyone nodded with grim expressions and went to exchange their spoils of war for military merits.

"Luo Sa, you're amazing. You got the biggest share this time!" Drake said sincerely as he passed by Luo Sa.

Smoker also gave him a thumbs-up. After all, they were newcomers and usually the ones needing protection. Someone like Luo Sa was rare among new recruits in previous years.

Luo Sa nodded friendly at them and then called out to Hina.

"This is a document Cas always carried. It should contain information about some underground organizations in the Dark Kingdom. Take it and submit it. It should be worth some military merits." Luo Sa took out a stack of documents from his bosom and handed it to Hina.

Hina's face lit up with surprise. After thanking him, she took the documents and hurried off to exchange them for military merits!

In the end, that document was exchanged for 3000 military merits, which truly surprised Luo Sa.

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