The Marine Headquarters' Supreme Marshal's Order: No Pirate Surrenders During the Eastern Inspection!
Under the gaze of Akira, two warships slowly approached the shore.
On one of the leading warships, there stood an old man who was blind.
That was Stock's mother. After Stock was transferred to the headquarters by Akira, Stock also brought her mother to the headquarters. Akira personally arranged for her to be admitted to a family hospital and arranged for her to be treated by the best doctors in the headquarters.
However, although the old man recovered, he lost his sight because he missed the best stage of treatment.
Seeing the old man tremblingly walking off the warship and approaching him accompanied by two female soldiers from the headquarters, Akira couldn't help but flash in front of his eyes the scene when Stock made a call for help from West Blue.
At that time, Stock was still working in a branch of West Blue. Because his old mother was seriously ill and dying, Stock, who was desperate, found him through the introduction of his fellow villagers.
Of course, Akira would not refuse a filial son's request for help. Not only did he transfer Stock to the headquarters, he also paid for the medical expenses owed by Stock out of his own pocket.
After seeing his mother getting better day by day under the treatment of the doctors in the medical team of the headquarters, Stock rushed to him excitedly, crying like a child, and said that he would devote all his loyalty and life to him.
Akira certainly does not want Stock to sacrifice his life for himself.
Because in Marine Headquarters these years, he has gained a lot and lost even more.
Especially the group of recruits he met when he first entered Marine Headquarters for recruit training, most of them died while performing missions. Among the dozen or so friends with whom he had the best relationship, seven or eight died at the hands of pirates to protect him.
Time flies, and six years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Now he has become headquarters Marshal, but there is no trace of the good friend he made when he joined the headquarters to participate in recruit training.
Another warship also docked at this time.
Immediately afterwards, a group of more than a dozen soldiers jumped off the warship carrying Stock, the adjutant, and the bodies of two soldiers salvaged by Jinbe. The old man who was blind first came to Akira.
Over the years, after losing so many friends who joined the navy at the same time, Akira thought he had become hard-hearted, but the moment he saw Stock, his heart still felt like a huge stone was pressing down on him, and the sudden heaviness almost made him lose his balance.
"Akira~"
"Akira~"
At this moment, the old man, accompanied by two female soldiers from the headquarters, also came over.
Perhaps it was the connection between mother and child that made the old man feel something. She raised her hands and groped forward, shouting the name Akira.
Akira stopped the two accompanying female soldiers, came to the old man in silence, and said softly, "Old man, I am here."
Hearing this, the old man groped forward to grab something. Seeing this, Akira quickly put his hand into the old man's.
After holding Akira's hands, the old man touched them first, and then suddenly raised his hand to touch Akira's face.
The sudden move of the old man made Gion and Ain reflexively move closer, but they were immediately moved back by a look from Akira.
After putting his hand on Akira's face and caressing it, the old man nodded gently, "Stock is right, you are really young!"
After a slight pause, the old man's voice suddenly became hoarse, and he gently patted the back of Akira's hand and said, "Child, I know everything about Stock!"
"Don't feel guilty because of Stock's sacrifice. You are worthy of him, and even more worthy of our mother and son!"
"Stock has mentioned you in front of me countless times, saying that you are the best and best commander in the world. If he could, he said he would give his life for you!"
"Stock said that because of you, he believes that the justice of the Navy is still there!"
At this point, the old man's voice gradually became choked up. "If we can't find Stock's body, don't waste material and manpower."
Hearing what the old man said, Gion Ain and others standing behind Akira all had red eyes at this moment, and they all looked away because they couldn't bear to look any further.
At this time, the old man not only did not shed tears because he was not a white-haired person, but he also comforted their young commander.
The old man's words resonated most with Ain, because it was precisely because of Akira that she, Binz and Zephyr believed that the justice of the Navy still existed.
Akira, whose hands were held by the old man, also had red eyes at this moment, and said softly, "Old man, Stock's body has been found! I will take you there now!"
After bringing the old man to the body of Stock, Akira stood up and stood beside it, not daring to look at the scene of the white-haired man sending the black-haired man away, silently looking at the sea.
Surprisingly, the old man did not feel grief-stricken because he touched Stock's body. Sitting on the floor, she trembled several times and tried to touch Stock, but withdrew her hand when she was about to touch it.
After repeating this several times, the old man controlled his emotions, then raised his head slightly. He wanted to face Akira, but because of his excessive sadness, he mistook the direction. He faced an uninhabited direction and shouted with a trembling voice, "Lord Marshal!"
Before Akira could react, the old man's voice came out again. "Stock, are you brave when fighting pirates!?"
!!!!
The old man's sudden words made Akira freeze on the spot as if he had received an electric shock.
After being stiff for several seconds, Akira suddenly woke up, then quickly turned around and looked at the old man in disbelief.
I didn't expect that I could hear these words that hit my soul when I traveled to the world of pirates. I turned to look at the old man Akira and was silent for a long time before he recovered his mind.
Then he straightened his body and said solemnly, "Four Blues!"
Hearing this, the old man couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears instantly.
Akira did not move forward to comfort the old man, but took a step back and raised his head:
"Everyone has it!"
"To the heroic Colonel Stock, and to all the officers and soldiers who sacrificed their lives!"
"Salute!"
Boom boom boom--
East Blue, a certain sea area.
The sound of intensive bombing echoed across the sky.
The fired cannonballs seemed to be carrying endless anger, making a harsh sound as they shot through the air and plummeted towards a pirate ship on the opposite side.
In an instant, the entire pirate ship was enveloped in water mist that rose after the shell exploded.
Covered by cannonballs was a pirate ship decorated with swan heads and hearts, and the skull and crossbones flag flying on the mast was also printed with eye-catching love patterns.
Alvida Pirates.
The pirate group that haunts East Blue Foosha Village, Shells Town and Syrup Village all year round is captained by a fat, ugly woman named Alvida, with a bounty of five million Beli.
"Damn damn damn!"
"I've been hiding here and yet I still won't let you go!"
"Counterattack, counterattack, let me counterattack!"
On the deck of the pirate ship, the bloated Alvida, holding a large iron rod, let out an unwilling roar under the constant roar of shells. The two crew members who had hid in front of her due to the bombardment had no time to stabilize their bodies before they were knocked away by her with an iron rod.
"Trash, trash, a bunch of trash!"
After smashing the two crew members away, Alvida raised his head and looked at the warship in the sea ahead through the rising mist, and said angrily, "Navy, I will fight with you--"
Boom--
Before Alvida could finish her words, a roaring cannonball landed on the deck beneath her feet and exploded.
"Ah~"
After letting out a shrill scream, Alvida was blown away by the shock wave and fell into the sea with a thud, splashing countless waves.
When she surfaced from the bottom of the sea, the warship was already approaching.
Standing on the deck was the majestic Morgan holding an axe.
The 153rd Branch soldiers accompanying Morgan all jumped onto the Alvida pirate ship and were mercilessly shooting the Alvida Pirates members.
"Surrender!"
"I surrender!"
Seeing that his pirate ship had been captured by the navy, Alvida, who was floating on the water, swept away his previous majesty and said hurriedly, "Pull me up quickly, you bastard navy!"
"Are you thinking of surrendering now? It's too late!"
Morgan, who was standing on the deck of the warship, smiled coldly, and then said solemnly, "By order of the highest Marshal of this headquarters, Lord Marshal will not accept the surrender of any pirates during the eastern patrol!"
"All pirates, shoot without mercy!"
As soon as Morgan finished speaking, a row of soldiers immediately appeared and rushed to his left and right sides, aiming their guns at Alvida floating on the sea.
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The third update ends today and will continue tomorrow!