You Can Run Into Fellow Professionals Even While Robbing?

Disguising themselves as pirates to seize food from local officials, while also putting himself in charge—honestly, Fujitora's deputy had no desire to do it.

Besides, since Ayn had come up with the plan, he thought she would be a better choice to lead it.

Unfortunately, the Navy Rear Admiral soon discovered that although Ayn wasn't as famous as Admiral Fujitora or Admiral Momousagi, she was still quite well known.

This left him feeling even more dejected. They were both Navy Rear Admirals, but Ayn was a popular, respected celebrity Rear Admiral, while he was just some bit-part single guy...

Still, once Admiral Momousagi and Admiral Fujitora had agreed to the plan, Fujitora's deputy had no choice but to accept the mission, despite his reluctance. He did so with a pained expression.

They had settled on a target, picked out whom to rob, gathered their men, and arrived ready for action at an official's residence in a town. But what they saw left them completely dumbfounded.

There was no other explanation: the residence they'd planned to target was already in shambles, inside and out. The guards had been beaten down.

The owner of the residence—a subordinate of Kurozumi Orochi—had also been beaten until his face was swollen and bruised. He was barely breathing, plainly on the verge of death.

As for their target, the residence's granary, its supplies had already been completely plundered. Only a few rotten cabbages remained on the ground, proof that the place had once stored food.

"What the hell is this? You can actually run into someone who got here first while you're out robbing people?"

Staring at the wreckage, Fujitora's Navy Rear Admiral deputy was dumbfounded.

Even an idiot could tell that the place had been ransacked.

But here was the problem: they hadn't even made