"Marines and Pirates"

The sunset glow was slightly dazzling.

That was Noah's first impression when he groggily opened his eyes. He stared blankly for quite a while, feeling that something was off.

Wasn't I sleeping on a Simmons mattress? Why is the ground under my butt so hard...

Sunset? Where did my tent go?

He sat up in confusion and looked down, only to find that someone had stripped off his shirt, leaving him with nothing but a pair of shorts...

"...?"

He scratched his head and got to his feet, looking around. He was still on the deserted island, and the tent was still there, but it had been completely emptied out.

Every valuable item that could be carried away was gone, including the desk, sofa chair, and Simmons mattress...

Even the bathtub and toilet had vanished without a trace.

"This is ridiculous. Did I run into some gang of thieves? They really don't mind the effort, huh..."

Noah felt a pain in the ass. Damn it, he had slept far too deeply during the day. They had cleaned him out without him feeling a thing.

It would have been one thing if they had merely stolen those miscellaneous items. The real problem was that his two swords were gone too.

Unfortunately, neither of his pets was by his side. If Sadaharu or Xiao Luo had been guarding him, could something like this have happened?

"Still, it's a good thing they took Yone's Twin Blades." He rubbed his temples. "Otherwise, there'd be no way to track them down."

As his bonded swords drawn from an S-rank gift box, Yone's Sword and the Wind Sword had formed a faint mutual connection with him after being upgraded into Great Grade Blades.

Using that as a clue, he could follow the trail and pinpoint the