Chapter 298 [1/3]
However.
In that instant.
Woof!
A cheerful bark suddenly came from behind them.
Before Iceburg and Franky could even take a step, they felt as if a tank had barreled straight across their backs. Caught off guard, both of them were sent sprawling forward onto the ground.
What was that?
Enduring the aching pain in their backs, the two looked up in bewilderment.
They saw an enormous fluffy white dog, larger even than an elephant, squatting before Noah. It stuck out its tongue excitedly like it was claiming credit, its tail wagging and wagging...
This was... Vice Admiral Noah's pet dog?
How could it be this huge...
Suppressing their shock, the two immediately looked back at Noah, only to discover that during the delay caused by Sadaharu, he had already picked up the parchment scroll and was casually flipping through it.
Boom!
It was like a bolt from the blue exploding above their heads.
Iceburg and Franky's pupils constricted instantly, their faces turning deathly pale.
There was no chance left...
Before he had had time to read its contents, they could still have snatched it back first, then immediately apologized with ingratiating smiles, saying it contained important information regarding the sea train and could not be shown to outsiders. If they asked the vice admiral to understand, they might have barely muddled through.
But once he had seen it...
After all, the title written plainly on the parchment was "Pluton Blueprints"!
"Damn it!"
Iceburg gritted his teeth and slammed a fist into the ground. "We were still one step too late. That guy saw it..."
His heart was filled with regret and unwillingness. Just imagining Teacher Tom's expression upon learning that the Pluton blueprints had been lost made him so ashamed he wished he could crawl into