Hawkeye Pirates [3/3]

Chapter 95: Hawkeye Pirates [33]

"And then?"

Kawakawa Shuma grew curious and took the initiative to ask.

"The pursuit went smoothly. The warship successfully cornered that group of pirates at the harbor of a small island and won a resounding victory."

"But just before the battle completely ended, one unwilling vice-captain, determined to go down fighting, used his Devil Fruit ability to bypass the encirclement and rushed onto the warship docked at the pier, slaughtering the Marines and logistics personnel left behind aboard."

After finishing his water, Noah paused before continuing.

"The Elite Training Camp recruits assigned to her ship were clearly right beside the warship at the time, and they noticed the commotion on deck."

"But... because they coveted military merit and wanted to pursue several pirate officers whose escape routes had already been cut off, not a single one chose to return to the ship and save anyone."

Kawakawa Shuma held his bread, his face filled with shock.

"You can probably guess the final outcome. Everyone left behind on the ship was wiped out, and the warship was consumed by flames. The losses were catastrophic."

Noah sighed as well. "Those Elite Training Camp recruits were reprimanded and berated by the accompanying instructor for allegedly standing by and doing nothing, but since there was no conclusive evidence, the bounty credit for those kills still ended up in their hands."

"Rear Admiral Buma has always cared deeply for and valued her subordinates. After something this vile happened, it's easy to imagine what kind of impression she would have of us Marine Headquarters Elite Training Camp recruits."

"How... how could this happen?"

Kawakawa Shuma was kind and simple by nature. It took him a while to recover, his face full of disbelief. "Trash like that... they deserve to enter the Elite