On the deck of the warship Dawn, Tsugikuni Yoriichi slowly lowered his binoculars. Smiling, he teased Mihawk beside him.
His warship had entered the New World nearly a week ago. Along the way, they had run into quite a few pirates.
Those pirates unfortunate enough to encounter Tsugikuni Yoriichi and his men had all been buried beneath this sea. The total startup capital of 300 million Beli they had received from Headquarters had been reduced by over 200 million after building the ship at Water Seven, but now they had nearly 200 million Beli in savings again.
It had to be said, the pirates of the New World really were such good people!
Knowing Yoriichi was short on funds to establish a Marine Branch, they had hurried over to deliver money. And that was after accounting for all the money that had gone to waste. This young man Mihawk seemed utterly unconcerned with things like money and supplies. Sometimes, when they encountered pirate ships, he had already sent out a slash before Yoriichi could say anything.
Weak pirates could not withstand Mihawk's attacks at all. Ships and men alike sank to the seabed, leaving them unable to capture the pirates and report their merits to Headquarters. A great deal of the "treasure" aboard the pirate ships was also wasted.
"Take the ship over. Have the salvage team get ready and see what we can bring up this time."
Mihawk clearly had no intention of responding to Yoriichi. He slung his sword back over his shoulder, then silently watched the waters ahead.
Yoriichi gestured to Kyros and Koshiro behind him and gave the order.
The sinking pirate ship created a terrifying whirlpool on the sea, but the warship Dawn did not wait for it to weaken or disperse. It swiftly approached,