What Did You See?

Duen did not take the task of guarding them lightly.

With him fighting without holding back, the pirates were either dead or wounded. Pirates outside who heard the commotion rushed in as well, only to quickly leave their lives behind here.

A few pirates who wanted to make a last stand charged into the crowd with weapons in hand.

Fortunately, Arnold's death and Duen's overwhelming strength gave these noble lords courage and faith. At last, they forced their leaden legs to move and scattered in all directions. Though the pirates making their last stand wounded several people to varying degrees, they still failed to kill a single one.

Perhaps the nobles' thick layers of fat had saved their lives. After all, the pirates had chosen fat men with strong survival instincts as their targets.

Afterward, with Duen stepping in, every pirate in the inner hall was dealt with.

"Great, this is wonderful..."

"We're saved!"

Men and women alike seemed to have exhausted all their strength. Their steps were unsteady as they collapsed onto the floor, paying no attention to the blood staining their backsides. The refinement and etiquette of high society had become utterly insignificant at this moment.

Daniel was so excited that tears filled his eyes. He felt that recruiting Duen aboard was the most correct decision he had ever made in his life!

Duen carried his broadsword and cautiously pushed open the cabin door, walking outside.

The deck was also in complete disarray. The sailors who had originally been subdued fought back fiercely. Relying on their numerical advantage, they not only took down seven or eight pirates but also subdued them.

"Mr. Duen?"

The heavily wounded first mate Simon finally recognized Duen, who had left a deep impression on him.

Duen said, "I took care of the ones inside while I was at it... How's the situation outside?"

"Took care of them while you were at it?" The battered sailors gaped.

Are you kidding?! If quite a few vicious pirates on the deck hadn't run into the cabins after hearing the commotion, none of us would have dared to resist recklessly. Just how did you casually take care of those pirates?!

"There's no problem on the deck..."

Simon had seen Duen's strength before, so his expression was not as exaggerated as everyone else's. After answering Duen's question, he pointed beside the cruise ship with a bitter smile. "But this..."

Following Simon's gesture, Duen discovered that grappling hooks and harpoons had been fired from the pirate ship nearby, tightly entangling the cruise ship. The two vessels were locked in a standoff on the sea.

When pirate ships encountered merchant ships, cargo ships, or cruise ships, they generally did not use cannons to destroy them. They more often used harpoons and chain shot to restrain their targets or render them unable to sail.

After all, the more intact such ships remained, the richer the rewards from plundering them would be.

"There should be quite a lot of good stuff on that ship... As I recall, pirate property isn't protected by law."

Sensing that the mood on deck was not particularly high, Duen pointed them toward a clear path.

All the sailors' eyes lit up, and their momentum rose considerably. Duen, however, was not very interested. He turned and returned to the inner hall.

After some time, a warship arrived near the cruise ship.

To guard against pirate invasions, the cruise ship had always been equipped with a Den Den Mushi capable of contacting nearby Navy branches. An official had already made the call before the pirates invaded.

But expecting the Navy to come the moment they were called was little more than a fantasy. If not for Duen's intervention, the outcome aboard this luxury cruise ship would have been entirely different.

Commodore Jerome of the Navy 89th Branch arrived in person. He first soothed everyone's emotions, then symbolically gave declarations such as, "The Navy will never allow pirates to continue running rampant," and, "We will definitely bring those heinous pirates to justice."

Only then did he ask, "So, where is Lone Wolf Arnold being held?"

"Here." Duen stepped forward and tossed over a package that looked like it contained a basketball. Several drops of blood seeped through it. Well... this thing really was disgusting.

Before Commodore Jerome could react, the package struck him. He hurriedly caught it in a fluster, and the blood seeping from it stained his clothes directly.

The accompanying Navy soldiers hurriedly took the package from Jerome, easing his embarrassment and irritation. Who tossed a human head around like a ball?!

"Negative Emotion Points from Jerome +1..."

However, to maintain the Navy's image of justice before these noble merchants, Jerome did not lash out. He gave a deliberately solemn cough. "Soldier, check whether it's Arnold inside."

The accompanying soldier opened the package and took a look. He wanted to avert his gaze but did not dare to. After comparing it with a wanted poster, he hurriedly tied the package shut and reported sternly, "Reporting, Commodore, it is indeed Arnold's head."

"Good kid!"

Jerome looked at Duen, a trace of interest arising in his heart. "What do you do?"

Duen had prepared an excuse long ago. "Bounty hunter."

"Are you interested in joining the Navy?"

Duen said, "Yes..."

Jerome's eyes lit up just as he was about to speak, when Duen continued, "...or no. That is the question."

Jerome's mouth twitched slightly. "So is it yes... or no?"

Duen raised an eyebrow. "Don't you have any idea in your heart?"

"Negative Emotion Points from Jerome +55..."

Jerome was close to losing it. I, a dignified Navy commodore, lowered myself to invite you into the Navy, and you pull this on me? You really don't take me seriously at all?

He immediately gave up on recruiting Duen, but he did not dare ask any more questions. Who knew what bizarre things this guy might say!

Then, in order to elevate the Navy's image of upholding righteousness before these nobles, Jerome instructed the accompanying soldier, "Give this bounty hunter his reward."

The soldier took out a bag and handed it to Duen. Duen weighed it in his hand. Seven million in banknotes was not actually much, nor was it heavy.

Jerome said nothing more. He handcuffed all the surviving pirates and took them aboard the warship. Even the Lone Wolf Pirates' ship was seized and confiscated. Finally, he had the soldiers carry away the severely injured Fullbody.

After experiencing the pirate invasion and hovering on the verge of life and death, none of the noble guests aboard had any mood left. Daniel was also rather dejected, so he instructed the navigator to change course temporarily and return to the Goa Kingdom.

He finally understood why the previous owner had insisted on selling this luxury cruise ship instead of continuing the business. This was practically making money with one's life!

Regardless of Daniel and the nobles, Duen returned to his room with the seven million bounty, feeling somewhat tired.

He removed the broadsword from his back and placed it together with the bag of bounty money on the desk. Then he took off his clothes and pants, walked naked into the bathroom, and habitually shut the door.

After that battle, his body was already covered in blood of various colors. After pouring out a basin of water, he began wiping and washing the blood from himself.

For some reason, he felt no resistance toward killing, nor did he feel fear. Even after personally killing twenty or thirty pirates just now, he did not feel it was a big deal at all... Perhaps it was some flaw in his personality after transmigrating.

Tap... tap...

A faint sound came from somewhere. It seemed to be inside the room, yet it also sounded like waves striking the ship's hull. Duen stopped moving, held his breath, and listened carefully.

Tap...

The instant he heard the faint sound again, Duen took three strides in two and rushed out of the bathroom without hesitation. Someone was standing beside the desk in the room, their back facing him.

He shouted sharply, "Who is it?!"

"I came to bring hot water for you, guest..."

The person's face was covered with a headscarf and strips of cloth. As they spoke, they slowly turned around, but the instant they saw Duen standing there naked, they froze in place.

"Negative Emotion Points from Nami +..."