When Loa landed, Hack took the opening stance of Fish-Man Karate, unsure whether he should attack.
Letting this famous rising star of the Marines aboard had not been part of his plan! If Loa went berserk and attacked them despite Dragon's presence, the consequences would be unthinkable.
But...
The next moment, Loa's face twitched, and he toppled backward. Dragon, who had been about to speak, stared in bewilderment. In an instant, he had watched Loa's face turn from red to black, then green, and finally deathly pale, as though he had been poisoned.
Splash!
Only when they heard something hit the water did everyone come back to their senses. In the distance, Mingde, who had been watching through a telescope, covered his face in exhaustion, the corner of his mouth twitching.
"Did that bastard forget he gets seasick?"
Dragon glanced around, then asked Hack uncertainly, "Judging by that look on his face, did he forget he gets seasick?"
The [Censored] Army's intelligence network needed no introduction. Dragon naturally knew about Loa's seasickness. But that raised a question: if even his enemies knew about this weakness, how the hell had Loa himself forgotten it?!
"Uh, well... I don't know either."
Hack was just as baffled and had no idea how to answer. Before long, though, water suddenly erupted from the sea, and a dark figure flew back up.
Loa spat out an unidentified sea fish that had ended up in his mouth, then looked at Dragon with remarkable composure and said, "I don't like the World Government either, but as one of its lackeys, I'm afraid I won't be able to report back unless I give it a try when I run into you!"
"Wouldn't you agree, Mr. Monkey D. Dragon?"
Dragon: "..."
What the fuck?!
Was he rewinding the scene