Just Missing Each Other / The Destination for the Next Few Months

If he hadn't been so emotional today, he probably wouldn't even know!

"You two!"

Ahua straightened up, touched his neck, then the scratches on his stomach, and glared angrily at A-Tao and the other person. "Two against one? Come on! Keep going, I'll show you the power of 500 million today."

As he spoke, he leaned forward, as if he wanted to rush up and fight with A-Tao.

"Mentally retarded."

"A defeated opponent."

A-Tao and A-Luo glanced at Ahua with disdain, Guotou to stare at Kuta, ignoring him.

What did you say?

Ahua became even angrier.

"Alright."

Kuina then looked up and glared at A-Tao and A-Luo, before turning to calmly stare at Ahua. "Are you still not stopping because you want to fight me?"

"Well!"

Ahua's body trembled, and his anger vanished instantly.

Fighting Kuina? That's a joke!

He glanced cautiously at Kuina, then turned to A-Luo and A-Tao, "I'll give Kuina and Kuta face today and let you off the hook for now."

A-Luo and A-Tao remained silent. Since even Kuina had spoken up, they dared not provoke Ahua any further.

On this ship, they respected Captain Kuta, but they weren't afraid of him at all. Having grown up together, they had always treated each other as friends.

But they were genuinely terrified of Demon Queen Kuina, who had been a shadow in their hearts since childhood!

So normally, what Kuta says might not work for small things, but for Kuina, it has to be done immediately.

Kuta looked at the three who had quieted down, gently put down his teacup, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

"Due to unforeseen circumstances, we may have to find a place to properly enhance your capabilities."

"Ahua and A-Luo are fine, but Ahua... you can't stay by my side forever! The World Government values you so much, they can't do anything to me, but they can assassinate you."

Upon hearing this, Ahua Trio immediately became serious.

They certainly knew what was going on with Ahua's sudden bounty.

Most of the Radish on the boat were eaten by them; how could they not know how terrifying these things were?

"Where are we going?"

A-Tao pushed up her glasses, took a deep drag on her cigarette, and stared seriously at Kuta.

"You'll find out where we're going when we get there. Let's go now!"

"Oh..."

Kuta stood up, slowly walked out of the room, and finally stood at the bow of the ship. Without a compass, the only thing he could do was fly there.

They have the Eternal Pose of the Drum Kingdom, pointing slightly to the left; that should get them to that Ancient Island!

In the first half of the Grand Line, that was the only place he could think of.

No one could have imagined they would suddenly change course and head to that island!

Chapter 59 A Perfect Miss

On the sea surface not far behind the Freedom.

A small sailboat was following closely behind.

"Boss, something bad has happened!"

Bang--!

The cabin door was kicked open by a reporter carrying binoculars and Camera.

"Um?"

Firebird lay on the sofa, acting like a big shot.

Although this guy is meek and subservient in front of Kuta, he's currently very popular in their News Agency!

He calmly put down his Cigar, looked up at the reporter who had rushed in, or rather, his underling.

This reporter and two other reporters, a total of three, were all Big News Morgans to assist him, specifically to photograph the Silver Hair Crew.

"What's wrong? You look so flustered. You can't accomplish anything big in this state!"

"Back when I was filming the battle between the Silver Hair older brother and Marine Admiral Kizaru, I didn't even blink!"

As he spoke, he shook his head at the reporter, adopting the air of a senior lecturing a junior.

"Big brother is right."

The younger brother nodded and bowed respectfully in response, slowly catching his breath.

"Speak! What is it?"

Firebird raised his Cigar, took a puff, opened his mouth, and let the smoke drift out from the corner of his mouth.

The younger brother straightened up and slowly said, "The Silver Hair Crew's Freedom has left the sea and flown towards Unknown Land."

"Um!"

Firebird paused, his hand holding the Cigar still. He quickly looked up at his underling and shouted, "What did you say?"

"The Silver Hair Crew flew away."

"It flew away?"

Firebird was confused for a moment, then its eyes lit up as it looked down at the Wanted Poster on the coffee table in front of it.

The top one of the stack of Wanted Poster wasn't Kuta's, but Ahua's.

He had clearly guessed something.

He was the only one besides the Navy who had personally witnessed Ahua Trio, along with Kuina, using Radish to unleash their superpowers. He naturally knew what Ahua's abilities meant to the World Government and the Navy.

After thinking for a while, he waved to his underling.

"I know, you can go out now!"

"That Silver Hair Crew."

"I'll call the Silver Hair guy and the club president later, and then we'll think about what to do next."

"Learn."

The younger brother Guotou, slowly walked out of the room, and closed the door.

Squeak--!

The room suddenly dimmed. Firebird relaxed, lay back on the sofa, thought for a while, then sat up straight and looked at the coffee table.

After hesitating for a moment, the Den Den Mushi scooter) called Kuta.

Although he didn't want to bother Kuta, his mission was to follow the Silver Hair Crew, and now that he had lost his target, he didn't know what to do.

A moment later, the call connected.

Firebird quickly picked up the receiver from the Den Den Mushi and spoke first, "Silver Hair brother, it's me, Firebird."

Suddenly, the Den Den Mushi's head transformed into Kuta's appearance, even down to the exact same Azure-blue Pupils, which was quite amazing.

The Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) started ringing.

"Oh... it's Firebird! What can I do for you?"

Firebird cautiously looked at the Den Den Mushi and whispered, "It's nothing, I just wanted to ask where the Silver Hair guy is going after suddenly changing his course."

"Um!"

A cold glint suddenly flashed in the eye on the Den Den Mushi's head, and an invisible aura acted on the Firebird through its pupil, causing the Firebird's body to suddenly stiffen and break out in a cold sweat.

"Do I need to report my actions to your Newspaper Office?"

"No, no, no... It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

Firebird shook her head repeatedly, "I just want to know Silver Hair Brother's next destination so I can prepare in advance, and also... capture your handsome figure properly, right?"

"Oh! Is that so?"

The Den Den Mushi nodded and then said, "Alright, put away your little schemes. Back then, only you and the Navy knew about Ahua's situation on the island. You should know what his abilities signify for the World Government!"

Firebird hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I know about Brother Ahua's matter."

"Since you know, it shouldn't be hard to guess what I'm going to do next. Alright, that's settled then! You really have nothing to do these next few months, so go to the Alabasta Kingdom. Once you're there, you can inquire about the Baroque Works. I'll give you a Big News Morgans then."

"And what about the Drum Kingdom?"

"What news is there? He's just a nobody king from a small country."

"Alright, that's all for now. See you in a few months."

As soon as the words were spoken, the Den Den Mushi's voice stopped abruptly, and its head reverted to its snail shape, clearly indicating that the call had been disconnected.

Firebird, holding the microphone, remained stunned for a long time, muttering, "Alabasta Kingdom, Baroque Works, Shichibukai..."

The more he talked, the brighter his eyes became, and the more excited he looked.

"Could it be Baroque?"

The studio is connected to the Shichibukai, Crocodile, and Kuta's target might be Crocodile.

Firebird excitedly put down the microphone, stood up, and quickly walked out of the room.

That's true. The Drum Kingdom is just a small country. No matter how much trouble Kuta causes, it's just minor news for him and the world. Unless Kuta wipes out the entire Drum Kingdom, but given his understanding of Kuta's personality, that's obviously impossible.

So Kuta is right, news from a small country can't compare to news about the Shichibukai!

Upon hearing the door open, the three reporters standing outside all turned to look at Firebird.

Firebird quickly walked past his three underlings, stood at the bow, looked up at the Freedom, which was now just a small black dot in the sunlight, and shouted to his three underlings, "Change course! We're going straight to the Alabasta Kingdom!"

"Alabasta? Aren't we going to the Drum Kingdom anymore?"

Firebird waved its hand, turned to look at the sea, and said, "We're not going. Silver Hair Brother told us to go to Alabasta, so we'll just do as he says."

"Oh!"

The three younger brothers exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with excitement.

"The Alabasta Kingdom!"

That place is not only the home of the Nefertari, one of the Twenty Kings that founded the World Government, but also the territory of Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai.

"This means we're going to face off against the Shichibukai!"

"Big News Morgans, another Big News Morgans!"

Just as the Kuta changed course and headed towards the unknown.

A small, coffin-like boat—no, it shouldn't be called a boat, it's more accurate to call it Skiff —slowly sailed onto the canals of the Bass Kingdom.

As the Skiff drew closer, some sharp-eyed Civilians had already spotted Skiff.

The Civilians, busy repairing their houses, assumed that someone had gone to sea and was only now returning.

I glanced at it and then ignored it.

However, the Guard Unit helped transport the timber at the docks, who were originally Bada's underlings, were different.

They've been Bounty Hunter for three years!

To be able to sail such a Skiff alone on the Grand Line, one must be an extraordinary and powerful individual.

As the Skiff approached, and they saw the Skiff on it carrying a huge, ornate sword, they all froze on the spot. Then, one of them quickly set aside the timber he was carrying and hurriedly headed towards the figure not far behind, where a man with his upper body bare was helping the Civilians Bada timber.

Chapter 60 The Destination for the Next Few Months

Watching the figure jump onto the beach and slowly walk towards the pier.