From a distance, a massive mushroom cloud rose above the calm sea. It was quite a sight.
Chapter 483: Beauty and the Machine
No one in this world sympathized with the weak.
And these pirates did not deserve Kuta and his companions' sympathy.
At the edge of the inferno, the Freedom ignored the pirates screaming amid the flames and sailed straight in the direction the enormous ship had come from.
"Those pirates looked like something was chasing them."
Kuina settled back into her deck chair, picked up the glass of juice on the small table, and took a sip. Then she looked at Kuta, who was still standing at the bow, and smiled. "Before they even noticed us, I could clearly sense their fear."
"Looks like the waters ahead aren't peaceful."
A glimmer of blue flashed in Kuina's eyes as she gazed at the sea ahead.
"Of course they aren't!"
Just then, Kuta lowered his Wine Gourd and turned around, leaning lazily against the railing. He smiled at Kuina. "We might be in the New World, but these are the waters around Egghead, where Vegapunk lives. It's a research base the World Government considers incredibly important."
"Even though the Log Pose doesn't point here and it isn't on any map, there's no way somewhere this important would be left undefended."
"Whether it's the Navy or the World Government's Cipher Pol, anyone stationed here would be more than those pirates on that ship could handle."
At that, Kuta rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "What puzzles me is that neither the Navy nor Cipher Pol would let pirates leave after encountering them."
"But from what we saw, there weren't any Navy warships chasing that pirate crew."
"Maybe it wasn't the Navy or Cipher Pol."
Robin put down her book and spoke softly.
"If