Chapter 10 New Mission

After tying up all the pirates in the warship cage in the center of Lionheart Island town, Drago took out all the supplies.

It was placed in the center of the town's ruined square and unleashed upon the civilians.

A simple relief station was set up.

In the morning, the storm subsided.

After counting the casualties and the number of arrested pirates, the navy officers were all wrapped in white cloth.

Dorag, who received the new order, did not find Arthur in the aid station, so he asked his soldiers, "Where is Arthur?"

"He's sitting on top of the church bell." A soldier pointed to the tallest building in the town, Arthur, who was standing on top of the church alongside Cooper.

"Other areas are waiting for us to go over and greet them. Do you want to go, Colonel?"

"Yes, there are also Captain Sakaski and Colonel Borsalino. Their ships were swept into the sea by the storm."

After finding out Arthur's location, Dorag walked towards him:

"No need. They must have notified the headquarters' support forces and the patrolling warships nearby. Don't worry about them."

Lionheart Island, top of the church——

Arthur leaned against a rectangular stone pillar above the big clock, holding a piece of meat in his hand and looking at the blue sea outside the island in the morning.

"Sitting alone, watching the mountains and the water, sleeping soundly, listening to the wind and the rain. Guests come and go every day, flowers bloom and fall every year." Arthur murmured in a low voice and briefly described his experiences over the past ten years.

He looked at the sea outside the island and the ashes and smoke of the town below, and could not bear to see the tragic scene below.

He also didn't expect why he would encounter such a thing on his first trip to sea.

"Is this the norm in this world?" Arthur couldn't help but wonder in his heart, thinking of Luffy's halo as the protagonist and the fact that most of the things he experienced were good things.

"If I stay in the Navy and have to go through this kind of thing every now and then, I think it won't be long before I leave the Navy."

Cooper had never seen Arthur have such emotions. In his understanding, it was like a sign of transformation after humans experienced certain things.

It put its head in Arthur's armpit, lay down in front of him, spread its wings and hugged him, comforting Arthur, who didn't look very happy, in its own way.

"You've saved a lot of people, too, Cooper." Arthur ate the meat in his hand in one bite and wiped the oil stains off its body with his feathers.

"Cooper...!" (I'm here to comfort you, not to be your tissue!)

As the two were comforting each other, Dorag climbed up from the bottom of the church and stuck his head out to look at them on top of the church bell.

He observed them with a dead look on his face: "Hey, Arthur, are you still interested in this?"

"Ah!" Arthur was frightened by Dorag's sudden approach and quickly pushed away Cooper who was holding him to avoid any misunderstanding.

He hurriedly explained: "What are you doing, Colonel Dorag? And don't get me wrong, it's a male."

Cooper was also startled and patted Dragon's head with his wings, his face full of anger.

Arthur, who was standing by, saw that Dorag was treated like this, but he was not angry at all. He endured it silently, and was inexplicably happy that he didn't have the airs of a superior.

This is very similar to Luffy, no wonder Luffy inherited his genes.

"I'm sorry to disturb you, Arthur. We have received a new mission from above. We are required to go to Punk Hazard and pick up several experimental subjects to the holy land of Mary Joa." Dorag told Arthur the content of the mission.

After last night's battle, he felt that Arthur was a responsible young man with a strong sense of responsibility.

"Not elegant! Cooper and I are the most important partners, understand! But, we're going to Punk Hazard?"

Arthur heard a familiar name of an island. This island was where Akainu and Aokiji fought for the position of marshal for ten days and nights in the future.

Eventually, the island became a polarized island, half extremely cold and half extremely hot.

"What are the details..." Dorag also climbed to the top of the clock and sat there with Arthur and Cooper, looking at the sea:

"Have you heard of the MADS illegal scientific research group? They're usually reported in the news, right?"

MADS, an organization Arthur is very familiar with.

It is a scientific organization headed by Vegapunk, who is recognized as the strongest scientist in the future world.

According to Morgans' news reports, he seemed to have seen a news article about a perfect clone being developed.

However, the news was quickly taken down by the World Government through forceful exercise of its power.

Arthur responded to Dorag, "I've heard of him. He's the leader of an underground organization, a gang that is said to be invested by the loan shark king Du Field, right?"

Hearing these words, Dorag widened his eyes and looked at Arthur in surprise: "You know a lot, Arthur."

"The government and the navy invited those lunatics who claimed to be doing scientific research for peace to come to the island to research a technology and conduct scientific experiments on some test subjects."

"The main purpose of this mission is to escort two guys with special physiques. There is no detailed intelligence information."

Arthur sighed as he felt the morning sea breeze:

"Hey, what kind of warship did I join? I just completed a heavy mission and I'm sent to another one?"

"Can you take a day or two off, Colonel?"

He complained a lot, if there were no holidays at work, what was the difference between him and an employee?

I might as well go back to selling aphrodisiac kidneys and testicles.

"We will rest here for a day and wait for the arrival of the supply warship tomorrow, then we can set off." Dorag announced the good news to Arthur:

"Your achievements in this mission have been reported to the headquarters, and many civilians who were rescued in the town are praising you."

"..." Arthur blushed and shrugged it off, "I want to eat dumplings, Colonel."

He doesn't like being praised, and doesn't want to be a hero. But it seems that the halo around him can't be covered up.

"Hahaha, wait a moment and hear how the higher-ups will promote you!" Dorag patted his shoulder and laughed:

"In the history of the navy, no new recruit has ever dared to fight a pirate with a bounty of 3 million berries. You are the first."

"Garp too?" Arthur asked Dorag curiously, wanting to know about Garp's deeds.

"Old man...?" Dorag was stunned when he heard his father:

"The old man doesn't seem to have any. He only trusts his fists. I heard from Vice Admiral Tsuru that he has never used a gun since he joined the navy."

"Well, if it were Vice Admiral Garp, how long would it take to deal with pirates like Apollo?" Arthur was very curious and his interest was suddenly aroused.

Dorag held his chin and thought, then said slowly: "Well... As for Apollo, it depends on the old man's mood... If he wants to play with Apollo, he can play with him for a whole day."

"What if you don't want to play around?" Arthur's eyes widened, becoming more and more curious.

After all, it was his favorite character, so how could he not be excited? He was a One Piece fan.

"It can be easily dealt with with one punch. A conceited and murderous guy like Apollo won't be able to escape." Dorag continued slowly.

"It seems that Garp is really old after thirty years... At this era, he is in his prime, right?" Arthur thought to himself.

Hope to meet you in person.