Chapter 524 The Hunting Game: Intelligence from the Crane

Leia raised her head and recalled for a moment, "To the Valley of the Western Sea God?"

"Hmm, it's a small country, nothing serious." Arthur remained calm as he adjusted his battle attire.

Cloth clothing is the standard light armor for swordsmen, without any added weight.

This will allow him to better utilize the ultimate swordsmanship in his mind.

The highly elastic bandage tightens the muscle groups, allowing you to continue fighting even if you are injured.

"The Navy coming after us must be something serious, right?" Leia sensed something amiss and casually remarked.

"However, since it's your order, I'll just do as you say."

I only hope you can promise me that I'll come back safely.

Arthur suddenly looked out the window, patted Cooper on the head,

"Go, stop those women, Cooper. They must have Den Den Mushi (snail phones) on them to contact the Navy."

Upon receiving the order, Cooper flew out of the window and headed straight for the direction the women had left in.

After quickly getting ready, Arthur stood up, gently pinched Leia's cheek, and smiled.

"Wishing you peace? Heh, you've been following me for so long, who can do anything to me?"

About three months ago, Arthur turned seven, and his physical stats began to rise sharply.

"Hmph... Go ahead... I'll take care of myself." Leia pouted coquettishly and rolled her eyes at Arthur.

"I don't know when it happened, but you've grown taller than me... You've grown so fast."

"Oh?" Arthur gestured, as if it really was true.

At just 7 years old, he is already over 1.7 meters tall.

After gesturing, Arthur grinned mischievously, "I need to go prepare."

Just as Arthur was walking towards the door, about to leave the house, Leia suddenly asked,

"That little girl named Gion must be someone very important to you, right?"

Arthur turned to look at her, “No one can compare, just like my eagle.”

Receiving such affirmation, Leia was naturally relieved. How could such a powerful boy possibly only have one woman in the future?

It's impossible to think about it. How could I possibly have such an outstanding, powerful, and mischievous man all to myself?

Rapeseed Flower Village, next to the dock road sign.

Several female naval officers in plainclothes were reporting the mission status to Tsuru using Den Den Mushi (snail phone).

"A big reaction? What does that mean?" Tsuru asked from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"Whenever Gion was mentioned, he angrily smashed the wall."

"My God, the protective instincts he displayed in that instant... he's the man of my dreams!"

"Stop being a fangirl, you idiot! Report the mission status and get ready to rejoin the team!"

The female soldier, who was infatuated with a boy, was hit on the head by her comrades.

"So, he must be someone from Gion?" Tsuru found this news strange.

“Something’s not right. Gion didn’t recognize him before, but he’s very familiar with her, and he even knows what she will look like when she grows up…”

Tsuru recalled the portraits Arthur gave to Gion, and indeed, based on facial analysis, another portrait called "Yana" also resembled Gion and Arthur.

"Is there really a way to travel back from the future?"

Crane's imagination ran wild, and he connected it to all sorts of bizarre Devil Fruit abilities, making these analyses seem more and more reasonable.

"Um... um... can we explain this mission now?"

"Come back, I'll contact Branch 153 to pick you up." As soon as He finished speaking, a burst of static came from the other end.

The trilled sound of Cooper, Cooper, Kuku... reached her ears.

Beside the road sign in the rapeseed flower village, Cooper snatched the Den Den Mushi from their hands and landed it on Arthur's shoulder as he arrived.

Arthur stared coldly at them, took a Den Den Mushi from Cooper's claws, and examined it in his hand.

"Are you guys okay?"

The crane's voice came from inside, and Arthur immediately narrowed his eyes and praised it.

"As expected of a general and staff officer who is both scholarly and military, it turns out that it was all your idea."

Arthur's voice silenced the crane for a moment.

"The Ice Swordsman..." Crane cried out in a deep voice, uttering the nickname the Navy had given Arthur.

"Why don't you just come and talk to me yourself? Why send me this hurtful message? It's like I care about Gion so much. I don't even know her. Are you so sure coming to me will be of any use?"

Arthur tentatively communicated with Crane, his face full of smiles as he stared at the female soldiers who were afraid of him.

"If there really isn't anything..." Crane paused for a moment, based on Arthur's own analysis,

"Did you really go to such lengths to convey those messages to her? How could someone her age possibly understand Celestial Dragons? Did you tell her?"

"That's right! It's me!" Arthur readily admitted, making no attempt to hide it.

"I didn't expect you to know so many taboo things in the world."

"Then you've really put her in a terrible situation, kid. Many people in the Navy have been talking about the Celestial Dragons ordering the Navy to slaughter non-member nations, only to disappear silently, just like Gion."

"Hmph, I just wanted her to understand that there is no right or wrong in this world, and then take her away from the Navy. Who would have thought she wouldn't listen to me at all?" Arthur told Tsuru what his purpose was at the time.

It's just a killing game; compared to the number of people he killed in his previous life, it's nothing.

"So, you really think the same way I do?" Crane asked, voicing the question that had been nagging at her.

"What is your relationship with Gion?"

As soon as the question was asked, the female marines standing in front of Arthur listened intently, eager to know the answer.

"It's okay. I just thought she was pretty and gave her a kiss. To be honest, her lips felt nice when she was little, and I still remember it vividly, Lieutenant General Tsuru."

"You..." Crane stammered upon hearing this, "Then why..."

"Forget about why! Tell me where she is. You came to me because you care about your official position and are afraid of the Celestial Dragons, right?"

Arthur interrupted the crane's idle chatter and said to her,

"So you want to save her, but you have no one else to rely on, so you think of the G6 incident and then you think of me? In my eyes, even if you're over thirty, you're still just a little girl. Stop talking nonsense and get down to business."

He was stunned by what was said; no one had called her "little girl" for over twenty years.

So, how old is Arthur exactly? A question arose in her mind.

She remained silent for a long time, and when she learned that Arthur wanted to help, she offered up the information she knew.

"A prison ship! Information known only to the highest ranks of the navy..." Tsuru's voice abruptly stopped; she abruptly left the microphone and shouted.

"The signal's been blocked, isn't it? If they find out I said these things, I'll be in deep trouble myself!"

"It's blocked, Lieutenant General. These are a pair of telepathically connected male and female Den Den Mushi. The brainwave signals of Den Den Mushi cannot be detected!"

Arthur listened to the commotion over there, his face serious.

"Okay, are you listening? Ice Swordsman? What I'm about to tell you is information that was recently leaked from a World Government prison ship!"

The event is taking place in the Valley of the Gods, West Blue! Gion is currently on a prison ship, being transported to her destination!

The female soldiers broke out in a cold sweat, staring at Arthur, whose face remained completely calm.

Doesn't he care?

Arthur suddenly looked up at the female soldiers, pointing at the head of the Den Den Mushi.

"Did you hear that? What kind of scum are you all loyal to? They take pleasure in slaughtering the lives of non-member states and yet they dare to call themselves righteous?"

They nodded in agreement without hesitation; these were the words of their lieutenant general himself, so they had no choice but to believe them.

Arthur returned to the main topic, looking at the Den Den Mushi and saying,

"Understood. I will slaughter all the Celestial Dragons on that island and let them taste the same bitterness."

"Hey...! I'm not...!"

Hearing Arthur say such things, Tsuru wanted to quickly dissuade him, but before she could finish speaking, Arthur had already hung up on her Den Den Mushi.

Arthur returned the Den Den Mushi to the female soldiers.

"So, by helping those wronged souls kill the Celestial Dragons, I'm the one on the side of justice, right?"

He grinned, a very calm and very happy laugh.

Sure enough, the cause and effect turned back on him.

Sure enough, once you set sail, there was no turning back.

Then he has no choice but to see it through to the end.