Chapter 488 The giant fish caught, the dark side of the world! (Two in one)

"Knock, knock. Knock."

Three crisp sounds were heard in Zefa's cabin, which sounded like "a good start".

Ace, Sabo, and Luffy had big bumps on their heads, and they looked at Zefa in front of them with trepidation.

They were discovered too quickly. Although the warship had set sail, it had not sailed too far. If Zefa asked the crew to turn around and send them back to the Navy Headquarters, it would be completely possible.

A lot of requests have been made just now. Now, it depends on what Zefa decides.

In addition to trepidation, there was also a strong look of expectation in the eyes of Ace, Sabo and others. On the contrary, Luffy, who was young, did not have such a strong obsession with going to sea for the time being. He only asked not to stay alone in the Navy Headquarters. He wanted to stay with Ace and Sabo, two "playmates of the same age".

Zefa stared at the three brothers standing in front of him with a serious face. After pondering for a long time, he finally softened in the expectant eyes of the few of them.

"Alas"

"You three, stay on the ship and be obedient."

"When I tell you to stay in the cabin, you must stay in the cabin. When you leave the cabin, you must stay by my side."

"If any of you three don't listen to me, I will send all three of you back to the Navy Headquarters!"

"Ace, Sabo, Luffy, you three supervise each other, don't wait until you are sent back to the Navy Headquarters to complain to me, saying "I didn't do it, why do you send me back?"

"Did you hear that?"

Zeff has already done the punishment that should be done. This matter can actually be big or small. If Zeeff is the chief instructor of the Navy Headquarters, the correct approach is actually to send these three people back.

Although he is leading the students of the Naval Academy for sea training, there are still risks involved. Bringing three burdens is irresponsible for the lives of other sergeants on the ship.

But Zeeff also has his own considerations. One of the important factors is actually the strength that Ace and Sabo have now.

Although these two children are still young, as natural devil fruit users, when they really explode all their power, their combat power is far beyond the reach of other young students on the ship.

The power of natural devil fruits is so terrifying.

The power that ordinary people pursue throughout their lives may only be the starting point of natural ability users. Even. The end of ordinary people is a long way from the starting point of others.

What's more, Ace and Sabo are not just ability users. After years of training, their physical skills are also very strong.

Although their talent in this aspect is far from comparable to that of Tsugikoku Yoshiichi in the past, and far from that of the gifted BIG MOM in her childhood, their combat power is much stronger than many generals in the headquarters who are not known for their strength.

Based on the personal strength of Ace and Sabo, Zefa can deal with them tolerantly.

As for Luffy.

If it was just one person, Zefa would be confident that he could take care of Luffy's life safety when he encountered danger.

Do you understand the value of the former admiral of the Navy Headquarters? ! !

It was just a simple sea training. Even if the destination was the New World, Zefa still had such self-confidence.

"Oh oh oh oh ~"

The three children cheered immediately after getting Zefa's approval, and the laughter immediately filled the cabin.

Zeff looked at the cheering children, and finally smiled slightly.

The news that Ace and others sneaked on board the ship quickly spread throughout the ship. The crew members who learned about this matter also regarded it as a topic of conversation and did not take it to heart.

Ace and Sabo are both children "fostered" in Zefa's family. They often appear in the training base of the new navy.

The two are quite famous in the navy. After all, they have terrifying strength at a young age, and they are also Zefa's disciples. They have always been the focus of attention of all forces in the headquarters.

The sun is shining, the speed of the warship is not very fast, and the sea is sparkling with golden light, like a picture scroll.

Ace was wearing a small vest, holding a fishing rod in his hand, staring at the sea with full concentration. Beside him, Sabo sat cross-legged on one side, holding his chin with one hand, yawning boredly.

"Oh--ah--oh--"

At this moment, Luffy, who was sitting on the other side of Ace, seemed to be unable to bear the boredom of waiting for fish, and suddenly howled. The sharp shout scared Ace and Sabo.

"Asshole, you suddenly shouted something!"

"You scared the fish away!"

Sabo, who was half asleep and half awake, was awakened by Luffy's howl, and couldn't help cursing. Ace couldn't help shaking his hands and shouted angrily.

"It's really boring, a little boring."

Children's freshness always comes in waves, especially Luffy. In his eyes, all things in this world can be simply divided into two categories-interesting and boring.

Obviously, fishing is a boring thing in his eyes. However, when sailors are sailing, most of the time they are so calm and boring.

I'm afraid many sailors won't be able to accept the "interesting" things they do when sailing at sea.

The current "quiet years" are an extremely rare and precious asset for the navy.

"Boring what boring?!"

"Is there anything more interesting in the world than fishing?!"

Ace was irritated by Luffy's "boring". He liked fishing. At a young age, he already had the charm of a fisherman.

"You've been sitting here for almost three hours and you've only caught two pieces of kelp."

"Hey, Ace, let's go play cards?"

Luffy's words made Ace gnash his teeth angrily and yell, "I'll be able to catch a big fish soon, a fish even bigger than this kid like you!"

As he spoke, Ace turned his head angrily and stared at the calm sea.

When Sabo saw the two brothers Ace and Luffy bickering, he had no intention of breaking up the fight. He yawned and was about to take a nap when he suddenly noticed that the float on the sea suddenly sank, and the fishing line that was originally loose suddenly became taut. of straight.

"Ace!"

Sabo, who saw this scene, touched Ace's shoulder next to him and reminded him.

"Fishing!"

Ace also noticed the movement on the sea, jumped up from the ground excitedly, and quickly reeled in the line.

"Wow, it's so heavy!"

As soon as he reeled in the line and pulled the rod, Ace's face showed a deep joy. Seeing the head of the sea rod plummeting downwards, Ace also tightened his hands and held the fishing rod firmly.

"Wow! Did you really catch a fish?!"

When Luffy saw this scene, he grabbed the railing with both hands and looked towards the sea with a face full of joy.

"Boom!!!" And just as he was speaking, there was a muffled sound suddenly coming from beside him. Luffy looked sideways and found that Ace was already pressed against the railing, underwater. The giant thing dragged the fishing rod, causing Ace, who was unprepared, to suffer a heavy loss.

"Help me quickly!!"

Ace still held the fishing rod firmly, stepped on the railing and started to exert force.

Sabo on the side quickly helped grab the fishing rod, and Luffy quickly hugged Ace's waist to help him stabilize his body.

The fishing rod was bent and the fishing line was pulled straight.

"Come up! My fish king!!!"

Ace was in the second grade of middle school. While exerting force, he let out a low growl.

"Bang——"

With the concerted efforts of the three of them, a black shadow suddenly emerged from the sea, broke through the sea, and flew towards the deck.

"Plop~" As the giant thing in the sea was hoisted, the three little ones suddenly became unsteady and fell directly onto the deck. Luffy, who was behind Ace, turned into a rubber mat for Ace. .

The movement here also attracted the attention of other crew members on the deck. No one expected that Ace could actually catch a fish?

"Boom!"

The black shadow flew out of the sea and hit the deck. The surrounding navy looked sideways, with a look of surprise on their faces.

"This is"

"Quick, go report to Chief Instructor Zefa!"

The navymen on the deck suddenly became busy, and the various shouts were full of surprise.

Ace and others also quickly climbed up from the ground and ran to the center of the deck to see their trophies.

However, this look made Ace, Sabo and Luffy suddenly turn pale.

What Ace caught was not a big fish at all, but a mermaid, a naked mermaid girl with scars all over her body.

The fish tail that was supposed to be bright in color turned dull in the sun, and there was no blood on the exposed skin. The wounds on the body could not see any traces of blood due to the erosion of the sea water, but there were still many sharp wounds on the mermaid girl's body. of teeth marks.

The internal organs in the abdomen were empty and had been eaten away by unknown sea creatures.

The distorted face of the mermaid girl before she died still remains on her face.

As the mermaid body was fished onto the deck, a thick fishy smell filled the deck.

Ace, Sabo and the others had never seen such a terrifying scene. Ace has a big heart. After a few seconds, there was finally some blood on his pale face. When he reacted, his body trembled slightly. He quickly hugged Luffy, who was pale with fear, in his arms and covered the road with his hands. Flying eyes.

"What the hell is going on!!!"

Sabo couldn't help but take a half-step back when he saw the remains, muttering in his mouth. His eyes also noticed the fishhook hanging on the chin of the mermaid corpse.

Ace's fishhook happened to hook on the mandible of the corpse. His hook intended to catch a "giant" failed to catch a big and edible fish, but instead caught a corpse.

This can be regarded as no air force.

Rapid footsteps came from the direction of the cockpit, and Zefa's figure appeared on the deck and hurried over.

When Ace and Sabo saw Zefa coming, they immediately found their backbone and ran to Zefa's side. Although they had gone through a lot of training, the shock and horror brought by the mermaid's corpse still made them I couldn't calm down for a long time.

"what happened?!"

When Zefa saw the corpse on the deck, his pupils shrank and he asked the people around him.

The corpse of the fishman.

Creatures like fishmen rarely appear on the sea. This is the first half of the Great Line and it is not a country in the New World. How can mermaids live?

Every mermaid that appears on the coast basically represents the dark side of this world.

This place is dozens of nautical miles away from the Sabaody Archipelago. They did not sail for too long after leaving the Navy Headquarters, but the body of a mermaid actually appeared in this sea area.

Zefa came from the grassroots and was experienced. With just one glance, he saw many signs of abuse on the body of the fishman. His face suddenly became gloomy.

"Teacher Zefa, I was fishing and caught this."

"We don't know what happened!"

Ace gently grabbed the corner of Zefa's clothes and spoke.

Hearing Ace's words, Zefa also noticed the fishhook on the fishman's chin and nodded slightly. Then, under the gaze of a group of students on the deck, he slowly walked to the side of the body and squatted down regardless of the stench.

"There are signs of torture and abuse on her body. These bite marks should be from fish in the sea."

"Keep her in."

After a quick glance, Zefa stood up and gave orders to the soldiers on the ship, then waved his hand to dismiss the people watching the excitement.

Just as Zefa was about to leave, a small hand suddenly grabbed the corner of Zefa's clothes.

Looking back, he found that Luffy, who was protected in Ace's arms, grabbed him at this time.

"What's wrong? Luffy? Are you scared?"

"It's okay, it's just..."

Zeff thought Luffy was scared and comforted him softly, but before he finished speaking, Luffy shook his head:

"Is it okay to just collect the bodies?"

"We...Aren't we going to investigate?"

"Teacher Zephyr, aren't we marines?"

Luffy's words still contained the panic he felt when he first saw the bodies, but his words shocked the marines on the deck. Several marines who were about to collect the bodies paused and turned their heads to look at Luffy and Zephyr.

Ace and Sabo also looked up at Zephyr with bright eyes.

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"There are people dying all the time on this sea."

"As you are asking me this, there may be many bodies floating on the sea or being thrown into the sea in places you don't know."

"We are the navy, but we can't handle such things."

"We don't know the origin, even if we want to investigate, there are no clues."

"Even if there are some clues, it is almost impossible to track down the murderer."

"While we are trying hard to investigate this matter, many living people are being killed by pirates, Luffy"

Zeffer may be touched by Luffy's words, and I don't know why he would explain so much to a child.

Some things are not that Zefa doesn't want to do, but Zefa knows that even if he does it, it will be difficult to get results.

Even in modern society with surveillance cameras everywhere, there are countless old cases that have not been solved. On this sea, a corpse is too insignificant.

"There may not be any results if we investigate, but if we don't investigate, there will definitely be no results!"

"We are not completely clueless, right?"

"Isn't this a fishman? Isn't the clue on Fishman Island?"

"Even if we can't find anything, at least we can send her home."

Although Luffy is young, he has learned a lot with Ace and Sabo. Although Ace blocked his eyes early, Luffy recognized what it was.

Luffy's words echoed on the deck.

The sea breeze ruffled Zefa's hair, and the strong fishy smell dissipated a little.

Zeff looked at the three children in front of him and fell silent.

After a long while, Zefa turned around and walked towards the cab, and the words he said before leaving were heard by everyone on the deck:

"Turn, go to Shampoo Land, and go to Fishman Island after coating!"

As Zefa left, the young navy on the deck suddenly responded in unison: "Yes!!"

Doesn't Zefa want to check?