Chapter 4
We Are Marines, We Will Not Be Afraid
After fooling Kaz, Kuro heaved a sigh of relief.
He is Marine of the 153rd Division.
Yes, the branch ruled by the Axeman Monka.
It was also Luffy’s first stop.
Zoro’s capture means that the plot has begun. In the next few days, Luffy will come to defeat Monka and liberate the 153 divisions that are ruled by a strong force.
He did not want to have anything to do with Luffy.
Anyone who knows how to cause trouble will be blacklisted by him and will not be seen.
Otherwise, why would he lead the patrol ship out to sea from time to time and stay safely in the branch until he died?
And if he went back now, what if he changed the plot, what if Solon didn’t follow Luffy, then Luffy would have to find a partner in East Blue.
What if he didn’t find anything he liked? What if he stayed in East Blue for too long?
According to such a troublemaker’s nature and strength, if he really causes trouble in East Blue, very few people can deal with him. If this implicates me to catch him, wouldn’t things be endless?
What if he hurts Garp and he gets entangled with him? What if his strength is exposed and he is called to Headquarters and then goes to the New World to arrest pirates? Wouldn’t that be troublesome?
He was not afraid. He just did not want to change the plot.
Well, that was it.
A day later, the Battleship arrived at the location described by the treasure map.
“Cao, it’s the island of Gamoro.”
On the bow deck, Commander Kaz looked at a volcanic island in front of him with binoculars and said to Kuro.
Hearing this, Kuro completely relaxed.
He had come to Garmoro Island two years ago to buy supplies. There was only an ordinary town on the island, so it was impossible for there to be any treasure.
That means there is no danger.
“Cao, there is a Pirate Ship!”
Suddenly Kaz cried out.
“What flag?” Kuro hurriedly asked.
“Not very famous pirate flag… the bounty should not be high.”
Kuro believed this. Kaz was a very serious person. He remembered the arrest warrant as much as a bounty hunter. If he said the reward was not high, then it was not high.
Steady.
“Fire and sink it,” Kuro said.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The cannons bombarded and several shells hit the Pirate Ship. One shell hit the Pirate Ship and exploded.
Opposite, there was no movement.
Pirate Ship seemed to be empty.
Another few shells were fired, but the Pirate Ship still did not move. If there were pirates on board, they should have moved.
However, Kuro did not want to keep the cannon. If he could sink it, why not?
After more than a dozen shells, the Battleship’s shell hit the other side’s ammunition depot and the ship slowly sank.
Through the binoculars, Kuro saw that there were no traces of living people on the ship.
The Battleship approached and a group of Marines took a small boat to the pirate ship wreckage. After investigating, Marines came back to report.
“Cao, there is no one and nothing on the ship. It is an empty ship.”
“Got it, then don’t worry about it. Stop and take a look at the town.”
Kuro nodded and instructed Marine.
The small town on Germoro Island is near the foot of the Ring Volcano. As soon as Kuro and his men went ashore, they stopped.
“Cao Chang, what’s wrong?”
Kaz asked when he saw Kuro’s expression.
“Send a team forward to explore and pay attention to the danger.”
Something was very wrong.
It was too desolate.
Kuro is cautious and he will remember every island he comes to.
This island is completely different from the one he came to a few years ago. The vegetation has obviously grown a lot and there are no traces of animals.
The Four Seas, which has regular weather, is not as variable as the Grand Line, and there is no rapid transformation of an island in a few years.
And the current vegetation is obviously the result of the lack of ecological cycle of animals, which leads to its rapid growth, and this is only limited to the value of the inedible.
Along the way, Kuro did not even see any decent wild vegetables.
There are no traces of large animals nearby, and it doesn’t seem like there are any ferocious beasts here.
Soon, Kuro reached the town.
A few years ago, this town was still bustling with people and the houses were very neat.
But looking at it now, all kinds of plants are growing on the houses. He remembered that there were fields nearby, but now more than half of the fields are barren.
At the intersection, a few sallow and thin children were squatting there playing games. One of the children saw who was coming and ran into the town.
“Marine, Marine is here!”
The door of the house was opened and various townspeople came out of the house and gathered in front of Kuro and others.
The townspeople were also sallow and thin, and all of them showed that they had not eaten enough for a long time. A thin old man walked to Kuro and suddenly knelt down and cried, “Marine, please save our town!”
As the old man knelt down, the remaining townspeople also knelt down one by one and sobbed.
Kuro looked at the old man and said uncertainly, “Mayor Mendel?”
… .
In the mayor’s house, Kuro sat in a chair and watched his house.
It could be said that his house is bare.
He was here when he came a few years ago, but the mayor’s family was still very rich at that time.
“There’s no hurry, eat slowly. If it’s not enough, there’s still some on the ship.” Kuro looked at the Mayor who was wolfing down food and said nicely.
“Yes, yes.”
The mayor kept nodding, but his hands did not slow down.
These people were starving. When they saw Marine coming over, the first thing they did was to kneel down and ask for food.
Fortunately, Kuro brought a lot of food.
With safety as the top priority, Kuro would naturally be well prepared for the sea patrol.
A Battleship that can be led by Commander Cao is a small patrol ship with 80 people.
That goes without saying, Full Compendium.
Ammunition is stuffed, medicine is stuffed, and food must be stuffed. In order to pursue survival, Kuro took enough food to fill his stomach.
Enough food for eighty Marines for three months.
“Burp…”
Mendel rubbed his round belly and burped comfortably, tears running down his face. “It’s been a year, we haven’t eaten enough for a whole year. Thank you so much, Marine.”
“You’re welcome, Mayor Mendel. It’s normal for Marines to help civilians. Besides, when I came to buy supplies a few years ago, you gave a lot of discounts.”
Kuro shook his head and asked, “So, you haven’t eaten enough for a year? Why?”
As soon as these words came out, Mendel’s face showed horror and he shook his head crazily. “I’m already grateful enough to give you something to eat. Don’t ask why. If there’s anything in this town that you like, you can take it away, although you are already poor.”
If he could leave, of course Kuro would leave.
However, he looked at the mayor’s dull eyes, which had long been numb, and the image of the townsfolk who were wolfing down their food, and sighed.
“We are Marines, we are not afraid, please say…”
“Marine!”
Mendel looked at Kuro, touched, as if he had made up his mind, and said: “It is Florida, that demon, Florida!”
Florida?
“The Florida you mentioned, is it a big pirate?” Kaz couldn’t help but ask.
“It’s not the problem of pirates. It’s the kind, the rare kind… It’s covered in white fur and it’s like a ghost wandering around. Unfortunately, I can’t see its face clearly.”
Mendel said in fear, “Since it came here a year ago, all the food on the island has been eaten by it, and it does not allow us to run. Occasionally, a ship will come here, but whether it is a pirate or a Treasure Hunter, as long as they come to this place, they will inexplicably lose their strength. That demon asked us to clear the ships and exchange the treasures for food for it to eat, leaving us with only a little support.
I know. We are still alive because we are still useful. Maybe one day when we are useless, Florida will eat us. This is already a cursed island!”