"Colonel-sama, there, there's a super large warship sailing towards Cocoyasi Village."
Inside the room, Colonel Mouse looked at his subordinate and scolded him, "Didn't you learn to knock before entering to report?"
"Y-yes, I'm sorry, Colonel-sama, but that warship was really huge. Judging by its level, it, it seems to be an Admiral-class warship!"
Colonel Mouse heard his subordinate stammering and said, "It's just an Admiral-class warship, why are you making such a fuss..."
At this point, Colonel Mouse realized something. He shot up from his seat and confirmed to his subordinate, "You, you're sure it's an Admiral-class warship?"
"I, I don't know, but that warship was too big. I've never seen a warship so big!"
"I understand, you, you can go now!"
Colonel Mouse, who had just been criticizing others for not speaking properly, was now stammering.
The room fell silent again. A tall fishman with a long, sharp, saw-toothed nose walked out from behind.
"Mouse, why did that Admiral-class warship suddenly come here? Did you go and snitch?"
"Arlong, you ask me, who do I ask? How would I know why those Admirals are not staying in Marineford and are coming to the East Blue! And why would I snitch? What's in it for me?"
Colonel Mouse snapped back at Arlong.
"No matter why he came here, I gave you the money, and you took it. We're on the same boat now. If I'm exposed, you won't be able to live either!"
With that, Arlong jumped out of the window.
Using his fishman's strong physique, he disappeared into the jungle after a few leaps.
To be safe, he decided to have the other fishmen evacuate from Arlong Park first.
After all, he wasn't a frog at the bottom of a well. He knew how terrifying an Admiral was.
Kizaru, who had quelled the rebellion in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, had been promoted to Admiral.
That terrifying strength was something he could never imagine.
Seeing Arlong leave, Colonel Mouse immediately went to the port to personally greet Ryuya's arrival.
The reception was quite grand.
It even made people think that Colonel Mouse had a very good relationship with this person.
This was also part of Colonel Mouse's plan. He wanted the villagers to scare themselves, thus cooperating with him to act.
He didn't want them to expose his crimes to Ryuya!
The warship slowly docked at the port, and Ryuya and Kalifa got off.
[Ding! Sign-in successful, obtained: Noah! Noah is the Ship of the Will of D. According to Neptune in the original story, Noah was a promise made between humans and a mermaid princess during the Void Century, but it was never fulfilled, so it sank into the deep sea.]
[This is the New Noah. Accepting Noah is equivalent to accepting the promise with the mermaid princess. Under certain conditions, the system will issue special missions.]
[Special missions are extremely difficult, but they also come with luxurious rewards. Please confirm if you want to accept the New Noah!]
Ryuya didn't hesitate for a second.
If he didn't even have this courage, how could he face future strong enemies?
[Ding! Acceptance successful. Noah has been stored in the system space. Host can release it at any time.]
When Ryuya arrived in front of Colonel Mouse, the system's electronic voice slowly disappeared.
Colonel Mouse saluted Ryuya and said, "Welcome, White Dove-sama, to Cocoyasi Village!"
"I'm not here for an inspection. I'm just here to replenish supplies."
Colonel Mouse reacted quickly and immediately said to the soldiers beside him, "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and carry the supplies. Do you want White Dove-sama to carry them personally?"
After finishing his words, Colonel Mouse said to Ryuya, "White Dove-sama, would you like to go to the office? They should be done soon."
Kalifa, at this moment, said to Ryuya beside her, "Ryuya, since we're already in Cocoyasi, let's go for a walk. I've never been to an island in the East Blue before."
Seeing this, Colonel Mouse bowed and said, "White Dove-sama, I know Cocoyasi Village well. Let me show you around!"
Ryuya nodded, not saying anything more.
But he was a little surprised that Colonel Mouse was so open about showing him around. Was he really not afraid?
Or had he hidden everything else so well that he wasn't afraid of his arrival?
Thinking this, Ryuya thought to himself: Interesting~
"The Truth Behind the Paradise"
On the island, a gentle breeze blew.
Colonel Mouse walked in front, introducing Cocoyasi Village to Ryuya and Kalifa.
In his words, Cocoyasi Village was like a paradise.
Under his protection and management, it was undisturbed by any pirates. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ No(ᴠ)ᴇlFire.nᴇt
It was like a paradise.
But when they reached the market of Cocoyasi Village,
Kalifa discovered that the villagers didn't have a single smile on their faces.
Instead, they all avoided them when they saw them.
She even saw a deep hatred in everyone's eyes.
Kalifa listened to Colonel Mouse continue to brag about his achievements, and she interrupted, "Is it really like you said? Why don't I see a single smile on these villagers' faces?"
Colonel Mouse cursed in his heart: Damn woman, you're such a busybody!
Of course, Colonel Mouse only dared to think this in his heart.
He smiled warmly at Kalifa and said, "They're just like that. If you don't believe me, you can ask them directly. They wouldn't lie to you, would they?"
After saying this, Colonel Mouse glared fiercely at the people around him when Ryuya and Kalifa weren't paying attention!
The villagers were so scared that they lowered their gazes.
In their hearts, Colonel Mouse and the fishman Arlong were insurmountable mountains.
Besides, looking at Ryuya's expressionless face, he must be the same kind of person as Colonel Mouse!
How could they dare to expose Colonel Mouse in front of him?
It could only be said that Colonel Mouse had been intimidating them for a long time!
But they, living in the East Blue, had no idea what the uniform Ryuya was wearing represented.
Kalifa, at this moment, went to an old woman selling vegetables and asked her, "Grandma, do you think the security is good lately? Or is there anything in your life that makes you uncomfortable?"
The old woman secretly glanced at Colonel Mouse, then quickly shook her head and said, "Very good, very good. I'm living a good life here, especially since Colonel Mouse came to Cocoyasi Village. He's always thinking of us..."
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