Pirate Catcher in the Rye

"Am I dreaming?"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Baker suddenly seemed to be in a dream. He rubbed his eyes hard, feeling a little unreal.

Brent, who was extremely dangerous in his mind, was subdued by Master Hawkins in an instant!

Brent curled his lips. After living together for so long, Baker, a big fool, didn't realize anything. Do you really think that Master Hawkins' sword is just a decoration?

"are you sure?"

"Are the pirates who attacked us last time really related to the Stoker family?"

Ignoring Baker's shock, Hawkins put the sword into its scabbard and slowly sat on the main seat in the living room.

The straw fruit gives Hawkins the ability to attack from a distance, but in order to deal with various unexpected situations, close combat is naturally necessary.

In addition to fighting, he occasionally practices swordsmanship!

Unfortunately, perhaps because his energy was too scattered and too little time was spent, he was still far away from the realm of cutting iron that was the hallmark of a swordsman.

And because of his cultivation, he moved away from the family residence a few years ago and came to a nearby manor!

This manor is not large in size. It can be regarded as a two-story finely decorated villa with about a dozen rooms. Currently, only four people live there.

Bettina, Brent, Beck, and himself!

Brent nodded: "Yes, after repelling that group of pirates last time, I quietly followed up and captured their captain."

"It was indeed the Stoker family who did it..."

"It should be that the Basil family has become so strong in the past two years that they feel threatened!"

The number of employees has suddenly expanded from 2000 to 2. As a competitor, it’s useless if you don’t worry.

However, the Stork family was also very sensible and did not blindly follow expansion.

With one family supporting up to 2 guards, even a noble family that has been passed down for hundreds of years cannot last more than a few years.

What's more, there are kings above to maintain the balance in various regions, and they don't feel that the Basil family has the courage to resort to force directly.

Now, no more than ten years later, the revolutionary army has not yet developed, the New World has not yet seen a pirate group as large and dominant as the Yonko, and various countries have not fallen into the quagmire of an arms race for the time being!

The chaos has not yet reached its climax, and everyone is relatively restrained.

In a few years, when the navy starts to have too much to take care of, it should be time to establish an alternative organization called the Oishikibukai.

"It's rude to come and not return. It seems we have to go there in person!"

Hawkins smiled grimly. After all, the Stoker family came to him this time.

One has two!

Now that they have chosen to attack themselves, the heirs of the Basil family, they probably won't let it go.

Fortunately, this time, the ones who came were just small minions with a bounty of several million. Who knows whether they will play a bigger game next time and find some pirates with a bounty of tens of millions.

The impact of my butterfly has begun to spread!

Perhaps on the original trajectory, Basil Edson was still relatively conservative and did not expand the escort to 2 people in one go.

But this life is different. Hawkins' ultimate goal is to rule the Kingdom of Lubnir, so the army is the top priority.

If Hawkins' uncle Edson is a conservative who sticks to the rules, then Hawkins is a complete hawk.

He will not wait quietly for a crisis to come and then find a way to solve it, but will actively create crises for others as an offensive party!

"But…'

Brent hesitated to speak.

Although the open battle between the two families has never stopped, the armed confrontations are always carried out secretly, or are left to third parties to intervene.

A mountain with two tigers is the way to go in the long run!

The king of the Kingdom of Lubnir will not sit back and let any one party dominate Alderney.

After all, Alderney is the largest island outside the Kingdom's main island, with a total population of more than 40!

"Don't worry, the process will go smoothly and no one will find out."

……

late at night.

The three of them each put on a faceless mask, avoided the surrounding guards, and successfully arrived outside the Stoker family's castle.

Fortunately, the Stoker family does not have a strong man who is proficient in the domineering power of seeing, hearing, and sex. The guards are just ordinary elite guards. The strongest leader is only equivalent to a naval colonel!

This is similar to the Basil family.

To be precise, except for a few powerful countries such as Elbaf and Wano, top combat power is a scarce commodity in all kingdoms, let alone nobles!

Whoosh whoosh!

The three of them climbed over the castle gate nimbly without making a sound.

The only trouble is that this castle is too big, covering an area of ​​several thousand square meters, and the entire castle is five stories high. It is not easy to find the target accurately.

"Be careful, there are many servants and night guards inside."

Hawkins reminded softly.

They are not here to kill people. If they are discovered, all previous efforts in this operation will be wasted and the plan will have to be changed.

"Yes!"

Baker and Brent whispered back that this was their first time, and they were even more nervous than Hawkins.

quickly,

The three of them tiptoed to the living room. Although it was late at night, there were still a few flickering wall lamps on.

A few people stood quietly in the shadows, counting the number of guards and the time between patrols of batches of guards.

almost!

The longer it takes, the greater the chance of being discovered.

It would have been more convenient for Hawkins to do this alone. The reason why he brought Brent and Baker was just to vote for him.

In addition, there is also the consideration of bringing two people to familiarize themselves with the rhythm of work.

There will definitely be no shortage of such actions in the future. The Basil family is not a killer family like Germa 66. He will not take action personally every time!

Naturally, these dirty jobs must be left to trustworthy confidants.

"Leave the third, fourth and fifth floors to me. You are responsible for checking the identities of the people on the first and second floors, and finally report back to me here."

Whoosh!

After saying that, a straw shot out from Hawkins' hand and wrapped around the guardrail on the fifth floor. Then the straw shrank rapidly, and the next moment Hawkins had arrived on the fifth floor of the castle.

After glancing around and finding no one, Hawkins slowly walked to the door of a room.

click~

A straw was drilled through the keyhole, the handle was flexibly pulled from the room, and the door slowly opened.

"I'm really depraved for using my power to do such a thing!"

The heir to the majestic Basil family and the future captain of the Hawkins Pirates actually did such a petty theft thing, and the key was that he was so familiar with it.

Even with Hawkins' face, he was slightly ashamed.

Proper black history!

"Hi~"

"He's not wearing any clothes. He's so white...so fierce!" Hawkins' eyes narrowed slightly and he took a breath.

He had never seen such a shameless woman sleeping without any clothes on.

I'm only 12 years old!

"What should I do... what should I do... what should I do? I'm not pure anymore!"

Hawkins's face turned red, and he moved forward unconsciously. He had to confirm the identity of the person in front of him.

That's right, it's just to confirm his identity. His eyesight is not very good and he can't see clearly from too far away.

"Tick!"

A drop of bright red blood slipped from his nostrils, and Hawkins felt his whole body on fire.

"It seems like we know each other...but we don't seem to know each other...Look again...it's a big deal...no hurry...no hurry!"

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, Hawkins felt that he could not stay any longer. He reluctantly took one last look and left the room resolutely.

Without delaying any time, he quickly followed the previous method and searched one by one, and soon found the son of the head of the Stoker family.

"Shh!"

A straw squeezed the other's lips and got in, and Hawkins began making voodoo dolls.

"Well--"

At this moment, the man groaned softly, as if he was about to wake up.

Snapped!

Hawkins was faster than him, and with a little force, he hit the opponent on the back of the neck with a hand knife, causing the opponent to fall asleep completely.

"First!"

After a brief pause, Hawkins quickly left the room.

Except for a little 'accident' at the beginning, the rest of the operation went very smoothly. Hawkins made several more voodoo dolls without anyone noticing!

When he returned to the first floor again, he saw Baker and Brent sitting boredly in the shadows, yawning, and seemed to have almost fallen asleep from waiting.

Why is that so?

Hawkins was a little angry. He hated his subordinates who deserted during the mission. They were so lax!