Pirate: This general is a bit drifting!

Behind me, I heard Ximu's evil laughter.

Ace walked towards the seaside without looking back.

His physical strength had long been exhausted, and at this moment, he was dragging his body forward solely by willpower.

Looking at Ace's retreating back, although Ximu was smiling, there was no expression on his face.

I'm thinking:

"If I catch you today, there will be no reason to wander around the Grand Line. But don't blame me. Sometimes you will never know how high your potential is unless I force you."

Ximu secretly speculated in his heart, hoping that when he meets Ace next time, he will be able to draw out the other two types of domineering energy from him.

While he was thinking, a voice suddenly sounded from behind Ximu.

"Do you think this is fun? Lieutenant Ximu!"

Looking back, it was Bismarck.

Seeing that his act of letting the pirates go was discovered, Ximu didn't care.

Andide pulled out the Seven-Star Sword stuck on the ground and asked: "When did you get here? Have you seen everything?"

Bismarck nodded: "I saw everything, why did you let the pirate Ace go?"

"No, I didn't let Ace go. You made a mistake." Ximu said, slowly walking towards the dojo.

The Seven-Star Sword in his hand flashed with light, and a confused red light flashed in Bismarck's eyes.

"Yes, yes, I was wrong."

The next moment, the red light in his eyes dissipated.

Bismarck looked at Ximu in front of him in confusion and asked doubtfully.

"Second Lieutenant Ximu, why are you here?"

Ximu also pretended to be surprised and said: "Why are you here? I was preparing to find you."

Bismarck scratched his head and said:

"There is news from the Navy Headquarters, ordering you to suspend the pursuit of the pirate Ace and immediately set off to Demon Valley Town to participate in the battle to encircle and suppress the great pirate Hatista."

"Who is he?"

There was confusion in Ximu's eyes. This was a name he had never heard of.

Bismarck looked nervous and said with great solemnity.

"Hatista is a pirate from the second half of the Grand Line. He suddenly appeared in Demon Valley Town for some reason. The Navy Headquarters also formulated a strategy to encircle and suppress him, and you, Lieutenant Nishiki, are among those recruited this time."

Bismarck said, taking out a reward order from his arms and handing it to Ximu.

"The great pirate Hatista has a high bounty of 5000 million. According to the intelligence, he is an animal-type devil fruit octopus..."

Speaking of this, Bismarck hesitated, glanced at Ximu's face and said.

"Based on the current intelligence, it is not ruled out that Hatista is an esper of the Phantom Beast species, but what kind of ability it is, I am not able to know."

"Oh."

Ximu responded, with no emotion on his face.

But deep down I was already excited.

Such a coincidence, just a few days after entering the Grand Line, will we face a big war?

With a bounty of 5000 million Baileys, and being a pirate in the second half of the Grand Line, he seems to be a strong opponent.

I hope he won’t be like the Tarik I saw last time, a parallel importer who relies solely on equipment and props.

"That's right," Ximu suddenly remembered.He quickly took out the prescription from his pocket and handed it to Bismarck, "I need the medicinal materials above, the more the better."

Bismarck took it, took a look, nodded, and said:

"These medicinal materials are relatively common in the jungle of Aska Island, but they are not easy to pick. However, these medicinal materials are available in the dojo. What do you want these medicinal materials for, Lieutenant Ximu?"

Bismarck asked Ximu doubtfully.

Nishiki simply explained in two sentences: "The old witch in the village has been overworked and has become ill from worries. She needs these medicinal materials for recovery."

"I see."

Bismarck suddenly realized that when he mentioned his mother-in-law, his face showed great respect.

As the previous witch, Granny is very tall in the hearts of the people on Aska Island.

"In that case, I will go back to the Navy Dojo now to get these medicinal materials."

Before he finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the dojo. Halfway there, he suddenly seemed to remember something and turned around and said:

"Lieutenant Ximu, you don't have to go to the dojo with me. Is your mother-in-law at the infirmary in the village?"

Seeing Nishiki nod, Bismarck spread his legs and ran towards the dojo.

Ximu clicked his tongue when he saw this, looked at his running back and shook his head, then stopped walking towards the dojo and turned back to the village.

As he walked, Ximu unfolded Hatista's reward order in his hand.

What comes into view is a series of huge numbers.

【?2?1550】

【DEADORALIVE】

Looking further up, Ximu saw the image of Hatista.

He was wearing tattered yellow clothes, with a pair of blood-red pupils hidden under his hood.

There were several broken bones hanging on the wooden frame behind him. The purple phantom stretched out from his right hand, and the thick tentacles stretched out from his feet. There was an indescribable weird feeling coming from his body.

The Lord in Yellow Hatista!

After one glance, Ximu was sure from those illusory tentacles that this pirate was a phantom beast species with octopus fruit.

With many worries on his mind, Ximu walked back to the village.

As soon as he entered the village, Ximu saw Dasqi walking up to him.

"Teacher Ximu..."

Ximu took one look and knew what Dasqi wanted to say. He quickly took out the reward order in his arms and interrupted.

"Stop, stop, stop, I know it all."

Seeing Ximu take out Hatista's reward order, Dasqi stopped saying anything and asked.

"Then Teacher Ximu, when do you plan to go to Magic Valley Town?"

Ximu hesitated for a moment and asked, "One month later?"

Dasqi's face turned dark. If she waited for a month, the day lily would be cold.

"Then tomorrow."

Ximu took a big step back.

But some people hold different opinions.

"You can set off today."

A gentle female voice sounded behind Ximu, and when he looked back, it was Maya.

"Ximu..."

Maya opened her lips lightly, but still couldn't say anything more.

Their eyes met and Ximu nodded.

Without further chatting on this topic, Ximu asked instead.

"Has mother-in-law woke up?"

Maya looked miserable and shook her head.

Ximu sighed when he saw this and walked into the infirmary.

The old village doctor was sitting beside the bed, shaking his head and sighing: "Oh, it's so bad."

Seeing Ximu walking in, the old village doctor hurriedly asked: "Second Lieutenant Ximu, have you found the medicinal materials?"

Ximu nodded and said: "There is it in the Navy Dojo. I have asked Coach Bismarck to pick it up."

When the old village doctor heard this, he let out a sigh of relief.

"That's good. If there is medicine, there is hope."

Looking at her mother-in-law, whose face was sallow and her eyes were closed, Ximu raised his hand again and poured black energy into her body.

Helping her replenish some strength will still have some effect.

I do not know how long it has been.

Suddenly there was a noise outside the door.

Coach Bismarck walked in in a panic, with several sword wounds on his body.

"Lieutenant Nishiki, something bad has happened. Our naval dojo has been occupied by others!"