【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

He picked up the oil lamp and began to sneak into the naval base. To his surprise, he entered smoothly. The surrounding navy did not seem surprised at his appearance or look at him more, as if he should enter the base at this time. Lucci looked at his clothes in confusion. Did the owner of this clothes have any privileges?

When he actually entered, what appeared in front of him was a long passage, with a door basically every other distance, and many corners and stairs. He carefully pushed open the nearest door and noticed the various tools placed inside. It seemed to be a storage room, so he carefully closed it.

As Lucci walked, he wondered where the navy's information storage room would be. According to the layout of the bases they had previously infiltrated, they would have a room to store a large amount of information. As a permanent base, G-4 might be used as a transfer station for a large amount of information at sea. They would definitely pay close attention to any information about pirates that arrived in this area. Maybe they would have some news that he and Ace didn't know when they were chasing Blackbeard.

Lucci looked at the stairs in front of him. Maybe he should go up. The navy liked to use height to reflect their power, as if the higher they were, the greater they were. Maybe some important information was arranged in the rooms high up, or the office of the commander of this base should be on a higher floor.

Lucci looked at the corridor on the third floor. It was completely different from the corridor he saw on the first floor. The windows here were bigger and more gorgeous, the doors were farther apart, and the rooms inside might be bigger. At the end of the corridor, one could directly enjoy the view of the sea.

Just as he was about to push open the nearest door, a navy man pushing a food cart slowly walked towards him from the corridor on the other side. He quickly hid himself in the nearest shadow. The navy quickly passed by him and then stopped in front of the door near the end of the corridor. Through the door he opened, he could hear conversation coming from inside. It seemed to be a meeting room.

The navy brought in the food from the dining cart and then came out, then left in the direction he had just come from, but he left the empty dining cart against the wall.

Lucci looked at the light reflected from the room on the ground and smiled. The navy forgot to close the door. He easily approached the unlocked door and heard the navy's conversation coming from inside.

"So Straw Hat Luffy escaped the pursuit of Colonel Tina of the headquarters in Alabasta?"

"Yes, and their current strength is no longer something the colonel can deal with. From the information we have obtained, we speculate that Straw Hat Luffy may have mastered Haki." said another voice.

"Has he mastered Haki before the New World?" The conference room suddenly became lively and everyone began to talk.

"Is this information true?" one of the naval officers couldn't help but question.

"No, it's just speculation. If there is accurate information proving that Straw Hat Luffy can really be Haki, his current bounty would not be just 100 million."

The conference room fell silent for a short time, and just when Lucci thought their meeting was over, a deep voice sounded.

"We will send a lieutenant commander to chase the Straw Hat Pirates. Besides, there are more pirates with over 100 million this year than in previous years."

"Today's newcomers are becoming more and more daring." said another voice dissatisfiedly.

“They were just as bold in previous years,” one of the voices retorted.

"It's mainly based on the sailing time. All the famous pirate groups with over 100 million members that appeared this year may rush towards Shampoo at the same time!" said one of the officers.

"The Navy Headquarters will handle this matter. I believe Marshal Sengoku has made strategic preparations." A low and stern voice interrupted the argument of the navy members.

A low, even voice echoed across the room: "Yes, sir."

Lucci realized that the navy meeting was over and hurriedly left, heading to the other side of the corridor. Ace's brother was really surprising, as he received such a high bounty so quickly. Lucci had a smile on his face, and for some reason he felt inexplicably proud when he heard the news.

If Ace sees his brother's new bounty, he will definitely show off everywhere again, just like the last time he saw his brother's first bounty poster. He will definitely go back and forth between every crew member and show off his brother's achievement everywhere, Lucci thought with amusement.

Just as Lucci was about to leave the corridor, a voice suddenly came from behind and Lucci stopped in his tracks. Was he discovered so quickly?

"Hey! Stop right there! Don't run!"

Lucci turned and looked at the female navy who called him. She had long red hair, light red eyes, and was wearing a black tight skirt with a white navy cloak on her shoulders. Lucci stared at the cold and beautiful female navy in front of him, not knowing what to say. He hoped that she would not find out that he was a fake navy.

"How long are you going to stare at me? I've been looking for you, Nick!"

"Hmm?" Nick? This woman must have recognized the wrong person. Wait, does this mean that he can pretend to be that guy and enter the information storage room?

"Hmm? What do you mean by hm?" the woman asked seriously.

Lucci suppressed the smile on his face and saluted like the navy soldiers he had seen before. "No, yes, sir."

"Why are you so obedient all of a sudden?" The woman was a little confused, but she still turned around and motioned for him to follow her, "Let's go."

Lucci followed the female marine, and when they passed by the marines who were training on the playground, he felt that the looks they gave him were strange, as if... jealousy?

Soon they arrived at the door of a room, and the female navy took him in. It was a spacious room with many navy men gathered inside. Everyone looked very serious, as if something big had happened.

"Everyone listen up!" A navy man stood on the stage in front, holding a loudspeaker Den Den Mushi in his hand, and said seriously, "There is important news to be announced next, everyone listen carefully!"

Feeling the tense atmosphere around him, Lucci was also slightly affected. He looked at the marine seriously, wanting to know what big thing he was going to talk about.

A tense silence filled the room, and the moment the Marine spoke again, something seemed to change in his eyes, and before Lucci could come up with anything, the Marine spoke.

"Someone secretly tampered with our ingredients, so there will be no beef curry for lunch tomorrow!"

"What!?"

“No!?”

The sailors immediately let out wails, and then shouted angrily, trying to find the man.

"Which bastard did this!?"

"who is it!?"

"Tell the truth quickly!!"

Lucci looked at these angry navy officers in confusion. Just for this? Thinking of their serious looks just now, Lucci couldn't help but laugh.