“Seriously, how did these idiots manage to get lost again?” Zoro muttered, feeling speechless.
He had only stopped paying attention to them for a moment, and now they had all disappeared.
‘Great.
Now I have to go and find them.’ He glanced at the door in front of him and reached out to open it.
Just as his hand touched the doorknob, he heard someone inside say, “Are we really going to do this?” “What other choice do we have?” An older Marine replied sternly.
“If what we did with Captain Nezumi is exposed, do you think Marine Headquarters will let us off?” “Don’t be ridiculous!” If things went badly, not a single one of them would survive.
The best-case scenario would be being thrown into Impel Down to suffer for the rest of their lives.
And if that happened, he would rather die.
“As long as those pirates leave, we’ll pin everything on them and our dead superior.” “Then we’ll be fine.” “Though I suggest everyone resign from the Marines after a while.
If the truth comes out, we’re dead anyway.” The older Marine’s face was filled with caution as he spoke.
His life was basically already over, so quitting the Marines didn’t matter.
At worst, he would find a remote place and live in seclusion.
Click~ The door behind them suddenly opened, startling the Marines inside.
“I think I just heard something pretty interesting~” Zoro said with a savage grin on his face as he looked at them.
“So you’re planning to make us take the blame, huh?” “Roronoa?!” “Trying to scheme against us comes with a price.” Zoro slowly drew his Wado Ichimonji sword.
“Are you ready to face my wrath~?” “Get him!
Fight him!” The Marines all raised their standard-issue swords and charged forward.
Unfortunately for them, they were no match for Zoro, and screams echoed throughout the room in an instant.
After dealing with them, Zoro walked outside at a leisurely pace.
“I should hurry up and find the others and tell them about this,” He thought.
At that moment, he completely agreed with Kain’s idea.
They should blow this place to pieces!
Looking at things now, there wasn’t a single good person here.
“Hm?” As Zoro reached a corner, he suddenly froze.
“Luffy?” ‘Wasn’t that Luffy inside the room ahead?’ At that moment, Luffy was sprawled over a refrigerator, stuffing food into his mouth.
“Ah, Zoro.” Luffy, who had been sneaking food in the kitchen, turned around when he heard Zoro’s voice.
“Want to eat something too?” “I’ll pass.” Zoro walked over and shook his head.
“Got any alcohol?” “Yep.” Luffy pointed towards several barrels in the distance.
“Those barrels are full of booze.” Zoro walked over and poured himself a cup.
After taking a sip, his eyes lit up.
“The stuff these Marines drink is pretty good.” He looked around the kitchen, thought for a moment, then grabbed a nearby handcart and loaded all the barrels onto it.
“Let’s go, Luffy.” “Okay.” Stuffing the last bite of food into his mouth, Luffy jumped down from the fridge.
Looking at the barrels that Zoro had taken, he asked, “What are you carrying those for?” “Of course I’m taking them back to the ship.” Zoro grinned.
“This stuff tastes too good to leave behind.” Besides, he could bring it back and let the others try it, too.
“Why aren’t they out yet?” Sitting by the side of the ship, Usopp stared into the distance, bored.
“Should I go in and look for them?” “Aren’t you afraid the Marines will cut you to pieces?” Kain pulled a terrifying face while speaking.
“Without the rest of us around, who’s to say they won’t get any funny ideas?” “I-Is…
Is that so?” Usopp shuddered as a horrifying image appeared in his mind.
He imagined several Marines chasing him with swords.
Then he imagined himself getting cut down.
“Forget it.” Usopp forced out a laugh.
“I’ve come down with a disease that prevents me from entering this Marine base.” “If I go in, I’ll die.” Kain rolled his eyes.
That excuse was really far-fetched.
Nami, who had just finished stowing the treasure and come back out, shot Kain a glare when she heard him.
“All you ever do is scare him.” “I was just bored and felt like teasing Usopp, hahaha.” “What?!” Usopp immediately became unhappy.
He stood up and pressed his forehead against Kain’s.
“You wanna fight, you bastard?!” “Captain Usopp isn’t afraid of those Marines!” “Let me tell you, I have eight thousand subordinates!” How could he possibly be afraid of that bunch of rabble?
That’s right!
He is not afraid at all!
“Yes, yes, yes, Captain Usopp~” Kain laughed.
“You’re the strongest.” “Hahahahaha, that’s right!” Hearing this, Usopp was so pleased that his nose practically pointed towards the sky.
Standing on the edge of the ship, he proudly declared, “At least you’ve got good judgment.” After all, he was the great Captain Usopp!
But completely carried away by his pride, he lost his balance and tumbled headfirst over the side of the ship.
Thud!
He slammed heavily into the ground.
A huge bump immediately appeared on his forehead while the pain brought tears to his eyes.
“Hm?” Looking up, Usopp saw Zoro approaching from a distance, pulling a handcart.
Curious, he asked, “Are those more treasures?” “Hey!
Where exactly did all of you run off to?!” Zoro complained.
“Couldn’t you stay close behind me?” “Honestly, you got lost and still needed me to come find you.” Everyone else: ???
“Hey, Zoro, you’re the one who got lo…” Before Luffy could finish, Zoro grabbed him by the neck.
“You.
Shut up.” “Hahahahaha!” “Zoro, your nose is something else.” Kain jumped down and looked at the barrels on the cart in amazement.
“You actually managed to sniff out the alcohol in the base?” “Hmph, naturally.” Seeing Zoro’s smug expression, Kain’s mouth twitched.
‘I wasn’t complimenting you…’ (End Of This Chapter)