Momousagi was left momentarily speechless by Ren Mori’s completely unexpected response.
She exhaled softly and said in a calm tone, “In that case, I’ll have to trouble you to wait here for a while.” Then she turned toward the Marines beside her.
“Keep an eye on him.” “Yes!” “I’m afraid you won’t be able to keep him here.” Standing behind Ren Mori, Madara Uchiha curled his lips into a faint smile and spoke in a teasing tone.
Diablo, who was standing behind Madara, was also about to say something when Ren Mori interrupted them.
“You two wait outside for me.” Naturally, Ren Mori had his reasons for doing this.
During the previous battle, a Summoning Fragment had dropped from Jack.
The reason Ren Mori was willing to stay behind this time was because he wanted to see whether another Summoning Fragment might drop from Momousagi or from the pirates on the other side.
If one did…
he would make a huge profit.
If none appeared, he would not lose anything either.
Ren Mori was not entirely sure just how strong Momousagi was, but there was one thing he could guarantee.
If he wanted to leave, Momousagi and the Marines she had brought with her would not be able to stop him.
Since Ren Mori had already said so, neither Madara nor Diablo made a big deal out of it.
“Do whatever you want.
Just don’t take things too far.” Madara did not ask why.
After leaving those words behind, he simply walked outside.
Diablo’s personality was similar to Madara’s in certain respects.
More importantly, he would never pry into matters Ren Mori did not wish to explain.
Watching the three of them, Momousagi could not explain why, but an uneasy feeling suddenly arose in her heart.
It must just be my imagination.
Momousagi muttered inwardly, using that thought to suppress her concerns.
After all, her attention right now should not be focused on Ren Mori.
It should be on the Rance Pirates in front of her.
Ren Mori slowly walked over to a stone stool not far from the tavern and sat down.
He placed the alcohol he had brought with him onto the stone table.
While watching what was happening inside the tavern, he continued drinking the wine he had not yet finished.
As for the two Marine soldiers who had followed him out— Ren Mori did not take them seriously in the slightest.
Madara and Diablo, who had originally walked away, saw Ren Mori come outside and returned to his side.
They sat down on nearby stone stools as well.
“Y-You three had better behave yourselves.” “D-Don’t try anything funny, or you’ll end up just like the Rance Pirates inside.” One of the Marine soldiers warned them.
Although he instinctively felt that these three men were not ordinary people, the moment he remembered that Vice Admiral Momousagi was leading this operation, his courage immediately returned.
“T-That’s right.” “If you try to escape, Vice Admiral Momousagi will chase you down no matter where you run.” The other Marine soldier added threateningly.
However, rather than intimidating Ren Mori and the others, their words only made Ren Mori increasingly annoyed.
“May I kill them?” Diablo asked Ren Mori with perfect politeness.
Before Ren Mori could answer, the two Marine soldiers spoke first.
“I suggest you don’t do anything stupid.” “You should understand what it means to attack the Marines.” “That’s right.
Just sit there quietly.” “Once Vice Admiral Momousagi finishes dealing with the trouble inside, if there’s nothing wrong with you, she’ll let you leave.” The second Marine had barely finished speaking when Ren Mori’s voice rang out.
“I allow it.” Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye— the two Marine soldiers collapsed to the ground.
Blood rapidly stained the earth beneath them.
However, Momousagi and everyone else had their attention completely focused on the Rance Pirates.
No one noticed what had happened on Ren Mori’s side.
“Much quieter now.” …
The battle between Momousagi and the Rance Pirates did not last very long.
Unfortunately, throughout the entire fight, Ren Mori never heard another notification from the System.
“Looks like there’s nothing.” “Let’s go.” Ren Mori slowly stood up and stretched.
He casually picked up the remaining alcohol and leisurely walked away.
Not long after Ren Mori and the others left, Momousagi finally remembered them after finishing her arrangements inside.
However, when she came outside— Ren Mori and the others were already nowhere to be seen.
Only two corpses remained on the ground.
“Damn it.” “So they really weren’t good people after all?” “I was careless.” Momousagi immediately turned around and shouted, “Launch a full search!” “Absolutely do not let those people escape!” However, just as her words fell, a Marine soldier hurried over.
“Report!” “Speak!” “Vice Admiral Momousagi, those people…” “They’re members of the Whitebeard Pirates!” Hearing this, Momousagi suddenly frowned.
“The…
Whitebeard Pirates?” “Yes, Vice Admiral Momousagi.” “I only just remembered.” “Two of those faces…
weren’t they the same faces we saw on the bounty posters this morning?” The moment he said that, realization finally dawned on Momousagi.
“No wonder…” “When I saw him earlier, I kept feeling like I’d seen him somewhere before.” “If I remember correctly, he’s the Commander of Whitebeard’s 17th Division, right?” “Yes.” “What was his name again?” “Vice Admiral Momousagi…
you’ve got me there.” “His name wasn’t written on the bounty poster either.” “All we know is that he’s the Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates’ 17th Division.” ⚡ Support the Story & Unlock More Chapters!