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"Tuk-tuk. Tuk-tuk."

Three crisp sounds were heard in Zefa's cabin, which was obviously a good sign.

The three brothers Ace, Sabo and Luffy had big bumps on their heads and looked at Zephyr in front of them with nervous faces.

These people were discovered too quickly. Although the warship had already set sail, it had not gone too far. If Zefa wanted the crew to turn around and send them back to the naval headquarters, it would be entirely possible to do so.

I have already said a lot about the request, now it depends on what Zefa decides.

In addition to trepidation, there was also a strong sense of anticipation in the eyes of Ace, Sabo and the others. Luffy, on the other hand, was still young and did not have such a strong obsession with going out to sea. He just wanted not to stay alone in the Marine Headquarters. He wanted to stay with Ace and Sabo, two "playmates of the same age".

Zefa stared at the three brothers standing in front of him with a serious face. He pondered for a long time, and finally softened his heart in the face of their expectant gazes.

"Ugh"

"You three, stay on the boat and behave yourself."

"When I tell you to stay in the cabin, you must stay in the cabin. Once you leave the cabin, you must stay by my side."

"If any of you three don't listen to me, I will send all three of you back to the Marine Headquarters!"

"Ace, Sabo, Luffy, the three of you should supervise each other. Don't wait until you are sent back to the Marine Headquarters to come here to complain to me and say things like 'I didn't do it, why are you sending me back?'"

"Did you hear that?"

Zefa has already done the necessary punishment. This matter can be big or small. If Zefa is the chief instructor of the Navy Headquarters, the correct approach is to send these three people back.

Although he was leading the students of the Naval Academy in sea training, it still involved risks. Bringing along three burdens was irresponsible for the lives of other soldiers on the ship.

But Zefa also has his own considerations, and one of the very important factors is actually the current strength of Ace and Sabo.

Although these two children are still young, as users of natural devil fruits, when they really unleash all their strength, their combat power is far beyond the reach of other young students on the ship.

The power of the natural devil fruit is so terrifying.

The power that ordinary people pursue throughout their lives may just be the starting point of those with natural abilities. In fact, the end point of ordinary people is a long way from the starting point of others.

What's more, Ace and Sabo are not just users of special abilities. After years of training, their physical abilities are also very strong.

Although their talent in this area is far from comparable to that of Yoshikazu Tsugakuni back then, and far from comparable to the gifted BIG MOM in her childhood, their fighting power is much stronger than many generals in the headquarters who are not known for their strength.

Based on the personal strength of Ace and Sabo, Zephyr was able to deal with them with leniency.

As for Luffy.
If he were alone, Zephyr would be confident that he could take care of Luffy's life if he encountered danger.

Do you understand the value of a former admiral of the Navy Headquarters? ! !
It’s just a simple naval training. Even though the destination is in the New World, Zephyr still has such self-confidence.

“Ohhhh~”

The three little ones got Zefa's approval and immediately cheered, and laughter filled the cabin.

Zefa looked at the cheering children and finally a faint smile appeared on his face.

The news that Ace and others sneaked onto the ship quickly spread throughout the ship. The crew members who learned about it just treated it as a topic of conversation and did not take it seriously.

Ace and Sabo are both children "fostered" in Zephyr's family, and they often appear in the new navy's training base.

The two are quite famous in the navy. After all, they have terrifying strength at a young age, and they are also Zefa's disciples. They have always been the focus of attention of all forces in the headquarters.

The sun was shining brightly and the warship was not sailing very fast. The sea was sparkling with golden light, like a picture scroll.

Ace was wearing a small vest, holding a fishing rod in his hand, staring at the sea intently. Beside him, Sabo was sitting cross-legged on one side, holding his chin with one hand, yawning out of boredom.

“Oh—oh—”

At this moment, Luffy, who was sitting on the other side of Ace, seemed to be unable to bear the boredom of waiting for fish. He howled suddenly, and the sharp shout scared both Ace and Sabo.

"Asshole, why are you yelling all of a sudden?"

"You scared the fish away!"

Sabo, who was half asleep and half awake, was awakened by Luffy's howl. He couldn't help but curse. Ace also couldn't help but tremble his hands and shouted angrily.

"It's really boring and a bit uninteresting."

Children's enthusiasm for novelty always comes in waves, especially Luffy. In his eyes, all things in this world can be simply divided into two categories - interesting and boring.

Obviously, fishing was a boring thing in his opinion. However, most of the time when sailors were sailing, they were just calm and boring.

I'm afraid many seafarers would not be able to accept some "interesting" things happening while sailing on the sea.

The current "peaceful times" are an extremely rare and precious treasure for the navy.

"What's so boring about that?!"

"Is there anything more interesting than fishing in this world?!"

Ace was irritated by Luffy's word "boring". He really liked fishing, and at a young age, he already had the charm of a fisherman.

"You've been sitting here for nearly three hours and you've only caught two pieces of kelp."

"Hey, Ace, shall we go play cards?"

Luffy's words made Ace even more angry, gritting his teeth and shouting, "I will be able to catch a big fish soon, a fish bigger than you!"

As he said this, Ace turned his head angrily and glared at the calm sea.

Seeing that Ace and Luffy were bickering, Sabo had no intention of trying to stop the fight. He yawned and was about to take a nap when he suddenly noticed that the float on the sea suddenly sank, and the fishing line, which was originally a little loose, was suddenly stretched straight.

"Ace!"

Seeing this scene, Sabo touched Ace's shoulder and reminded him.

"Fishing!"

Ace also noticed the movement on the sea. He excitedly jumped up from the ground and quickly reeled in the line.

"Ooooh, it's so heavy!"

As soon as he reeled in the line and pulled the rod, Ace's face showed a deep joy. Watching the head of the fishing rod plummet downward, Ace clenched his hands and held the fishing rod tightly.

"Wow! I actually caught a fish?!"

When Luffy saw this scene, he grabbed the railing with both hands and looked at the sea with joy on his face.

"Bang!!!" Just as he was speaking, a muffled sound suddenly came from beside him. Luffy turned his head and found that Ace was now stuck on the railing. The giant underwater was dragging the fishing rod, causing Ace, who was unprepared for the moment, to suffer a loss.

“Help me!!”

Ace still held the fishing rod tightly, put one foot on the railing and began to exert force.

Sabo on the side hurriedly helped to grab the fishing rod, and Luffy quickly hugged Ace's waist to help Ace steady his body.

The fishing rod was bent and the fishing line was pulled straight.

"Come up! My fish king!!!"

Ace was at the age of a middle school student, and as he exerted his strength, he let out a low growl.

"Bam—"

With the three people working together, a black shadow suddenly emerged from the sea, broke through the sea and flew towards the deck.

"Plop~" As the giant object in the sea was lifted up, the three little ones suddenly lost their balance and fell directly onto the deck with their backs facing up. Luffy, who was pushing hard behind Ace, suddenly became Ace's rubber pad.

The commotion here also attracted the attention of other crew members on the deck. No one expected that Ace could actually catch a fish?
"Boom!" A black shadow flew out from the sea and hit the deck. The surrounding navy men all looked sideways, and at first glance, a look of surprise appeared on their faces.

"This is this"

"Quick, go report to Chief Instructor Zefa!"

The sailors on the deck suddenly became busy, with shouts filled with surprise.

Ace and the others quickly got up from the ground and ran to the center of the deck to check out their spoils.

However, this sight made Ace, Sabo, and Luffy's faces turn pale.

What Ace caught was not a big fish at all, but a mermaid, a naked mermaid girl with scars all over her body.

The fish tail, which should have been colorful, was dull in the sunlight, and the exposed skin was completely bloodless. The wounds on the body could not be seen due to the washing of sea water. However, there were still many sharp teeth marks left on the mermaid girl's body.

The internal organs in the abdomen were empty, as they had been eaten by unknown marine creatures.

The distorted expression of the mermaid girl before her death still remains on her face.

As the mermaid's body was fished onto the deck, a strong fishy smell spread over the deck.

Ace, Sabo and the others had never seen such a horrifying scene. Ace was a man with a big heart. After a few seconds, his pale face finally showed some color. He trembled slightly when he came to his senses. He quickly hugged Luffy, whose face was pale with fear, and covered Luffy's eyes with his hands.

"What the hell is going on!!!"

Seeing this miserable scene, Sabo couldn't help but take a step back, muttering to himself. His eyes also noticed the fishhook hanging on the chin of the mermaid's corpse.

Ace's fishhook happened to be caught on the jawbone of the corpse. The hook he was using to catch the "giant" failed to catch a big fish that could be eaten, but instead caught a corpse.

This is also considered as having no air force.

Hurried footsteps came from the direction of the cockpit, and Zefa's figure appeared on the deck, hurrying over.

When Ace, Sabo and the others saw Zephyr coming, they immediately found their backbone and ran to Zephyr's side. Although they had undergone a lot of training, the shock and horror brought by the mermaid's corpse still made it difficult for them to calm down for a long time.

"what happened?!"

When Zefa saw the corpse on the deck, his pupils shrank and he asked the people around him.

The corpse of a fishman.
Creatures like mermen are rarely seen in the sea. This is the first half of the Grand Line, not the nations of the New World. How could there be mermen living here?

Every mermaid that appears on the shore basically represents the dark side of this world.

This place is dozens of nautical miles away from the Sabaody Archipelago. They didn't sail for too long after leaving the Navy Headquarters, but the corpse of a mermaid actually appeared in this sea area.

Zefa came up from the grassroots and was very experienced. With just one glance, he saw many signs of abuse on the body of the fishman. His face suddenly became gloomy.

"Teacher Zefa, I was fishing and I caught this."

"We don't know what happened specifically!"

At this time, Ace gently grabbed the corner of Zefa's clothes and spoke.

Hearing Ace's words, Zefa also noticed the fishhook on the fishman's chin and nodded slightly. Then, under the gaze of the students on the deck, he slowly walked to the body and squatted down regardless of the stench.

"There are signs of torture and abuse on the body. These bite marks should be from fish in the sea."

"Keep her in check."

After a quick glance, Zefa stood up and gave orders to the soldiers on the ship, then waved his hand to dismiss the people who were watching the fun.

Just as Zefa was about to leave, a small hand suddenly grabbed the corner of Zefa's clothes.

When he turned around, he found Luffy, who was protected in Ace's arms, grabbing him.

"What's wrong? Luffy? Are you scared?"

"It doesn't matter. It's just..."

Zephyr thought Luffy was scared and tried to comfort him softly, but before he could finish his words, Luffy shook his head:

"Is it okay to collect the body?"

"Shouldn't we investigate?"

"Teacher Zefa, aren't we the navy?"

Luffy's words still contained the panic he felt when he first saw the corpses, but his words made the sailors on the deck shudder. Several sailors who were preparing to collect the corpses couldn't help but stop and turned their heads to look at Luffy and Zephyr.

Ace and Sabo also raised their heads and looked at Zephyr with bright eyes.

"."

"On this sea, people are dying all the time."

"As you ask me this, there may be many corpses floating on the sea or being thrown into the sea in places you don't know about."

"We are the navy, but we cannot handle things like this."

"I don't know where it came from. Even if I wanted to investigate, there are no clues."

"Even if there are some clues, it is almost impossible to track down the murderer."

"While we are trying so hard to investigate this matter, many living people are being killed by pirates, Luffy."

Zephyr might have been touched by Luffy's words. I don't know why he would explain so much to a little child.

There are some things that Zefa doesn't want to do, but Zefa knows that even if he does it, it will be difficult to get any results.

Even in modern society with surveillance cameras everywhere, there are countless old cases that have not been solved. In this sea, a corpse is just too insignificant.
"There may not be any results if you check, but if you don't check, there will definitely be no results!"

"We're not completely clueless, are we?"

"Isn't this a fishman? Isn't the clue on Fishman Island?"

"Even if we can't find anything, at least we can send her home."

Although Luffy is young, he has learned a lot from Ace, Sabo and others. Although Ace blocked his eyes early on, Luffy recognized what it was.
Luffy's words echoed on the deck.

The sea breeze ruffled Zefa's hair, and the strong fishy smell dissipated a little.

Zefa looked at the three children in front of him and fell silent.

After a long while, Zefa turned around and walked towards the cabin. The words he said before he left were heard by everyone on the deck:

"Turn, go to Shampoo Land, and after coating, go to Fishman Island!"

As Zefa left, the young sailors on the deck suddenly responded in unison: "Yes!!"

Doesn't Zefa want to check?

If he didn't want to, he wouldn't have checked the specific condition of the body.

It's just that in recent years, his decisions have often been too rational.
This way of decision-making is neither good nor bad. But now, under the influence of Luffy, Zefa made a different decision.

"Like Garp. A fool."

Muttering softly, a slight smile appeared on Zefa's face.

(End of this chapter)