Chapter 43

Navarone, the island that hosts the G-8 Marine base, is one of the most heavily defended bases in the first half of the Grand Line. Now I was standing in the air high above the island and watching the situation below.

The island looked rather unusual, although lately I am not surprised at anything, there was even an island in the shape of a cactus, you think of an island in the shape of a circle. It was very well defended, with cannons and many watchtowers all around the perimeter. You can break through here only through a single gate, but this is a delusional idea, at least I will not do that. Thanks to gravity, we will be able to get to the base through the air, just like the Straw Hats in canon.

There were many Marines on G-8, no less than two thousand, and among those two thousand there were several rather strong auras. About a hundred officers, whose forces are pretty good, my team must deal with them. As for the most dangerous, there were only four of them. Three of them were approximately equal in strength to Crocodile, and as for the last, fourth ... Yes, even I find it difficult to determine his strength, but I can say for sure that he is dangerous, very dangerous, like a dormant beast. Due to the fact that my will to observe is not good enough, it is difficult for me to understand the full strength of the enemy, but I can say for sure that he has the most powerful aura I have ever met. As far as I remember, in the canon there was a vice-admiral of an age, like his name was "Jonathan" or something like that ... Most likely it is him. As for the other three, they are most likely Rear Admirals. Which is rather strange, because there seemed to be no rear admirals in the canon, and they wanted to disband the G-8 at all. Although this base is very well protected, but rather it is needed to write off wounded people and broken ships here, why send strong patrols here? I didn't think that I would meet someone dangerous here, but I don't want to run away either ... Hmm, well, no one said that it would be easy, just think, a couple of rear admirals, we'll figure it out ...

I returned to the ship and found the entire crew on full alert, grinned and said:

- Ready?

North laughed.

- Still would! Hands are already itching, it's high time to declare yourself!

"I agree, I joined the pirate crew, it's time to become one." Zoro chuckled.

Everyone else agreed and got ready, I distributed the gravity field and lifted everyone into the air. Then we headed towards the G-8.

***

Navarone, G-8.

Vice Admiral Jonathan's office.

Four people were sitting at a small round table drinking tea.

- So, Komaro, why are you here? - Asked a tall and broad-shouldered man in age. He looked about fifty years old. He was red-haired, with bushy eyebrows and a mustache. He wore the classic sentinel uniform and cocked hat. A strong and confident aura emanated from him.

- Um, Sir Jonathan, this is about the G-8, I was given the order and I ... - Mumbled the Rear Admiral, with a strangely long nose and bulging red eyes.

- Enough! I already said everything last time, I'm not going to repeat it. - The vice admiral interrupted.

"Heh, I told you it's useless, you shouldn't have come Komaro at all." Another sentinel grunted. He was a middle-aged man with a square face and blue hair.

Jonathan looked at him and said:

- Why did you come, Meiser and Graves? - And looked at the last one sitting at the table. It was an old man in black glasses with gray hair and a cigar in his mouth.

The old man exhaled smoke and muttered:

- Sent in search of some boy ...

- Boys? Jonathan asked in surprise.

The blue-haired man nodded and explained:

- You heard that Crocodile died? - The redhead nodded, and the blue-haired one continued: - So, we were sent to find his killer and find out if he is dangerous, ask a few questions, well, as a last resort ... You understand.

Jonathan chuckled.

- I see, so you're not here for long, good news. Then he sipped his tea and continued: - And what is known about this boy?

The gray-haired old man inhaled and exhaled smoke said:

- Nothing special, he says with East Blue, but he did not shine much there either. Several pirates crashed, and that's it ... 0! - As if remembering something, the old man exclaimed: - He also killed, a couple of slave traders, quite recently.

- He looks like a good guy. - Squeaked nosy sentinel.

Jonathan shook his head and said:

- It is still unknown, these pirates kill whoever they want, maybe he is just having fun.

The blue-haired man nodded his head and agreed:

- Sir Jonathan is right, this guy really did a good thing, killing several pirates, but what if there will be no more pirates? We need to understand who he is and why he does it.

The vice-admiral pondered, and then suggested:

`` Hmm, then maybe I ...

* BABAH *

But he was not allowed to finish, a terrible explosion was heard and a siren sounded. Then a sentinel rushed into the office and shouted:

- Sir! We were attacked!

- Attacked ?! WHO?! Jonathan growled.

The sentinel shook his head and replied:

- We don't know sir, they just burst in and started destroying everything.

- Heck! I'll finish them off! What daredevils dared to attack our base ?! - The vice admiral yelled in rage and jumped off.

Only three rear admirals with shocked faces remained in the room. Nosy squeaked:

- Who had the audacity? This is the patrol base, after all, although they want to disband it, but this is not a reason ...

- Enough. - The gray-haired old man interrupted. He got up from his chair and exhaled smoke and said: - Meiser, Komaro, let's go, the one who attacked G-8 today made a big mistake.

The blue-haired man stood up and grunted:

- That's for sure, they should have waited until we left, but now ... Heh, they are dead!

Komaro looked at the two companions and sighed, then followed them.

***

The base was on fire, the sentinels ran back and forth, trying to attack us, but to no avail, North easily neutralized them with his bone bullets. We tried not to kill anyone, they are still ordinary soldiers who defend their base, but we are just the invaders. Therefore, we just destroyed everything around and tried to cause maximum destruction. We did not go far from each other, yet I was worried that the four would attack someone weaker from our team and it would not be very good. So I just wait until the strongest come out, and then Sanji and Zoro will take them on ourselves. North and the girls can handle the rest. It will also be difficult for them, since there are almost two thousand soldiers here, plus a hundred more elite ones. The battle is expected to be very difficult, besides, we are in enemy territory, this further complicates the situation. But, with all this, none of us is afraid, everyone is in anticipation, everyone is expecting a good battle. This feeling is amazing, I have never experienced this before ...

"Ha ha ha, after this battle we will become celebrities! - Laughed at the top of his voice North.

I chuckled and then tensed. They are here...