One Piece: I, a scum of the navy, became an admiral Chapter 174

Half a month later.

New World, an unknown sea.

A warship sailed steadily across the vast, boundless sea.

On the deck.

Allen sat on the sofa, swirling a glass of red wine in his hand.

He lowered his eyes slightly, gazing intently at the wine glass, lightly sniffing the rich aroma wafting from it.

“How is it, Mihawk? The red wine produced in our West Blue isn’t bad, is it?!”

Mihawk, sitting cross-legged beside him, unhurriedly swirled his own glass of red wine.

Then he took a small sip, savoring the rich, layered aroma of the red wine.

“It is indeed a top-grade red wine. I didn’t expect you to have so many high-quality red wines!”

For half a month since they set sail, he had been drinking this kind of red wine almost every day.

This even made the calm and composed Mihawk a little curious.

Hearing Mihawk’s words, Allen just smiled.

Just kidding, I’m a veritable local emperor of the West Blue, after all.

Those wealthy merchants who do red wine business in the West Blue send who knows how much every year, and there are quite a few aged ones among them.

The amount moved onto the ship this time was just a drop in the ocean…

After spending this time together, Mihawk felt quite good about Allen, who shared the same hobby (red wine) as him.

There was always a feeling of kindred spirits.

Just then.

A soldier in a Marine uniform quickly walked up to Allen.

Standing tall and straight, with standard and swift movements, he came to a halt and saluted Allen with a standard military salute, saying:

“Report, Vice Admiral Allen! We are about to reach the Wano Country waters!!”

Allen sat on the sofa, gently swirling the red wine glass in his hand, the red wine in the glass shimmering with an alluring luster under the sunlight.

Hearing the soldier’s report, he slightly raised his head and softly replied:

“I understand.”

Then, Allen’s gaze slowly shifted to Mihawk, who was sitting opposite him.

Mihawk was holding a glass of red wine, leisurely savoring it.

A faint smile appeared on Allen’s lips, and he said to Mihawk with a hint of teasing:

“Aren’t you curious why we’re going to Wano Country?”

Mihawk’s movements didn’t stop in the slightest; he remained focused on the red wine in his glass.

A moment later, Mihawk unhurriedly replied:

“I told you, I’m only responsible for fighting. Other matters have nothing to do with me.” His voice was calm and cold, without any fluctuation.

Mihawk’s answer was within Allen’s expectations, and he wasn’t surprised at all.

A few days ago, Allen received a mission from Sengoku to go to Wano Country to rendezvous with a Marine undercover agent.

Because this Marine undercover agent possessed some intelligence about Kaido, Sengoku was so anxious to issue the mission.

Of course, Allen knew that Wano Country was Kaido’s territory, but now there was also “Hawkeye” Mihawk on the ship, so even if Kaido came, they could still retreat safely.

Soon after.

Near the Wano Country waters.

A pirate ship, its flag marked with a skull with a pair of large horns and four bones.

If other pirates saw this symbol, they would wisely and obediently get out of the way.

Because this was the symbol of the New World’s great pirate crew—the Beast Pirates!

On the deck.

A corpulent, rotund man, with a cigar in his mouth.

He was bald, wore sunglasses, and was dressed in black and white overalls.

He had two golden mustaches on his mouth and a golden ponytail at the back of his head.

His left hand was a mechanical prosthetic, and his right arm had a dark tattoo with the word “QUEEN” and the Beast Pirates’ symbol.

The rotund man’s fat jiggled with every step he took.

“Damn it, how could the Marine undercover agent escape!”

“You bunch of useless fools, Mr. Kaido will be angry if he finds out!!”

A group of pirates trembled in fear beside him.

“Q-Queen-sama, that undercover agent was too cunning, I don’t know what methods he used…”

This “balloon-like” man in overalls was one of the Beast Pirates’ All-Stars, one of the “Three Disasters,” nicknamed “Plague.”

He was also a Zoan-type, Ryu Ryu no Mi, Ancient Species, Brachiosaurus form ability user.

Suddenly, a pirate grunt came running over and shouted:

“Queen-sama, a Marine warship has been spotted!!”

Queen, who had just been angry, immediately began to gesticulate wildly.

“Yoho~ It seems the undercover agent ran onto the Marine warship. It’s truly a case of ‘things come easy’~”

“Lads, quickly go and bring that undercover agent back to me!!”

Hearing this, a group of pirate grunts excitedly shouted:

“Oh oh~”

“Bring the undercover agent back!!”

Just then.

On the warship’s deck.

“Report, Vice Admiral Allen! A pirate crew has been spotted, and judging by their flag, it should be the Beast Pirates!!”

The Marine soldier’s expression was a bit anxious, after all, the opponent was a notorious pirate crew in the New World.

Allen heard this and a smile appeared on his face. He said to Mihawk:

“How about it? Are you afraid of offending ‘Beast’ Kaido?!”

Mihawk slowly stood up, patted his black trench coat, and spoke without any emotion in his tone.

“So what if Kaido comes?!”

Allen stood up and walked towards the bow of the ship, his Marine Justice coat flapping in the wind.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Mihawk out of the corner of his eye.

“Since that’s the case, let’s get to work…”

As soon as his voice fell, both their figures had disappeared from their original spots.

A moment later.

On Queen’s ship.

Two figures, one white and one black, appeared at the bow.

The pirates also noticed Allen and Mihawk, and they all shouted in rebuke:

“Who are you?! How did you get on our ship?”

“Are you stupid? Can’t you see that person is wearing a Marine uniform?!”

“Damn Marines, daring to walk right into our trap!!”

Allen took a step forward, his eyes slightly narrowed, and his tone was calm.

“I came to your ship to find someone. Hand him over, and I can let you go.”

“Of course, if you don’t cooperate, I’ll have to do it myself…”

Just then.

The pirates all parted to make a path.

Queen, with his short legs, walked towards Allen, an incredulous expression on his face.

“Who are you people? Are you planning to kill us? That’s too scary~”

Then Queen slumped onto the deck in an extremely exaggerated posture.

“Mommy, I don’t want to die~”

Looking at the clown in front of him, Allen helplessly glanced at Mihawk beside him.

“What terrible, exaggerated acting…”

It was almost on par with Gion’s acting.

“Is he acting? I thought he was really scared.”

Mihawk said thoughtfully, with his arms crossed.

Well! It seems that luring you over wasn’t just luck…

At this moment, Queen, who was sitting on the deck, stood up with a displeased expression and said somewhat angrily:

“You’re a bunch of people with no artistic sense!”

“Alright, ’round’ balloon in overalls, hand him over…”

Allen had no intention of continuing to talk to him.

Hearing Allen’s address for Queen, even the usually stern Mihawk couldn’t help but curve his lips upwards.

“What’s wrong with wearing overalls? Can your pigeon wear them?!”

“And you dare to call me a balloon?!”

Queen was clearly angry, glaring at Allen with wide eyes.

Just when Allen thought Queen was about to attack.

The result was a jaw-dropping scene…