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cold sweat threading down everyone forehead presents, the fat mountain face turned red as vein bulged on his forehead.
'Wham!'
the fatty slammed his hand on the armrest making his fat jiggle disgustingly as he pointed towards the little girl.
"ho, how dare you cut me off! men! cut her tongue for me!" shrieked the fatman cruelly.
noticing her mistake, the girl turned pale as she saw one of the marine presents coming closer holding a knife.
and yet the long nailed weirdo besides her steps forward, gesturing to the marine back.
"great admiral, please cease your anger, i brought this girl because of the 'dragon' mater, it won't be too late to cut her tongue after hearing that from her."
the fat man heave up and down heavily to calm down, until finally his eyes regained clarity, he cleared his throat and said, "fine! now little girl! tell me where's the dragon whereabouts and where's its nest!"
the little girl won't budge as she turned her head around, seeing this the fatty anger rose once again.
"SPEAK!"
however the girl kept silent firmly!
"Aaaaaah!" exclaimed the girl as the weirdo pulled her hair forcefully!
"tell us! i won't help you the second time! where's the dragon and its nest!" he spoke menacingly right on her face.
"dragon?" Rei thoughtfuly rubbed his chin, he seems recalled one of the onepiece filler episode about the old dragon and little girl.
'SLAP!'
facing the girl's silence Eric slapped her face while still holding her hair, Rei flinched as he saw the red mark on her fair face.
tears trickled down the little girl cheek and yet she still firmly shook her head refusing to speak!
"speak brat! or i'll make your face so disfigured your grandpa won't recognize you!" Eric brandished his sharp claw as he trailed the little girl's cheek with it.
the little girl turned pale as she held her tears as best as she could, the cold feel of Eric's claw seems jolted her awake, but no matter how threatening Eric was, she still refused to speak!
the fatty grew impatient, he began tapping his armrest forcefully, "throw her to the brig and torture her! i refused to believe she won't speak until then!"
hearing the cruel order, Rei's anger grew. suddenly his eyes meet with the little girl, her glazed leer filled with pity yet full of determination for what would've become.
right before Eric could pull the little girl away all of sudden!
'BAAAM!'
sensing the danger, Eric raised his right hand! and successfully blocked Rei's sudden kick! however with Rei's powerful strength, Eric body flew accross the room and crushed towards the table full of cutleries.
Rei forcefully snatched the little girl away while sending Eric flying, everyone including Hardy couldn't believe what had happened! its all in the blink of an eye!
"i couldn't stand this anymore." said Rei simply as he put the girl down.
the fatty couldn't believe his eyes, he pointed towards Rei in speechlessness.
'Clink! Clack!'
the marines raised their weapon quickly as they began to encircled Rei! be it gun, riffle or saber all pointed towards both of them in the middle.
Hardy's eyes flickered as he too raised his sword, "don't move Rei, don't make this complicated!" he said.
"don't move! stay on the ground!" the rest of marines began to yell one another.
Rei glancing around as he untied the rope around the little girl.
he patted the little girl head softly and spoke, "sory Hardy, its realy not my intention to involved myself, but i know this girl grandpa, i can't turn blind eye to this."
hearing his sentence, the little girl tilted her head towards Rei with questioning face.
"HOW DARE YOU! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!"
the fatty on platform screamed shrilly, as he tried to move yet his fat mountain-like body wouldn't budge.
"who are you? i never know fat mound like you? i suggest you go on diet, you'll eat yourself to death like this." Rei spoke nonchalantly as he glanced towards him.
"What! IMPUDENT!"
"HO...HOW DARE YOU SPEAK LIKE THAT!"
"YOU HAVE DEATH WISH!"
the marines starts to shout loudly in unison.
Hardy calm voice could be heard as he explained grimly, "he's admiral Nelson Royale. the commander of 8th Branch Marine Base."
Rei simply tilted his head and asked, "admiral? i didn't know there's another admiral besides the trio? not to mention the one as fat as this pig."
hearing Rei, everyone inside the room were scared and panicking as the fatty's face turned redder and redder with every sentence!
"YOU!"
"there he is! brother! he is the one i told you before!"
unknowingly there was another person right beside the fatty, he yelled towards Rei and when Rei saw who it was he smiled lightly.
right now, Bossman were being covered by bandage all over his body, he stood while holding canes on both of his hand seemingly trying his hardest to complain.
"Bossman, what a pleasant surprise." Rei smirked.
"GAHAHAHHAA! you don't expect i will stay still and doing nothing right? now you're in the presence of my mighty brother! kneel and beg for mercy you freak!"
Bossman was truly happy seeing Rei's in predicament right now, he thought about every humiliation he got when defeated by Rei before.
"brother?" Rei flashed his eyes knowingly as he continue, "...you mean the one with the name 'Hencheman'? where is he? hey Hencheman! come out!"
the marines simply confused with Rei and Bossman brief exchange while the fatty Admiral face turn darker in every second!
"quick brother! deliver justice for your younger brother!" Bossman simply urge the fat mound without seeing his face now had turned blacker than charcoal.
noticing this, Rei sneered and laugh, "HAHAHAHAHHAA! Hencheman? i thought Nelson is your name? hahahhhahaa! the mighty self proclaimed admiral of marines branch actualy had 'Hencheman' as name?!"
Nelson turned his head towards Bossman ever so slowly. he gritted his teeth like he wants to break them. even the marines around trying their best to hold their laughter, the girl besides Rei giggled continously forgetting her swollen cheeks.
"you, told. him. my. name?" grunted Nelson slowly.
Bossman simply nodded without knowing whats best for him. just right before Bossman wanted to continue speaking.
'Baaang!'
Nelson shot Bossman right on his head with a gun which appeared unknowingly on his hand!
'Bam!'
Bossman huge body simply fell with a bang making everyone flinched.
"throw him in the ocean! and if you dare to spread of what happened here, i'll make sure you accompanied the shark in the sea!"
Nelson turned his focus back towards Rei and the little girl whom right now hiding behind Rei unconsciously.
"brats! this is the last chance! tell me about the dragon, or die!" he said menacingly.
now the situations were back to stalemate, Rei and the little girl were being surrounded by marines seemingly without any hope, the girl grabed at Rei's pants so hard it almost ripped.
Rei sighed slowly and said with soothing voice, "don't worry, we'll make it out safely."
"Hencheman! your cruelty is out of this world, be careful of lightning strike on your grave."
'Swiiiish!'
all of sudden Rei took out shuriken from under his sleeve and threw it towards Nelson cheek with lightning fast movement!
at first no one reacted and just a second later a shrill scream came out of Nelson mouth, everyone turned their attention towards him in instant, they saw with horror Nelson was panicking with his cheeks scratched by the shuriken, fresh blood oozing out from the line-like wound.
"ADMIRAL!"
"OH NO! ADMIRAL!"
everyone panicked as they tried to stop Nelson bleed which actualy not fatal, but because of his spoiled nature, Nelson made it a big deals.
in the chaos, Rei simply carried the little girl and slipped out of the room failing to notice one man staring at him, he walks fast but doesn't run. after several stairs and turns both of them finaly came out of the main building.
Rei observed his surrounding and carried the little girl to inconspicuos alley not far from them.
"did you realy knew my grandpa?" the girl said while scrutinized Rei expression.
seeing her swollen cheeks, Rei took out his wound ointment from under his sleeve.
"don't move." he ordered slowly, seeing the little girl obedient attitude while he applied the ointment, Rei answered her question, "i don't know, it just lie."
"huh?" exclaimed the girl speechless.
Rei actualy knew who the girl was and her grandfather, he was just too lazy to explain.
'DONG! CLANK! DONG! CLANK! DONG!"
the alarm bell of the marines mothership resounding loudly, everybody on the ships could heard it clearly. the bell were sounded along with warning announcement.
"all personel, i repeat all personel are to search two criminals on the loose, one little girl and one grown adult with white skin, hair and eyes. he has horns on his forehead! danger level 3! i repeat danger level 3!"
Rei and the little girl had expected this outcome, Rei smirked as he heard how the marines described him.
"what to do now?" asked the girl with worried expression.
"don't worry." Rei answerd while making handseals.
'Pooof!'
all of sudden there was a huge amount of smoke puffing out on where Rei stood, the little girl jumped in a fright and soon she was stuppefied.
what replaced Rei was actualy Lt.Commander Hardy complete with his outfit and atribute!
Rei glanced towards the now warry little girl, he smiled and said, "it's me! don't worry, i use disguising technique."
"disguising technique?" repeat the girl agape. her shock was normal, after all she couldn't find any fault in Rei's appearance right now.
Rei took her hand as they strolled slowly out in the open, his destination was of course Hardy's ship which tied on another side of mothership.
there were lots of lots marines passes by, and no matter who it was they stood in salute as Hardy(Rei) walks by, they only glanced towards the little girl besides him, thinking Hardy(Rei) has successfully recapture one of the criminals.
the little girl were realy speechless as they finaly stood inside Hardy's ship,
"this easy realy?" she thought.
when the crew which guarding the ship saw Hardy(Rei), they instantly lined up in salute! there weren't many of them left as the rest were still on the mothership.
"loose the mooring line and set the sails, we have urgent mission!" Hardy(Rei) shouted to the now lined up ships crew.
noticing the crew looking at him with confused face he yelled once again, "what are you bastards doing! listen to my order now!"
"AYE! AYE! SIR!" answered the crew as they scurried away.
however one of the crew stood still and asked, "how about the rest, Lt.Commander? we leave just like this? and how about the announcement before?"
Hardy(Rei) simply answered, "that has nothing to do with us! we have different mission, due to the nature of our mission, it is best if you don't ask too much sailor!"
"sir aye sir!" said the man as he too began to help the rest of the crew.
seeing all the ships crew busying about, the little girl were speechless. when she looked towards Hardy(Rei) he simply winked at her, both of them move towards the ships bridge in order to overseeing the crew.
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