Suddenly, a figure appeared in the air near Rorschach, but unable to use "Geppo," they plummeted directly towards the sea's surface.
At this moment, Rorschach's sensory field, enhanced by his electric field, covered an area of about two to three kilometers, encompassing the submarine and all the war facilities of the Germa army.
When Rorschach saw the person falling comically from the sky, he felt a bit of amusement. He moved with lightning speed, leaving a bright trail in the air, and caught the person who was about to fall into the sea.
"Hey, aren't you still mad at me for making you join the navy? So why do you want to save me?"
With his large hand, Rorschach grabbed the person's arm and held them firmly.
The person tried to speak, but their short hair stood on end due to the electric current radiating from Rorschach's hand, even causing their hat to fly off.
Their eyes turned white, and their limbs began to tremble.
"Ah? Sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Rorschach became flustered and quickly tried to withdraw the electric current that was flowing from his body.
However, the initial electric discharge was too strong, making him slightly uncoordinated.
Instead of pulling back the electricity, he accidentally increased its intensity.
The poor person's body started shaking wildly, as if they were having a seizure.
They lifted their trembling hand and pointed at Rorschach.
"Bastard... bastard... bastard!"
With the increasing tremors, the person lost consciousness in Rorschach's grip due to the electric shock.
"Oh no! I should have just stopped the Blue Crystal mode."
Rorschach smacked his own head with his hand, suddenly realizing his mistake.
His body shrank back to its human form, and he looked at the person whose hair had turned into a fluffy, exploded mess, saying, "I really didn't mean it, but your hair looks great like this."
Rorschach carried his unconscious colleague and lightly walked on the submarine's surface using "Geppo," then handed the person and their hat to Beppo, who stood there in shock.
"What... what happened to the ship captain?"
Rorschach scratched his nose and said, "Ahem, he fell into the sea and lost his strength due to the water. He just fell asleep."
Drake and Gross looked at Rorschach, their faces expressing disbelief at the story he told.
"Oh, right, people with Devil Fruit abilities lose their strength when they come into contact with water. Let the captain get some rest."
Beppo nodded with a smile and took the captain to the ship's cabin.
"Is that bear an idiot? How can he believe that?" Drake commented sarcastically.
"Dr... Drake, the captain."
Rorschach dragged out the name and approached Drake, placing Kairin's large palm on his shoulder and said, "Why didn't you rush to save me when I was in danger? Didn't you see I was about to be attacked? The other guy, even though he just joined the navy, was willing to risk his life to save his comrade. But you just stood there watching."
Drake felt his shoulder being crushed under Rorschach's hand, making him smile awkwardly.
"I'm not good with speed, but the other guy's abilities allow him to teleport instantly. You know, Rorschach, I prefer close combat... No, I mean, I'm not good at..."
"You want close combat? Then from now on, I'll rely on your guidance, Captain Drake, to train this lieutenant in combat techniques."
Rorschach returned to his human form and wrapped his arm around Drake's neck, laughing.
"No... I'm not good at close combat..." Drake was on the verge of tears, and he looked at Gross beside him for help.
But Gross didn't move.
At the nearby cabin entrance, another Gross slipped inside and closed the door behind him.
"That bastard left a clay clone behind..."
After a while, Kuzan returned aboard a small ship loaded with cargo.
As he boarded the submarine, a few strong soldiers followed, carrying large crates.
They quietly placed the crates on the submarine's surface, then returned to the small ship they came on and sailed back to the large Germa ship.
"What's this?"
Rorschach and Drake asked curiously as they looked at Kuzan.
Kujaku slapped a crate with his hand, and suddenly the large crate opened its mouth as if alive, revealing piles of money, gold, and jewels.
The golden light was so bright that it almost blinded everyone's eyes.
Rorschach looked at Kuzan in disbelief and said, "Kuzan, did you accept a bribe?"
"Oh, don't say it so harshly."
Kuzan scratched his head and said, "It's a special military budget donated by the Germa king to build naval justice."
"Eight crates? How much is here?"
Rorschach was curious.
He knew the value of money but wasn't sure about the value of gold and jewels.
While other countries have their own currency systems, the "Beli" issued by the World Government was the currency used in all countries, even in the sky.
For example, the currency of Snake Island is "Snake," the currency of Wano Country is "Kin," and the currency of the sky is "Ike."
This shows the level of control the World Government has over this world.
Thanks to currency price adjustments, no one knows how much money the World Government makes each year.
No wonder inflation in this world keeps rising.
"Eight crates? Of course, it's 800 million Beli, isn't it? Isn't that right, Admiral Kuzan?"
Drake looked at Kuzan with questioning eyes.
Kuzan nodded.
"800 million Beli? My God, Kuzan, does the navy make this much money? Just intimidating people gets you this much money?"
Rorschach's eyes sparkled.
Boom!
Kuzan hit him on the head, making Rorschach grab his head in pain.
"I didn't accept a bribe, I told you it's a military budget."
"If the admiral didn't accept Germa's money, he would be even more afraid. Even though his three sons were damaged by Rorschach, paying 800 million Beli is nothing compared to facing a navy admiral."
Kujaku chuckled quietly and slapped the eight crates again, making them march in line toward the cabin.
The first crate in the line even opened the door by itself.
Meanwhile, the fleet of Germa's large ships was moving away from the submarine.
On the small ship where Kuzan had been, Reiju looked at her three brothers, who had been electrocuted, then at her frozen father, and finally at the submarine that was sailing away.
In the face of the mighty navy, the scientific strength that Germa had prided itself on seemed pitifully weak.
Hours later, when her father had thawed from the ice, he sat on the deck without speaking, like a wooden statue.
He remained sitting like that all day and night, then suddenly stood up and issued an order to the Germa army.
"Hurry and sail to the North Blue! I want the endorsement of the Kingdom of Brinze within ten days!"
"Yes, sir!"
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