One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 247 What a joke!

Now let's rewind to the moment when Roman defeated Snow.

The commotion caused by defeating Snow attracted the attention of the Navy, and Randall was also mobilized.

Randall was also astonished by Roman's feat.

Now, he believes that this brigadier general is a true fighting force.

"Colonel Randall, it may be troublesome for your medics to take care of my men."

Sly, Glen, Raven, and Patch are all injured, and their injuries are quite serious.

After all, they are the fighting force of the new world; even their soldiers are not so easy to deal with.

Roman had a few direct subordinates, and in his mind, they were quite precious.

"Understood." This time, Randall's attitude was much better, completely obedient.

"Sir, I'm fine." Patch dismissively pushed away the medic who tried to help him up, but the gushing blood on his body still indicated his injuries.

“I understand, come here.” Roman beckoned to Patch.

“Okay.” Patch obediently walked over, and then took a solid punch from Roman, knocking him unconscious.

"Alright, now I think he can receive treatment." Roman looked gently at the medic beside him, making the medic feel quite embarrassed.

"Yes, yes, treat him immediately."

"Then the three of you..."

"Of course I'll fully cooperate with the treatment!" *3

Sly, Glen, and Raven originally disliked the navy here and were very resistant to their approach.

However, after looking at Patch, they felt that the navy here wasn't so bad after all; it was just a matter of physical contact and treatment, and it wasn't so unbearable.

"Commodore, Colonel, we've spotted a suspicious person, acting furtively, but he doesn't seem to be a pirate."

A marine suddenly came over to report, seemingly having realized that Roman was indeed a commanding officer capable of taking charge, so he looked at Roman when he reported.

Randall, who was standing to the side, also looked at Roman.

Roman waved his hand.

It means letting Randall handle it himself.

"Bring them over for a look first. Pirates don't write 'pirate' on their faces," Randall said in a deep voice.

The person who arrived surprised Roman.

"Sioka? It's you!!! What are you doing here? Didn't I give you money to go back?"

That's right, the person captured by the Navy was Sioka.

Moreover, among those present, Roman was not the only one who recognized Sioka.

After all, she was a famous beauty from Ingrid's pleasure quarters.

Beautiful, radiant, as brilliant as a red rose.

"I just came over out of curiosity, I didn't expect..."

Western Europe is now in a state of disarray.

She was extremely curious about Roman's identity.

So much money was spent just to let them dance in the square.

It wasn't for any grand opening sale or for pleasure; it was simply to have them dance.

The girl's gaze remained calm throughout.

Sioka knew that she had her own purpose.

But what is the purpose of doing this?

Although she really wanted to ask, she knew she wouldn't be able to answer.

This curiosity reached its peak when Roman said their mission was over.

Because at that moment, Roman's eyes were filled with determination.

So I decided to come and see for myself.

Anyway, it's just to satisfy my curiosity, and maybe at least I can find out her identity.

As a result, she witnessed a cataclysmic battle.

……

"Who exactly are you?"

"Isn't it obvious? It's the Navy."

"Then why did you approach me? And why did you choose ten sisters, including me?"

"Ahem, I have something to take care of. We can talk about it later," Roman quickly changed the subject.

Because the way people around her were looking at her was already very subtle.

After all, this could be considered an explosive statement.

"Could it be a lover?"

"Ah, the people at headquarters like this?"

"Important people have all sorts of strange and wonderful interests."

"But she still looks like a child."

"Don't judge a book by its cover."

Even without using Observation Haki, Roman knew that he and Theoka had become the center of attention.

She felt helpless about this situation.

It's not a big deal for the navy to go for a stroll in the entertainment district; it's a normal occurrence.

After all, everyone has desires.

However, this kind of thing shouldn't be publicized in a serious setting.

Especially when the two main characters in the story are of the same gender, the versions of the rumors can become very diverse.

I just wanted to find a roundabout way to achieve my goals; I don't really have that many strange or unusual quirks.

It's not perverted at all.

Please don't misunderstand!

Although she wanted to explain, she figured it would only make things worse, and explaining would only draw more attention to her. So Roman simply went to Snow, whom she had already defeated.

"Snow, now you can answer my question, right? What's so special about the Red-Haired Pirates that makes you willing to leave the New World to track them down?"

These words successfully diverted everyone's attention.

That's right, business is the most important.

After all, this statement implies that both great pirates from the New World are involved.

Although this is no longer something that Sihai can manage, it's always good to listen to the excitement.

Seeing that everyone's attention had been diverted, Roman breathed a sigh of relief.

But she didn't expect what followed to be even more explosive.

It was even more shocking than when the navy heard that she had ordered 10 prostitutes.

“That red-haired guy used to be a member of the Pirate King’s crew…” Snow said with difficulty.

"What?" Everyone was taken aback.

However, Roman, who already knew about the red hair, remained calm.

"So you want to force Shanks to tell you the whereabouts of the treasure?"

But with your abilities, you probably can't force him. Roman thought to himself.

"No, Shanks was just an intern back then... He wasn't qualified to go to the island with Roger at all. What could he possibly know?"

It seems the intelligence work is quite good; they even know this. Roman was quite pleased that Snow knew so much about the situation.

At the very least, he'll gather intelligence first, which will at least cause trouble for Shanks.

However, Shanks didn't go to the island because he was taking care of Buggy. Of course, even if it weren't for that reason, he probably wouldn't have chosen to go to the island anyway.

"So your purpose is..." Roman continued to ask.

"What I want is the pointer on him that points to Laugh Tale... cough cough..." Snow finally couldn't help but cough, seemingly because he was too excited.

"What did you say?" Roman's voice suddenly became sharp.

This news caught not only everyone else off guard, but also Roman.

If the final island is rediscovered, then the next Pirate King will be born.

Snow actually said that Shanks has the pointer to the final island, meaning he already has the conditions to become the Pirate King.

Are you kidding me?!