Above Pirate King - Chapter 117
Code Name Illusionist
Occupation: Underground Bounty Hunter
Real Name: Unknown
Years of Experience: Twelve
Appearance: Unclear (No specific photo, but according to informants, appears to be a girl around the age of ten.)
Possibly Female
Age: Unknown
Ability: Can create large-scale illusions that are indistinguishable from reality, undetectable even by Observation Haki (presumed to be a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit ability)
Admiral Akainu held this intelligence in his hand, his face showing displeasure.
It was not uncommon for the Marines to suffer losses. Despite their continuous efforts in combating pirates and defeating many powerful ones, they were frequently outsmarted by them!
However, losses as severe as this were rare.
Not only did they fail to strike a single blow against the enemy, but they also inexplicably incurred significant losses in their own ranks, including ten warships.
What made it even more infuriating was that half of the information in this report was unknown!
All they had was the code name, occupation, years of experience, and ability, with no information on appearance, age, or name, and even the gender was uncertain.
How was the Marine supposed to find someone like this?
Issuing a bounty would even be difficult!
“Knock, knock!”
At that moment, the door of the office sounded.
“Come in!”
Fleet Admiral Kong gestured for the person to enter.
Sengoku walked in with his hands in his pockets.
“Take a seat!”
Akainu made a welcoming gesture.
Sengoku walked directly to the empty seat and sat down.
“Sengoku, what do you think?” Akainu handed over the report.
After receiving the report, Sengoku carefully read through it, then casually put it down and spoke slowly, “Based on the information reported by Akainu and the intelligence we gathered, it seems that the Charlotte family hired someone called the Illusionist to disguise the pre-prepared Mock Town!”
“And when their ships were about to reach Mock Town, they had the Illusionist disguise their own ship and continue towards the town, while they had already ordered the Illusionist to make their ships invisible and take a different route!”
“Because throughout this process, the naval ships kept their gaze fixed on their ship, leading us to believe that they had entered Mock Town. However, both the attack on Mock Town by the Charlotte family and the ships arriving for trade were all illusions created by the Illusionist!”
“Furthermore, this should be a conspiracy by the Charlotte family, as we just received news that our spy we sent has been killed by members of the Charlotte family!”
“Just recently, members of the Charlotte family threw the spy’s body into our branch base and carved a few big words on the spy’s corpse, clearly provoking us!”
“In addition, based on our examination of the body, we found that the spy’s time of death was almost the same as the time the message was delivered. So we have reason to suspect that the spy had actually been discovered long ago, but the Charlotte family simply didn’t act on him!”
Kong nodded slightly, finding these speculations in line with his own thoughts. He made a decision in his mind, but still asked Sengoku, “What do you think we should do now?”
“Well, we can’t let them off easily!” Sengoku pondered for a moment and said, “When the Charlotte family returns, they will definitely pass through the Shampoo Islands, so it’s best for us to intercept them there!”
“And Sakazuki is currently chasing after them from behind, so once we block them in front, we can launch a pincer attack and eliminate them on the spot!”
After thinking for a while, Kong supplemented, “Since they had already discovered the spy beforehand and even provoked us, they must have made ample preparations for the Shampoo Islands, which is a necessary route after the transaction. So when the time comes, you should personally take action!”
“Yes!” Sengoku nodded.
Kong fell silent for a moment, then continued asking, “What do you think is an appropriate bounty for this ‘Illusionist’?”
“The Illusionist is the main character in this operation. If it weren’t for her, the Charlotte family’s actions wouldn’t have gone so smoothly. However, based on her previous intelligence records, her combat power isn’t that significant; she relies more on her hidden abilities!”
“Taking all factors into account, a bounty of around 300 million would be most suitable. Additionally, our main intelligence efforts are focused on pirates, so we don’t have many sources of information in the underground world. Therefore, it would be best to cooperate with CP agents to pursue this Illusionist!” Sengoku pushed his glasses and said seriously.
Kong contemplated for a while, nodded, and said, “Alright, I’ll talk to the CP agents. Let’s apprehend this Illusionist as soon as possible. Lastly, what do you think about the trade target?”
When it came to the trade target, the atmosphere in the office suddenly became much heavier.
Sengoku’s face revealed a solemn expression as he analyzed, “According to the information passed on by Akainu, the marriage alliance is with a sail warship flying the flag of the Kingdom of St. Martin. But according to the information from Gion, St. Martin hasn’t sent any ships out to sea!”
“There is a contradiction between the two, and we still can’t figure out whether it’s really the Kingdom of St. Martin. However, personally, I think it should be. Why else would the Illusionist use that flag? But we don’t have evidence, and even if we did, as an allied nation, we can’t do anything to them!”
Hearing this, a conflicted expression appeared on Kong’s face.
After all, it was the Marines who arranged Kingdom of St. Martin’s alliance with the World Government!
But now, it was causing them a headache!
To put it plainly, a marriage alliance meant taking a wife. What could the Marines do if the king of an allied nation married a wife without a bounty and then gave something to the bride’s pirate family?
There was no reason for them to intervene, at most they could just issue a warning!
After all, even a kingdom like Dressrosa, openly having more than one pirate crew, could become an allied nation. What could happen if the king of St. Martin married the bride who was a pirate?
Moreover, since the Kingdom of St. Martin joined the alliance, they had been doing well in terms of appearances, actively paying their tributes and having exchanges with World Government officials. If the Marines meddled in the king’s private affairs, how would other allied nations view it?
“Well, let’s have Gion take a look. If the King of St. Martin gets married this month, then it means the target is indeed them. We can report it to the World Government and see how they handle it!” Kong contemplated for a moment and said helplessly.
“Yes!” Sengoku also nodded. This was currently the best course of action!
When Arthur received the news again, it was already a month later.
The Marines intercepted the Charlotte family at the Sabaody Archipelago, with Vice Admiral Sengoku personally taking action.
Although the Charlotte family was well prepared, under the terrifying power of Sengoku and the encirclement of Vice Admiral Akainu, they could only escape in a sorry state!
Only a few core members managed to flee, while all the small fries were wiped out. Baron Tamago, who had come to support them, died twice just to hold them off before barely escaping.
In this battle, four bottles of the Enlargement Potion were shattered. The Charlotte family managed to obtain three bottles, while the Marines got two!
Upon hearing this news, Arthur inexplicably felt excited.
Looking at the more than twenty bottles of green substance beside him, which he considered to be mediocre, he suddenly felt that these seemingly mediocre serums were actually quite valuable!
Excitedly stroking his chin, Arthur thought, if in the future, the Charlotte family uses up their potions without discovering anything, should he deceive them and not sell them another batch?
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