Thud, thud, thud...
The sound of footsteps reached their ears.
Admiral Kizaru glanced at the figure approaching the bow of the ship, and his heart couldn't help but feel a bit surprised when he saw two individuals in naval uniforms.
No...
How can it be the Navy?
Another undercover agent placed by the Konoha Pirates within the Navy?
However, the ranks of these two naval undercover agents were quite low, not worth paying much attention to, certainly not as dangerous as Aokiji, the Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, defecting...
"Allow me to introduce myself."
Akihara Kagura extended his hand politely toward Kizaru: "Navy Lieutenant Akihara Kagura, this is Karin, the doctor treating you. Don't pay attention to Mr. Madara's teasing about 'worse than death'; Karin's medical expertise is even more superb than those with Op-Op Fruit abilities."
In truth.
Karin's medical skills were indeed excellent.
As the first person to follow Akihara Kagura, Karin had always been the one to benefit the most, having long acquired Yang Power, even bestowing life upon others from thin air.
Kizaru watched wide-eyed as Karin, this red-haired female naval officer, merely placed her palm on his arm, bringing a tingling sensation to his wound...
The wounds began to heal rapidly...
Such medical prowess...
Could be regarded as miraculous!
Aokiji observed Kizaru removing the bandages, witnessing his wounds swiftly recovering, prompting a look of astonishment on his face!
Furthermore...
This young girl named Karin...
Has always stayed by Akihara Kagura's side...
This girl named Karin seemed to possess considerable strength, explaining Akihara Kagura's confidence and fearlessness; it seems that before acquiring the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he wasn't entirely without the ability to resist.
"..."
Kizaru's gaze flickered.
Even with his injuries healed, he dared not act rashly.
This pirate crew appeared extremely dangerous; even attempting to escape through elementalization seemed unlikely, potentially enraging the pirate crew...
This Admiral was not quite honest, never being the simple, honest type, having more cunning than the other two admirals combined...
Ultimately.
The Konoha Pirates did nothing.
On the contrary, this pirate crew offered him a power known as Curse Seal.
This power enabled Kizaru to learn to synthesize Chakra, enhancing his strength, though it didn't clarify any drawbacks of the Curse Seal.
The only displeasure...
Perhaps stemmed from being drained of considerable blood by a few experimental planners, even a red-haired youth successfully replicating his laser ability...
These scientific manipulators were certainly too brilliant!
Kizaru recalled collaborating with the World Government to secretly detain scientist Vegapunk, conducting experiments; Vegapunk even applied his laser ability to a war machine known as the Peacekeeper!
"Alright."
Akihara Kagura observed as Red Sand Sasori left a Curse Seal on Kizaru, finally speaking earnestly: "While you were delaying Admiral Kizaru, I discovered the golden underground palace left by Queen of Alabasta who created the World Government eight hundred years ago in the desert; it likely holds the blank hundred-year history..."
"..."
Aokiji's gaze suddenly turned serious.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, this is too terrifying..."
Kizaru's expression became oddly humorous.
The mission of this pirate crew battling him was merely to keep him here, allowing them to secretly locate some golden underground palace?
Eight hundred years ago, Queen of Alabasta...
Even the blank hundred years...
Despite Kizaru's significant courage, knowing considerable secrets of the World Government, he never imagined this pirate crew aimed directly at the World Government!
Kizaru instinctively wished to leave this pirate ship; what this crew intended to do was too perilous, exploring the blank history!
"Initially, I believed only we would be aware of such matters..."
Akihara Kagura spread his palms, seemingly resigned: "But when I discovered the golden underground palace, I seemed to trigger some mechanism, altering the magnetic field across Alabasta..."
"Does the golden underground palace truly exist?"
Konoha Pirates' Captain Senju Hashirama expressed surprise, sensing the frightening magnetic change, suspecting it was Akihara Kagura's doing!
"Was it your doing?"
Senju Tobirama posed an indirect query.
"Kagura-kun."
Orochimaru smirked, posing a more direct question: "Such an error shouldn't occur to you, was it intentional? Or accidental?"
"I was deliberately careless..."
Akihara Kagura half-relied on the railing, as if this undercover agent held no fear toward the Konoha Pirates: "Anyway, the situation has changed, and certainly someone within Alabasta would notice the unusual changes in the desert's central area due to magnetic alterations..."
"..."
Aokiji and Kizaru's gazes turned peculiar.
This Navy Lieutenant seemed peculiar too, causing such significant commotion, seemingly to prevent the Konoha Pirates from solely knowing this secret...
The magnetic field strength of the entire Alabasta Kingdom and surrounding islands changed the moment Akihara Kagura used Magnet Release to forge the golden underground palace.