Chapter 160 - 9

Chapter 10: Setting SailSeeing that Luffy didn't refuse, Shien quickly left the restaurant, then used the Body Flicker Technique a few times to arrive in front of the prison where Morgan was being held.Morgan, who was in the prison, sensed someone approaching. He looked up and discovered it was that kid who claimed to be a Ninja.He didn't speak; after all, his jaw had already been shattered by Luffy, so he couldn't make a sound. He just glared viciously at Shien.Shien didn't say much, just observed Morgan's condition.At first, he thought Morgan was just purely evil, but after checking, he realized that wasn't the case.After all, Morgan's mental state had become even more chaotic after his defeat. As expected, his guess was right; he had been forcibly hypnotized by someone. It seemed the other party had originally been a tough, iron-willed man.Seen in this light, that shattered jaw and broken arm must have been done by Kuro to lower the other party's willpower.Sigh, since he was soft-hearted, he would just help the other party.Thinking of this, Shien channeled Chakra to smooth out Morgan's hypnotized consciousness, while simultaneously completely erasing the hypnotic information.Morgan thought the other party had just snuck in to mock him, but suddenly he felt a pain in his brain, and some things gradually began to surface."Ugh!"Morgan's painful groan attracted the guarding soldiers.Since his business was done, Shien should leave. Saying that, he once again used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the place.At the same time, he went to the vegetable market to buy ingredients for the voyage. As for where the money came from, hehe, young master Helmeppohad quite a bit of money on him.Plus, he had also crafted a few space scrolls and wanted to test their effectiveness.After collecting the supplies, Shien swaggered back to the restaurant, where he found a large number of Marine soldiers gathered.Shien flashed inside and saw someone who looked like an officer inviting Luffy to leave."It is said that you are pirates... Is this true?"Luffy didn't hide it either: "Yeah, we found two good companions, so we count as pirates!"The officer lowered his hat and thanked the three of them solemnly: "Although you are rebels, you saved the Marine Base and the town. These are facts, and we express our heartfelt thanks."Speaking of this, the officer's tone shifted: "But, since we know you are pirates... as Marines, we cannot sit idly by! Please leave here immediately! We have been quite polite by not contacting headquarters."Hearing this, the onlookers were unhappy and began to condemn the Marines."Hey! Marines, what is the meaning of this!""Weren't you too scared by Morgan to even make a sound!""They are our benefactors!"Facing the crowd's shouting, the Marines acted as if they hadn't heard, still standing straight at the entrance looking at Luffy and the others.Luffy didn't care; after all, he had already found Zoroas a companion.He pushed away the chair: "Since Shien is back too, let's go. Thanks for the treat, ma'am!"Rika, on the side, was reluctant: "Big brothers, are you leaving so soon!"Luffy didn't speak, but left with Shien and Zoro.At this time, the officer saw Coby, who was bandaged, on the side: "Aren't you with them?"Luffy didn't speak, but Coby replied faintly: "Ah, we are friends!"Hearing this, the officer continued to ask: "Why aren't you going with them!""I want to be a Marine!"Coby looked at the other party firmly, and no wavering could be detected in his tone.The officer looked at Luffy and asked: "Is what he said true?"Luffy nodded and left. After all, he believed Cobycould accomplish these things.The three of them arrived at the seaside.During this time, the soldiers on the side cleared a path, and Zoro, fearing that the soldiers here would be troubled by the superiors arriving later, asked fiercely."If you want to catch us, bring it on!"Such a baffling sentence left the soldiers on the side full of question marks.Back in the restaurant, Coby begged the other party to accept him again, but the officer didn't speak, instead taking out a soldier's uniform from behind and placing it in front of Coby."Soldier Coby, during the procurement of supplies, you received my order to engage the great pirates Luffy, Shien, and Zoro and were seriously injured. Now, I order you to return to your post immediately!"This sentence was equivalent to covering up Coby's previous actions by saying he fought the pirates alone.After hearing this, Coby immediately saluted: "Yes!"On the other side, the few people heading towards the ship began to communicate."Shien, was there something you hadn't finished earlier?"Zoro was a bit curious about Shien's departure and wanted to ask.Shien didn't hide it either: "Ah, it's like this. When looking for your swords, I let a Shadow Clone go to explore the Marine Base, and by the way, find some information about heading to the Grand Line. But I found something abnormal in the data transmitted back by the clone. I discovered that Morgan's condition looked like he had been hypnotized, because his resume stated he defeated the Black Cat Pirates Captain Kuro, but Kuro had a hypnosis expert named Jango by his side. So I suspect Jangohypnotized Morgan and then found a scapegoat. Morgan also amplified his inner greed because of the hypnosis, which is why he became like this. I went to verify this guess just now. Sure enough, my guess was correct, and I successfully broke that person's hypnosis. Calculating now, he should be awake..."At this moment, on the Marine prison side, Morgansat up from the ground, clutching his head.He began to think about why he was here."I, wasn't I defeated? And this arm and my jaw, why am I in prison?"But just as he was about to open his mouth, he discovered his jaw had been shattered.Apparently, Morgan had been hypnotized for too long, and Shien didn't have the patience, choosing to directly break the hypnosis violently.This resulted in most of Morgan's post-hypnosis memories disappearing, leaving only some scattered memory fragments."Hey, Morgan, what's wrong with you..."The guard on the side was still a bit afraid of him.Subsequently, Morgan relied on his remaining memories to think of his promotion and what he had done after the promotion."Woo woo, woo woo, woo woo woo! Woo..."Apparently, Morgan also knew he couldn't speak. The soldier next to him took paper and pen and placed them in front of Morgan.The meaning was that since he couldn't speak, he should write it out.At the same time, another officer immediately left the place, running to notify the officer who was still outside.How Morgan communicated with others and verified the information is a story for another time.Luffy and the others arrived at the seaside. Zoro also saw their pirate ship, which was just a small sailboat.Looking at the small boat in front of him, Zoro felt his eyelid twitch wildly, and a bad premonition surged in his heart.To relieve the awkwardness, he asked Luffy and Shien."Aren't you worried about Coby?""It's fine, Coby said he could handle it. We have to believe in him.""Yeah, Coby will definitely handle it well."Both Shien and Luffy trusted Coby very much.Seeing that his companions didn't care, Zoro looked up at the sky: "Today is really a good day to set sail! It's only like a pirate if you have no worries!""Hahaha, that makes sense!"Luffy responded while untying the rope.And Shien was checking the supply reserves. After all, both Luffy and he were big eaters, and ordinary food wasn't enough for the two of them.Looking at the food and water packed into two full scrolls, Shien nodded with satisfaction."Hey, Shien, what about the food you bought?""Yeah, Shien, didn't you say you had already bought it? Why don't I see it!"Zoro and Luffy looked at Shien's empty figure, thinking he hadn't bought any food.Shien took out two small scrolls; these were what he had created."Here, I packed the food I bought inside these. This one scroll has a space of thirty square meters, enough to hold our food for this period."Hearing Shien's explanation, Luffy's eyes sparkled: "So cool, Shien! Ninja is so cool, Ninja..."Luffy was dancing with joy, and Zoro on the side was also shocked.After Shien left, he and Luffy had communicated, and he also knew that the other party had not eaten a Devil Fruit, so those things were created by his own abilities."Ninja? That really is a mysterious profession."Seeing that they were fully prepared, the three of them boarded the ship.Setting sail, not long after the ship left the coast, several soldiers arrived at the seaside, and Cobystood at the very front wearing a soldier's uniform."All salute!""First time seeing Marines salute pirates!" Zoroexpressed his curiosity about such a scene.At this time, a large number of people walked towards the shore.And Luffy stood at the stern of the boat, waving goodbye to everyone.Zoro was rowing, while Shien continued to read the scroll.After Luffy and the others left, the officer looked at Coby and said: "Your friends are not bad."Coby also nodded with relief.But the officer's next words made them extremely uncomfortable: "Our salute just now violated military regulations! Therefore, everyone's meals for a week are cancelled!"Hearing this, all the soldiers slumped, and they could imagine their days ahead.Luffy returned to the bow and shouted excitedly: "Ha— Set off! Heading to the 'Grand Line'!"Just like that, Luffy's second companion, 'Pirate Hunter' Zoro, joined.But they didn't realize that they had already made a major mistake...The ship left Shells Town. I don't know how much time passed, but at this moment, Luffy and the others were still sailing on the sea.On the sea, Luffy, Shien, and Zoro were eating food, but since none of the three knew navigation techniques, they could only drift on the sea with the currents.So, to ensure survival, Shien stipulated the minimum daily food intake for each person. After all, they didn't know when they would be able to go ashore, so they had to be frugal."Ugh, I'm starving to death! Shien, you clearly have so much food there, take out some more!""Luffy, you've eaten enough, and we don't know how long we'll be drifting at sea at all. This food has to support us until we reach land!"Hearing Shien's words, Zoro nodded on the side; he felt Shien made perfect sense.But in the end, why did it come to this? It was because everyone present didn't know navigation techniques.Thinking of this, Zoro mocked the two."Seriously, you don't even know any navigation knowledge at all? Isn't that too ridiculous?"Luffy was curious: "What's so strange about that? We've all crossed the ocean."Hearing Luffy's justified tone, Zoro sighed and looked at Shien on the side."You guys really came over like this?"Shien also nodded helplessly, then Zoro patted his shoulder, and everything was left unsaid.Then Luffy asked Zoro in return: "Didn't you always pursue wanted criminals at sea to get bounties?"Zoro immediately denied: "I never said I was a Bounty Hunters. I went to sea to find someone, and as a result, I didn't know how to return to my village. There was no other way, so I attacked nearby pirates to earn some living expenses, that's all."