Chapter 224: Drum Peak

"It's cold, but it's also quite unique."

Ain smiled slightly: "That's true. By the way, aren't you going to investigate the Blackbeard Pirates? Where are you planning to start?"

"Hmm... let's go to Wapol's castle first. After all, they came here looking for something. If Blackbeard isn't stupid, he would definitely visit Wapol's castle, and if so, he would definitely leave some traces."

"That's true, but this island is also quite big. Do you know where Wapol's castle is?"

Karl turned to look at the doctors and asked loudly: "Where is Wapol's castle?"

"It's on top of that highest mountain peak over there. If you want to go over, there is a cable car in the town ahead that can go straight there."

"Good, thank you."

After Nelson gave some instructions, Karl prepared to set off with Ain.

"No, don't bother Raven. Let's walk there! I want to stroll with you in the snow, can I?"

Karl was stunned for a moment, then curled his lips slightly, reaching out to brush the white snow off Ain's head.

"Of course you can. Let's go."

After receiving Karl's affirmative reply, a brilliant smile bloomed on Ain's face. She felt extremely sweet inside. She just wanted to hold Karl's arm tightly, feeling the warmth and love between them.

East Blue, Loguetown, Base Commander's Office.

"Report, sir, a pirate ship has arrived at the west port. Should we go capture them?"

Smoker flicked his cigarette ash and said faintly: "What's the bounty?"

"The bounty is... uh, none! They seem to be a rookie pirate crew, and there are only a few people. The captain is a guy wearing a straw hat."

Smoker was stunned for a moment, a smile appearing on his face.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this group of people came really fast!"

"Sir, I'll take people immediately..."

Smoker waved his hand: "No need to be so troublesome. Just keep an eye on them, because I want to meet them myself."

"Yes! Sir."

Smoker stood up and pushed open the window, looking at the port not far away, his smile gradually disappearing.

"Although you are Vice Admiral Garp's grandson, I cannot show you any mercy, Straw Hat Luffy."

"Today is the day your pirate career ends."

It's just that Smoker didn't know that two other pirate crews had also arrived today...

Perhaps Smoker could brag about today's scene to his son many years later.

Back in the day, he was also a man who chased two Emperors of the Sea!

Back to Drum Island.

After an hour of trekking, the two finally arrived at the bottom of Drum Peak.

In Ain's words, this was a winter outing, a walk in the snow.

"It's so high when you look at it up close. Should we just take the cable car?"

Karl suddenly gasped, causing the already low temperature to drop a few more degrees.

"Don't! I don't want to walk in the wind and snow for half a day anymore. Going up isn't simple; Raven, Moon Walk, anything works, it just takes a bit of effort."

Ain's willow eyebrows stood up: "Oh, so you just don't want to walk with me, right?"

"Ahem, of course not. I can walk with you for a lifetime if you want to walk. I was just afraid you'd get cold."

"Hmph, not a word of truth in your mouth."

"Then... I'll carry you up?"

Ain then showed a smile: "Alright, that's more Move Move Like it."

"Let's go!"

Karl grabbed Ain, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and the snow beneath his feet instantly exploded, revealing black soil. Karl and Ain also disappeared in an instant.

Drum Peak.

*Sniff, sniff~*

"Hmm, it seems someone is here. It's a scent I haven't smelled before." The blue-nosed reindeer with a hat on his head and shorts on his lower body showed human-Move Move Like astonishment, quickly putting down the pill in his hand.

"Dr. Kureha! It's bad! Someone is here!!! Dr. Kureha! It's bad..."

*Swish~* *Clang.

A sharp axe flew past Chopper's ear, embedding itself firmly into the wall. Chopper broke out in a cold sweat.

"So noisy, Chopper! Isn't it just someone coming? What's so strange about that?"

Chopper said aggrievedly: "But, it's a stranger... I'm scared..."

"Tch, what kind of stranger could it be? Wapol ran away long ago. Could it be that someone is coming to drive us away?"

*Creak, creak, creak~*

Chopper looked outside suddenly. That was the sound of the castle gate being pushed open.

"Aaaaaah, they're here!"

Ain keenly heard Chopper's scream and asked with a strange expression: "How is there still a screaming sound in this place? Could it be that someone still lives here?"

"I heard it too. It seems someone really lives here. Just in time to ask them."

"Hey! Locals! Open the door, we are the Navy!"

Kureha, who was putting on clothes to come out, was stunned: "Navy? How could the Navy come here? That's really strange. Hey Chopper, you heard it, they aren't bad people, you coward."

Chopper, hiding behind the wall with most of his butt exposed, poked his head out. Fine, the whole reindeer was out.

"Navy? Is it the Navy that catches pirates?"

"Eh, it should be. I'm going out to take a look. Do you want to come together?"

Chopper shook his head quickly: "No, I don't want to go out."

*Creak...

The door was pushed open, revealing Karl's handsome face with a smile: "Sorry for the disturbance."

"Aaaaaah!" Chopper quickly hid his "whole body" behind the wall, "stealthily" peeking at Karl.

Karl patted the snow off his body, looking at the spirited Kureha and laughing: "Hello, I am Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Karl. I came here to investigate the Blackbeard Pirates' attack on the Drum Kingdom. I heard this is the castle of the King of the Drum Kingdom, right?"

"By the way, this is Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Ain. She is with me."

Ain showed a formulaic smile, her eyes looking curiously to the other side. That seemed to be a horned raccoon dog, furry and quite cute.

Looking at Karl's face, a glint flashed in Kureha's eyes. Wasn't this the Navy hero Karl who had been in the spotlight recently? Right, this guy was also in the newspaper yesterday, saying he defeated a little guy named Mihawk in the East Blue, and today he came to the Grand Line. This speed, tsk, tsk, tsk.

"Do you also want to know the secret to my eternal youth?"

"Pfft~"

Hearing this, Ain suddenly laughed out loud. Karl looked at Ain strangely, and Ain waved her hand apologetically.

"Ahem, eternal youth? That's not necessary. I just want to ask if you have any impressions of the Blackbeard group that attacked the Drum Kingdom?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a pity. What a handsome face..."

Karl shook his head helplessly: "May I ask who you are..."

"Dr. Kureha, a doctor."