Chapter 406

"Rear Admiral Smoker, sor, sorry, we're late!"

Smoker waved his hand, indicating not to worry. He had just wandered over himself, but he didn't expect to have an unexpected harvest.

"Alabasta is really a magical place. Straw Hat Luffy, Fire Fist Ace, and that Crocodile who harbors evil intentions, hehe, it's really lively!"

"Wha, what? Fire Fist Ace, the Second Division Commander of the Bai Huzi Pirates, is also in this country? Why did he come here?"

Smoker shook his head: "I don't know. As far as the current situation is concerned, the water in Alabasta is very deep..."

"Bring the Den Den Mushi over."

"Yes! Rear Admiral Smoker."

Amazon Lily, Karl was accompanying Hancock to inspect her territory when the Den Den Mushi rang "brubru."

"Who is it?" "It should be Smoker."

"Should I avoid it?"

Karl shook his head and connected the call: "Hello, Smoker, have you come to the Grand Line?"

"I came a long time ago. I'm in Alabasta now."

Karl grinned: "Alabasta, haha, why did you suddenly run there? Could it be that the Straw Hat Pirates are also in that country?"

After a moment of silence, Smoker said: "Sure enough, I couldn't hide it from you. Just now, I ran into Straw Hat Luffy in this country, as well as his brother, Fire Fist Ace."

"Fire Fist Ace? He came too?"

"That's right. He doesn't look like he came specifically to find his brother. If I'm not mistaken, he came to find that traitor of the Bai Huzi Pirates, right?"

"Indeed. How about it, do you need help?"

"That's not necessary. I just came to confirm it. Wait for my good news!"

Then Smoker hung up the phone, leaving Karl confused. How did Smoker start playing this game too?

"What's wrong, do you have something to do again?"

Karl hugged Hancock: "Nothing, nothing. I haven't had anything to do lately. By the way, what day of the week is it today?"

"Uh, I'm not sure. Tuesday?"

Karl slapped his head suddenly. Damn, he almost forgot that Akainu, that old boy, was going to treat him to dinner tonight.

"Cough, sorry, I do have something to do tonight."

Hancock smiled slightly, gently brushing the pure gold ring on her ring finger, and said: "It's okay, my dear, go ahead! I will always be here waiting for you to come back."

"You're so good. Anyway, it's still early, and there's no one around. Why don't we have a field combat training session?"

Hancock's face flushed, and then she immediately activated her Observation Haki. After confirming that there was no one around, she grabbed Karl's hand and walked into the big forest.

Navy Headquarters, Marineford.

Sakazuki walked off the warship and headed straight for the headquarters building. He stopped when he passed the guard and asked in a deep voice: "Is Vice Admiral White Crow at the Navy Headquarters?"

The guard was startled when he saw Akainu's face, which looked like he owed him millions, and said tremblingly: "No, I don't know. Anyway, I haven't seen Vice Admiral White Crow for several days."

After speaking, the guard closed his eyes. He had heard before how harsh Admiral Akainu was. His lazy actions just now must have been discovered by Admiral Akainu. How would he treat him?

"I see. If Vice Admiral White Crow returns today, please be sure to notify him and say that I am waiting for him. Do you understand?"

"Ah, oh, yes, Admiral Akainu!"

Night.

Karl arrived on time at the small restaurant where he had dinner with Aokiji last time. Hmm, the same private room. As soon as he entered, he saw Akainu sitting in the seat Aokiji originally sat in, looking at Karl expressionlessly.

A rose on his chest, a dark red suit, a Navy cap on his head, and black leather gloves on his hands—the classic Akainu image.

"Karl, you're here. Sit."

Karl showed a smile, pulled out a chair and sat opposite Akainu, looking at him with a half-smile: "Admiral Akainu, are you also here to talk to me about the next Fleet Admiral?"