Chapter 19

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Inside the Fleet Admiral’s office.

Marine Fleet Admiral Buddha Sengoku was currently listening to the report from the ‘Meeting King’ Brannew.

“Is there still no news on the St. Rosward?”

After Brannew finished his report, Sengoku asked.

Because they had been unable to track down news of Lin Yu, the Marines had been unable to take action against him, and could only let the Marine branches in the North Blue try their best to investigate his location.

The most annoying thing about pirates for the Marines was this: after looting a town, as long as they hid in the vast ocean, it was very difficult for the Marines to track them down.

Although the Marines had captured many pirates in the North Blue during this period, they still hadn’t tracked down Lin Yu’s trail.

“Fleet Admiral Sengoku, the St. Rosward is as if it has vanished into thin air; we haven’t detected any traces of it at all.”

“And there are no records of any giant ship modifications in any of the shipyards in the North Blue.”

“The God-Slayer… the criminal Lin Yu may have already abandoned the ship and fled, it’s hard to say.”

Brannew corrected his statement halfway through.

Because of the World Government, the Marines did not dare to call him God-Slayer Lin Yu in public, but rather criminal Lin Yu.

Hearing this, Sengoku frowned, his expression ugly.

The World Government was pressing hard, yet the Marines hadn’t even grasped the opponent’s trail, which made it very difficult for him to answer to them.

After thinking for a moment, Sengoku continued to ask:

“Has anything happened in the North Blue recently?”

Brannew replied immediately:

“There have been no major events in the North Blue recently.”

“However, there is a merchant ship called the Five Seas Trading Company that is killing pirates fleeing to the Grand Line near the Reverse Mountain sea area of the North Blue, and they have also saved quite a few merchant cruise ships.”

“Among the pirates they killed, many were pirate crews with bounties of tens of millions of Berries.”

“Because this trading company has shown quite good strength, many merchant groups in the North Blue are seeking to cooperate with the Five Seas Trading Company.”

“However, there is news that this trading company has already headed to the East Blue.”

Five Seas Trading Company?

Heading to the East Blue?

Sengoku frowned; he didn’t seem to have ever heard of this trading company.

“What is their method of killing pirates?” Sengoku looked at Brannew and asked.

“According to the news, the Five Seas Trading Company generally uses the ship’s ram to directly strike the pirate ship, and then uses flintlocks and cannons to destroy the pirate ship; they never engage in boarding battles with pirates, and they never loot treasure.”

Never engaging in boarding battles, never looting treasure, and directly destroying the pirate ship—it seems it’s not that bastard Lin Yu.

Otherwise, with the strength of a great swordsman who slaughtered the Celestial Dragon’s guards and CP0 members single-handedly, there would be no need for such trouble; after all, pirate ships are also worth a lot of money.

The combined bounties of some pirate crews might not even be as high as the value of that ship.

Moreover, Sengoku did not believe that the villain who stole the treasure of the Kacinob Kingdom and murdered a Celestial Dragon and a king would do good deeds, and furthermore, not take the treasure on the pirate ships.

“Is there a photo of the head of the trading company?”

Finally, Sengoku asked another question.

“Sorry, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, there are no photos for the time being.”

“Because after the Five Seas Trading Company kills the pirates, they leave straight away and never have contact with the people on the merchant ships.”

“So there are no photos at all.”

Brannew shook his head.

“Is that so…”

Sengoku frowned.

East Blue.

The sea area near Cocoyasi Village.

“Come, Anna.”

Lin Yu sat in a chair on the bow, smiling as he peeled a Devil Fruit, cut off a piece with a small knife, and held it between his fingers.

This Devil Fruit was one of the two Devil Fruits he had obtained in the North Blue.

The two Devil Fruits he obtained were the Zoan-type Cat-Cat Fruit, Snow Lion model, and the Paramecia-type Box-Box Fruit.

And the one he fed to Anna was naturally the Zoan-type Cat-Cat Fruit.

Since he already had a little dog maid, he naturally had to have a little cat maid as well.

“Very well, Young Master.”

Coming to Lin Yu’s side, she knelt on the ground voluntarily, eating the Devil Fruit in Lin Yu’s hand with an excited face, her eyes even staring straight at him, blinking…

Tsk, she actually dares to seduce me.

Seeing Anna’s actions, Lin Yu chuckled and continued to feed her the foul-tasting Devil Fruit.

Because he had been reluctant to give the Devil Fruit to Anna, she had often seduced him during this period.

“Such a good girl!”

Lin Yu patted Anna’s head and praised her.

Hearing Lin Yu’s praise, Anna rubbed her face against his hand, looking excited.

After spending some time together, Anna discovered that the more obedient and submissive she acted in front of Lin Yu, the better he treated her.

So during this time, she had been performing very diligently, trying her best to cater to Lin Yu.

[Ding! Anna’s friendliness has reached 100; she will be forever loyal to you, and feedback experience is doubled.]

Hearing the system prompt, Lin Yu raised an eyebrow.

Friendliness below 50 is the easiest to increase; under Lin Yu’s super-high charm, it could reach that level after a few intimate moments.

Above 50, it requires long-term companionship, and above 80, it is somewhat difficult to increase.

Just like Charlos, she was already extremely submissive and infatuated with Lin Yu, but her friendliness still wouldn’t reach 100.

And Reiju’s friendliness stopped increasing after it reached 80, so Lin Yu needed to think of a way.

[Name: Anna]

[Identity: Princess]

[……]

[Friendliness: 100]

[Combat Power: One Star]

[……]

[Earnings: 20 points of Physique, 20 points of Vitality, 20 points of Spirit/hour; Note: One-star combat power, earnings effect X1; Friendliness 100, earnings effect X2]

Perhaps because she had consumed the Devil Fruit, Anna’s combat power successfully reached one star.

The feedback experience also changed from just Vitality to include Physique, Vitality, and Spirit—the three items representing physical fitness.

This meant that under the bonus of the Zoan-type Devil Fruit, Anna’s three abilities representing physical fitness—Physique, Vitality, and Spirit—had all reached one star and could generate earnings for Lin Yu.

According to the information fed back by the system, as long as one of Lin Yu’s crew members’ abilities reached one star, he would be able to obtain earnings.

This was the case for Anna, and naturally, it was the same for Charlos.

So Lin Yu now had good physical fitness experience earnings every day, and it wouldn’t be long before he could raise his three physical fitness items from three stars to four stars, further enhancing his strength.

“Young Master, we will arrive at Cocoyasi soon.”

Charlos came to the bow and bowed as she spoke.

“Let Reiju guard the ship, and you two come with me.”

Standing up from the chair, Lin Yu stretched.

Cocoyasi Village was the village where Nami grew up.

And the purpose of Lin Yu’s trip was naturally Nami’s sister, Nojiko.

After the Slave of God docked at the shore, Charlos notified Reiju in the laboratory and then hurriedly followed Lin Yu, preparing to disembark.

Stepping onto the ground, Lin Yu took Anna and Charlos and walked toward Cocoyasi Village.

He had already learned from the newly released bounty posters that Monkey D. Luffy had defeated the Sand Crocodile in Alabasta.

So he prepared to quickly snatch Kaya, Nojiko, and Makino, enter the Grand Line to take Vivi, and then head straight to Jaya Island, waiting for the Straw Hat crew there.

Then, snatch Nami and Robin from the hands of Straw Hat Luffy!

“Let’s go, you are going to have new sisters.”