Chapter 17

The second day.

The matters that needed to be settled had been settled for the most part.

Locke continued his training with great composure.

Regardless of what the future might hold.

Locke would absolutely not allow himself any slack, especially regarding his own strength.

After all!

The strong are respected!

The weak are prey to the strong!

This is the truth of this sea.

For this sea, this is the most important thing.

*Whoosh—*

*Whoosh—*

As the waves churned, Locke narrowed his eyes slightly, a mocking smile curling at the corner of his mouth. Watching the ships approaching from afar, he said sarcastically: "Truly a good dog of the World Government! To come all the way from Marine Headquarters to the North Blue, this speed is fast enough."

Locke did not deny that there might be those within the Navy who truly upheld justice.

There are!

There certainly are!

This is an absolute, unquestionable fact!

It's just that…

Locke felt enough disgust toward the Navy; this was truly no joke, no joke at all! When my country was being attacked, where were you trash? When my family met with disaster, where were you trash?

Good grief!

Now that the Germa Kingdom has attacked my country, and I have killed my opponent, you lot show up instead?

Putting on the appearance of messengers of justice?

"Hehehe~~~"

"It really makes one feel sick!" Locke chuckled mockingly, saying coldly: "Truly a pack of good dogs!"

Forget it.

Locke did not dwell on it too much.

Next.

It was time for him to leave as well. Why had he waited until now? He could have left yesterday.

After all!

Leaving internal affairs to Sebastian and Alice was fine; although the husband and wife were only a butler and a maid, handling a small country with only a little over a hundred thousand people was no problem for them.

Leaving the outside to Esdeath was sufficient. Based on the formidable reputation Esdeath had carved out against the Germa Kingdom, even though she was a newcomer, generally, no one would target her.

The premise being: Locke absolutely had to leave!!!

As for whether he could trust these three?

The first two had watched him grow up; if they wanted this country, Locke could even give it to them.

After all.

From childhood to adulthood, all this work had been handled by them.

As for the latter?

Don't joke!

Every Teigu user was his own Teigu spirit; they were absolutely loyal. Teigu users might have all sorts of thoughts and inner lives, but their loyalty to Locke was absolutely beyond question.

"Your Highness..."

The little maid followed obediently by Locke's side, wanting to speak but hesitating.

"Let's go." Locke said calmly: "The Navy is coming for me; if I don't appear, they won't leave. I will leave right in front of them."

"In that case..."

Locke gazed at the Royal Palace on the high ground in the distance and said quietly: "Noxas can enjoy a period of peace now. And! As long as my reputation grows and my status on the sea rises, then! Noxas will be less and less likely to run into trouble."

*Snap! *

*Snap! *

As his voice fell, Locke strode away, and the two little maids hurriedly followed his figure.

The port!

Esdeath's tall figure stood proudly at the port, a smile on her lips, as she whispered faintly: "Does the Navy have any business coming to Noxas?"

"..."

Looking at Esdeath, who radiated an unwelcoming aura, the man standing on the deck of the Navy warship had a calm expression, as if he were devoid of any emotional fluctuation. *** **CHAPTER 19**