Chapter 369 The White Swan Harbor Incident! (Down)

  The time is three days later.

   That is April 20th,

  It's twelve o'clock at noon.

When Higashinohara got up from a coffee shop on the side of the road near White Swan Harbor, his eyes accidentally caught sight of two strangely dressed people in white robes and white square scarves on their heads who happened to be paying the bill, and followed He followed out of the coffee shop.

   Higashinohara does not suffer from persecution delusions.

   During the three days since I came to Barton County, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary. Of course, I wouldn't see two people coming out with me and think that the other party came for me.

  In fact, during the three days he stayed in Barton County waiting to pick up the knife, he really felt the popularity of Barton County in the "one capital and six counties" in the upper Kyoto metropolitan area.

  Even if he went out to buy a meal from the hotel where he was staying, he would meet several human tourists from different countries on the street, dressed much more strangely than the two behind him.

  After the past three days, even if I saw a lot of exotic Higashinohara on the streets of Bartonshire, even if I saw people running naked on the street in Barton County, I am afraid that she would calmly treat her as a kind of performance art.

   I have to say that in the area of ​​White Swan Harbor in Barton County, those heavenly beings who treat humans as monkeys will hardly interfere with anything in this three-acre land.

   No wonder so many tourists flock to breathe the wonderful air of the Kami-Kyoto metropolitan area every year, although this is only the fringe area of ​​the Kami-Kyoto metropolitan area.

  However, after walking out of this roadside coffee shop in White Swan Harbor, Higashinohara had just walked two streets, and the oncoming scene at the intersection not far ahead made him frown slightly.

  I saw a group of people from the black-robed execution team, who at some point in full armor appeared at the intersection of White Swan Harbor, checking every passer-by with their sharp eyesight like a falcon.

what's the situation?

  Higashi Nohara had never seen those black robes during the three days in White Swan Harbor.

  —This almost made him forget that this is the upper Kyoto metropolitan area closest to the Judgment Division.

  Just why those black robes suddenly appeared at the intersection of White Swan Harbor today?

   "Why are the people from the Judgment Department here?"

   "I guess something happened?"

   "Haven't you heard? Several major local celestial nobles in Barton County have been wiped out?"

   "Ah this? Who is so insane? Kill them all?"

   "I heard that they are all missing."

   "Then what kind of family is destroyed"

   "That's why these black robes are so nervous. I heard that there is a sheriff of Barton County among them."

  “.”

   Higashinohara, who has a keen sense, listened to the whispered conversations among pedestrians on the surrounding streets, and his expression could not help but undergo subtle changes.

   Such an unexpected event, for his trip to Barton County, he didn't know whether it was good or bad.

   Now facing these black robes who are as indifferent as eagle dogs, although the passing tourists are used to the freedom and comfort of White Swan Harbor these days, the countries they have lived in for so many years have long been used to this scene.

  After a short period of noise, everyone silently cooperated with the investigation of the black-robed execution team on the street.

   Higashinohara glanced in that direction.

   This road happened to be the road leading to Tanjuro's house in White Swan Harbor Zaomen, but he turned around and walked into a dark alley beside him.

   During the three days of waiting in White Swan Harbor to pick up the knife, he had already memorized the routes and streets around the port through maps.

  He chose this dark alley and had to turn a few detours, but he was still able to reach Zamen Tanjuro's house from the back door.

   You must know that although Higashinohara’s identity is flawless on the surface, there is no truly perfect camouflage in this world. The most sensible choice is naturally to avoid unnecessary interrogation by the enemy.

  Although he took a detour in the dark alley, Higashinohara avoided the monitoring and let go of his speed.

   It only took about ten minutes, and he arrived at the back door of the small courtyard of Tanjuro's house at the White Swan Port Zaomen earlier than the originally agreed time to pick up the knife.

  However, just as he was about to step out of the dark alley, Higashinohara's heart suddenly moved slightly, and the steps he took out were taken back again.

   Squeak!

  The back door of the small courtyard was pushed open, and the footsteps of three people could be heard.

at the same time,

  A slightly angry scolding sound entered his ears.

   "Trash! Can't you catch a blacksmith?" The man walking in the middle said to the two people next to him in a cold tone.

  The two people who were reprimanded by the two had burns on their arms, face and clothes to varying degrees, and bursts of burning pain hit, and they also said angrily in their mouths:

   "Made! Who knew that kid had awakened his fire ability and sneaked up on us from behind when he was taking the sword."

   "What about the Amazono sword?"

The man in the middle said with gloomy eyes, "Vice-captain Pelos loves swords like a fool, and finally got the news that Hawke Udall's supreme sharp knife was cut off and recast here. If we go ashore early this time Nothing, you should know the consequences."

  Hearing the word "Pellos", the two of them immediately thought of the man who was drinking and sleeping with a sword in his hand all day long.

   It is conceivable that if they mess up this matter, it would be tantamount to losing each other's wife.

  Why is this saying a bit wrong?

  Anyway, that’s what it means.

  The two of them felt a slight chill in their hearts.

One of them suddenly thought of something, and hurried up and said, "Captain, although that cunning blacksmith ran fast, his wife and children just came back after he left, and they didn't have time to take them away together, and now they are under our transfer control." .”

The other person also reacted, and said viciously, "Yes, he let us lose the wife of Deputy Captain Pelos, then we will lose his wife and children. We left a note in the basement, and the other party will definitely come back. At that time, I have to obediently offer up that big sharp knife."

   When the captain in the middle heard what the two said, he was taken aback for a moment and then snorted coldly.

   "The fortune-tellers still have some brains, but now we have no time to delay. Let's put the matter of the deputy captain of Pelos aside. Don't forget that the guys from the Western Army are still waiting for us. Let's go to the captain's business first."

  Hearing the word "Captain", both of them tensed up, and nodded quickly:

   "Yes, yes, yes, business is important, business is important."

   Speaking of this, one of them suddenly said, "What if that cunning blacksmith doesn't care about his wife and children?"

The captain shrugged his shoulders and said darkly, "He doesn't care, so we don't have to care. After finishing the business, the woman will leave it to Captain Pelos to give an explanation, and the child will be thrown into the sea to feed the fish. "

  After speaking, the three of them seemed to be in a hurry, and immediately left the back door of this small courtyard in a hurry.

  In the shadow of the dark alley, Higashinohara came out slowly, looked at the backs of the three people, and then glanced at the small dead courtyard.

   There are still five minutes until the time to pick up the knife, but there is obviously no need for him to go in.

   Judging from the words of these three people just now, they should be a group of pirates in the West Sea.

  One of the captains is quite strong, and the initial estimate should be the same as the normal self as a seventh-level absolute ability user.

  A captain is a person with absolute ability.

  There is no doubt that the background behind this group of pirates who suddenly appeared is definitely not small.

   Higashinohara didn't come out straight away just now, and it was precisely because of this concern.

  Kaodo Tanjuro's wife and children were transferred by them, and they don't know where they are now.

  If he had acted rashly just now, it would be good if he could control the scene in an instant.

  But if there is the slightest mistake and the other party sends a message back, the other party will definitely think that he is the helper of Kamado Tanjuro, which will be quite disadvantageous for his wife and children.

  However, from the [Amazona Cloud Sword] mentioned in the other party's words, if I remember correctly, it should also be the work of the Twelve Works of Kyoto's Supreme Sword.

   It's no wonder that Kamado Tanjuro came to him.

  The other party didn't mention his [Da Chidori Ten Characters] and [Phoenix Double Blades] in what he said just now. It seems that the timing coincided, and he was hit by Chi Yu.

   Now it's a little difficult.

  Where is Kamado Tanjuro?

  He had absolutely no idea.

  The two sides only met once, and he didn't know whether Kamado Tanjuro would exchange [Amazono Cloud Sword] for his wife and children after seeing the note in the basement.

  The only clue Higashinohara has now is the three pirates who just left.

   But he is willing to believe that the other party will come back.

   After all, he was a man who had awakened the blue high-risk ability of Talent Sequence 31 [Red Flame], but still worked hard and married a fisherman's daughter to spend his days fishing here.

   So, follow along.

   These thoughts are complicated,

  In fact, it's just a flash in the air.

   Higashinohara looked at the still figure on the other side of the street, and made a decision in his heart.

  As long as you follow these three people, you can follow the clues to find Tanjuro Kamado's wife and children, and it is very likely to wait for Tanjuro Kamado to reappear.

  When the time comes, help if you can.

  Deep in his heart, Higashinohara has no intention of saving all living beings in the world, and he doesn't have the ability to take care of it.

   Only do not appear in front of eyes.

   Higashinohara has always adhered to the principle of one heart.

   That is, evil is cut.

   An hour passed in a blink of an eye.

  The time is approaching one quarter past one in the afternoon.

  The five members of the Mithril Society executive team were lurking in a warehouse building at a port in White Swan Port. The door of the factory building was rusty and mottled, and old cement bags were piled up inside.

  It is estimated that it is left over from the construction of the White Swan Port Wharf that year, and the tip of the nose is filled with the pungent smell of cement and rust.

   "Is this the meeting place?"

   One member of the executive team looked at the old-fashioned wall clock on the warehouse again, and couldn't help asking with some hesitation.

  Since eight o'clock in the morning, they have been squatting here for more than five hours. Their lunch at noon is full of bread and energy bars, but the warehouse and workshop of Nuoda are silent, not even a ghost.

  Hearing the doubts of the team members, the vice-captain Felina couldn't help but glanced at the stern face of Kailutu, the president of the Mithril Association, and found that the other party didn't have any intention of explaining.

  She couldn't help feeling a little worried.

   If Kailutu made a mistake in his judgment, it would not only mean that they wasted a day here.

   At the same time, it also means that their field mission assigned by the Condor Bureau has completely failed.

   Da da da—!

  The second hand of the old-fashioned wall clock on the wall rotates slowly.

   When turning around,

  It's about to reach a quarter past one.

   There seemed to be a roar of speedboat engines riding the wind and waves on the sea surface of the pier diagonally opposite to the port warehouse workshop.

someone is coming?

  Everyone in the execution team was immediately refreshed.

  In just a blink of an eye,

  The tightly closed warehouse was pushed away again, and a long-lost light shone in from the outside, accompanied by the sound of intensive footsteps.

  Felina, who was hiding behind the cement bag in the corner in advance, suppressed the excitement in her heart, raised her head slightly for a glance, and then quickly shrank back.

   "Are you here?" someone asked next to him.

   "Here we come." Felina nodded.

   "How many came?"

"a lot of."

  “.”

   Actually more than a lot.

  When the wall clock on the wall pointed to a quarter past one, a dense crowd of people suddenly poured in outside.

  Some of these people took speedboats from the sea, some took boats from the Bama Canal on one side, and some came in vehicles without license plates.

   And these people who arrived at the warehouse through various means of transportation met each other without any eye contact, and all poured into the warehouse with their heads down.

   When the dense footsteps gradually stopped, Nuo Da's workshop suddenly fell silent.

  In the corner, Mithril Society and others hiding behind a pile of cement bags looked at each other.

  The scene right now is like a dark night when someone opens your door and walks in.

  You clutched the quilt tightly and hid in the bed, but the room was so eerily quiet that only your heartbeat was left.

what's the situation?

  The vice-captain Felina, who frowned, took a deep breath, subconsciously wanting to look up again.

   Unexpectedly, at this time, footsteps sounded again from the direction of the warehouse door.

  Compared to the dense and chaotic footsteps before, this time the footsteps came without rush or slowness, with a sense of rhythm.

  From the quiet atmosphere in the workshop,

   A picture could even automatically emerge in the minds of everyone hiding behind the cement bag.

  —The latecomers walked into the warehouse, and everyone silently paid attention to them.

   Who will come?

  The fact is true.

  At this time, among the crowd that had just poured into the warehouse, Higashinohara, who was dressed in black, was wearing a mask, sunglasses, and a peaked cap.

  This is a very abrupt and eye-catching outfit on the street outside, but it is not conspicuous at all in the factory building at this moment.

  Because around Higashinohara, no matter men or women, old or young, they all conceal part of their true faces in their own ways.

  —It seems that they also know very well that a rally like today can never be placed in the sun.

   Higashinohara couldn't help but glance at the three people who half-covered their chins with the square scarves under their necks diagonally ahead.

  That's right, those three people are the three pirates Higashinohara followed all the way from Zaomen Tanjuro's house, but for some unknown reason they also mixed into these crowds.

  Thinking about this, Higashinohara couldn't help looking at the group of people who had just walked into the warehouse again. The familiar dark green coat made his eyes narrow slightly.

  Even if Barton County is remote, it is still at the feet of heaven and man in the upper Kyoto metropolitan area.

  If his current guess about the identity of the other party is correct, then he can move around in these dark green coats in the upper Kyoto metropolitan area.

   There is no doubt that it is naturally the strongest "Western Army" among the five armies of the Liming Revolutionary Army.

  Speaking of it, even if some people regard him as an unstable and dangerous element, Higashinohara has no ill feeling towards the revolutionary army in this world.

  But the Dawn Revolutionary Army is an exception.

  No matter what kind of grand slogans that group of people are clamoring, but during this period of time, what this group of people have done under the eyes of Higashinohara.

   As always,

   A disgusting abomination that never disappoints.

  Just the people around him who stood quietly and half-covered their faces like him?

   What kind of people are they?

  Why are you here at this time?

  Why did pirates get involved?

   Higashinohara narrowed his eyes slightly,

   These questions lingered in my mind.

   But before he could figure it out, among the group of people wearing dark green coats who had just walked into this dark warehouse under the gaze of countless people.

   The leader was a tall man with a slightly raised collar of his coat and a scar on the right side of his face that gave off a stern aura.

  Suddenly raised his hand and clapped.

   Soon, the person behind him moved a movable blackboard from nowhere.

  The stern-faced man turned around and wrote three big **** characters on the blackboard very quickly with a red chalk that seemed to be soaked in blood.

  【Allied Powers】

  X! !

  A huge red cross seemed to be torn and divided on the three words "Allied Powers".

  The man casually raised his hand and pressed down, and the movable blackboard instantly rotated.

   This time,

  The man raised the blood-red chalk again,

  Shua Shua Shua Shua Shua wrote three completely unfamiliar words that never appeared in history or any dictionary on the movable blackboard.

  【Federal States】

   There was a snap.

  The man threw away the chalk after writing.

  He calmly looked around at the members of the delegations from various countries whose eyes were wide-eyed due to astonishment and confusion, and his jaw involuntarily raised slightly.

  He is very satisfied.

   I am very satisfied with the shock I have brought.

"I have a dream."

  Suddenly, the stern-faced man spoke slowly and said his first words after entering the warehouse, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.

  (end of this chapter)