One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 349 This is just a formality

Don't you think that's outrageous?

What exactly do you mean?

"Don't play dumb, you know what I'm talking about."

"I actually think it's fine. This kind of mission is just a formality, at least for our navy."

"You're quite open-minded."

Smoker still acted all high and mighty.

What he and Roman are about to talk about is the death of a pirate.

It's normal for pirates to die.

But Roman's current task is to find out the reason for the pirate's death.

It's fair to say that when Smoker heard about this again, he felt it was utterly absurd.

The Navy is going to investigate the pirates' deaths and find the killer.

Is there anything wrong.

Have the top brass really lost their minds?

"Your thoughts are really easy to guess, so my advice is that you'd better not say them out loud."

"Don't you find this absurd?"

Smoker felt even more frustrated seeing Roman still acting indifferent.

“Smoker, you’re wrong about one thing. He’s not an ordinary pirate, but a pirate who is about to receive the title of Shichibukai.”

Andrew Bartfield, like the Snake Princess of Kuja, was supposed to come to Marineford with her to be appointed as a Shichibukai, but he died unexpectedly in the New World.

But no one knows who did it.

But this made the world government lose face.

Although Andrew has not formally accepted the investiture, word has already leaked that the inviters have visited his pirate ship.

In other words, even without any explicit involvement, the news that he would become a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea had already spread.

At this crucial moment, Andrew died.

what is this?

It's a blatant provocation.

It is an insult to the world government.

Because the creation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was the idea of ​​the World Government.

They have long used pirates to achieve their own goals.

For them, the death of a pirate is nothing, but the underlying meaning is quite different.

The killer's actions were a provocation against the world government.

The World Government seems particularly sensitive after the Revolutionary Army burned down the Holy Land.

They get very angry and furious over the smallest things.

It seems that only in this way can their status be ensured to be sacred and inviolable.

Of course, such things are indeed difficult to investigate.

How could world government officials possibly take on such a task?

They passed the buck to the Marine Headquarters, arguing that Andrew had not yet been appointed a Shichibukai and could only be considered an ordinary pirate.

For some reason, the ball is now in Roman's hands.

“I still can’t understand their thinking.” Smoker irritably lit a cigarette. But the next second, his cigar was snatched away by vines, which then snapped it in two. If Smoker hadn’t dodged quickly, they would have slashed at his face from both sides.

“Smoker, they don’t like this taste. If you insist, they’ll slap you a few times. But don’t worry, being slapped by plants is a good experience, isn’t it?” Roman casually sipped his hot cocoa, not forgetting to tease Smoker.

She poured herself a glass too.

She was freezing cold and needed a hot drink to warm herself up.

"what are you thinking?"

Smoker didn't understand.

Roman is already a black dragon.

She already holds a certain status in the navy, so she naturally has the right to pass the buck.

But she didn't.

Instead, he accepted this absurd task.

Smoker didn't quite understand this.

"Now that it's in my hands, it's not a big deal to finish it properly. Besides, I always feel that things aren't that simple."

"you……"

Well, Smoker wasn't going to say anything more.

Roman is different from him.

She always seems to be able to see further ahead.

"So, you have ulterior motives?"

"What do you think?"

Looking at Roman's expression, Smoker became a little uncertain.

It was impossible to guess what Roman was thinking.

After Tina woke up, Roman treated Smoker and Tina to a good meal and drinks.

This is also a way of expressing my apology for almost letting the two of them get eaten.

After seeing the two off, Roman seemed preoccupied.

Andrew's cause of death has actually been analyzed.

Because the incident was not a glorious one, only a handful of people knew about his death.

He most likely died at the hands of the swordsman.

Because he had several knife marks on his body.

Moreover, conservatively speaking, the opponent's strength has an overwhelming advantage over Andrew.

This conclusion is based on the fact that Andrew is a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user.

It's worth noting that Zoan-type characters have excellent stamina.

If one's own strength is not truly superior, it would be difficult to kill a Zoan-type directly.

Normally, Andrew would have simply died.

But he died precisely when he agreed to become a Shichibukai.

Therefore, his death was naturally extraordinary.

Moreover, these kinds of things are not easy to investigate.

Andrew is strong, but there are definitely plenty of people stronger than him in the New World.

But Roman was more interested in something else entirely.

Therefore, she needs to go to the new world to see for herself.

This time, the place she needs to go is...