The next morning.
Coles got up on time, washed up, and prepared to go to the naval base in Rogue Town.
The mirror also reveals his current handsome appearance:
He has short black hair, blue eyes, a long face, a high nose bridge, and handsome features.
He was wearing the white navy uniform distributed by the recruiting office yesterday. With his 1.80-meter height, he looked particularly energetic.
In the world of pirates, 1.8 meters is just the average height. After all, this world has a special race of giants and some humans who are different from ordinary people.
Coles is quite satisfied with his height. He is only seventeen years old and still has time to grow. He just doesn't know how tall he can grow in the future.
After saying goodbye to his father and sister.
Coles went to the naval base in Rogue Town alone.
The villa is located in the west of Rogue Town, quite far from the naval base, and requires walking through more than a dozen streets to reach it.
Ten minutes later, he had reached the central street. As long as he walked another thousand meters, he would reach the naval base in Rogue Town.
Coles strode forward with great confidence while fantasizing about his career as a naval officer, but when he passed an alley, he suddenly stopped.
In a dark alley.
Because of the wall, there is a shadow and the specific situation cannot be seen clearly.
But Coles is a person with special abilities who has eaten the Shadow Fruit, and his perception of shadows is far beyond that of ordinary people.
As soon as he passed by this place, he noticed that there were two people hiding inside, and these two people had set their sights on him.
Couldn't those two men see that they were wearing naval uniforms, and they actually targeted the naval recruits so close to the naval base
If he is not a fool, then there is only one other possibility...
The other party had planned it all along!
In the shadowy alley, two men, one tall and one thin, slowly walked out.
As the two men walked into the bright area, Coles also saw the sharp long knife in the tall and thin man's hand, and the ferocious face of the fat and short man.
Coles had a bad feeling in his heart!
The aura of these two men is far beyond that of ordinary thugs. They might even be "pirates" who kill people frequently!
"Aton, is this the fifth one?" the tall and thin pirate asked his companion next to him.
"Yes, it should be enough to capture him. Adulon, let me deal with this new Marine recruit."
The short and fat pirate named Atton answered while loosening his fists.
"Okay, but hurry up. After capturing this naval recruit, we have to quickly meet with the captain." Adulon instructed.
"no problem."
Yaton is confident about this.
The two didn't even talk to Coles.
However, this is also quite normal.
After all, to them, Coles was just a naval recruit who had not even received formal training. So it was an extremely easy task for them to catch him.
And if there are any navy men here who have seen the wanted poster, they will be surprised to find that the two people in front of them are pirates with bounties on their heads.
They are the pirate Atton with a bounty of 7 million berries and the pirate Adulon with a bounty of 8 million berries!
"Boy, you'd better not resist!"
Atton suddenly rushed towards Coles and punched out with his sandbag-sized fist like a beast out of a cage.
Coles dodged quickly using his agility developed from his daily training.
For a moment.
Atton's fist couldn't hit the target accurately, which made him very confused.
As an old pirate who has been in the East China Sea for many years, how could he not be able to capture a naval recruit for such a long time
This is so embarrassing!
There was a hint of embarrassment on Atton's face, and he increased the strength in his hands, determined to quickly deal with Coles.
As Coles faced Atton's increasingly clever attacks, his expression became solemn.
Because these are definitely not ordinary pirates!
The pirate in front of him had rich combat experience and obviously fought against others frequently. He was a tough bandit who had truly seen blood!
Chance!
We must find an opportunity to counterattack!
After counting the breaths.
Atton revealed a flaw, and Coles seized the opportunity, raised his right fist and burst out with power.
The fist hit Atton's face hard. The powerful force directly deformed Atton's face and left a deep fist mark.
puff!
Then, Atton spat out a large mouthful of blood, most of his teeth were knocked out, and his body flew backwards, easily smashing a wooden box next to him.
The people in the pirate world have some special physiques, which are completely different from those on Earth.
Simply put, it is very resistant to attacks!
Even though he suffered such injuries, Atton did not scream.
Of course, it could also be that Atton was afraid of alarming others and held back.
But no matter which one it is, it proves that things today are starting to get a little troublesome.
See Aton was injured by Coles' punch.
Adulun couldn't help but frowned: "What's wrong with you, do you want me to come?"
"It's just carelessness, a minor problem! Go to the alley entrance and observe, and make sure the navy doesn't find this place."
Being injured by a navy recruit was a great humiliation for Atton.
He must get back at it himself!
Adulon knew Atton's temper very well and knew he couldn't stop him, so he could only go to the entrance of the alley to observe to avoid being discovered by the navy.
A huge anger surged in Atton's heart. He stood up from the ground, then wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand, revealing a ferocious look.
"Boy, I'm really angry!"
Coles was a little confused. Even a pirate with good strength could not withstand his punch, so why could Atton still hold on
Could it be that Adun is a pirate with a bounty of millions on him
"Which pirate group are you from? How dare you attack the navy recruits? Aren't you afraid of the large navy force in Rogue Town?"
Hearing this, Aton just sneered.
"You'll find out soon enough."
The fist wind is coming.
Coles dodged quickly, and at the same time, a new opportunity emerged!
…
Bang!
Suddenly.
In the alley, a gunshot was heard everywhere.
A black cat on the tall building next door was startled and jumped off the windowsill in panic, instinctively dodging.
Adulon turned his head angrily and growled, "Aton, who allowed you to shoot? Don't you know that this will attract the navy..."
But when he turned his head completely, his words stopped abruptly and his expression was extremely shocked, as if he had seen an unbelievable fact.
In the alley.
The naval recruit was safe and sound, but his companion Atton's movements were frozen.
Because behind Atton, there was a black figure, and the black figure was pointing the muzzle of the flintlock at Atton's heart.
At this moment, the muzzle of the flintlock rifle was emitting faint white smoke, which formed a sharp contrast with the black figure.
Plop!
Atton's body slowly fell to the ground, and he didn't know who killed him until his death.
After Adulon was stunned, he immediately said angrily: "Damn it, you are actually a devil fruit user!"
The black figure was obviously not a living person, so Adulon guessed another rare possibility.
“That’s right!”
Coles stood there calmly.
At this moment, the black hair covered his eyes, making it impossible to see his specific expression.
"I am indeed a user of the Devil Fruit. I didn't want to use my ability, but in order to avoid being late for the first day of reporting, I can only say sorry."
Coles raised his head, revealing his blue eyes hidden by his black hair.
At the same time, his command to summon shadow soldiers sounded in the alley.
“Stand up!”
Then, Adulun saw the most shocking scene of his life.
Atton, who was originally lying on the ground, began to stand up after the shadow on his body changed.
Finally, a shadow soldier exactly like the pirate Atton slowly formed!