Chapter 41 Hero

Until the early morning of the next day.

Lieutenant Colonel Morgan, who set out from the Rogue Town Naval Base, led the warship to the sea restaurant.

Although they were prepared.

But after seeing the thousand-man pirate group being defeated on the scene, Lieutenant Colonel Morgan and other navy officers were still shocked.

Coles roughly narrated the whole process.

But he did not say much about the shadow soldiers, just simply said that he defeated Red Beard with the power of the shadow fruit.

After escorting the pirate captives of the Liquor Pirates on board, Lieutenant Colonel Morgan boarded the warship and returned.

Coles had to wait until the evening cruise ship returned to Rogue Town.

As dusk approached.

The sea restaurant welcomed another ship.

It was neither a navy ship nor a pirate ship, but an ordinary transport ship.

The ship was loaded with some wood and paint.

The outer layer of the sea restaurant was severely burned under the fire yesterday, and some decorative wood boards and fresh paint had to be replaced.

After dinner, the cruise ship started and the passengers began to return by boat.

On the floating board of the sea restaurant.

Zeff's right leg has been replaced with an iron prosthesis.

Everything that happened yesterday gave Zeff a clear understanding of himself.

He is no longer the red-footed Zeff with healthy legs. If he wants to protect his restaurant on the sea, he can only do his best.

Zeff suddenly felt hungry and shouted to the blond boy next to him: "Sanji, go make me a curry rice."

Sanji said lightly: "I can't do it. There are no more ingredients stored in the warehouse."

Huh?

Zeff was full of doubts.

"What a joke! Doesn't the restaurant always prepare enough ingredients?"

Facing the old man's unreasonable anger.

Sanji was speechless.

"It's because you promised to let the Coles family eat for free. The little girl named Charlotte Vilshia, her appetite is comparable to a 'monster', and the extra ingredients were consumed by her alone.

Zeff knocked Sanji's head hard and educated him in a deep voice: "Coles saved everyone in our restaurant on the sea. No matter what the reward is, it is justified.

Not to mention just eating up all the food in the restaurant, even if his family eats and drinks for free for the rest of their lives, it's no problem, understand? "

Sixteen-year-old Sanji touched the big bump on his forehead and responded: "I know!"

Zhepu continued to roar.

"Since you know, then quickly move the paint off the transport ship for me."

In order to avoid further beatings, Sanji quickly boarded the transport ship and began to move the paint.

After moving out several barrels of paint.

Sanji's eyes also caught a glimpse of the cruise ship that was about to disappear in the distance.

It's really hard to imagine.

The person who defeated Red Beard Barbarossa would be such a handsome young navy.

On the floating board below.

Zhepu was roaring all kinds of things.

"From now on, the sea restaurant will be temporarily closed, and you will renovate my ship immediately. "

"If the wall is not painted, there will be no dinner tonight!"

"Sanji over there, do you hear me, quickly move the paint down for me, otherwise I will go up and kick you down. "

What a damn old man!

Sanji retracted his gaze from afar, and in order to avoid being beaten, he quickly took off the paint.

"I'm going to sleep first. If I wake up tomorrow and see that the walls outside are still dark, all of you get out of here." After giving the order, Zeff walked directly into the restaurant on the sea.

Then, the chefs started a huge and troublesome renovation and renovation project.

There is only one goal.

That is to restore the restaurant on the sea to its original appearance.

...

On the cruise ship.

Both the crew and passengers on the ship were very relieved at this time, because with Coles, the powerful navy who solved the thousand-man pirate group, there was basically no danger.

And in order to continue to become stronger, Coles meditated in the room of the cabin until three or four in the morning before he fell asleep.

Nothing happened that night.

The next day, the cruise ship returned on time. Arrived at the port of Rogge Town.

After getting off the ship, Charlotte's family of three ended this sea journey.

Riding in a carriage.

The three returned to the villa in Rogge Town.

However.

When Ronald got off the carriage, he saw a man waiting outside the villa.

This man had calm features and a hint of righteousness on his face. He was wearing a navy uniform and a navy coat on his back.

"You are..."

Ronald was a little puzzled, not knowing why this naval officer came here.

Coles, who came down later, was also a little puzzled: "Major, how did you know I was back today?"

Kahn explained: "I already know about the sea restaurant. I heard that you went there by cruise ship. Then according to the time, you will return to Rogge Town this morning, so I came to your door in advance to wait."

Coles suddenly realized.

Ronald on the side couldn't help but whispered: "Who is he?"

Coles answered his father simply and clearly: "This is my direct superior at the Rogge Town Naval Base, Major Kahn. "

Hearing this, Ronald smiled and hurried to shake hands with him.

"It turns out to be the Major. Hello, hello! Thank you for taking care of my Coles. Coles has often talked about you to me these days."

Ronald's words were not false.

During the two days of vacation, Coles told his father and sister about his journey as a recruit and the upright lieutenant commander in front of him.

Kahn also politely stretched out his hand to shake Ronald's hand and spoke calmly.

"Hello, don't be too formal. I'm just here in a private capacity. I have some things I want to talk to Coles alone. Is that okay?"

Ronald quickly asked the guard to open the door and led the major into the villa.

"Of course, please come in quickly."

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In Coles' room.

Kahn and Coles entered it.

"Major, your injury has healed?" Coles said his first words after entering the villa.

Kahn shook his head: "Not yet, but it has recovered to 50-60% and can move normally. It will take about two or three days to basically recover."

Coles understood, and then asked: "Then what is the purpose of the major coming to see me alone this time?"

Kahn came to the window and listened quietly to the sounds around him. After making sure no one was eavesdropping, he slowly closed the window.

Then, he turned his head and asked.

"It was obviously you who killed Crowe. After you woke up in the infirmary, why did you give me the credit for Crowe's death?"

Coles took out the sketch he drew at sea and showed it to Major Kahn.

Kahn took the album.

He opened it with some doubts.

Inside the album, there are vivid sketches, including the sea, ships, Ronald who I just met at the door, and the little blond girl Versia...

Coles answered Major Kahn's question calmly: "Actually, I don't care about military merit or anything like that."

"All I care about is my family."

"My military exploits in defeating the Giant Fist Pirates Yolon are enough to elevate me to a good status, but if I continue to add Crowe's contributions, I will definitely be noticed by the Navy Headquarters."

"Major, you also know that once I am noticed by the Navy, I will probably be transferred to the Grand Waterway Headquarters for training, which will make it difficult to take care of my family here."

"Because I want to continue spending time with my family here, I transferred Crowe's credit to the major."

After listening to Coles' explanation, Kahn raised his eyebrows and quickly found the problem.

"Then the official navy who has just finished his recruitment period has single-handedly defeated a thousand pirates. Wouldn't this be noticed by the navy headquarters? Don't you think what you said is somewhat contradictory?"

Coles put his hand on his forehead and sighed: "This is also something I am very helpless about! After all, it was impossible for me to watch the red-bearded Barbarossa killing the weak and remain indifferent at that time."

Kahn fell silent for a moment.

After a while.

Kahn looked directly into the eyes of the young man in front of him and spoke with great solemnity.

"Cols, I know you didn't lie, but there must be other reasons why you transferred Crow's credit to me."

"So, tell me!"

The atmosphere fell into silence for a moment.

Kahn's expression was very serious. He needed to know other reasons why Coles transferred military honors to him, because it was related to his secret mission of infiltrating the Navy headquarters.

If the real reason cannot be known, Kahn will always feel uneasy, which is also the purpose of his visit to Coles this time.

"As expected, I can't satisfy the major!"

After confirming the major's attitude, Coles sighed helplessly and did not hide it.

"There are many factors affecting the transfer of Crowe's military merit to the major. What I just mentioned is just one of them."

"On the first day of the recruit period, it was the major who blocked William's fatal knife for me."

"In terms of teaching, both in your behavior and teachings, you are a person I respect."

"On the ghost ship, if it hadn't been for your intervention, Major, I wouldn't have been able to summon [Shadow Knight] and [Lanlos]. I will keep the Major's help to me in mind."

"If the major had not been injured, he could have easily killed Crowe. Moreover, it was the major's guidance at that time that allowed me to step into the realm of precise swordsmanship and finally successfully kill Crowe."

"And when I woke up in the Rogue Town infirmary, I learned from Mod that the Major fought against the entire Black Cat Pirates alone with his severely wounded body, struggling to protect us marines."

"My heart was greatly shocked!"

"However, after thinking about it carefully, Major, you are such a selfless person!"

"So, with gratitude and admiration, I finally decided to transfer the military merit to the major."

"If you want to be more specific."

"Major, you are the first hero I have ever seen in this world!"

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