Chapter 50: A Real Man Does What He Says!
"Oh."
Gawain sneered.
He had a good idea of Nami's level of navigation skills.
Even though she is not old enough, the fact that she can predict climate change down to the minute shows that she has absolute confidence in herself.
Thinking of Nami's performance in the manga, Gawain never thought that he would lose.
But, if he explains it to Kuro at this time, he probably won't believe it, so he might as well teach him a lesson.
It's definitely not that he wants to see him wash socks!
Gin, who was standing by, looked at Gawain, then at Kuro, and thought: No matter who wins, someone will help me wash my socks.
But in his heart, he still stood on Gawain's side. He had not yet avenged his defeat at Kuro's hands in Raven Harbor.
The key point was that he really could not beat him.
But after this incident, Gin felt that he could eat him for the rest of his life!
Thinking of this, Gin couldn't help but smile.
Gawain gave him a suspicious look, then ignored him.
He asked everyone in the pirate group to deliver the purchased food, fresh water, and other supplies onto the ship and then carefully parked the ship in a safer place. Only after completing this action did he feel at ease to go on board and rest.
The time passed quickly, but until the next night, the harbor was peaceful. Not to mention the storm, even the sea breeze became milder and even brought a hint of warmth when it blew on people.
Gawain and the other two stood on the deck, quietly waiting for the time Nami mentioned.
After looking around, Kuro turned back to look at Gawain and said jokingly: "Captain, how about this? If you admit defeat now, I can be generous, and you just need to help me wash my socks."
"Give up?"
"You should think about how to wash everyone's socks on the ship."
Gawain did not back down but just looked at the calm sea in the distance, feeling somewhat uncertain.
If Nami's navigation skills had only developed in the last few years under Arlong, that would have been a big joke.
Wrong.
Nami probably spent most of her time in the first few years honing her navigation skills and drawing nautical charts and then raising the money to buy the Cocoyasi Village in the next few years.
Thinking of this, Gawain gradually calmed down, leaned on the deck, and looked calmly at the sea in the distance.
Time slowly passed by; it was not until nearly 11:20 in the evening that Gawain could no longer sit still as a layer of mist suddenly blew over the sea in the distance.
The clouds in the sky gathered at an astonishing speed. In just a few minutes, they obscured the stars and the moon. Lightning flashed in the thick, leaden clouds.
The wind, which had been somewhat warm originally, changed at this moment, mixing with water vapor and blowing the chill of the sea into the bone marrow, and the pirate flag on the ship also began to dance wildly.
Whoosh!
The cold wind and rain hit Kuro's face.
A flash of lightning illuminated the night sky, allowing Gawain to see the ghostly expression on Kuro's face.
"Is it really that accurate?!"
Kuro didn't believe it, so he raised his wrist to check the time and saw that the minute hand had just reached eleven-thirty.
Not more, not less.
At this moment, an urgent announcement came from the loudspeaker in the harbor: "The storm is coming! The storm is coming!"
"Ships in the harbor, please take precautions! Ships in the harbor, please take precautions!"
On the deck, Gawain patted Kuro's shoulder: "What do you think now?"
The corner of Kuro's mouth twitched, and he selectively forgot about the bet and spoke directly: "This woman is our navigator!"
"Also, I suddenly feel a little dizzy, so I'm going back to the cabin to rest for a while."
Kuro disappeared from the deck without waiting for Gawain's reply. He returned to his room, locked the door, and even put on earplugs.
As long as I can't hear it, then there is nothing!
Washing a boatload of big men's socks, you might as well just kill me!
What a pity.
The two men on the deck had no intention of letting him go so easily.
Gawain and a Gin looked at each other and smiled evilly at the same time: "Hehehe."
"Hehehe."
The next day.
Kuro opened the door of his room tentatively, and as soon as he pushed it a little, a strong smell hit him in the face.
He lowered his head and saw hundreds of pairs of socks quietly placed at the door of the room.
The smell of sweat mixed with the athlete's foot was so irritating that his eyes turned red.
And at the door handle, there was a note: "A real man does what he says!"
Kuro's mouth twitched, and he looked at the socks at the door and broke down immediately: "Gawain!!!"
… … …
Gawain, who was standing on the deck directing the pirate ship to set sail, heard the voice in the cabin and immediately smiled. Gin next to him also had a smirk on his face.
The two looked at each other and laughed: "Hahaha!"
The storm lasted only two days and was gone just as quickly as it came, but the damage it caused was extremely severe.
Nearly one-fifth of the ships in the harbor were blown over and sank into the sea, and the rest also suffered heavy losses.
If Gawain had not moved the ship to a safe place in time and folded the sails, his small pirate ship would probably not have been able to escape.
Looking at the tragic situation in the harbor, even Kuro couldn't help but sigh: "This woman's navigation skills are truly unconventional, but..."
"What's so good about that crappy movie?!"
Gawain glanced at him imperceptibly.
The crew was then asked to check the hull and confirm that the structure was not damaged and would not affect subsequent navigation. Then, they set sail and headed for Cocoyasi Village according to the predetermined course.
In the harbor, two figures looked at the pirate ship getting farther away, with cold sweat dripping from their foreheads.
"Yosaku, you... You also saw it clearly, right?"
"That flag, that man standing on the deck, it must be White Knight Gawain!"
"The man who has been hailed as the best swordsman in the East Blue in the past two months!"
Johnny swallowed and pushed up his sunglasses with shaking arms.
Yosaku, who had a pair of dead fish eyes, also had a horrified expression on his face: "Of course, but such a big shot would actually come to Dia Harbor? However, if they go that route... that's within Arlong's sphere of influence, right?"
"Are the two strongest pirates in the East Blue going to war?!"
"What are you looking at?"
Suddenly, a figure with short green hair and three knives on his waist appeared behind the two men. He put his hands on their shoulders and squeezed in between them.
"Zoro?!"
Johnny got goosebumps all over his body.
Seeing Yosaku about to speak, he directly covered Yosaku's mouth, turned to Zoro, and said: "Nothing."
"We are looking at the scenery, looking at the scenery."
Johnny quickly winked at Yosaku, who understood instantly. While saying, "That's a close call," in his heart, he couldn't help but look up at Zoro and feel a headache.
If this person really knew the movements of White Knight Gawain, he would probably rush to challenge him at the first opportunity.
But he was a pirate with a bounty of 85 million, a tough guy who broke the East Blue bounty cap twice in two months.
This kind of person would be powerful even in the Grand Line. To challenge him directly is to seek death!
"Really?"
Zoro looked at the two of them suspiciously.
"Of course, it's true. How about this? I'll buy you a drink."
"It's a deal!"
Yosaku looked at Zoro with a painful expression, but compared with life, all this was nothing.
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