"Uh-huh."

Nishimaru Miria nodded her little head and said, "I saw the sea, and there were many people, uh. I seemed to also see a big ship, so big, and it was sinking."

The ship is sinking?

This is obviously not a good sign.

Mizue Ryoko quickly diverted her attention and said with a smile that she would take them to a nearby relative or friend's house for New Year greetings after breakfast, and they might get New Year's red envelopes by then.

As soon as Higashino Yukino heard this, she immediately speeded up the cooking process.

"I shouldn't be able to go."

Higashinohara shook his head and said helplessly, "Team Leader Tokugawa mailed me a New Year's gift from New Tokyo and it just arrived at Shari Port today. I was just notified to pick it up today."

As soon as his parents heard that it was a gift from Tokugawa Ritora, they immediately regarded it as a big deal and told him to hurry up and go there after dinner. Tokugawa Ritora was busy with official work and not to waste other people's time. They also asked Higashinohara to help bring them to the New Year.

greetings.

Higashinohara smiled and nodded in agreement.

However, judging from the description on the phone by Captain Miyano Juro of the 6th Division, it seems that the New Year's gift was delivered to him by someone else at the port, and he may not be able to see Tokugawa Ritora by then.

After eating, Higashinohara and Nishimaru Miria said hello and told her to stay at ease as her parents and younger sister would accompany her. The latter nodded obediently and told him to be careful on the road, and he went to the bus stop in the village to wait for the bus.

To go to Higashinohara, you need to take a bus to Shari first. Only when you get to Shari will there be a shuttle bus to the port.

While Higashinohara was standing under the stop sign, waiting boredly for the bus, in the Neshi Strait outside Shari Port, a transport ship surrounded by several warships had completed the handover of cargo and was now on its way back.

The transaction process was smooth and hassle-free. The money was paid and the goods were delivered without any disturbance.

At this time, the mission was completed, but the warship on which Tokugawa Ritora was riding left the transport ship and warship team.

Because next he has a special official mission, which is to patrol the waters around Hokkaido by boat.

Above the warship, the sharp propellers ripped through the sea breeze, and an NHK helicopter was filming live. This inspection will be broadcast on the morning news on the first day of the new year.

NHK TV station is barely regarded as the official channel of Wano Country. This move is intended to send a signal to the people of Wano Country and Hokkaido and even the outside world - Wano Country will not let those who smuggled into Hokkaido after the disintegration of the Grand Duchy of Sayash, please leave it alone.

The people of Hokkaido feel at ease, and it also reassures those with evil intentions.

The warship on which Tokugawa Ritora was located.

In the cabin restaurant, Captain Miyano Juro of the 6th Squadron carried a cup of coffee and walked up to Tokugawa Ritora, who was sitting upright, with his head lowered like a mountain, eating breakfast.

"Team leader, that group of pirates just now seems familiar."

He tilted his head slightly and said with a smile, "Tsk tsk, the people in the national procurement are really big-hearted. They can't see through such a simple disguise and actually added them to the transaction list. Judge Karl is still chasing them at sea.

As for Sakamoto's Dragon and his gang, they would be furious if they knew about it."

Tokugawa Ritora finished the last piece of sandwich, looked up at Miyano Juro, shook his head and said, "Don't worry about what shouldn't be done. Just do our own thing."

"That's natural." Miyano Juro smiled and shrugged, "I also wanted to end this business trip early and go back to Okinawa for vacation. I don't want to cause trouble for us."

After saying that, Miyano Juro lazily took the coffee and left.

In Tokugawa Ritora's mind, he couldn't help but think of the group of people disguised as the "Judgment Pirates" during the sea deal, and the young man with half-open eyes standing on the deck behind the opponent's crowd, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Subconsciously, he recalled some memories of that young man studying in Tokyo many years ago.

He still remembered that at that time, he was very optimistic about that young man who was always lazy and lazy but was extremely talented. He even had the idea of ​​training him as the next leader of the third investigation team.

What a pity.

That young man’s last name is “Sakamoto”

He is both the version of the Sakamoto Dragon who fought against the barbarians thousands of years ago, and the young master of the Sakamoto Dragon pirate clan who is now living at sea. He can only helplessly sigh in his heart at the joke of fate.

But it's not bad now.

Fate led him to meet Nishimaru Miria.

Tokugawa Ritora has every reason to believe that the little girl with equally outstanding talents and talents will shine as brightly as that young man back then.

It’s really exciting to think about it.

However, just when Tokugawa Ritora's warship left the team and patrolled along the established route to coordinate with the NHK TV helicopter's live broadcast.

The waters north of the Nemuro Strait.

One after another, the pure black warships quietly pierced the morning fog on the sea surface and arrived in this sea area. Like icy sea ghosts, a cold and murderous aura spread across the sea.

Among these warships was a large warship with a single black horn on its bow.
Chapter completed!