N-A-A Chapter 17, Part 2! Promoted to Major!
Chapter 17, Part 2! Promoted to Major!
To Roy's surprise...
After carrying his precious "source of life" back to his dormitory, he actually received a message from Lieutenant General Bilos wanting to see him, just as Tina had said.
When Roy curiously arrived at Lieutenant General Bilos's office, he saw the usually unruly general looking at something on his desk with an unusually serious expression.
"Roy, you're back?"
"Hmm, I haven't had a chance to report to you yet."
Roy nodded: "Sorry, we couldn't find any trace of the attackers in Masterport..."
He spoke as if it were the most obvious thing in the world—that he would lead the search for the "Rooster" in Masterport and find it would be a miracle if he could.
"It's okay, maybe it's a good thing we can't find it."
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Bilos waved his hand and said, "This matter... is far more complicated than we anticipated."
"Oh?"
Roy feigned curiosity: "What happened?"
"Please have a seat. This is one of the things I wanted to talk to you about."
Lieutenant General Bilos said seriously, "You and your subordinates are also involved in this matter... so I must tell you some of the current findings."
"Oh?"
Roy became even more "curious": "Explain in detail."
"First, let's talk about the attackers who stole the Heavenly Gold."
As Lieutenant General Bilos spoke in a deep voice, he picked up something from his desk and showed it to Roy.
Then, Roy saw it.
"A bounty?"
That was a bounty poster.
Unlike other wanted posters, the center of a wanted poster often features a portrait instead of a photograph. The portrait depicts a tall figure with dragon scales on his neck and wearing a rooster mask.
The bounty poster clearly stated...
【WANTED】
【DEAD OR ALIVE】
[Rooster]
[Pele - 170000000]
"170 million Berries?"
This number greatly surprised Roy.
Because you have to understand, this is the first time a bounty has been offered.
In the first round of bounties, even the two current Four Emperors—BIGMOM and Kaido—were only given bounties of 5000 million and 7000 million Berries respectively.
The figure of 170 million is truly astonishing.
"no way."
Lieutenant General Bilos shook his head: "After all, this guy stole a huge amount of Celestial Gold, and the World Government and the Kingdom of Nismael are putting a lot of pressure on him."
He sighed, "Moreover, according to Renly, who has now regained consciousness, the opponent possesses overwhelming power and the characteristics of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, allowing him to transform into an extremely large ancient pterosaur."
"In addition, he believes that the other party is likely a Mythical Zoan-type ability user—because the other party used an elemental-like ability in the battle."
"Fortunately, the opponent seemed to have underestimated us. Although we pierced his abdomen with a powerful attack, we were unable to kill him. This allowed us to learn a lot of information, including the opponent's name... 'Rooster'."
He pronounced the two somewhat awkward words.
"Headquarters is currently investigating, but has not yet found any similar Devil Fruits."
"But if what Renly said is true, and the other party is a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user, then he deserves this bounty just for the power of that fruit."
Upon hearing this, Roy seemed to find it much more reasonable.
But then, somewhat hesitantly, he asked, "A Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit! Isn't that the rarest and most powerful fruit? And... Rooster, that doesn't sound like a real name?"
"It's definitely not her real name!"
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Bilos's expression grew even more somber: "This is the second piece of information I want to tell you."
"The prisoner you brought back from Masterport confessed some astonishing things after being interrogated by headquarters."
"This includes...an organization."
As he said this, a look of surprise flashed across Roy's eyes.
"organize?"
"Yes... According to him, he comes from an organization and is a peripheral member of that organization."
"So he didn't know the specifics, he only knew that the organization's name was—[The Twelve Constellations]."
Lieutenant General Bilos uttered those four words slowly and deliberately.
"According to him, the organization has twelve senior officials and one supreme leader."
"And 'Rooster' was the code name for one of those twelve high-ranking officials."
Loyten immediately stood up from his seat, exclaiming in a trembling voice, "What?! How could such a thing happen!"
However, while showcasing Oscar-level acting skills, Roy secretly thought to himself.
"Alan is a reliable guy after all."
That's right.
At this moment, Roy showed no surprise what Lieutenant General Bilos was saying.
the reason is simple.
Because all of this was arranged by Roy.
He had previously asked Alan to do two things—the first being to use a clone to pilot the royal merchant ship of the Kingdom of Nismair away from the port of the G-51 branch.
The second thing is to tell the Navy the "intelligence" that Vice Admiral Bilos has just mentioned.
The reason for this is quite simple.
Roy knew very well that in order to obtain enough Berries, he would inevitably use the power of the "Slice-Slice Fruit" to continuously create slice clones and earn Berries through various means.
This is only the first time they've tried to steal the Heavenly Gold, but it certainly won't be the last.
And anything that exists will inevitably leave a trace.
Therefore, in order to ensure that they themselves are not discovered.
All Roy needed to do was muddy the waters.
The muddier the water, the easier it is for him to catch fish.
Therefore, he had already made a plan.
He wanted to create a fictional organization—a non-existent, yet destined to rise to prominence in the future, a "powerful organization."
He wanted to divert the attention of the Navy and even the World Government to that organization, thereby concealing his own existence.
Compared to the continuous emergence of one powerful, nameless individual after another.
A 'mysterious organization' that has long existed in secret and is plotting certain conspiracies will obviously keep the World Government from paying attention to other matters.
This robbery of the heavenly gold was his first attempt.
He allowed the lieutenant colonel to escape on Arahit Island and did not kill Brigadier General Renly, all in order to pass this information to the Navy.
Judging from the bounty and Lieutenant General Bilos's current attitude, his plan was clearly very successful.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Bilos continued speaking.
"The Criminal Investigation Department is gathering intelligence on that organization, but so far they have found nothing."
He said in a deep voice.
"So they want you to provide a detailed report on the search conducted in Mastersport, and they also want me to remind you..."
He looked at Roy seriously: "That guy named Alan will be imprisoned in the fifth level of Impel Down. Don't mention any information about him in the future."
"Until the existence of that organization called the 'Twelve Constellations' is proven... all information about this matter will remain classified."
"yes!"
Roy, of course, had no objections.
He was not surprised by the Navy's judgment.
It's clearly not enough for the Navy to truly believe in the existence of the "Twelve Constellations" organization based solely on the "Rooster" (酉鸡).
He already had a plan for the next step.
But what Roy didn't expect was...
Just when he thought everything was settled, Lieutenant General Bilos suddenly changed the subject.
"Besides that, I have two more things to tell you."
"The first thing is about your mission this time. I have already reported your merits to Sengoku on your behalf."
As he spoke, he took something out of his pocket.
Roy immediately recognized it as a shoulder insignia reserved for officers of the rank of colonel.
"Your actions in voluntarily assuming the role of interim commander of Masterport are considered extremely courageous, and the intelligence provided by the criminal you escorted back was also crucial—therefore, starting today..."
"So you must be—Major Roy!"