Chapter 368 Time Pause
"Don't pretend. I know you're still awake. Tell me, what's your name?"
Vic stood beside Foxy and looked down at her and asked knowingly. Rebecca and the others, freed from their restraints, also came to Vic's side and looked at Foxy.
"You're not going to say anything, right? Then I'll crush your head first. A stupid pirate is not a pirate anymore." Seeing Foxy pretending to be dead without saying anything, Vic threatened him lightly.
"My name is Foxy, captain of the Silver Fox Pirates. What do you want?"
Foxy was indeed a little afraid of Vic's iron hands. If they grabbed his head, it would be no different from grabbing tofu. He might as well go to jail.
"My name is Vic, a rear admiral of the Navy Headquarters, and the user of the Natural Thunder Fruit. I can let you go this time, and you can continue to be a pirate, but I have a condition." Vic introduced himself, as a way of putting pressure on Foxy.
"Whatever the conditions, as long as you let me go, I will agree to it!"
When Foxy heard about this good news, his narrowed eyes widened a little. He had resigned himself to his fate and was ready to go to jail in Push City, but he didn't expect that there would be a chance of freedom. He was not a tough guy to begin with.
"You may not know my strength very well yet, so let me tell you again, the strength I showed just now is less than one percent of my strength. If you break the agreement today, I can find you at any time and crush your head!
After I let you go, you can continue to be a pirate, but you are not allowed to attack civilians. If you need to recruit subordinates, you can steal from other pirate groups. If you need food and money, you can also steal from other pirate groups.
I don't care what means you use, as long as you don't attack ordinary civilians, and the same goes for your subordinates. If I hear that you violate this agreement, I will crush your head no matter where you hide. Do you understand?"
Vic stated his conditions. If Foxy abided by them in the future, he would no longer be a threat. It would not matter whether he was caught or killed. He could also attack other pirate groups and be considered a friendly force.
"Is that it? Then I agree. Can I go now?"
Foxy's eyes moved around in the bag twice and he asked excitedly, he didn't expect Vic's conditions to be so simple, with his ability it would be no problem to deal with some pirates, he would not have to worry about food and drink, he could also capture the other side's brothers to expand his own pirate group, and it would not affect his own plan, so he agreed very readily.
"Okay, go away! Remember the agreement, don't force me to search the whole ocean for you!"
Vic waved his hand indifferently. Vic was not an absolutely just person. He did not believe that all pirates must be killed. Some pirates could still be used, like Foxy. Even the World Government was ready to use great pirates to maintain the balance of the ocean. Moreover, Foxy would be of some use to him in the future.
"Vic! Is it okay to let him go like this? How are we going to explain this to Vice Admiral Garp?" Rebecca asked in confusion as she watched Foxy's receding back.
"He is no longer a pure pirate, and he doesn't have the courage to continue doing bad things. He will only cause trouble to other pirates in the future. It will only benefit the navy. The old man won't say anything. I can still make the decision for this little pirate. Have you bought all your things?"
Vic didn't reveal the deeper reasons. There was no need to tell Rebecca and the others about his worries.
"Not yet! Since you're here, why don't you accompany us for a walk? Your internal space is so convenient, lend it to us, hehe!"
Rebecca smiled slyly, she had long been eyeing Vic's storage ability, it was so convenient, it was definitely a great tool for traveling and shopping, who wouldn't envy him, but she didn't have it so she could only borrow it.
So next, Vic also joined the shopping team. Although he had no interest in shopping, he also had the need to collect materials and some special items. After all, Rebecca's flying sword was a long-term project, and he also had some other needs, so Vic became a human shopping bag.
Rebecca and Wendy were finally satisfied three hours later, but Vic and the other two almost vomited from shopping. Women are really born shopping enthusiasts, and they had to admire that.
After that, they had a meal of the island's specialties, and the five of them prepared to return to the warship. When they left, Vic packed up several portions and took them with him, ready to give them to the old man and Ian on the warship to try. Although these foods were still not as good as the delicacies he cooked, they had another flavor and were worth a try.
When the five people returned to the dock, the warship was still replenishing supplies, and marines in naval uniforms were moving things onto the warship.
The Dog-Head warship is really big, and there are quite a few people on it. Every time supplies are replenished, the small warehouse of the warship is almost full. The situation at sea is very complicated, so of course the more food and fresh water there are, the better.
"Ain! Come over here and eat. I brought you something delicious! Old man! Do you want some?"
When Vic arrived on the deck, he found Ian sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed in meditation. The old man was eating senbei not far away, glancing at Ian from time to time, as if he was afraid that the child would get bumped into something.
老爷子对男孩女孩之间确实有些区别对待了，要是路飞和艾斯他才不会这样小心翼翼的，没主动揍人就算心疼孙子了，大概率还是爱的拳头。
"I'm busy. Didn't you see that I'm trying to eat senbei continuously?"
Cap looked curiously at the delicious food that Vic brought. Although he was very tempted, his challenge was stopped last time because of Vic. This time he had finally persisted for two days and could not stop again.
"You can press pause and continue after you finish eating!"
Vic didn't care. Anyway, the old man had a trick to withdraw, and adding another time-pause skill wouldn't be a big problem. He saw that the old man's eyes were always on the food.
"Eh! Is this okay? Then the senbei challenge will be paused for now. Let's change the flavor and continue later. Hahahaha!"
Garp quickly accepted this setting, put away the senbei and started making them. The people of Ainn could not eat much, so they just tasted them. The rest were made by the old man. After making them, he started to challenge the senbei record again. His stomach was like a bottomless pit and his mouth never stopped. It was estimated that all his salary was used to buy senbei.
"What happened on the island just now? Where are the pirates? Were they killed by you?" Garp asked while eating senbei. He was still a little curious about the pirates who could capture Rebecca and the others.
This is the first half of the Grand Line. Rebecca and the others are already very powerful when combined. They are definitely the ultimate obstacle for pirates in the first half. Even the natural type can hardly escape.
Observation Haki, foresight, armament Haki, fruit ability, six styles, swordsmanship, when combined, they have almost no weaknesses. But this team was captured by pirates. How could Garp not be curious?