Chapter 16 Spandam
In the next few days, unlike the chaotic Sorbet Kingdom outside, the church where Carl lived continued to live its previous days as if nothing had happened.
The only difference is that Ivankov, who had to go out every day to go crazy, has calmed down. He stays in the church every day and occasionally helps Kuma receive the old people who come for treatment.
No one mentioned what happened that night, and the relationship between the few of them remained the same.
Until this day, a Marine warship arrived at the port.
A large number of Marine soldiers walked quickly from the warship, as well as a Marine officer with the rank of Rear Admiral.
The nobles and ministers of Sorbet Kingdom had been waiting here for a long time, and they immediately surrounded the Marine Rear Admiral when they saw him.
A minister approached the Marine Rear Admiral diligently and said,
"You should be Babs Rear Admiral of this Headquarter, we have been waiting for you!"
The Rear Admiral named Babs nodded and gave a military salute. Then he did not look at the minister again but turned his eyes in the direction of the warship.
Following Babs' gaze, he saw a man with slicked-back hair and a black and gray striped coat, followed by two men in suits, slowly walking down the warship with arrogant steps.
The Marine soldiers on both sides had awkward looks on their faces and lowered their heads, obviously not wanting to see this guy.
A look of disgust flashed across Babs Rear Admiral's eyes, but he quickly restrained himself. He leaned forward slightly and said in a respectful tone,
"Mr. Spandam, we have arrived at the Kingdom of Sorbet."
Spandam ignored Babs. He glanced sideways at the man in a suit next to him. The man in the suit immediately understood and skillfully took out a cigar and handed it to Spandam's mouth, then took out a lighter and lit it.
Taking a deep puff of his cigar, Spandam glanced contemptuously at the ministers in front of him, then at the town not far away, and puffed out a large puff of smoke.
"This is the country of Sorbet? Yep, this can also be called a country. No wonder there is so little gold every year, hehe!"
A mouthful of thick phlegm wiped the collar of a nobleman and fell to the ground. However, this nobleman who was used to showing off his power did not even dare to fart.
These ministers and nobles are not stupid. From Spandam's arrogant behavior and what he said just now, they vaguely know Spandam's identity. He is a member of the World Government!
The minister who had been courting Babs Rear Admiral just now immediately changed his target, bent his body like a shrimp, leaned in front of Spandam, and asked in a flattering tone,
"Forgive me for being clumsy, my lord, who are you?"
Spandam still had that arrogant look with his nostrils turned upward. The man in a suit next to him stopped in front of Spandam and scolded,
"What are you doing so close to me? You don't deserve to know the identity of the master, just stay here!"
The minister was startled, quickly stepped back, and said in panic,
"I'm really sorry for offending you, sir. Please don't be angry!"
Spandam waved his hand impatiently and said,
"Okay, okay, I heard that your king is gone? Just let Babs handle the bigger things. I am here with an important mission!"
The minister bowed several times again. Seeing how pitiful he was, Babs said,
"Tell me about the current situation. Do you have any clues about King Bekori?"
Although he is a minister of a country, whether it is Rear Admiral Babs from the Headquarter or Spandam from the World Government, each of them is a big shot that he cannot afford to offend. He immediately replied,
"His Majesty the King was fine during the day, but he suddenly disappeared one night. We speculate that this matter is probably related to Carl! This person is not old, but he has a strange ability. The most important thing is that he has no law and is an extremely dangerous person!"
After hearing the minister's description, Babs nodded slightly and thought,
"Strange ability? Is it Devil Fruit power? No wonder..."
Devil Fruit is a rare item, especially in such a remote and small country. A slightly stronger ability user is not something ordinary people can deal with.
Babs wanted to ask about Carl again, but Spandam's expression suddenly changed and the cigar in his mouth fell to the ground.
He jumped over the two men in suits, grabbed the minister by the collar, and shouted with foam at the mouth,
"Who did you just say? Say it again!"
The minister who had his face sprayed with saliva replied honestly,
"Ca...Carl, King Bekori should have been captured by him!"
"Smack!"
A loud slap sounded, and in full view of everyone, the minister was slapped hard by Spandam and fell to the ground. If he hadn't been blocked by Babs' leg, he wouldn't have rolled further.
After reacting, Babs frowned and said with an unhappy expression,
"Mr. Spandam, although you are an official of the World Government, is this behavior a bit excessive? After all, Sorbet Kingdom is also one of the participating countries. You can't treat a minister like this without reason, right?"
Spandam took a few deep breaths. He himself had little fighting ability, which was due to the slap in the face just now.
After his breathing had calmed down a little, he pointed at the shivering minister lying at Babs' feet and cursed,
"Damn it! I don't care what kind of virtue you have!? Can you call that adult by his first name? I'll just..."
As he said that, Spandam took out a pistol and pointed it at the minister and was about to shoot. A man in a suit on the side quickly stopped him.
"Lord Spandam, don't kill him yet, we have to find out where that Lord is from his mouth!"
The words had an effect. The furious Spandam put down his pistol and directed two men in suits to drag the minister over like a dead dog.
Babs did not stand up to speak for the minister this time. He fell into silence. This time it seemed that the matter was not as simple as he thought.
Not long ago, he received a mission from Fleet Admiral Sengoku to investigate the disappearance of the king, but when he was about to set off, Spandam suddenly arrived and asked to go to the Kingdom of Sorbet together.
Babs wanted to inform Sengoku first, but Spandam produced a document signed by the World Government and did not give him a chance to inform him at all.
With this document, even if Babs was unhappy, he had no choice but to let Spandam board the ship.
Spandam didn't reveal his purpose to him, and he didn't bother to ask. He just thought that everyone was busy with their own things when they arrived in Sorbet Kingdom. But now, it seems that the two people's tasks are intertwined.
The key point is the young man mentioned by the minister, Carl.
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