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As they reached their ship, they saw their crew members who were on guard duty battered and tied up by the kingdom's guards. Seeing this, Utakata and his crew's anger grew, and he prepared for battle.

But before they could start their attack, one of the soldiers stepped forward and removed his helmet.

"Kirigakure Saiken Utakata, pirate captain with a bounty of 60 million berries, I am Samuel, captain of the Hot Kingdom guards." Seeing no hostility from the man, Utakata calmed his crew who were ready to fight.

"What does the kingdom's soldier want from pirates like us?"

"When the king learned that you were on this island, he immediately sent me to deliver this letter to you." Samuel said as he handed over a letter from the king of Hot Kingdom.

Utakata read the letter, and after a while he started laughing.

"HAHAHA, this is interesting. Alright, tell your king that we, the Kirigakure pirates, accept the offer." Utakata said.

As Samuel was about to leave with his subordinates, he heard Utakata's words.

"Also tell your king that we will do it our own way."

Samuel, who heard this, had a bad feeling in his heart, especially since he didn't know what the letter from his king contained.

.....

As the group of royal soldiers left, Kenny asked Utakata what the letter was about.

Utakata, without saying a word, simply handed the letter to Kenny and let him read it himself.

As Kenny read the letter, his eyes widened in surprise, and he smiled.

"No wonder you accepted it without hesitation." Kenny said to Utakata.

"Hmm, we'll do this our own way." After saying that, Utakata immediately told his crew to prepare for battle.