The Silent Warehouse

Chapter 19 The Silent Warehouse

Cigu Peak, the capital of the Cigu Kingdom, with an altitude of over 5,000 meters.

Suzuki followed Robbie, who was delivering food, and watched as Robbie greeted various kingdom guards and servants along the way.

Yes, Suzuki is now an apple.

Even before, when Suzuki overheard Robbie's laughter and conversation with the men in the pub, he had already deduced that Robbie was a greedy and avaricious person.

Afterwards, he watched Robbie buy food and followed suit, buying the same food Robbie had bought – apples.

Then he deliberately bumped into Robbie, and while no one was looking, he ran to the end of the corner, threw away the apple, and transformed into the apple, staying in place.

Although there were threatening scenes that he expected, he was not going to give him the money. If Robbie were afraid of getting the food dirty and being scolded by the king, he would actually go and buy more, which would be a loss.

Suzuki had followed Robbie all the way to the warehouse next to Walpole's room.

As the crown prince of Drum Island, and also suffering from illness, his safety is naturally a top priority.

At this moment, a powerful kingdom guard was standing in front of Wapol's room.

"Ah, Captain, hello, hello! I'm here to bring food to the prince!"

Robbie said with a fawning and obsequious smile.

"Wait? Don't move! Let me see."

This is Alsara Kormi, the captain of the royal guard of the Drum Island Kingdom. He is a Zoan-type Snow Leopard Fruit user and is quite strong.

"Huh? Captain? Okay, okay."

Robbie stood at the door, somewhat bewildered.

Suzuki silently concealed his aura. It would be difficult for him to defeat someone of this caliber in his current state, let alone in the royal palace of Drum Island.

At this moment, Alsara Kormi inexplicably sensed something was wrong, but he couldn't pinpoint where it was.

So he left Robbie standing there and walked over to examine Robbie and the food he had brought carefully, but found nothing unusual.

Alsara Colmi frowned and scrutinized the food for almost a minute before deciding that she might be overthinking it. She waved her hand, signaling Robbie to take the food into the warehouse next door.

This is why Suzuki didn't transform into Robbie.

The current Drum Island is different from what it was more than twenty years later. Whether in terms of prosperity, military strength, or the strength of its powerful members, it is much stronger than it was during Wahlbo's time.

During Wapol's time, there were only three Devil Fruit users on Drum Island: Wapol himself had the Gluttony Fruit, Wapol's cousin Mushroom had the Fungus Fruit, and Dalton, the captain of the Drum Kingdom's guard, had the Bison Fruit.

In the current Valkyrie era, although there are only two Devil Fruit users, their strength is much greater than that of Wapol's era.

Both Alsara Colmi, the current captain of the Royal Capital Guard, and another Devil Fruit user who is much stronger than him, have the feat of single-handedly defeating the 30 million Berry Pirates who attacked Drum Island.

It was, after all, a kingdom, and a major medical power, so Suzuki wasn't surprised by its strength; in fact, he had expected it.

But it was only the first half of the Grand Line, and the captain of the guard, who didn't even know Haki, sensed something but couldn't figure out what was wrong.

And so, Suzuki successfully infiltrated the royal capital, which was right next to Wapol's.

However, he couldn't relax too much. The warehouse and the guard captain outside the door were separated by only one wall. If there was any strange noise, he could break in at any time.

Outside the warehouse, all was silent. Inside, Suzuki remained quietly in his transformation state.

With his current chakra reserves, transforming into an apple doesn't consume much chakra and can be maintained for several hours.

Remembering what the hotel owner had said about going back for dinner around 7 p.m., Suzuki silently estimated the time; it should be about an hour until 7 p.m.

tick~

tick~

Time passed slowly. Suzuki had been an apple for almost two hours. He transformed into an apple around six o'clock, and now it was already eight-thirty.

Suzuki finally heard a noise outside the door.

At this moment, the captain of the guard seemed to be talking to someone.

"Reed, you guys stand here for a bit, I'm going to grab some food, I'll be right back."

This is the voice of the guard captain, Alsara Kormi.

"Yes, Captain!"

Several people with different accents answered in unison.

Suzuki waited cautiously and quietly for another two or three minutes. Outside the door, only the voices of several different guards conversing could be heard.

Just as Suzuki thought he could deactivate the transformation jutsu and rest for a while, the warehouse door suddenly opened!

Captain Alsara Kormi of the guard entered the warehouse, his brow furrowed, his sharp eyes scanning the ever-silent warehouse and the mountains of food still piled around it. A relaxed smile spread across his face.

"It seems I was overthinking it."

Then, the guard captain, Alsara Kormi, walked out of the warehouse and closed the warehouse door.

The only sounds outside the door were those few voices talking in different accents.

Suzuki was somewhat surprised, but also somewhat impressed. This captain of the Drum Kingdom's guard was indeed a remarkable person.

However, Suzuki still had some doubts about whether this departure was just another of his old tricks.

Some people might think that they should keep quiet and that the guard captain might still be there.

Or some people might think that the guard captain really left, but he just wanted to scare someone who might not even know if something was wrong.

But Suzuki knew that the captain of the guard team had not only not left, but had not even left the warehouse!

Although I heard footsteps leaving, the sound of the warehouse door closing, and even the increasingly loud laughter outside…

Although Suzuki has concealed his aura since transforming into an apple and is no longer visible, he has already formed a character profile of this guard captain in his mind.

Considering the surrounding environment and Alsara Colmi's position, the answer is actually quite obvious.

The captain of the guard team actually ate all three meals a day in this warehouse that stored a lot of food; he never went to the dining hall to eat!

tick...

tick...

Time continued to pass slowly; almost five minutes had passed, and the warehouse remained completely silent.

Suddenly~

"Click"

"Hmm~ This frozen melon is actually quite delicious."

The voice of the guard captain, Alsara Kormi, rang out from inside the warehouse.

Then came the sound of someone sitting down on the ground, followed by a series of rapid chewing sounds. After a while, a burp was heard, then footsteps left. Finally, the warehouse door opened and closed again with a clatter...

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(End of this chapter)