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"Haven't caught anything yet!"

Then, seemingly noticing Momousagi's disdainful look, or perhaps believing that Momousagi was looking down on him,

Zhou Ze waved his hands quickly and began to explain.

"However, let me make this clear first, I'm not in the Air Force, I'm just... I just arrived!"

Peach Rabbit's big eyes were filled with confusion. She didn't understand what Zhou Ze's 'explanation' was explaining.

They were even more confused. This was clearly a naval base, and everyone here was from the navy. So what kind of military branch was the "air force" that Zhou Ze mentioned?

Finally, Momousagi became angry again, and her tone became somewhat unfriendly.

"You still dare to say you're not lying?"

"You've been fishing by the sea since breakfast, do you think I didn't see you? And you dare to say you just arrived?"

"Besides, with your strength, what kind of fish can't you catch with Observation Haki? As for still being... 'air force'?"

Momousagi spoke extremely quickly, making Zhou Ze's smile even more awkward. When he heard the word "Air Force" from Momousagi's mouth, his smile froze completely.

Is the Air Force confirming it?

Overwhelmed with grief, Zhou Ze cast a sorrowful and indignant glance toward the shore to his side.

There, Shirahoshi was seemingly playing casually in the seawater.

However, Zhou Ze knew very well that his lack of air power was entirely thanks to this newly awakened 'Sea King,' and not because of his own lack of skill!

Damn it, it was supposed to be time to show my real skills, which is why I decided not to use my abilities to fish.

However, despite all the planning, he forgot that there was a white star by his side.

What was even more unexpected was that this kind-hearted mermaid princess had just awakened an ancient weapon with extraordinary power.

The first time he used his "Sea King" ability was to prevent the fish in the sea from eating his bait?

I'm so hot!

Everyone is targeting me!

Bai Xing noticed Zhou Ze staring at her, gave him an apologetic and wronged smile, and then slowly swam underwater, trying to hide.

Zhou Ze forced a weak smile, turned his gaze away from Shirahoshi, looked up at Momousagi who was staring at him, and sighed.

"Sigh, okay, I guess I'm officially in the air force!"

Chapter 433 A Not-So-Funny Joke

Momousagi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her raging emotions.

This bastard in front of me is always unpredictable when he's trying to fool others.

You came here to question something else, who cares whether you caught any fish or not, you bastard!

That jerk almost steered the conversation away from somewhere else again!

Momousagi glared at Zhou Ze resentfully.

"You still haven't answered me. Are you planning to die?"

Zhou Ze raised an eyebrow, his face showing some distress. He had failed to change the subject.

He rubbed his face, forcing a smile, cleared his throat, and spoke in a relaxed tone.

"Hey, Gion! You can't say things like that! Everyone knows I, Zhou Ze, value my life the most!"

Momousagi seemed to have anticipated Zhou Ze's answer; a mocking smile played on her lips.

"This wasn't something I noticed, it was little Tina!"

Upon hearing Tina's name, Zhou Ze's eyes flickered for a moment, then he appeared more relaxed.

"Haha, Gion, don't try to trick me with Tina. Tina just left, we were just talking, how could she...?"

Momousagi shifted her gaze from Zhou Ze to the horizon, where Tina had just left.

"Zhou Ze, do you think Tina didn't see those things you wrote like a madman a few days ago?"

"Really? So what?" Zhou Ze lowered his head slightly and asked softly.

"Not only Tina has seen it, but I have too!"

Momousagi looked down at Zhou Ze.

"We may not understand the specific meaning of that 'knowledge,' but we can see its depth and progressive layers!"

"That knowledge, from simple to complex, would require several years or even more than a decade to learn systematically..."

"What's even more astonishing is that some of the 'formulas' you marked as needing to be rechecked, as well as those 'mathematical conjectures' that exist as short stories, may require decades or even a lifetime to explore!"

"Since you're willing to compile this 'knowledge' into a book and pass it on to others, why are you in such a hurry? You're only 20 years old..."

The 'formula' and 'conjecture' need to be rechecked, mainly because Zhou Ze is unsure whether the mathematical and physical laws of the One Piece world are applicable to the laws of his previous life on Earth. After all, science is a very rigorous matter.

He didn't want his 'knowledge' to mislead the natives of the pirate world.

Hmm... it seems that if there's a chance, we could ask Dr. Vegapunk to review it on our behalf?

However, the prerequisite is that I live to see Vegapunk!

Momotaro paused for a moment, seemingly waiting for Zhou Ze to admit it first.

However, she ultimately received no response from Zhou Ze.

She had no idea that Zhou Ze's silence was actually a state of mind where he was daydreaming and thinking about all sorts of random things.

Left with no other choice, Momousagi had to continue speaking.

"The fact that you're in such a hurry to write this down only means that you're out of time, right?"

"What you're about to do makes you unsure if you'll survive, right?"

"That 'knowledge' is your will, isn't it?"

Zhou Ze finally reacted; he looked up at Momotaro in surprise.

It wasn't that he hadn't expected Momousagi and Tina to think of that,

Rather, it was because he suddenly realized that Momousagi's last words made a lot of sense.

If I were to die this time, wouldn't all that 'knowledge' he compiled into a book a few days ago be my last 'letter'?

It really is a suicide note!

Thinking about this, he actually laughed at the lame joke.

"Hahahaha!"

Zhou Ze first grinned, then slowly began to laugh out loud, and the laughter became increasingly unrestrained.

"Haha, Gion, I never knew you had such a talent for telling corny jokes!"

"A suicide note, hahaha! That's hilarious!"

Momousagi frowned deeply; she didn't find anything funny about what she had just said.

However, Zhou Ze was laughing so hard that tears were almost coming out of his eyes, which made Momousagi unsure whether Zhou Ze was mocking her or because he was already able to be carefree enough about his possible death.

Zhou Ze laughed for a while before standing up from the recliner, rubbing his cheeks which were throbbing from laughing, and tilting his head to look at Tao Tu, who was slightly taller than him.

"Don't you all think I'm very wise? I'm just making thorough preparations!"

"Hey, I'm telling you, don't look at me like that. When I said 'prepare,' I didn't mean 'prepare to die'! I just didn't want to forget later."

"Everything I said is true, truer than real gold!"

Zhou Ze spoke with absolute certainty, his gaze more 'sincere' than ever before, staring straight at Momotaro.

Peach Rabbit was still somewhat suspicious, but she saw that Zhou Ze's eyes were bright and he seemed to be getting closer and closer to her.

A slight panic ran through her, her suspicions about Zhou Ze abruptly interrupted. She frowned and staggered backward.

When I thought about it again, I forgot exactly what I felt was wrong!

After a moment of silence, Momousagi looked at Zhou Ze with suspicion.

"You really won't die?"

Zhou Ze nodded vigorously, "Of course!"

Momousagi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief at this moment.

"So, have you thought about how to handle the incident that happened in Mary Geoise that I told you about last time?"

"Well!"

Zhou Ze pondered for a moment,

"I haven't decided yet. After all, Midorik hasn't seen that thing with his own eyes, and neither have I, so..."

As he spoke, he quickly waved his hand.

"I'm not implying that you should send Midorik to investigate that thing. Don't overinterpret it! Don't act rashly..."

Momousagi frowned, staring at Zhou Ze with a puzzled look. Zhou Ze rubbed his temples.

"Alright, I'll try to get to Mary Geoise as soon as possible!"

Momousagi nodded, then suddenly felt that something was off about what she had said, and her nose twitched.

Think of a solution?

The Navy Chief of Staff needs to figure out a way to get to Mary Geoise.

Just as she was about to raise her objections, Zhou Ze waved his hand.

"It's too early to discuss how to deal with that thing. Let's talk about it after I've been to Mary Geoise!"

The more Zhou Ze acted this way, the more wary Momousagi became.

Seeing that Momotaro was about to press for more information, Zhou Ze felt a headache coming on. He just wanted to enjoy his last moments of peace, so why was it so difficult?

"Oh dear, Gion, how come you're even more prone to overthinking than I am, your chief strategist?"

"You haven't been in the general candidate position for too long, have you? You're eyeing my position now, aren't you?"