Chapter 310: An Old Friend’s Tale
“Um, that… this…”
“Hm—?”
“No, it’s just that…”
“What this and that, I’m asking you a question!”
Seeing the other’s stammering appearance, Kaido was clearly quite impatient.
He had only come here on the way, and didn’t have that much time to waste here.
“I’m asking you, why didn’t you come find me according to the promise?!”
Thud!
The heavy Wolf Fang Club was directly thrust into the ground, smashing Sain’s carefully laid matrix floor to pieces.
“Eek—!”
“Speak!”
“Uh… it’s, it’s because of MADS.”
“You know, I haven’t even…”
“That usurer said you already left MADS last year.”
The Beasts Pirates had close dealings with the King of Usury Du Field these years, so they naturally had some understanding of the scientific research organization MADS that he funded.
So Kaido knew about Sain leaving right away, he had just been waiting for the other to come proactively~
But after waiting left and right for over a year, this guy just kept scurrying around the world everywhere, with no intention at all of coming to find him… this was giving face but not taking it~
Seeing his excuse exposed by the other, Sain shakily wiped the sweat from his forehead with the newspaper in his hand.
“Ah this… hey, got it!”
“Actu, actually it’s because of my son. You know my son he just…”
“Bullshit! Your son was thrown into the South Blue by you five years ago, you’re single now!”
Sain: “…”
『Why does this guy know my affairs so clearly!』
“Any more excuses?”
“Uh…”
“Wiping sweat counts as time.”
“Eh—?!”
Hearing this, Sain quickly stopped his little action.
“Um, I… can I get up first?”
Sitting on the toilet, with his legs already numb from being pressed, Sain said this.
“…”
…
Splash~
Half a minute later, after flushing the toilet and washing his hands, Sain finally walked out of the toilet.
“Phew~~”
Duang~
Plopping his butt onto the laboratory’s extra-large chair, relighting a cigar, after standing up from the toilet he regained some confidence and composure without the suppression of the position.
After all, being looked down upon from above while sitting on the toilet, probably no one could stay tough~
But now it was different, pulling up pants and talking was tough.
“Cough~ That, Kaido~ Actually I didn’t plan to break the promise.”
Puffing the cigar a few times, then exhaling a satisfying puff of smoke, Sain leisurely gave his reply:
“Mainly I’ve only just left MADS, still want to go solo for a few years. When I’m short on money one day… cough, after finishing this batch of experiments in hand, I plan to go find you.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve always remembered the promise with you. Remember to save that executive position for me~”
He didn’t give an exact time in his words, clearly carrying some delay and intentional vagueness.
“Um, Kaido…?”
The sunlight shining from the ceiling was a bit blinding, even wearing his favorite purple sunglasses, Sain still couldn’t clearly see Kaido’s current expression.
The other’s face was always hidden in the shadow of the sun.
“…”
“Cough~ Kaido, listen to me, it’s not that I don’t want to—”
“Uro-ro-ro! So that’s how it is!”
Not letting the other continue explaining, Kaido put away the intimidating Wolf Fang Club, switched to a smiling face, stepped forward and amiably patted Sain’s shoulder.
“So how long until your experiments in hand are done?”
“Three… ah, no. Two and a half years, two and a half years will do.”
Sain was clearly startled by the other’s sudden change of face, the words at the tip of his tongue discounted the moment they came out.
“Hm~”
Kaido nodded, then shook his head.
“No, two and a half years is still too long.”
“Ha~ Is that so~ Then, then two…”
“Half a month.”
“…Ah?”
“I’ll give you half a month, pack up all your things, and come back with me to the Beasts Pirates.”
After saying that, Kaido didn’t even pay attention to the other, directly turned and left, very decisively, leaving Sain who hadn’t reacted yet and was a bit dazed.
After all, he never had the habit of haggling with others, this trip to this desert island was really just to notify Sain on the way.
Kaido’s real destination for this voyage was actually an island located in the West Sea.
“…”
Watching Kaido who had turned into a dragon and soared into the sky, flying towards the distance, Sain pondered briefly then immediately started packing his experimental equipment and experiment records.
This place was exposed, couldn’t stay anymore, luckily he still had a power boat hidden on the west side of the island, as long as he left before Kaido came back it would be fine… he didn’t want to be a pirate.
The reason he left MADS last year, besides not getting along with those guys in the organization, most importantly Sain had realized that the World Government might move against MADS!
Maybe some of the organization’s research caught their interest or touched their nerves, anyway the World Government’s agents started frequently appearing around their experiment ships and laboratories.
So sensing something wrong, Sain decisively ran away with his things, went into hiding, burying himself in this nook and cranny… but unexpectedly still got dragged out by Kaido.
“Hmph! Be a pirate?”
“I came to this godforsaken place precisely because I don’t want to be noticed by the World Government and Navy, how could I possibly become a pirate~”
Clink clang~
Sain muttered to himself while frantically packing things, the bottles and jars on the desk clashed against each other with noisy metal collision sounds under his somewhat rough actions, some accidentally fell to the ground, then rolled who knows to which corner~
“Hurry and run before that guy comes back! Half a month… should be enough to reach other islands.”
“Next step is, ah… thanks.”
Casually taking the few jars that had fallen earlier handed over, Sain didn’t stop, continuing to think about the next escape route.
“Next step maybe go to the New World? It’s a mixed bag there, should be hard to be found.”
“And compared to the Four Seas, the Navy and World Government’s factions are relatively weak there… but that’s Kaido’s home turf.”
“Tch, what a trouble! That guy’s faction shouldn’t be able to surveil the entire New World, right?”
“Indeed, whether it’s the Beasts Pirates or any other factions, completely surveilling the entire New World is impossible.”
A strange voice suddenly inserted into Sain’s self-muttering, the process as natural as casual chit-chat after a meal.
“But I still don’t suggest you choose the New World, after all there, the Beasts Pirates’ ‘friends’ are many… they would be very happy to trade some intelligence.”
“…”
“…”
Sain stopped talking, just mechanically turned his neck towards the direction of the voice… the next second he directly made eye contact with a pair of scarlet eyes.
“Long time no see, Sain Mister.”
“You are still as decisive and imposing as ever.”
Standing in the sunlight, as if merged with that beam of light, the girl reached out, smiling towards Sain who was shocked with eyes bulging, and greeted him.
“…”
Clang~
The experimental metal can fell again, rolling onto the ground~
The piercing collision sound pulled a certain blond fatty back to reality from shock.
“Eek—!”
“You you you you… how…”
“How could it be you?! Why are you here… no, when did you get here?”
“From the very beginning.”
Walking out from the sun’s light, coming to Sain’s side, squatting down to pick up the bottles and jars on the ground again for him.
“I came with Captain Kaido, only Sain Mister your attention was always on Captain Kaido, so you didn’t notice me.”
This situation was somewhat similar to when they first met several years ago.
“Here.”
“Ah… oh, oh, thanks!”
Taking the jar handed over by her, Sain politely thanked, and immediately after…
“No!”
“Doesn’t that mean all my muttering earlier was heard by you?!”
“Mm, I heard everything.”
“…”
