Chapter 237: Turning The Tables (part 1)
Bondy Bin Jack, First Mate of the Wald Pirates, older brother among the Bondy Brothers.
Unlike his younger brother whose physique is far stronger than ordinary people, Bin Jack’s frail body was something he had since childhood… as if he had given even the health that belonged to him before birth to his younger brother.
To be honest, surviving his childhood already involved a considerable element of luck.
However, following the theory that when God closes a door He opens a window, although his body was so frail that it was inferior even to an ordinary child, Bin Jack showed his wise and mature side at an early age.
While other children were still cluelessly playing and frolicking, catching fish and digging for birds, he gazed at the vast sea and set his dream of circumnavigating the world.
Wearing that helmet he made himself, symbolizing ‘freedom’ and ‘strong’ in Elbaf style, Bin Jack spent the following days planning for life at sea… until he realized his physical condition could never support his dream.
This was cruel; he had acquired ‘dream,’ the most precious thing on this sea, at an early age, yet he had to give it up due to his frail body, an irresistible factor.
He must have been unwilling, right~
Why do those guys who loaf around aimlessly and live off others all day get to have healthy bodies?
And he, who has dreams and goals, can only drag this body that coughs nonstop even from a bit more sea breeze and be trapped on this small island for life?
He had practically given up everything for that voyage to sea, and as just a child, every day was spent saving money or studying the knowledge needed for going to sea.
He poured everything he had into it, only to be told he could never go to sea from the start.
But Bin Jack accepted it calmly, entrusting his dream to his younger brother Wald with words tinged with some helplessness and regret.
“Do you want to stay on this small island for life?”
“Take my share and head to distant places, go see this world with your own eyes, and grow strong.”
“Wald.”
……
“Boss!”
“First Mate!”
A blinding blood flower bloomed at his chest, the bright red representing the passing of life was so impossible to ignore under the sunlight… In the extremely constricted pupils of Wald and Nai Qin, Bin Jack’s small body crashed down.
“Boss! Binjack Boss!”
Enduring his body, Wald pulled his boss into his arms to protect him.
“Wa, Wa…”
His excessively frail body couldn’t even utter last words at this moment; Bin Jack used his last bit of strength to murmur his younger brother’s name in an almost inaudible voice…
Bang!
Another Finger Pistol, this time directly shattering Bin Jack’s throat, warm blood splattering from his neck onto Wald’s face.
“B… B, boss?”
“Boss?”
Wald’s calls received no more response, only the completely limp body in his arms and that ox horn hat fallen to the ground.
Clang~
“Dead? Truly fragile and tenacious like an insect.”
The cold voice rang out again from behind that strange mask; the agent in a white suit raised his finger once more.
“Wasted a bit of time, but next is still your turn, Bondy Wald.”
“…”
No response; Bondy Wald stood up directly, then stared dead at the person before him… Bin Jack’s blood dripped from the corner of his eye to the ground, making a patter sound~
“Still want to resist?”
“Useless; with that Piroro Piroro Da body now, you can’t do anything.”
Wald said nothing, silently activating his ability.
“Mo Mo Thirty Times Speed!”
“Shave!”
Whoosh—!
Both figures vanished instantly, then a muffled sound came from a spot ten meters away.
Thud!
The colliding figures separated upon contact, but Wald opposite the white-suited agent couldn’t help kneeling on one knee.
“Pfft~”
A mouthful of blood sprayed out; now he didn’t even have the strength for a simple strike.
“Stop struggling; wouldn’t it be good to accept death honestly?”
“Rankyaku.”
Whoosh—!
The white-suited CP swung his right leg, a sharp impact like sword energy directly slicing open Wald’s injured side abdomen, trailing a long blood line… The originally staunched wound was cut open again.
“Urgh…!”
After a pained grunt, Wald covered the wound with his palm, but blood still dripped uncontrollably from between his fingers…
Drip~ Drip~
In just a moment, a small pool of blood gathered under his feet.
“Huff~ Huff~”
Panting heavily to compensate for the oxygen loss from blood loss, but a weakness from deep within his body still made Wald’s vision gradually blur.
『Am I going to die?』
『Head feels so dizzy, body so heavy, eyes can’t see clearly.』
『Is this my blood? So hot. As hot as Boss’s blood.』
『So unwilling; Boss’s and my dream hasn’t been realized yet.』
『We’ve already gone to so many places.』
……
“Finger Pistol!”
Raising his finger, aiming at the heart, an air bullet shot from the fingertip.
Bang~
“Traditional Chinese Medicine Fist Ginseng Heavy Strike!”
Swinging long sleeves, the bullet impact dissipated into nothing… Ship Doctor Nai Qin gave up the chance to escape, choosing to block in front of her own captain.
“Nai, Nai Qin.”
“Huff~ Cough!”
“The Wald Pirates no longer exist.”
“You, hurry and escape while you can.”
“I’ll buy you time!”
“Cough cough!”
Wald’s voice was feeble now, yet he still gritted his teeth to stand, pushing the Nai Qin before him away.
But the other didn’t budge, instead removing those round glasses she had always carefully maintained and tossing them aside, turning back with serious eyes to say:
“What nonsense are you saying?”
“As long as you the captain are still here, the Wald Pirates won’t disappear and never will.”
“And as a crew member, isn’t protecting the captain only natural?”
“…”
Wald fell silent, looking carefully through his blood-tinted vision at this crew member who stayed loyal to the end; he fell silent…
Then he burst into loud laughter.
“Bwahaha!”
“I’m so lucky!”
“To have you idiots as partners.”
Wald laughed happily, wildly, even tears laughing out.
Releasing his left hand that had been covering the wound, extending it before Nai Qin.
“【That】, take it?”
“Give it to me.”
“…”
“Waldo Captain…”
“Give it to me; that’s a captain’s order.”
Wald’s voice was soft, but Nai Qin heard the resolve in it.
Looking at that hand extended before her, already soaked in blood, she hesitated no more, directly taking a porcelain bottle from the interlayer of her clothes and handing it over.
“Heh! That’s right.”
“Cough, cough~”
Removing the red wax seal from the bottle mouth, Wald dumped all the brown pills from the porcelain bottle straight into his mouth.
Gulp~
Plop~
As the exquisite porcelain bottle was casually tossed into the sea, making a plop sound…
Wald’s originally pale face quickly turned ruddy, the side abdomen wound instantly staunched, and his overall state even seemed better than before the battle.
“Now, find an opportunity to escape, then live on safely.”
“Cap…”
“That’s also a captain’s order.”
Wald straightened his body, clenched his fist, then looked at the sad and reluctant Nai Qin with a full smile and said:
“Don’t make that expression; this is the Wald Pirates’ final captain’s order.”
“You have to carry it out properly.”
