87. Sharp Eared Rome
"Huh? hello? Sir! Sir?" On the other side, Rome was also dumbfounded by Enel behavior.
Looking incredulously toward his phone, Rome observing his dark surrounding before he dialed his other superior once again.
After he parted ways with Enel, Rome had a hunch that he need to be in somewhere else.
Thanks to his gut feeling, Rome found out a door seemingly leading towards underground in an inconspicuous corner of the street. Carefully, he went inside and followed the long, narrow and damp corridor.
With only little light from a match he always carry, Rome traced the dark corridor with long winding stairs and finally found another wooden door. as he drew closer towards the door, he barely listened to muffled voice of two individuals coming from the other side of the door!
The two individuals were seemingly in some sort of business discussion and they hadn't noticed anything amiss from the surface thanks to their location which deep underground.
After carefully dialed Kimimaro and reporting to him, Rome curiosity had the best on him as he drew even closer to the door.
Even though he listened some mumbling and muffled voice, some words could be understood by Rome.
".....Underworld!.........Joker......"
"Not possible............stop demanding...."
"........"
All of sudden,
*Snap...
"Uwaaaaa.....hmmmmmmfff.." Rome cried in surprise as he felt someone grabbed his shoulder from behind!
Thankfully he still remembered where he was currently at, so he immediately closed his mouth with his palm.
Seeing familiar figure smiling from behind, Rome loosening his tensed nerve and sighed,
"Captain! I almost had a heart attack!" Whispered Rome feeling dread.
"Haha, sorry. So? what did you find?" Asked Kimimaro as he looked towards the wooden door, unlike Rome, he didn't hear anything coming from the door.
Adjusting his breath, Rome explained in low voice, "I found this room by accident, it seems there are some people inside! I heard voices like, Underworld, Joker and something along those line! And the discussion are still ongoing even now, come closer Captain, you can hear it too!"
Raising one of his eyebrow, Kimimaro looked at Rome incredulously, "Discussion?"
Soon Kimimaro put his ear on the door only to hear nothing from other side!
Rome who were doing the same, spoke, "Did you hear that? now they discussed about Sengoku, Huh? Admiral Sengoku? Ah! i heard something about Disease as well...."
Rome didn't notice how Kimimaro face had turned weirder and weirder, The former claimed he hear something, however, much to Kimimaro dismay, he couldn't hear anything!
Admiral Sengoku? Disease?
Shaking his head, Kimimaro pulled away as he thought he had found out something quite peculiar coming from this young teen.
No matter how much Kimimaro strained his ear, he couldn't hear anything Rome had claimed to listened to.
"Enough, step back Rome..." Kimimaro reminded Rome as he pulled his fist behind.
Seeing his superior intention, Rome immediately back away and run towards the corridor corner to hide.
A few moments ago,
Inside the secret chamber underground of Rakesh island, a meeting was being held with several individuals.
separated by only a table, on one side there was a large man with long golden hair which reaches his waist. He has a long and thin black mustache which spikes upwards, a thin and small beard, and a prominent cleft chin.
the man wore a long black robe with number "66" at the bottom corner, behind him stood 5 men wearing white battle suit, from how they conduct themselves, these men were soldiers of Germa 66 only with different built then the normal goons, more muscular and intimidating.
sitting leisurely on the opposite sides of the large man, another man wearing sunglasses under a dark red hood from which two heart-like shapes hang, and a very dark-purple feather mantle.
"....I just want Sengoku to abide by his promise!" Grunted the large man folding his hands.
The hooded man shook his head, as he replied softly. "Not possible, Germa should recall their soldiers and cease any further aggression!"
Fuming, the large man slammed the table and spoke threateningly, "You must've kidding me! Sengoku also aware of those disease carrying Flevanese! Why should i endanger my seas?"
"Your seas? Thats going too far..."
"...North Blue is mine! You tell Sengoku, if he still hasn't fulfill his promise by......."
*BOOOM!
Without warning, the wooden door blasted open to pieces startling everyone inside!
While the Large man and his opponent looked at the door with surprised expression, two soldiers behind the large man immediately jump forward blocking the wooden debris from inflicting wound to their superior while the other three sprung into action and dashed toward the oppening!
*stab! *stab! stab!
*Wham!
Only a second passed since the 3 soldiers dashed toward the door until their chests were shot with projectiles instantly taking their lives!
The large man stood up in shock while the hooded man took a step back looking warrily toward the intruder.
Right after the debris settle, Kimimaro tall figure walked inside while observing the room after he dealt with 3 soldiers using Finger bullets.
His gaze fell first towards the standing large man, Kimimaro's eyes flickered slightly before he looked at another man who wore a hood.
Seeing the hooded man, Kimimaro's face were shocked for an instant before he recompossed himself and nodded slightly before his attention was back towards the large man.
Similar to Kimimaro, the hooded man was quite shocked when he saw the former walked inside the room, soon he regained his composure and took another step back.
"Who are you?!" Scowled the large man while his remaining soldiers flanked him.
Despite loosing several men, the large man seems doesn't care as his attention locked at Kimimaro.
Kimimaro responds sarcastically, "...Never thought that i could meet the high and mighty, your majesty Germa's King inside a gutter..."
"I said, who are you!" The large man increased his voice once again.
As if he were forgotten, Kimimaro slap his head and bowed exaggeratedly, "Ah! Where are my manners? Greeting Your Majesty, I am Vice Admiral Kimimaro, Marine HQ 17th unit 1st squadron. At your service..."
The large man who turned out to be Vinsmoke Judge, the king of Germa Kingdom doesn't feel pleased seeing Kimimaro demeanor.