"I'll put the practice aside for now. I've been exhausted these past few days. When I get to the branch, I'll go back and have a good sleep."
Annan yawned, pulled up and found that the blindfold was gone.
"Are you looking for it?" Esdeath shook the blindfold in her hand.
"Why are you here? Give it back to me." Annan reached out to grab the blindfold from Esdeath's hand.
"No."
"Here you are going to sleep again, what did you tell Byron?" Esdeath pinched her waist with her left hand and pointed at Annan and said, "Take good care of that pirate."
"Okay, I'll go down and take a look." Seeing that he couldn't grab it, Annan had to leave the office.
"Just wait for me." Annan turned back to Esdeath and said after stepping out.
"Okay."
After Annan left, Esdeath looked at the eye mask and said, "You can sleep with it on. Is there anything strange about it?"
"I'll try." Esdeath said, putting on a blindfold and leaning on the sofa.
Ten minutes passed.
"I can't sleep at all." Esdeath angrily pulled off her blindfold.
After two days of sailing, the warship arrived at Branch 24 and docked at the port of Apple Island.
"Lieutenant Colonel Cass, it's a warship. Annan and the others are back."
At the port, Cass and a group of navy were waiting in full formation.
"Brother Cass."
After getting off the boat, Annan saw Cass and said hello.
Seeing Annan, Cass grinned.
Eight years ago, he was the one who recruited Annan and Esdeath into the navy. Now that he is middle-aged, he feels inexplicably happy when he sees them.
"Annan, I'm back. I have something to tell you."
"Stop, ah, don't tell me anything else except going to the headquarters." Annan pointed back, "Here, Esdeath is behind, go find her. I just want to finish this mission now.
Finished, and then take a vacation."
"Hahaha, you are still like this."
As Byron's direct subordinate, Cass usually talks about big things, but Annan has no intention of listening at the moment. For two days, for two whole days, Annan stayed beside Jinke without closing his eyelids.
.
Although with his current physical strength, it would be okay to go without sleep for eight days. But not sleeping is harmful to the body. Annan knows this very well, otherwise he would not be here. Young people should not stay up late all the time.
Annan decided to go back and catch up on his sleep after this. If you have anything to do, go find Esdeath.
But then again.
"Brother, when did you become obsessed with antiques? Why are you still carrying a mummy?" Annan looked at the humanoid mummy next to Cass who was covered in bandages.
"Brother, mummies are not antiques. It is unlucky to bring this thing with you."
"Annan!!!" A familiar voice came from the mummy.
"I'm super, I'm cheating." Annan suddenly jumped back and put his finger on the knife.
"What are you doing?" Esdeath stepped off the warship and looked at the mummy intently, "Isn't this Colonel Byron? Why are you covered with so many bandages?"
Colonel's office.
Cass was rummaging through the files, while Esdeath was sitting on the sofa playing with ice.
Annan lit a cigar for Byron and muttered: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe it, but then again, this way of bandaging..."
"It's cool, right? I bagged this," Cass said with a smile.
"Yeah, it's good to be Brother Cass."
"Can you have a normal person's focus?" Byron jumped with anger.
"Okay, stop making trouble." Esdeath pulled Annan over and sat down, "Colonel Byron, what happened."
Byron took a deep puff of his cigar and said calmly: "Rova escaped from prison."
"Rowa? What Rowa?" Esdeath asked.
"That's the pirate we arrested last time, a natural electric fruit user." Annan took the eyepatch back from Esdeath's pocket and put it on his forehead. "You fell down after just two or three hits. Don't you remember?
It’s normal.”
"Isn't he tied up by sea tower stones? How could he escape from prison?"
"Let me tell you."
Cass came over and handed a reward order to Annan.
The reward order reads: "Electric Man" Letnin Rowa, the reward is 80 million beli, life or death.
"Four days ago, when Colonel Byron personally escorted him to the naval prison, he was surrounded by other pirates on the way. Some pirates sneaked into the escort ship, got the key, and let Rowa go."
"So Colonel Byron's injury was caused by Roya. Wherever he is, I will go and capture him now." Esdeath said.
"No need, those people have already fled to the Grand Line." Byron waved his hand and found that he couldn't move, so he twisted his body.
"When you get to the Navy Headquarters, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet you."
"Yes." Annan passed the reward order to Esdeath, "Is there any news from the headquarters? When will we set off?"
"The supplies have been packed for you, you can leave now."
"Huh?"
At midnight, the originally quiet pier is now bustling with activity.
At the port, although the departure was relatively sudden, there were still many sailors who came to say goodbye to Annan and Esdeath.
"This headquarters is not like here. You two don't always follow your temper." This is Byron.
"Annan, Esdeath, take care of yourself along the way. Don't forget to come back and take a look when you have time in the future." This is Cass.
"Major Annan, Major Esdeath, I will definitely train hard and I will go to the headquarters next time." This is Cannon.
"Woooooooooo, don't leave me! Let me get on the boat, even if you let me..." This is an unknown fanboy.
"Ouch" This is snow...Okay, this is a stray cat passing by.
Annan stood at the bow of the boat with a messy face, looking at the people below waving goodbye to them.
"Lieutenant Colonel Cass, put down Colonel Byron, he's about to be vomited by you." A marine looked at Cass, who was holding Byron and waving.
"Woo... don't stop, Cass, keep waving." Byron resisted dizziness and laughed: "I want to watch them rush to the sea with my own eyes!"
The anchor was furled, the sails were unfurled, and we set off.
At the port, Cass lifted Byron high. Byron paid attention to the people in front of him who came to see him off. Many of them were old faces of seven or eight years.
In Branch 24, they watched Annan and Esdeath grow up to where they are today.
Looking at the warship that was about to leave, Byron closed his eyes and the memories in his mind began to reappear.
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"Being a miscellaneous soldier? It's too incompetent. Let's start with the third-class soldier. You can make arrangements."
"You two wiped out this pirate group? Well done, kid."
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In the colonel's office.
"You two are not going out to play while you are on vacation, so why are you coming to my place?" Byron looked at the two people holding the gift boxes.
"Colonel Byron, happy birthday!" Annan and Esdeath shouted to him.
"I'm so busy working every day that I even forgot my birthday. If Major Cass hadn't said it, we wouldn't have known about it."
"Colonel Byron, this is my birthday gift to you. Don't delay training for work. Only when you are strong can you be strong."
Esdeath gave Byron the birthday gift she prepared, which was an exquisite scabbard.
"Colonel Byron, when you reach middle age, you should stop staying up late all the time. Go to bed early and get up early."
An Nanxiao also gave him the gift he had prepared, which was a can of tea.
"Esdeath, thank you for your gift. It's so thoughtful. My scabbard was broken before I had time to replace it."
Byron put the sword into the scabbard, "It just fits. The scabbard is also very beautiful. It's thoughtful."
"Annan, you brat, what do you mean by giving me tea? Do you want me to stay up more nights?"
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"I disagree!!!"
"Hunting sea kings is too dangerous, and it is not under the control of our navy. Come back to me immediately, do you hear me? Hey? Hey!? Hey! You dare to hang up on me, your wings have grown hard, right?"<
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The memory goes back to a long time ago.
"Forget it, since we are in such a hurry, it is not easy to prepare any parting gifts."
Annan and Esdeath stood up and bowed deeply to Byron and Cass, "Thank you for your care over the past eight years."
"Eight years, time flies so fast." Byron murmured.
The memory lasted only a short time, but tears and snot were already spread on the cheeks of everyone present.
Suddenly he thought of something and said to everyone: "Everyone..."
On the warship.
"Goodbye mom, I will sail away tonight..." Annan hummed and looked up at the sky.
A full moon hangs in the sky.
"Today is the full moon." Annan said to Esdeath.
"Is there anything special about this?" Esdeath asked curiously.
"There shouldn't be any here," Annan said. "The full moon in my house means family reunion."
"Family..." Esdeath pondered for a moment, then raised her eyes to look at Annan. Annan was also looking at her, and the two of them just met each other's eyes.
At this moment, melodious singing came from the pier.
"The sea is watching"
"The beginning of this world"
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Looking back, the marines on the pier were standing neatly, and Cass was standing at the front holding Byron.
"What are you doing, Colonel Byron, singing this song?" Annan was speechless, but still smiled and waved goodbye to them.
"Don't you think it's very meaningful? I remember singing this song to Colonel Byron on his birthday. It made him cry when I sang it." Esdeath said with a smile and waved his hand, "It's the same as now." Everyone on the dock opened their mouths and continued singing: