On the contrary, they were doing well in the Martial Arts Tournament.
With the cute appearance of their human-beast form, they gained a large number of fans and became two cash cows in Gaza's hands.
Their popularity was only slightly inferior to that of Bon Clay, the current top ace in the Martial Arts Tournament.
Gawain had previously informed everyone in East Blue about the news of the newcomers joining the group.
They were naturally proud of the growth of Gawain's group.
Only after hearing that two more competitors had arrived did Gaza keep saying that she wanted to abandon Raven Harbor and return to Gawain's ship to protect the food.
But in the end, it was just talk. When it came down to it, she knew what was more important.
That night, the crew held a feast.
Many got drunk, momentarily forgetting their plans to train through the night.
When one of them woke up in the middle of the night, they slapped themselves twice in frustration before dragging their drowsy body to the deck, only to find the others had already resumed training.
"Sorry, you're late."
"I've been ahead of you for two hours tonight, and this will become an insurmountable gap between us."
"Damn it, you did it on purpose!"
"Hahahaha!"
In the cabin, Lucci, who had just returned to the room, couldn't help but smile as he listened to the noisy voices of the crowd.
He reached out and took out the number three coin from his arms, took a handkerchief from the desk, and wiped the dirt on the coin bit by bit with the help of the light in the bed compartment.
"Phew..."
He blew off the dust and gazed at the freshly polished coin before placing it back inside his pocket, right over his heart.
By now, he had grown accustomed to life aboard the ship.
No missions to complete.
No friends he was forced to kill despite his reluctance.
No superiors treated him as a disposable tool.
There are only companions who can be trusted.
This period of time after officially boarding the ship is the most relaxing time in his life of more than 20 years.
He could sleep well every day, and his spirit was much brighter than before.
This also made him more determined that he had started a new life.
Until…
"Bulu!" "Bulu!" "Bulu!"
The sudden ringing of a Den Den Mushi shattered the room's quiet atmosphere.
After searching on the desk for a while, Lucci found a strange-looking Den Den Mushi in the corner.
"This is... Spandam?!"
Lucci frowned and was a little confused for a while.
Judging from the fact that CP0 had sent someone to deal with him before, he should have been abandoned by the CP organization and even faced elimination because he knew too much.
During this process, Spandam never showed up. Did he not know, or did he have other purposes? What is their attitude now?
Lucci doesn't mind calculating things to the worst extent.
That is, if Gawain's killing of Gismonda at Whisky Peak is exposed, Gawain will be removed from the list of the Seven Warlords of the Sea by the World Government, and the entire Pirate crew will face the stranglehold of the World Government and the Marines.
Is Kuro strong?
Strong!
Is Gawain strong?
Very strong!
But what Lucci knows better is how powerful the World Government is.
Even with the power of these two people, there is no chance of winning against a fully mobilized World Government!
If it is just Lucci who faces the pursuit, it will be fine. What he is really worried about is that the entire Pirate crew will be involved in the pursuit of the World Government.
But it is obviously not at that stage now, which can only show that Gawain's action of destroying the body and destroying the traces did work.
Even with the ability of the World Government, it is a fantasy to trace the exact cause of Gismonda's death under such circumstances.
After a slight hesitation, Lucci decided to stabilize Spandam first, raised his hand to connect the Den Den Mushi, and immediately heard a slightly excited voice in his ear: "Lucci? Are you still alive? That's great."
"Let me make it short."
"The former chief of CP9 has now escaped from the CP organization. CP0 is sending people to hunt him down, but there is no news for the time being."
"He knows too much, even down to orchestrating the plan to seize the Pluton blueprints in Water 7 himself."
"What worries me now is that, in desperation, he might decide to go all out, exposing the existence of the Pluton blueprints in Water 7 to the public."
"You know what kind of consequences that would bring, right? The whole world would be thrown into chaos."
After speaking, Spandam's face was extremely solemn. He paused briefly, and noticing that Lucci did not immediately respond, he continued: "You are the only one in the CP organization who is most familiar with the situation of the Water 7."
"The mission regarding the White Knight Pirate can be put on hold. Your top priority now is to resolve the Water 7 situation as quickly as possible."
Lucci was undoubtedly unwilling to leave the White Knight Pirate.
Compared with the World Government or the CP organization, this is his destination.
To avoid the World Government and stay with the White Knight Pirate, the best way is undoubtedly to pretend that the mission continues but actually act as a double agent.
In a few seconds, Lucci made a decision in his mind: "The mission here comes from the top of the CP organization. I have already contacted the core. If I transfer now, all my efforts will go to waste."
"So I plan to give this matter to Kalifa."
Spandam talked freely: "Now that I think about it carefully, her so-called psychological strategy is more effective than you sneaking into the White Knight Pirate and becoming a top cadre."
Lucci remained silent, stretching out his hand to take out the No. 3 coin in his arms, which symbolized the three core combat forces of the White Knight Pirate. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Clearly, Spandam had finally started using his brain.
But maybe it would've been better if he hadn't.
Lucci coldly remarked: "I already warned you about the risks with Kalifa."
"Besides, I haven't been able to contact you for a while. I almost thought I had been abandoned."
Hearing the resentment in Lucci's words, Spandam recalled his own misfortunes and felt equally frustrated.
He directly passed over Gismonda and the CP organization's previous plan to secretly deal with Lucci and continued: "The CP0 member who originally took over your mission in the Water 7, as well as Kaku and Blueno, have lost contact."
"What did you say?"
Lucci's voice suddenly rose: "Kaku and Blueno lost contact?!"
"With their strength, they shouldn't get into trouble in a place like the Water 7."
"This is the most critical point."
Spandam said solemnly: "This can only mean that someone had already reached out to the Water 7 long before this incident broke out."
"It is very likely that Spandine, the former chief of CP9, leaked the information about the Pluton design to a certain force before this."
"If that's the case, things will be troublesome..."
Lucci frowned.
"Ah."
"In short, now only you have the ability and the right identity to intervene in the affairs of the Water 7."
"Leave as soon as possible."
"I can't wait too long."
After that, Spandam hung up the Den Den Mushi.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
The empty room was left with only the sound of Den Den Mushi's disconnected call.
Lucci looked at the receiver in his hand in silence.