"Musume! Those pirates just destroyed the castle!" Mozu shouted, kicking down the door down. Musume shot up in bed, hair completely messy as she started to smirk. "Sounds like they need to be stopped before Golden Egg shatters~" she giggled, quickly brushing her hair around her massive ears, making Mozu groan. "They are getting away!" she exclaimed, running outside as Musume scampered into her admiral outfit and bolted after her. Back to the town, Harmony was currently chugging an apple ale, but she didn't hear the last part. Minx was about to speak up about it, but Julio put his hand out, chuckling at her. The admirals reached the area, but the crowd of townspeople halted their progress. "Get outta the way! We gotta arrest those pirates!" Mozu cried out, but they didn't budge. "No way! Those pirates brought my brother back from that greedy king!" one man cried out. "My mother was missing for months!" another yelled. "Tch... Back to the office..?" Musume groaned, and Mozu sighed. "Back to the original plan... Wait till they sail off," she whispered, heading back.
"Whah was all that?" Harmony slurred, looking over at the people yelling. "Whuh kinda juice was this again?" she asked, almost falling over as she tried to walk. "Captain, I think that was alcohol-" Minx said, and everyone just laughed as she fell onto her face. Even she was laughing at that, and the night continued for hours. Harmony passed out sitting next to the bonfire they set up, and Kasai lifted her up over his shoulder. "Nooo, five more minutes..." she muttered, and he just chuckled, carefully carrying her towards Nakama as everyone already headed there. On the way, someone stepped out, putting him on the defensive. Akio came out of the shadow, a clear look of distain on his face. "I don't have an issue here man," Kasai said, making Akio growl before taking a breath. "The only reason I'm letting you live is her," he said bluntly, stepping closer. Kasai stepped back, and Akio suddenly closed the distance, but only gently patted his shoulder. "You are clearly a good guy... But if you push that power too far, it will consume you," he said before stepping further, vanishing as Kasai turned around. "Next time we meet... I won't let you go," he heard Akio say before he continued, heading to the dock as Kasai stood there before Harmony shifted, trying to get comfortable. He continued on to Nakama, still hiding in that one cove.
"Sounds scary! I coulda been goldenified easily!" Nakama cried out as Kagaku and Julio were telling her about their day. "I'm sure I would've fixed you up easy," Kagaku chuckled as Kasai came down, Harmony waking up but still drunk. "Hey guyyyyyys... Where are we?" she asked before looking around and seeing the ship, making her beam with joy. "I forgot you came to life~ Namaka your soo cool~" she laughed as Kasai tossed her aboard. "You alright?" Kiwi asked, noticing a look on his face before he smiled. "It's nothin', just lost in thought," Kasai said, jumping up and heading to the store room. "Guess we should be heading out," Arlos sighed, gently knocking Lia's shoulder to wake her from a nap. "Those admiral's have been pretty patient," Julio scoffed as the crew all boarded. "Ah let 'em come after us!" Harmony cried, throwing her fist into the air. "I can take 'em!" She hiccuped and passed out immediately after, making Julio sigh. "Are we really sailing away with her like this..?" he groaned as everyone took position, and Nakama crawled her way to the water.
"Radar's got them! They seemed to have put the ship in a cove!" a marine called out into his snail, and the two admirals rushed out, boarding a smaller sub loaded with weapons designed to chase down pirate ships. "Isn't that a bit overkill? Their ship was a modified sloop, not some massive vessel," one marine said, but Musume growled so loud it rippled the air around her. "I am gonna kill them!" she cried, jumping inside. "Sorry, she's being grumpy today," Mozu said, bowing a bit as she climbed in. Musume inpatiently pushed the go button, despite not having been dropped below yet. Mozu groaned, and once they did actually fall, the sub dove below and made a bee-lining for their location. Kagaku noticed this checking the sonar. "Well that was fast," he noted, alerting the crew. "Can't we fight back? Nakama has that cannon," Kasai said, but Julio shook his head. "Need a light to shoot, plus it wouldn't shoot that far through water anyhow." Julio stepped over Harmony, who was sleeping rather loudly, and spoke up. "Focus on getting away, we don't need a fight," he stated, and everyone started getting in position. Everyone except Kasai.
"We should just fight back! We can beat these guys water or not!" he exclaimed, clutching his fists with pride. Arlos thought for a second before speaking, "These guys will probably follow us far, would be more effective to sink 'em now." Kagaku chimed in, "But we can use Doggy Paddle to out maneuver them. They have simple propellers that rarely need to turn cuz of the size of ships they chase." Julio nodded, "Just stay the course." Kasai scoffed, "Hey, who made you acting captain!?" Kiwi tried to say something to calm him down, but he wasn't listening. "You'd be more likely to get us all killed," Julio bluntly said, visibly irritating Kasai, but Arlos grabbed his shoulder. "If we outspeed, then it's a safer option..." Kasai looked back at Julio and took a breath, calming down a bit. "You're right, I'm getting ahead of myself," he sighed, rubbing the back of his head. "Don't worry, I'm sure you won't miss whatever action happens next you battle hungry dragon," Julio said with a smile, making Kasai chuckle a bit. "Nakama! Full speed ahead!" Lia called, quickly making a sharp turn towards the edge of the safe zone.
"They think they're out maneuvering us?" Musume chortled, using the sound of the radar ping to create a small sonic explosion y qnext to the sub, knocking it back into the line of sight. "Get a clean shot, take it," Mozu directed, and Musume laughed as if that was her whole plan, and she got a good clear shot. But before she could take it, deep sea fishing nets casted down over the sub. "Gottem! I caught a big one!" a fisherman above them called out, but that was just code. The townsfolk were determined to help the pirates get out, and knew the admirals would try something. "AAAAGH! I'LL KILL THEM ALL!!" Musume screamed, but Mozu just sighed, accepting it. "There's a golden rule among the sea, the numbers matter." Musume blinked, looking at Mozu with a dumbfounded look. "What does that even mean?" she groaned, and Mozu looked up at the sub's ceiling. "The town is on their side, we are heavily outnumbered. But they won't chase us far... We will persue them until they are brought to justice!" she cried out, finally letting her own frustrations out, startling Musume.