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Chapter 291 The master of acting~

Upon hearing Kyle's words, Koby's lips unconsciously curled into a smile, but before he could fully relax, Kyle's next words froze his half-finished smile.

"I can save you, but... you have to prove you're not a pirate on this ship first!"

"Otherwise, why do you think I would save a pirate?"

"The fact that I haven't killed you right now is already giving you a chance!"

"Come on, I'll give you time to prove you're not on this pirate ship. If you can prove it, then we can talk about rescuing you!"

"If you can't prove it..."

Kyle narrowed his eyes and his voice turned cold.

"Then prepare to die here!!"

"I think the fish in the sea would love to eat something different!"

!!!

Koby froze, looking completely at a loss.

Proof? How can he prove he's not a pirate?

Why do we need him to prove it?

Coby was completely baffled. He, who had been forcibly kidnapped by the Alvida Pirates to work as a handyman, now had to prove his identity before he could be rescued.

What does that mean? Does it mean you don't trust him?

At that moment, Koby's affection for Kyle plummeted, and he felt a growing resentment towards Kyle.

Several seconds passed, and seeing that Koby still hadn't uttered a single word, a terrifying killing intent suddenly erupted from Kyle's body, surging towards Koby below.

boom--

!!!

In an instant, Koby's body jolted violently, and the scene before him suddenly changed, as if he were no longer in the cold seawater.

Instead, they were plunged into a bloody world full of killing.

Everything in the world was blood-red, with no other color to distinguish it.

Koby was stunned. An overwhelming sense of fear surged up from the bottom of his heart, leaving him speechless.

Suddenly, the scene in front of them changed again. The blood-red world disappeared, replaced by a towering black shadow that looked like a demon god.

As the demon god lowered his gaze, an incomparably terrifying pressure descended from the sky, pouring down.

what! ! !

Kobi suddenly yelled, and the scene before him changed abruptly once again.

They were back in the cold seawater.

"Hehehe..."

Koby gasped for breath, his eyes filled with terror.

His face was pale, and sweat seeped from his forehead, mixing with the seawater.

Just now, he truly felt the breath of death!

Koby's thoughts snapped back to reality, and the moment he looked up and met Kyle's icy gaze, his body trembled once more.

Gudong! !

Koby swallowed hard, then immediately began to speak:

"I was captured by these people to be used as a handyman, I'm really not a pirate!!"

"My dream has always been to become a righteous marine, and I will never become a pirate, nor will I ever associate with pirates!"

"Don't believe me? Ask them!!"

Koby pointed his finger at Alvida and the others, his tone extremely urgent.

In an instant, everyone was stunned, not only Alvida and the others, but even Kyle was stunned.

A bunch of question marks involuntarily popped into my head.

no?!

Dude, are you mentally challenged?!

Go ask a group of pirates to admit that you're not a pirate.

Don't you think there's a problem with this?

Even if you're not really, these pirates probably won't tell the truth. At this point, who wouldn't want to bring in another 'comrade'?

Sure enough, after a moment of stunned silence, a mournful voice, as if deeply betrayed, suddenly rang out from the group of pirates.

"Coby!! How could you say that?!"

"Are you really willing to abandon our deep friendship just to save your life in front of Admiral Kyle?"

"While I can understand your actions, life is the most important thing after all!"

"But your behavior, your eagerness to sever ties with us, has really hurt me. You... you should at least have hesitated for a moment!!!"

As he spoke, his voice became incredibly mournful, as if he had truly been deeply betrayed.

That sound was heartbreaking; it brought tears to the eyes of all who heard it!

And the fact that she can speak with such charisma is naturally due to Bra. To be fair, Bra is quite strong in terms of acting.

So it's not surprising at all that he was promoted to squad leader by Alvida.

The pirates standing nearby all silently gave Bra a thumbs up when they heard what he said.

I won't say anything more. The two-word mantra is enough, okay?

Awesome!!!

Given the current situation, they would naturally try to drag as many people as possible down with them.

Coby wants to 'shed' his pirate identity and become a Marine?

dream!!

Do you know what the phrase "different joys but shared hardships" means?

At this moment, Koby was completely stunned by Bra's answer, and then became extremely anxious, hurriedly shouting:

"Brah, what are you saying?!"

"Wasn't it your pirate crew who kidnapped me and made me work on your ship?"

"Have I ever been treated as a partner, even just once? You're always threatening me to die if I don't work, and now you call me your comrade? A pirate too? Have you no shame?!"

Koby spoke very quickly, his voice filled with anger, his eyes fixed fiercely on Bra.

This is the guy. He was used to establish his authority after becoming the squad leader, and now he's talking about the deep friendship between them?

Is it the kind of friendship where you say you want to beat him to death every day?

Or should he be grateful for the other party's leniency? They've said "kill him" several times, but haven't yet?

In the past, Koby would never have dared to speak so arrogantly and loudly to Bra, but now that Kyle was right above him, what was he afraid of?

He may be a coward, but if he has the guts, he can be quite tough!

Koby, he's going to be a Marine Admiral!!!

But in response to what Coby said, Bra simply sighed deeply and then looked at Coby.

He didn't say a word, but his eyes conveyed a wealth of information.

Three parts disbelief, three parts helplessness, four parts relief—after a long while, she sighed softly again and spoke in a low voice:

"Since you've made your decision, I choose to support your idea!!"

Then, Bra looked up at Kyle in mid-air and said in a sorrowful voice:

"Admiral Kyle, Coby... Coby is definitely not one of our pirates!"

"He... he was kidnapped by us and forced to work as a laborer, he..."

Before she could finish speaking, Bra's voice was already choked with sobs, and then she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Koby: ? ? ? ? ?

You're playing me!!!

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