Chapter 4: Reintroduction.

emsp;emsp;不知为何。

emsp;emsp;见到这明明算得上是亲和力十足的笑容,海克却像是撞见恶魔一般,心头骤然涌上一股不安,刚因为理清楚状况而恢复的镇定,再度有了消退打鼓的迹象。

emsp;emsp;这家伙……会不会之前说的所有话,都是诓骗自己的?

emsp;emsp;对方也许根本就没想过在海军内部厮混下去,万一只是群杀人如麻的海贼,想借着自己海军上校的身份掩护,到达78支部所在的厄尔岛,引来所有前来欢迎的民众后,再进城肆意烧杀抢掠呢?

emsp;emsp;Alternatively, among this group of powerful individuals, there could be someone who is skilled in the art of disguise, or even a Devil Fruit user who can freely change their appearance at will.

emsp;When I was anxiously struggling with my thoughts, Vitto's voice finally came to my ears:

emsp;"It seems that you actually have some brains, not as foolish and blunt as you appear to be. However... Your guess, in the end, still deviates a little." Please let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with.

emsp;emsp;Wrong guess?

emsp;emsp;海克呼吸一窒,背后的寒毛根根炸起,几乎就是这一瞬间,他已经做好了随时破窗而出,跳海逃生的准备。

emsp;If it really is that one in a million alternative possibility, then the previous analysis becomes a joke, and staying in the carriage means certain death today!

emsp;However.

emsp;emsp;就在这个时候,一声慵懒的猫叫忽然响起,海克循声望去,却见那只从一开始就卧在维托怀里撒娇卖萌的布偶猫,缓缓坐起了身子,不屑地瞄了自己一眼。

emsp;emsp;下一刹。

emsp;emsp;布偶猫的周身忽而亮起白色微光,形体迅速膨胀变化,仅仅短短一两秒内,便在海克难以置信的注视中,变成了一位有着一头栗红色长发,身材极为窈窕火爆的妩媚少女。

emsp;emsp;“嘻嘻,好久没变回来了呢,少爷……”

emsp;emsp;栗红色长发的妩媚少女,先是用双臂紧紧环绕,亲密地搂住了维托的脖颈,然后侧过头,对着海克露出一个不怀好意的笑容:

emsp;emsp;“喂,我说死胖子,刚才是你在说,这车厢里只有三男一女四个人的吧?”

emsp;emsp;“怎么,像本小姐这么温柔漂亮的,在你眼里都不算是人了么?”

emsp;What's going on here?

emsp;Poor Colonel Haik still stood there, his mouth agape as if it could hold an egg.

emsp;emsp;显然,即便之前跟班被接连爆头,对他来说造成的视觉冲击,也远远不如眼前绝美少女的突然出现来的深刻。

emsp;Is she a Beastkin? This girl who transformed from a cat to a human in front of me, is she the rumored Beastkin from Zau Island in the new world?

emsp;No, that's not right. Haikai has never seen the Beastkin with his own eyes, but after spending so many years in Marlindorf, he knows that this race generally has features of being half-human and half-beast. The girl in front of him was purely a cat before, and now she is purely human. She is completely different from the Beastkin.

emsp;emsp;莫非是动物系的恶魔果实能力者?

emsp;emsp;海克心中思绪如电,转念间便想到了许多可能,而对面的妩媚少女见他迟迟不作答,顿时有些恼怒,刚想出手捉弄,却被维托笑着伸手拦了下来。

emsp;emsp;“介绍一下,这是海瑟薇。”

emsp;emsp;维托看着海克,“算是我从小养到大的小猫咪,也是我的半个侍女,虽然平时不会显露原貌,但等到了基地后,你也得给她安排个合适的空职,明白么?”

emsp;emsp;“明……明白。”

emsp;emsp;海克脑袋又有些没反应过来,下意识地问道,“这位海瑟薇小姐,难……难道是……”

emsp;emsp;“能力者?”

emsp;emsp;维托眉梢一挑,似乎看穿了海克的小心思,他耸耸肩,无所谓地道:

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emsp;emsp;“才不是没用的果实呢!”

emsp;emsp;怀中的栗红色长发少女顿时不满,用小脑袋使劲蹭着维托下巴上的胡渣,气呼呼地道,“臭少爷,坏少爷,每次就知道拿这件事来取笑人家……”

emsp;emsp;然而这撒娇卖萌的举动,却没取得半点作用,维托皱起眉,奇怪地低头看着她,“都介绍完了,你怎么还不变回去?”

emsp;emsp;“诶?”海瑟薇愕然抬起头,红宝石般瑰丽的眸子里全是不解,“可我才刚……”

emsp;emsp;“少废话。”

emsp;emsp;在外人的面前,维托也毫不留情面,伸手把海瑟薇柔顺的长发揉的一团糟乱,“要么给我老老实实变回去,继续在我怀里躺着,要么我一脚给你踹雨里去,自己选。”

emsp;emsp;“喔。”

emsp;emsp;海瑟薇委委屈屈,但最终还是选择了前者,满是不舍地松开了双臂,身上白色微光亮起,变回了那只憨态可掬的布偶猫。

emsp;emsp;也就是这一瞬间,海克上校注意到,这位外貌美丽动人的少女,头上竟然有一小块秃顶,只不过被栗红色长发掩盖,不仔细观察根本注意不到。

emsp;emsp;"That's right."

emsp;emsp;维托愉悦地撸着布偶猫的脑袋,感受着那熟悉的柔顺手感,这才恢复了一脸惬意的样子。

emsp;emsp;而这个时候,原地发愣的海克上校也终于是福至心灵一般,猛地想起刚才维托的话,彻底醒悟过来。

emsp;emsp;“您……您刚才说,要我帮忙给海瑟薇小姐也安排个职位?”

emsp;emsp;他局促不安地看着维托,小心试探着开口道,“所,所以……”

emsp;emsp;“所以你之前的猜想,是对的。”

emsp;emsp;维托直接打断了他的话,淡淡道,“只是对人数误判了而已,我不会杀你,因为我的目标就是进入78支部,从里面的尉官做起,在完全消除身份隐患后,再一步一步往上晋升。”

emsp;emsp;"And you, you are the one I have chosen, the most important partner during my initial stage."

emsp;emsp;You got it right.

emsp;emsp;海克心中大石落地,他攥了攥衣角,这才发现自己的后背,不知何时已经全部被冷汗浸湿,心中顿时不由生出后怕之意。

emsp;emsp;还好自己刚才忍住了,没有为情人的死亡而爆发报复,也没在恐惧之下跳窗脱逃,不然的话,现在躺在这里的,恐怕就是一具尸体了。

emsp;emsp;“既然是合作伙伴,那么,我们之间也该重新认识一下了。”

emsp;emsp;耳边突然又传来维托低沉的声音,海克茫然抬起头,这才注意到眼前这位容貌俊美的金发男人,不知何时已经是从座位后缓缓站起身来。

emsp;emsp;海克只有一米八出头,维托那高大的身躯站在跟前,便高出了足足两个头。

emsp;emsp;所以这一刻,海克只能抬头仰视,车厢里橘黄色的灯光都仿佛被眼前这个男人尽数遮挡,只能隐约看见半明半暗之间,那张平静却又充满压迫力的面庞:

I am Vito, Ke Lirong Vito. Over the past decade, I have been the leader of the bandits in the eastern mountains of the Red Earth Continent, commanding a subordinate force of over ten thousand people.

emsp;emsp;“当地王国贵族视我为眼中钉肉中刺,世界政府也悬赏两亿五千万贝利,想要我的脑袋,可惜这么多年下来,一直没能如愿。”

emsp;emsp;两亿五千万贝利?

emsp;emsp;海克心头狂震,看向维托的目光中,满是不敢置信与惊骇之色。

emsp;emsp;“不过现在,我主动送上门了,因为那片山脉里,已经没有了我想要的东西,必须得来外界,来这片大海之上寻找。”

emsp;emsp;维托的声音顿了顿,又幽幽响起,“海克上校,你知道,我想要的是什么吗?”

emsp;emsp;"What?"

Hedge once again became nervous, as he faintly felt that today he seemed to have inadvertently stumbled upon an unimaginable and extraordinary world.

emsp;emsp;"Power, even greater power!"

emsp;emsp;冰凉的秋雨之中,昏暗的灯火之下,维托忽然张开双臂,咬着烟放声大笑,笑声穿透玻璃窗,在深夜的海面上回荡开来。

emsp;emsp;“在深山老林里再有权势,当个山贼王又有什么意思?”

emsp;emsp;“我要的是无与伦比的权势,比这个世界上所有人都要更有权势!”

emsp;emsp;"So."

emsp;emsp;他止住了笑容,低头看着已经呆若木鸡的海克:

emsp;emsp;“海克上校,你能不能告诉我,这个世界,这片大海上,最接近权势这个词本身的组织,是什么?”

emsp;emsp;“海……海军?”

emsp;"Navy...the Navy?"

emsp;emsp;“多清楚的答案。”

emsp;emsp;维托打了个响指,重新坐回了座位上,对着海克重新展露出温和亲善的微笑:“你看,还是你们马林梵多出来的脑子比较拎得清,不会像那些昏了头的海贼一样,说什么海贼王罗杰才是最接近权势的男人这种蠢话。”

emsp;emsp;“那么。”

emsp;emsp;“为了预祝我早日成为海军元帅,也为了预祝接下里我们之间合作愉快,我提议拿几瓶香槟来,这车厢里开个宴会庆祝一下,如何?”
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