The Kurogaru Pirate Recovery Op.

## Cover Story Sagas

**The Kurogaru Pirate Recovery Op.** is the first of the Short-Term Focused Cover Story Series, and depicts the Kurogaru Pirates' recovery from their defeat on Clockship Island. The story is set between the Clockship Island Arc and Goto Island Arc.

## Short Summary

The Kurogaru Pirates after their defeat at the hands of Rayne, Vhagar, and Athermos, begin their quest to hunt down and defeat the Olympian Dreamer Pirates for revenge. Their journey takes place through a series of adventures.

## Long Summary

Golatzar gathers his Captain, Kurogaru, and the rest of the crew members, dragging them out of town. After he has gathered them and taken them to their ship, they begin sailing away from Clockship Island. After a few hours of sailing, Kurogaru awakens with explicit interest in hunting down The Olympian Dreamer Pirates. The other crew members also begin to awaken, though Golatzar is able to calm everyone down and convince them to think about it thoroughly. While they are thinking and out on the seas, they encounter a Marine Branch G4 Navy ship and engage in battle. After defeating the Navy Ship, they sail away with Golatzar informing Kurogaru that he has a copy of the map to Treasure Island, causing his captain to express a large amount of happiness. The Kurogaru Pirates celebrate the fact they have a copy of the map, and decide to head for Treasure Island. On their way to Treasure Island, they stop at a nearby island named Hojūru Island.

Deciding to take this chance to restock and take a few days to train in preparation for the island, the Kurogaru Pirates quickly disguise themselves as Marines. Docking on the side of the island, they split into different smaller groups, heading toward the town. One group goes to the food district and buys a ton of food on sale. Golatzars' group buys clothes in the mall district. Kurogarus' group buys training items and weaponry. A group of Marines arrives on the island, spotting Kurogarus' group, as Kurogaru and his group flee, the marines chase after them. While Kurogarus' group is fleeing, Golatzars' group and the remaining group of the Kurogaru Pirates manage to regroup with one another. During their running away, the Kurogaru Pirates manage to all group back up, determining to battle with the group of marines. Golatzar unveils a technique that increases his speed twofold, allowing him to cut down the marines, which he has dubbed Kinetic Burst. Kurogaru unveils a new Cloak that involves him turning Bazooka's invisible, before releasing an invisible beam from the Bazooka, dubbed Invisible Bazooka Beam. The Kurogaru Pirates are chased off Hojūru Island as they set sail for Treasure Island, partying.

## Story Impact

* The Kurogaru Pirates recruit new members.
	+ The Kurogaru Pirates grow in strength as well as a direct result of this.
* Marine Branch G4 is introduced through this cover story.
* The Kurogaru Pirates and Marine Branch G4 begin heading toward Treasure Island.

## Trivia

* This is the first cover story that, due to the way the roleplay is structured, was told in a mini roleplay format that must be put together for the complete story.
* This cover story was debated on being done in place of a Chapter, though it was ultimately decided to be done this way as to not take up excess chapters.