One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 45 The target is Water Seven, a new warship!
Inside the Zefa training camp.

"The City of Seven Waters"

Inside his dormitory room, Luo Yi, who had just finished a day of cultivation, murmured to himself the news he had recently received from Chen Long.

The fruit he needed, and the unexpected discovery of Vegapunk's laboratory, truly solidified his resolve to make a trip to Water Seven.

But the question is, how do we get there?

"Sending Rooster and Dragon on a trip? That's not a good idea; the influence of what happened to them hasn't dissipated yet."

“Slicing up another clone is not a good idea either – with the upcoming military exercises, the area around headquarters is under heavy martial law, and even if the sliced ​​clone has the ability to fly, it will be difficult for it to leave.”

"Moreover, Water Seven is basically CP9's stronghold, with spies everywhere, and it's also close to Enies Lobby. If something goes wrong, it will be a big problem."

Roy pondered this in his heart.

He eventually came to a conclusion.

The best option would actually be for him to go there himself—CP9's informants wouldn't be on guard against the Navy, so he wouldn't risk being exposed.
Once he gets the fruit he wants, everything else will be much easier.

"Roy!"

As Loy was pondering this, Binz's voice sent a shiver down his spine.

Then he took a deep breath: "Binz, I know it's time to prepare for training."

His voice sounded somewhat serious as he spoke.

Yes—although Roy has the determination and perseverance to become stronger, it has to be said that the intensity of his training, which involves going to the deep sea and battling the deep-sea currents every day, is indeed quite high.

Even Roy felt he was starting to feel the strain after a month of continuous training.

"No, it's not."

To Roy's surprise, Binz said, "Professor Zephyr went to SSG to test the 'Crusher' today and won't be back for a few days."

Hearing this, Roy was also taken aback.

A shredder—of course he knew what that was.

After Zephyr's arm was severed by pirates, SSG has been researching how to restore the former admiral's fighting ability.

The 'shredder' was created for this purpose.

It is a huge steel arm, constructed from a special alloy called 'Z Alloy', and inlaid with Seastone to deal with ability users.

According to SSG's estimates, this arm, with its special structure and power, will have the power to crush everything.

When they reattach the arm to Zeffa, the admiral will return to his peak.

Of course—now that Roy fully understands Zeff's power, he knows very well that such a prediction is a joke.

Zephyr's 'Blackbody Flow' requires the tempering and control of every part of the body, and a machine arm can never replace his original limbs.

However, he didn't say much, but looked at Binz with some confusion.

"Then why did you come to call me?"

“Oh, it’s your two subordinates. Well, the two named Far and Hans—they’ve come to see you.”

Binz scratched his head: "They said their leave is over, and Lieutenant General Bilos has assigned them a mission and asked if you want to come along."

At this point, he also looked at Roy.

To this day, he still remembers the 'ambition' that Roy told Zephyr.

“I will remain in the detention center and change it—that is an integral part of justice.”

Those words were a wake-up call for Binz.

And now, the news has spread throughout the entire Naval Headquarters.

Former Navy Admiral and one of the Navy's legendary figures, "Black Arm Zephyr," has already taken Roy as his formal disciple.

It can be said that if Roy were willing now, he could join any lieutenant general or even a general's direct subordinate unit at any time, and would certainly assume an important position in the future.

So Binz was very curious.

Is Roy still able to hold onto the ideas he had back then?

Then he heard Roy's answer without the slightest hesitation.

"Of course!"

His voice was clear and firm.

"Of course I want to go!"

Binz was moved.

Loy Amos, what an upright and loyal man!
But clearly, that's not what Roy was thinking at that moment.

"It's like a pillow being delivered just when you're sleepy—Hans, Far and old man Bilos, you did a great job!"

He was just looking for a suitable reason to leave Navy Headquarters—and here comes the opportunity!

Not long after, Roy returned to the port of the long-lost detention force.

then
"Boss!" *2
He then heard two excited shouts and saw two familiar figures.

"I knew the boss would come!"

"Hey! Hans, what do you mean by that—do you think I don't trust the boss? I just said that General Zephyr's training is very rigorous, and he might not allow the boss to come."

Needless to say.

At this moment, it was naturally the two clowns, Fal and Hans, who were speaking. And apart from them...

The other marines under Roy's command were also cheering nearby.

"Long live the boss!"

"Long live Boss Roy!"

"We're doing pretty well without our commander, but it really doesn't feel right with Commander Roy around!"

Clearly, Binz's idea was not unique to him.

Seeing this, Roy's lips curled into a smile.

Again.

He didn't feel any sense of belonging to the navy.

But he didn't dislike the marines he had spent eight years with.

But it was at this moment that Hans and Far approached again.

"By the way, boss—we also have a surprise for you!"

Hans looked excited, while Far's expression was somewhat subtle.

"surprise?"

Roy raised an eyebrow.

"Ok!"

Hans nodded smugly, giving himself a thumbs-up: "It was my suggestion, Sergeant Hans, that everyone put together to prepare this. It's your favorite thing, boss!"

"oh!?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yi became expectant.

His favorite thing can't be a Devil Fruit, right?
With anticipation, Roy followed Hans and Far to the berth in the port.

Then, in the distance, he saw the unique ship moored in the berth.

"."

Then, Roy fell silent.

On the berth, a warship with sleek lines but an extremely bizarre shape floated silently on the sea.

The outline of the previous 'DT-31' warship can still be seen on the ship, but the hull has been completely renovated.

The ship's shape curves from bow to stern, complementing its black hull and unique bottle cap-like bow and straw-like mast.

That looks exactly like… no! It’s a bottle of cola!
The sails hanging on the mainmast made Roy doubt his own eyes even more.

Because a name was clearly written on the sail.

Loy Amos

"How's it going, boss?"

Hans said smugly, "Aren't you satisfied? I told you you'd like it, didn't I?"

Just as mentioned before.

After being promoted to the rank of colonel, Roy would theoretically have his own warship, the right to carry out some basic modifications and renovations, and officially become the 'captain' of the ship.

This is why Hans was so proud.

After Roy was taken in as a disciple by Zephyr, he became extremely busy and could not be contacted at all.

Fortunately, he remembered what Roy had said before.

"You once said that if you had your own boat, you would definitely make it look like your favorite thing. Hahaha!"

"Still laughing!?"

Then, Roy punched the guy in the head.

He gritted his teeth and covered his face: "How could my favorite thing be cola? Well—even if it's true, I was obviously joking back then."

He couldn't help but laugh out loud halfway through his sentence.

"Hahahaha!" *N
The marines in the detention unit at the scene, except for Hans who had been punched, all burst out laughing!
then
"alright."

After a moment, Roy stopped worrying about it.

Anyway, there are all sorts of strange ships on this sea, one more won't make a difference.

Besides, he didn't really dislike this ship.

So he strode onto the warship and looked down at the marines.

"The little ones"

"Ready to set sail!"

His orders were, of course, met with a response.

"Aya, Captain!"

　Actually, "Aya, Captain" seems to be a phrase often used by pirates in real life, but I think it looks cool, so I used it here.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)