One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Before Chapter 85 begins, the first test!

The Grand Line, Dinosaur Island.

A pirate flag flies over the island, and in the center of the island stands a castle carved from the skull of a Tyrant.

At this moment, Hanafuda is sitting upright in her seat, holding a glass of red wine that looks like blood.

His previously gruesome wounds had completely healed, and his gaze was fixed on the live Den Den Mushi in front of him.

"The joint military exercise is about to begin - the entire exercise will be broadcast live by the World Economic News Agency."

The commentator's voice came through the live Den Den Mushi.

And on the light screen projected by the Den Den Mushi.

The majestic silhouette of Marineford, the naval headquarters, is clearly visible.

"Hey, we're pirates, why are we watching the Navy's military exercises?"

Meanwhile, inside the castle, a pirate quietly asked his companion.

"The Admiral is, after all, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, not to mention what happened before..."

The other pirate blinked.

After noticing that his companion didn't seem to understand, he gave up and said, "Just watch."

"Oh."

The pirate companion, unaware of what was going on, gave an "oh" and then began to watch the live stream intently.

At this moment, what appears on the screen is the coastline south of Marineford Castle.

The massive iron shield still stands, but countless people and formations have gathered nearby.

Different flags were hung in each of the square formations.

"We can see the white winged flag of the Space Guard, and to their left is the trident flag of the Holy Land Patrol Legion!"

"Further to the right are the World Government flag and some national flags, presumably representing the valiant national guards and some participants from government agencies, as well as..."

The commentator was clearly very professional, intentionally omitting the term CP, which is not commonly known.

"And finally."

As the narration began, the camera switched to the square formation that had the most people, which could be said to occupy the majority of the screen.

The first thing that catches the eye is the striking Scales and Seagull flag.

"It is the organizer of this joint military exercise, the symbol of justice on the sea—the Navy!"

As the commentator finished speaking, the camera angle of the live Den Den Mushi (a type of live streaming device) moved from far to near.

At this moment, on the high platform closest to the coastline.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku stands at the top, with a giant clock above his head.

Below him were many seats.

The three seats in the very center are blue, yellow, and red, respectively.

At this moment, three figures were already seated on it.

A man with slightly dark skin, curly hair, and a slightly long face who looked somewhat tired—'Aokiji' Kuzan.

Wearing yellow sunglasses and a yellow striped military uniform, the somewhat sleazy-looking man is 'Kizaru' Borsalino.

The man wearing a military cap, with a serious expression and dressed in a red suit—'Akainu' Sakazuki.

"Three Generals"

As a result, the pirates under Hanafuda's command were somewhat afraid.

The three admirals are the highest fighting force in the navy and the most feared and dreaded beings by pirates across the entire sea.

Although their admiral is now a Shichibukai and theoretically no longer needs to fear the Navy, their legs still go weak when they see these three.

Besides the three admirals, the surrounding seats were occupied by a large number of vice admirals from the Navy Headquarters.

At the very front, almost next to the three admirals, was Zephyr, Garp with bandages wrapped around his body, and a gentle-looking female vice admiral, who was the Chief of Staff of the Marine Headquarters, 'Tsuru'.

Immediately afterwards, the live Den Den Mushi's screen changed again, jumping among different groups of people.

Each time the screen jumps, the camera pauses briefly on one of the contestants.

"What we are showing you now are the seeded players that our reporters have carefully selected for the audience. Of course, to ensure the fairness of the competition, we will not reveal their names or abilities, but we hope that you will remember them."

"According to our president, Mr. Morgans, they will undoubtedly be one of the winners of this martial arts competition!"

Just as the commentator's voice was becoming increasingly impassioned...
"Admiral! Admiral!"

A subordinate's intrusion interrupted the live broadcast of the Hanafuda (flower cards).

After Hanafuda glared at him fiercely, the subordinate was startled and quickly said, "Admiral, it's 'Ote Funeral Parlor,' he sent a reply."

As he spoke, he handed the envelope to Hanafuda.

But just as Hanafuda was about to take the letter, he continued, "Also, regarding the 'Spade Pirates,' they indeed attacked one of our ships again a couple of days ago, which has allowed us to pinpoint their location in the waters."

At this point, he saw that Hanafuda had slowly stood up.

The Spade Pirates

The massive Tyrannosaurus Rex tail instantly swept away the seat behind him. Hanafuda stared intently at his subordinate, about to continue questioning him.

But it is precisely at this moment
"Ok?"

Out of the corner of her eye, Hanafuda caught a glimpse of the figure on the screen who was holding a can of cola and biting on a straw.

"Snapped!"

The next moment, the wine glass in Hanafuda's hand shattered, and red wine spilled all over the ground like blood.

His eyes also turned into vertical pupils like a lizard's.

"Loy Amos".

His voice was hoarse, yet carried a clear killing intent.

"What I'm saying is, what's with that live Den Den Mushi? It's been watching me for ages."

Roy looked at the live Den Den Mushi pointing at him from not far away and felt a little uneasy.

"After all, boss, you're a Navy supernova, a top contender this time."

Beside him, Far said quietly, "It's normal for him to get more attention."

However, Hans, who was standing next to him, clearly had a different opinion.

Yes—thanks to the power of the Satiety Fruit, he was discharged from the hospital earlier than Roy had expected, which Roy greatly regretted.

"Fal, don't talk nonsense. Boss isn't that popular. He's probably only ranked 5th in terms of popularity among all the players, and his chances of winning are about 50.41%."

Roy: "?"

He looked at Hans, who was holding a booklet: "50.41%?"

That number is a bit too precise.

And speaking of
"What's that thing in your hand? Give it to me!"

Roy quickly took the booklet from Hans's hand, opened it, glanced at it, and then stared blankly.

[Popular Players]

[NO.1 - 'Momosasa' Gion - Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters - Top 3 probability 97.3%]

[NO.2 - 'Armored Gun' Urban - Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters - Top 3 probability 76.4%]

[NO.3 - 'Giant Sword' Hamor - Vice Admiral of the Giant Race in the Marine Headquarters, probability of being in the top three is 51.2%]

【.】

[NO.8 - 'Tu Cha' Lorris - Commodore of the Navy Headquarters, 48.4% chance of being in the top three]

[NO.9 - 'Shark Slayer' Bastet - Rear Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, 48.2% chance of being in the top three]

[NO.10 - 'Evil Tongue' Sora - Deputy Commander of the Holy Land Patrol Legion, 47.6% chance of being in the top three]

The first page of the table of contents lists many names, and the page numbers following each name contain a considerable amount of information and details.

And as Hans said, Löw's name was ranked fifth.

Loy Amos

[Naval Headquarters Lieutenant Commander, disciple of 'Black Arm' Zephyr]

[He once fought to a draw with Hanafuda, the "Lizard King" of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but the president of Morgans was vague about this, suggesting it might be a publicity stunt by the World Government.]

[Hobby: Cola]

[Probability of ranking in the top three -50.41%]

"A publicity stunt?! Who do you think you are?"

Roy was furious, but then immediately realized something was wrong: "Wait, where did you get this thing from?" Not only him, but also Far and the others were puzzled at this moment—they had tried to gather information for a long time, but had not been able to get any information about the seeded players.

Hans had been hospitalized in the infirmary for some time, so how could he have obtained such detailed information?

It's the World Economic News Agency.

Hans explained, "When I was hospitalized a while ago, I got this from a fellow patient—he was a reporter for the World Economic News Agency who was caught secretly recording information about the athletes and got beaten up and sent to the infirmary."

He said smugly, "I secretly copied it while he was unconscious. Aren't I awesome, guys?"

But clearly, no one was paying attention to him anymore.

Everyone, including Roy, looked curiously at the intelligence report in their hands.

"Gion ranking first is reasonable."

The first person he saw was the highest-ranked player—Gion.

Of course Roy knew her.

She is a top vice admiral in the Navy Headquarters, regarded as a younger sister by the Navy Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral "Tsuru," and has extremely high seniority and status.

His swordsmanship is extremely powerful, said to be at the level of the top swordsmen on the high seas, and his sword 'Konpira' is also a famous sword among the twenty-one great swords.

Most importantly, this lieutenant general is almost certain to be promoted to general within a year, and it is even said that his title has been confirmed as "Momo-Usagi".

It's important to know that the rewards are not entirely the same across different military branches.

However, for the naval participants, the reward for winning first place in this joint military exercise was merely a reserve rank of admiral.

Therefore, it's no problem for this lieutenant general, who already had the qualifications to be a candidate for general, to rank first.

Roy even suspected that she was specially sent by Sengoku to participate in the competition to ensure that the first place would not be lost to anyone else.

Besides, the subsequent Lieutenant General Urban and the Giant Lieutenant General Hammer are similar – the former is a veteran Lieutenant General with many years of experience, and the latter is a Giant Lieutenant General, and their strength is not bad.

Besides that.
"Almost none of the photos of CP are available. Morgans still doesn't dare to offend the world government in this regard."

Roy murmured to himself, "I wonder if CP0 will be participating?"

He recalled Kaku and Rob Lucci, whom he had met at the docks earlier—but to be honest, if it were just the two of them, Roy didn't think they could go very far in the Three Armed Forces Exercise.

And then there's more.
"Huh? This guy?"

Roy spotted one player who was worth noting.

[NO.19 - Hasmode - Skyguard White Knight - Top 3 probability 26.3%]

What caught Roy's attention was the pair of enormous wings on his back and the bandages that covered almost his entire body in the photo.

"A Sky Island person? And with such serious injuries, they still came to participate in the competition?"

Roy said in a low voice, somewhat puzzled.

But then he heard a familiar voice behind him.

“A small portion of the Skyguard members are Sky Islanders—and the guy you mentioned has old injuries.”

Roy turned his head and saw Smoker and Tina walking towards him from a short distance away.

"But you've been quite serious this time—the intelligence gathering is pretty good."

Smoker, with a lethal dose of cigar dangling from his lips as always, spoke to Roy in a deep voice.

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Roy glanced at Hans, who was eager to try, and gave Far a look.

So the brothers in the detention unit silently covered Hans's mouth before he could say, "I collected the intelligence," and dragged him to the back.

Seeing this, Roy smiled slightly: "It's nothing special, just a little bit of information. Cough cough, what did you mean when you said this person had old injuries?"

He looked at Tina, who was standing next to Smoker, with some curiosity.

Clearly, he knew what kind of person the chain smoker was and what his connections were—if the guy knew any information, it was probably collected by Tina and then told to him.

Smoker: "."

"According to the intelligence Tina has gathered, Hasmode's injuries were likely sustained three years ago when he was attacked at the Western Summit."

Tina didn't hide anything either: "It is said that the Aerospace Guard suffered extremely heavy losses in that attack before capturing the attackers, but the specific information was blocked by the government, and Tina doesn't know the details either."

At this point, she shrugged, lit a cigarette for herself, and then gestured with her lips.

Roy and Smoker looked in the direction she pointed, and then they saw the bandaged monster 'Hasmode' from the photo standing there in the Skyguard camp in the distance, holding a long spear.

However, he seemed to be very unpopular with his colleagues—even the members of the Aerospace Guard who wore the same uniform as him seemed to keep their distance from him.

"However, Tina heard that the attackers in that attack seemed to be Sky Islanders."

"From then on, the original Sky Island people in the Sky Guard were also isolated."

Tina let out a breath.

"Hmph—unable to defeat the attackers, yet you blame your own comrades?"

Smoker chuckled.

"Is the injury from three years ago still bandaged?"

Roy asked the question casually, but didn't delve into it further.

As if he had just remembered something, he began to quickly peruse the intelligence in his hands.

"Oh!"

He quickly picked up the intelligence report and looked at Smoker: "Smoker, you're ranked 31st, not bad—you found it after flipping through a couple of pages. And you, Tina, you're 37th. That's a bit lacking."

He said cheerfully, "By the way, I'm ranked fifth."

Smoker and Tina: "."

This guy really deserves a beating.

Just as the two were rubbing their hands together, seemingly about to start a full-blown fight ahead of schedule.

"Boom!"

The sudden loud noise drew the attention of everyone present.

The enormous iron curtain that stood before them began to slowly descend.

Roy was also able to see what appeared behind the huge iron curtain.

Naturally—beyond the southern shore of Marineford lies a vast ocean.

However, as a true veteran of the Marineford Plain Gull Flag.

Roy, however, immediately noticed the change on the sea surface—ten more islands had appeared.

Nine of the islands are relatively small, while the island in the very center that they surround is extremely large.

Obviously, islands cannot appear out of thin air in the sea.

so.
"Artificial island?"

Roy already had the answer in his heart.

On those nine islands, there are also markings from '1', '2', '3' all the way up to '9'.

And it was at this very moment
“Hey—Roy, Smoker.”

Tina looked at the nine artificial islands and asked thoughtfully, "Tina's curious, did you participate in the lottery this morning? What number did you draw?"

As she spoke, she waved her hand: "Tina is number five."

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In fact, even without her asking, Roy and Smoker already understood what she meant.

"I am number seven."

"Number Seven."

And when the two gave the exact same answer
"Everyone."

From the high platform erected by the navy, Sengoku, holding a Den Den Mushi, spoke, his voice echoing across the entire coastline: "Preparations for the military exercises are complete."

"Next, I will announce the rules of the martial arts competition."

"The martial arts assessment consists of three parts. The first two parts will be conducted today to select the best participants, and the final assessment will be held three days later."

"This morning, all participants drew their own numbers fairly."

He pointed to the artificial islands in the distance and said succinctly, "The first test is very simple. Go to the island corresponding to the number you drew."

"There are boats in the port below the shore—of course, you can also choose not to take a boat."

"Those who successfully land on the island within one hour will pass the test."

(End of this chapter)