Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

"I protest! I only accepted the mission after they said it wouldn't be dangerous."

"But first I had to deal with the World Government and steal the Pluton blueprints, and now I'm being sent to the New World as a pirate with a billion-dollar head on my shoulders..."

"Snort, snore, snore..."

Wood hadn't finished speaking when the Den Den Mushi with the goat's beard in his hand started blowing snot bubbles as if he were asleep.

"Damn it! Capitalists are all the same in that world, they only know how to exploit their employees."

All they do is make people work themselves to the bone with overtime, but they won't even pay them a little extra overtime pay. What's the point of promoting me? I'm a pirate worth a billion Berries now, and the Navy's ranks are something you can't even show your face!

That's right. Although they didn't get their hands on the blueprints for "Pluto", it has to be said that Wood and Gion handled this mission perfectly.

So Wood has been promoted again, skipping the rank of lieutenant commander and becoming a captain.

Of course, it was just a promotion, not a raise. In fact, Wood doesn't get paid at all right now.

As for the rank of naval captain, it seems impressive, but it's actually useless, because Wood's identity is known to only five people, not including himself.

These five people were either marshals or admirals, or vice admirals and rear admirals. Wood, a mere naval captain, couldn't show off in front of them!

"Damn it, that old man from the Warring States period tricked me again! This is all the reward he dares to offer? Doesn't he fear I'll actually quit and become a real pirate?"

On the other side, in the Fleet Admiral's office, Sengoku, who had just hung up the Den Den Mushi, saw Vice Admiral Tsuru, who had already pushed open the door and seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Aren't you being a bit harsh on that child? Don't forget, he's younger than Gion, and much younger than Akainu and the others."

Lieutenant General Tsuru had just learned about Wood and the others' situation on Enies Lobby. After all, once Gion returned to headquarters, she started her grueling training again, as if she had been injected with adrenaline.

He didn't need to think much to know that this child had probably been dealt a heavy blow by that kid Wood again.

"Sending fledgling pirates into the New World might be fraught with danger, but if it's that kid Wood, I'm not worried about him getting into any trouble."

If you hadn't reminded me, I would have always overlooked that Wood is only about twenty years old.

Whether it's his talent and ability, or his way of handling things, he sometimes gives me a very mature feeling, not at all like a young person.

In this Enies Lobby incident, Wood's talent truly exceeded Marshal Sengoku's expectations by far.

Whether it was his strength to rival Garp, or his subsequent guidance on handling matters in Gion, even Fleet Admiral Sengoku was somewhat amazed.

If it weren't for the fact that Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji's positions as admirals had already been decided internally, and that Wood had already donned the guise of a pirate, Sengoku would have even intended to groom Wood as a Marine admiral.

"Kap seems to care quite a bit about Wood's identity, so he left headquarters early this morning, saying he was going back to the East Blue and would stop by Red Leaf Island, where Wood was born, on the way."

Upon hearing what Tsuru said, Sengoku's old face twitched for no reason. Garp had left the Marine Headquarters to return to the East Blue without permission more than once or twice.

Sengoku was about to get angry, but considering that Garp had also contributed to the Enies Lobby incident, he weakly lowered his raised fist.

"It's one thing for that old guy to go back to his hometown in the East China Sea, but what is he doing going to Red Leaf Island?"

"Does he want to follow Zephyr's example and see if he can find a promising young naval recruit?"

On the horizon where the sea meets the sky, a naval warship sails along the first half of the Grand Line.

On a deckchair, a burly man wearing a dog-head hat was fast asleep, blowing snot bubbles from his nose.

"Vice Admiral Garp, our ship has entered the area of ​​Red Leaf Island. What are the next steps?"

As the adjutant's voice came, the snot bubble on Garp's nose burst instantly, and he sat up, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

"Choose a suitable place to dock and go ashore. You can go to the market on the island to replenish your supplies, while I will go for a stroll on the island by myself."

Upon hearing Garp's words, the adjutant was clearly stunned, even thinking he had misheard. He then asked to confirm, "Lieutenant General Garp, did you specifically choose to land on Red Leaf Island to replenish supplies?"

But we still have plenty of supplies on board, and Red Leaf Island is only famous for its wood, but you can't eat that stuff..."

When they set sail before, Garp specifically requested to go to Red Leaf Island, which made the marines on the ship excitedly think that there was another important person who needed Vice Admiral Garp to personally take action.

But they never expected that they had come all the way from headquarters just to replenish supplies.

Is the food on Red Leaf Island delicious? Why did they only know that the redwood here was famous?

"Just go when I tell you to. Why all the nonsense? Just treat it as a few days off, isn't that better?"

After the warship docked, Garp ignored his adjutant's complaints and the other soldiers' questions, and disappeared from their sight in a flash.

Sengoku was right. Garp came to Red Leaf Island this time not only to learn about Wood's background, but also to see if there were any other outstanding naval talents on the island.

There's no reason why Red Leaf Island, which produced a prodigy like Wood, wouldn't have any other outstanding individuals.

Karp had heard from Zephyr that Wood seemed to have a younger sister. Zephyr had originally planned to come back in two years to visit Wood's sister and see what her potential was like.

Upon hearing Zephyr's plan, Garp naturally chose to act first.

Chapter 194 The Growing Girl Ain

Walking on the streets of Red Leaf Island, Garp felt uneasy because when he appeared before the islanders, they looked at him with obvious strangeness.

Wearing a white suit and a cloak of justice, the people of Red Leaf Island are not ignorant.

From any perspective, the other party is a naval officer, and the fact that he is wearing a suit means that he is probably at least an "admiral-level" naval officer!

While naval forces had appeared on their Red Leaf Island before, they hadn't seen a naval commander of this rank for years.

Red Leaf Island is just an island in the first half of the Grand Line, and the pirates that appear here are not considered any powerful figures.

Since the headquarters established a naval branch nearby, Momiji Island has rarely been attacked by pirates.

There's only one possibility that could mobilize a "General-level" Marine from headquarters, so after discovering Garp's presence, many people secretly left in a certain direction.

These islanders thought they had been very careful, but they overlooked the fact that Garp was a vice admiral, and not just any vice admiral.

What they considered a perfect cover-up was full of flaws in Garp's eyes.

Karp found the Red Leaf Islanders' attitude towards him strange, so he secretly chose to follow them. He soon discovered that the islanders who panicked and left after seeing him were all heading to the same place.

“Stia, I just saw the navy on the island, just like Admiral Zephyr who came to this island a few years ago.”

Judging from the clothes the other person was wearing, he must be a high-ranking figure from the Navy Headquarters.

The pirates who appeared on our Red Leaf Island were all minor characters; they certainly weren't worth such a big shot making such a fuss to come here.

The only possibility is that the other party is after Wood, after all, that kid is now a great pirate with a bounty of 1 billion Berries!

"While they haven't discovered this place yet, you and your daughter should take a small boat and seek refuge elsewhere. We'll cover for you."

As soon as the old village chief finished speaking, the other people who had come to report the news echoed his words one after another.

"Sigh, that kid Wood, why did he have to leave his comfortable life in the Navy and become a pirate?"

After reminiscing about how the boy on the island who couldn't even chop wood properly back then has now become a big shot with a bounty of one billion Berries, many Red Leaf Islanders also felt a bit disappointed in Wood.

Red Leaf Island was once a place ravaged by pirates, and many people lost their homes and lives because of them.

Therefore, the island's inhabitants have absolutely no goodwill towards so-called pirates.

But Wood was different. Back then, this boy, who was only fifteen years old, repelled pirates more than once, protected everyone, and guarded the island.

In the letters Wood had sent back earlier, they learned that Wood had done a great service and been promoted to lieutenant commander in the Navy Headquarters. The people on the island had once regarded him as a source of pride.

Unfortunately, their good fortune didn't last long. Not long after, the islanders received devastating news: Wood released the prisoners from Impel Down, not only betraying the Navy but also becoming the island's most hated pirate...

From the moment he was given a bounty of 50 million Berries, they watched Wood gradually transform into a billion-dollar pirate.

Wood is gradually becoming stronger, which naturally makes the people of Red Leaf Island happy.

However, Wood's growth trajectory took a completely different path from what they had previously anticipated.

The people of Red Leaf Island hoped that Wood would rise from a naval lieutenant commander to a lieutenant commander, a captain, and eventually become a naval admiral.

But now Wood has become a notorious pirate with a bounty of one billion Berries!

Although the islanders hate pirates, Wood is someone they watched grow up and who has saved their lives many times.

So when he saw Garp, a "general-level" naval officer, appear on the island, he immediately ran to Stia's house to inform her.

"Hmph, I'm not leaving. It's even better if that navy guy comes. I can ask him if the Navy Headquarters coerced Brother Wood into doing something to force him to betray the Navy."

Otherwise, given Wood's personality, he definitely wouldn't have chosen to become a pirate; he clearly hates pirates the most..."

Five years have passed, and Ain has grown from a little girl into a graceful young woman.

Her originally blue hair grew straight to her waist, and she grew to about 1.6 meters tall, and her figure began to show obvious curves.

Ain is currently about the same age as Robin, around ten years old, and 1.6 meters tall is definitely not the limit for her.

Given the worldview of One Piece, in a few years, the One Piece world will surely have another beautiful, long-legged mature woman.

If we're talking about who suffered the most from Wood's betrayal of the Navy, then without a doubt it would be Ain.

From childhood, Wood was Ain’s most admired person and her proudest brother.

However, when Wood's first bounty was sent to Red Leaf Island, Ain's first instinct was disbelief. But when Wood's second and third bounties were sent to the island, Ain had to accept the cruel reality.

Ain couldn't believe that her brother Wood would become a pirate, because pirates had killed their father. Both she and Wood hated pirates intensely.

Unable to accept the truth, Ein could only numb herself by claiming that Wood was forced by the Navy.

Furthermore, Ain has visited the Navy branch on Red Leaf Island more than once, hoping that the local Navy can send her to Marineford, the Navy Headquarters, so that she can ask the Fleet Admiral in person what exactly happened!

Her brother Wood was clearly more outstanding than anyone else, and had already killed many pirates when he was young. Even the former Admiral Zephyr praised her brother Wood for his sense of justice.

How could such an outstanding older brother do things like releasing Impel Down prisoners, killing a naval captain, and attacking Enies Lobby?

If all of this was really done by her brother Wood, then Ain is more inclined to believe that the Impel Down prisoners released by her brother were actually good people, and that the murdered naval captain was the villain, and that the attack on Enies Lobby was just something he was caught in the crossfire!