Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

"I believe that one day, fish-men and humans will be able to understand each other!"

As Tiger pondered Wood's words, he suddenly recalled what Queen Otohime had told him earlier.

Previously, Tiger had great respect for Queen Otohime, but he was somewhat dismissive of her words. However, after meeting Wood, Tiger was willing to believe in that possibility.

The two lay side by side on the beach without saying much until night fell again, when they had barely regained some strength and were able to move on their own.

A day later, Jinbe and his companions were the first to find the island using Tiger's Life Paper.

Tiger wanted Wood to come with him and introduce him to his fellow countrymen as his benefactor, but Wood refused.

Tiger is a generous and loyal man. Wood directly revealed his identity as a naval officer to him and stated that the Fishman Sword Saint Yasuo is dead and will most likely never appear on the sea again. From now on, there will only be the naval officer Wood.

Tiger wasn't stupid, and he quickly realized how dangerous it would be for Wood, given his status, if his actions were exposed.

Although he believed that his fellow countrymen, including Shen Ping, would not betray Wood, the fewer people who knew about such things, the better, so he decided to keep the secret to himself.

"It's best not to go back to Fishman Island for now. The World Government won't give up so easily, even though the Fishman Sword Saint Yasuo is dead."

"Under pressure from the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, the Navy will definitely be searching everywhere for you. If possible, I suggest you choose an island to drop off the human slaves you rescued."

He used the fishman's disguise to save Hancock and the others, and in return, he also helped the fishman make arrangements for his escape route.

Wood felt obligated to repay Tiger for saving his life.

According to the original storyline, after Tiger and his crew escaped from the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, they were betrayed by Koala's fellow countrymen while escorting the slave girl Koala back to her island, and were ultimately hunted down and killed by the Navy.

Tiger, who was being hunted by the Navy, was seriously injured. He could have survived with a blood transfusion, but the betrayal of humans led him to become completely disillusioned with them.

And because it refused blood transfusions, declaring that it would "not yield to humanity," it ultimately died.

The naval rear admiral in charge of hunting down Tiger happened to be one of Wood's acquaintances, Rear Admiral Cardar, who had gone to Red Leaf Island with Admiral Zephyr.

The current Mary Geoise slave incident takes place three years earlier than the original storyline, and Kera is not among the slaves Tiger and his companions rescued.

However, being cautious as always, Wood deliberately reminded Tiger as he was leaving.

Tiger's original bounty was 230 million Berries after he wreaked havoc in Mary Geoise, but this time, due to the death of a Celestial Dragon, the situation has undoubtedly become more serious, so his bounty has reached 350 million Berries.

Adding in the bounties offered by Jinbe and others, the amount is no small sum.

Never trust human nature, because it is mostly ugly. Faced with such enormous wealth, it's hard to guarantee that no one will be blinded by greed.

"Boss Tiger, thankfully you're really alright. Your life paper was burned down to almost nothing at one point."

So, our fellow swordsman, Tiger, ultimately couldn't save him? I heard from the Navy that Yasuo, the Fishman Swordsman, has definitely perished at sea.

Looking at the bounty poster handed to him by his underling, Tiger remained silent. Finally, looking at the island gradually shrinking in front of him, he announced his decision to form the "Sun Pirates".

The captain of the Sun Pirates is none other than Tiger himself. While the other crew members thought that the most prestigious Jinbe and Arlong would compete for the position of vice-captain, Tiger bluntly stated that the vice-captain would be the Fishman Sword Saint Yasuo.

Wood said that the name of Fishman Sword Saint Yasuo might disappear from this sea in the future, but Tiger decided to make the name of the "Sun Pirates" resound in every corner of this sea, and at the same time, make the name of Fishman Sword Saint Yasuo live on in this sea forever!

Jinbe had no objection to Tiger's decision, because he understood that Tiger's actions were intended to remind the other fishmen not to forget the kindness of their swordsman comrade.

Although Aaron was somewhat indignant, he had to admit that without the sacrifice of that fellow countryman, they wouldn't even have been able to leave Mary Geoise alive, so he said he had no objection at this point.

Three days after Tiger left, a medium-sized two-masted sailing ship slowly docked at an uninhabited island. A valiant female swordswoman on board, after looking at the life paper that had stopped moving in her hand and confirming that the person she was looking for was on this island, also threw down the anchor.

When Gion jumped off the ship's deck, she happened to see Wood returning from the island's forest after searching for food.

This guy is shirtless now, with a big bear that's been beaten up all over his head on his shoulder. His well-defined abs don't look bulky, but they're full of explosive power.

After a few days of rest, most of Wood's wounds had scabbed over. He was wearing a straw hat woven from leaves, carrying a bear several times his size on one arm, and in the other hand, he was holding a skewer of grilled chicken wings, which he was eating with relish...

"Hey, Gion, you finally found me! I was wondering why Fisher Tiger hadn't come over yet, even though he'd been away with the fishmen for days."

My injuries have even healed considerably these past few days, and I'm even planning to stock up on some food, or maybe I'll just swim back to Marine Headquarters myself.

Previously, Gion was quite worried that something might happen to Wood, after all, just like Tiger, Wood's Vivre Paper had been burned down to just a tiny bit.

Even after Wood escaped his predicament and the Life Paper slowly recovered, Gion quickly sent Hancock and the others to a safe island and then rushed over to find Wood.

However, for some reason, when Gion saw Wood's vacation-like lifestyle, she suddenly felt that all her previous worries had been completely wasted!

Chapter 75: The Two Return to Marine Headquarters

"So you sent Hancock and the others to Sabaody Archipelago, and then came back to find me?"

In just a few minutes, Wood heard from Gion what had happened after he left.

Because Gion and his group left much earlier than the fish-men, they did not encounter any obstacles during their journey.

Wood just thought that if the newly rescued slaves were sent back to Sabaody Archipelago, they probably wouldn't be captured and sold a second time...

Seemingly noticing Wood's concerns in his expression, Gion continued, "Don't worry, I didn't send them to the illegal areas of the Sabaody Archipelago."

And don't underestimate them, especially the Amazonian brat you value. After eating a Devil Fruit, her strength is already quite formidable. Ordinary human traffickers and pirates should be no match for her.

And this was also their wish. Upon learning of your danger, they offered to return to their hometown on their own, hoping I would come to find you as soon as possible.

Indeed, after becoming a user of the "Love-Love Fruit," Hancock was no longer an ordinary kid. The strength she displayed in Mary Geoise was comparable to that of a "lieutenant" admiral in the Navy.

There aren't any powerful figures in the Sabaody Archipelago right now. If they can contact the Amazon Lily Kingdom, the Kuja Pirates should come to pick them up.

"Now that you've finished asking about the Amazonian brat, are you going to explain to me what the Murloc Sword Saint Yasuo is all about?"

Didn't we already agree on this? Teaching the Celestial Dragons a lesson is fine, but let's not kill anyone!

The entire ocean is shaking. Just two days ago, Naval Headquarters ordered us to return immediately because we were completely short-handed.

The mere mention of the Celestial Dragons instantly ignited Gion's anger, and she even instinctively reached out and grabbed Wood's ear, twisting it.

"There's nothing I can do about it. I never expected the Celestial Dragons to be such scoundrels."

I acted impulsively. When I got to the second Celestial Dragon, I thought that killing one or two would make no difference, so I just killed the other one as well.

The biggest loss this time was the treasure we brought from that Saint Charmaco; we lost it all while escaping, and now all we have left is this knife.

Wood was very fortunate that Tiger, when rescuing him, knew how important a swordsman's blade was, so he retrieved it for him as well; otherwise, he would have truly lost everything this time.

"It's a good sword, that's true, but it was taken from the Celestial Dragons' treasury. Are you sure it's safe?"

"Don't worry, there are so many things in that treasure vault, even that Celestial Dragon probably doesn't know what's inside."

Besides, now that Celestial Dragon is dead, and all the things he couldn't take with him, I burned them all.

Murder, robbery, arson... Wood is actually a righteous navy officer, not a notorious pirate.

Seemingly noticing Gion's somewhat unnatural expression, Wood patted her on the shoulder nonchalantly and said, "Anyway, she's a Celestial Dragon, so it doesn't matter."

Since the Celestial Dragons are even more despicable than pirates, there's absolutely no problem with robbing them.

Gion's strong logic and values ​​left her speechless. Although she wanted to show that she was a righteous navy officer and would never collude with Wood, she was dismayed to find that she seemed to have become an accomplice in the whole incident.

After several days of sailing, Wood and Gion's ship finally docked successfully at the naval headquarters port.

On his way back, Wood was hoping that some foolish bounty pirates would come looking for trouble so he could earn some extra money.

After all, when returning from missions in Gion, they often encountered such characters.

The treasure he had salvaged in Mary Geoise was now lost at sea. Heartbroken, Wood hoped to save up some money before returning to Impel Down, that godforsaken place, otherwise he wouldn't even have the money to buy a gift for little Ayn when he returned to Red Leaf Island.

Unfortunately, due to the Mary Geoise incident, the entire ocean is now in a state of panic, and the Marine Headquarters is frantically searching for people everywhere.

Not only naval hero Garp, but even the three strongest supernova vice admirals in the current Marine Headquarters, Akainu, Kizaru and Aokiji, were excluded.

Not to mention the small-time pirates at sea, even the big pirates have entered a period of dormancy. Nobody wants to provoke the Navy during this time.

So naturally, Wood and his group's return journey was exceptionally smooth, even uneventful.

Upon returning to the Navy Headquarters, the two, needing to report on the mission, also made their way to Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office.

Despite the salutes from passersby in the corridor, Gion remained in a state of absentmindedness.

The reason is simple: this incident has blown up too much. Gion knows that the Sengoku Marshal is not stupid and will definitely be able to find out from some clues that this matter is related to them.

So, when we report on the mission later, should we truthfully report what they did in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise?

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku did not forcibly recall us because of the Celestial Dragons, but instead asked us to return as soon as possible on the grounds of manpower shortage, which shows that the other party does not want this matter to be involved with the Navy."

So no matter what Marshal Sengoku says, we must play dumb and firmly declare that we are only going to escort slaves this time, and that everything else is none of our business!

Gion is still too inexperienced, although she is quite tactful in handling matters and more resourceful than her peers.

But given her current state, she doesn't even need to say anything; the seasoned Sengoku will already be able to figure it out.

In Wood's view, it would be a stupid thing to confess, and even Sengoku is only speculating about the matter at present.

Even if we assume that the Warring States period did discover something, so what? The other party might not be willing to be an insider, since knowing too much could lead to being blamed if things were exposed.

When the two entered Sengoku's office, the old man raised his head as he reviewed documents, his eyes like two sharp swords, staring at Wood and Gion through his round glasses.

"Thank you for your hard work on this mission. You must have heard about what has happened at sea recently, right?"

The killing of a Celestial Dragon is something that hasn't happened in hundreds of years. Coincidentally, you also happened to be in the Holy Land Mary Geoise this time.

So what I want to know is, do you have any useful information that I don't know about?

Chapter 76 I, Wood, a Lieutenant Commander at Naval Headquarters!

Marshal Zhan Guo's gaze was quite intimidating. Combined with his stern face and his impressive aura, an ordinary person might have been intimidated by his presence and unknowingly revealed what the other party wanted to know.

But who is Wood? In terms of appearance and age, he might only be considered a newbie.