One Piece: Trying 200 times harder, but being too overbearing.

"Loya!"

The tavern owner, Lily, who was holding her daughter, couldn't help but call out to Loya, her voice tinged with barely perceptible fear.

She thought that Loya would be discouraged after seeing the navy's crushing defeat, but to her surprise, Loya did not hesitate at all.

"Are you really going to join the navy?"

"Yes."

Loya smiled and nodded, looking at the uneasy mother and daughter, and sincerely thanked them: "Sister Lilixiang, thank you for taking care of me during this time. Little Lilixiang, thank you too, the sweet rice balls you made were delicious."

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Lily looked somber and tried to persuade Loya to stay. She suggested that working at the tavern and living a peaceful life was not so bad as being a navy officer.

After all, there is a naval base on the island, so no matter how arrogant the pirates are, it is unlikely that they will invade this peaceful town.

But she had no reason to stop him; Loya was just her employee.

"Brother Loya!"

Rika didn't have many reservations. She jumped down from her mother's arms, grabbed Loya's trouser leg, and said with teary eyes, "Can you stay? Rika and Mom both like you very much."

"Rika, my brother likes you all very much too."

Loya squatted down, smiled, and ruffled Rika's hair, secretly glancing at Rika out of the corner of his eye as she seemed to want to explain something but hesitated.

What do you mean?

How come he didn't blush?

Haha, that's hilarious. Actually, I don't have that many feelings for you at all.

Three months ago, Loya was transported to this chaotic world overrun by pirates and reborn into the body of a shipwrecked boy who was washed ashore on an island.

He fainted at the entrance of the tavern because he was too hungry. Fortunately, he was taken in by the kind proprietress, Lili, and in order to make a living, he took the initiative to work at the tavern.

Three months of working odd jobs at a tavern was enough for him to learn about the world from the snippets of conversation among the customers.

The World Government, Pirate King Roger, and the Goa Kingdom.

This is the world of One Piece!

If I remember correctly, the town of Shells where he is now is the place where Luffy and Zoro met. Rika is the cute little girl who gave Zoro sweet rice balls.

Rika's mother, Rika, had a husband who was a marine but died at the hands of pirates many years ago, so she had an innate aversion to joining the navy.

After three months of living together day and night, some feelings will inevitably develop.

Loya also considered staying.

He wasn't particularly handsome; he could only be described as having regular features and being pleasing to the eye. However, in a world where unattractive people abound, having regular features already puts him ahead of 95% of his competitors, making it easy for him to win the favor of women.

Even if things don't go well, feelings can develop over time.

He still has this bit of confidence.

But a true man is born between heaven and earth; how can he remain subservient to a woman for long!

Loya abandoned his thoughts of living off a woman and comforted the little girl, "Don't worry, Rika, your brother is just going to be a marine. He'll come back to visit you."

"But."

Rika recalled yesterday's tragedy and couldn't stop worrying. She was afraid that her brother Loya and her father would be brutally killed by the pirates, just like the other dead marines.

Being in the navy is really dangerous!

Seeing that Loya was determined to leave, Lilixiang thought of her deceased husband and gradually lost control of her emotions, losing her temper with Loya for the first time.

"Why! Why! Why! Why do all you men want to be in the navy? Can't you just live a peaceful life?!"

"Sister Lilixiang".

Loya pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, shook one out, put it in his mouth, lit it with a match, and took a deep drag.

The glowing, burning cigarette butt reflected his ambition.

"I want to make something of myself!"

There was no lofty reason, nor any unwavering pursuit of justice. Whether in his past life or this one, he has always wanted only one thing.

He'll fucking get ahead!

He wanted money, power, beautiful women, social status, and respect, not to be a bartender who was bossed around and forever stuck at the bottom of society.

He is a man.

He didn't want people to look down on him!

Chapter 2: Work 200 Times Harder!

Naval 153rd Branch Fortress.

New recruit registration office.

"Name?"

"Loya".

"age?"

"17 is old."

Why join the Navy?

"To get ahead!"

The officer paused his pen on the paper, looked up at the boy in front of him, and nodded almost imperceptibly.

A very common reason.

But few people say it outright.

He remembered the boy. About three months ago, the boy's family's merchant ship was robbed by pirates, and only the boy was lucky enough to survive. After that, he stayed in the town's tavern and worked odd jobs.

There's nothing wrong with the background.

The branch's recruitment criteria for new recruits were not that strict. As long as they were not wanted criminals and were in good health, they were welcome to join. Besides, the branch had suffered heavy losses and urgently needed to replenish its ranks with fresh blood.

"approve!"

"Thank you, sir!"

"Sergeant Monka, take the new recruit Loya to familiarize himself with the base."

"Yes!"

Monka responded at the top of his lungs.

It was only then that Loya noticed the burly man standing to the side.

Monka?

"Axe King" Monka!

His imposing physique, nearly three meters tall, and his solemn, unsmiling face inspired awe.

Loya estimated that with his small frame, he would be lying on the ground calling an ambulance if he were hit even lightly by the other party.

Without extraordinary strength, size is an absolute advantage.

hiss--!

Is this the oppressive feeling of the "Axe King"?

Monca approached Loya, seemingly trying to appear friendly, and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.

Pretty scary.

"Newcomer, come with me."

"Yes, Sergeant Monka!"

Loya straightened his back, his attitude full of confidence.

Since you're here to join the army, you have to act like one.

Moreover, at this time, Monca had not yet turned into the future dictator, nor did he possess the power and authority he would have at that time.

After receiving his recruit rations, Loya followed Monka, carrying bedding and a bucket, familiarizing himself with the general layout of the fortress.

Two columnar defensive towers, four residential and logistical buildings, plus several open training grounds—this is the 153rd Naval Branch.

Including logistics, the entire branch had only a little over two hundred people, of whom only a little over one hundred were officially employed marines, and most of them were lost in battle.

It can only be described as shabby.

However, this is the reality.

The backbone of the navy is concentrated on the Grand Line, especially the Navy Headquarters, with the aim of protecting the safety of the Holy Land Mary Geoise.

As for the navy stationed in the four seas, not only are their forces scattered across the four seas, but their combat strength is also far inferior to that of the navy in the Grand Line. They even have difficulty defeating "great pirates" with bounties of less than 2000 million.

Dormitories, dining hall, recreational areas

Having gained a general understanding of the fortress's layout, Monca led Loya to the recruit training ground.