Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

moment.

A large amount of blood gushed out from the cut!

Zephyr gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on Doflamingo, whose right arm had been pierced through him.

"Doflamingo, what have you done?!"

"Fufufufufufufufu!"

With Zephyr's right arm still embedded in his abdomen, Doflamingo grinned arrogantly and maliciously. "I told you long ago, your protective instincts towards your students are your weakness, Zephyr."

"I added some poison to that line of blood that pierced your shoulder."

Zefa's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Fufufu, to be able to hold on for so long after being hit by that, no wonder he is the Black Arm General, his physique is truly amazing."

As Doflamingo spoke, he reached out and pulled Zephyr's right arm out of his abdomen.

Inside his pierced body, countless fine threads rapidly intertwined, repairing his internal organs.

Upon seeing this, Zephyr's pupils contracted. Ignoring the wound on his right arm, he clenched his left fist, hardened with Armament Haki, and slammed it down towards Doflamingo.

"A spiderweb of threads!"

Doflamingo blocked the heavy punch with an enhanced version of his web, but he was still sent flying into the air.

Just as Zephyr jumped up again, about to deliver another heavy blow.

In mid-air, Doflamingo held a string that connected to the clouds above, and pulled by that string, his figure rapidly flew upwards.

"To witness the strength of a general and even obtain his arm, this trip has been worthwhile. That's enough for today. You can have those guys, Zephyr."

Zephyr roared in anger as he tried to catch up with her using Moonwalk but still failed.

"Doflamingo!"

"Fufufufufu—"

The sinister laughter of Doflamingo, the Heavenly Demon, echoed through the clouds in the sky.

But his figure had already disappeared.

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The warship was silent, badly damaged, and in a mess.

The deck was covered in blood and littered with severed limbs.

Of the more than sixty naval recruits, 11 died at the hands of Doflamingo, and 17 died as a result of being controlled by him and killing each other.

“Zeffa teacher...your arm.”

Einbinz and the others stood before the bodies of their fallen comrades, watching Zephyr slowly walk back with only one arm missing, their faces streaked with tears, sobbing uncontrollably.

The malice came too suddenly; the life that was just beside you, laughing and chatting, vanished in the blink of an eye.

Zefa walked up to the dead students, knelt down, and tears streamed down his face.

At that moment, thunder rumbled in the sky where dark clouds had gathered, and heavy rain poured down.

Ron stood in the corner, holding Rachel, watching them. His half-length black hair, wet with rain, fell across his face.

Beneath his fine, black bangs, his gaze was calm as still water.

He himself could not truly empathize with the suffering that Zefa and the others were going through.

What he's thinking right now is...

The original storyline should have been that Edward Weevil, before becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, cut off Zephyr's arm and killed all the new Marine recruits except for Einbinz. But now it has been changed to Doflamingo doing it.

So, it was because of my appearance that the original plot changed...?

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This chapter has undergone some revisions.

55. Old and young drinking under the night sky (3/5)

The day after the incident.

Naval Headquarters.

Malinvando.

"What did you say?!"

"The warship that Zephyr was leading the new students on their internship was attacked by Doflamingo, the Heavenly Demon?"

The Warring States period was greatly alarmed.

"Yes, yes. I don't know the specifics yet, but Doflamingo killed more than twenty Navy freshmen and also... severed Admiral Zephyr's right arm."

Zhan Guo's eyes narrowed instantly, and his fists, which were resting on the table, slowly clenched.

"Isn't being one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea enough for you... Doflamingo!"

He looked up at the officer:

Where are Zephyr and the others now?

"We are still on our way back to Marineford and it is expected that we will be able to return in three more days."

"Go and inform them to summon all the generals and lieutenant generals in Marineford to this place."

Zhan Guo said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

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A day later.

This night.

Zeff, who had lost an arm, found Ron wielding a knife on the deck.

Ron stopped swinging his knife and turned to look at him.

"General Zephyr, don't you need to rest and recuperate?"

"It's just a broken arm, nothing serious."

As Zefa spoke, he held up a bottle of wine in his left hand and waved it at him.

"I heard from Karp that you can hold your liquor well, come have a drink with me."

Under the night.

The two people, one older and one younger, sat down on the deck of the damaged warship.

"It was I who asked Kizaru to speak to Sengoku about bringing you to my ship for this training program."

Zefa, holding the bottle, poured wine into the saucer in front of Ron as he spoke.

"I originally intended to show you the evil side of pirates so that you would be determined to join the Navy, but I never expected to drag you into such danger."

"Sorry."

Ron didn't say anything, but simply picked up the wine dish in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

Zefa glanced at him, then picked up the wine dish and drank it down.

After drinking the beverage.

Ron put down his empty wine dish and looked at Zefa, who was sitting cross-legged opposite him, and asked, "What are you planning to do next?"

"I will never forgive Doflamingo for what he did! When I return to Marineford, I will ask Sengoku to let me lead an army to capture him!"

Zefa's voice was deep and filled with intense anger.

Ron shook his head upon hearing this.

"I don't think Marshal Zhan Guo will agree to your request."

Zephyr frowned: "How is that possible? Sengoku may be stubborn, but he's never been lenient when it comes to dealing with pirates. Doflamingo committed such a heinous crime; even if he were a Shichibukai..."

"Doflamingo is no ordinary pirate."

Ron shook his head, interrupting Zephyr, and looked directly at Zephyr.

"Besides being one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he has another hidden identity. Because of this identity, I don't think the Navy will take action against him."

"Ron the Kid."

Zephyr stared at Ron with a solemn expression. "The Navy may be somewhat incompetent, but they are absolutely committed to upholding justice. I absolutely do not believe that the Navy would turn a blind eye to such a heinous crime because of any status!"

"Then we'll see."

Ron didn't want to argue with Zephyr any further on this issue; they'd see who was right and who was wrong after some time.

The next period of time.

The two drank in silence.