One Piece: Starting as the First Mate of the Lothar Pirates

"what!!!"

When the news spread to Naval Headquarters, the entire Marineford region was shocked and in uproar.

Headquarters building, Operations Conference Room.

The admiral, who was good at 'holding meetings', once again summoned all the generals of the navy.

"Does Thor, who has a bounty of four billion, really have a son? This is truly incredible news!" A lieutenant general exclaimed in astonishment.

"The son of the world's most heinous criminal, the child who inherits that man's bloodline, must absolutely not be allowed to live!" the hawkish lieutenant general declared resolutely.

"Hey, hey, hey, isn't that a bit of an overstatement?"

With Sengoku and Tsuru no longer around, Garp happens to return to headquarters.

"Even if the father is a villain, what does that have to do with a child? A child cannot choose his or her birth, nor can he choose his or her parents..."

“I think so too. Blaming the parents' sins on an ignorant child, no matter what…” The young Major Zephyr frowned.

"If anyone's to blame, it's that child's bad luck to be born as that man's son!" The hawkish lieutenant general refused to back down.

“The one who inherits the most evil bloodline will surely do as many evil deeds as his father in the future.”

“That’s enough. We can discuss other issues later. The important thing now is who the child is and where he is,” General Kongdao said.

"Was this phone signal also coming from the East China Sea?" the naval admiral asked.

Several years ago, they had detected communications between Luo Chuan and Locke. At that time, Luo Chuan had revealed that he was "in the East China Sea".

"No, this signal didn't come from the East China Sea, but from the North China Sea!" said the king of the meeting.

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Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

“That guy has the ability to teleport, so it doesn’t matter where the communication signal comes from. I think we should strengthen our search in the East China Sea,” said Satan, one of the Five Elders of Saturn, decisively.

“What Satan said is exactly what I was thinking. We should have the CP focus on investigating the foreign population that has entered the East China Sea in recent years. Better to kill the wrong person than let one go free,” said Nassuro, one of the Five Elders of Venus.

"No! We can't kill them! Only that child must be spared; it's the only weakness that man has shown!" said Vocholi, one of the Five Elders of Mercury.

“Excellent!” Marcus, one of the Five Elders of Mars, nodded. “Children are a parent’s weakness; that man finally has a weakness too!”

"If we can get control of that child, we can not only avenge our previous humiliation, but also..." The Five Elders of Jupiter sneered repeatedly.

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New World, Elbaf, Ita's Tavern.

Upon hearing Luo Chuan's boast, the thieves, led by Locke, were stunned.

The bustling tavern fell silent for a moment, then erupted in a tremendous shock and uproar.

"Holy crap, boss... you... you... you're serious?!" Xiong Da's eyes widened.

"Congratulations, boss! Let's have a party!" said the second brown bear brother cheerfully.

“Hahaha, First mate, bring my nephew over here quickly. I’ve even prepared a gift for him,” Shiki said.

“Oh my gosh~ The first mate’s son must be so cute, I really want to meet him~” Miss Bakkin said.

Young Newgate, the white-bearded man, patted his empty pockets, finding no good gift to offer, and felt a little embarrassed.

"That's enough, all of you shut up."

Just then, a shout from Lockes interrupted the cacophony of words.

"What's wrong?" Luo Chuan raised an eyebrow.

"How dare you say something like that, Luo Chuan? You idiot! Why did you say such a thing on the phone? Take it back right now, you bastard!"

Luo Chuan was a little confused, and for a moment he didn't understand what kind of fire Rocks had set off.

Furthermore, he's not like Garp, a Devil Fruit user who can retract his Devil Fruit powers...

“I don’t have any white-telephone jamming signals prepared here right now,” Lockes sighed.

Now Luo Chuan understood.

The communication waves between the sea snail and the telephone bug can be detected and captured by other birds of the same species.

Secret communications are often handled with a large white telephone to shield against eavesdropping.

But Rocks's contact with Luo Chuan was always aboveboard and never avoided being monitored by the Navy.

Because they are very confident in their own abilities, they don't care if their plans are known in advance.

This is precisely why this oversight occurred.

Locke hadn't expected that Luo Chuan would get carried away and reveal his secret.

"Does the captain mean... that the Navy overheard our conversation?"

"That means the Navy also knows that the boss has a son! This is not good!"

Both the black bear leader and the brown bear second-in-command widened their eyes involuntarily in tension.

"Kulalalala"

Just then, Newgate suddenly smiled; he had thought of a perfect gift.

"Hey, Navy, if you're going to listen, then relay my words back to Naval Headquarters verbatim." The young white-bearded man spoke domineeringly, "If you dare lay a hand on my nephew, I will absolutely sink your headquarters into the sea!"

“Hahaha, Newgate is right, count me in too.” Shiki laughed and agreed.

"Now that things have come to this, First Mate, why don't you bring the child back? Let's see if the Navy dares to come." Gan Sui laughed.

boom!

Rocks kicked Gan Sui away.

It's unbelievable that he would put a child on this ship.

“The child’s problem is more important, so I’ll give you another break. You can decide what to do with it yourself,” Lockes said.

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The phone was disconnected.

Luo Chuan understood what Lockes meant.

Bringing Arashi back to the Rocks Pirates is unacceptable, and it shouldn't even be made public.

Eight years later, after Rocks and Alice had Teach, he didn't tell anyone and immediately hid them and their child in his hometown.

This was originally a very prudent decision, but by sheer coincidence, his hometown was chosen by the World Government as a 'hunting ground'.

"Sorry, Lan, I think I did something stupid and exposed you." Luo Chuan scratched his head sheepishly.

"It's okay, at least you didn't tell anyone my name, Dad." Lan playfully stuck out her tongue.

"You brat, you dare to tease your dad like that..." Luo Chuan launched a tickling attack.

As night fell and dawn broke, the father and son, who were camping on the island, witnessed the most beautiful sunrise.

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At the same time.

Beihai, the Kingdom of Birds.

The frigate with the explosive headgear from the Naval Headquarters slowly approached the shore.

Major General He stretched and dragged his suitcase, ready to land and go home.

"I go!"

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out on the deck of the warship.

"What's wrong?" Vice Admiral Sengoku asked curiously.

"Vice Admiral Sengoku, news just came from headquarters: that Thor... the first mate of the Rocks Freight Fort has a son!" a naval lieutenant commander exclaimed in surprise.

"what!!"

These words immediately caused an uproar on the deck.

Major General He, who was just about to step off the ship, stumbled, and a look of panic flashed across his fair face.

Exposed?

How could this be!

I clearly haven't told anyone about it.

How could anyone possibly know?

"Little Crane, what's wrong with you?" Sengoku noticed Crane's unusual behavior.

"N-nothing...it's nothing." Major General He tried to remain calm and said, "Speaking of which, what exactly happened with Thor's son?"

“I was curious about that too,” Sengoku said, calling someone closer.

"Yes!"

The naval colonel who first revealed the news stood at attention and saluted.

"Report, this was learned last night through listening to communications from the Rocks Caravan F. The vice-captain of the Rocks Caravan, Thor Luochuan, personally admitted to having a son."

"Oh? Can you pinpoint the location of the communication signal? Was it sent from the East China Sea?" Sengoku asked, remembering something from several years ago.

“This… doesn’t seem to be it…” the major shook his head.

"Reporting to Vice Admiral Sengoku, it's Hokkaido! Yesterday's signal indicated that Raijin Rakuchi is in Hokkaido!" another marine reported.

"How could this be?!"

Upon hearing the words "Beihai," Major General He felt dizzy and as if his world was collapsing.

Her first thought was that Luo Chuan had discovered the child's existence and taken him away.

"Little Crane, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at the pale-faced crane, Sengoku was even more confused.

"No... nothing's wrong. I probably just haven't rested well. I'll go home first."

Major General He said, not even bothering to salute, and immediately rushed home using the Moonwalk and Shave techniques.

"Xiaohe..."

Sengoku picked up his suitcase and followed closely behind.

Major General Crane was born into an ordinary family. His parents were bird researchers who ran a farm in the suburbs outside the town, specializing in raising various birds.

They keep cranes, swans, peacocks... and even large birds of prey like golden eagles.

At this moment, the golden eagle, the farm's "guardian," spread its wingspan of more than two meters and soared into the sky.

On the back of the golden eagle lay a boy who looked about three or four years old.

"Little Jin, charge!"

At an age when most boys are only three or four and can barely hold their urine, this boy is already able to handle large birds of prey.

"Little Golden Eagle, stop, it's Mommy... Mommy's back~" The child on the golden eagle's back had an exceptional eye and saw its mother approaching from afar.

"Falcon!" Major General He, using his moon-like steps, charged toward the gliding golden eagle.

"Mommy~"

The little boy named Falcon leaped from the back of the golden eagle and into his mother's arms.

"Thank God, I'm so glad you're alright, so glad you're alright." Seeing his son safe and sound, Major General He couldn't help but cry tears of joy.

"Mommy, why are you crying? Grandpa and Grandma are taking good care of me, I'll be fine!" Juntian blinked innocently.

"It's nothing, Mom is overthinking it." Major General He quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Little Crane, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Did something happen at home?" Sengoku asked with concern as he arrived at the farm carrying a large suitcase.