Who told him to become the Pirate King!

"White Dragon Emperor - ·

The rat's sharp eyes were fixed on the man not far away.

Beneath his seemingly calm and collected face lay a torrent of emotions.

Why!

Pirate Emperor!!

They actually showed up at the G1 branch!

In a sense.

The mouse truly witnessed Storm's growth step by step.

He once escorted Vongola Storm, who was still a naval recruit, to Impel Down, only to find out that the latter had "escaped";

He had met Haku during the time of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and personally escorted the pirates who had been defeated by Haku from one island to another.

Now, "Haku" (White Dragon), one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, has grown into "Haku, the Pirate Emperor".

The rats met with each other again!

The moment Rat sensed that incredibly powerful [Conqueror's Haki], an extremely ominous premonition arose in his heart.

Upon seeing the White Dragon Emperor with his own eyes, the ominous premonition in the rat's heart completely turned into reality.

How are you going to send him to fight the Pirate Emperor?

Although the rat is also a "Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters".

But not every "Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral" is Monkey D. Garp!

The mouse slowly put down the Den Den Mushi that hadn't yet awakened.

The White Dragon Emperor's [Conqueror's Haki] not only stunned the Marines in the G1 branch, but also all the Den Den Mushi in the G1 branch.

Nine-star Conqueror's Haki is that powerful!

The mouse knew perfectly well.

The G1 branch has completely lost contact with Marine Headquarters and even the Holy Land of Mary Geoise!

This means that at this point, he is the only one who can shoulder the heavy responsibility of "fighting against the Pirate Emperor".

The rat glanced warily at the two figures, one in gold and one in purple, standing beside the White Dragon Emperor.

The purple-clad, blind, fat man... He was completely unfamiliar with him.

But isn't that golden, lion-like young man the Golden Lion II, a high-ranking officer of the Dawn Pirates with a bounty exceeding 20 billion Berries?

The rat's inner turmoil intensified.

but.

Ahead lies the Pirate Emperor, a figure who commands the vast ocean.

To the side are flying pirates who can move mountains and seas.

With a "whoosh," the rat drew the military knife from his waist and charged forward with a death-defying spirit.

"Justice will prevail!"

【shave】!

The rat stomped its feet on the ground repeatedly, skillfully employing the techniques of the Six Styles, and unleashed its fastest speed ever, rapidly closing in on the enemy.

The gust of wind from the high-speed sprint billowed Rat's Justice Coat, and the sharp, white blade of his military knife flashed through the air, aiming straight for the head of the Pirate Emperor in front of him.

But at that moment...

A familiar shade of purple was reflected in the mouse's eyes.

A familiar figure stood in front of the rat's saber.

clang!

It was accompanied by a crisp, clear sound.

The rat's saber slashed heavily at a black iron fist wrapped in jet-black Armament Haki, but unfortunately it failed to budge the latter in the slightest.

"you--."

The mouse stared wide-eyed at the "enemy" standing before it in disbelief, its fighting spirit melting away like snow in spring.

"Stop, rat."

Zefa sighed, and with a slight effort of his right fist, pushed the rat's saber away a short distance.

The disparity in strength between a naval admiral and a naval vice admiral was vividly demonstrated at this moment.

As long as it's not some bizarre case like "Naval Hero" or "Admiral Candidate".

Ordinary naval vice admirals are generally no match for admirals or Yonko-level enemies.

Some of the weaker vice admirals couldn't even last a single round against the supernovas.

(Here, I'd like to specifically name Vice Admiral Maynard, who was instantly killed by a user of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit.)

Within the "Vice Admiral" rank.

The rat is certainly one of the most important members of this group, or perhaps it could be called an "elite lieutenant general".

But compared to Zephyr.

The mouse is still a long way off!

Even at this time, Zephyr was not at the peak of his strength.

The mouse is still far from good enough!

"Teacher Zephyr—"

The mouse took a few steps back with a "staring" sound, but he still gripped the military knife tightly in his hand.

"What are you doing?! Have you betrayed justice?"

The rat's brain was trembling.

He couldn't even imagine a naval admiral.

?

And it's "Black Arm Zephyr"!

He abandoned the Navy and joined the ranks of the Pirate Emperor.

How could such a thing happen!

"I did not betray justice."

Zefa crossed his arms and said calmly.

"But the Navy needs a completely new 'justice'!"

Rumble-

The moment Zefa finished speaking.

On the other side, the clones of Shiki and Fujitora had already applied their respective Devil Fruit powers to the Marine branch base beneath their feet.

Even the naval warships that were originally docked in the port of the G1 branch had their gravity erased by the clone Golden Lion using the ability of the Float-Float Fruit.

Under the combined power of the Float-Float Fruit and the Layer-Layer Fruit.

After a violent earthquake.

The G1 branch slowly flew out of the sea and "rushed" into the depths of the new world.

The already confused rat's brain was completely overloaded after he noticed that the G1 branch had taken to the sky!

As an experienced Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters.

What kind of scene hasn't the rat seen?

But he had never seen anything like this before!

Where do pirates ever attack a naval base and simply move the entire base?!

"Teacher Zephyr—No!"

The mouse subconsciously uttered the name, but then forcibly changed it.

"You are definitely not Mr. Zephyr!"

"My teacher Zephyr would never collude with pirates!"

Zefa opened his mouth.

He had anticipated that when he "punished the old navy," it would put considerable psychological pressure on the members of the old navy.

But Zephyr never expected that the mental shock the rat would experience would be so great.

This child... seems a bit slow-witted.

Zefa wanted to say something more.

Standing behind him, Storm raised his hand and patted his shoulder.

"Marshal Zefa, leave it to me."

"you--·

Zephyr turned to look at Storm behind him, about to say something, but only saw a lingering shadow left in place.

"Be gentle!!!"

Zefa quickly retracted his previous statement and hurriedly added an explanation.

But Storm had already thrown a punch.

The mouse felt a sudden blur before his eyes, and then a fist kept growing larger in his vision.

boom!

The rat fell down.

(sad)

[Diamond Cup: Rat]

[Tournament Rating: ★★★★★★]

"Oh? [Rat]'s Diamond Cup has been refreshed?"

Storm raised an eyebrow; he had previously thought he would only be able to win a Platinum Trophy this time.

I didn't expect the [Rat] to respawn so quickly...

Another Diamond Trophy! You can wish for a [Devil Ring - Imitation], which will allow you to create another high-level Homie similar to Whitebeard II or Lion II.

"call···.··

Storm put away the Diamond Trophy with satisfaction, then blew non-existent dust off his fist before turning to look at Zephyr, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

"Professor Zephyr, what did you just say?"

Young people are so healthy; they can fall asleep the moment their heads hit the pillow.

Zefa looked at the rat lying on the ground, unable to get up, and his lips twitched a few times.

"N-nothing...no, something is wrong."

Zefa sighed, rubbing his forehead.

"Storm, why didn't you let me stop the rat? Wasn't this part of the tactic we'd planned?"

Indeed, but —

Storm spread his hands, saying helplessly (shamelessly).

"Professor Zephyr, are you sure that the rat general in that mental state just now would listen to your advice?"

Ze French stop.

The rat in that state just now was practically ready to draw its sword and attack again.

How could they obediently listen to orders?

"Therefore, I think we need to modify the 'tactics' we had previously considered."

Storm offered his earnest advice.

"Let's beat them all up first!"

in fact.

Storm is not good at persuading people with reason; he is better at persuading people with force.

Therefore, he felt that his suggestion was correct.

—This matter will be discussed later.

Zefa wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He chose to work with Storm because he wanted to use his face to help appease the former marines of the G1 and G5 branches.

However, judging from the situation with the rats...

Zephyr's "face recognition" strategy does not seem to have achieved the desired results.

Even the rats are like this.

How should Lieutenant General Brugras, who is older, more mature, and more experienced than the rat, be dealt with?

Also.

The new world has more than just the G1 and G5 branch bases.

What should be done with the people at other naval branch bases?

We can't just beat them all up like Storm suggested, can we?

That's so brutal!

"Teacher Zefa, please come up with a better solution quickly."

"Stromb said calmly."

"Because the next one is the G5 branch."

It turns out.

Zefa didn't have any good solutions either.

When the G1 branch successfully arrived near the sea area where the G5 branch was located.

When Storm's [Conqueror's Haki] swept across the G5 branch like a storm.

When Lieutenant General Bruglas, the "sole survivor" of the G5 branch, stepped on [Moonwalk] and flew into the sky.

Zephyr still couldn't come up with a better solution than "fists".

"The White Dragon Emperor!?"

Just like with the previous rats, Lieutenant General Bruglas recognized Storm at a glance, and she looked at Zefa standing next to Storm with suspicion.

"Zeff, you old devil! What were you doing standing there watching?! Have you really betrayed justice?"

Lieutenant General Bruglas's voice echoed high in the sky.

Zefa lowered his head and rubbed his forehead in utter shame.

Taking action against his naval colleagues is certainly not his style.

and so.

The new admiral gave this order to the new admiral candidate.

"Storm, do it."