Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Kuzan pondered for a moment, then gestured with his chin toward Yann, who looked like a young heartthrob, before replying, "I brought a junior along to broaden his horizons, but he got lost right away."

"You yourself don't come here often, do you?" the man said, seemingly having noticed something.

“Yes.” Kuzan nodded.

"How reckless! You should at least have asked your superior about the precautions for coming here, and where to go for fun, before you came..."

The man gave a knowing look and said, "For the sake of being colleagues, just remember this mantra: 'East is Yellow, West is Poison, South is Dipper, North is Gamble,' understand?"

“Oh,” Kuzan replied.

"in addition……"

The man glanced at the refined and handsome Yann and said, "I suggest you take this little guy to explore the east side of town first; he'll like it here."

Thanks!

Kuzan patted the man on the shoulder again, then said goodbye to him.

As the man walked away, Kuzan turned to Yaen and asked, "Yaen, why don't you go to the east and enjoy yourself?"

In response, Yan rolled his eyes at Kuzan and then said.

"Let's get out of here. This is the west side, no wonder there are controlled substances everywhere. That 'rat-a-tat-tat' sound just now was probably someone who got high and started shooting randomly, right?"

"Don't you like these things, Yann? Didn't you mean something else when you said you wanted to see the mafia?" Kuzan asked, suppressing a smile.

"Do you like it?" Ya'en countered.

“Who in the real navy likes these things?” Kuzan replied with a laugh.

Yann pursed his lips and then said.

"However, it seems that the navy in the West Sea is not very serious. Judging from the tone of that navy officer just now, this place has probably become the de facto entertainment spot for the navy in the West Sea."

When the topic was actually brought up, Kuzan's expression became slightly serious, and he then spoke in a low voice, "It seems there's a reason why the underground forces in the West Sea can spread to every corner."

"Is there no way to fix this?" Yann asked.

"It's very difficult..."

Kuzan shook his head and said, "You have to understand that some underground forces may be secretly manipulated by the World Federation member states, and the Navy cannot arbitrarily interfere in the affairs of the World Federation member states."

Yann added.

"I'm referring to the Navy! Even if the Navy's main responsibility is to deal with pirates and quell the chaos at sea, allowing the West Blue Navy to get so close to underground forces like this will eventually cause the foundation to rot, and the possibility of them colluding with each other is inevitable."

Kuzan seemed to understand the seriousness of the matter and replied cautiously, "I will report this to the Sengoku general."

"Ok!"

Yann nodded and said, "In that case, let's not delay and return to port immediately."

"Not urgent!"

Kuzan placed a hand on Yone's shoulder and said, "Since we've already arrived at Capone's Mafia headquarters, let's deal with this scourge first, shall we?"

……

Ya'en.

As Yann looked up, he realized that he had unknowingly walked to the very center of the town, in front of the tallest building.

At the entrance of this building stood a whole row of men in suits holding weapons that looked like submachine guns.

Just as Yann was thinking about how to trick Kuzan into charging ahead while he "strolled" behind, Kuzan suddenly grabbed Yann and threw him straight at the row of men in suits, shouting.

"Yarn, the important task of eliminating the Capone Mafia is entrusted to you."

The next moment, before Arn even landed, the well-trained men in suits reacted quickly and looked over, firing a submachine gun rapidly and skillfully at Arn in mid-air.

"Put-put-put-put-put-put-put-put!"

In an instant, through his Observation Haki, Yann clearly sensed bullets, almost like a wall, being pushed toward him.

"Scatter, Senbonzakura!"

In the critical moment, Aon unleashed the "Soul-Slaying Blade: Senbonzakura" at an unprecedented speed, and a large number of cherry blossoms flew up and blocked Aon's path.

"Clang clang clang!"

As a series of loud collisions rang out, Yann broke out in a cold sweat.

'I almost...was riddled with bullets!'

Having landed safely, Yann knew that his physique might not be able to withstand the gun, and he cursed under his breath through gritted teeth.

"Kuzan, you bastard, you just wait."

[Chapter 24. It's me!]

Even though Yann cursed Kuzan in his heart and instantly came up with dozens of plans to 'repay' him, the most urgent task was still to deal with the dozen or so submachine guns that were constantly firing bullets.

Faced with a large number of dazzling and beautiful cherry blossoms that appeared out of nowhere, the dozen or so men in suits were not flustered at all, clearly as members of the West Sea's underground forces, who were very aware of the existence of Devil Fruits.

And a man in a suit standing at the very back picked up a Den Den Mushi and began to report, requesting more firepower for reinforcement.

"That's going too far, requesting fire support?"

Ya'en clearly heard the man in the suit's voice and couldn't help but mutter a sentence.

Immediately, with a thought, a large swathe of cherry blossoms that had surrounded them separated and swept towards the row of men in suits.

"Um?!"

Seeing this, the men in suits fired even more frantically. Some of them even pulled out two submachine guns at the same time to try to thwart the oncoming cherry blossoms.

Unfortunately, these cherry blossoms are like countless blades, and they cannot possibly be destroyed by a mere dozen or twenty submachine guns.

The next moment, to the astonishment of the men in suits, a swarm of beautiful pink cherry blossoms swept past them.

As the cherry blossoms returned to Arn's side, swirling and falling around him, countless deep, bone-revealing cuts suddenly appeared on the bodies of the row of men in suits, and the gushing blood soaked the ground almost instantly.

Ya'en expressed regret that these men in suits, instead of running away from "Senbonzakura," fired their guns indiscriminately.

"Cherry blossoms are beautiful and fragile, but they can also be deadly..."

It is true that the attack power and destructive power of "Senbonzakura" in its initial release state are not strong, but that depends on what character it is compared to.

Compared to powerful figures like Gion, the future "Admiral candidate" whose strength far exceeds his rank; or Vice Admiral Saul, the giant; or Admiral Kuzan, who is about to take office, he is naturally somewhat lacking.

but……

"Just the Mafia."

Yann glanced back at Kuzan, who had lazily found a corner to lean against, and could only helplessly walk into the Capone Building.

Ultimately, the existence of these mafia groups in the West Blue is nothing but a joke to the Navy Headquarters.

However, given that many underground forces or mafia organizations are associated with member states around the world, and that most mafia groups do not cause trouble at sea, they are not within the jurisdiction of the navy.

The reason why Yann was somewhat worried about the West Sea Navy was simply because he was concerned that the West Sea Navy would gradually become corrupt under the influence of underground forces, not because he thought that these so-called mafia could become a force to be reckoned with.

"Well, since we're already here, let's go in and see for ourselves," Yann muttered to himself, before walking into the Capone Building.

As for the issue of merit that Yann has been worried about, in the end, the merit one can get from destroying a mafia organization is at most at the level of a sergeant.

This rank wouldn't even qualify him as a proper officer in the naval system, but it was still within the acceptable range for Yaen.

More importantly, even if Yann wanted to slack off, Kuzan, who was clearly starting to become even lazier, wouldn't allow it.

"So, what else can I do but comfort myself like this?"

Thinking of this, Yann couldn't help but feel annoyed, and he vented his anger on the mafia members blocking his way.

Along the way, Yann's Observation Haki spread out, almost enveloping the entire Capone Building.

And every trap, every sneak attack, every assault, naturally could not escape Yaen's perception.

Anyone who dares to point a gun at Yaen upon meeting him will be met with cherry blossoms formed from countless blades.

As for the mafia members who used fists and kicks but did not deliberately target Yann's vitals, Yann simply knocked them unconscious.

Unfortunately, very few Mafia members managed to escape unscathed.

As Yarrow broke through to the top floor, the mafia members tried all sorts of weapons, but still couldn't stop him in the slightest.

Furthermore, the fact that the dead mafia members were almost tortured to death made even the cruel and tyrannical mafia members feel a chill in their hearts.

"Strange...monster..."

"Completely different, they're not even on the same level."

"All types of guns, even artillery shells, are useless against him; those cherry blossoms will kill him if he touches them."

"It's over. The Capone family must have provoked this monster from somewhere. The Capone family is doomed."

Gradually, Yann discovered that the forces blocking his way were becoming fewer and fewer.

In the end, Yann felt as if he were strolling through the Capone Building, a place filled with gun violence, and no one paid any attention to him.

After thinking for a moment, Yann glanced at the elevator-like facility next to him and decided to abandon this dangerous method. Instead, he walked step by step toward the top floor of the Capone Building.

Standing outside the door of the top-floor room, Yann yawned and then gently knocked on the door.

According to Y'en's senses, the strongest people in the Capone Building were gathered behind this door, and following the usual practice of the big shots being located at higher positions, Y'en headed straight for this location.

Behind the door, Capone Bell, a middle-aged man with the air of a mafia boss, smoking a cigar and wearing a fur coat, gestured to the four burly mafia men standing on his left and right.

The four burly mafia men stood cautiously behind the door, their bodies swelling to resemble animals, their fangs and claws ready to strike at any moment.

Only then did Capone Bell speak up and ask, "Who?"

“It’s me,” Yann replied.

“Who?!” Capone Bell was taken aback and continued to ask.

“It’s me,” Yann continued in reply.

"Who exactly are you...?"

However, the next moment, a large number of cherry blossoms suddenly burst in through the gap below the door and swept straight towards the four Zoan-type Devil Fruit users.

"Ah! Ah!"

The cherry blossoms relentlessly sliced ​​through their flesh, causing these Devil Fruit users, who had just been fiercely preparing to launch a sneak attack, to scream and roll on the ground.

Only then did Yann leisurely push open the door, look at Capone Bell, whose face was somewhat pale, adjust his glasses, and say.