Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"Me? I'm a Marine, so I can't be one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. But to be honest, I think the title 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' sounds pretty cool. It's a pity," Yann said with a hint of regret.

Upon hearing this, Hancock's eyes brightened slightly, and she replied without hesitation, "I agree."

"very good!"

Upon hearing this, Yann couldn't help but feel pleased with Hancock's understanding and praised her.

"It seems that you have indeed grown a lot since becoming the Kuja Emperor, Hancock. You can now tell when you can't be willful and when you need to make rational judgments."

At this moment, Hancock showed none of the domineering and heroic demeanor she displayed when fighting King the Wildfire with "Black Winged Demon" and resisting Kaido of the Beasts. Instead, her face flushed slightly, and she nervously rubbed the corner of her clothes as she answered.

"This humble servant is not as good as Lord Arn claims~"

"Hancock, you need to be more confident..."

Listening to the conversation between Yann and Hancock, Robin, who was sitting in a corner organizing a detailed record of the entire battlefield, couldn't help but roll her eyes slightly before speaking in a haughty tone.

"We're about to return to the Dressrosa Kingdom. Hancock, it's not appropriate for you to show up now. If you want to compete for the title of 'Seven Warlords of the Sea,' then you should return to the Kuja Pirates as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, from an angle where Yann couldn't see, Hancock's gaze suddenly turned incredibly terrifying as she stared intently at Robin.

Robin, however, seemed unimpressed, even taking a graceful sip of her coffee before asking, "Yarn, what do you think?"

"Makes sense."

Ya'en nodded in deep agreement and said.

"Now that the war with the Beasts Pirates is over, it's the perfect time to gain fame without making the World Government too wary, while still making them aware of your existence."

Hancock's lips twitched, and she replied somewhat dejectedly, "Well... alright then..."

Immediately, Hancock left the castle with a hesitant and reluctant expression, heading back towards the Kuja Pirates, who were docked on a nearby island.

After Hancock left, Yann pondered the situation carefully and realized that in the future situation on the sea, with a monster like Kaido of the Beasts, the "Seven Warlords of the Sea" indeed had a special significance in maintaining balance.

However, if the privileges of the Seven Warlords of the Sea were obtained by vicious pirates, it would be tantamount to having a license to kill.

Therefore, whether for future planning and interests or to avoid unnecessary harm to innocent civilians, Yann intends to do everything he can to secure a place among the "Seven Warlords of the Sea".

Corazon has already earned the title of "Shichibukai". Yann's other potential candidates for the title are Hancock, Moria, and Bartholomew Kuma.

"Only four at most? That's a bit few. After all, the Seven Warlords of the Sea aren't a democratic system where the minority obeys the majority."

[Chapter 252 Is it difficult? Not at all!]

"If things follow the original trajectory, then the remaining candidates for the Seven Warlords of the Sea are 'Hawkeye' Mihawk, 'Crocodile' Crocodile, and 'Knight of the Sea' Jinbe."

"We still need to find a way to secure more of the remaining seats."

While Yann was leisurely considering his options, Xiao Jin quickly returned to the Kingdom of Dressrosa.

Afterwards, Yann had Robin use her "Hana Hana no Mi" (Flower-Flower Fruit) ability to subtly inform Corazon about the relevant matters. While carrying out post-war work, Yann entered the underground refuge passage of the Dressrosa Kingdom through a secret passage.

This is a refuge passage that Pica, the user of the "Rock-Rock Fruit," dug out over the past six months by constantly moving rocks. Almost all the citizens of the Dressrosa Kingdom are hiding inside it.

In order to prevent unforeseen events during the war from making it difficult to protect Gion's safety, and also to prevent the hypnotic images Gion experienced from deviating significantly from reality, which could lead to inconsistencies when the Navy questioned Gion later on.

Therefore, Yan placed Gion in a separate room in the refuge passage.

Soon, Yann returned to his room, handcuffed himself again, and continued to be a prisoner of the pirates with peace of mind.

"Speaking of which, in the entire Navy's publicly recorded history, I'm probably the Navy officer who has been a pirate prisoner for the longest time, right?"

"In that case, wouldn't I be considered a disgrace to the Navy? How could the old man not demote me?"

As Yann was feeling quite pleased with himself, he unknowingly fell asleep from exhaustion.

……

Ya'en slept soundly until the door was banged on loudly.

"boom!"

Deringer, hands on his hips, swaggered in arrogantly.

When Deringer saw that Yann looked sleepy and that a beautiful and charming Gion was sitting next to him, he was inexplicably annoyed and said in a very displeased tone.

"You bastard, you're sleeping so soundly."

"Huh? Ouch~"

Yaen yawned, waved his hand to indicate that Gion didn't need to be nervous, and then spoke frankly, "I'm fine, didn't get enough sleep? What's wrong, is something the matter?"

"What's wrong?!"

Deringer seemed to be provoked by Yarrow's nonchalant tone, and stepped forward, saying, "Looks like you don't know anything at all."

"Know what?" Yann asked, still somewhat bewildered.

Upon hearing this, Deringer immediately displayed an arrogant expression and spoke loudly.

"War! We won! The war against the Beasts Pirates has been won by our Donquixote Family and the Hueco Mundo Organization. This will be a momentous event that shakes the entire sea!"

Gion, standing to the side, couldn't help but shrink her pupils, clearly not expecting such an outcome.

Immediately, Deringer moved closer to Yane and asked, "You lazy, incompetent guy who can't do anything but sleep, didn't expect that, did you?"

Yann raised an eyebrow slightly. Although he knew he shouldn't argue with Deringer over such a trivial matter, he couldn't help but tease him and said...

"This was indeed somewhat unexpected, but there's one thing I predicted that was pretty accurate."

"What is it?" Deringer asked instinctively.

"You tonight..."

"A calamity is inevitable!" Yaen whispered.

???

Deringer.

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

Yann smiled without saying a word, already preparing to tattle on Corazon.

As for whether this ordeal will be achieved through streaking or swimming naked, Yann still needs to think about it.

Yann had already thought of a reason for the punishment: he would say that Delinger's height of less than 1.7 meters seriously damaged the collective image of the Don Quixote Boys.

Deringer, feeling bewildered by Yann's behavior, kicked the wooden bed hard and said roughly.

"Stop laughing and joking around here. Come with me. The navy has sent people to ransom you."

Yann glanced down at the bed with a small hole kicked in it, his expression showing no anger whatsoever. Instead, he put on a happy smile befitting a prisoner.

Immediately, led by Deringer, Yann and Gion left the refuge passage and returned to the surface.

At this time, the entire Kingdom of Dressrosa was in a state of disrepair, but what attracted Yane's attention the most was the supplies piled up on street after street.

Yone adjusted his glasses slightly and said, seemingly casually, "The World Government sent people to deliver the supplies so quickly?"

“Otherwise what? Why do you think you were released?” Deringer replied matter-of-factly.

"This is really realistic..." Yann said with a sigh.

Gion, who was standing nearby, thought that Aon was lamenting that the World Government had been slow to trade supplies to rescue them, so she immediately comforted him.

"Admiral Yann, the Navy's justice does not allow for easy compromise with pirates, and the World Government needs time to mobilize resources. There may also be the impact of the Beast Pirates' declaration of war against the Donquixote Family, which is why it has been delayed until now."

Aon smiled and nodded, without explaining to Gion that there was a 90% chance the World Government instigated the Beasts Pirates' declaration of war.

After all, it's only natural for Gion, as a naval officer, to have such thoughts.

Furthermore, people of this age in Gion still hold relatively pure views on both the interpretation of justice and the situation at sea.

Aon was completely different. Unlike Gion, who was focused on upholding justice, Aon was thinking about how to get his elderly father to retire as soon as possible and then figure out how to do something big.

Therefore, from an outsider's perspective, Yann naturally wouldn't subconsciously make the same interpretations and explanations that benefit the Navy and the World Government as Gion.

Soon, led by Deringer, they headed towards the council chamber of the Dressrosa Palace.

Before anyone even approached the council chamber, a series of fawning voices emanated from within.

"Lord Rosinandi, do you have any requirements regarding supplies and resources?"

"You can bring it up, you can bring it up, it's perfectly fine."

"After all, Lord Rosinante still has Celestial Dragon blood in him, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration for us to call you master."

"What? A Devil Fruit? This..."

"No problem, no problem at all. I wonder how many Lord Rosinandi needs? If it's a dozen or twenty, we can get them right away..."

As Yann stepped into the council hall, his gaze swept across the room and he discovered that in addition to a whole squad of CP0 members and a large number of World Government officials, even Marine Admiral "Kizaru" Borsalino was present.

Borsalino, seeing Yann handcuffed in seastone cuffs, looking listless and pale, couldn't help but wave his hand and tease him.

"Hey, young man Yan, I thought you'd be old enough to make Marshal Sengoku a grandfather by now in the last six months. It seems like you're not doing so well."

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P.S.: Meow, wishing everyone a happy National Day holiday! Also, to celebrate National Day, I'll be updating three times a day for the next few days, hehe...

[Chapter 253. The World Government...is scared.]

"Are you... are you kidding me?"

Before Aon could speak, Gion blushed slightly and shouted, "General Borsalino, please don't make such jokes."

Seeing this, Ayan echoed, "That's right, Gion and I are innocent."

Borsalino, with Gion's face in front of him, shifted his gaze from Arn to the sea stone handcuffs binding the two of them together, then glanced at Gion's flat stomach and asked.

"Oh? How innocent are you?"

Borsalino's teasing immediately drew everyone's attention to Arn and Gion.

Although Gion may have had similar thoughts in her heart, even though she had been tied to Aon for the past six months, their relationship had always been ambiguous, which made Gion feel increasingly uneasy about her feelings.

However, now that Borsalino has exposed her like this, and so many people are staring at her with strange looks, Gion feels extremely ashamed and indignant.

Just as Arn and Gion were wondering how to resolve this predicament, Deringer, standing beside Arn, sneered and said...

"Heh, speaking of which, this one is indeed a talent of your Navy. While a major event occurred outside, involving the Beasts Pirates, the two of them were sleeping soundly in their cell."

"sleep?!"

Upon hearing this, Borsalino couldn't help but lift his brown sunglasses, looking at Gion and Aon with a playful gaze, and said.