Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

At this moment, Yann was even too exhausted to complain, and explained.

"I'm not good at close combat, so clothing doesn't have much impact on my fighting ability, so there's no need to worry."

Yamato nodded, as if he understood something, and asked, "I see. Are you skilled with guns? But where are you hiding your gun? I only saw a knife on you."

Yaon sighed and said helplessly, "Yamato, that's a very insightful question. Don't ask it again next time."

"Tsk, people from the outer sea are really strange. Even if you're only good at marksmanship, I won't laugh at you."

Yamato replied dismissively, "A samurai doesn't necessarily have to be skilled with a sword. Don't I use a spiked club?"

As they talked, Yamato rowed vigorously while simultaneously instilling various strange ideas about samurai into Arn.

Soon, as the outline of "Oni Island" came into view, Yamato suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Aon, what did you originally plan to do in Wano Country?"

“To defeat Kaido, the ‘Beasts’,” Yann replied.

Yamato asked, a hint of surprise in his voice, "You alone?!"

"Of course not. In fact, the Navy sent a large fleet to Wano Country, but..."

At this point, Yann paused, then answered according to his original character's background.

"I just don't know what happened. It seems that the fleet encountered a shipwreck. I was sleeping in the cabin when I realized something was wrong. The entire naval warship had already sunk into the sea. When I woke up again, I saw you."

Yamato nodded, not at all surprised by what Arn said.

“Shipwrecks are quite common. The climate around Wano Country is particularly harsh, and every year I see many ships that wanted to enter Wano Country turn into wreckage and drift to the shore.”

"Yes, sigh..."

Yone sighed and said, "I wonder what the situation is like with the fleet. It's a pity I don't even have a Den Den Mushi, so I can't contact the fleet at all."

Upon hearing this, Yamato spoke in a comforting tone.

"Ya'en, you don't need to worry too much. Given the survival rate of the harsh climate around Wano Country, the entire fleet would probably have sunk to the bottom of the sea by now. There's no use worrying. Just stick with me and I'll make sure you have enough to eat."

As soon as Yamato finished speaking, her stomach made a "gurgling" sound.

For a moment, Yamato's rowing motion froze awkwardly, leaving the atmosphere in the small boat inexplicably filled with a silent embarrassment.

Yaon then turned his gaze elsewhere, wisely refraining from further discussing the issue of "filling one's stomach" with Yamato.

Yamato let out two awkward laughs and said, "After escaping 'Onigashima' a few days ago, I've been busy hiding from those guys from the 'Beasts Pirates,' so I've missed a few meals. Don't worry, I'll be able to fill my stomach once we get to 'Onigashima.'"

Gradually, Yamato's voice grew softer, his gaze fixed on the "Demon Island" that was becoming clearer in the distance.

Compared to the eerie and terrifying "Demon Island" shrouded in dark clouds in the past, the "Demon Island" now appears desolate. Yamato even instantly realized that most of the "Demon Island" had completely disappeared.

What... happened here?

Yamato muttered a sentence in a solemn tone.

Arn, who was also watching "Demon Island," had a very serious expression and reminded him, "Yamato, be careful with the rowing. There might still be enemies on the island."

"it is good."

Immediately, under Yamato's control, the small boat carefully circled around to a remote area called "Demon Island," which resembled a cliff, and docked.

When Yamato and Aon arrived at "Demon Island", they clearly saw the signs of battle everywhere on the island.

Large areas collapsed, spiderweb-like cracks were visible everywhere, and bloodstains remained in many places.

"This is terrifying. Could it all have been the work of the Revolutionary Army? They managed to wipe out the entire Beasts Pirates so quietly."

"I am in shock," Yaon said as he and Yamato carefully hid on the "Demon Island."

Even though Yamato loathed Kaido the Beasts, witnessing such an exaggerated change in the familiar Onigashima, she couldn't help but feel a bit complicated.

"Has the entire 'Beasts Pirates' truly been wiped out?"

Yaon closed his eyes slightly, pretending to use "Observation Haki" to perceive things from a distance, then pointed to the southeast and said.

"Yamato, there is still a lot of life force over there."

Upon hearing this, Yamato replied without hesitation, "Let's go take a look."

Then, with Aon deliberately walking a little slower than Yamato, giving Yamato the illusion that she was in charge of the whole trip and leading the way, Yamato and Aon arrived at a large pit in the central area of ​​"Demon Island".

"That is……"

Yamato and Aon hid behind some ruins, peeking out slightly to look ahead.

What first caught Yamato's eye were hundreds of Revolutionary Army members wearing gray cloaks and animal masks. Following closely behind were a large number of Beast Pirates members wearing seastone handcuffs.

At this moment, the members of the "Beasts Pirates" were almost all in a sorry state, looking dejected, and were digging something with shovels and spades amidst the scolding and beatings from the Revolutionary Army members.

[Chapter 528. The So-Called "Hero"]

"Are they digging a pit? Is there some kind of precious mineral in 'Ghost Island'?" Yann asked, puzzled.

"No, I've never heard of it," Yamato shook his head and denied it.

"What are they doing? Why would the Revolutionary Army go to such lengths to drive the Beasts Pirates to dig a hole here? Is there some treasure buried underneath?" Yann's brows furrowed even more.

Upon hearing Yaon's words, Yamato suddenly seemed to realize something and spoke up.

"That's actually quite possible. Kaido has hidden a lot of treasure over the years, but nobody knows where the treasure vault is."

Yann pushed up his glasses and said, "If that's the case, we must find a way to stop the Revolutionary Army. Otherwise, if they get their hands on those treasures, they will inevitably grow stronger."

"That's right, we can't let the revolutionary army succeed!"

Yamato said firmly, and then immediately tried to show himself to stop the Revolutionary Army.

"and many more……"

Yaon quickly grabbed Yamato.

Yamato looked at Arn with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong? Arn, if you're not good at fighting, you can stay here and wait for me. I can take them all down by myself."

……

Ya'en.

Hearing Yamato's confident words, which even included a disdainful remark about himself, Arn almost lost his composure again.

This guy named Yamato is too reckless, isn't he?

Immediately, Yaon adjusted his expression and said, "Yamato, don't be so impulsive. With the enemy outnumbering us and lacking intelligence, it's too risky to act rashly."

"How can we know the other side's information without a fight?" Yamato retorted confidently.

? ?

Ya'en.

That sounds like it makes a lot of sense...

Wait a minute, I almost got led astray by this guy!

If we actually go up and fight, and we can't win, it will be too late even if we have the intelligence!

Arn's lips twitched slightly, but he immediately changed his approach and began to persuade her.

"But we only have one chance. If we fail, we may not have another chance to stop the revolutionary army. So we must increase our chances of success as much as possible."

Yamato hesitated for a moment, crossed his arms, tilted his head slightly, and looked at Arn, asking, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

……

Ya'en.

What has this guy been pondering for so long? The answer is already so obvious, do I really need to solve the mystery for him?

Yaon, barely suppressing the urge to draw his Zanpakuto and deliver a decisive blow to Yamato, prematurely ending the original plan, spoke up.

"The key? Didn't they say there might be a key to the Seastone handcuffs on 'Demon Island'? If we can unlock your handcuffs, our chances of success will definitely be much greater."

"Makes sense!"

Yamato's eyes lit up slightly. He clenched one hand into a fist and gently tapped his other hand before speaking.

"Yarn, you stay here and keep an eye on these revolutionaries. I'll go find the key..."

After a pause, Yamato patted Arn on the shoulder and said, "If you encounter any danger, remember to shout for help, and I will come back to save you immediately."

Yann reiterated this statement with a slightly stiff expression.

"Yamato, I'm very strong too, and I hold a very high position in the Navy. Don't imagine me to be so weak, okay?"

"Ah, okay, okay, I understand."

Yamato gave a perfunctory reply, clearly not taking the words to heart, and then quickly headed off in another direction.

As Yamato flew away, a canary landed on Yann's shoulder from mid-air, and then Corazon's voice, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and commander of the Revolutionary Army's "New World" division, came from Yann's castle.

“What an interesting woman, Yann,” Corazon said with a chuckle.

“No, she’s a rather troublesome woman, much more troublesome than Gion.” Yaon shook his head, commenting with a helpless tone.

"Hahaha……"

Upon hearing this, Corazon couldn't help but laugh. "Don't compare Gion to Yamato. Isn't Gion very good to you? Devoted to you..."

"Alright, alright..."

Without hesitation, Yann interrupted Corazon's potential pimping attempt and said, "Let's get back to business. Everything's arranged over there, right?"

Corazon's tone turned serious as he replied, "No problem. Just as you predicted, the speed at which the 'Beasts Pirates' were destroyed far exceeded the World Government's expectations. In fact, the 'Beasts Pirates' were unexpectedly wiped out by the Revolutionary Army."

"So, after the World Government learned of this news, it almost immediately dispatched CP0 members to 'Onigashima,' probably intending to avoid providing evidence of the World Government's dealings with the 'Beasts Pirates' over the years, right?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, Yamato will be able to see what you want her to see."

Finally, Corazon said with some reluctance.

"But Yann, isn't it a bit too much to scheme against Yamato like this? After all, even if Yamato's behavior is a bit mature, she's still just a girl in her early twenties."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Yann gave Corazon a disdainful look and said.

"Don't make it sound like I'm deceiving Yamato's feelings. Actually, I'm just revealing a corner of the truth about this sea to Yamato. Everything presented to her is just one aspect of the truth about this sea."

After a pause, Yann put his hands in his pockets and said calmly.

"It just so happens that our plan requires a hero like Yamato from Wano Country, so I am merely guiding and nurturing a hero from Wano Country."