Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"Yamato, is this your Devil Fruit ability?"

"That's right!"

Yamato, now in his "Big Mouth God Form," grinned smugly and said, "I'm a user of the Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Big Mouth God Form. Pretty impressive, huh?"

Before Yamato could finish speaking, Aon's hand inadvertently appeared on Yamato's back and stroked the fluffy white fur.

"Wow~ This feels even better than the big cat's!"

At this moment, Yann almost unconsciously revealed his truest feelings.

Yamato, who was about to show some anger at Arn's disrespectful behavior towards his elder brother, suddenly paused, then noticed a key word and asked.

"Big cat? What big cat?"

"Uh, no...it's nothing..."

Yann waved his hands repeatedly, denying it. "You must have misheard. I didn't say anything about a big cat."

Yamato looked at Aon suspiciously, feeling that this guy had just been thinking about something extremely rude, comparing her to someone in some strange way.

Immediately, Yamato, with his somewhat carefree personality, didn't pursue the matter further. Instead, he glanced at the surrounding Revolutionary Army soldiers and asked...

"Speaking of which, didn't I tell you to hide? If anything happens, just shout for help."

"There seemed to be some fighting going on your side just now. These revolutionary soldiers... were trying to get closer to you, so I deliberately showed myself to hold them back," Yann replied, as if explaining.

Yamato's eyes flickered slightly, but his tone was quite disdainful as he replied, "Tsk, meddling. You don't even have the strength to protect yourself, yet you want to hold back the enemy?"

"No, I only intend to keep them in check; I don't actually want to take action, otherwise..."

At this point, Yann paused, looked in a certain direction from the crowd of revolutionaries, and said.

"That monster might make its move soon. If the two of us start fighting, the entire 'Demon Island' might collapse completely."

"Are you trying to save face again, Yann?"

Yamato initially responded with disbelief, but his gaze followed Arn's direction, and his expression immediately turned serious.

"Da da da~"

A series of rhythmic sounds of wooden clogs clattering on the ground and wooden sticks striking each other rang out. A tall, blind man with an "X"-shaped scar on his forehead that extended to his eyes emerged, wearing a purple yukata underneath a purple cloak. The revolutionary army members on both sides quickly made way for him, their eyes filled with respect, as if this man held a special position within the revolutionary army.

"This man..."

Yamato narrowed his eyes slightly, and the claws pressing on the ground tensed up a little.

Despite appearing to be merely a harmless blind man, Yamato's keen combat intuition detected no flaws in him, and the invisible pressure emanating from him was simply... terrifying.

"I, Yixiao, will temporarily be appointed as the Minister of the Combat Department of the Revolutionary Army."

As Ichisho stopped in front of Arn and Yamato, he introduced himself in a gentle tone. "What brings you two to 'Oni Island'?"

"joke!"

Yamato took a step forward and spoke in an unfriendly tone, "Since when has it become the Revolutionary Army's place to question Onigashima, which is the territory of the Beasts Pirates?"

He answered with a calm smile.

"This is a meaningless question. The 'Beasts Pirates' taking over Onigashima and plotting to occupy 'Wano Country' is only a matter of recent decades. If we go back further, 'Onigashima' has always been part of 'Wano Country'."

If Kaido of the Beasts had heard this, he would have already swung his club at Issho. But Yamato, who unconsciously stood on the side of Wano Country, nodded in agreement.

“That’s right, this is the land of Wano Country, so your Revolutionary Army should withdraw from Wano Country as soon as possible.”

"If the Revolutionary Army withdraws from Wano Country, the fate of Wano Country will only be more tragic."

Yi Xiao paused in his blind man's cane and said solemnly.

"With Kaido of the Beasts forcibly breaking down the gates of Wano Country, the harsh climate of the outer seas that originally protected Wano Country is no longer enough to shelter it."

"The weakness of Wano Country has been exposed to the world. If the Revolutionary Army leaves Wano Country, it will not bring peace. Instead, it will attract the covetous eyes of other forces. It will either become a factory for the World Government to process Seastone and weapons, or it will be occupied and plundered by other pirates."

Upon hearing this, Yamato paused slightly, while Aon smiled in surprise at such a direct and insightful remark.

Although Issho was a top-tier fighter whom the Revolutionary Army had deliberately sought out and recruited by Drag personally during the past six years under Yann's instructions, Issho is a man who already possesses a complete and unique ideology.

Perhaps he has a deep understanding of the sorrow and filth of the ocean, but he is different from Kuma, who is also a top-tier fighter and was once the 'King of a Member State of the World Government'.

Due to his position and perspective, Yixiao did not fully endorse the revolutionary army's ideals and ideologies, but joined the revolutionary army with the intention of discerning and putting them into practice.

Therefore, while Issho might know that there is a Chief of Staff in the Revolutionary Army whose position is almost equivalent to that of the leader, Issho is unaware of the existence of Aon, and he is also unaware of the Revolutionary Army's true plans.

In this situation, Yixiao was able to clearly perceive this based on his own experience, which shows that his insight is indeed quite remarkable.

Moreover, the words that Aon originally intended to explain to Yamato seemed even more natural coming from Issho's mouth.

[Chapter 537. An Act of Kindness and Favor?]

Before encountering those two CP0 members, Yamato would have mostly interpreted Issho's words as an excuse for the Revolutionary Army to occupy Wano Country.

but……

Even the booklets that the World Government wanted to destroy are still in Yamato's hands. Coupled with the performance of CP0, this makes Issho's words more credible.

The World Government has a strong demand for Seastone and weapons from Wano Country, and the two sides may have been trading for many years. With the Beast Pirates now history, the World Government may indeed directly occupy Wano Country, or support another force to control it.

As for whether other pirates will plunder Wano Country, there is no doubt about it. In fact, after the Beasts Pirates seized Wano Country, they eliminated countless pirates who tried to take over Wano Country.

"The current 'Wano Country' lacks the ability to protect itself and has no way to stand on its own in the sea..."

This concept was unconsciously planted in Yamato's mind.

After noticing the change in Yamato's gaze, Yan took a step forward, adjusted his glasses, and loudly maintained his stance, shouting.

"Issou, don't try to argue your so-called fallacies here. The fact that the Revolutionary Army evilly seized Wano Country is indisputable."

"As for the World Government, it would never covet the land of Wano Country, and the peace of Wano Country is not something that an organization with dangerous ideas of subverting the world should be able to maintain."

As Yone spoke, Issho's expression gradually turned serious. He said, "If I'm not mistaken, you must be Vice Admiral Yone of the Navy, right?"

"That's right..."

After acknowledging his identity, Yann spoke.

"I laugh. Why would a man like you join the Revolutionary Army? I don't remember you being a wanted criminal, and what you just said also seemed to align with the stance of justice."

"If you are interested, I am willing to help you join the Navy so that you don't go further down the wrong path. As for the crime of joining the Revolutionary Army, it can be forgiven. I can vouch for this with the name 'Tefimo Yann'."

Hearing Yann's words, Yi Xiao's expression couldn't help but be slightly moved.

It should be noted that, in the grand scheme of things, Yixiao is virtually unknown to the vast ocean.

The name "Tefier Yann" had already resounded in every corner of this sea, especially after Yann's victory in the direct battle against "Red-Haired" Shanks, which brought this man's name to the pinnacle of this sea.

The two are worlds apart in terms of status and reputation!

In this situation, the fact that a man of such status was willing to vouch for someone in his own name was so sincere that even Ishtar felt a strong sense of honor at being valued, and it even made Ishtar momentarily waver in his decision to join the navy.

Ikko never joined the Navy because he was dissatisfied with many of the Navy's practices and found it difficult to identify with the World Government.

But after his first encounter with the renowned Vice Admiral Yann, Yi Xiao suddenly felt that the future of the Navy was promising.

Based on Yixiao's judgment, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the next Fleet Admiral will likely be chosen from either Vice Admiral Yann or Admiral Sakazuki.

If Vice Admiral Yann were to lead the navy in the future, it might bring about entirely new changes to this sea.

However, Issho's wavering quickly disappeared. At this point, leaving the Revolutionary Army to join the Navy would be tantamount to betrayal. Even if he intended to join the Navy in the future, he would need to leave the Revolutionary Army in a proper and reasonable way first.

With this thought in mind, Yi Xiao's expression turned serious, and he bowed slightly to Lieutenant General Yann, saying...

"Thank you for the invitation, Lieutenant General Yann, but now that I have joined the Revolutionary Army, it is impossible for me to change my stance so easily."

Ya'en, who had been observing Yi Xiao's every micro-expression change throughout, shook his head with a hint of regret and said, "Is that so? That's a real shame."

Seeing this, Yamato said with some surprise, "What? Yann, you're actually chatting so happily with this guy."

As for Yixiao, after listening to what Yamato said to Aon, his expression was even more astonished, and he asked with a slight frown.

"Lord Yann, if I'm not mistaken, this should be Kaido's daughter, Yamato, who narrowly escaped from the Dragon Chief before, right? Why are you... with her?"

Yann sighed and said, "She saved my life when I was shipwrecked. Although she is Kaido's daughter, she doesn't have a bounty on her head, so she can't be considered a pirate."

Yi Xiao nodded and replied, "I see. Is this an act of kindness? I understand now."

He paused, smiled, and held his cane horizontally in front of his chest. He then slightly drew out a section of the blade and spoke with a serious expression.

"So what is the purpose of your visit? If it is to attack the Revolutionary Army, then even if I am no match for them, I can only resist according to my principles."

In an instant, the atmosphere on the scene gradually became tense, and the revolutionary army led by Yixiao also prepared to attack.

As the atmosphere between the two sides grew increasingly tense, Yann whispered to Yamato, who was maintaining his "Great Mouth True God Form" beside him, and asked.

"Should we fight, Yamato? But based on my assessment of Issho's strength, if we really fight, the remaining half of 'Oni Island' might sink completely."

The implication of what Yan said was simply to guide Yamato to compromise and make her understand that "there is a way to resolve things besides simply fighting, through negotiation."

Especially given that Yixiao showed considerable apprehension towards Ya'en and subtly revealed her bottom line, the remaining situation could be considered for negotiation.

Yamato is simply a bit too straightforward, but that doesn't mean she doesn't consider the pros and cons. Besides, Yamato is well aware that her left leg hasn't fully recovered, and fighting an enemy of this level would be too arrogant.

More importantly, although Ichisho showed great admiration for Aon, Yamato had absolutely no confidence in Aon's combat strength.

Given that Yann had just been "chased" by hundreds of Revolutionary Army members, Yamato was worried that if war broke out, he might not have the extra energy to protect his little brother.

With this thought in mind, Yamato pointed to the deep pit not far away and asked, "What are you Revolutionary Army forcing the Beasts Pirates to do?"

[Chapter 538. The Bound Yamato]

Upon hearing this, Yixiao nodded slightly and said, "I see. So you came here specifically to rescue the remnants of the 'Beasts Pirates'? I understand now."

He then smiled and pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Since Lieutenant General Yann is in charge, it's not unreasonable to retreat now. You can return those remnants to us."

Then, Yi Xiao nodded slightly to Ya En, turned around and walked straight towards the coast of "Ghost Island", as if he trusted Ya En's character and was not worried that he would attack.

The rest of the Revolutionary Army watched Aon and Yamato warily, backing away behind Issho.

Soon, a large number of revolutionary soldiers disappeared before Aon and Yamato's eyes, abandoning "Oni Island" and leaving by ship.

"Whoo~"

Seeing this, Yamato deactivated his "Great Mouth True God Form" and returned to his normal human form. He tossed his gradually whitening hair and turned to ask Arn in surprise.

"Ya'en, are you really that famous in the open sea? That guy just gave you so much face that he even gave up the entire 'Ghost Island'."

"so so."