Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Immediately afterwards, Yann took the list of pirate bounties that Xiao Jin spat out and flipped through it to compare.

"'One-Legged Pirates'? What a strange name. But this pirate crew is notoriously greedy and perverted. Because their captain has a morbid love for gold, they plunder gold everywhere without any scruples?"

Yann closed the list of wanted pirates and muttered to himself.

"Forget it, since it's such a boring and brutal pirate crew, there's no need to get close and communicate. Let's just use assassin methods to kill them in one hit."

With this thought in mind, Yann drew the Soul-Slaying Blade from his waist and began chanting.

"Swastika: Bird Bee Thunder Whip!"

A golden streak of light spun around, and the Soul-Slaying Blade instantly transformed into a missile resembling a giant whip, centered on Arn's arm. Its length and area even exceeded the size of the small boat beneath Arn's feet, resembling the stinger of a giant wasp.

The next moment, with a thought from Yann, a large amount of spiritual pressure flowed, and the huge whip-shaped golden missile was suddenly launched. The huge recoil pushed the entire small boat backward by more than a hundred meters, and the golden missile roared as it blasted towards the "One-Legged Pirate Crew".

"Boom!"

A huge explosion suddenly resounded across the sea, and a small mushroom-shaped shockwave appeared centered on the "One-Legged Pirates," causing large ripples to spread across the surrounding sea surface.

……

At the port where the 521 naval base is located, many civilians vaguely heard that muffled thunder-like sound and began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"Commander Yann is frying fish again."

"Yes, in the past, Commander Yann would quietly fish when he went out to sea, but in the past year, he has gradually fallen in love with frying fish."

"Could it be that Commander Yan's personality is gradually becoming more irritable?"

"But that doesn't make sense either, does it? Commander Yan is usually so kind and approachable, he doesn't seem like a short-tempered person."

"Could it be... that he's been holding back for too long? After all, Commander Yann has always been single, so..."

"That's quite possible. It seems that in order to be of help to Commander Yann, my daughter needs to visit Base 521 more often."

"Forget it, your daughter is only eighteen years old, she's not womanly enough, let me handle it."

???

Everyone's eyes turned to this burly man with surprise.

"What kind of looks are those? I meant for my sister to go..."

……

Yaon, of course, had no idea what the townspeople were talking about. Instead, he looked at the pirate ship that had completely disappeared in front of him and, somewhat unsatisfied, released his "Bankai: Suzumebachi Raikōbō".

Ever since Aon awakened the Bankai of this Zanpakuto called "Suzumebachi Raikōbō" on his last birthday, he has fallen completely in love with it.

Unlike the flamboyant and showy "Senbonzakura Kageyoshi", or the bulky and heavy "Kurojuu Tenken Myōō".

The "Hornet Thunder Whip" possesses the thrill of a one-hit kill as an assassin, a powerful recoil, and terrifying power almost equivalent to a real missile.

"Indeed, art is a single, decisive blow; it's an explosion, it's explosive power!!!"

Unfortunately, since Aon is located in the waters near the 521 Naval Base, he has to deliberately reduce the power of "Bankai: Suzumebachi Raikōbō" each time in order to avoid triggering a tsunami.

But this was still a bit unsatisfying, so Yann could only secretly suppress his urges and occasionally ejaculate.

Yan sighed softly, and after sensing the surrounding sea area again with his Observation Haki, he confirmed that there were no unidentified ships deviating from normal trade routes, and then decided to return to port.

"Looks like that's all the fish we'll have today."

Yann murmured something, then nodded at Xiao Jin.

Immediately afterwards, Little Jin obediently grabbed the rope at the bow of the small boat and flew around pulling the boat back.

"Xiao Jin, hurry up, I'll give you an extra little bag of snacks today."

"Choo Choo Choo!"

Immediately, Xiao Jin worked even harder, pulling the small boat like an arrow shot straight towards the harbor.

When the small boat was almost at the harbor, Yann pretended to row casually with the oar and moored the boat.

[Chapter 58 Nico Robin]

Some passing civilians saw Yann get off the small boat and greeted him warmly.

"Hey, Commander Yan, why are you back from fishing so early today?"

Yann waved his hand, smiled gently, and said, "The fishing isn't going very well today."

"Haha, Commander Yann, you've literally blown up the fish! Even if there were fish, they'd be scared away!" Many civilians chuckled and teased Yann.

"No, no, no, it must be the ocean current. I'll try fishing in a different direction tomorrow, I'm sure I'll have a good catch," Yann replied with a smile as he walked into the town.

Meanwhile, on the deck of a merchant ship that had just docked at the port, a petite figure in a cloak stared intently in the direction of Yaen.

Immediately, the petite figure leaped from the merchant ship to the port in a few bounds, keeping her distance while quietly following Arn.

In response, Arn, who was always using his Observation Haki, quickly noticed the somewhat sneaky figure behind him.

However, the town where the 521 Naval Base is located is now exceptionally prosperous.

In the eyes of the merchants of the North Sea, the town of 521 Naval Base is a magical and peaceful place, where pirates have not come to plunder for many years.

Therefore, the town of 521 Naval Base gradually became a trading center for several nearby sea areas. The streets were crowded with people, so it was inconvenient for Yann to take action, lest he cause a battle and accidentally injure civilians.

Along the way, almost every place Yaen passed by was greeted warmly by a large number of townspeople.

"Hey, Commander Yann, are you free today? Come over to my house for a game of pool, the kind where you can get a hole-in-one and learn some techniques."

"Commander Yann, this is the freshest fruit today, please have a taste."

"Brother Yann, candy, do you have any candy today?"

……

As Yann responded with a smile, he turned and gradually moved away from the bustling area, heading towards some relatively quiet places.

The petite figure following behind Yaen watched him disappear around a corner and quickly caught up with him.

However, when that petite figure entered the alley, she suddenly discovered that the ground was covered with beautiful cherry blossom petals.

Ya'en, who had been on high alert, stared solemnly at the petite figure in front of him, whose features were obscured by a cloak. Maintaining a safe distance at the end of the alley, he spoke up.

"Don't move, or these beautiful cherry blossoms will bury you completely!"

A spy for a pirate crew? A spy for the World Government? Or something else entirely?

Just as various guesses were flashing through Yaen's mind, the petite figure suddenly lifted her hat, revealing a pair of deep, beautiful blue-black eyes, and her smile was even more radiant.

"If I were to be buried under the cherry blossoms of Brother Yan, I would be willing."

Yern stared at the delicately featured girl before him, stunned for a moment, before suddenly realizing what she meant and said, "Nicole Robin?"

Robin shrugged, his eyes brimming with barely suppressed joy.

"Six years have passed, and I have finally found Brother Yaen. As expected, Brother Yaen did not lie to me back then. We will eventually meet again somewhere in this sea."

?

Ya'en.

Did I say that?

It seems... it's possible that I really did mention it casually back then.

However, what surprised Yan was why Robin suddenly appeared at Marine Base 521, and seemingly all alone, sneaking around.

"Robin, you came alone? Didn't Dragon and the others come with you?"

"Dorag?"

Robin repeated the name, somewhat puzzled, before realizing what she meant and asking, "Brother Yann, is Dragon the owner of the Den Den Mushi contact information you gave me?"

"and many more……"

Yann frowned slightly and asked, "Robin, have you not contacted Dorrag in the past six years?"

Robin looked at Arn with his dark blue eyes, shook his head, and replied, "No."

At that moment, Arndt felt a sudden urge to be careless.

According to Yann's original estimate, Robin, the only person in the world who understands ancient writing, should have been protected by Dragon and the others long ago.

However, it had been six years since Yann last contacted Dragon, and their conversation was interrupted halfway through due to some unpleasantness.

Furthermore, since Robin hadn't spoken in the mental space for the past six years, Yann subconsciously assumed that Robin had successfully contacted Dragon.

"Why didn't you contact Dragon?" Yann asked, puzzled.

"because……"

Robin looked down at his toes, seemingly worried about Yann's scolding, and said.

"I only trust Brother Yaen. As for others, even if they are like-minded companions of Brother Yaen, I don't trust them."

"Just like Saulo back then, his friend Kuzan was among those who tried to stop him."

"Furthermore, since Brother Yan is a Marine, then Brother Yan's companions should also be Marines, so I thought about it for a long time but still didn't believe it, worried that it would increase the risk of exposing our position."

Listening to Robin's seemingly hesitant and somewhat illogical words, Yann inexplicably felt a sensitive and fragile trust from Robin, like a larva cautiously testing everything in the outside world.

"Really..."

Arne scratched his head helplessly, looked at the thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl in front of him, and then asked, "So, Robin, you've been wandering alone for the past six years?"

Robin shook her head, then couldn't help but smile, saying, "Not really, I still have Brother Yan's power with me, don't I?"

……

Ya'en.

Young lady, you said that a little too soon.

If we wait another six years, until you're fully grown up, I might still be moved by you.

But now that you're only thirteen or fourteen, it's putting me in a difficult position. It makes me feel like a father who abandoned his daughter, and that she has traveled thousands of miles to come back to reunite with him six years ago.

Robin's dark blue eyes seemed to be carefully observing Arn's reaction, as if afraid of displeasing Arn.

"Ugh……"

Yarn sighed helplessly, then looked at the half-grown loli in front of him and asked, "So, Robin, what brings you here to see me?"

"Actually, I don't have any plans..."