Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

However, the things that Yann usually needs to do cannot withstand such constant surveillance.

Immediately, Yone's gaze shifted, and he inquired about the details, asking von Clay, "Also, what was your response when Lucci said 'Make the most of him'?"

Von Clay smacked his lips and replied, "Of course, I wouldn't dare to make a promise on behalf of Lord Arn so casually, so I just brushed it off at the time."

"Hmm? What's the reason?" Yann asked.

Von Clay glanced cautiously at Yane and asked, "Too weak? Is that a suitable reason?"

In an instant, Yann's eye twitched involuntarily. He could already imagine the extent of the shock that the cold and arrogant cat would suffer in that moment.

Clearly, she mustered her courage and cautiously expressed her feelings—no, I mean, she showed her determination and attitude—with an insincere attitude.

"Hiss~ I hope the cat won't be so provoked that it turns against me on the spot?" Yann wondered helplessly.

"His expression was indeed very unpleasant at the time..."

"That's why I promised to teach him how to become stronger, and that's how I calmed him down," von Clay replied.

Yern nodded, admiring von Clay's wit; there was indeed nothing wrong with his choice and his words.

Upon seeing this, von Clay couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, during the time when von Clay was temporarily taking over the role of "Vice Admiral Sakura Dragon", the only unexpected event was Caius and Lucci. Therefore, he had to improvise and was very worried that he might cause unnecessary trouble for Lord Arn.

Arn scanned the area around the ward with his Observation Haki, but failed to detect Lucci's presence among the CP9 members. He then asked...

Where is Lucci?

"He went to prepare women's clothing?" Von Clay replied casually.

???

Ya'en. "Crossdressing? What crossdressing?"

"This is the first step in the training of the transvestite fist technique. Wearing women's clothing while in a male body completely disregards unnecessary gender dignity. Only in this way can one comprehend the profound mysteries of the fist technique that transcend gender in subsequent training..."

"wait wait wait……"

Before von Clay could launch into his impassioned speech, Yern interrupted him abruptly, asking in shock, "You're teaching Lucky the Transvestite Fist???"

Immediately, von Clay realized what he might have done and weakly replied, "But Lord Arn, all I know is the Transvestite Fist..."

"..." Yaen.

Meanwhile, as Lucci stealthily crept back towards the ward, he was shocked to find numerous CP9 members standing guard fifty meters away from the ward.

Immediately, a look of relief appeared on Lucci's cold face.

While making a small sacrifice to be taught greater power by Lord Arn is nothing, having the usually cold and ruthless Lucci reveal his female attire in front of his subordinates is still a profound challenge to the limits of some of Lucci's beliefs.

Now that his subordinates had spread out fifty meters away from the ward, Lu Qi was less worried about this.

"It seems Lord Arn has been considerate enough to have everyone disperse; he's as gentle as ever..."

Lu Qi muttered something to himself, feeling a strange sense of shame welling up inside him.

Previously, under Lord Yan's strange request, Lucci struggled internally for several days, unable to break free from the shackles of his past beliefs.

Therefore, Lucci has been frantically training his body these past few days, trying to find other ways to become stronger.

only……

That's way too far off!

That's way too far off!!!

Having witnessed firsthand the destruction of the "Ancient Weapon Pluton," Lucci was acutely aware of the insurmountable gap between himself and the world's elite.

Now, how could my own strength possibly be enough to gain Lord Arn's approval?

Not enough! Far from enough!!!

One's own weakness is not something to be argued about!

Although Lucci completely failed to understand why Lord Arn wanted him to wear women's clothing, and what this had to do with gaining powerful strength, but...

Lord Arn must have his reasons for doing this, right?

Deeply impressed by Yann and hating his own weakness, Lucci secretly changed into a Kalifa women's suit.

"Dong dong!"

Lucci knocked lightly on the ward door, and without waiting for a response from inside, fearing that the other CP9 members would notice him, Lucci quickly opened the door and slipped inside.

"boom!"

As Lu Qi closed the door behind him, he glanced into the ward and noticed that Yann was not lying in bed as usual, but standing by the bed, staring blankly at him.

Lu Qi, who was always known for his decisiveness and ruthlessness, swallowed hard. For a moment, he was completely at a loss as to where to put his hands. He subconsciously turned his head to the side, feeling a strange heat on his face, and stammered.

“Yarn…Lord Yarn…I apologize for barging in so abruptly.”

"Cough cough..."

The next moment, Yann couldn't stop coughing and inwardly cursed von Clay, that transvestite.

what is this?

Lucci was originally a male leopard, a proud and aloof big cat, but now he's being corrupted by Bon Clay into... well...

Yaen glanced once more at Lucci, who was now dressed in a women's suit and exuded a shy yet arrogant and aloof air.

A male leopard transforms into a female leopard?

Seeing Yann coughing repeatedly, Lucci couldn't help but speak in an unnatural tone.

"Lord Yann, are you alright? If your injuries haven't fully healed, you should lie down and rest."

Upon hearing this, Yann coughed, waved his hand, and said.

"Um, could you take your clothes off first..."

"what???"

Lucci.

[Chapter 618. Pure Gold Lanternfish]

Immediately, when Yann saw Lucci looking somewhat at a loss, he realized that Lucci seemed to have misunderstood.

Just as a sense of realization began to emerge in Lucci's eyes, Yann quickly corrected him.

“Lucci, what I mean is that you should change into normal clothes.”

"Ok?"

Lucci looked at Yann with a puzzled expression.

Yann pushed up his glasses, a habitual gentle smile appearing on his face, and said.

“Lucci, the reason I made you do this strange thing was just to test your resolve, to see if you are willing to abandon unnecessary things in your purest pursuit.”

Lu Qi's eyes widened slightly, and a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

And then Yann continued.

“Lucci, I’ve seen your resolve, so go change into normal clothes and come with me to the training ground.”

"Yes, Lord Yann."

Lu Qi quickly agreed, and then tried to open the door to leave.

"and many more……"

Just then, Yann called out to Lucci.

Then, unable to bear seeing Lucci wandering around in women's clothing, Arn took out a navy cloak he usually wore from the castle inside Little Gold's body and tossed it to Lucci, saying...

"Put this on."

"Yes."

Lucci wrapped the cloak around himself and quickly left the ward, heading towards his room in the G-9 branch.

However, unlike his previous sneaking into the ward, this time Lucci, who already had a clear understanding of the situation, made no attempt to conceal his presence and swaggered past the CP9 members not far away.

'If I care about even such trivial opinions and views, then my level of understanding is only that level.'

Lucci's expression was cold and his gaze sharp. He walked past the CP9 members without the slightest hesitation.

However, wherever Lucci went, the CP9 members' mouths opened almost uncontrollably as they stared blankly at him as he walked away.

"Um... I didn't see wrong, did I? That was the boss just now?"

Why is Boss Lucci wearing Kalifa's clothes?

"Is that the point? Didn't you see that Boss Lucci was still wearing Lieutenant General Yann's cloak?"

"Just now, it seems that Boss Lucci came out of Lieutenant General Yarne's hospital room?"

"Could it be that Lieutenant General Yann deliberately kicked Kalifa out of the hospital room for the reason..."

"Gurgle~~~"

For a moment, almost all the CP9 members couldn't help but swallow hard, a series of bold thoughts and ideas flashing through their minds. Kalifa's expression turned pale and confused.

It wasn't that Kalifa harbored any special feelings for Lieutenant General Yann; the key point was... Kalifa felt she could never understand why, wearing the same clothes, her figure couldn't match Lucci's allure.

At this moment, Kalifa, who had always been quite confident in her figure and charm, began to seriously doubt herself.

As for questioning Lieutenant General Yann's judgment, Kalifa would not.

After all, Vice Admiral Yann's wife, Boa Hancock, was the famous "Pirate Empress," a woman whose charm was almost unmatched.

The blonde, bespectacled woman, Kalifa, bit her lower lip tightly. Recalling the past few days when she was taking care of Lieutenant General Yann in the ward, she felt that Lieutenant General Yann's gaze had hardly ever fallen on her. Her heart was filled with even more sorrow.

Am I... really that bad?

……

Inside the hospital room, after managing to clean up the mess left by von Clay, Yann finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Yarrow had high hopes for Lucci and couldn't let von Clay be ruined like this.

As for Lucci's strength, he actually underestimated himself a bit!

As the holder of the title "the strongest member of CP9 in eight hundred years", Lucci possesses extraordinary talent.