Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Major General Hope said dismissively, then turned his neck, which was stiff from sitting at his desk for so long, took a sip of water, and unconsciously looked toward the direction of Yann's desk, thinking to himself.

'Lord Yaen, how are you now...?'

"Lieutenant General Yann appears to have recovered!"

"Pfft~~~"

The next moment, Major General Hope spat out the tea he hadn't even had a chance to swallow, abruptly stood up from the small stool, and his tall, imposing figure pressed close to the lieutenant colonel as he asked.

What did you just say?

The lieutenant colonel replied with a smug look on his face. "Lieutenant General Yann has recovered. I just personally greeted him and received a response."

The next moment, Major General Hope's eyes welled up with tears, and he couldn't help but murmur excitedly to himself.

"That's wonderful, Lord Yan! Your injuries have finally healed, and I can finally stand before you once more and gaze upon your heroic figure."

After all, for the G-9 branch, the specific condition of Yann's injuries and his recovery progress were top secrets, in order to prevent the Revolutionary Army from obtaining accurate information and causing unpredictable consequences.

Therefore, even Major General Hope was unaware of the specific progress of Yann's recovery until now...

Immediately after arriving at the G-9 branch and working day and night on documents for nearly a month, Major General Hope, with the demeanor of a strong man shedding tears, suddenly ran wildly out of the office, his excited shouts echoing throughout the entire building.

"Lord Ion!!!"

Soon, Yone, who had just arrived at the training ground with the CP9 members, turned his head and was shocked to find a glowing ball rapidly approaching him.

"Ok?"

The next moment, Major General Hope stopped in front of Yahn and said excitedly, almost incoherently.

"As expected, Lord Yann, you really have recovered! That's wonderful, that's wonderful..."

Yann's expression stiffened slightly at first, then returned to normal, and he spoke in a gentle tone.

"Hope, it's been a long time. I heard you've been handling all the official business for the G-9 branch for me lately? Thank you for your hard work."

In an instant, Major General Hope felt a warmth seep into the depths of his heart, and all the fatigue he had accumulated during this period vanished. He was even so motivated that he wanted to continue working for another 24 hours to handle official business.

"For Lieutenant General Yann!" Major General Hope replied with fervor.

"Shh..."

Yarn quickly put a finger to his lips, then patted the tall Hope's arm and corrected him.

"It's all for justice!"

"Hmm."

Major General Hope nodded repeatedly, repeating, "For justice!"

Yaen smiled slightly, then looked around and said seemingly casually.

"But I still have to thank you for your concern, Major General Hope. I have indeed recovered almost completely. So if you still have things to do, you can take care of them first. I just plan to teach you some simple combat techniques."

Major General Hope, whose eyes were fixed on Arn, completely failed to understand the implied meaning and excitedly replied, "Rest assured, Lord Arn, the very urgent matter has been almost resolved."

Yaon's expression twitched subtly, and he immediately abandoned his plan to let Hope leave. It was just as well... If he stayed, he could ask Hope to help explain Haki later, and he could also slack off a little more.

Anyway... Major General Hope shouldn't be too busy, right?

Then, Yone slowly drew his Zanpakuto, smiling as he addressed the CP9 members before him. "Well then... let me test your strength first..."

After a pause, Yann added, "Don't worry, I won't use my abilities."

[Chapter 621. A Little Bit]

As Yann finished speaking, apart from Lucci, most of the CP9 members looked eager to try.

As new members who joined after the "Ancient Weapon Pluton Incident" resulted in the deaths of many CP9 members, they had previously been carrying out infiltration missions in Water Seven.

Now, having the rare opportunity to face one of the world's top figures, "Naval Hero" Vice Admiral Terfim Yarn, they couldn't help but feel excited, having never truly faced the world's strongest man before.

"In that case, let me go first!"

Jabra, who had a very poor relationship with Lucci and was quite resentful of him, clenched his fists and spoke first, his gaze towards Yann even carrying a hint of provocation.

Is the ocean the strongest?

The man whom Lucci revered and admired?

Wearing clothes similar to martial arts uniforms, Jabra was always proud of his identity as a member of CP9. No matter how he looked at the man in front of him, who seemed sickly, weak, and had even spent a month in the hospital recovering from his injuries, he couldn't believe that he was stronger than himself.

After all, generally speaking, the stronger a person's physique, the faster their injuries will heal. Even near-death injuries rarely take a month to fully recover.

'Watch me knock this guy down with one blow, and give Lucci a good slap in the face...'

Just as Gabra was thinking to himself and quickly assumed a fighting stance, preparing to attack Yann, Yann raised his hand.

"What?" Gabra asked.

“No, that’s not right.” Yann waved his hand, indicating.

"What's wrong?" Gabra frowned slightly.

Ya'en pushed up his glasses and explained with a hint of helplessness.

"I'm not asking you to go one by one, but to attack together. Compared to your relatively weak individual strength, I'm more looking forward to your team's combined attack ability, so that we can make up for your shortcomings."

Immediately, Gabra's expression turned very unpleasant.

"You... are you trying to take on the entire CP9 squad by yourself? That's incredibly arrogant!!!"

In the next instant, Gabra's figure vanished from the spot.

"shave!"

Suddenly, a blur flashed across the training field, and then Gabra appeared in front of Yaen. His index finger hardened rapidly and then stabbed towards Yaen's chest with incredible speed.

"Naval Type 6: Finger Pistol!"

However, in his anger, Jabra was not completely blinded by rage, and the "finger gun" did not pierce any vital parts of Yann.

however……

"Ding!"

A sound like a needle piercing steel rang out. A small layer of black covered the spot where Gabra's index finger struck, perfectly blocking Gabra's attack. Yann didn't even flinch.

"what?!"

Jabra had assumed that Yann would dodge his attack, but he never expected it to turn out this way.

"Isn't there something off about your expression?"

Ya'en pushed up his glasses and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Did your previous missions in the first half of the Grand Line, dealing with minor pirates, cause you to have some misunderstanding about the title of 'Marine Hero'?"

Lu Qi, who was watching the whole process from a short distance away, spoke up directly.

"Lord Yann, these guys are all new members who have joined over the past six years, and they've only carried out one infiltration mission during this time..."

After a pause, Lucci continued, "In other words, they are all fledglings who have not yet witnessed the true power of the sea."

Upon hearing this, Gabra instinctively turned to Lucci and retorted.

“Shut up, Lucci, you’re the newbie! I’m way older than you. When I became a CP9 prospective member, you were still nowhere to be found.”

Just then, Yarn's voice reached Gabra's ears.

"No, it is indeed a fledgling. Facing an opponent far stronger than itself, it actually dares to let its gaze leave its opponent?"

The next moment, sensing a sharp aura approaching, Jabra subconsciously used "Naval Six Styles: Paper Drawing" to make his body float as lightly as a drifting catkin.

"Your paper drawing skills are decent, but... this level is far from sufficient!"

In the next instant, Gabra felt countless blades of light completely enveloping him, while Yann's figure simultaneously crossed paths with Gabra.

"Crack!"

The sound of Yaon's Soul-Slaying Blade returning to its sheath rang out, and almost simultaneously, dozens of wounds appeared on Jabra's body behind him, with blood gushing out continuously.

As the only swordsmanship expert among this generation of CP9, Kaku witnessed the changes that occurred in this intertwined scene and almost subconsciously exclaimed in amazement.

"What...what exquisite swordsmanship!"

An owl with a large chain that could be pulled open and closed, its body shaped like a ball, asked curiously.

"Is he...is he really that good? There's no history of Lieutenant General Yann's swordsmanship, and he's not a famous swordsman."

Kalifa nodded, her mind flashing with information related to Yann, and said.

“Indeed, Lieutenant General Yann’s most famous ability in the past was that ‘Cherry Blossom Fruit’ that he had developed to an unparalleled level…”

Before Kalifa could finish speaking, a flying slash suddenly swept across the ground beside her, causing her expression to freeze and her body to stand completely still. Yann, on the other hand, smiled and said...

"I'll only explain this once, it's 'cherry blossom fruit'."

Despite Yann's gentle smile, Kalifa felt a deep-seated fear and quickly responded.

"Ah, yes!"

"That's right. As a professional intelligence organization, we can't afford to make mistakes on such important matters. If I hear you make a mistake again in the future, then I'll have to give you a little punishment. Is that alright?"

As Yann spoke to Kalifa, his eyes swept over the other CP9 members, the warning in his voice unmistakable.

At the same time, Yann became even more determined to get Lucci into CP0 and infiltrate the World Government's intelligence network, no matter what.

At the very least, the name "Cherry Blossom Fruit" must be changed to "Sakura Fruit." Otherwise, once this name is firmly established in the World Government's intelligence agencies, it will undoubtedly be equivalent to Arn being recognized by the entire ocean as a user of the "Cherry Blossom Fruit."

As the CP9 members nodded in agreement, Yone's smile grew even gentler, and he began to speak.

"In addition, although I can only be described as proficient in the 'cherry blossom fruit,' I also know a little bit about Haki, swordsmanship, and the Six Powers of the Navy."

[Chapter 622. The Worst CP9 I've Ever Seen]

Arn tapped the hilt of his Zanpakuto lightly with his fingers, glancing briefly at Jabra, who was struggling to his feet behind him.

Since it was just a friendly spar, Yann didn't kill Gabra.

Immediately, Yann continued speaking with a gentle expression.

"So, you don't need to worry or hold back anything. Just go all out in the way you're best at, and let you experience firsthand the power called Overlord..."

"asshole!!!"

Just then, a loud shout rang out behind Arn. Jabra's body collided rapidly, transforming into a giant wolf that stood upright, and a large amount of shadow almost instantly covered Arn completely.