Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Ying nodded in agreement.

Ya'en wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt like his little darling was subtly criticizing him again.

What defines a man with complex thoughts?

If I hadn't been a little more careful, I probably would have been arrested or even killed by the World Government long ago. How could you two little brats have been born?

Of course, Arn didn't say these words directly, but instead spoke as if he hadn't understood Ying's meaning at all.

"Well, that's about it. Anyway, it's up to you how you plan to approach Luffy from now on. I have something to do, so I'll have to leave for a bit."

Immediately, Arn's figure completely disappeared from Sora and Hikari's sight, leaving both of them stunned.

After Yann left, Ying no longer showed the dissatisfaction and disdain she had just deliberately displayed, but instead asked Kong in confusion.

"Kong, could Father possibly have any urgent matters in the East Sea that require his attention?"

Kong thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe he's going to see someone..."

As he spoke, Sora paused slightly and looked toward where Nami had been sitting, only to find that Nami was nowhere to be seen.

Immediately, Ying, who understood Kong's meaning, had a look of disappointment on her face and pouted as she spoke.

"That bastard, perverted, lecherous father wouldn't actually go find an orange-haired woman, would he?"

[697. Chapter 698 The So-Called "Iron Fist of Love"]

If Ya'en knew what Sora and Ying were thinking, he would definitely rebuke their shallow ideas without hesitation!

As a man respected and admired by countless people in the ocean, how could Yann possibly do something so superficial?

The reason why Yann left the tavern in a hurry was because an extremely familiar aura broke into the range of his Observation Haki.

"Tsk, that guy seems so nonchalant on the surface, but he actually sneaked here too..."

Yaen chuckled softly, then stopped in a secluded corner of Shells Town.

Meanwhile, in the corner, a cloaked figure completely covered up seemed to be waiting for Arn's arrival, showing no surprise whatsoever.

“What a coincidence…” Yann greeted the cloaked figure in front of him familiarly.

Immediately, Dragon's calm and familiar voice rang out from beneath the cloak, asking, "Chief of Staff, shouldn't you be overseeing things in Wano Country? Why are you back here?"

"If I said I wandered into the East China Sea by accident, would you believe me?" Ya'en replied dismissively.

After a pause, Yann asked in return.

"Speaking of which, Dragon, shouldn't I be the one asking you this question? Why did you suddenly end up in the East Blue? Didn't you just say you were going to Sky Island to conduct a final inspection of the 'Ancient Weapon - Pluton Battleship'?"

At that moment, Dragon remained silent for a long time.

Finally, Dragon's voice, seemingly unable to hold back any longer, rang out. "Um... I'm also just... taking a stroll in the East Blue..."

"I see……"

Yann nodded, but did not expose Dorrag's intention.

"Well, Chief of the General Staff, I'll go wander around somewhere else from now on."

Then, Dorrag's voice rang out somewhat indistinctly, and he tried to leave quickly.

However, Yann tilted his head slightly and suddenly noticed something strange about Dragon's behavior, so he asked with a serious tone.

"Wait, Dragon, why are you keeping your head down like that when you're facing me?"

Upon hearing this, Dorrag slowly raised his head after a long while.

In an instant, Yann saw that the side of Dorag's face with the tattoo was swollen high, forming an extremely sharp and contrasting image with Dorag's habitually maintained mysterious and fierce style.

? ? !

Yaen paused for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

"Hahaha, I knew it! Why were you being so mysterious in front of me, not even looking up for so long..."

"So he got beaten up, and beaten up like this."

"What's our relationship? Come on, don't hide, Dragon, let me see how badly you're hurt..."

Amidst Yawn's gloating laughter, a dark aura visibly rose on Dragon's face as he said, "Could you please stop laughing?"

"Ahem, I see. I wasn't actually laughing at you; I just happened to remember something happy..."

Just as Yann was trying to stop laughing and looked up at Dragon again, Dragon's half-serious expression and half-pig-head-like face came into view once more.

"Pfft, hahaha..."

"I'm sorry, Dragon, I really, really couldn't help it..."

"Wait, let me catch my breath..."

While laughing uncontrollably, Yan couldn't help but secretly take out his special Den Den Mushi from his pocket and carefully turn on the camera function.

"Click!"

A burst of camera flashes instantly captured Dorag's pig-headed appearance in that moment.

At this moment, Dragon's expression was twitching repeatedly, his eyes staring at Y'en with an extremely dangerous look, and he looked like he was about to collapse.

"Cough cough..."

Upon seeing this, Yann coughed lightly and quickly became serious. However, he was somewhat surprised to find that there were some familiar lines on Dorrag's swollen face.

"Wait, Dragon, that mark on your face... could it be a shoe print?"

"Humph!"

Dorag snorted and turned his body away from the swollen side of his face, leaving only the undamaged side of his face visible to Yann, and said.

"Old man Garp is also in the East Blue. His strength hasn't decreased at all compared to his peak. Be careful, or you might run into him."

Yann blinked and asked.

"So you were secretly going to protect Luffy as he set sail, when you were unexpectedly stopped by Vice Admiral Garp, who then left a big footprint on your face?"

"Who got blocked by that old man?"

Dorag glanced at Yann and said with a serious expression.

"I just wanted to take this opportunity to test the old man's strength. I didn't expect that even though the old man has aged so much, his combat power has not been affected in the slightest."

"Oh……"

Yan smiled slightly and said, "It seems your purpose in secretly running to the East Blue really was for Luffy."

Suddenly, Dragon's expression snapped again. He turned and roared at Yarn, "You bastard, are you even listening to me?"

"Alright, alright..."

Yone, whose ears were ringing from Dragon's roar, took a few steps back and waved his hand, saying, "No matter how powerful Vice Admiral Garp is, he won't affect our operations."

Dorrag couldn't help but question it.

"You have no idea how terrifying the old man is. His Armament Haki is definitely the strongest in the ocean. Even though his so-called 'Iron Fist of Love' has an incredibly strange name, it is a power that can truly crush any enemy."

After a pause, Dorrag said with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"When the plan really begins, if the old man really clashes with the organization due to his stance, I'm afraid he alone will be able to hold off countless people."

Seeing Dragon's slightly awkward expression, Yann couldn't help but tease him. "How about I think of a way to take out Vice Admiral Garp ahead of time?"

"No!" Dragon almost instinctively rejected the suggestion.

Seeing this, Yann shrugged and said.

"Actually, there's no need to care at all. Vice Admiral Garp's so-called 'Iron Fist of Love' may be the most terrifying weapon against enemies, but it is weak and powerless when facing his loved ones."

Dorrag pondered for a moment, and just as he was about to nod in agreement, he felt another sharp pain on the side of his face, and couldn't help but say indignantly.

"I'd better help me get rid of that old man..."

Ya'en stroked his chin, as if he were thinking seriously, and said.

"It doesn't seem like a bad idea. How about we make a trade? I'll take out Vice Admiral Garp, and you take out my old man..."

[Chapter 698. The Final Puzzle]

Of course, this proposal will ultimately come to nothing.

However, with the organization having developed to this point, both Dragon and Yann have a very clear feeling that the time for a real war to break out is very, very close.

The revolutionary army has grown so large that it is impossible to hide from them no matter what!

At that time, Dragon and Yann will truly and completely stand on the opposite side of the Navy for their own ideals.

However, Yann was well aware that Vice Admiral Garp was not a staunch supporter of the World Government, and that his strong sense of family would prevent him from going to extremes with Dragon.

On the contrary, Yann understood the situation perfectly well when it came to the Sengoku period marshal...

'well……'

Yaen couldn't help but sigh.

The old man has never retired from his position as Fleet Admiral, and the organization's development in recent years has exceeded Yann's original expectations, and it is about to reach a certain critical point.

“Dorag, we must do our best to suppress the conflict. Now is not the time to let the conflict erupt completely. The sea is not fully ready, and the organization is not fully ready either,” Yan said solemnly.

Dorag nodded, fully aware of the contradiction that Yann was referring to—the contradiction between the farmers and workers who emerged on the countless small and medium-sized islands in the "Island Commune Project" and the member states of the world.

In the past, those countless small and medium-sized islands were remote and underdeveloped. Even getting enough to eat was uncertain for the common people amidst natural disasters and man-made calamities, let alone encouraging them to deliberately develop the unique resources available on the islands.

Over the past four or five years, the "Lian Chamber of Commerce" has acted like a series of ribbons, connecting small and medium-sized islands, providing a platform for stable trade between them, and organizing the common people of each island to develop the unique resources of different islands.

Even though those small and medium-sized islands are not large enough to establish a country, they are natural sites for large-scale planting or manufacturing based on their respective water and soil resources.

As a result, workers and peasants naturally emerged in this ocean, and the size of the revolutionary army expanded rapidly. Resources from small and medium-sized islands that were previously looked down upon by the World Government and its member states were brought together.

Even though the revolutionary comrades did not widely publicize their ideas in order to maintain secrecy, they were still subtly influencing the countless workers and peasants who had already emerged in the sea.

It's like a spark falling into a pile of firewood. Even if the spark is weak and hasn't completely ignited the firewood, the firewood will eventually turn into a raging inferno.

However, according to statistics from the revolutionary army, the number of civilian riots in the sea in the first half of this year alone is more than five times that of last year.

"It can't be hidden for long. If Lucci hadn't secretly intercepted a lot of intelligence within CP0, those high-ranking officials in the World Government would probably have already realized something was wrong..."

Yann spoke with a somewhat serious expression.

"While doing our best to delay the full outbreak of the conflict, we must also complete all preparations as soon as possible. We only have one chance!"