Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"A famous sword?"

Chopper thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, quickly crawled behind the counter, took out a knife, handed it to Tashigi, and said.

"The boss said this knife is quite good even in the East China Sea. Take a look."

"This is?!"

Tashigi was completely stunned at this moment, and hurriedly took out a small notebook from her waist and started searching.

Soon, Tashigi paused, compared the images back and forth, and said excitedly.

"Found it! The blade is black lacquered and has a chaotic, small T-shaped edge. This is Yubashiri! Although it's only one of the fifty good swords, it's definitely a famous sword."

At this point, Tashigi quickly grabbed "Snow Walk" and pressed Chopper for an answer. "How much does it cost? I'll buy it."

Chopper, who had been delighted by Tashigi's willingness to buy, was suddenly stunned.

Yes, what would be a suitable price?

Although Yann described Chopper as an honest person through and through, Chopper knew that this was his boss's stuff, and if the price was too low, his boss would be the one who suffered the loss.

Just as Chopper was looking conflicted, the door to the weapon shop was pushed open, and Yan walked in, holding a string of cotton candy, ready to tease Chopper.

'Huh? We actually have guests? Eh, this is…'

Yann glanced at Tashigi's bespectacled face, which appeared both delicate and inexplicably naive, and felt that she looked somewhat familiar.

Chopper, as if he'd found a savior, rushed to Yone's side and asked, "Boss, this is great! This customer wants to buy weapons. How much would be a reasonable price?"

As Chopper spoke, Yann noticed the "Snow Walk" that Tashigi was holding in her hand.

However, "Snow Walk" is not a weapon that Yann is planning to "sell" to the "Straw Hat Pirates," but Yann doesn't mind selling it.

"Hmm, five million Berries, I guess," Yann casually said.

"what?!"

Suddenly, not only Tashigi was stunned, but even Chopper, who was happily accepting the marshmallow, was completely dumbfounded.

Five...five million Berries, how many marshmallows could that buy?

Ya'en, unimpressed, sat back down on the sofa and spoke.

"If you don't have enough Beli, then put down 'Snow Walk'. Although it's not a high-grade sword, it's still a well-known gem in the sea. A price that's too low is beneath its dignity."

Upon hearing this, Tashigi completely abandoned her initial intention to lower the price, reluctantly put down "Snow Walk" in her hand, and then spoke.

"Boss, I am Sergeant Tashigi from the Navy. I will try my best to raise the money tomorrow, so please wait for me."

Upon hearing the name "Tashigi," Yann finally remembered the identity of the naive woman in front of him, and nodded perfunctorily.

"We'll see."

Immediately, Tashigi became somewhat anxious and said.

"Boss, please wait for me. My dream is to collect all the famous swords in the sea and prevent them from falling into the hands of evil people. This is very important to me. I will definitely gather enough pekiries as soon as possible and come over. Believe me."

Is that so?

As Yan crossed his legs, recalling the information from his past life that Tashigi seemed to have an extremely similar appearance to Zoro's childhood friend, he suddenly had an idea.

Among the male members of the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy is emotionally clueless, Sanji is confirmed not to develop feelings for Hotaru, and Chopper, who is being planned to join the crew, is even less likely to pose a threat. So the only risk is Zoro, who has great potential.

Furthermore, back at the Baratie restaurant, Ying personally saved Zoro from Mihawk's blade, which undoubtedly increased the risk in some way.

This is one of the serious problems that has been troubling Yann, the old father, recently, but he doesn't know how to intervene and solve it.

So……

A smile appeared beneath Yann's mask as he spoke in a seductive tone.

"What a rare dream, Sergeant Tashigi. How about this, if you can prove your love for this famous sword with your actions, I'll simply gift you 'Yubashiri,' how about that?"

Tashigi's eyes lit up, and she mustered her courage to ask, "What actions can I take to prove it? Whatever it is, I'll make sure you're satisfied!!"

[Chapter 719. Make Him Pay]

A moment later, there was a knock on the door of the Loguetown Naval Base Commander's office.

"Come in!"

As the door was pushed open, the office was filled with a thick cloud of steam, which made Tashigi cough repeatedly as she entered.

"Tashigi!"

Commander Smoker of the Loguetown Naval Base, with three cigars dangling from his mouth, looked at his subordinate and asked, "What is it?"

Slowly realizing what was happening, Tashigi quickly saluted Smoker and said loudly, "Colonel Smoker, I need to request a leave of absence. Please grant me permission."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Smoker's expression turned somewhat surprised.

As Smoker's direct subordinate, Smoker knew Tashigi's past and personality better than anyone else. This was the first time he had heard this naturally ditzy subordinate, who was always full of energy at work, ask for a vacation.

'Have you grown up? You've finally learned to be lazy...'

Smoker was thinking to himself, and just as he was about to approve it, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is there a reason for the leave?"

The guileless Tashigi reported without any attempt at concealment, "This is a deal I struck with a boss in Loguetown."

Smoker paused, then asked with a hint of wariness, "A deal? What deal?"

“If I work at the shop and the owner is completely satisfied, he will give me ‘Snow Walk’ as a gift,” Tashigi replied.

"what?!"

Immediately, Smoker suspected something was wrong.

Boss, transaction complete, satisfied...

As Smoker grew increasingly enraged, not only was smoke coming from his mouth, but his entire body began to faintly emit smoke.

"Which damned tycoon dares to set his sights on my men?"

Almost instantly, Smoker concluded that Tashigi, who was somewhat slow-witted and airheaded, and a little clueless about everything except "famous swords" and "kendo," had definitely been played by some wicked bastard.

"Come on, Tashigi, take me to that bastard. I'll make him pay a heavy price!"

Immediately, without giving Tashigi a chance to explain, Smoker put on a large coat with the word "Justice" written on it, grabbed the jitte weapon containing seastone, and dragged Tashigi outside.

However, seemingly worried that the fact that Tashigi had been deceived would be leaked, thus affecting her future naval career, Smoker did not gather his other subordinates, but instead took Tashigi alone and ran to the entrance of the weapons shop.

"So that's how it is, it's to get revenge on me?"

Smoker took a few hard puffs of his cigar, his face filled with anger.

As the commander of the Marine base in Loguetown, Smoker was well aware that while his powerful and relentless crackdown on all passing pirates had greatly improved the town's security, it had also dealt a heavy blow to many of the town's industries that depended on pirates for their livelihood.

Weapon shops, in particular, have lost nearly 90% of their customers. Just a few days ago, Smoker accidentally saw a report that most weapon shops in Loguetown had closed down.

"Tashigi, wait here for me, I'll teach that bastard a lesson!"

As Smoker spoke, he strode into the weapons shop.

"Wait, Colonel Smoker..."

"This is a military order, Tashigi, stand here and don't move!"

Before Tashigi could finish speaking, Smoker, who had entered the weapon shop, spoke in a commanding tone and then closed the shop door behind him.

Immediately afterward, Tashigi heard Smoker's angry voice echo from inside the weapon shop.

"Who owns this weapons shop? Come out here."

Following closely behind was a series of clattering and clanging sounds, which made the slow-witted Tashigi's face show great worry, but she dared not rush in because of Smoker's firm order.

A moment later, the commotion inside the weapon shop suddenly ceased, and then the weapon shop door reopened. To Tashigi's bewildered gaze, a bruised and battered Smoker emerged, leaning against the wall.

"Huh? Eh?!"

Tashigi was stunned for a long moment before she reacted and quickly stepped forward to help Smoker up, asking, "Colonel Smoker, are you alright?"

After a pause, Tashigi, still concerned about Yann, asked.

"Where's the boss? How's the boss?"

Upon hearing this, Smoker felt a strange burning sensation on his face.

This is utterly disgraceful!!

“Tashigi…” Smoker said, his mouth twitching slightly from the pain.

“Yes!” Tashigi replied.

“Your leave has been approved,” Smoker said.

Tashigi, still reeling from Smoker's one-sided defeat, exclaimed with delight, "Yes, thank you, Colonel Smoker."

"in addition……"

At this point, Smoker turned to look at the weapons shop receding into the distance, then whispered to Dassie, "Find out the owner's real identity and name if you get the chance."

Tashigi paused for a moment, then quickly agreed.

"besides……"

Smoker lightly touched his cheek, wincing in pain, and said, "Next time, please be sure to explain your reason for taking leave much more clearly..."

“Um, Colonel Smoker, you didn’t listen to my explanation at all just now.”

Tashigi spoke weakly, which made Smoker's swollen face look even more gloomy.

"By the way, Colonel Smoker, what happened at the weapons shop just now?" Tashigi asked.

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't, Sergeant Tashigi!"

At that moment, Smoker couldn't help but feel relieved that he hadn't brought the rest of the naval soldiers with him, and he made sure to close the door after entering the weapons shop.

……

Inside the weapon shop, Yann was leisurely sipping tea as if nothing had happened, while Chopper was diligently wiping the floor with a rag, cleaning up the cigarette ash, nosebleed, teeth, and other debris left by Smoker.

In fact, there wasn't really any conflict just now; it was just a one-sided crushing defeat.

"How disappointing, Smoker."

Yaen murmured with a hint of helplessness.