Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Logically speaking, Smoker, as a Logia-type Devil Fruit user with the "Smoke-Smoke Fruit" ability and a disciple of Chief Instructor Zephyr, could be considered a pure and loyal member of the Navy, a person with a promising future and a bright future.

Unfortunately, Smoker has too many bad habits. He is easily agitated and impulsive, disrespectful to his superiors, and his development of the "Smoke-Smoke Fruit" is not high. He is not strong enough for his superiors to tolerate his bad habits. This is why Smoker, who is a direct subordinate of the Marine Headquarters, was assigned to the remote East Blue.

"It seems that Smoker hasn't made any progress at all."

Yaen commented with disappointment.

[Chapter 720. The Navy Has Successors!]

In a sense, Smoker, Arn, Gion, and Kake belong to the same generation of Marines, and they are all around the same age. However, even without mentioning Arn, Gion and Kake's strength and status have far surpassed Smoker's.

In the conflict just now, Yann saw that not only had Smoker's flawed personality not changed substantially, but his Devil Fruit ability, physique, and physical skills had also remained largely unchanged...

Yann could hardly imagine what Smoker, who had been exiled to Loguetown for several years, had been doing.

Is he merely relying on his Logia-type "Smoke-Smoke Fruit" to deliver a devastating blow to the East Blue pirates who have barely mastered Haki, venting his dissatisfaction and dejection?

Besides, what worries Arn even more is that, following Arn, Gion, and Kake's generation of naval personnel, the next few batches of naval personnel have not produced any amazing, monster-level new naval recruits.

'Forget it, if the new generation of navy proves incapable of being developed, and if the organization has already achieved a complete victory by then, then we might as well just reorganize the navy...'

As Yann pondered this idea, he began to seriously consider it.

The Navy, which was established with the support of the World Government, is essentially responsible for maintaining the security and order of the world's member states and the seas as a whole, in addition to cracking down on rampant pirates, and strengthening the World Government's rule and control over the seas.

However, since the World Government's stated principles are "an empty throne" and "never to interfere with or destroy the World Federation member states," it chose this "outsourcing" approach, with the Navy taking on the responsibility of overt military intervention.

Of course, through Lucci, who had some CP0 intelligence, Yann had confirmed that the World Government was hiding a large force besides the Navy under the command of Steelbone Kong.

However, the revolutionary army does not need to carry out such a hypocritical plan, and the continued existence of such a behemoth as the navy is undoubtedly a hidden danger.

Just as Yann was pondering, Chopper's voice rang out.

"Boss, the floor is all cleaned up."

"Okay, then go and rest."

As Yann spoke, he watched Chopper's figure disappear from the attic, realizing that his time with Chopper was running out.

The incident in Cocoyasi Village is over. Tiger's immense prestige made it impossible for Arlong and the other fishmen to resist, let alone take humans hostage in a desperate, all-or-nothing manner.

However, the final fate of Arlong and the other fishmen seemed to inspire Nami, just as Yann had said in a joke. The kind-hearted Nami couldn't bear to kill Arlong completely, but letting him go so easily would be unfair to the many civilians who had been exploited by Arlong and the other fishmen.

Therefore, in addition to the confiscation of all the property of Arlong and the other fishmen, Arlong and the other fishmen also had to atone for their past crimes through labor reform. Arlong was assigned to Nami's orange grove to grow oranges.

Arn felt a mixture of amusement and disbelief at the outcome.

However, in Yann's opinion, this was a rather interesting option, at least better than the Navy's crude method of concentrating the vast majority of pirates in the underwater prison.

It would be a waste of labor not to give those who have committed crimes a chance to fully utilize their value and reform themselves.

After all, there are still many islands in this ocean that, if properly developed, could become habitable islands for humans.

The only thing to consider is how to control those guys, otherwise it would be troublesome if those powerful guys escaped or suddenly rebelled.

The reason why Arlong and the other fishmen obeyed obediently was purely because of Tiger's prestige, which made them dare not disobey. But what if this policy were implemented on a large scale against more criminals and pirates in the future?

The explosive collars that slave traders and Celestial Dragons are using?

Ya'en stroked his chin, feeling that this method was too insulting and that a more dignified approach was needed to avoid provoking unnecessary resistance.

"This idea can be presented as a proposal and briefly mentioned at the next organizational meeting..."

Yaen murmured to himself, making a note of the idea for the time being.

However, for Yann now, the immediate task is to prepare the missing piece of the puzzle for the Straw Hat Pirates so that they can enter the Grand Line and begin their true journey as soon as possible.

In the current "Straw Hat Pirates", there is Sora as an archaeologist and shipwright, and there are Luminous and Reiju as additional combat forces.

Aside from the fact that Chopper, who is not yet a "doctor," has not joined the team, the overall roster is no less impressive than the complete version of the original Trails series.

The remaining task is to help the Straw Hat Pirates grow stronger as quickly as possible, and then use them as pawns to influence the situation for Yann, while also finding the so-called "final island," Laugh Tale, as soon as possible.

……

The next morning, Tashigi, who seemed both naturally naive and full of energy, took off her naval uniform and changed into casual clothes to report for duty.

Tashigi pushed up her glasses and spoke confidently in a loud voice.

"Boss, please give me all the orders you want, and I will definitely satisfy you."

Yann nodded, then picked up a set of clothes that had been prepared in advance and handed them to Tashigi, saying, "Please change into these clothes first."

"Huh?!"

Tashigi took the clothes somewhat blankly, unfolded them, and was surprised to find that they were a fairly common white kendo uniform.

After thinking about it all night, Tashigi finally realized that Colonel Smoker had been reprimanded by his boss, and understood that his boss was likely a hidden powerhouse. Suddenly, she had an epiphany and said.

"I see, I understand now. Is this part of spiritual practice?"

?

Ya'en.

When did it... become a form of spiritual practice?

However, looking at Tashigi's naturally naive face, Yann really didn't know how to have a normal conversation with this kind of naturally naive bespectacled girl.

'Indeed, the Navy has promising successors; the future looks bright!'

After internally criticizing it, Yann simply nodded.

Immediately, Tashigi happily went up to the attic of the weapon shop and changed into the white kendo uniform.

It has to be said that after Tashigi changed into this white kendo uniform, her cute and innocent aura dissipated a lot, and she gained a bit more heroic spirit, although the glasses were a bit of a nuisance.

Then, Yann handed a box to Tashigi and said, "These are contact lenses. You should put them in too."

"Contact lenses?!" Tashigi asked, puzzled.

[Chapter 721. What an adorable tanuki!]

A few days later, a medium-sized ship that did not look particularly conspicuous docked at the port of Loguetown.

With its pirate flag deliberately lowered, the ship went unnoticed by the port's marines, and the Straw Hat crew looked on with great anticipation at Loguetown, which was just a stone's throw away.

"Is this the legendary place where 'Pirate King' Roger was executed?" Luffy asked, his eyes shining.

"Yes, that's right. And because this is the last island in the East Blue before the Grand Line, it is also known as the 'Town of Beginning and End'."

Sora adjusted his glasses, explained something to Luffy, and then began assigning tasks to his crew to purchase the necessary supplies for their mission in Loguetown.

In a sense, Kong has now truly become the vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. And since Luffy is a complete idiot in everyday life, Kong manages almost all the trivial matters, big and small, of the entire pirate crew.

As for Sora, although the first half of the Grand Line was not entirely unfamiliar, due to the cautious nature he inherited from Arn, Sora still intended to make all kinds of preparations to the greatest extent possible.

after all……

'Generally speaking, things are fine, but my father is a man with a rather perverse sense of humor. It's hard to say whether he would deliberately add any trials or difficulties for his crew on the Grand Line...'

While Sora was thinking to himself helplessly, he also simply assigned tasks, mainly having Sanji, Reiju, Usopp, and Nami go to purchase food, ammunition, and other daily necessities.

"Um, wait a minute..."

Just then, Zoro suddenly spoke up. "Ku, my two swords were damaged in the previous battle with Mihawk, and I need to buy new weapons. Could you give me some Berries?"

"Hmm? No problem, how many Berries do you need?" Kong asked.

Zoro estimated the value of the two swords from before, held up two fingers, and said, "Um, how about two hundred thousand?"

"Two hundred thousand?!" Kong's expression was somewhat surprised.

Penniless, Zoro looked somewhat embarrassed and asked, "Then... 100,000?"

"No, Zoro, what kind of good sword can you buy with tens or hundreds of thousands of Berries?"

Sora said with a hint of helplessness, then continued, "I'll give you two million Berries, if that's not enough..."

Before Sora could finish speaking, Nami's eyes lit up almost instantly, and she was already planning how to get the money from Zoro through a "buying agent" scheme.

However, Sora quickly noticed Nami's change in expression and immediately changed his mind, saying, "Never mind, Zoro, let Hotaru come along to buy the sword. Hotaru can pay for it."

"Sure," Zoro said nonchalantly.

"Oh, right, Luffy, you should come along too, so we don't lose you later..."

However, by the time Sora turned around to remind Luffy not to run around, Luffy had already disappeared from the deck.

……

air.

Sora sighed helplessly at this, then told Ying and Zoro to remember to find Luffy and bring him back, and also told the crew members entering Loguetown to be careful.

After all, the navy in the East China Sea may not pose a great threat, but the air force, which also focuses on intelligence gathering, has already learned of the rumors that "naval hero" Garp has recently appeared in the East China Sea.

Therefore, Kuro deliberately stayed on the pirate ship to ensure that the Straw Hat Pirates could evacuate Loguetown at any time.

While Sanji was smoothly making his purchases, Hotaru and Zoro wandered around Loguetown, only to find that several weapon shops were closed.

Finally, after much searching, Ying and Zoro found the only weapon shop that was still open in the entire Loguetown.

"welcome!"

Upon seeing this, Chopper, who was standing at the entrance of the weapon shop, immediately greeted them sweetly.

Ying's gaze then focused entirely on Chopper, observing every detail of him.

Under Yingna's scrutinizing gaze, Chopper couldn't help but shrink back and said somewhat fearfully.

"That...guest?"

A rare, gentle smile appeared on Ying's face as she said, "What an adorable tanuki..."

"I am a reindeer, a reindeer..."

However, before Chopper could finish speaking, Ying's smile widened as she continued, "I really want to stomp on this adorable tanuki and crush it. That would be so much fun, wouldn't it?"

Instantly, Chopper broke out in a cold sweat and quickly said, "What's so funny about that? Please don't say such dangerous things, guest."

"No, I'm serious..."

Immediately, Ying squatted down in front of Chopper, completely blocking out the sunlight, and asked with an expression that was both gentle and terrifying.

"Little raccoon, what's your name? Are you one of the pets for sale in this shop?"

"I'm...I'm sorry, I'm not for sale, and this is a weapons shop, we don't sell pets..."