Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Lying on the sofa in his office at Naval Base 521, Yann flipped through the reactions of various countries in the North Sea and couldn't help but sigh.

"In the past, because Flevance controlled the important resource of 'Amber Lead', its relationship with the countries of the North Sea was not bad. Now, under the influence of the World Government, there is not even a discordant voice in the entire North Sea."

“Brother Yan, isn’t this normal? The other member states of the world in the North Sea won’t rashly oppose the world government, and the other non-member states won’t dare to offend the world government.”

Robin sat gracefully on the opposite sofa, holding a book in one hand and slightly curling her hair with the fingers of the other, and said.

"Now that world governments are simply characterizing such a major event as the destruction of a nation as a disaster caused by the mishandling of an infectious disease, and without even being able to find the victims, what can anyone say?"

"Yes, that's true."

Arne nodded, then asked, "Robin, have there been any unexpected events with the people of Flevans recently?"

Robin, who had gradually started helping Aon with many trivial matters of the Revolutionary Army during this period, handed over the organized relevant documents to Aon while giving a simple reply.

"Everything is running smoothly, but there is still no new progress on a specific drug for 'amber lead disease'. We can only try to delay the death of severely ill patients as much as possible with medication."

[Chapter 77 The Stolen Devil Fruit]

Yann took the document and glanced at it briefly. Seeing that Robin was handling the various resource allocation and arrangements in an orderly manner, he was very satisfied.

It's great to have my secretary do all these trivial things!

Immediately, Yann praised Robin generously and reminded her to take care of herself and not to overwork.

Robin smiled slightly and said.

"It's nothing. It's no big deal to share some of the work with Brother Ya'en. This way, Brother Ya'en can have more energy to do more important things."

Just then, the sound of a Den Den Mushi rang out from Robin's body.

"Bru bru~"

Robin glanced at the Den Den Mushi, connected directly, and said expertly, "This is the Chief of the General Staff Secretariat."

"Uh-huh."

"Ok, I see."

"Okay, let's do it that way. I will report this to the Chief of the General Staff."

……

Robin, whose features still appear somewhat youthful and adorable, answered questions back and forth with a fluent and confident tone, displaying remarkable competence throughout the entire process.

After Robin hung up the Den Den Mushi, Arn finally realized what was happening and asked, "Robin, when did the Chief of the General Staff Secretariat appear? I didn't know about it."

Robin glanced at Arn with her beautiful, dark blue eyes, her gaze intelligent, and said softly, "Isn't this what Brother Arn truly feels?"

……

Ya'en.

Immediately, Yann righteously denied it. "Nonsense, when did I ever have such thoughts?"

Robin calmly replied, "Little Gold told me that this was Brother Arn's sleep-talking, isn't it his true feelings?"

???

With a look of surprise and shock, Yann looked at Little Gold, who was standing on the coffee table pecking at birdseed.

He never expected that his own bird would betray his true thoughts!

Little Gold noticed Arn's gaze and, as if in defense, quickly chirped a few times. "Chirp chirp~"

Arn realized what was happening in an instant and said, "Wait a minute, Little Gold can't talk, how could it tell you?"

"Chirp chirp!" Little Gold chirped.

Immediately, Little Gold spat out a piece of white paper and a bowl of ink from its mouth. Then, it raised its paw, dipped it in the ink, and began to write on the white paper in front of Arn's shocked gaze.

[You idiot owner!]

Four slightly crooked characters were written by Xiao Jin on the white paper.

Robin picked up the milk tea, took a sip, and said...

“Brother Yan, Xiao Jin can not only understand what we say, but he has even learned how to massage, so it’s normal that he knows how to write, right?”

That seems to make a lot of sense!

Ya'en's lips twitched slightly, then he grabbed Xiao Jin and walked out of the office.

However, this foolish bird actually betrayed its master's thoughts, which is absolutely unacceptable and must be properly taught a lesson!

Otherwise, wouldn't this stupid bird rebel later and reveal all its secrets?

After a good while, Yann brought Xiao Jin back to the office. Xiao Jin looked a little bruised and swollen, with his head hanging down and even seemed to have lost a lot of his fur.

"Cough cough!"

Yann coughed lightly, and Little Gold immediately began writing on the white paper with its paws.

[Sister Robin, everything I said before was slander against Master to trick you into giving me snacks. It was all a lie.]

Seeing this, Robin felt a pang of heartache and gently picked up Little Gold, stroking it tenderly, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. I know whether it's a lie or not."

"Clatter, clatter!"

Immediately, Xiao Jin's eyes welled up with tears, looking aggrieved but not daring to speak, while Ya En's head throbbed with pain.

Robin gently patted Little Gold's head and continued, "Don't cry, okay? Later, I'll take you to buy your favorite snacks."

In an instant, Yann saw with his own eyes that the foolish bird was so heartbroken that tears streamed uncontrollably down its cheeks.

"Cough cough..."

Yaon coughed twice and said seriously, "Robin, let's get down to business. Who was that Den Den Mushi contacting you just now? What did they want?"

Robin nodded, placed Little Gold back next to the birdseed on the coffee table, and answered.

"Yes, Brother Yann, that was information sent back by our comrades who collect Devil Fruits. They've already contacted five Devil Fruit sellers on the black market, but the total price for these five Devil Fruits will be about 1.3 billion Berries."

Ayan's expression twitched slightly, and a feeling of heartache welled up inside him.

However, Devil Fruits are not as common as cabbages. These things, known as "treasures of the sea" and capable of granting humans various magical abilities, are not something you can find just by strolling along the beach every day in reality.

"Is this the number of Devil Fruits being sold in the North Sea Black Market?" Yann asked.

“Yes,” Robin nodded.

"Buy it."

Despite the pain in his heart, Yann agreed.

Based on the pattern deduced by Yann, these Devil Fruits should be more than enough to prepare for awakening the third "Hollow Soul Slayer Blade".

Next, what Yan needs to do is find those promising talents, or those whose original Devil Fruits, like Robin's, can complement the power of the "Hollow Zanpakuto," and cultivate a team that truly belongs to him.

Having experienced the battle in the "White Town" of Frevans, Yann deeply felt his own weakness, as the entire plan was almost ruined by a mere CP0 member.

On the surface, it seems that Yone has suppressed CP0, but conversely, isn't it also that Yone has been restrained by the members of CP0?

Although one reason was that Arn himself couldn't go all out to avoid revealing his identity, Arn wasn't the kind of man who would make excuses.

Weak is weak!

Now that the seeds of the Revolutionary Army have begun to sprout and its numbers are rapidly expanding, in order to prevent World Government spies from infiltrating it, Yann has also begun to erase his traces within the Revolutionary Army and hide his existence.

Besides having Robin handle most of the internal affairs of the Revolutionary Army, Yann also began to cultivate his own agents within the Revolutionary Army, concealing his identity layer by layer.

Of all things in the world, caution is the one thing that must never be forgotten!

From now on, the name Yann will only appear in the Navy, and within the Revolutionary Army, he will only be referred to as the Chief of Staff.

However, just as Yann was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the five Devil Fruits that had cost him a significant portion of his fortune, preparing to use them to awaken a new "Hollow Soul Slayer Blade," a message suddenly reached Robin.

"Brother Yann, the merchant ship transporting Devil Fruits has been... plundered by pirates."

Yaen forced out a single word through gritted teeth: "Who?!"

"The Don Quixote Pirates".

[Chapter 78. Taking a step back only makes one angrier]

At this moment, even with his gentle nature, Yann couldn't help but feel an unnamed rage rushing to his brain.

This is a little savings that Yann has painstakingly accumulated, all of it is hard-earned money, retirement money, and baby formula money!

As a result, Ya'en has investigated almost all the corrupt base chiefs in Beihai.

In other words, it will be much more difficult for Yann to accumulate a secret stash of money through those corrupt base leaders in the future.

As the saying goes, the hatred of having one's money stolen is comparable to the hatred of killing one's father!

Yaen couldn't help but grit his teeth and roar angrily, "These pirates deserve to be torn to pieces!"

Robin, however, was calmly reviewing the intelligence in her hands before speaking.

“Brother Yann, we might have been tricked this time. Some of the five Devil Fruits in the black market may have been put up for sale by the Donquixote Pirates.”

"Less than half a day after the Revolutionary Army comrades purchased Devil Fruits on the black market and secretly transferred them to the merchant ship, the Donquixote Pirates attacked the merchant ship with unparalleled accuracy, precisely located the five Devil Fruits, and took them away."

Ya'en took a deep breath and then asked, "What's the situation with the Revolutionary Army comrades? Are the casualties serious?"

“Except for one comrade who jumped into the sea and escaped, all the other thirteen revolutionary comrades sacrificed their lives,” Robin replied.

"Oh!"

Yann slammed his fist on the desk, roaring, "That Donquixote Pirates! They deserve to die!"

However, this was something that Yann had overlooked!

For the past six years, Yann has been keeping an eye on the Donquixote Pirates.

However, because Donquixote Doflamingo, the captain of the Donquixote Pirates, possesses a major secret of the World Government, neither the World Government's spies nor the Navy can wipe them out on a large scale.

In fact, Yann was well aware that Doflamingo had been staying in the North Blue for a purpose somewhat similar to his own: to slowly cultivate and develop his strength while waiting for the right opportunity.

Furthermore, Donquixote Doflamingo's strength is extremely powerful, far exceeding that of ordinary Marine Vice Admirals, making him a veritable overlord in the entire North Blue.

However, Yann kept his purchase of Devil Fruits on the black market a secret from the Navy, and he even bought them through the Revolutionary Army's channels.

In other words, Yann has no way to demand these five Devil Fruits from the Navy's side.

However, Yan quickly forced himself to calm down. After all, the captain of the Donquixote Pirates was the former Celestial Dragon Donquixote Doflamingo, who had always maintained an unusual connection with the World Government.

For the Revolutionary Army at this moment, even if they can suppress the Donquixote Pirates in terms of combat strength, they are worried that Doflamingo will find out something and report them to the World Government.