Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Therefore, there is a reason why Yann has been so cautious all these years, and even maintained his Observation Haki at all times.

This ocean is truly terrifying; Yann was terrified that he might accidentally be struck by a similar Devil Fruit power.

The appearance of Vice Admiral Tsuru, and his instant subjugation of Machvise with the "Wash Wash Fruit" ability, not only plunged Yann back into worry about that type of Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, but also made Doflamingo's expression extremely ugly.

Navy Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral He.

Even without the awe-inspiring reputation of Fleet Admiral Sengoku or "Naval Hero" Garp, her strength and wisdom, as a high-ranking officer in the Navy who has risen alongside those legendary Marines, are enough to make any pirate wary.

"Vice Admiral Tsuru, how could someone like you appear in the North Blue?" Doflamingo asked incredulously.

Vice Admiral Tsuru did not answer Doflamingo's question, but instead kindly advised, "I know you are still a good boy. Stop it, cease this attack on the Navy."

“Fufufu…”

Doflamingo laughed inexplicably a few times, but without hesitation made a gesture to stop attacking and spoke.

"I didn't expect Lieutenant General Tsuru to be here, so I won't disturb you any longer."

"and many more."

Just as Doflamingo was about to turn his ship around and leave, Vice Admiral Tsuru spoke up again.

"Is there anything else, Vice Admiral Tsuru?" Doflamingo asked in an unfriendly tone.

"Ha ha……"

Lieutenant General He smiled kindly and said, "Good child, don't you think the North Sea is a little too small for you?"

"Fufufu, does it matter to the Navy where I go?" Doflamingo said with dissatisfaction.

“Disobedient children are no good.”

Vice Admiral Tsuru's tone was full of kindness, as if she were gently persuading Doflamingo, but the real threat in her words made Doflamingo's face gradually darken.

What if I don't want to?

"Don't worry, I won't force you. After all, you can't be forced. But to prevent you from making any mistakes, would you mind if I followed you for a while?" Lieutenant General Tsuru said with a kind smile.

Doflamingo's expression twitched slightly, his five fingers trembling almost erratically, as if he might lose control of his urge to attack at any moment.

This completely hit Doflamingo's weak spot!

According to the agreement between Doflamingo and the World Government, in exchange for keeping the World Government's secrets, the World Government and the Navy are not allowed to launch an attack to eliminate him.

However, Vice Admiral Tsuru's cheating tactics undoubtedly made Doflamingo, who intended to accumulate strength in the North Blue, extremely uncomfortable.

After all, no matter how much Doflamingo disregards the Navy, he can't exactly conduct arms deals with other pirates in front of Vice Admiral Tsuru, can he?

To be more precise, with Vice Admiral Tsuru following behind Doflamingo, there would be absolutely no buyer in the entire North Blue who would dare to trade with Doflamingo.

Doflamingo wasn't afraid; those buyers couldn't afford to mess with someone of the caliber of a Vice Admiral from the Marine Headquarters.

Furthermore, with an extra pair of eyes always watching him, Doflamingo had to be extremely careful no matter what he did.

This... is blatant surveillance, forcibly forcing Doflamingo to leave the North Blue.

A moment later, Doflamingo, who looked like he might go berserk at any moment, snorted coldly, turned around and walked straight into the cabin, and said.

"Return to base!"

"Yes, my lord."

The remaining Don Quixote family members watched Admiral Tsuru, Arn, and Gion warily as they slowly directed the ship to change course and leave.

And Yann quickly thanked Lieutenant General Tsuru.

"No need, I just happened to be passing by," Lieutenant General Tsuru said kindly.

Of course, Yann wouldn't believe a single punctuation mark in that statement.

It just happened to be this coincidental?

At this moment, Yann even suspected that Vice Admiral Tsuru might have been following Doflamingo all along, only revealing himself now.

Lieutenant General Tsuru looked at Ahn with increasing kindness and satisfaction, and spoke.

"Captain Yann, the joint North Sea campaign has been well done. It's about time you returned to Marineford to report for duty. Your father misses you quite a bit."

? !

Yann found it hard to accept.

Whether the old man from the Warring States period wanted it or not, who cared?

The important thing is that Lieutenant General Tsuru's tone almost confirmed that he would soon step down from his post as Inspector General of the North Sea and return to Marineford.

There's a high probability... that it will also be accompanied by a promotion!

Even though Arn had vaguely anticipated this, it still made him feel quite uncomfortable.

"Lieutenant General He, I... I can't bear to leave the civilians of Beihai. I intend to dedicate the rest of my life to the boundless cause of peace in Beihai."

Ya'en tried to reason with Lieutenant General Crane, hoping to change his mind.

"This spirit deserves commendation..."

Lieutenant General Tsuru nodded, but what he said next chilled Arn's heart.

"However, there are corresponding rules for job changes in the Navy. Rest assured, the Fleet Admiral will treat every dutiful Navy officer fairly."

……

Ya'en.

These words seemed perfectly reasonable on the surface, but to Arn, they sounded like a clear indication that various underhanded dealings were about to take place.

Without giving Arn a chance to argue, Vice Admiral Tsuru immediately ordered the warships to chase after the Don Quixote Family pirate ship.

Under Aon's slightly somber gaze, Gion, standing beside Tsuru, subtly waved to Aon and mouthed something, as if she wanted to say something.

However, Ya'en was in no mood to pay attention to the rabbit's mouth.

With a melancholy gaze, he watched the warship carrying Vice Admiral Tsuru depart, and then sighed helplessly before directing the warship to continue its return to Naval Base 521.

"It seems that the progress of all the plans must be accelerated..."

"Vice Admiral Tsuru has come to the North Blue, not only to drive Doflamingo away from the North Blue, but also to capture me and take me back to Marineford!"

As for the Hueco Mundo organization?

Yann was not worried at all that Tsuru would discover any clues.

After all, the only two prospective members of Hueco Mundo that Yon is currently preparing are still slowly developing in the Little Golden Castle.

On the high seas, how much information about Hueco Mundo will reach is entirely up to Arn.

[Chapter 113 An Unexpected Phone Call]

Several months later, in the office of Naval Base 521.

In the North Sea Inspectorate, the man nicknamed "Sakura Dragon," Tefimo Yarn, was carefully reviewing the naval intelligence compiled by Robin.

During these months, the Donquixote Family, the only family capable of posing a significant threat to the joint naval operation, was being chased around by Vice Admiral Tsuru and had no opportunity to cause any trouble.

The joint punitive operation in the North Sea was incredibly successful, with a large number of naval fleets formed by various naval bases sweeping across the entire North Sea.

Under the intense bombardment of the navy, the pirates, whose physiques were not strong enough to withstand the shells, could only hide deep in some shady corners, not daring to show themselves easily.

In fact, Yann understood this feeling quite well. After all, not every normal person is a physical monster from the Grand Line who can reach cannonballs with ordinary flesh and blood.

After all, small-time pirates like Yann, with their physical prowess, are the mainstream of the sea.

The only thing that surprised Aan was that the pirates, who were like scattered sand, not only showed no intention of uniting, but also frequently betrayed each other's information about their enemies in order to draw the Navy's attention to them.

This resulted in most of the effective intelligence being deliberately released by the pirates during the three-month joint naval operation.

What troubled Arn was that although a lot of Devil Fruit pirates had been captured and imprisoned in the temporary prison expanded from the 521 Marine Base, there was still no news about the "Op-Op Fruit".

"Should we end this? The punitive operation..."

Yaen stood up, looked out the window, and murmured to himself.

"After more than three months of continuous naval operations, the naval soldiers were nearing the point of exhaustion, and their results were dwindling..."

"More importantly, the military supplies requested from the Navy Headquarters have been almost exhausted, and we can't continue for much longer."

"If this continues, Vice Admiral He might start to doubt my motives for conducting the joint naval operation in the North Sea."

"I'm somewhat unwilling," Ya'en said.

"Damn it, where did the Op-Op Fruit go? The number of people in Flevans suffering from serious illness has already started to rise, and it won't last much longer."

On the surface, both the Navy Headquarters and the North Sea Navy considered the joint naval base raid operation personally planned by Arn to be a great success, and the Navy Headquarters had even issued a commendation order in advance.

However, this made Arn even more upset. With the issuance of this commendation order, Arn knew that the promotion he did not want was probably unavoidable.

However, despite making such a great sacrifice, even at the heavy cost of a promotion, Yann still failed to find the crucial "surgical result".

"Ugh, I feel so awful..."

A strange sense of loneliness crept into Yann's silhouette.

"Robin, what's wrong with the young master?" Baby-5, who was massaging Robin's legs, asked in confusion.

“Brother Yan understands that he’s going to be promoted,” Robin replied.

"Huh? Isn't a promotion good?" baby-5 asked, puzzled.

With his back to Baby-5, Ya'en began to explain. "Sigh, Baby-5, you don't understand. Promotion is not what I wanted; I just hope for peace and tranquility."

"Boping?" Baby-5 blinked.

……

Ya'en.

"Robin, explain this to Baby-5," a weary Yann replied.

Robin nodded, patted Baby-5's head, and said, "Brother Yann means he hopes the sea will be calm, but he himself doesn't like calm seas."

"Oh?!"

Baby-5 looked like she understood but not quite, then looked down at her small body.

This scene made Yann's blood pressure soar, and he felt that his innocence would be completely ruined by Robin sooner or later.

However, facing Robin, who was gradually revealing her cunning nature, Yann had no intention of engaging in a deep debate with her.