One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

"I am willing to be Miss Tina's captive!"

"Me too!"

Even though they were trapped in the iron bars, Fenbdi and Zango still couldn't stop their witty banter.

…………

"You little bastard! You disappeared the moment I wasn't looking! I'll beat you to death!" Garp roared at Zhou Ze, "Iron Fist of Love."

A punch landed squarely on Zhou Ze's chest.

"Ouch, that hurts! I'm sorry, I was wrong, I'll never do it again!"

Zhou Ze was jolted awake from his sleep and sat on the bed, panting heavily.

"Huh? It was a dream?" Zhou Ze was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness, that scared me to death!"

Then, in a daze, he felt there was another figure by the bed. He turned his head and glanced at it, and what he saw was a piece of crystal-clear skin and a deep cleavage.

Zhou Ze was stunned for a moment, realizing what he had seen, and hurriedly moved aside. Then he saw Colonel Tina bending over, raising her right hand slightly, clenching it into a fist, her face seemingly a little... flushed?

"Ah, you're awake?" Colonel Tina seemed startled and took a small step back, straightening up with a blush deepening on her face. "I'm sorry to have woken you up so early, Tina."

"Hmm? Are you sick?" Zhou Ze asked with concern, noticing that Colonel Tina's complexion was not quite right. Then he suddenly realized, "Early in the morning? It's already the next day? We're back at Marine Headquarters?"

“Ah, no, I’m fine,” Colonel Tina replied, then took a deep breath to calm herself. “Yes, it’s the second day now, but we’re not at Marine Headquarters.”

"It's good that you're not sick," Zhou Ze nodded, then asked curiously, "Wait a minute, it's been a whole night, why haven't we reached the Marine Headquarters yet? Didn't it only take us less than a morning to get here?"

"Well, things have changed a bit... Get up first, we'll talk later."

After saying that, Colonel Tina turned and left without looking back.

Zhou Ze: "..."

……

Tina's captain's cabin.

While flipping through the newspaper in his hand, he listened to Colonel Tina's soft whispers in his ear.

"In short, that's the situation. We need to go and support Smoker now."

A glint flashed in Zhou Ze's eyes; things had taken an unexpected turn... Alright.

“Of course, I have no problem with that,” Zhou Ze said with a smile to Colonel Tina.

Tina's expression changed slightly as she looked at Zhou Ze's smile.

"Are you really alright?" Zhou Ze looked at Colonel Tina with suspicion.

Even Zhou Ze, who was slow to notice, sensed that something was wrong. Could this mature woman have done something unspeakable to him while he was drunk yesterday?

Thinking of this, his tone became somewhat hesitant, "Nothing happened after I came back yesterday, right?"

"No, no!" Colonel Tina shook her head in denial, but seeing the suspicion in Zhou Ze's eyes, her tone became more firm, "Nothing happened!"

Zhou Ze stared at Colonel Tina for a long while before sighing, "Alright."

"If you say it's nothing, then I'll pretend it's nothing!"

Chapter 19 Heading to Alabasta!

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic."

Tina still seemed a little nervous, so Zhou Ze changed the subject, "So we're going to that... uh, that desert country now?"

Zhou Ze forgot the name of that country.

Tina breathed a sigh of relief and lit a cigarette to calm her nerves. "A desert country?"

She pressed her right wrist, which was holding a cigarette, against her forehead and thought for a moment. "Ah, you mean Alabasta?"

“That used to be an oasis country!” Tina said earnestly.

Zhou Ze: "..."

Why are you taking such a small question so seriously, you mature woman?

"Yes, Alabasta, is that where we're going?" Zhou Ze scratched his head.

Tina asked curiously, "Why are we going there? Smoker is on the route from Drum Kingdom to Little Garden, and we're going to meet him."

“No, Colonel Tina.” Zhou Ze quickly waved his hand. “We’re going to Alabasta.”

As far as I remember, Smoker and the main characters arrived in Alabasta one after the other, which means Luffy and his crew were still on their way.

"Why?" Tina frowned. "Smoker and I agreed to meet on the flight path, but now..."

"Tina is very confused."

Zhou Ze's eyes darted around a few times. "I've heard that Alabasta has beautiful scenery. We can visit and explore it first."

Alabasta is all sand now, what's there to see?

Could it be that Lieutenant Zhou Ze means "the two of us" can go sightseeing first? Is this an invitation to a date?

After Zhou Ze finished speaking, he looked at Colonel Tina with hopeful eyes, only to see Tina first frown, then become shy, and her face turned a little red.

Tina noticed Zhou Ze's expectant gaze, and her face turned even redder, her fair neck becoming flushed.

"Hey, hey, Colonel Tina, have you misunderstood something?" Zhou Ze waved his hand in front of Tina's eyes, his tone somewhat anxious.

Holy crap, what's going on?

Something's not right. This mature woman's behavior is too strange; there must be something wrong.

Colonel Tina was startled awake by Zhou Ze. "Huh? I promise you!"

Hmm? Why does this answer sound so strange?

However, Zhou Ze didn't have time to think about it. He asked Tina to confirm, "Really?"

Worried that his question might still be ambiguous, he quickly added, "Do you mean you agree to go to Alabasta first?"

Colonel Tina felt a surge of joy upon seeing Zhou Ze's somewhat anxious expression. She nodded emphatically, "Yes, I agree!"

Zhou Ze clapped his hands in delight and smiled happily, "That's great, thank you, Colonel Tina!"

Colonel Tina looked at the elated Zhou Ze and nodded shyly, "Thank you too, Lieutenant Zhou Ze, please guide me."

"Tina, I'm so happy!"

Zhou Ze was caught up in the joy of being able to go directly to Alabasta and didn't notice anything amiss with Colonel Tina's response. He casually waved his hand and said, "You're too kind, you're too kind. We'll learn from each other."

Colonel Tina's face and neck turned bright red in an instant.

When Zhou Ze came to his senses, he was startled by Colonel Tina's appearance. "Hey, Colonel Tina, are you really alright?"

Are you sure you haven't misunderstood anything?

Colonel Tina was startled awake by Zhou Ze. She felt a burning sensation on her fingers, shuddered, and stubbed out her cigarette.

"No, no, I'm fine." Tina fanned her face with her hand. "It's just too hot in the room."

Zhou Ze looked at Colonel Tina suspiciously for a while, and felt that her blushing seemed to have gotten worse. "If you're not feeling well, notify the ship's doctor as soon as possible."

He pushed open the door and walked outside. "Let's go up to the deck and get some fresh air first."

"It would be even better if we could get to Alabasta sooner."

Colonel Tina, who was following Zhou Ze out, suddenly stopped, her blood rushing and she almost fainted.

Upon seeing Zhou Ze and Colonel Tina appear on the deck, Fombady and Zango each cried out in surprise, then glared angrily at Zhou Ze.

"You bastard, you bastard, how could you do such a thing to Miss Tina?"

"Unforgivable! How dare you desecrate Miss Tina!"

They saw Colonel Tina, who was following behind Zhou Ze, her face flushed and furious, yelling as she charged towards Zhou Ze.

"Get out of my way, you two," Colonel Tina kicked the two men away, then looked at the two unconscious ones. "Tina is very disappointed."

……

At the same time, on the flight path from Drum Kingdom to Little Garden Island.

"Colonel Smoker, Colonel Smoker!" a marine shouted to the ship's commander. "We just picked up a very interesting radio signal."

Colonel Smoker, who was smoking two cigars on the deck, stood up from his chair. "Hey, Tashigi, come here for a second."

"Tashigi, did you hear me, you sword fanatic? Come here right now!"

Immediately afterwards, the room door was suddenly flung open, and a short-haired girl wearing glasses stumbled out, carrying a knife.

"Smack!"

The girl fell onto the deck, and the "Huazhou," one of the fifty fine swords in her hand, flew out of her grasp, spun several times in the air, and then stuck near her face.

Colonel Smoker looked at his subordinate named Tashigi, his eyebrows twitching involuntarily. He roared, "Come here and listen to this!"

A black Den Den Mushi (snail phone) was placed on the table; it was a Den Den Mushi specifically designed for eavesdropping.

"Colonel Smoker, Sergeant Tashigi, this is a conversation we just intercepted between two men," the Marine reported. "I'm about to release them."

After a burst of static from the microphone, the eavesdropped conversation began to play.

"I am Mr. 0, Princess Vivi and the Straw Hat crew..." Then there was another burst of static.

“The mission is complete,” said the second man in the conversation.

"From now on, instructions will be given through instruction sheets as usual, that's all."

After that, all I heard was static from the electric microphone.

Colonel Smoker sat back down in his chair. "The guy we arrested was codenamed Mr. 11, and now there's a Mr. 0. It's a criminal organization that calls each other by their codenames."

Sergeant Tashigi glanced at the knife in her hand. "This fine sword, Hanashu, was seized from Mr. 11. It seems this criminal organization is quite powerful."

"Hmm," Colonel Smoker nodded, his arms crossed. "Princess Vivi, I remember she's a princess of the Kingdom of Alabasta, and her whereabouts should be unknown right now."

Tashigi exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't there a coup happening in Alabasta right now? Could it be that the Straw Hat crew and this criminal organization are involved in this coup?"

“I don’t know,” Smoker said, taking a puff of his cigar. “But that’s all the information we have about the Straw Hat crew right now.”

"So, what's next for us..."