One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Covered in blood with a large gash in his chest, Luffy managed to utter two words with difficulty, "Thank you!"

Robin stared at Luffy. "Why are you fighting again? Who exactly are you people with 'D' in your names?"

Zhou Ze, being a Marine, wanted to thwart the conspiracy of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who were nominally allies. This was something she couldn't understand.

And what about this pirate in front of us?

With a wave of her hand, Luffy's straw hat flew into her grasp, and she was about to speak.

Bell fell from the sky.

"Oh? One of the guardians of the kingdom, Pell!" Robin tossed her straw hat to Luffy. "You've come at the right time. Why don't you save this child first?"

Robin glanced at Bell, who had suddenly appeared, and turned to leave. "He's the brave knight who escorted your noble princess to this country."

"And the princess is alright! She's on her way to Albana, but I don't know if anything will happen to her afterwards!"

Bell was about to chase after her to find out what was going on; this strange woman seemed to know a lot.

However, he had barely moved when someone grabbed his clothes. He turned around and saw the severely injured boy he had beaten to death. The boy, with all his might, shouted:

"meat!"

……

The rebel camp in Cateria was undergoing final preparations when Kosha summoned the rebel high command and announced his orders.

"In all regions, those without weapons are strictly prohibited from participating in the war and must remain in place. Each region must leave sufficient garrison forces, and the rest of us will join me in attacking the capital."

"Chief, this won't do. This will reduce our numbers by more than half, making it impossible for us to defeat the Kingdom's army."

"Yes, Chief, and even without weapons, everyone is willing to risk their lives to pull the King off his throne and reclaim our country!"

Kou Sha waved his hand. "I know all that, but without weapons, how are they supposed to fight? Are they just going to throw their lives away?"

"Even if it means going to our deaths, we will have no regrets!"

"Then let those of us with weapons die first!" Kosa roared, slamming his hand heavily on the table. "Go and relay the order!"

"Yes!"

……

Meanwhile, in Albana, the northern capital, Jaka, the commander-in-chief of the royal army and adjutant of the palace guard, had just finished arranging the defenses of the royal palace.

The garrisons in the towns along the route from Catrea to the capital have been withdrawn, allowing the rebels to advance unimpeded and reach Albana directly.

Jaka looked worriedly at the distant sky.

It's almost dawn!

……

In the rainy city.

"You want me to go to Albana? To chase after Straw Hat Luffy and his crew, or to support the Kingdom's army?" Tashigi asked, puzzled.

“It’s up to you,” Smoker said softly. “Just follow your own sense of justice.”

"No matter what happens, I will take responsibility for you."

Tashigi paused for a moment, looking at Smoker who was about to leave on "Birona," and asked, "Colonel Smoker, where are you going?"

"Birona" is a group of amphibious three-wheeled motorcycles powered by Smoker's Smoke-Smoke Fruit ability to "smoke".

He put on his gloves. "I suddenly have an urgent matter to attend to and need to go out to sea. Stay in touch, Tashigi."

"Yes"

Smoker tightened his goggles. "You'll have to witness this country's inevitable demise, whether it's destruction or survival. At some point in time, this always happens."

After saying that, he started the "Bilonga" and headed towards the sea.

Tashigi was silent for a moment before she came to her senses and gave the order, "All troops assemble, reinforce your equipment, head to Albana, and continue the pursuit of Straw Hat Luffy and his crew!"

"Yes"

The marines obeyed.

……

Soon, Zhou Ze arrived at the capital. He landed on the outskirts of the capital; the long flight had reopened his wounds, and the seeping blood soaked through the bandages.

Zhou Ze tightened his robes, covered his wound, and slowly walked into the city.

The atmosphere in the city was tense. Everyone knew that the rebels were about to attack the capital. Most of the capital's residents had evacuated, and the remaining soldiers of the royal army were busy deploying defenses.

Meanwhile, in another port city, La Rohana, Icarum, with his unusual curly hair, had just set foot on the land of the Kingdom of Alabasta.

His identity is the captain of the royal guard. He infiltrated the "Baroque Works" organization with Princess Vivi. His organization code name is Mr. 8. On the way back to Alabasta, he disguised himself as Vivi to attract the attention of the pursuers.

All sides converge for the decisive battle in Albana!

Chapter 35 Princess Vivi (Third Update)

Zhou Ze was awakened by the loud noise. He was too weak, so after entering the city, he randomly found an empty house where the owner had fled and took a nap.

He rubbed his cheeks to clear his head, and then he heard the booming sound of cannons, accompanied by the tremors of the earth.

Zhou Ze realized something, drew back the curtains, and saw that it was already broad daylight, the earth trembling...

The rebels are already attacking the capital!

Ignoring the lingering pain in his wound, Zhou Ze broke through the window and jumped out.

The royal army stationed on the city wall fired only a few symbolic rounds of artillery shells before retreating towards the palace, leaving the streets littered with abandoned weapons and supplies.

Zhou Ze picked up a knife from the ground, weighed it in his hand, and walked against the retreating crowd towards the city wall.

However, just after turning a corner, he saw a person running towards him from the other end of the street.

Her waist-length blue hair was tied back, swinging with each step she took. She wore a purple robe and a white cloak, and her face was smudged with black ash.

Princess Vivi!

Weiwei also noticed Zhou Ze standing on the street. Looking at the knife in Zhou Ze's hand and hearing the increasingly loud shouts of killing behind her, despair rose in her heart.

Her companions were already helping her hold off the high-ranking agents of Baroque Works, but this man in front of her seemed to be an enemy. What should she do?

Vivi unconsciously stopped in her tracks. Thinking of her comrades who were struggling in the battle and the innocent people who were about to pay with their lives, tears streamed down her face.

Zhou Ze was delighted that the royal army and the resistance had not engaged in street fighting, and now he was even more surprised to see Princess Vivi who had successfully arrived in the capital. However, he was momentarily stunned when he saw Vivi suddenly start crying.

What's going on?

Zhou Ze frowned and thought for a while, still not understanding. Then he gave a thumbs up and gestured behind him twice, "The palace is just behind this block..."

Thinking about this makes me feel a bit stupid. This is Vivi's country, how could she not know the way better than me?

Zhou Ze gave an awkward laugh. "You should go ahead."

Seeing that she didn't react, Zhou Ze urged, "Hurry up and go over there, what are you standing there for?"

Weiwei felt a pang of doubt. Not an enemy?

Could you please put the knife away before we talk?

However, she still moved, looking at Zhou Ze warily, and slowly walked towards the street.

Zhou Ze had been observing Weiwei. He wasn't about to miss out on such a popular female character. Hmm, her face was indeed very delicate, and her big eyes were quite beautiful, but…

Then, just as Weiwei brushed past him, Zhou Ze suddenly exclaimed, "You really do look prettier with your hair down!"

The moment Zhou Ze opened his mouth, Weiwei's body tensed up abruptly. Zhou Ze had barely uttered a few words when Weiwei suddenly accelerated and shot off like an arrow.

"Huh?" Zhou Ze turned around and looked at Weiwei, who was running wildly with her head down, with a somewhat blank expression.

What's wrong with me this time?

He carefully recalled what he had just said, and then suddenly realized, "It sounds like I was being a bit flirtatious. Oh well, I've offended someone again."

Zhou Ze's lips twitched, and he sighed.

However, he quickly stopped caring about these things. What he wanted to do now was find the battle area where Zoro fought Mr. 1. In his memory, there were battles in all four areas of the capital city.

Turning into a small alley, Zhou Ze activated his "Falcon Form," enveloping his entire body in a vortex. With a sudden burst of power from his feet, he soared into the sky with a "whoosh," then stretched out his arms to transform into wings, riding the air currents to continue climbing.

He had a panoramic view of Albana and first observed the overall situation of the battlefield.

Although the number of rebels surrounding the entire capital was still staggering, Zhou Ze glanced around and realized that it couldn't possibly be 60 rebels; at most, it was only around 30. The number of royal troops stationed near the palace was even smaller, at most tens of thousands.

This was much smaller than the 200 million rebels described in the original story, which put Zhou Ze at ease. However, he soon discovered that the resistance army did not seem to be advancing very quickly, which was strange, since the Kingdom's army had already abandoned the outer defenses.

What Zhou Ze was unaware of was that changes were also taking place within the resistance army.

"Chief, we should press our advantage and storm the capital. Why stop?"

Kou Sha had already believed Zhou Ze's words when he encountered no resistance along the way; the royal army was indeed maintaining restraint. By the time he reached the capital, he was certain of this.

He pondered for a moment, “No, we can’t attack rashly. We haven’t encountered any decent resistance along the way, and now they’ve even abandoned the outskirts of the palace. There might be some kind of trap. We need to be careful.”

"But, Chief..."

Kou Sha waved his hand to interrupt the other party, "Stop talking. Pick a few people to come with me and go into the capital to scout the situation. If we haven't come out in an hour, then launch an attack."

"Now, stand by!"

"Yes"

High in the sky, Zhou Ze circled the outer perimeter of the battlefield twice before beginning to search the inner city.

A building in the northern district of the capital collapsed with a loud crash, catching Zhou Ze's attention. He lowered his head slightly, a look of joy flashing in his eyes. It was them!

He quickly swooped down to the north area, deactivated his human form on the top floor of a building, and leaped across the rooftops toward his target location.

Zhou Ze was extremely anxious. Looking down from the air, he saw buildings collapsing, and it seemed that a fierce battle was taking place. When Zhou Ze landed on the nearest rooftop, he was surprised to find that Zoro and Mr. 1 were talking about something.

He vaguely heard Zoro say that Mr. 1 used to be an assassin in the West Blue.

Zhou Ze's sudden appearance surprised both of them. Zoro paused for a moment, then said to Zhou Ze expressionlessly, "It's you!"

Judging from Zoro's tone, Mr. 1 knew the two knew each other. He stared at Zhou Ze, frowning, "So you're the fifth person!"

Huh? What, a fifth person?

Zhou Ze was also taken aback for a moment, but having plenty of experience with being misunderstood, he quickly relaxed and thought, "Forget it, I can't communicate normally with you bunch of pirate natives."