One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

"you wanna die!"

The Giraffe Fruit user struggled to his feet and roared angrily.

The other members of CP9, except for the unconscious Lucci, all glared at him angrily. If they weren't seriously injured, they would definitely have attacked Zhou Ze.

"Haha," Zhou Ze laughed out loud, waving his hand, "Alright, I'll stop teasing you guys."

"Now, Enies Lobby has been destroyed, and Nico Robin has been rescued by the Straw Hat crew."

"What was your commander's name again? Never mind, that's not important. Who do you think he'll shift the blame for this mission's failure onto?"

Upon hearing Zhou Ze's words, the group's expressions darkened. Then, Zhou Ze spoke again...

"Alright, Bruno, open the door now, I have to go, you guys better run for your lives!"

Urged by Zhou Ze, Bruno opened the door on the other side.

The door led to the destroyed main island of Enies Lobby. Zhou Ze walked out of the door.

"Thanks, Bruno!"

He took two steps, then turned back to look at the CP9 members and said:

"By the way, I'm actually quite unhappy with your so-called 'dark justice'!"

"This time I'm giving you a chance, but next time I won't be so polite!"

"Take this as a piece of advice, or as a threat! It's up to you!"

"Well then, goodbye!"

Chapter 63 Goodbye! Going Merry! (First Update)

Zhou Ze left without looking back, leaving the CP9 members completely dumbfounded.

"Bruno, what exactly happened?" the werewolf holding Lucci asked impatiently.

“Gabra, I don’t know either. When I went out, I saw him protecting Lucci, so…”

Bruno also looked completely bewildered.

At this moment, Kalifa spoke up. Ever since Zhou Ze started looking her over, she had been clutching the cloth covering her body tightly, extremely nervous. She only breathed a sigh of relief after Zhou Ze left.

"He just said his name is Zhou Ze, don't you understand yet?"

No sooner had Kalifa finished speaking than the big-mouthed owl let out a startled cry.

"Zhou Ze? Is he the 'Naval Light' we've seen in our intelligence reports?"

Then, looking at the deer-faced man and the long-haired man, he said, "Kaku, Kujiri, I've shown you his information!"

Kaku, the deer-faced man, and Waitori, the long-haired man, exchanged a glance, their expressions darkening. Kaku asked, "What did he mean by his last words?"

Jabra, the werewolf, twitched his beard. "Isn't it obvious? He's very unhappy with how we're doing things!"

As Jabra spoke, he gently placed Lucci on the ground, then took off his shirt and tossed it to Kalifa.

“He wanted to kill us. Although he hid it well, I could feel that his smile was full of deceit!”

"Gabra, when you say your smile is all deceit, are you talking about yourself?" the owl buzzed.

Gabra glared at the owl, who quickly zipped up its mouth to indicate silence.

"Don't think too much about it now. He said Spandam will put all the blame on us. What do you think about that?"

Kaku pondered for a moment; this was the question that concerned him most, since everyone was injured and Captain Lucci was still seriously injured and unconscious.

“Given Spandam’s personality, he would definitely do it,” Gabra immediately said.

"We should trust Gabra's judgment; after all, Gabra is very skilled at this kind of thing!"

The owl quietly unzipped the zipper and said something.

"No sound!" Jabra glared at the owl, wishing he could punch him.

"No matter what, Lucci is seriously injured now. We should leave this island as soon as possible and find a doctor to treat him."

Kalifa said as she put on the coat that Gabra had thrown at her.

Ultimately, before the navy arrived to capture them, the group left Enies Lobby along the tracks of the Sea Train.

……

"Major General Zhou Ze, you're back!" Mike followed after Zhou Ze when he appeared.

"Hmm," Zhou Ze nodded. "How's the situation on the ship? No casualties, right?"

"No, we've been on the outermost edge the whole time, and no officers of lieutenant colonel rank or higher have participated in the battle. Everyone is safe!" After a pause, Mike added with some regret, "Unfortunately, the Straw Hat crew escaped."

"What? You still want to pursue them?" Zhou Ze chuckled upon hearing there were no casualties. "Do the lieutenant generals have any new orders?"

"Whether to pursue or not is still up to you, Major General," Mike chuckled dryly. "Several lieutenant generals have been sending men to search Enies Lobby and capture CP9 members. Right now, the mobile force is just this ship."

"Do you think we should...?" Mike rubbed his hands together, eager to try.

"What is it? If even the lieutenant generals aren't chasing, why should we?" Zhou Ze waved his hand casually. "It's fine as it is now."

Mike surprisingly nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, all five vice admirals' fleets suffered damage, and the marines were also killed or wounded. Only we not only maintained our formation intact, but also rescued a lot of marines. This is quite an achievement!"

What? Such a crushing defeat is considered meritorious?

Zhou Ze stared in disbelief. Mike seemed to notice Zhou Ze's confusion and explained:

"Because the Straw Hat crew closed the Gate of Justice, it caused a whirlpool in the ocean current. The five vice admirals' warships were too close together and collided, resulting in injuries to all of them."

"Only we, because we were on the outermost edge of the formation, were unharmed, Major General!"

Zhou Ze's lips twitched. Damn it, out of 11 warships on a mission, only my ship is safe and sound. Isn't this telling everyone that I'm rowing?

"Pursue them! Pursue the Straw Hat crew immediately! At the same time, send a message to the five vice admirals requesting their support!"

Zhou Ze quickly gave the order.

Mike hesitated for a moment, "Major Admiral, I'm afraid five lieutenant admirals can't send warships to provide support..."

Zhou Ze glared at him, "You just go and deliver the message!"

No matter what, you have to show your attitude. Don't you understand that?

When Aokiji arrived at Enies Lobby on his bicycle, Zhou Ze's warship had already "chased" the Straw Hat Pirates.

"I didn't expect you to come in person. Rear Admiral Zhou Ze has already gone to pursue the Straw Hat crew. After we rest, we will go to support them as soon as possible, even if it costs our navy..."

Lieutenant General Storoberry saluted Aokiji and gave a somewhat dejected report.

"That's enough. We've already used the national-level combat force, the Demon Buster Order, and judging from the fleet's crushing defeat and the devastation on Enies Lobby,"

Aokiji interrupted Lieutenant General Stolberg, "In this incident, we have suffered a complete defeat!"

"But, what about General Kuzan, and Major General Zhou Ze..." Lieutenant General Momonga wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Aokiji.

"Alright, you guys stay here and take care of the aftermath. I'll personally go and support Zhou Ze."

After saying that, Aokiji rode his bicycle towards Water Seven.

"Mike, you guys keep the current speed and keep pursuing. I'll go search from the air first!"

After chasing them out to sea, Zhou Ze broke away from the warship, transformed into a falcon, and flew into the sky.

Snowflakes began to fall from the sky, and Zhou Ze's heart sank. He knew what the falling snow meant.

Below his line of sight, the billowing smoke column had risen to this height and was already quite thin, yet it still brought tears to Zhou Ze's eyes.

As the hazy memories gradually became clearer, Zhou Ze lowered his altitude and hovered in mid-air.

Going Merry

This little boat, carrying dreams and a spirit of adventure,

A magical little boat that crossed endless oceans and landed on floating islands.

Finally, I reached the end of my journey here.

"sorry"

"I wanted to take everyone to farther places."

"sorry"

"I wish I could adventure with you all forever, but I..."

"But I am very happy."

Thank you for cherishing me so much all this time!

"I am so happy because I am with you all!"

Goodbye, Going Merry!

Zhou Ze ultimately decided not to go down and make contact with the Straw Hat crew. The Navy's crushing defeat at Enies Lobby, coupled with Aokiji's continued absence, forced him to proceed with caution.

With a wave of his arms, Zhou Ze soared back into the sky, heading towards his warship.

"Mike, send the order to return to base!"

"Major General, are we not going to pursue them?"

"I'm not going to chase anymore. I'm tired and need to rest."

"Yes"

Chapter 64 Garp is Back (Second Update)

Two days later.

“Brubrubrubru”

"Hmm, this is Zhou Ze, who is this?" Zhou Ze was woken up by the sound of the Den Den Mushi while still half asleep. He fumbled around on the bedside table for a while before answering.

"You brat, get your ass over here right now!"

Lieutenant General Garp's voice was like a thunderclap, instantly waking Zhou Ze.