One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Chapter 91 The Empress's Conditions! Luffy is Coming!

It was 9 a.m., 54 hours before Ace's public execution.

Nearly 10 elite naval personnel have gathered at Marineford, and ordinary residents of the residential areas, namely the families of the marines, will be evacuated today as planned.

Marineford was bustling with activity. On his way to the restaurant, Zhou Ze encountered several groups of evacuated civilians who were heading to the Sabaody Archipelago. At the dock, naval transport ships were on standby.

War is drawing ever closer!

"Buri buri buri"

"Zhou Ze, come here!" Zhan Guo's voice came from over the street.

Zhou Ze: "..."

I haven't even had breakfast yet!

……

At the entrance of the Warring States Office.

Zhou Ze was holding a bowl of noodles in one hand and two bags of steamed buns in the other, with a steamed bun in his mouth, staring at the guard.

Seeing Zhou Ze's gesture to open the door, the two guards looked constipated.

Helpless, Zhou Ze stretched out his foot to kick the door, but the guard hurriedly knocked on the door for him.

"Come in!"

After the door opened, Zhou Ze walked in casually.

"Zhou Ze, how dare you!" Zhan Guo was so angry at Zhou Ze's appearance that his veins bulged.

Zhou Ze chewed a few more bites and swallowed the bun. "Marshal, I had no choice. I didn't even have breakfast before you called me here!"

Inside the room, Garp, Tsuru, and the three admirals were all present. Akainu's face darkened, while Garp laughed heartily.

Lieutenant General He glared at Zhou Ze with annoyance. "Alright, everyone's here, let's get down to business."

Walking to the small table, Zhou Ze put down his breakfast and looked at Garp with his eyes, asking if he wanted some. Garp laughed and waved the senbei in his hand.

Zhou Ze shrugged and started eating by himself.

"The 10 elite naval troops have now assembled, the science unit has arrived, and with the five Shichibukai already waiting in Mary Geoise, our deployment is complete!"

Sengoku said in a deep voice, paused, and then helplessly rubbed his forehead, "What's hateful is that the pirate empress refuses to answer the summons!"

Zhou Ze knew the Empress would eventually come, so he wasn't worried at all and focused on eating his noodles.

"Slurp, slurp!"

The sound of slurping noodles enraged Zhan Guo even more. He slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Zhou Ze!"

Zhou Ze was engrossed in eating his noodles when Zhan Guo's shout nearly made him shove his own food into his bowl. He turned his head and looked at Zhan Guo blankly.

"what?"

Seeing Zhou Ze's expression, Zhan Guo gritted his teeth in hatred.

"After you finish eating, get out of here and go to Amazon Lily to support Vice Admiral Momonga and capture Boa Hancock!"

Zhou Ze wiped his mouth and said calmly, "Marshal, she will come. Just wait a little longer."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhou Ze had no choice but to give an explanation.

"Although Amazon Lily is located in the Calm Belt, naval warships are not affected by the Calm Belt. Attacking Amazon Lily would be a piece of cake for us."

Zhan Guo nodded. "Go on."

"As far as I know, on Daughter Island, only the Empress's ship is towed by two giant snakes to navigate in the calm zone!"

"In other words, once war breaks out, Daughter Island will be a death trap with no way to escape. As the ruler of a country, she must have this foresight."

"So, she will come."

After Zhou Ze finished speaking, he paid attention to the expressions of the two strategists.

At this moment, Kizaru, who had been clipping his nails the whole time, spoke up, "As expected of the Black Dragon, he's terrifying. He analyzed so much in such a short time."

Holy crap, that old bastard is at it again, spouting those sarcastic remarks!

After pondering for a while, Lieutenant General Tsuru agreed with Zhou Ze's assessment. She looked at Zhou Ze and asked, "Then what is her purpose in doing this?"

"What other purpose could pirates have? They just want to show their worth so that our Navy will pay more attention to them!"

Zhou Ze was just making things up; he couldn't very well say it was for Luffy's sake!

After hearing Zhou Ze's words, Akainu snorted coldly but remained silent.

Zhou Ze continued to deceive, "I think that pirate empress will eventually make a request that will both put us in a difficult position, but is actually harmless!"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Guo was slightly taken aback. "What are your requirements?"

"I have no idea. I'm not a pirate, how could I possibly guess what they're thinking?" Zhou Ze shrugged.

"What the requirements are is not important; it's just about expressing an attitude."

Sengoku nodded. "That woman is very strong. If she can come, our strength will be greater, and victory will be more assured."

You're overthinking it, Marshal. This woman isn't just slacking off; she's openly putting us on the spot!

Zhou Ze mentally complained, then remembered that he also wanted to act, and his expression turned strange.

Little did he know that Garp and Aokiji, who had remained silent, had both noticed the change in his expression.

Especially Aokiji, who had been pretending to be asleep with his eye mask on since Zhou Ze entered the office, had somehow pulled the mask up a little, and now looked at Zhou Ze with a glint of shrewdness in his eyes.

After analyzing all this, Zhou Ze continued to bury his head and focused on finishing his breakfast, and the room fell silent for a moment.

After some time, Zhou Ze felt sleepy after finishing breakfast when the Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) in his office rang.

"Buri buri buri"

"Marshal, I am the flying squirrel. Boa Hancock has accepted our call, but she has made a condition."

Sengoku answered the Den Den Mushi, and after hearing what Vice Admiral Momonga said, he couldn't help but glance at Zhou Ze before speaking:

"What conditions?"

"She requested to go to Impel Down to see Ace!"

Sure enough, Luffy is coming!

Zhou Ze's eyes narrowed.

Aokiji noticed Zhou Ze's expression and began to ponder.

I thought Sengoku would need to think about it for a long time, or discuss it with everyone, but to my surprise, Sengoku agreed very readily, "I agree to her!"

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku looked at Zhou Ze and said, "You were right!"

Vice Admiral Tsuru also looked at Zhou Ze, his eyes filled with admiration. "Ace is a key figure right now. It's really difficult for us if she wants to see Ace. However, she doesn't have any connection with the Whitebeard Pirates or Ace, so it won't hurt for her to meet him!"

"Zhou Ze, everything was exactly as you expected!"

Zhou Ze waved his hand and said modestly with a smile, "Hehe, just a guess, just a guess!"

Aokiji suddenly spoke up at this moment.

"Zhou Ze, since you guessed so accurately, do you think we will win this war?"

As soon as Aokiji raised this question, everyone looked at Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze felt a chill run down his spine. Win? Win my ass! But how the hell am I supposed to answer that?

Zhou Ze didn't answer immediately, so Aokiji changed the question, "Can we defeat Whitebeard?"

This question is much easier to answer.

Without hesitation, Zhou Ze replied, "Yes!"

Sengoku and Akainu were both satisfied with the answer, Garp's gaze darkened slightly, and Vice Admiral Tsuru, Kizaru, and Aokiji seemed to be deep in thought.

Chapter 92 Aokiji's Warning! 'I Am the Only Madman' Sherman

After the meeting, Zhou Ze wanted to go back to take a nap. Just as he turned back into the residential area, he saw Aokiji appear at the intersection.

He leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets, his shirt draped over his arm, and his head slightly lowered.

Zhou Ze was taken aback, not expecting Aokiji to approach him, but he quickly realized what was happening.

"The general wants to see me? Let's go inside and talk."

After sitting down in the room, Zhou Ze poured a glass of wine for Aokiji and then poured one for himself, then waited quietly for the other to speak.

Aokiji picked up his glass, stared at it for a moment, and asked softly, "You like sherry too?"

Zhou Ze paused for a moment, the words sounded familiar. He thought for a while before remembering that Zefa had asked him the same question when he first drank with Teacher Zefa.

Teacher Zephyr also mentioned that there was another guy who also loved drinking sherry. Could he be referring to Aokiji?

“Yes, General Kuzan!” Zhou Ze said solemnly.

After taking a sip, Aokiji became even more languid. "No need to be so formal, let's just chat casually."

The two had a less-than-pleasant encounter after the Enies Lobby incident, so Zhou Ze didn't dare to be careless at all. After grunting in response, he picked up his wine glass and waited for the other person to speak.

"You're Professor Zephyr's student, right? Me too, from the third cohort."

After Aokiji finished speaking, Zhou Ze simply nodded in response.

Zephyr's students are all over the Navy; everyone knows that.

You, a dignified general, came all the way here just to say this?

"You seem very wary of me?" Aokiji tapped his forehead lightly with his fingers. "Why?"

Zhou Ze lowered his eyelids and thought for a moment. "General, this kind of communication is quite tiring. Just say what you have to say, and I will answer whatever I can."

Aokiji was taken aback by Zhou Ze's directness and paused for a moment before becoming more serious.

"When I asked you before, Marshal, whether the Navy would win, you didn't answer. Did you think the Navy wouldn't win?"

Zhou Ze pondered for a long time before raising his head to look at Aokiji, "No!"