One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

"Notify Impel Down that Straw Hat Luffy's mission is to rescue Portgas D. Ace. The two are brothers. Have Impel Down capture them as soon as possible!"

"Yes, sir." The messenger on the other end of the Den Den Mushi replied.

Time flies, and it's almost noon. We've been indoors all morning, and the old folks in the house are all quite patient and show no signs of impatience.

Zhou Ze, who had just taken a nap, felt extremely bored and restless. He sat there looking out the window from time to time.

Lieutenant General Tsuru noticed Zhou Ze's change, a smile appearing on her lips. She stood up and walked towards the door.

"Zhou Ze, come with me."

Zhou Ze had no desire to stay in the room any longer. Upon hearing this, he sprang up and slipped out the door in a flash.

Lieutenant General Tsuru laughed and scolded, "You brat, you never know how to behave!"

Stepping outside, Zhou Ze felt reborn, taking several deep breaths of fresh air. "I almost suffocated! Lieutenant General He, where are we going?"

"Go to the dock."

"Ok?"

Lieutenant General He walked past Zhou Ze, who quickly followed. Then he heard Lieutenant General He chuckle softly:

“A few hours ago, the flying squirrel reported that it was returning to Marineford. Didn’t you want to meet the world’s most beautiful woman?”

"I'll introduce you to them!"

Zhou Ze paused, "General He, I just said it offhand!"

Boa Hancock is only thinking about Luffy right now, why would I want to get to know her?

Seeing Zhou Ze stop and turn around to look at him, Lieutenant General He asked, "What's wrong? Stunned by joy?"

How could you tell that I'm happy?

Zhou Ze's lips twitched, and he followed them again. Oh well, it's good to feast one's eyes.

Marineford Bay inner pier.

Marines who had heard the news crowded the entire dock area, huddled together shoulder to shoulder, whispering about how beautiful the soon-to-arrive empress was.

If it weren't for Vice Admiral Tsuru and Vice Admiral Zhou Ze being present, these marines would probably have climbed every flagpole nearby.

Zhou Ze looked around, curled his lip, and thought, "A bunch of perverts, acting like they've never seen a woman before. It's really embarrassing."

The warship slowly approached the shore, and two rows of marines quickly ran off and lined up on either side.

Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel, dressed in a light purple striped suit and with a serious expression, stepped off the deck.

"Lieutenant General Crane, Lieutenant General Zhou Ze." The flying squirrel walked up to the two and greeted them.

Lieutenant General Tsuru nodded slightly in response.

Zhou Ze paid no attention to the flying squirrel; his gaze had been fixed on the woman behind him ever since.

She has long, jet-black hair, deep blue eyes, wears a pair of snake-shaped earrings, is tall, and has delicate features.

She is none other than the world's most beautiful woman, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Amazon Lily, the Empress.

Boa Hancock!

Zhou Ze looked at the pirate empress, who was dressed in a magnificent yellow cheongsam and covered with red silk, and felt greatly disappointed.

I was hoping for some perks, but Boa Hancock was dressed so conservatively this time. What's even more infuriating is that she even wore an outer robe over it. It's simply outrageous.

Although it was clear that his figure under the outer robe was still incredibly voluptuous, this was obviously not what Zhou Ze had expected.

Even though I haven't taken my pants off, you can't just show me this!

Zhou Ze was internally cursing.

"Ahem, Zhou Ze, you've been very rude." Lieutenant General He coughed lightly.

Zhou Ze then came to his senses, looked at the somewhat stiff-faced flying squirrel, and smiled apologetically.

"Sorry, Vice Admiral Momonga, I was a little distracted."

Seeing Zhou Ze apologize to him, the flying squirrel was very magnanimous, even giving him an "I understand" look. "It's alright, Lieutenant General Zhou Ze, I understand!"

Zhou Ze's lips twitched. "Flying squirrel, are you sure you understand?"

Boa Hancock drew gasps and cheers from the entire crew the moment she stepped off the ship. These lewd marines all had hearts in their eyes and looked like infatuated men.

The Empress was used to this, and with a hint of arrogance, she raised her neck slightly, which made the marines cheer even more.

Immediately afterwards, she saw that of the two vice admirals who came to greet her, the old woman named Tsuru was indifferent, but the young naval officer actually looked disappointed.

As a woman, and the most beautiful woman in the world, whose beauty is astonishing and who reigns supreme on the Grand Line, Boa Hancock could not bear such gazes.

She first frowned, then relaxed, adopting a shy expression, and lightly touched her lips with her index finger.

"Lieutenant General, am I not beautiful?"

[Psychological attack detected. Do you wish to defend yourself?]

"Yes"

The moment the Empress made that expression, Zhou Ze felt his heart skip a beat and his body stiffen. Fortunately, the system was a "straight man of steel" and helped him resist the temptation.

His internal energy instantly filled his limbs and bones, and Zhou Ze recovered completely.

The surrounding navy exclaimed in unison, "Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!" Some of the more sensitive and innocent young navy men were even petrified on the spot.

Even Vice Admiral Tsuru was slightly affected, but as a user of the "Wash Wash Fruit," she quickly washed away the turmoil in her heart.

Zhou Ze looked around at the surrounding navy with a headache and said helplessly, "You are beautiful, but this is not the place to talk. Please remove their petrification first, and we can talk when we get back."

Boa Hancock was shocked. She had encountered too many people who could resist her "Love-Love Fruit" power in the past few days.

The flying squirrel barely managed to hold off the attack by self-harming, which is nothing special.

Vice Admiral Tsuru's "Wash-Wash Fruit" ability counts as one.

Luffy is one.

Now there's another young naval admiral, how did he manage to do that!

Boa Hancock's expression changed several times in an instant before she finally reached out her palm and released the marines from their petrified state.

Reception room.

Lieutenant General He picked up his teacup and took a sip, his eyes darting back and forth between Zhou Ze and the Empress, his gaze filled with scrutiny and a hint of amusement.

Zhou Ze is nothing like the cowardly lecherous man my little sister described! It seems my little sister was just saying those things out of anger after failing to seduce him.

As Lieutenant General He thought of this, a smile appeared on his lips, and he looked at Zhou Ze with great satisfaction.

Since Zhou Ze hadn't been able to get a good look at the Empress, he stopped looking at her and started drinking his tea.

Thinking that the Empress was probably leading Luffy into Impel Down today, that's why she was wearing so many clothes.

I'll let it go this time, I forgive you, but you can't do it again next time!

Chapter 97 Shanks' Operation! Blackbeard's Plan Begins!

Finally, General Tsuru exchanged a few polite words with the Empress, then instructed the guards to arrange accommodations for her before taking his leave.

It took Zhou Ze quite a while after Lieutenant General Tsuru left before he came to his senses.

General Tsuru, you said you'd introduce me to the Empress, but it seems you didn't.

On second thought, I figured it was just a feast for the eyes anyway. The empress doesn't know me, but that doesn't stop me from looking at her.

Thinking this way, Zhou Ze felt relieved and murmured, "Luffy, I'm just watching, you won't be angry, will you?"

"Hmm? Zhou Ze, what are you muttering about?" Lieutenant General He turned around curiously.

Zhou Ze stumbled, then quickly straightened up, shaking his head repeatedly, "No, it's nothing."

Lieutenant General Tsuru nodded. "You seem quite disappointed. Are you upset that I didn't introduce you two?"

"How could that be?" Zhou Ze waved his hand casually. "I never intended to get to know her. I was just saying it casually last time, so please don't take it seriously!"

Lieutenant General He was quite satisfied with Zhou Ze's statement. She nodded, "Yes, after this matter is over, I will..."

At this point, Lieutenant General He suddenly stopped talking, and Zhou Ze looked at her in confusion, "What?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru glared at him. "Don't ask so many questions now. In short, you won't be treated badly."

"Oh," Zhou Ze responded softly.

"Lieutenant General Tsuru, Lieutenant General Zhou Ze!" A marine ran up to them. "The Marshal requests your immediate return!"

General He and Zhou Ze exchanged a glance. Zhou Ze's heart sank. What had happened this time?

"Oh, you're back?" Zhan Guo asked wearily when he saw Zhou Ze and the other man return. "Is that woman settled in?"

"Hmm, has something happened again?" Lieutenant General Tsuru asked.

Sengoku rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "Red has caused some trouble in the New World."

"Redhead? Could there be a mistake? Does he also want to get involved in this big event?"

"No, it's with that 'Beasts' Kaido."

"It's Kaido!" Vice Admiral Tsuru exclaimed in surprise.

Zhou Ze knew about this; Shanks only appeared at the very last moment of the Marineford War because he was trying to stop Kaido.

However, it's 2 PM now, and there are only 25 hours left until Ace's execution. Moreover, according to the original story, Sengoku ordered the execution to be carried out an hour and a half earlier.

In just one day, Shanks traveled from the New World to Marineford. That speed of advance is not to be underestimated.

"According to intelligence, Shanks wants to stop Kaido from taking the opportunity to attack Whitebeard," Sengoku continued.

Lieutenant General Tsuru clearly did not think the situation was so optimistic; she shook her head.

"It's uncertain whether Kaido's unusual movements are aimed at Whitebeard or at our weak fortresses in the New World!"

Kizaru put down his nail clippers and muttered, "How could something like this possibly happen? How terrifying. This is truly an unstable sea."

Akainu sat with his legs crossed, casually leaning back on the sofa, smoking a cigar.

"We don't need to worry about the other 'Four Emperors' of the New World right now. All we need to do is fight this battle against Whitebeard well."

Upon hearing this, Sengoku nodded heavily and said in a deep voice, "Indeed, this battle will inevitably become a total war!"