One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Absalom had been very confident before this, and he had stayed in Marineford for a long time without being discovered by anyone.

His Clear-Clear Fruit ability allows him to move freely in this battlefield teeming with skilled opponents.

Zhou Ze's sudden words startled Absalom so much that he almost jumped up.

He stiffly turned his head to look at Zhou Ze, only to see Zhou Ze frowning, seemingly unaware of his presence, and felt a sense of unease.

But a moment later, Zhou Ze stared straight at him. Absalom knew he had been discovered, and a chill ran down his spine as he shivered.

Zhou Ze instantly drew his knife, intending to kill the guy. He remembered that this guy ended up giving his head to Blackbeard, while the Clear-Clear Fruit benefited that bastard Shiryu.

As soon as he activated his internal energy, he felt a tearing pain in his internal organs, and his blood rushed to his throat.

Absalom immediately sensed Zhou Ze's killing intent and panicked, falling to the ground. He then crawled forward on all fours, quickly escaping the range of Zhou Ze's internal energy.

Forced to unleash a slash, not even knowing if it hit its mark, Zhou Ze lost all sense of his opponent's location. He then unleashed several more slashes in all directions.

"Your internal injuries haven't healed yet, so don't move around too much." Lieutenant General Tsuru's voice suddenly came, looking at Zhou Ze's lips where blood was seeping out again, and comforted him:

"I know you're unhappy with the Warring States period's decision, but there are some things you don't understand. He also had his own difficulties!"

Zhou Ze was stunned for a moment, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said, "Grandma, what are you saying?"

Seeing Zhou Ze's confusion, Lieutenant General He walked over and took his hand.

"Come with me. Although the war is over, the situation facing the navy is even more complicated!"

Zhou Ze followed Lieutenant General He to a two-story building in the residential area. The building actually had more than two stories, but the upper part was completely destroyed.

This small building, which is still barely usable, has now become the temporary headquarters of the Navy.

Sengoku, Garp, the three admirals, Momousagi, and a group of vice admirals from headquarters were all present. Vice Admiral Tsuru led Zhou Ze to sit down next to Garp.

The small room was crowded with so many people, making it feel cramped and the atmosphere quite oppressive.

The silence lasted for a long time, until finally, Sengoku spoke.

"Imperial City has been breached, a large number of prisoners have escaped, Warden Magellan is seriously injured, and almost all the other guards are also wounded."

"At Marineford, although Whitebeard was defeated, the headquarters was destroyed and the marines suffered heavy casualties."

"We have lost this war, and I will take responsibility for this defeat!"

A slight commotion broke out in the room as Zhou Ze lowered his head and stroked the hilt of his knife.

"My abilities are no longer sufficient to command the navy; I have decided to resign!"

Chapter 129 Precious Seeds! This is a huge misunderstanding! (Second Update)

As soon as Sengoku finished speaking, all the naval commanders turned to look at him, and then scanned the three admirals back and forth.

Everyone knew that the one who would succeed the marshal of the Warring States period was one of the three great generals.

Sengoku gestured with his hand to stop the generals who wanted to speak.

"Don't rush, let me finish!"

Then he continued, "As I am now, I am still the Fleet Admiral. The following orders shall be carried out immediately!"

"All the injured should receive treatment as soon as possible, and the funeral arrangements for the deceased should be handled promptly."

"Begin the restoration work on Marineford immediately."

"All fortresses and bases along the Grand Line, as well as branches and combat-ready troops in all four seas, should rest for three days and then immediately return to their posts."

"All outposts must closely monitor the pirate forces and report any unusual activity immediately!"

"..."

After issuing his orders one by one, Sengoku once again scanned the entire room, then waved his hand, signaling his generals to carry out the orders.

Then, Zhan Guo looked at Zhou Ze and said, "Zhou Ze, you're very dissatisfied with me, aren't you?"

Zhou Ze sighed, "Things are already like this, there's no point in saying anything more."

Sengoku nodded and looked at Momousagi, "Gion."

Momousagi picked up the conversation and said:

"After receiving the news, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army led the garrison and CP0 to provide support, and encountered the Redhead on the way."

The Commander-in-Chief refers to Steelbone Sky, a figure Zhou Ze knows well; he was a naval admiral from before the Warring States period.

"We had some conflicts, CP0 suffered some losses, and ultimately the Five Elders agreed that Red Hair would mediate the war."

Momotaro spoke very briefly, and Zhou Ze pondered for a while before understanding her hidden meaning.

CP is a spy agency directly under the World Government and has been fighting against the Revolutionary Army.

The appearance of the revolutionary dragon in Marineford prompted the World Government to send CP0.

As for CP0 suffering some losses, that's too mild a way of putting it. The losses should be quite severe. Now it will probably be easier for those guys from CP9 to join CP0.

As Zhou Ze was deep in thought, he heard Momousagi say, "The Red-Haired Society will be traveling to Mary Geoise to meet with the Five Elders soon."

Upon hearing this, Akainu slammed his fist on the table in anger and sneered, "Utterly arrogant!"

“No, you’ve misunderstood, Sakazuki!” Momousagi shook her head. “This is an agreement between Shanks and the Five Elders. However, I don’t know what he’ll be discussing.”

"Hmph, those old geezers are really senile, actually compromising with a pirate..."

Akainu, with a cigar in his mouth, looked like he was the most awesome person in the world, completely forgetting how badly he had been beaten by Dragon earlier.

"cough"

Vice Admiral Tsuru coughed heavily, interrupting Akainu.

"Alright, Sakazuki, let's think about how to announce the outcome of this war to the world first."

Everyone looked serious upon hearing this, while Zhou Ze had been puzzled since the beginning of the meeting.

The army doctor told him that Ace was dead, but during the Sengoku Conference, they only talked about defeating Whitebeard and didn't mention Ace. Moreover, he hadn't actually seen Ace's body.

However, Shanks then said he would take care of Whitebeard and Ace's funerals.

What the hell is going on? Where are the Ace people?

"Once the blue gorilla guards from Impel Down arrive, search the entire sea area overnight. If they still haven't found anything by tomorrow morning, then declare him dead and announce it to the world!"

After a long silence, Sengoku finally spoke.

Akainu's face darkened. "What if he's still alive? The Navy's reputation will be completely ruined!"

Zhan Guo rubbed his forehead, looking somewhat tired and annoyed.

"I will bear the consequences myself. This war has been broadcast to the whole world through images. How much face do you think the Navy has left?"

Thinking of the video Den Den Mushi that had been stolen by Buggy's criminals, Sengoku cursed angrily.

"That hateful clown Bucky!"

Lieutenant General Tsuru pondered for a moment, then suggested, "How about we classify it as a missing person case?"

Sengoku ultimately shook his head, rejecting Tsuru no Chusho's proposal.

"No, there is almost no chance of survival for a person with superpowers who falls into the sea. We also need to give the civilians confidence. You know how much panic Roger's son would cause if he were still alive."

Zhou Ze only half understood what was going on. Even after following Lieutenant General Tsuru and Garp to her temporary office, he still didn't understand what had happened to Ace.

"Zhou Ze, what are you thinking about?" Lieutenant General He asked.

Zhou Ze secretly glanced at Garp beside him, "Vice Admiral Tsuru, what exactly happened while I was unconscious?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru recounted the situation to Zhou Ze, whose eyes lit up. So, Ace might not necessarily be dead after all?

"The revolutionary Dragon mentioned that you seemed to have given Nico Robin something? What was it?" Lieutenant General Tsuru suddenly asked.

Zhou Ze was still pondering the possibility that Ace was still alive when he heard Vice Admiral Tsuru's question. Without giving it much thought, he waved his hand and casually replied...

"It's nothing, just some precious seeds."

After Zhou Ze finished speaking, he continued his previous thoughts, completely unaware that the air in the room seemed to have solidified.

Then, the next second, he felt a sharp pain in his head and slammed into the desk.

"Ouch!"

Zhou Ze covered his head and turned to look, only to see Garp clenching his fists and glaring at him.

"You little bastard, how dare you touch that woman?"

Zhou Ze was dumbfounded. "Old man Garp, what are you talking about?"

Then she looked blankly at Lieutenant General Tsuru, only to see that the old lady also had a gloomy face.

"I told you this kid was a pervert!" Momousagi spat, looking at Zhou Ze with disgust. "Garp, well done!"

What's wrong? Zhou Ze rubbed his head.

"Didn't I tell you that after the war, you would get what you want?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru rarely showed anger, and looked at him with a disappointed expression, "Is this all the self-control you have?"

"No, what are you talking about?" Zhou Ze rubbed his cheeks hard.

"You bastard, you dare to do it but not admit it?" Garp was even angrier upon hearing this, and raised his fist again.

"And you even said you only gave me some precious seeds, bah! I really misjudged you!"

Zhou Ze was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and then stared in disbelief.

Seeing Zhou Ze's reaction only fueled Garp's anger.

"Of all the women you could have touched, why did you have to go and touch Nicole Robin? Now she and her unborn child are in the hands of the Revolutionary Army. What are you going to do about it?"

Zhou Ze was dumbfounded. Holy crap, what the hell? Where did this child come from?

Lieutenant General He nodded. "Now that I think about it, this is the only possibility. This explains why Zhou Ze refused to recruit him, but Long wasn't angry at all!"

"He's so confident because he has Nicole Robin and her son as his trump card!"

Then she glared at Zhou Ze, "Look what you've done! How are you going to explain this to Tina now!"

Zhou Ze: "..."