Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

The roar of artillery fire never ceased for a single second; loud cannon shots and deafening clashes echoed from all directions...

Flames scattered, the wind howled, and shouts of battle echoed across the sea.

"It's quite a spectacle!" Garp said expressionlessly.

The Navy is one of the parties involved in the war. Garp's tone was slightly serious. In fact, he was now somewhat eager to join the Navy and wipe out the vicious pirates.

but……

Garp turned his gaze to Shanks, then looked towards Delta Island. Keeping an eye on the former Yonko or observing visitors from another world was an important task.

Besides, since he has already retired, there is of course no need for him to fight on the front lines.

"Ordinary merchant ships were kept further away and did not approach the area where the battle was taking place."

Sengoku observed the situation in the surrounding seas and used his Observation Haki to probe further into the distance. He then revealed the results of his investigation.

"Tsk! Further away..."

Shanks' gaze swept across the chaotic sea to a more distant area. "There's no way these guys will make way for us safely..."

Things that have already gotten to the point of "getting carried away" are unlikely to end easily.

There is no need to worry about ordinary merchant ships, as most are safe due to various factors.

“Since words won’t stop us, let’s use force!” Garp said, starting to stretch his arms.

"Let me start!"

Shanks' smile grew increasingly unrestrained as he drew "Griffin," slowly raising it. At the same time, the jet-black color gradually covered the surface of the blade, the black blade, tinged with red, crackling with dark red lightning.

A terrifying burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted, rapidly spreading in all directions. A heavy pressure enveloped the sea, and dark clouds gathered from all sides. Waves surged and churned, spreading outwards from Shanks' center...

"Conqueror's Haki..."

The same words rang out from different sailboats. Whether they were navy personnel or pirates, they all stopped fighting and looked up at the direction from which the Haki was coming from.

"Such powerful Conqueror's Haki, is it Shanks?!" Sakazuki's expression was serious. Having fought Shanks before, he knew very well how outrageous Shanks' Conqueror's Haki was.

"Notify everyone, retreat! Prepare for the assault..."

Whatever Shanks plans to do, it's always good to be prepared.

Moreover, domineering aura is a person's spirit and also contains willpower. It can sense some of the other person's thoughts. For example, if a person is full of killing intent, then his domineering aura will be full of aggression...

For example, at this moment, Shanks's domineering aura is filled with a sense of oppression, as if he is about to launch an attack and tear apart everything in his path.

On the pirate side, there were also pirates who had seen Shanks before, and they had already identified the person about to launch an attack using Haki.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

One person after another shouted, urging the helmsman to hurry up and move.

The two sides, who were engaged in fierce fighting, stopped simultaneously and quickly retreated...

Those who had never met Shanks and lacked understanding of his strength looked puzzled as they watched the others flee in panic.

Seeing the panicked state of the enemies they had been fighting, and sensing the threat approaching from afar, these people didn't stand still; instead, they joined the fleeing ranks...

"God—avoid—!!!"

The slashes, tinged with a dark red hue, shot out like divine swords cleaving the heavens and earth, cutting through the ocean and slicing through the clouds.

The sailboats that couldn't escape were instantly sliced ​​in two, and the resulting waves swallowed some of them...

"This is outrageous!" Some pirates were dumbfounded.

Many on the naval side were also surprised, but under the command of their admirals, they quickly recovered and maneuvered their sailboats, bobbing in the waves, to move further afield, because…

The next wave of attacks has arrived...

"Fist Bone! Meteor Shower—"

The azure orbs of light fell like a torrential downpour, heading straight for the pirate camp.

In the blink of an eye, the pirates suffered heavy losses.

The attack, combined with the "Flying Finger Gun" technique, is top-notch in both destructive power and attack speed.

"Shockwave!!!" Sengoku was not to be outdone, and he unleashed a series of shockwaves at the pirate camp.

"Hmm..." Shanks' expression was somewhat subtle as he watched the pirates flee in panic. "I have a feeling that they were taken advantage of."

After the attack ended, Sengoku contacted Sakazuki via Den Den Mushi, instructing him to leave a passage for ordinary merchant ships...

Sakazuki initially refused to allocate troops for escort, believing that eliminating the pirates was more important. However, after Sengoku's persuasive reasoning, Sakazuki eventually agreed...

As for the pirates, after Shanks and the others made their statements and saw the Navy's actions, they could guess a little bit about what was going on.

Those who know what's good for them will stop attacking ordinary merchant ships.

Those who are tactless will be attacked by Shanks and others...

If one can withstand the triple attack of "Conqueror's Haki-encased Divine Evasion", "Armament Haki-encased Fist Bone Meteor Shower", and "Buddha's Shockwave", it is a feat that can be boasted on the sea.

After some time, a passage was opened, and tourists and participants proceeded along the passage, arriving at Delta Island one after another.

With Shanks and the others guarding the area, there weren't many pirates causing trouble. Only a few arrogant, self-deceiving, and opportunistic individuals attempted to disrupt the shipping lanes.

"What high ice walls!" The crew on the deck of the Thousand Sunny, sailing at a steady speed through the icy waterway, looked at the ice walls on both sides of the waterway with some surprise.

“Aokiji can do it too,” Robin said.

Luffy and his crew are well aware of Aokiji's fighting strength; he can freeze an area of ​​dozens of miles in an instant, making him a true calamity-level fighter.

"It seems I still have a long way to go before becoming the world's greatest swordsman."

Zoro gripped the hilt of his sword, believing that there was no reason for the world's greatest swordsman to be weaker than a Marine Admiral.

"Cooking competition..." Sanji's expression was very serious. Whether it was the ranking and the prize, or the fame that would resound throughout the world, it was all very attractive.

Not to mention, the miraculous sea that gathers ingredients from all over the world is his dream – ALL BLUE.

Besides, his "family" will also be attending the competition, so it would be a great opportunity to meet them.

He was going to come no matter what.

"I have a question. There should be many chefs participating in this cooking competition, right?"

Usopp suddenly thought of something, and his expression gradually became subtle.

"Definitely." Nami gave an affirmative answer. Putting aside her world-renowned reputation for the moment, the generous rewards for ranking alone were enough to drive countless people crazy. If it weren't for her somewhat low cooking skills, she would have been prepared to participate.

"So... how many dishes will the judging panel eat?" Usopp cut to the chase. "Or rather, can the judges eat that much? Not everyone can eat as much as Luffy."

Nami and the others: "…………" That's a good question!

"Hey! Usopp, you mean I can apply to be a judge?! Yay! I can eat to my heart's content now!"

Luffy cheered and jumped up with joy.

"No, no, no, I didn't say that!" Usopp waved his hand expressionlessly, decisively shattering Luffy's delusion.

"Ah~" Upon hearing this, Luffy lowered his head in disappointment.

"Your question is interesting, but I think the organizers should have a solution."

After thinking for a moment, Robin replied, "Is it difficult to find someone who can eat well and knows how to eat?"

The answer is...not difficult!

Not to mention, the competition rules don't require the judges to keep eating; they can just eat a little to taste the flavor.

If there are too many participants, the judges can be replaced.

As he said before, there are quite a few people who know how to eat; they are not rare.

"Is that so..." Usopp looked a little disappointed upon hearing this, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

"Will we have a chance to taste the dishes prepared by the participating chefs?" Zoro was concerned about something else. Although his favorite drink was alcohol, who could resist delicious food?

"It depends on what the organizers think..."

As Robin was saying this, Nami suddenly spoke up, "There should be an opportunity. With so many people gathered, it would be a real shame not to take advantage of it. Allowing losers to open shops during the cooking competition is a reasonable thing to do..."

Thinking this, Nami's eyes suddenly turned into money symbols. With so many customers, how much money would they make!

Ah! So much money, and it's not mine. My heart aches...

Nami clutched her ample chest, her face filled with grief.

The others had already gotten used to it and showed no inclination to comfort her, continuing their own discussion...

On the rest of the ship, many chefs were full of confidence, talking about their culinary competition championships and how they were sure they would place again. Others, however, lacked confidence and were being comforted by their companions.

Everyone has a unique perspective, and the reactions are varied and diverse.

As the participants arrived one after another, Fang Rui began to change the venue. Several floating platforms suddenly appeared below the floating island, allowing the participants to travel to the floating island by taking the platforms.

Meanwhile, staff on the island began compiling a list of applicants and handing it over to Fang Rui, causing the number of documents in Fang Rui's hands to increase at a visible rate...

At first, Fang Rui would check the list.

"Tsunade? Can she cook?"

"Ichigo Kurosaki? What's he doing here?!"

"Aqua... Ha~ I think we should put protective runes on the kitchen counter!"

After encountering one person after another with very poor cooking skills, Fang Rui became too lazy to continue looking at the application forms.

Anyway, the qualifiers are just elimination rounds, specifically designed to weed out these people, so it's not a problem.

As for the suggestion from some chefs that they wanted to familiarize themselves with ingredients from another world, Fang Rui thought for a while and did not agree to all of them, only agreeing to half of it...

The ingredients he prepared were for the competition, and some rare ingredients were only available in one serving, so there was no way to give them to the participants for practice.

Therefore, he granted some access, allowing people to freely use the ingredients in the world of sailing, since collecting them was easy and wouldn't interfere with important matters.

As for ingredients from other worlds, you can apply for close contact; whether you can obtain meat and vegetables depends on the chef's skill.

What he considers food is food, but to others it's a monster...

A terrifying monster capable of easily destroying mountains!

"I hope he's alright!"

Hands clasped together in prayer pose - JPG!