Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

bah bah bah!

What the hell is this fruit?! It tastes awful! Ugh!!!

Upon hearing the sounds coming from the medical room, Raleigh burst into laughter.

Soon, the voice changed.

"Hey, holy crap. How did I become an esper? Chef, get over here!!!"

The shout was heard clearly by everyone on the warship.

Upon hearing this, the head chef in the kitchen was startled and immediately ran to the restaurant to stand behind Raleigh.

"Sir Raleigh, I did exactly as you said. If Major Flying Squirrel gets angry later, you'll have to cover for me!"

Looking at the head chef trembling like a quail, Raleigh repeatedly comforted him.

Miles, standing to the side, watched the two of them with great curiosity, not understanding what kind of riddle they were talking about.

Soon, the man, whose body was wrapped in bandages and whose face was filled with murderous intent, rushed into the restaurant and coldly looked at the head chef standing behind Raleigh.

He seemed to understand something.

Suppressing his anger, the flying squirrel sat between Raleigh and Miles.

"Aren't you going to explain, Raleigh?!"

Seeing the flying squirrel's serious expression, Raleigh burst into laughter.

"You little rascal, you got a huge bargain, but you're acting like you've been tricked. What's wrong with you?"

The flying squirrel ignored Raleigh's attitude, its expression remaining cold.

"You know me, I wouldn't stoop to eating a Devil Fruit. True powerhouses don't eat Devil Fruits!"

Raleigh stopped smiling and spoke to the clerk who was sitting not far away, eavesdropping.

"Bandi, make a note of this."

"Major Momonga believes that Admiral Sengoku, Vice Admiral Sakazuki, and my brother, Vice Admiral Borsalino, who ate Devil Fruits, are not true strongmen."

The flying squirrel's expression immediately turned panicked, but it remained stubborn.

"You know that's not what I meant. Their strength has little to do with their Devil Fruits, and their Devil Fruits are actually pre-sequence Devil Fruits."

Luo slapped the flying squirrel hard on the shoulder, making the squirrel bar its teeth in pain.

"Would the pigeons harm you? This is a Logia-type Devil Fruit. It would fetch at least 300 million Berries on the black market. Besides, this Devil Fruit is quite powerful."

"If you develop it well, you might be the next general."

Of course, Raleigh knew that the Mist-Mist Fruit was inferior, but in order to fool the flying squirrel, he had to promise him the prospect of becoming a marshal.

"The Mist-Mist Fruit, although its attack power is slightly weaker, is incredibly important for the battlefield. Whether it's dividing the battlefield or concealing one's presence, just think about it."

"Smoke over the battlefield in mist. If you can shield yourself from the enemy's senses, what a wonderful assassination technique that would be. No matter how the enemy fights you, they won't be able to find you."

The flying squirrel remained expressionless, but it was clearly much more relaxed.

"Do you think I'm stupid? It's not like I haven't attended classes. Observation Haki can see through these things."

Raleigh sensed the emotion in the flying squirrel's voice and pressed his advantage, saying:

"Observation Haki, everyone else has it, why can't you? Think about it, if you create many mist clones that possess your own aura and cover them with Haki, then as long as the enemy's Observation Haki is not superior to yours, they won't be able to find your real body."

The flying squirrel gave a helpless smile and said:

"But what if we encounter Aokiji? His Ice-Ice Fruit can counter the Mist-Mist Fruit, right?"

Raleigh's expression turned serious.

"You can't beat Aokiji; the Mist-Mist Fruit is countered by the Ice-Ice Fruit. But Momonga, have you forgotten our motto?"

The flying squirrel's lips twitched twice, and it said, embarrassed:

"If we can gang up on someone, we'll never go it alone."

Raleigh slapped his thigh and said:

"Yeah, why go in yourself when you can call for backup? If Aokiji attacks you, just call for backup. Once the Mist-Mist Fruit is cracked, all of us hundreds of brothers can take him down together. I'll consider it a loss if we don't smash his head in."

The flying squirrel had no choice but to accept the fact and retaliated by giving Raleigh the middle finger.

"I understand the logic, but next time, could you slap your own thigh instead?"

Raleigh laughed, completely misunderstanding what the flying squirrel was saying.

While eating breakfast, I arranged today's training tasks.

Overall, the operation was perfect; the pirates were eliminated before they could invade.

After that, he gave the flying squirrel a Logia-type Devil Fruit and also took on a disciple with a personality similar to Sakazuki's.

In the original work, Momonga was able to rise to the rank of elite vice admiral by relying on the Six Powers of the Navy and swordsmanship.

With this Logia-type Devil Fruit that has a high assassination rating, he should have no problem becoming an admiral candidate.

If I train him for two years and further improve his domineering aura and swordsmanship, he might even become a general.

It's worth noting that Zephyr didn't have a Devil Fruit, yet he was still able to fight against an Admiral. Garp also didn't have a Devil Fruit, but he was still at the level of an Admiral.

Although developing Devil Fruit powers would interfere with other training, Momonga has his own cheat code. If he couldn't surpass the original manga's fighting strength, wouldn't that be a slap in his own face?

Raleigh had already decided on the future development path for the flying squirrel.

It's worth noting that Smoker's Haki, physical skills, and Devil Fruit abilities are all only moderately developed, yet he still managed to easily defeat Luffy and his crew in Loguetown.

In the first half of the Grand Line, a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, coupled with superb swordsmanship and Haki.

As long as you don't encounter any Yonko-level figures, you can basically do whatever you want.

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After breakfast, the flying squirrel continued to recuperate. He was already in good physical condition, and with the power of his Devil Fruit, he would be able to move around normally again in three to five days.

Miles was also scheduled to train with the other Navy personnel, and Raleigh prepared a fishing rod to go fishing.

[Fishing during patrol earns +100 points]

[Fishing during patrol earns +100 points]

[Fishing during patrol earns +100 points]

The warm sunshine shone on the sea, creating ripples.

Raleigh sat on the railing of the warship, fishing. He was having a lucky day, catching several kinds of rare fish.

Behind him were soldiers training hard.

These soldiers varied in height and build, but the most striking figure was a thin, frail one.

Miles, who had just been recruited into the Navy this morning, gritted his teeth and followed the other Navy personnel in training.

The naval personnel, already accustomed to this intensity, found it quite easy for them during training.

But it's incredible that Miles, who had just joined the Navy, was able to complete the task.

Even with his movements impaired, he relied on his indomitable will to keep up with the other naval personnel.

"Wow, Miles, that's impressive."

"I wasn't nearly as good as you when I was your age. You're quite something, kid."

"It seems that our Miles has the potential to become a strong person in the future."

Aside from combat, the atmosphere among the navy personnel is generally quite relaxed.

This was mainly because their superiors didn't care about these things and weren't very strict in military discipline.

In Raleigh's eyes, being a Marine and catching pirates is just a job, and a job doesn't have to be so strict.

Of course, this clashes with Sakazuki's style, so they were destined to be different people.

Fortunately, he doesn't have to consider joining the navy under Sakazuki.

With his older brother around, and given that he doesn't really care about catching pirates, he probably won't make it to the Grand Line.

However, his intentions had long been seen through by the Navy Headquarters.

The naval chief of staff, known as Granny Crane in the original work, possessed wisdom far surpassing that of others even in her youth.

It was also because of Tsuru's recommendation that Gion and Kake made it possible for this trip to the Tokai region.

However, Raleigh, who was slacking off, had no idea that he had been targeted by the bigwigs at headquarters.

Soon, he wouldn't have such leisurely time anymore.

[Fishing during patrol earns +100 points]