Pirate: I'm about to do something big!

The first half of the Grand Line, in the East China Sea.

The Grand Line intersects with the Red Earth, forming an X-shape that divides the world's oceans into four regions: east, west, south, and north.

Over the years, many pirate heroes have emerged from the four seas, and their fame has spread throughout the New World.

But when you talk about their backgrounds, you'll find that very few of them are from the East China Sea.

Because the East China Sea is now the weakest of the four seas.

There's a reason for this: former Pirate King Gol D. Roger, Marine hero Garp, and Monkey D. Dragon, currently ranked first on the wanted list and a notorious criminal on par with the three Emperors of the Sea, all hail from the East Blue.

These three individuals had already made a name for themselves in the pre-Age of Exploration era and were hailed as living legends at sea.

Some even risked their lives to mark the beginning of a new era.

Even more so in this turbulent new era, where something has stirred up a tremendous wave.

The fact that three figures from the same sea area have stirred up enormous waves in both the old and new eras has forced the world government and the navy to believe in the idea that the East China Sea is blessed by destiny.

Of the four seas, only the East China Sea is heavily guarded by the navy. The World Government is also wary of the member states in the East China Sea, all in order to prevent the emergence of another figure like Roger and to completely extinguish any potential sparks.

But the world government and navy simply don't understand that some things can't be prevented from happening just because you want them to.

The East China Sea is calm, with warm sunshine and a gentle sea breeze.

On the sea, a fleet consisting of one large and two medium-sized ships sailed. Alyosha sat at the bow, enjoying the sea breeze and listening to the loud slogans coming from behind him.

"One! Two! Three! Four!"

That was his own 400 elite veterans leading 500 trainee marines in running and coordination training on the deck.

We will strive to integrate these 500 trainee marines into the group in the shortest possible time.

Among these 500 trainee marines, two are special cases and do not need to do these trainings.

The two marines were a man and a woman. The man's name was Binz, and he was a lush person who had eaten the lush fruit.

The woman's name was Ain, and she was a backward person who ate the Regression Fruit.

The two marines were doing their training. In front of Binz was a fish tank filled with seawater, but there were no fish in the tank, only a seaweed swaying in the breeze.

Binz, on the other hand, was dancing in front of the fish tank, swaying like the seaweed, as if he were performing a shamanistic ritual.

Ayn doesn't need to be as abstract as Binz, but in front of her are discarded guns and rusty knives.

She held these broken knives and guns, her eyes fixed on them, as if she harbored some deep-seated hatred for them.

This was the test that Alyosha gave to his two younger schoolmates.

How did Binz activate his Devil Fruit power to make vegetation grow from a sea of ​​people who hate Devil Fruit powers?

Ain, on the other hand, demonstrates how to precisely control her backward movement ability onto the object she wants to achieve the desired effect.

Alyosha discovered that his two junior brothers and sisters were more adept at support than offensive capabilities.

First, let's talk about Binz. Users of Devil Fruits are hated by the sea. This hatred manifests in the fact that once they come into contact with seawater, or even just soak in fresh water, they become weak in their limbs. They have the ability, but they can't use it.

Since battles between pirates and the navy mostly take place on the high seas, imagine that in the heat of battle, Binz activates his ability, causing sea plants to rise suddenly with seawater, and the seawater pours down. This seawater can catch the Devil Fruit users in the pirates off guard and provide his teammates with an opportunity to win.

Needless to say, Ain's regression is a buff that can revert the human body's state back to twelve years. Although it is not permanent and is ineffective against users of Haki.

However, for most marines who cannot master Haki, it is the best buff.

Imagine this scenario: a group of marines are surrounded by pirates, all wounded, even their swords broken. Then, a "reverse aura" appears, restoring their injured bodies to their pre-injury state, their swords intact again. With the help of reinforcements, they can significantly demoralize the pirates who thought victory was assured.

What Ai Yin needs to do is to precisely control the buff of her Regression Fruit, which allows her to regress the human body by twelve years, not in years, but in hours, minutes, and seconds.

As for Alyosha's fleet, it also made simple disguises after leaving Marineford.

The seagulls, symbolizing the world's navies, carried sails with a balance scale pattern, which were painted white. The muzzles of cannons and gun emplacements were also covered with tarpaulins and piled with cargo.

They tried to make their three warships look less like naval vessels and more like merchant ships belonging to a certain kingdom.

This practice naturally aroused the curiosity of the trainee sailors who had just boarded the ship, but some veterans also provided them with answers.

Whether you're sailing a naval ship or a naval unit, no sane pirate in the four seas would dare to provoke you. So how do you trainee marines get any real combat experience?

Instead of actively seeking out pirates, it's better to disguise ourselves as a merchant ship of the kingdom and lure them over.

This is how you distinguish between those who go out to sea under the guise of adventurers and those who are pirates.

It can do both without delay, but of course, there's nothing you can do if you encounter a sharp-witted Alyosha.

Even if you catch a thief red-handed, he can't just order people to fire on every ship he sees for no reason.

"How is it?"

Alyosha walked over to Binz and Ein and asked them about their progress in mastering their Devil Fruit abilities.

The two were startled by Alyosha's sudden voice and immediately stood at attention to salute, but Alyosha waved them off.

"It's training time now, no need to salute, you can call me Captain or Mr. Ran."

"Report, Mr. Ran, we have not completed the test you gave us."

"Don't be nervous, this isn't something that can be accomplished overnight. There's plenty of time. My only requirement for you is to master it by the time school officially starts. First mate, how much longer until we arrive at the Kingdom of Goa?"

"Report: According to the permanent compass and nautical charts, we are still 100 nautical miles from the Kingdom of Goa."

"Alright, use the order from the Navy Headquarters to inform the Goa Kingdom that they don't need to come to greet us; we won't be docking directly at the kingdom's port."

"Yes! But Captain, we're not going to dock at the ports of the Goa Kingdom, so where are we going?"

Alyosha looked at Dol's pretty face, smiled slightly, walked to the edge of the deck and leaned against the railing before revealing his destination.

"Windmill Village, a small coastal village in a remote region of the Kingdom of Goa."

The sea breeze blew, making Alyosha's brown, tousled hair messy.

This also captivated the adjutant, Dol, and her junior sister, Ain.