Pirate: I'm about to do something big!

Near the entrance to the New World Seas, where the World Navy's G-1 branch is located.

This is a branch specifically established by the world's navies when they are unable to control the New World waters. Due to its proximity to the New World waters, a rear admiral from the headquarters is stationed there year-round.

This major general's strength wasn't particularly high, just enough to deal with these pirates who had just entered the New World waters.

Until the Marineford War ended in the original timeline, Fleet Admiral Sengoku retired to the second line, and Akainu won the battle against Aokiji for the position of Fleet Admiral, becoming the new Fleet Admiral.

The first thing Akainu did after becoming Fleet Admiral was to swap Marineford, the Marine Headquarters, with the G-1 branch near the entrance to the New World.

Marineford became the G-1 branch, and the G-1 branch became the new Naval Headquarters.

But that's a story for later. At least for now, the G-1 branch, with only one major admiral in charge, can't handle the combined attack of Kaido's three calamities and Hanafuda, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

At this moment, in the training ground of the G-1 branch, Hanafuda Ouma sat there with Sanjaku, who had come to provide support, beside him.

King the Wildfire is a member of the Lunaria, an ancient race in the One Piece world. They were originally inhabitants of the "Land of Gods" at the top of the Red Line. After the World Government was established 800 years ago, they were hunted down by the World Government for a long time. According to official information, King is the only survivor.

Their racial characteristics include brown skin, silver hair, a controllable flame on the back of their head and back, and wings.

They are born with the ability to fly, and can freely generate and control flames within their bodies.

With a powerful physique that allows it to survive in various extreme environments and strong innate stats, its body has extremely strong defense when the flames on its back are burning, comparable to that of a typical Devil Fruit user. By actively extinguishing the flames on its back, it can convert its powerful defense into speed, but this also means that it is easy to break through its defenses.

Their ability to freely switch between defense and speed truly makes them worthy of the title of native inhabitants of the "Land of Gods".

King is the top fighter under Kaido, one of the three Emperors of the New World, and is also known as the Emperor's First Mate.

A Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, whose Devil Fruit is Zoan-type Ancient Zoan-type Dragon-Dragon Fruit-type Pteranodon.

To prevent his Lunar identity from being exposed, Jhin always wears a black coat and a mask, and very few people know his true face.

Plague - Quinn.

A tall, fat man who ate a Zoan-type Ancient Zoan-type Dragon-Dragon Fruit in Brachiosaurus form. He is Kaido's top scientist and is skilled in human modification.

Drought - Jack.

He is the newcomer who succeeded Hanafuda after he left Kaido's crew. He has a physique that is no less imposing than Hanafuda's, and the Devil Fruit he ate is a Zoan-type Ancient Zoan-type Elephant-Elephant Fruit in Mammoth form.

Thanks to the high mobility of the flying unit, Jin, the four of them rushed to the G-1 branch in the first instance, catching the G-1 branch's navy off guard.

The rear admiral in charge of guarding the G-1 branch is named Momonga, a middle-aged man with a punk hairstyle, a beard, and a penchant for wearing light purple striped suits.

Like Alyosha, he was Zephyr's disciple. He did not eat a Devil Fruit, was proficient in the Six Powers, was skilled in swordsmanship, and had also trained in Armament Haki and Observation Haki, though not to a very high degree. He was a typical soldier.

However, facing the combined forces of Hanafuda and the Three Disasters, the Momonga Admiral alone was no match for them and was quickly defeated.

However, Hanafuda and his men wounded him but did not kill him. Instead, they threw the injured Rear Admiral Momonga and the marines from the G-1 branch into an open area as bargaining chips to exchange for subordinates with Alyosha and his men.

"Brother Hanafuda, was the Marine you were fighting just now a Devil Fruit user?"

Drought Jack, sharpening his ivory-like sickle, looked at Hanafuda's displeased expression and asked directly.

He had personally witnessed Alyosha hovering in the air, and this prolonged state of being suspended in the air seemed impossible for the Six Styles: Moon Walk to achieve.

"I don't know! I've never heard of such a powerful commodore in the Marine Headquarters. By the way, what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing Drought Jack mention his earlier defeat at Alyosha's hands, Hanafuda's expression darkened further.

But looking at the three calamities who came to his aid, his expression was not only unpleasant but also filled with doubt.

Keep in mind that he is now a Shichibukai recruited by the World Government, an official pirate supported by the World Government to fight against the three Emperors of the New World. He is going to fight against Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido, the three Emperors of the New World.

Even the Navy and the World Government know that Hanafuda has a close relationship with Kaido.

At least on the surface, Hanafuda shouldn't get too close to Kaido. So why did the three calamities representing Kaido happen to appear in this sea area and save him?

Hanafuda's mind suddenly became exceptionally sharp.

"Boss Kaido sent us, Hanafuda-nii."

Drought Jack's muffled reply made Hanafuda's face darken; had he been set up?

"Ha, Hanafuda, as a Shichibukai, you attacked the Marine G-1 branch with the Three Disasters. Are you prepared to be punished by the Marines?"

On the training field, the injured Major General Momonga listened to the conversation between Hanafuda and the Three Disasters, and despite his injuries, he made a verbal threat.

"Enough with the nonsense, Marines! Who do you think you are? My relationship with the World Government is merely one of cooperation. Tell me, who exactly is this Marine named Alyosha Ran?!"

Hearing the threatening words of Major General Momonga, Hanafuda became even more furious.

He swung his scythe, and the meteor hammer attached to its end created a gust of wind in the training ground. It seemed that if Major General Momonga gave even one wrong answer, Hanafuda would smash the meteor hammer into Major General Momonga's body.

Rear Admiral Squirrel remained calm despite Hanafuda's posture. He adjusted himself to a more comfortable position before speaking:

"You mean Ran? Well, I'm actually his senior, we're both students of Teacher Zephyr. But he's much stronger than me. I can tell you, Ran isn't a Devil Fruit user. I think you've already experienced his power, Hanafuda. You're scared."

"Go to hell!"

Faced with Major General Momonga's taunts, Hanafuda responded with her actions.

The meteor hammer, as large as a small mountain, slammed down on Major General Squirrel, as if it intended to crush him to death.

Major General Flying Squirrel sat there, awaiting his death.

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept across the training field.

A figure appeared in front of Major General Squirrel at lightning speed, raised his right hand, and easily caught the meteor hammer that was thrown by Hanafuda.

A fierce wind raged across the training ground, raising clouds of dust.

Sanzai and Hanafuda narrowed their eyes, watching the figure catch the meteor hammer.

"Senior Momonga, there's no need to praise me like that in front of pirates. I'll get shy."

"You're a little late, Ran."

"There's no other way; we have to encourage those young guys who've just experienced the storms of the new world's seas."

Alyosha chuckled and greeted Major General Squirrel, who was sitting on the ground behind him clutching his wound, before gripping the surface of the meteor hammer, forged from refined iron, tightly with his right hand.

With a powerful shake from Alyosha, the meteor hammer, almost as tall as Alyosha, was covered with cracks and shattered into pieces in the eyes of Hanafuda and the Three Disasters.

"Alyosha Ran! Where are my men?!"

Seeing Alyosha, who had already stormed into the G-1 branch, Hanafuda felt an intense hatred, as if they were old enemies meeting.

Without considering why Kaido's three calamities happened to be there to rescue him, his voice boomed like a bell, echoing throughout the entire training ground.

Meanwhile, King the Flame, who was protecting him, simply waved his pair of jet-black wings to disperse the dust on the training ground and saw the full appearance of Alyosha, the Marine Headquarters Commodore who had given Hanafuda a hard time.

Alyosha ignored Hanafuda's roar, helped the flying squirrel general behind him up, and injected a surge of life energy into him to alleviate the flying squirrel general's injuries.

Looking at the marines injured by Hanafuda and his men on the training field, he hesitated for a moment, then released the life energy stored in his body, allowing these marines to regain consciousness and move around with difficulty.

"Brigadier General Alyosha?"

"I'm not seeing things, am I? It was Brigadier General Alyosha who saved us."

"Great! Those despicable pirates, your end is near! Commodore Alyosha is the future of our Navy!"

Upon seeing Alyosha arrive, some marines mustered their spirits and stood up, beginning to hurl threats at Hanafuda and the Three Disasters, completely ignoring the increasingly unpleasant expression on Hanafuda's face.

Alyosha waved his hand, signaling the marines to be quiet, before saying, "Alright, this place is going to become a battlefield. Those who can move, quickly move the wounded. Senior Momonga, I'm leaving this to you."

"You've made a fool of yourself in front of me."

Rear Admiral Momonga commanded the marines to leave, clearing the battlefield for Alyosha.

Soon, the once-large G-1 Marine branch was reduced to only Alyosha, Hanafuda (one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea), and the Three Disasters under Kaido.

Hanafuda, as one of the earliest members of the Three Disasters to follow Kaido, naturally became the leader of the Three Disasters. Pointing his long-handled scythe at Alyosha, he once again demanded:

"Alyosha Ran, where are my men?!"

"We killed some of them after you escaped, and captured the rest. I have no intention of making a deal with you, pirate."

Alyosha wore a faint smile, but his eyes swept past the Hanafuda, a mere showpiece, and looked at the Three Calamities beside him, lingering for a moment on the Flame Calamity, Jin.

He knew the other party was a Lunaria, a rare race with maxed-out stats and mechanics.

I just don't know how it compares to my monstrous physique.

As for the other two, Plague Quinn and Drought Jack, Alyosha didn't take them seriously.

"Brother Hanafuda, this is the guy who injured you, right? Then let's just fight."

Drought Jack was the least senior of the four. When he saw Hanafuda being mocked by Alyosha, he immediately activated his beast form, his body grew taller, and two white tusks like sickles grew out of his mouth, making him look very intimidating.

Plague Queen stood to the side, wearing sunglasses and scrutinizing Alyosha, letting out a strange laugh.

"Hehehe, you can defeat Hanafuda-sensei without eating a Devil Fruit? Your body seems quite worthy of study. Mr. Jin, after you defeat this guy, can I study him for a while?"

King of the Wildfire, Jhin, the leader of the three calamities, did not answer Queen's question, but simply looked at Alyosha, who remained calm and composed in front of the four of them.

His beastly intuition, unique to Zoan-type Devil Fruit users, told him that his opponent was very strong.

After a long pause, he finally said, "The future of the navy is worth fighting for."

The atmosphere on the field was tense, and a conflict could break out at any moment.

Seeing the three calamities eager to try their luck beside her, Hanafuda felt even more confident.

"Alyosha Ran, I'll say it again, give me back my men, and this matter is settled."

"Forget it? Haha, it seems you haven't figured out the situation, pirate. As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea under the World Government, you're with Kaido's Three Disasters. It's not your place to decide whether or not you're in charge now, pirate."

"You think you can threaten me with the World Government? At worst, I'll just quit being a Shichibukai. But have you thought this through? It's four against one now. Do you think you can win? Or do you think you can protect these marines and protect your G-1 branch?"

Hanafuda grinned maliciously, ignoring the World Government's threat to strip him of his Shichibukai title, and surveyed the Navy's only outpost near the entrance to the New World, G-1 Branch, his face radiating an air of superiority.

Alyosha's response was also very simple.

He took off his everyday heavy naval justice cloak, letting it smash a small crater in the ground, removed his disguised black-rimmed glasses, unbuttoned and rolled up his cuffs, and combed his brown, parted hair into a slicked-back style.

Alyosha's entire demeanor became unfamiliar after this makeover.

After completing these battle preparations, Alyosha finally gave his answer.

"You don't need to worry about that for me, Hanafuda, because you are very weak."

Alyosha's tone was as if he were stating a given fact, but to Hanafuda, a veteran Shichibukai, this was the ultimate mockery.

"Alyosha dyed!"

With a roar, Hanafuda fully transformed into a beast, and a bluish-gray Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared in the training ground of the G-1 branch. However, before he could make a move, Alyosha's figure had already appeared in front of Hanafuda, who had just completed his transformation.

The speed was so fast that Hanafuda, Drought Jack, and Plague Quinn didn't have time to react. Only Wildfire Jhin immediately stood between Alyosha and Hanafuda, his black wings spreading out and crossing in front of him, turning into a shield.

Alyosha held a long sword with the wooden blade removed as a disguise. Armament Haki completely enveloped the blade, and the extremely dense Armament Haki began to blacken the air around the sword.

Crescent Moon Sky Piercing!

A black, blade-shaped shockwave was released at close range, directly striking the outstretched wings of Flame Disaster Jhin, producing a deafening roar.

The roar was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, exploding over the small island where the G-1 branch was located.

Alyosha unleashed his full-force blade-shaped shockwave.

King of the Wildfire blocked the attack using his racial mechanics, but the immense force of Alyosha's strike on his wings sent him, along with Hanafuda who was protecting him and the other two calamities, flying out of the G-1 branch.

Alyosha narrowed his eyes as he looked at the four people he had sent flying with a single slash.

With a single step, Moon Step Dance in the Sky chased after them.