One Piece: Starting with Creating the Strongest Character Design

"The Fruit of Operation, don't you... want it anymore?"

"Hand him over to me right now!"

Seeing that Dori was hiding behind Kitahara Tsune, the two pirates immediately pulled out their pistols and pointed them at Kitahara Tsune.

Kitahara Tsune felt a little strange; these days, pirates were even threatening the Navy.

"As expected, pirates are pirates..."

Kitahara Tsune's cold voice echoed in the ears of the two pirates.

The sudden sound startled the two men so much that they almost pulled the trigger.

Before they could even make a move...

Kitahara Tsune's eyes narrowed, and an invisible aura spread outwards from him.

In that instant, time seemed to stand still for the entire world.

The two pirates felt a powerful will rush directly into their minds.

They felt their minds explode, their brains throbbing with excruciating pain. Unable to withstand such a powerful will, their eyes rolled back, their muscles stiffened abruptly, and their weapons and guns clattered to the ground.

The two of them collapsed to the ground without even letting out a scream.

Dori, who was hiding behind Kitahara Tsune, stared wide-eyed at the sight, completely unable to comprehend what had happened.

Dori stared intently at the pirate lying on the ground, then looked up at the marines protecting him behind him.

The worry and fear he felt just a moment ago have now been banished from his mind.

At this moment, Kitahara Tsune's image magnified infinitely in his mind.

The word "Justice" tattooed on the navy cloak was deeply imprinted in his mind.

At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: he must become that kind of person.

Kitahara Tsune walked calmly past the pirate lying on the ground.

"Sasha..."

The dull sound of footsteps crunching through the snow pulled Dolly back to reality.

Seeing that Kitahara Tsune had already stepped out, he quickly followed.

Sensing the child following behind him, Kitahara Tsuneo turned around and asked.

"Why are you following me? If you need help, the navy is on the edge of the island."

Dolly stammered, "I think you're stronger, and I'd be safer with you."

Kitahara Tsune smiled, undeniably acquiescing to the other party's actions.

He took two steps, then, as if remembering something, pointed at the two pirates lying on the ground.

"Finger gun - air bullet".

Two tiny air bullets were launched from Kitahara Tsuneo's fingers.

Two "whoosh" sounds.

The blow landed on the two pirates who were already lying on the ground.

Blood spurted high into the air. The two people, who had already lost consciousness, were awakened by the excruciating pain. After struggling for a moment, they fell completely silent.

Dori was used to this kind of scene; he had been in a pirate crew and had seen far more cruel and bloody scenes.

After doing all this, Kitahara Tsuneo finally lifted his feet and walked back towards the center of town.

Seeing this, Dori picked up two guns from the pirate and followed Kitahara Tsune's footsteps.

"Your name is Dolly, right? How old are you?"

Bored on the way, Kitahara Tsune struck up a conversation with the other person.

Nineteen years old.

"How many?!"

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Tsune was immediately shocked and asked again.

"You're 19? What's wrong?"

Kitahara Tsune looked at the person who was only half his height and frowned deeply.

During his months at Marine Headquarters, he has enjoyed excellent food and clothing, and his height has reached the average level of the Pirate King, at 2.5 meters.

However, the person in front of him, who was already an adult, was only half his height.

It seems this pirate crew isn't doing so well. The son of a pirate crew leader is malnourished to this extent.

Suppressing his surprise, Kitahara Tsuneo still treated the other person as a child.

Clearly, the other person's mental development is not as advanced as that of an adult; they are probably only twelve or thirteen years old.

Considering what I heard before about his father frequently abusing him, it seems that his psychological age was suppressed by the violence.

The two, one big and one small, walked on the snow-covered island of Mignon.

Using his Observation Haki, Kitahara Tsuneo encountered several groups of pirates and marines during his time there.

Those pirates were naturally searching the whole island for the whereabouts of the Op-Op Fruit, wishing they could turn the entire island upside down.

Meanwhile, the navy was patrolling, searching for suspicious individuals, and doing so without being discovered by the pirates.

"Brigadier General Kitahara Tsuneo?!"

As the figure gradually approached through the wind and snow, a young navy man's jaw dropped.

"What are you doing here?"

In the past few months, Kitahara Tsuneko has been a prominent figure at Marineford headquarters.

Not only is he incredibly strong and easygoing, but he also occasionally provides guidance to the marines he trains with.

As an apprentice of Admiral Zephyr, he seems to have inherited the admiral's talent for training students. The marines trained under his guidance have all shown significant improvement in strength.

He was also a naval officer at the Navy Headquarters, so he had naturally heard of Kitahara Tsune's reputation and had been taking him as a role model all this time.

However, he had not heard that Brigadier General Kitahara Tsune was also involved in this operation. Wasn't it Lieutenant General Tsuru in charge?

"Marshal Zhan Guo temporarily assigned me to this operation."

Kitahara Tsune explained for a moment, then continued.

"I have received news that the Op-Op Fruit has been lost from the Barreus Pirates."

"Go back and report to Lieutenant General Tsuru immediately, and tell her to take the next step as soon as possible."

"I've already encountered several marines before, but just to be on the safe side, you should go back and tell them again."

"I need to continue investigating the exact whereabouts of the Gesture Fruit. You all should go quickly."

"Yes, sir!"

The naval officer saluted and then jogged back to the warship on shore with his comrades.

"A commodore?"

Dolly's eyes flickered.

Before his father defected from the navy, he was only a rear admiral and was already over 40 years old.

Unexpectedly, the navy officer who saved him had already reached the rank of commodore at such a young age.

Seeing the navy men jogging away, Kitahara Tsune stopped after taking only a few steps.

Dori, who was standing next to him, glanced curiously at Kitahara Tsune and stopped walking as well.

Kitahara Tsune narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at a lone figure not far away, who could be vaguely identified as a Marine.

Having seen the other person's face clearly, Kitahara Tsune took a step towards him.

Upon closer inspection, Dori seemed to understand why Kitahara Tsune had stopped.

The naval soldier was tall and muscular, wearing sunglasses and a specially made cloak to cope with the region's harsh winters. He had short black hair, lightning-shaped sideburns on both sides of his face, but his hairstyle was a bowl cut.

Most importantly, for some reason, there was a... octopus sausage stuck to his face?

"How messy...!"

That was Dolly's first impression of the navy.

Seeing Dolly's expression, the navy officer adjusted his sunglasses and asked:

Is there something on my face?