Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 215 General's Order: Cooperate with headquarters to annihilate Beehive Island!

That night.

Nami sneaked into Bane's room, carefully opened the bedroom door, and listened to what seemed to be no sound from inside.

This made Nami mutter, slightly puzzled, "He's not snoring today?"

Somewhat puzzled, she approached Bane's bedside, only to discover that not only was there no snoring, but there was no one there at all!

"Damn it, instead of coming to find me, did she go to find Fubuki?" Nami angrily patted Bane's bed, then her eyes darted around, a mischievous smile on her lips, and she quickly left.

Before long, her figure, as elusive as a little thief, appeared in front of Fubuki's door.

As her best friend, she naturally had a key to Fubuki's room. She tiptoed to open the door and sneaked inside.

After listening intently for a moment, I didn't hear anything unusual coming from inside the house.

"Is it over already?" Nami thought to herself.

However, she did not give up. If it ends, she will rise up and start a second round of battle!

With this thought in mind, she slowly walked into Fubuki's bedroom and vaguely saw someone on the bed in the darkness.

"Heh heh, I caught you red-handed!" Nami suddenly shouted, then jumped onto the bed, hugged a figure, and started groping it haphazardly.

Then, Fubuki suddenly woke up with a start, slapping the small hand off her chest and shouting, "Nami, what are you doing?"

"Huh? Fubuki, isn't Bane here with you?" Nami also realized what was happening and asked in surprise.

Fubuki reached out and turned on the bedside lamp, then asked curiously, "What Bane?"

Nami was deep in thought, her expression grave as she said, "Damn it, our base was raided!"

"What do you mean?" Fubuki clearly didn't understand the situation and sat up to ask.

"I secretly went to Bane's place to surprise him, but he wasn't there. I thought he must have come to find you, but he wasn't here either. What does that mean?" Nami asked Fubuki.

"How would I know?" Fubuki seemed a little confused and replied casually.

"It's so late, and he's not here, not there, and not in his own room. He must have been bewitched by that woman Nico Robin. I noticed something was off between them back in Alabasta. Damn it, I didn't expect that woman to follow them all the way here!" Nami said through gritted teeth.

"Didn't you ever suspect Ain?" Fubuki yawned and said with a hint of helplessness.

"Ain?" Nami paused for a moment, then sat cross-legged, stroking her chin thoughtfully. "That's unlikely. I haven't noticed anything fishy between Ain and Bane. Besides, Ain would never hide anything from us; we're all good friends. It's just that Nico Robin. This afternoon, I saw Bane and her laughing and talking as they came out of the archives."

"Are you going to go find them?" Fubuki asked excitedly, "Count me in! Let's catch them red-handed!"

"Let's not," Nami said, shaking her head despite her reluctance. "Never mind, I already expected this to happen, and that woman won't be here for long anyway."

Meanwhile, in Robin's room.

Just as Nami guessed, Bane was entangled with Robin.

"Enough, enough! I don't want to hear your secrets anymore, alien!" Robin said, pushing Bane's chest as if she couldn't take it anymore.

"I already said we're not aliens, we're visitors from another world. Are you people here really that unwelcoming?" Bane said, pressing Robin down.

"If you keep this up, I'm going to have to use my powers!" Robin said with some fear, sensing Bane's fighting spirit.

"Bring it on!" Bane said without hesitation.

And so, a new round of battle began very quickly.

The next day at noon, Bane woke up groggily. When he opened his eyes, he saw a long leg pressing on his stomach. He glanced to the side and saw Robin sleeping in his arms, with a faint look of fatigue on his face.

Just then, Bane suddenly felt a soreness in his lower back and couldn't help but exclaim, "The Flower-Flower Fruit is terrifying!"

The subtle flavor here can only be understood through experience, not described in words!

Without disturbing Robin who was still asleep, Bane carefully left the room.

When he returned to his room, he smelled the aroma of food as soon as he opened the door. When he went to the living room, he saw that the table was already full of various delicacies. Clearly, someone had prepared a sumptuous lunch for him.

"Isn't this Lord Bane? Looks like you've been busy all night and finally decided to come home?" Nami walked out of the kitchen carrying a fruit platter, glanced at Bane, and said in a somewhat sarcastic tone.

Just then, Fubuki walked in from the balcony, holding a glass of juice. She looked at Bane with amusement and said, "You look pale and weak. Was that woman really that terrifying? She even managed to cut down our General Bane?"

Bane was somewhat guilty, but looking at the sumptuous lunch on the table and seeing that Nami and Fubuki's expressions didn't seem to indicate they were really angry, he gradually relaxed.

"How could that be?" Bane said, trying to sound calm. "Do you think you don't know how amazing I am?"

"Eat up," Nami said, pointing to the lunch on the table. "Replenish your energy first, so you don't have an excuse to say you haven't eaten later."

"Huh?" Bane paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean?"

"What else could it mean? You don't actually think you can do something like this without paying the price, do you?" Nami glared at Bane and said fiercely, "Fubuki and I have decided that to make sure you behave tonight, we're going to make sure you don't leave a single drop!"

Hearing Nami's lewd words, Fubuki felt a little shy, and a blush crept onto her face, but she still retorted, "What? Have you really become a useless man?"

Although his kidneys were a little sore, Bane was not about to admit defeat. He said defiantly, "You asked for this, so don't you dare shout 'surrender' later!"

A few hours later, in Bane's office.

Ain was leisurely making herself a cup of tea, sitting on the sofa, sipping her tea, and passing the time in a relaxed manner.

Across from her, Binz asked with a puzzled look, "It's almost dark, hasn't the General come to handle official business yet? Is the General usually this leisurely?"

Ian glanced at Binz and said, "Occasionally."

She was already used to this situation. When Nami and Fubuki didn't appear in front of everyone today, Ain immediately understood what had happened.

Although she greatly admired Bane's abilities, Ain couldn't help but think to herself that the general was indeed somewhat unrestrained.

Is that kind of thing really that interesting?

Thinking of this, Ain suddenly felt her face getting hot, and hurriedly picked up her teacup again, took a sip, and eased the embarrassment.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Binz, oblivious to this, couldn't help but ask again, "What happened to the general?"

"Training," Ain said without hesitation.

Suddenly, Binz realized, slapping his thigh and saying, "So that's it! No wonder the general is so strong. He's always so strict with himself, training all day long."

"Yes, that's it." Ain nodded again.

Actually, Binz didn't have anything to do. He just came here for a stroll, chatted with Ain for a few more minutes, and then left quickly.

After everyone else left the room, Ain couldn't help but let her imagination run wild again, and two faint blushes spread across her pretty face. Just then, someone suddenly pushed the door open and entered.

Fortunately, Ain had excellent mental fortitude and showed no signs of unease. She calmly held her teacup, covering half of her face, and looked at the figure that walked in.

It was none other than Bane, draped in a cloak of justice. Upon seeing Ain, he smiled and said, "Why aren't you resting?"

When he's not around, Ain is usually given time off unless she has something to do.

Upon hearing this, Ain calmly composed herself and said, "I'm resting, young master."

"Really?" Bane walked to his desk and sat down, looking at the several neatly arranged documents on it. "Is this what I needed to handle today? Sorry to keep you waiting. Hmm? Is it too hot? Why is your face so red?"

Upon hearing this, Ain, who had been quite calm, showed a hint of panic in her eyes and quickly retorted, "General, you are the one who is so pale. Even when you are training, you should exercise restraint."

Bane paused for a moment, exchanged a glance with Ian, and then said somewhat awkwardly, "I'll be more careful next time, I'll be more careful next time."

He rubbed his nose and then asked, "What kind of things need to be dealt with?"

"Two things. The first is the opinion letter regarding the appointment of Rear Admiral Dol as the overall commander of the G-6 naval base construction. The second is a plan issued by headquarters after discussion at a meeting to subdue the Beehive Island Wang Zhi Pirates." Ain quickly switched into aide mode and reported.

Bane opened the document regarding the appointment of Major General Dor and glanced at it. Ain had already made some comments on it, and all that was needed was his signature.

Without giving it much thought, Bane signed the document and tossed it to Ain, saying, "Pass it on from here."

Seeing Bane sign so decisively, Ain didn't show any reaction, but she was actually very happy. This showed that the general trusted her quite a lot!

At the same time, Bane also began reading about the headquarters' decision to launch a punitive expedition against King Zhi of Beehive Island.

"Is it organized by Lieutenant General Aramaki? We only need to provide some support from the sidelines, right?" Bane said after glancing at the plan.

"That's right," Ain nodded.

As for Wang Zhi, there was no intention to deploy an admiral in the headquarters' plan. Sakazuki probably wanted to cultivate a new trusted subordinate, so he handed the plan over to Aramaki. The rest of the navy only needed to provide relevant support.

After considering for a moment, Bane said, "Then let Major General Zoro and Major General Fubuki go along to provide support."

"General," Ain reminded him, "Marshal Sakazuki only sent you this document."

Bane, somewhat confused by the implication, frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Is there some deeper meaning?"

"It's a good way to gain experience and merit," Ain immediately said.

Bane paused for a moment, then looked at the plan again, and suddenly realized, "I see. So that's what 'flanking maneuvering' means."

Having understood Sakazuki's good intentions, Bane grinned and said, "Pass on my general's orders: Rear Admirals Zoro, Fubuki, Dol, and Maynard are to abandon all their duties and immediately depart from G-6 for G-5 base to join Smoker, Tina, and Penn, forming a joint fleet to cooperate with headquarters' plan to annihilate Beehive Island and bring Wang Zhi to justice!"

(End of this chapter)