One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

The entire warship was armed to the teeth, resembling a giant sea monster sailing on the sea with its fangs bared and claws outstretched.

If they encountered an ordinary pirate ship, under such dense artillery fire, Rorschach and his crew wouldn't even need to lift a finger. The warriors on board, trained in professional cannon fire, could easily sink the enemy's ship.

"Stop dawdling, you know you can't escape, Luo!"

At the harbor of Marineford, a colonel in a white uniform, his wide cloak of justice fluttering behind him, smiled as he looked at the naval soldiers standing in neat rows before him.

Among these naval soldiers were middle-aged, composed lieutenants from headquarters, as well as young, inexperienced privates fresh out of basic training.

There were also several of his old acquaintances.

Luo, Bepo, Pekin, Shachi, and then...

"Hibari? What are you doing here?"

Luo Xia looked on in bewilderment as a petite figure emerged from the crowd, trotted up to him, and stood in front of him, carrying the Kind Flower Gun on her back.

Who else could this beautiful female soldier with short, ear-length hair be but Yun Que?

"Of course I'm going to sea with Brother Rorschach. I'm also graduating from the recruit camp. Granny Tsuru gave me a graduation assessment task, which is to draw the major nautical charts of the Grand Line."

The lark pursed her lips, a smile playing on her lips, her face radiating undisguised joy.

However, seeing the bright smile on her face, Luo Xia felt a headache coming on.

"What's wrong? Brother Luo Xia, don't you want me on your ship?"

The lark's lips twitched, and her large, bright eyes immediately welled up with tears, making Luo Xia's lips twitch.

Who taught this girl to do that?

"It's not that I'm unwilling..."

Rorschach wailed inwardly.

I dare not!

You are Akainu's daughter.

If they go to sea with me and something happens, who can bear the responsibility?

If the tragedy that happened to Professor Zeffa back then were to happen again, how could I face Uncle Sakazuki?

Moreover, Hibari is Akainu's daughter, although few people know this, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

What if some stubborn and incredibly powerful individual tries to kidnap Hibari and force the Navy to take action?

Furthermore, his warship was staffed entirely by men.

It's inevitable that a girl like Lark might find it somewhat unsuitable to live up there.

For both personal and professional reasons, Luo Xia did not want her to go out to sea with him and risk her life.

The difficulty of this graduation assessment has truly broken through the sky, reaching an unprecedented level.

It's not just about cruising the Grand Line.

Zephyr's task for him was to wipe out the Paradise Pirates and capture them, with a total bounty of six billion Berries!

Yes.

That's right.

Six billion peles!

When Rorschach heard about the mission objective that day, he was completely stunned.

He still remembered Smoker, Drake, and the others who were eating together in the cafeteria, and how their faces were filled with sympathy after hearing Zephyr's words from the Den Den Mushi.

According to Zefa...

His current skills are basically derived from Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji.

Each person is given a task goal of one billion Berries, which is reasonable and a very ordinary graduation assessment.

Even the quotas for other lieutenant generals at headquarters, including the Grand Advisor Grandma Tsuru, weren't included.

That's totally reasonable... my ass!

This number is so high that it's not even relevant to the first half of the Grand Line.

Even if you were thrown into the New World, if you could capture a pirate with a total bounty of six billion Berries, you would definitely be promoted to Vice Admiral.

Whether it's capturing six deputy emperors or thousands of worthless individuals with million-dollar bounties, it doesn't matter.

This godforsaken place, Paradise, doesn't have that many pirates with high bounties to catch.

Even if we concede that it exists...

The higher the bounty, the stronger the pirate.

Rorschach wasn't so arrogant as to think he could roam freely on the Grand Line.

Not to mention that his strength is far from reaching the standard of a top expert.

Those strange and unusual Devil Fruit abilities, or the talents of certain races, or some random technological weapons could all put him at a disadvantage.

For example, being touched by Sugar, one of Doflamingo's subordinates.

For example, being touched by Ian.

For example, being touched by that lucky woman on Tesoro's ship.

He's so young, he wouldn't be able to handle anyone touching him.

With a jumble of random thoughts running through his mind, Luo Xia couldn't help but scan the square back and forth.

Finally, he saw a tall, purple-haired old man dragging a heavy mechanical arm as he walked from a distance.

Seeing this, Rorschach breathed a sigh of relief and dashed over to Zephyr.

"Professor Zephyr, you've finally arrived."

Luo Xia blocked Hibari's view, lowered his voice, and said urgently to Zephyr, "Hibari said she wants to go to sea with me, Zephyr-sensei, please tell her to go back quickly."

“Go back? Go back for what?” Zephyr’s lips curled into a mocking smile. “You’ve been fooling around at Sakazuki’s house every day, and now that you’ve done all that, you think you can just run away? Even if I agree, Sakazuki won’t.”

Upon hearing Zephyr's teasing, Rorschach immediately put on a mournful face.

"Professor Zefa, this is a matter of life and death, please don't joke around."

"You see, this isn't suitable either. My warship is full of male soldiers; it's just not appropriate to have a girl living there..."

"What's wrong with it? You're the captain of the warship. Isn't it normal for the highest-ranking officer to have a childhood sweetheart as his bed warmer?"

Zefa was still smiling.

Rorschach, however, was already beyond tears.

Who is this old man?

Is it appropriate to tell such a dirty joke to your own students?

If Uncle Sakazuki hears this, I'll definitely die, right?

Warning: The hound is about to pierce your chest!

Seeing Luo Xia's miserable face, Zefa laughed for a while before finally stopping, waving his hand, "Alright, if that little girl wants to come along, let her come. You just need to do your part to protect her. Besides, whose daughter do you think she is?"

“Sakazuki’s daughter is not so delicate.”

"Although my strength is not enough compared to you, little monster, I am second only to Luo in the elite training camp."

"Don't underestimate him, you little rascal."

Hearing Zephyr say this, Rorschach had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

Seeing Rorschach standing in front of him, who was not much shorter than him, Zephyr's eyes were filled with a variety of complex emotions.

He seemed to have a lot to say to Rorschach.

But it seems like there's nothing to explain.

Rorschach was a very special one among the naval soldiers he had taught.

This special status refers to more than just being young.

He had no intention of taking on the position of instructor at headquarters after that incident a few years ago.

The daily training at the elite training camp is handled by the officers and soldiers at headquarters.

He might offer some pointers when he has free time.

The reason he returned to the position of instructor was because of the boy in front of him who still looked extremely young and inexperienced.

All of this stemmed from a brief conversation Sakazuki had with him after returning from the North Sea.

"Old man, I need you to teach someone for me."

"who?"

"A person who has experienced darkness but has not yet been corrupted by the world."

Is he a promising talent?

"Talented general."

"Row."

So Zephat waited in Marineford.

After a year of waiting, Kuzan finally brought Rorschach back.

Indeed, the boy made a brilliant debut, proving himself to be an outstanding talent, just as Akainu had said.

But Zefa teaches his students not just based on talent.

He's not like Garp, that stubborn guy.

Zefa always instilled the concept of justice into his disciples little by little during the daily training process.

He wanted to train more than just a brute who knew only brute force.

He wanted to train a commander who was righteous, able to uphold justice, stood at the forefront of all naval officers, and led the navy in the right direction.

He wanted to train a new 'naval hero'.

It's hard.