One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

I saw pirate flags and sails floating on the sea.

I saw the broken keel, mast, and deck.

And the corpses of pirates floating in the sea, looking like they had just died.

Without exception, the expressions on the faces of these dead pirates were all of despair and fear.

One can imagine what a terrifying opponent they faced before they died.

"I don't know. But... look, there are people washing the ground over there at the port. The war seems to be over."

The crow, which had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

His voice was very soft; if Sabo hadn't been used to it, he wouldn't have been able to hear what he was saying at all.

"Is it over? What was the outcome of this war? Is Grandpa Jonathan alright?"

Sabo squinted as he looked at the distant harbor.

He was somewhat worried about Jonathan.

After all, the leader said that the old man was already eighty-seven years old this year.

"Crow, increase your altitude and don't get spotted. Let's go over and take a look... Hmm? Wait! What's that?"

Just as Sabo was about to send the crow flying higher, closer to the sky above Queen Spring City, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a large, fat body floating on the distant sea, moving back and forth with the undulating waves.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake it for a bighead carp.

However, the sharp-eyed Sabo was shocked when he saw the size and appearance of the large corpse, his eyes showing a look of astonishment.

"Crow! That person... if I'm not mistaken, shouldn't it be Chinjao?"

Sabo was somewhat unsure.

The crow flapped its wings and approached, bringing the two of them directly to a distance of three or four meters above the corpse.

Looking down at the obese giant, bobbing up and down in the seawater, with its flat head and the iconic number '12' above its left eye, representing the twelfth generation leader of the Babao Navy.

Sabo and the raven both fell silent.

After a long pause, Sabo murmured with difficulty, "The legendary pirate Chinjao, the fierce guy with a bounty of over 500 million Berries, is dead. Who killed him? Was it old man Jonathan?"

"Perhaps so, after all, the other party was once the world-renowned King of Hunters. In any case, let's go and see what's going on."

The raven whispered something, flapped its black wings, and soared into the sky with Sabo in its arms.

Soon, the two flew to an altitude of several hundred meters above the bustling Spring Queen City.

Directly below them, a large group of people were cleaning up the port battlefield and clearing away the ruins in the city.

Both Sabo and Raven noticed the white dots scattered throughout the crowd.

"It was the navy! Could it be that the navy helped end this sizable war so quickly?"

Sabo's expression shifted.

“But the number of marines below looks to be only a few hundred at most. And the total number of pirates Gulliver has gathered this time is said to exceed 20,000. Among them are Chinjao and the powerful Gulliver himself.” Raven seemed to disagree with Sabo’s idea.

But soon, almost simultaneously, the two of them thought of a possibility.

"Admiral!"

The two spoke their thoughts almost simultaneously.

In their view, the only navy capable of so thoroughly defeating the Paradise Pirates fleet of 20,000 men led by two powerful figures in such a short time could be the admirals who represented the highest combat power of the Navy Headquarters.

"Hey? I see old man Jonathan! Great, he's alright. Crow, let's find a secluded spot to go down, I want to go check on him."

Sabo noticed Jonathan standing on the port ground below and immediately patted the black raven beneath him.

"Isn't this too risky? If there really is a naval admiral in Queen's City in the spring, we'll be in danger."

The crow hesitated for a moment.

"Taking a risk is worthwhile. Don't forget how much we owe Jonathan. We missed this big battle, and if we come here and don't even go to see it, we'll really be ashamed."

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Rorschach slept soundly until the afternoon of the next day.

When he stretched his aching muscles and came out of the room where he had rested the night before, he was surprised to find that the city grounds, which had been badly damaged in yesterday's battle, had been almost completely repaired.

This impressed even Rorschach; the determination and efficiency with which the city's residents were rebuilding their homes were truly remarkable.

But when he touched his rumbling stomach and walked to the port, he saw a large group of familiar figures bustling about, hammering and banging away.

On the distant sea, two ocean-going trains, one new and one old, are moored.

"Mr. Iceberg, Peng En, when did you arrive?"

Rorschach stepped forward with some surprise, looking at Iceberg, who was busy and sweating profusely, and T. Penn, who was greeting the shipwrights of the outer navy of Water Seven, namely the Carrera Company.

"Brigadier General Rorschach!"

Iceberg looked up when he heard the sound and saw Luo Xia walking towards him, and immediately smiled.

Peng En, who was not far away, was so excited when he saw Luo Xia appear that he ran up to him, stood up straight, and gave a quick military salute.

"Commander Rorschach! The entire Navy branch of Water Seven is now in full force. Please give your instructions!"

“Peng En, what are you doing? I’m not your direct superior, I don’t have the authority to give you instructions. You’re a branch manager at a naval base now…”

Rorschach gave a wry smile.

But before he could finish speaking, Peng En interrupted him.

Peng En's face was full of excitement as he shouted, "Brigadier General Rorschach! I have witnessed your upholding of justice, and you will always be my superior! Please give your instructions!"

"Brigadier General Rorschach! Please give your instructions!"

Behind Penn, two incredibly loud voices, Oimo and Cassie, led a large group of shipwrights dressed in naval uniforms. They followed Penn's example, standing up straight, raising one hand in salute, and shouting.

The sound was so loud that it seemed to vibrate the surrounding air.

"Uh... you guys keep going with your work and help this city restore normal life. Yeah, that's it."

Luo Xia felt a little uneasy under the gaze of these fanatical fellows, and quickly said a few words.

"Yes, sir! We will follow the Brigadier General's instructions perfectly! We will definitely complete the mission flawlessly!"

Peng En immediately turned around and led the boatmen back to work.

I don't know if it's just Rorschach's imagination.

He felt that the boatmen were working much faster.

Meanwhile, the densely packed people in the distance, who were busy working in the city and along the harbor, were startled by Peng En and the others' shouts and immediately looked up.

In an instant, a crowd surged forth, and countless pairs of burning eyes converged on him.

The fanatical looks those people gave him made Luo Xia feel extremely uncomfortable.

"What's wrong with everyone?" Luo Xia scratched his head, puzzled.

Iceberg wiped the sweat from his forehead with the towel draped around his neck, looked at the dejected Luo Xia and laughed, "Isn't it all because of you, Brigadier General Luo Xia, who has done another earth-shattering thing?"

"Earth-shattering?" Luo Xia's lips twitched. "Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

"Exaggeration?" Iceberg shook his head with a chuckle. "Not at all. To single-handedly defeat a pirate fleet of 20,000 men is already a godlike feat in everyone's mind."

"Who said that? When did I single-handedly defeat a fleet of 20,000 men? It was clearly a war we won together."

"Don't be modest, Commodore Rorschach. You turned the tide and saved Spring Queen's City from the ferocious pirate fleet."

Iceberg pointed at the crowd in the distance, "These are all the words spoken by the residents of the royal city and the naval soldiers under your command. Heh, we've been listening to your heroic performance in battle all night. Now you understand why everyone is looking at you with such fanatical admiration, right?"

As he spoke, Iceberg pointed mischievously at Luo Xia to a large group of beautiful women standing not far away.

"Did you see that? The way those girls are looking at you."

"what?"

Luo Xia looked around blankly and saw a large group of girls he had never seen before standing not far away, staring at him with eyes that seemed ready to pounce at him at any moment.

When he looked over, he even heard a girl scream before fainting.

And there's more than one.

"Holy crap, what's going on?"

Luo Xia was somewhat bewildered.

"These are all young girls who heard about your heroic deeds and were brought here by their parents and families, hoping to marry you. How about it? Are you tempted?"

Iceberg looked at Luo Xia with a smile, but suddenly froze.

Because Rorschach was long gone from in front of him.

Iceberg turned his head and saw the young naval officer who had just arrived running back into the city in a disheveled manner.

"Hehe, a young hero, everyone loves him."

Iceberg had a smile on his face.

In his eyes, like everyone else's, was genuine admiration for Rorschach.

On the other side of the royal city, opposite the direction of the port.

Rorschach moved like the wind, passing through the city, avoiding the crowds, and arriving at the deserted beach.

"Those women were terrifying. The way they looked at me, like they wanted to eat me alive."

Luo Xia breathed a long sigh of relief, but when he recalled the brief encounter just now, he was filled with lingering fear.

He simply couldn't stand being stared at by everyone with those creepy looks.

The feeling was like being stripped naked, smeared with honey, and placed on an anthill.

I feel terrible all over!

goo goo...

"Uh, I'm hungry."