One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"Luffy, are you really going to go watch that duel?"

"Yes, I want to go!"

Luffy turned his gaze away from Kirin and looked seriously at Issho.

"The vast ocean of the new world is still a bit too early for you right now."

After a moment of silence, he smiled and then spoke.

“I know.” Luffy looked down at his arm, which was wrapped in white bandages, and the straw hat he was holding. “I just want to see how big the real gap is between him and me.”

"Actually, in my opinion, Luffy, you've already made great progress. Although Rorschach is stronger than you now, he set sail more than two years earlier than you. With your talent and perseverance, you'll catch up with him sooner or later. There's no need to rush..."

"I just want to avoid that feeling of helplessness when I face him again. Smile, that's enough. Let's go, let's go to the New World and see how far I am from becoming the Pirate King."

Luffy pressed the straw hat on his head and looked at Sanji.

Luffy didn't speak, but Sanji said seriously, "Don't worry, Luffy. Leave Nami and the others to me. I'll protect them."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Sanji."

Luffy nodded.

He smiled and said no more. With a wave of his hand, an invisible force of gravity acted in reverse on him and Luffy, instantly lifting them into the sky above Water 7 and propelling them towards the New World.

On the sea more than ten kilometers away, Shanks on the Red Dragon ship seemed to sense something and waved his hand.

"Return! Back to the New World!"

Mary Geoise.

"That kid wants to fight a monster like Kaido one-on-one?" Gringu frowned.

"Yes, Grimm, the time is three days from now, and the location is Whole Cake Island, the former headquarters of the Big Mom Pirates."

Sim knelt on one knee and said respectfully.

"Was it a gimmick that kid deliberately created, or... is he really confident?"

Gringu frowned in thought.

He found it hard to believe that Rorschach could reach such a level as to rival a monster like Kaido, who was powerful in every way.

Even though Rorschach possesses a Mythical Zoan ability that is no less powerful than Kaido's.

However, in terms of time, the inherent disadvantages of race, and the difference in physical strength, the two are too far apart.

Sim, noticing Gringu's somewhat absent-minded state, cautiously inquired, "Saint Gringu, shall we arrange a trip?"

"No need, go and see for yourself, and record the process and results."

Grimg came to his senses and gave the order in a deep voice.

"Yes! We will complete the mission to the death."

Sim bowed respectfully and withdrew.

The New World, G5.

Warships sailed in from the distant sea and entered the massive inner bay port of G5.

On the warship, Garp shaded his eyes with his hand as he looked at the G5 island that appeared before him, and a look of amazement involuntarily appeared in his eyes.

"Wow, is this really G5? This scale is incredible. Even the headquarters, let alone the G1 branch, isn't this impressive. Are young people these days so capable? For the first time, I feel like I'm falling behind the times."

Kizaru leaned lazily against the ship's railing, the towering G5 fortress of justice reflected in the sunglasses perched on his nose.

At this very moment, in the spacious square of G5, rows of neatly arranged marines, led by powerful generals, appeared, preparing to board the warships in the inner bay.

Seeing Palmer, Enel, Law, and the others appear at the forefront of the port, Garp looked around in confusion and called out from afar, "Hey! Where's Rorschach? I can't see him."

“Lieutenant General Garp, Lieutenant General Rorschach have already headed to Whole Cake Island,” Palmer shouted back.

"What?" Garp was stunned. "Why is that kid in such a hurry? Does he really think he can fight Kaido without losing? We were hoping to get here as soon as possible to give him some advice. By the way, has Sakazuki arrived yet?"

"Admiral Akainu hasn't come, but Vice Admiral Gion and Vice Admiral Shiryu have already gone there." Palmer, carrying a giant axe, boarded the warship and relayed the order for everyone to board.

Upon hearing this, Garp picked his nose and muttered something in a muffled voice.

"His son-in-law is going to fight a monster like Kaido whose subordinates don't know their own strength. Isn't he worried? What if he makes a mistake and that kid kicks the bucket? I wonder where he'll find another good son-in-law that Little Sparrow likes so much."

"Vice Admiral Garp, can't you say something auspicious? Like, Kaido being killed by Rorschach or something," said Aokiji, who was lying on a recliner with his eyes closed, resting.

"If he can kill Kaido right now, I'll have Sengoku give up his position as Fleet Admiral to him."

Garp rolled his eyes, looking at the men like Pamel, Bepo, and Enel, who exuded an aura of iron and blood and were full of vitality. Suddenly feeling a bit itchy, he chuckled and jumped onto the G5 warship to spar with them.

Cake Island.

The seaside port, long since unrecognizable and dilapidated, was now home to a group of burly pirates, shirtless and holding large nets, acting as fishermen, catching fish from the sea.

The fat Quinn, looking displeased, carried a strange-looking sea king-like fish slowly to an open space. Under Hibari's command, he extended his deformed mechanical claws, gutted the freshly caught sea king, removed its internal organs, washed it clean, cut it into pieces, and neatly arranged them. Then, a group of pirates, panting heavily, carried the pieces and skewered them onto huge iron skewers more than ten meters long.

With a wave of her hand, Yun Que covered the hundreds of square meters of barbecue grill in front of her, creating a huge cloud of flames. Under her precise control, the firepower took care of every piece of meat without missing a single one.

Nutritious chunks of sea monster meat sizzle and drip oil on a huge grill, roasting until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Sprinkle on some spices and salt and pepper, and an irresistible aroma immediately wafts over, making the sullen Quinn's throat bob and his mouth water.

He squinted, staring intently at the golden roasted meat in front of him. Then, taking advantage of the moment when Yun Que turned to get the seasoning, he swiftly reached out, picked up the piece of meat in front of him, stuffed it into his mouth, and then swiftly picked up another piece of meat of the same size and put it back in its place.

Lark turned around and looked suspiciously at Quinn, whose cheeks were puffed out. Quinn pretended nothing had happened, humming an unknown tune and turned to leave naturally.

As soon as he turned around, Quinn, with a piece of scalding hot roast meat stuffed in his mouth, contorted his fat face, as if fire was about to breathe from his mouth.

"It's so hot!"

On the sea outside the island, on the anchored pirate ship, the Beast Pirates looked at the two men sitting opposite each other, eating meat and drinking wine with gusto.

Kaido ate meat in his left hand and sake in his right, sweating profusely.

He grabbed a handful of kebabs, stuffed them into his wide-open mouth, and then shoved them all the way down, swallowing the hundreds of pounds of meat that were skewered on them. He chewed them greedily.

"Oh ho ho ho ho, I never expected that a magma-like guy like Akainu would have a daughter who is good at cooking. What a lucky guy. Unlike me, I also have a daughter, but I think of myself as a dead idiot all day long, and I don't have a bit of the gentleness of a daughter."

As he spoke, he opened his hazy, drunken eyes and glanced sideways at Yamato, who was sitting casually on the ground not far behind him, also eating meat heartily.

Yamato seemed not to hear his complaints at all, and just kept tearing at the grilled meat in his hand while staring fiercely at Luo Xia, making Luo Xia feel uneasy.

Rorschach was also eating heartily.

The plates and skewers in front of him were piled up like a mountain, even more than the ones placed in front of Kaido opposite him.

From the moment he started cooking the lark, Rorschach's hands never stopped.

The plates and skewers of food delivered to him would disappear in less than ten seconds, so fast that even the pirates who brought the food were dumbfounded.

As he ate voraciously, large amounts of food were instantly digested in his body, turning into a surge of heat that filled his body.

His cell activity increased dramatically, accelerating the friction and generating so much lightning power that it overflowed, transforming into strands of electric snakes that flickered and throbbed on his body.

In Kaido's perception, Rorschach's body was like a giant furnace, and the food he consumed was like firewood added to the furnace, causing Rorschach's life force to continuously grow stronger.

"Kid, you want to have a big eating contest before the duel? You're doomed. When it comes to appetite, no one can beat me except Lingling! Quinn! Send me another Sea King!"

He roared at the top of his lungs, his voice as loud as thunder, shaking the air on Whole Cake Island.

Panting heavily, Queen dragged a small sea king that was a hundred meters long and shouted weakly, "Brother Kaido! It's not done yet! You guys are eating too fast!"

"Bring it over even if it's not fully cooked! I love eating it raw! I want to eat a live sea monster!"

Kaido roared and turned to glare at Rorschach, who hadn't stopped eating. "You've got some nerve, kid. You dare to stay alone in our encirclement and even eat the food we provide. Aren't you afraid I'll break my promise and lock you up in Wano Country?"

Luo Xia casually stuffed a two-meter-long bone into his mouth in a few seconds, glanced at Kaido's gloomy face, and chuckled.

"Kaido, are you scared?"

"Afraid? What am I afraid of?" Kaido's eyes widened, and his terrifying aura was like a mountain collapsing, scaring the surrounding pirates so much that their legs went weak and they knelt down with a thud.

"You're afraid to fight me one-on-one, afraid you'll lose to someone as young as me who's not even as old as your daughter."

With a wave of his right hand, Rorschach stirred the air in front of him, grabbed the sake jug next to Kaido, and gulped it down.

Kaido grinned, ripped off his black cloak, tossed it aside, and roared, "What a joke! Do you think I'd be afraid of a brat like you?"

He stretched out his muscular, coiled hand and squeezed it in front of him. The air, unable to bear the weight, escaped from his palm, creating a sudden gust of wind.

"I could crush ten brats like you with one hand! You believe me?"

"I don't believe it." Rorschach took a few gulps of wine, then tossed the large wine jug back into his hand, only to have it caught by Kaido's large hand.

"You damned brat, how arrogant!" Kaido was furious, his teeth grinding together, a terrifying aura constantly brewing on his burly body, as if he might grab the spiked club at any moment and smash it at Rorschach. The pirates carrying food around him were terrified and dared not approach.

Quinn hunched his shoulders and shrank back.

Yamato, Hibari, and the others couldn't help but tense up due to Kaido's aura.

Just when the atmosphere in the arena was extremely tense and everyone thought that a battle was about to break out, Kaido suddenly lost his angry expression and turned into a grin.

"Orororo, ohrorororo!"

The laughter was deafening.

Even Jin could tell that his older brother was genuinely happy.

Jin looked at Luo Xia with a complicated expression.

He couldn't remember how many years it had been since he had seen his elder brother laugh so heartily.

"Kid, honestly, what's so great about being a Marine? You work yourself to the bone for those bastards at the World Government, and all you get is arrest and imprisonment. You're more to my liking, why don't you come aboard my ship, and I'll give you Yamato in marriage." Kaido grabbed another large sake jug and threw it at Rorschach, then grabbed one for himself, clinked it against Rorschach's, and downed it in one gulp.

"You still want to recruit me? I've already taken down quite a few of your men." Rorschach put down his wine jug and looked at Kaido in front of him.

"The strong live and the weak die; that's the rule of this ocean. Jack was no match for you, and he deserved to die at your hands. At least you killed him honorably, so his death was not unjust. It's better than dying at the hands of those scheming bastards."

"The best fate for a pirate is to be killed by a stronger one. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I won't live to see that day."

Kaido finished his drink again and turned to look at the sea outside Whole Cake Island.

Many ships had already appeared there.

"Look, the cow is flying in the sky!"

Rorschach tossed aside the bone club in his hand, stretched out a finger, and pointed to the sky.

"where?"

Kaido looked up, somewhat bewildered, but saw nothing.