One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Luo Xia's eyes twitched, a few black lines appeared on his forehead, and he reached out and snatched the lobster that Yamato was about to put into her mouth.

"Hey? My lobster!" Yamato was furious when her food was stolen and glared at the person who took it. Then she saw Luo Xia looking at her with a dark and unhappy face.

"What's wrong?" she asked, sounding somewhat unsure.

"Are you some kind of reincarnated starving ghost? I asked you to introduce yourself properly, what are you doing?" Luo Xia glared at her fiercely and snapped, "Stand up!"

For some reason, Yamato felt an instinctive fear of Rorschach's stern face and involuntarily stood up.

"Heads up, chests out! Stand up straight!" Luo Xia shouted again.

Yamato did as he was told without thinking, standing there like a wooden statue.

She was 263 centimeters tall, about the same height as Enel. At that moment, Hibari took her to take a bath, tidied her messy hair, and changed her into a loose-fitting women's shirt and pleated long skirt, making her look quite dashing.

However, her white shirt, which she had just changed into not long ago, now had patches of oil stains, causing Yun Que, who was sitting next to her, to frown.

Seeing that Yamato was somewhat obedient, Rorschach's expression softened a bit, and he said in a deep voice, "Tell everyone why you want to join the Navy."

"Oh." Yamato licked his lips and said very bluntly, "I want to defeat Kaido."

"puff!"

Drake, who was listening intently, suddenly spat out the wine he had just drunk from his mouth through his nostrils, choking him and causing him to cough repeatedly.

The expressions on the faces of Smoker, Law, Enel, and the others sitting next to Yamato weren't much better; they were all looking at Yamato with strange expressions.

Rorschach nodded, signaling Yamato to continue, "Tell me more specifically, why do you want to defeat Kaido? Isn't he your father?"

Yamato hesitated for a moment, then told his story in detail on the table.

She recounted everything without reservation, even her childhood experiences of being abused by Kaido and imprisoned, as well as her admiration for Kozuki Oden.

He went on to explain why he went to Marineford with Sabo and the others, and how he asked Rorschach to join the Navy.

To be honest, Yamato's storytelling ability is really not that great, but the experiences she recounted all contained her most genuine feelings. The fact that she spoke so frankly still surprised everyone and gave them a sense of agreement.

This is exactly the effect Rorschach wanted.

Although it's impossible for Yamato to immediately become one with the G5 members and get along well, some necessary understanding is still needed for future cooperation and interaction.

After all, Rorschach intended for Yamato to become the commander of the fifth fleet of the G5 branch in the future.

Of course, the reason Yamato was able to join the G5 so smoothly is because she has never really killed any Marines, including during the Marineford War.

Moreover, he himself did not do anything bad in Wano Country.

Otherwise, no matter how much she wanted to defeat Kaido, Rorschach wouldn't have wanted her to join.

Chapter 710 Morgans' overtures

"Huh? Hibari, didn't I tell you to take Yamato to sleep? Why are you in my bed again?"

The next morning, Rorschach looked at Lark, who was curled up in his arms like a cat and sleeping soundly, with a bewildered expression.

At yesterday's banquet, everyone ate, drank, and chatted from five or six in the afternoon until midnight. Almost everyone was drunk and went home to sleep.

Yamato, a woman even more straightforward than men, accepted everyone's invitations and drank several rounds with everyone at the table. Eventually, she didn't even know who she was anymore.

Since she was new to the area, Rorschach hadn't had time to arrange a place for her to stay, so he simply asked Yun Que to take her to Yun Que's room for the night.

But who knew...

Lark mumbled something indistinctly in his sleep, shifted his position, and lay down on Rorschach's broad chest.

Her head rested on Luo Xia's chin, and a few playful strands of her long hair were ruffled by the morning breeze outside the window, landing on Luo Xia's face and making him feel a little ticklish.

"Hey, wake up, you lazy pig."

Looking at the adorable sleeping lark, Luo Xia couldn't resist reaching out and pinching her nose, wanting to tease her a little.

This girl, she doesn't say a word, but she comes to my place every day. Does she completely treat me like her personal Simmons mattress?

His gaze drifted slightly downwards and fell upon Yun Que's delicate, fair collarbone, and the alluring curves of her breasts peeking out from the unbuttoned neckline of her pajamas.

Luo Xia felt a surge of heat throughout his body and quickly looked away.

To be honest, the girl's figure is getting better and better, and Luo Xia feels that if this continues, he might not be able to resist.

With her nose pinched and struggling to breathe, Lark was finally forcibly awakened from her sweet sleep by Rorschach.

When she opened her sleepy eyes and saw Luo Xia's mischievous eyes, she couldn't help but pout her cheeks in anger.

"Hmph, Brother Luo Xia is bullying me again. I'm going to tell Dad."

Luo Xia's lips twitched. "Tell your dad what? Tell him we're living together and he should get ready to have a grandchild?"

"Hold...hold a grandson?" Yun Que blinked blankly at first, but when she realized the logic in Luo Xia's words, her pink face turned so red that she almost blushed, and she went limp.

Seeing her shy appearance, Luo Xia's index finger was tempted, and a few mischievous fingers involuntarily caressed Yun Que's soft waist.

"No, Brother Luo Xia, Yamato is still... next door."

Yun Que spoke weakly and feebly, while twisting her soft, fragrant body, trying to break free from Luo Xia's clutches.

But how could she possibly be a match for Luo Xia?

She struggled for only a few moments before collapsing into Luo Xia's arms, biting her lip, her face as red as a ripe apple, making one want to take a bite.

Fortunately, Rorschach was just teasing her and had no intention of having a deeper conversation with her.

Feeling the silky smoothness and softness in his palm, Luo Xia coughed twice and turned his head to look at the room opposite the balcony.

"Ahem, Hibari, why didn't you sleep with Yamato?"

Yun Que covered her flushed face with the blanket, only revealing her two dark eyes as she looked at Luo Xia. Her mouth was hidden under the blanket as she mumbled, "I'm not going to sleep in the same room as her. She drank so much yesterday, she smells like alcohol all over her, it's awful. My room probably smells like alcohol right now, it's so annoying."

"Really? But I drank a lot yesterday too, and I still smell of alcohol on me," Luo Xia said somewhat embarrassedly.

"No, I can't smell it."

Yun Que poked her head out from under the covers, twitched her nostrils, sniffed Luo Xia, and shook her head, saying, "I'm not lying to you, Brother Luo Xia, I really don't smell any alcohol."

"Yes, it's right here. My breath reeks of alcohol. If you don't believe me, Hibari can check."

Luo Xia suddenly sat up, wrapped his large hands around Yun Que's waist, pulled her into his arms, lowered his head and opened his mouth as if to bite her.

"No...no, you haven't brushed your teeth."

Lark quickly turned his head away, dodging Rorschach's hungry tiger pouncing on him.

"I'm going to brush my teeth now, you wait here." Luo Xia got up with a grin and walked towards the bathroom.

"Brushing my teeth isn't enough, I have to get up! I still have to go to the shipyard to reconcile the accounts today."

Taking advantage of Rorschach's departure, Hibari, who had briefly escaped Rorschach's clutches, quickly climbed over the balcony of the room and fled to his own room.

Luo Xia smiled and glanced at Yun Que's room.

The distance between the two rooms was less than five or six meters. Without even needing to use Observation Haki to investigate, Luo Xia saw that Yamato was lying sprawled out on the small bed in Hibari's room, which was piled with various plush toys. He was sleeping like a log, with drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.

He saw Hibari's furrowed brow and angry expression as he looked at Yamato.

Just as he entered the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, Tashigi's shouts suddenly came from outside the courtyard downstairs.

"Lieutenant General Rorschach! Are you home?"

Luo Xia was taken aback. He walked out of the washroom with his toothbrush in his mouth and went to the balcony on the third floor. Looking down, he saw Tashigi in a snow-white military uniform standing outside the courtyard, peeking in with a hesitant look, as if she wanted to come in but dared not.

"Tashigi, is there something you need?" Rorschach asked curiously.

"what?"

Tashigi was startled when she heard Rorschach's voice. She quickly looked up and saw Rorschach shirtless, revealing his solid muscles that looked like an iron wall.

On Rorschach's chest and abdomen, one can still see many crisscrossing, hideous scars, wounds that even Rorschach's monstrous physique could not completely erase.

At this moment, in Tashigi's eyes, the numerous scars covering Rorschach's body did not make him look ugly or terrifying. On the contrary, they added to Rorschach's somewhat handsome face the air of a battle-hardened man, making him appear more mature, steady, and reliable.

Tashigi stared blankly, momentarily forgetting to answer Rorschach's question. It wasn't until Rorschach asked a second time that she hurriedly pushed up her glasses and quickly said, "It's...it's Morgans, the president of the World Economic News Agency. He's arrived and says he wants to see you."

"Morgans? What does that jerk want with me?"

Rorschach was stunned.

Morgans is the president of World Economic News, one of the world's leading news industry giants.

In a sense, his power to manipulate public opinion could easily distort the truth of a war or a regime.

This is an enormous power, so the world government has been trying to control it.

But Morgans was a stubborn mule and wasn't afraid of threats at all. In order to avoid harassment from CP agents, he even moved the news agency headquarters to a hot air balloon and traveled all over the world.

Why are you approaching him now?

Rorschach had no recollection of any connection between him and Morgans.

However, Tashigi quickly answered his question.

"President Morgans came to take some photos of you, saying it's for our Navy's global recruitment news."

"Global conscription?"

Rorschach suddenly realized.

Indeed, if Tashigi hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten that just a few days ago, when Akainu took office as the Fleet Admiral, his first order was to launch a massive global recruitment drive for the Navy.

Moreover, this large-scale conscription is not only about massively expanding the number of troops and naval branches, but Akainu has also decisively put a conscription model of exceptional selection on the table.

In other words, this time, as long as someone is capable and has not committed any serious offenses in the past, they can disregard the combat merits that the navy values ​​highly in the past and directly obtain a high-ranking military rank.

If you are strong enough, you can even skip decades of military achievements and become a naval admiral as soon as you enlist, standing at the pinnacle of naval power.

When Rorschach arrived at his base commander's office, he saw a fat man with a bird's head, wearing a black double-breasted leather jacket and a large belly, standing with his hands behind his back, looking curiously at some paintings and calligraphy hanging on the office wall.

Upon seeing Rorschach enter in his lieutenant general's uniform, Morgans grinned, revealing an exaggerated smile. He trotted over in a few quick steps, extended two white wings resembling hands, and very familiarly shook Rorschach's hand.

"Hahaha, Lieutenant General Lan Lin, it's great to finally meet you. I'm Morgans. You know what? Ever since I witnessed your prowess in the G1 naval battle, I've been keeping an eye on you."

Your growth rate is truly astonishing; you always manage to surprise me and deliver results that astound the world. I've wanted to meet you for a long time, but unfortunately, I've always missed the opportunity.

Now I've finally met you in person, and you are indeed a handsome man, much more so than in the photos my reporters took of you.

"President Morgans, you flatter me. Come, come, sit down and let's talk."

Morgans, as expected of a news industry tycoon, has a way with words; he started with a barrage of flattery.