One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Rorschach kindly reached out and put his hand around Sentomaru's neck, making a cracking sound as he tightened his grip. Sentomaru was so frightened that he quickly raised his hands and grabbed Rorschach's wrists, trying to break free.

Unfortunately, it was completely useless.

Sentomaru felt as if he were locked in sea stone shackles.

Unable to break free, he could only laugh foolishly.

Luo Xia leaned down, staring at the flustered Sentomaru, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Hey, why are you so flustered? Tell me, is there something you're hiding from me?"

"No...no! I'm not hiding anything from you," Sentomaru blurted out reflexively.

"You still say you didn't? Your ship hadn't even docked yet, and I already heard you and Lilith talking furtively. If you're not hiding anything from me, why are you so flustered?"

Luo Xia reached out and pinched Sentomaru's chubby cheek.

Sentomaru spoke with a slight lisp, and protested, "You must have misheard me. I didn't say anything about you. If you don't believe me, you can ask Lilith."

"is it?"

Rorschach turned to look at the smiling Lilith.

Before he could ask a question, Lilith, clad in leather armor that accentuated her voluptuous figure, naturally pressed herself against him, startling Rorschach. He quickly released Sentomaru, waving his hands to summon an invisible wall of air in front of him.

"Lilith, don't do anything reckless, be mindful of the consequences."

"Hehe, afraid that little Lark will be jealous? You have so many little lovers, one more won't make a difference." Lilith gave Rorschach a reproachful look, then poked Sentomaru's chubby face with her hand and said lazily, "Alright, don't make things difficult for Sentomaru. The reason he's flustered is just because there's a small problem with the Admiral costume bracelet that Vegapunk made for you."

"A costume-changing bracelet? What's the problem?" Luo Xia was taken aback.

"The clothes that can be changed inside include not only the normal general's uniform and red bellyband, but also women's bikinis."

Lilith's nonchalant words left Luo Xia speechless, his face twitching uncontrollably.

"A women's bikini? Sentomaru, are you trying to make me turn evil and destroy the world? You're actually adding a bikini to my dress-up bracelet?"

Luo Xia clenched his fists and, under Sentomaru's horrified gaze, gave him a good beating before swaggering away.

Sentomaru, rubbing his bruised eye socket and head full of bumps, watched Rorschach's departing figure and secretly gave Lilith a thumbs up.

"Thank you, Lilith."

"No need to thank me, you should think about what to do next." Lilith chuckled and left.

Sentomaru stood there for a long time, covering his eyes, when he suddenly realized what was happening and cried out in the direction Lilith had left, "Wait, this was all your doing, what does it have to do with me? Why am I the one who got beaten up? Damn it!"

A little while later, Rorschach found Morgans, who was drooling, in the first row of the audience where Karina was performing.

"Stop looking, Morgans, let's get down to business. The atmosphere's set, is your professional photography team ready?"

"Everything has been arranged, don't worry."

Morgans reluctantly removed his pair of bloodshot bird eyes from Karina's long, white legs and pointed to the sky.

When Luo Xia looked up, he saw hot air balloons floating in the sky above the islands of Vermeer and G1.

According to his Observation Haki, reporters holding video Den Den Mushi were standing under the hot air balloon, aiming their cameras at Vermeeru Island from all directions.

Meanwhile, on the beach at G1, dozens of veteran commanders, each accompanied by a professional photographer, were preparing to follow the marines undergoing recruitment trials into Vermeer to film their trials.

The reason for preparing so many photographers is to be able to switch perspectives at any time during the live broadcast and present the most exciting scenes to the audience around the world.

Meanwhile, as Morgans gestured to Gates, who was hosting the event, Karina's concert came to a halt.

Gates, beaming with excitement, pulled the rising hot air balloon into the air, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Viewers all over the world! I've kept you waiting! The highly anticipated Naval Headquarters recruitment selection trial is about to begin! Don't blink, the most exciting battles and the most thrilling adventures are about to unfold before your eyes! Cheer for your favorite naval commanders! I hereby declare! The Wilmaeu Beast Trial Grounds officially open!"

As Gates's melodious voice faded, the new recruits gathered in G1 Square, along with the veterans who were dissatisfied with their ranks and wanted to take the opportunity to advance further, rushed into the sea separating the two islands of G1 and Vermeu amidst the roar of artillery fire from the coast, and swam vigorously towards Vermeu on the other side.

Although the two islands are not far apart, they are still two or three kilometers apart.

In an instant, the vast sea was filled with thousands of people, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

The spectacular scene on the sea was clearly captured by reporters hanging in the sky using video denn snails and projected onto the live broadcast screen, making it appear extremely lively and exciting.

Besides those who swam into the sea, some powerful marines used Moonwalk or various Devil Fruit abilities to fly through the sky and rush towards Vermeer ahead.

Gates shouted excitedly, "Dear viewers, now let me introduce the rules of this trial!"

His enormous voice, transmitted via the megaphone Den Den Mushi, echoed over the two islands.

"On this island before you, called Vermeer, there are countless ferocious beasts. These beasts are divided according to their strength and are distributed throughout the island. Starting from the edge of the island, the closer you go to the center, the stronger the beasts become."

"These beasts of varying strengths carry wooden plaques in seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. These plaques correspond to the seven ranks of officers in the Navy Headquarters: lieutenant commander, major, colonel, commodore, rear admiral, and vice admiral. Red is the lowest rank, and purple is the highest."

"Marine soldiers who go to the island for trials must defeat the beasts of the corresponding color and obtain at least two wooden plaques of the same color in order to obtain the corresponding rank."

"Please remember that the number of wooden plaques is limited, with red being the most abundant and purple the least. Furthermore, you have only one hour to acquire a plaque. Therefore, new recruits who wish to obtain a rank must hurry! Also, please be especially careful, as beasts are not inanimate objects; they move. This means that even at the very edge of the island, you might encounter a beast carrying a purple wooden plaque and possessing the strength of a lieutenant general. So please be extremely cautious!"

"Finally! If you happen to encounter a ferocious beast that you can't handle, you can shout 'I give up the trial!' At that time, the most powerful marine in the Marine Headquarters, Vice Admiral Rorschach, will personally rescue you from the beast's claws!"

"Now, the trial begins!"

Chapter 720 Beast Island Vermeer

Just as the Navy Headquarters officially began its live broadcast of the recruitment trials, in Wano Country, the Flower Capital...

Beneath the swaying cherry blossoms, Kaido sat imposingly on a solid wood throne, holding a large sake jug in his hand, his cheeks flushed and his eyes glazed with drunkenness.

On either side of him, in front of two neatly arranged wooden tables, sat the current elite soldiers and generals of the Beast Pirates.

King and Queen sat on Kaido's left and right sides respectively, looking at each other with strange expressions in their eyes.

The atmosphere in the room was somewhat quiet. Apart from the sounds of people eating meat and drinking wine, there was no noise or dancing.

Orochi, holding Komurasaki, the most beautiful dancer in Wano Country, in his arms, stared in shock at the live broadcast projected on the wall under the cherry blossom tree.

In the scene, Yamato, dressed in a naval private's uniform, is treading on the gently rippling sea, rushing towards the gradually enlarging primitive island ahead.

The constant shaking of the footage indicates that the camera filming Yamato was continuously tracking his rapidly moving figure.

Seeing Yamato in his navy uniform on screen, Orochi couldn't help but grab Komurasaki's sleeve and rub his eyes hard.

He didn't see wrong, did he?

Is that really Yamato?

Orochi stared wide-eyed at Kaido sitting directly opposite him, his mind a complete blank.

He had absolutely no idea what was going on.

Why would Kaido's daughter appear at the Marine Headquarters' recruitment competition?

He appeared as a new naval recruit.

That's right, the live broadcast footage that belongs exclusively to Yamato is the broadcasting rights that Kaido bought from the Marine Headquarters for 10.3 billion Berries, plus the live broadcast footage of the designated Marines.

Of course, the money came from the big snake.

Over 10 billion Berries! Just to see Yamato, Orochi must be heartbroken.

Yet he insisted on pretending nothing was wrong, drinking and chatting happily with Kaido.

"Brother Kaido, it's Princess Oni. I didn't expect her to actually join the Navy. Should we go and rescue her?"

At Queen's wink, King carefully chose his words and whispered to Kaido beside him.

Kaido didn't answer. He just leaned back in his seat, chugging his drink, his hazy gaze fixed on Yamato's innocent smile in the scene, seemingly lost in thought, as if he were daydreaming.

Having received no answer from Kaido, King dared not ask any further.

Yamato's affairs are, after all, Kaido's family matters, and his subordinates shouldn't interfere casually.

In fact, they had already seen Yamato's figure in the Navy's live broadcast when Yamato stormed into Marineford to carry out the public execution.

Back then, King asked Kaido, just like he is today, whether or not to go to Marine Headquarters to rescue Yamato.

Kaido's reply was, "Let her go, whether she lives or dies, I don't care."

So far, the Beasts Pirates haven't launched a major offensive because of Yamato's capture.

Jin glanced at the few empty seats opposite him, his eyes narrowing slightly beneath his mask.

Katakuri, who holds an equal position with him in the current Beasts Pirates, is not here.

Because the Ward Pirates attacked Potato Island and killed Snack, an enraged Katakuri led the Charlotte Family to hunt down the Ward Pirates.

Logically speaking, Jhin should have been involved as well.

After all, Snack is now considered a member of the Beasts Pirates, and a high-ranking officer whose status is no less than that of the Flying Five.

However, due to the recent provocations from the Devil Pirates, and the fact that madman Douglas Bullet seems to want to challenge Kaido, King did not go out with Katakuri.

"Devil's offspring? Hmph, if they ever trespass on our Beasts Pirates' territory again, we'll just start a war with the Devil Pirates. A bunch of escaped prisoners who don't know their own limitations, trying to mess with Brother Kaido? They're really asking for it."

A chilling killing intent flashed in Jin's eyes.

Across from him, Orochi, who was stunned for a moment by Yamato becoming a new Marine recruit, looked at the silent Kaido and smiled inwardly.

A barely perceptible hint of schadenfreude flickered in his eyes as he looked at Kaido.

Well, that's good. Although Yamato didn't do what he wanted and continue to cause conflict with Kaido in Wano Country, thus disrupting the unity of the Beasts Pirates.

But now he has joined the Navy, which means he has become Kaido's enemy.

Orochi eagerly anticipates the day when he can see Kaido and Yamato, father and daughter, clash on the battlefield.

Ideally, both of them should be severely injured and die, so that I can completely get rid of Kaido and become the true master of Wano Country.

"Hehehehe, if I'm not mistaken, Yamato must have joined the Navy voluntarily, hoping to one day use the Navy's power to deal with her father, right? Hahaha, what a delightful family dynamic. Go for it, Yamato, I believe in you!"

The snake's lips curled into a smile, and he felt a surge of joy. He couldn't help but hug the shy and timid courtesan, Xiao Zi, tightly in his arms.

Beside him, Kyoshiro, the famous samurai of the Flower Capital, smirked as he silently sipped his sake, while his peripheral vision fell on the marines swarming toward Vermeer in the projection.

“Brother…one day, I will rescue you.”

G1.

Flying above the island of Vermeer, Rorschach sat at the bow of the dragon-headed ship, looking down at the island below.

He looked at the three screens used for the world broadcast, one of which was always fixed on him, and couldn't help but give a helpless bitter laugh. He turned to Morgans standing behind him and said, "Morgans, is it really necessary to waste a screen on me? I'm not going to get involved right now. Give the screen to those marines who are fighting hard."

"Waste? Who said it's a waste? Don't you know that more than 80% of the viewers in this global live stream are here because of you? Those kingdoms and towns that bought the broadcasting rights are all using your name to attract a group of people to pay for tickets to watch the live stream. Do you think the broadcasting rights would have sold so well if you weren't on camera?"

Morgans' words left Rorschach speechless.

"Is it really that bad? You're exaggerating."