Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"Tsk..."

After a moment, as Yann recovered from the numbing shame, he gradually understood the World Government's intentions.

Undoubtedly, with the appearance of the Pluton behemoth impossible to completely conceal, the World Government abandoned its flawed cover-up approach and chose to divert attention by promoting Yann to the greatest extent possible.

In this way, we can avoid the negative impact of the awakening of the ancient weapon Hades, and at the same time establish a naval hero to deter the seas.

It's just so embarrassing!

"Snapped!"

Arne snapped the newspaper shut, his face expressionless, and said, "Mayor, may I have this newspaper?"

The mayor looked at the newspaper that was gradually deforming in Yann's hands, swallowed hard, and couldn't understand why the naval hero who had saved the sea seemed unhappy all of a sudden.

"Lord A... Lord A'en, please proceed."

"Thanks. By the way... how many Berries would it cost to book the entire island for a week?" Yann asked.

"what?"

The mayor was taken aback at first, then, realizing that Yaen wasn't joking, he swallowed hard and replied, "Lord Yaen, you are a naval hero, so it's...free."

“I already told you, just treat me like an ordinary person,” Yann said.

"Then...is one...one million Berries appropriate?" the mayor asked in a low voice.

“Alright, let’s set the price at 100 million Berries. Please do not receive any other tourists for the next week, and do your best to ensure the Kuja Pirates’ food and drink arrangements,” Yann replied.

"One...one hundred million?!"

A look of ecstatic joy unconsciously appeared on the mayor's face; one hundred million Berries was already equivalent to a month's tourism revenue.

However, after realizing what was happening, the mayor quickly explained, "Lord Yern, I meant one million Berries, not that many."

"Let's keep this price. The female warriors of the Kuja Pirates eat a lot, so please provide plenty of food."

Ya'en didn't give the mayor a chance to refuse; after speaking, he took the newspaper and turned to leave.

Originally, Yann's plan was to only stay on this island briefly, do some normal tourist activities, and then move on immediately.

But once the newspaper was published, Yann knew that his worries were somewhat unnecessary.

The World Government did not doubt Yann, and even made a complete 180-degree turn in its attitude towards Yann, directly elevating him to the status of "Naval Hero".

Therefore, a siege or similar operation is basically impossible, so it's better to let the entire Kuja Pirates take a vacation.

Anyway... it's just a mere 100 million Berries. Consider it a small way to reduce the burden on Little Gold, so that the stupid bird won't keep complaining that it can't fly anymore.

As the astonishing report in the newspapers reached the residents of Gross Island, an even more shocking piece of news spread throughout the entire island.

The naval hero, Rear Admiral Sakura Ryu, who had just saved the sea and pierced the darkness of Hades with the dawn, was on the pirate ship in the port, and had even booked Gross Island for a week of vacation for 100 million Berries.

Immediately, a large number of residents who were initially panicked by the appearance of the Kuja Pirates flocked to the area around the port, eager to catch a glimpse of the newest legendary naval hero of the sea.

After announcing a group vacation to the Kuja Pirates, Yann was the first to disembark and appear before the public.

"Is that the naval hero, Rear Admiral Sakura Ryu?"

"So handsome, such a gentle feeling, he doesn't look as scary and domineering as he does in the photos."

"Look, he smiled and looked over at our side..."

Immediately, wherever Yann's gaze moved, cheers and screams erupted.

'Seriously...I'm speechless...'

Ya'en's smile gradually turned bitter.

It's back, everything's back, that headache-inducing popularity it had back at Naval Base 521 is back.

Moreover, the thought that this might be the case wherever he went next gave Yann an unusual headache.

"If possible, could you treat me like a normal person...sigh..."

Ahn thought to himself with a sense of helplessness and bitterness.

[Chapter 381. I Hate That Man]

However, Hancock, who was immersed in the pleasant mood of vacationing with Arn, was completely unaware of Arn's bitterness. She simply took Arn's arm and walked towards the port, followed by a large group of Kuja warriors.

The cheers from the harbor gradually subsided until there was complete silence...

"What...what is that?"

"Okay, lots of women, all of them, all of them are women."

"So white, oh no, so big..."

Countless people's pupils contracted as they stared in utter shock at Arn, who was surrounded by a large number of beautiful women. They felt their throats go dry and their eyes dazzled.

Especially Hancock, who was intimately linked arm with Yann and was clearly pregnant, still exuded an amazing charm that made countless people stare in disbelief.

"Hiss, I think I understand why Major General Yann booked the entire island for a week..."

"Those wouldn't happen to be Major General Yann's... harem, would they?"

"Truly worthy of being a naval hero..."

"Even a naval hero would die like that, right?"

……

Just as that newspaper, overseen by the World Government and meticulously edited by the news agency, caused Arn to begin his bitter vacation, a storm was stirred up across the entire ocean because of that newspaper.

Ancient Weapon: Hades!

Naval hero!

The mere appearance of these two words was enough to completely capture everyone's attention, not to mention that the fame of this newly promoted naval hero, Yann, was achieved by stepping on the legendary ancient weapon, Hades, which could destroy the world.

For a time, the entire ocean was abuzz with the name "Tefimo Yarn".

As the World Government had predicted, the focus on the Ancient Weapon Pluton was instead drawn to Yann.

Or, to be more precise, the name of the ancient weapon Hades is certainly resounding and incredibly intimidating.

However, in this exceptionally cruel ocean, the names of the defeated are not enough to earn the world's admiration.

Just like countless people set sail because of "ONE PIECE" left behind by "Pirate King" Gol Roger, but not many people would actively mention the legend of "Golden Lion" Shiki.

……

Donghai, Windmill Village.

Wearing beach clothes, Garp picked his nose and hit a little kid in a straw hat on the head with a newspaper, talking nonchalantly.

"Luffy, look at this, this is the kind of person you should learn from and admire, Tefimo Yann, a naval hero who, at only twenty-five years old, single-handedly pierced the Ancient Weapon Pluton, instead of learning from that street thug Shanks."

Luffy clutched his straw hat and shouted, "Shanks isn't a street thug, he's a free pirate!"

"What's the use of freedom? If that brat hadn't run away so fast, I would have killed him." Garp said with dissatisfaction.

Garp had only been gone from Windmill Village for a few months when he was outmaneuvered by "Red-Haired" Shanks. Shanks must have instilled some kind of ideology in Garp's grandson, Monkey D. Luffy, who was now crying and shouting that he wanted to become a pirate.

This infuriated Garp, who was planning to train Luffy to become a Marine, to the point that he wanted nothing more than to catch up with Shanks and kill that bastard.

"You damn grandpa, you're no match for Shanks!" Luffy shouted.

Garp was so angry he almost twisted his nose out. He grabbed Luffy by the neck and lifted him up, saying, "Luffy, you're going to be a Marine! How can you speak up for pirates?"

Luffy struggled and shouted, "I'm going to be the Pirate King!"

"Oh!"

The next moment, Garp punched Luffy on the head. His Armament Haki, honed to perfection, punched Luffy's head so hard that it swelled up to half a meter high, but without actually hurting Luffy.

"Luffy, 'Naval Special Training' begins tomorrow. You'd better become a naval hero before you turn twenty-five, no, twenty-four!"

"No, I want to become the Pirate King before I turn twenty-three..."

"Shut up, you idiot! *Bang!*"

"Ugh, that wretched Yarrow..."

"Oh!"

"Waaaaah~ I hate that man..."

……

The temporary royal palace of the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Icarum shouted. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

After King Cobra sank into the sea with the Pluton ship, Vivi, who hastily succeeded to the throne as the Queen of Alabasta, was handling state affairs with the assistance of her ministers. Seeing Icarum's somewhat flustered appearance, she asked with a composure beyond her years.

"what happened?"

As Icarum handed over the newspaper, he said, "Your Majesty, please look at today's newspaper."

Vivi opened the newspaper, staring at the stunningly beautiful Yann on the page. She pursed her lips tightly and murmured, "So they're finally reporting on this?"

Immediately, Weiwei's eyes quickly scanned the contents of the newspaper, but her brows furrowed involuntarily.

no……

The fact that the newspaper contained no mention of the "Kingdom of Alabasta" made Vivi secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

If the World Government wanted to completely destroy the Alabasta Kingdom, then using the Ancient Weapon Pluton as a pretext to start building momentum would undoubtedly be an excellent excuse.

However, perhaps not wanting to publicize the location of the Ancient Weapon Hades' sinking, the newspaper did not mention the Kingdom of Alabasta.

This is undoubtedly fortunate for the Kingdom of Alabasta, indicating that the World Government will not use this excuse to directly destroy the Kingdom of Alabasta for the time being.

"However, the biggest crisis will be at the upcoming world conference..."

Weiwei put down the newspaper in her hand, feeling an immense pressure that made it hard for her to breathe.

The World Government has already convened a World Conference in advance, which will be attended by representatives of all member states of the World Government across the entire ocean. This is also one of the important procedures in the open for the World Government to justifiably destroy a huge member state of the World Government.

"Father, Master Yasuo, please bless the Kingdom of Alabasta..."

Vivi murmured to herself, then rallied her spirits to resume handling government affairs and prepare for the world conference several months later.

……

Meanwhile, on the beach of the amusement park on the west side of Gros Island in the North Sea, Arn was enjoying a massage from the little maid baby-5 while communicating with a Den Den Mushi.