Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

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Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the Admiral's office on the top floor of the naval office building remained relaxed.

"Lieutenant General Tsuru, another cup of tea..."

"Little Crane, I want one too."

As General Borsalino trimmed his nails and hummed a tune, Marshal Sengoku and General Tsuru were discussing the tea ceremony in hushed tones.

As for Vice Admiral Garp, he simply gulped down the small cup of tea, moistened his throat which was a bit dry from eating senbei, and then suddenly remembered something and asked.

"By the way, Sengoku, did you make all these senbei yourself?"

The Sengoku period marshal, who had been discussing the tea ceremony with Vice Admiral Tsuru with an air of sophistication, stiffened slightly and said with a hint of panic.

"Nonsense, that's slander. As the Admiral of the Navy, how could I possibly have time to study such meaningless things?"

Lieutenant General Garp popped another senbei into his mouth and said, "Really?"

"Of course, where did this rumor come from?" the Warring States Marshal asked decisively.

Lieutenant General Garp replied with a relaxed expression. "Oh, it was Lieutenant General Yann who told me..."

Immediately, the Warring States Marshal's expression twitched slightly. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard some noisy sounds.

"Hmm? Did you hear anything?"

"What's that sound?" Lieutenant General Garp asked indistinctly, making a "crunch crunch" sound as he chewed on a senbei (rice cracker).

"It sounded like a house collapsing..."

The Warring States Marshal muttered to himself as he walked toward the direction from which the faint sound came.

The next moment, Marshal Sengoku looked at the scene outside the soundproof window, his mouth slowly opening, and the teacup he was holding fell to the ground. (To be continued)

[Chapter 440. These two knives look somewhat familiar...]

Marineford has fallen?

This was the first reaction of the Warring States Marshal!

In the past, what I could see when I looked out of the office window were rows of neat houses, an orderly navy, and a solemn and imposing atmosphere.

This... is Marine Headquarters, Marineford, the place where justice resides on the seas!

However, now, large swathes of houses have collapsed, and wisps of black smoke are rising, already showing signs of ruins.

"What...what exactly happened?"

The Warring States Marshal's gaze was slightly vacant as he murmured to himself.

The next moment, another house collapsed, and two figures rushed out from there, one after the other.

Sora and Luminous, and... Zephyr?!

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As dusk fell, Yann, laden with his catch, hummed a little tune as he stepped off the small boat and headed back towards the courtyard.

It was another day of paid fishing, and Yann was in a pretty good mood.

However, Yann soon stopped in his tracks, his gaze drifting to the rows of collapsed houses on one side.

"What happened? Was there a pirate attack?"

Yann frowned slightly, and his movements became more cautious.

However, even when Yann went fishing, he always carried a Den Den Mushi with him. Now that a pirate attack had occurred, it was impossible for him not to receive a support order.

Immediately, Yann's gaze swept across the iconic building under construction in the center of Marineford.

Still intact...

Based on this, the problem shouldn't be too serious; it's not an enemy attack.

"Since it wasn't a pirate attack, it must have been an accident. Since the entire base didn't explode, it's not a big problem. Time to go home as usual..."

"After all, we've had a long day, so we should go back and rest."

Ya'en muttered to himself, his hands in the pockets of his beach shorts, as he leisurely continued walking towards home.

After all, Marineford, which had just concluded the "Seven Warlords Conference," had an astonishing number of high-level combatants.

Apart from the most dedicated Admiral Sakazuki, who hurriedly returned to the G1 base in the New World, the other two admirals remained in Marineford and did not go out, not to mention Vice Admiral Garp was also in Marineford.

Even if something does happen, Yann probably won't have much of a chance to intervene.

"Sora, Ying, I'm back..."

As Yann was speaking, he opened the door, but his movements suddenly froze.

Marshal Sengoku, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Vice Admiral Garp, Admiral Kuzan, Admiral Borsalino, and even Chief Instructor Zephyr, who hadn't been involved in affairs for a long time, were all sitting in the living room, and they all looked at Yann.

"Um, sorry, I've come to the wrong house..."

Yann paused for a moment, then took a few steps back and looked around at his surroundings.

???

That's right, this is my courtyard!

"Squeak~"

The door slowly opened, and Ya'en walked in with a slightly twitching expression, asking in an unnatural tone, "When did everyone arrange to hold a banquet here?"

"Yarn, don't get me wrong, I just knew there was a good show to watch, so I came to take a look," Borsalino said with a half-smile, his legs crossed.

Then, Kuzan raised his hand and said lazily, "Me too."

Watching a play?!

Immediately, with Borsalino and Kuzan making their statements first, Yann became somewhat wary, quickly going through all the possible flaws in his mind.

That shouldn't be the case...

Did something go wrong? Everything should have been arranged correctly.

Just then, Marshal Sengoku, who was sitting in the middle of the living room, suddenly slammed his hand on the table and shouted.

"Ya'en, are you still going to hide it from me now?"

Ya'en's heart sank, and he sighed softly.

It seems... something has really been discovered?

Mingming... wanted to wait until the old man retired, in the manner and position of the Navy, just as he would have hoped.

However, even though this extreme situation was completely outside of Yann's plans, Yann was not without preparations for the worst-case scenario.

After all, the reason why Yann dared to return to Marineford was because he was absolutely certain that he could get out of Marineford unscathed.

The current Yaen is no longer the frail and helpless girl she was at sixteen.

The next moment, Yaen's expression completely calmed down, and he asked, "Kong, and Ying?"

The Warring States Marshal still had an expression of uncontrollable rage as he spoke.

"They have been temporarily detained. After all, they are still young, and the responsibility for this matter does not lie with them."

"I see, old man, is that what you think?"

Yaen nodded, and then said.

"However, I'm sorry, I won't let Sora and Hikari stay in Marineford any longer. It's just too dangerous."

Immediately, Marshal Sengoku's expression grew even uglier, and he even stood up abruptly from the sofa, glaring angrily at Ya'en.

Do you think I would allow you to do this?

"Heh~"

Yaen chuckled and said, "Old man, do you really think you can stop me?"

Just then, Lieutenant General Tsuru quickly stood up and tried to smooth things over.

"No, no, Lieutenant General Yann, Ying didn't do it on purpose. Even if hundreds of houses collapsed because of her, we can educate her slowly in the future. There's no need to send her away from Marineford directly."

???

Ya'en.

Upon hearing this, Yann's hand, which had been secretly resting on the Zanpakuto, stiffened slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.

and many more……

Did the fire cause hundreds of houses to collapse?

In other words, the ruins we just saw when we passed Marineford were actually firewood?

Is that all?

Almost instantly, Yann realized what was happening, his calm expression slowly shifting as he spoke in a tone of disappointment.

"Lieutenant General Tsuru, this kind of thing cannot be tolerated. Ying must be punished properly. They are no longer suitable to stay in Marineford, otherwise they may cause other dangers."

"Hmph, you brat, I will absolutely not agree to this..."

Marshal Sengoku almost immediately rejected Aon's statement, then narrowed his eyes and stared at Aon as he spoke.

"What you should really do is explain the origin of those two knives and why they ended up in Sora and Hikari's hands."

As Yan met the gaze of the Warring States Marshal, he looked toward the coffee table, where the "Famous Sword: Drywood" and the "Famous Sword: Sakura Ten" lay quietly.

These two knives... they look familiar...

Yaen felt like he had seen these two knives before, but he couldn't quite remember where.

"Is there something wrong with these two knives?" Yann asked, puzzled.

"Still playing dumb?" the Warring States Marshal said with displeasure. (To be continued)

[Chapter 441. I did it when I was sixteen.]

Just as some doubts began to arise in Arn's mind, Marshal Sengoku uttered a name that Arn was quite familiar with.

"Don't tell me you don't recognize the famous swords 'Kureki' and 'Sakura Jū'. Shiki clearly took these two famous swords with him when he escaped from Impel Down."

Upon hearing this, Yann finally remembered.