One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

Besides the familiar Double Tomoe Pirates, all the original Supernovas were present at the banquet this time, without a single loss.

Closer to the main table than them were the members of the Moonlight Pirates and the Kuja Pirates, whose loyalty was unquestionable even though they had missed the great battle.

Looking at the two admirals who had been living in the Pokémon Sea for some time, Red, on behalf of the Straw Hat Pirates, immediately offered his condolences:

"How are things, Moria, Hancock? How have you been doing here lately?"

"Of course, hee hee hee hee hee~"

Moriah answered immediately, accompanied by his signature laugh.

After joining the Straw Hat Grand Fleet family, he completely put aside his pride and began to consider himself a member of the Straw Hats.

And the benefit this brought him was...

All the zombies on his island, including the tailed beasts and Blackbeard, received invitations to the Vinsmoke family's change plan.

This is no ordinary modification.

Although Red never told Kaido and the others that he would become a Pokémon until the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates left the Pokémon Sea.

But after a few days of contact, they did manage to use Jobart's Rumble Balls and Healing Potions to obtain Quinn's bio-engineering technology.

With the dual certification of the Franky and Vinsmoke families, they both confirmed that this modification technology, even if not as good as the one used on Quinn, was definitely among the world's best.

With this technology, Moria's shadow zombies could be completely upgraded.

It wouldn't be a problem to even build a few terrifying war machines.

This time, the tailed beasts will also have their own true tailed beast balls.

The Kuja Pirates also enjoy similarly good treatment.

Since there were no more islands to allocate, Red directly placed the Kuja Pirates on Whole Cake Island.

His purpose was certainly not to look at beautiful women for pleasure.

Instead, it allows the members of the Kuja Pirates to level up using the Pokémon from Whole Cake Island.

Although the leveling speed here is not stable, the Kuja Pirates' strength has still improved to a certain extent in less than a month.

The key is……

Red directly granted Hancock special privileges, allowing her to lead the Kuja Pirates or the Kuja clan to Whole Cake Island for training at any time.

In Hancock's view, this was practically a marriage between Crimson and herself.

But in reality...

Crimson was solely attracted to the Nine Serpents' powerful combat talent.

Not every race possesses the powerful domineering and approachable aura of the Nine Serpents.

This would be a perfect opportunity to cultivate a group of powerful Kuja female warriors on Whole Cake Island, and then have the Kuja clan feed back into the Pokémon Ocean to protect this region.

"You'll get used to living here."

Scarlet smiled calmly, raised her glass, and her gaze swept over Moria, whose eyes were full of hope, and Hancock, whose eyes were glowing with a peach-pink light.

Regardless of their reasons for coming together, at least for now, everyone is focused on making the Straw Hat Pirates stronger...

that's enough.

After downing the wine in his glass again, Crimson smiled and said:

"It just so happens that the Navy might take action against you Shichibukai in a while."

"You should stay in the Pokémon Sea and not move around until this storm passes."

"Um!?"

Moriah and Hancock, who were about to raise their glasses in a toast, were both taken aback.

The Navy and... the Seven Warlords of the Sea!?

Suddenly, an absurd yet reasonable idea flashed through their minds.

However, they quickly put these things out of their minds and continued to drink their wine in one gulp.

Why bother with that...

Anyway, they now have the Straw Hat Pirates as their backers, so they have nothing to fear from any turmoil.

"Ha ha……"

Chi Hong, who had taken in both of their expressions, smiled gently.

To maintain secrecy, no one except the Straw Hat Pirates knows that Akane has made a deal with Aokiji.

So naturally they wouldn't know...

With a nod from the crimson figure, a proposal that would once again cause a slight ripple in the world was quietly placed on the table in the naval conference room.

……

……

To avoid being caught in the crossfire between the Five Elders and the Four Emperors during their battle, Sanji and Aokiji stayed away from the center of the battlefield.

This also meant that the exchange between Aokiji and Akame went unnoticed by those outside the Straw Hat Pirates.

Ultimately, with the support of Zephyr and his students, Aokiji, the only remaining high-end combat force in the Navy, took office and became the new Fleet Admiral.

His first act upon taking office was to restart former Fleet Admiral Akainu's "World Military Draft" plan.

They claimed it was to fulfill Akainu's long-cherished wish and strengthen the Navy!

On the other hand, in Mary Geoise...

Because of Saint Satan's mysterious death and Lord Im's unusual behavior recently, the remaining four Elders had no interest in anything other than Im.

Knowing the difficult situation facing the Navy, the Five Elders approved Aokiji's funding application almost without hesitation.

And so, with a large influx of funds, Aokiji lived up to expectations...

They recruited a group of revolutionary soldiers into the navy.

Then, a clean-up operation proposed by the new Vice Admiral Issho was put on the agenda with the support of the navy.

And the name of this plan is...

[Proposal to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea]!

That's right!

Although he had only recently joined the Navy, his formidable strength and unwavering commitment to justice and righteousness had earned him considerable respect within the organization.

Supporters.

Now, except for not yet receiving approval from the World Government, Issho is already recognized as the new admiral in the navy.

"So……"

In the dimly lit meeting room, watching the project proposal being played on the screen until its final frame...

Fleet Admiral Aokiji abandoned his usual languid demeanor and swept his sharp gaze across the faces of everyone in the conference room.

He slowly began to speak:

"Regarding the detailed aspects of the plan to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is there anything else that you don't understand?"

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"General Kuzan...is it really going to be this sudden!?"

"The navy is not at its peak right now, and all the admiral positions are vacant..."

"If we were to lose the power of the Seven Warlords of the Sea at this time, the Navy's reserves of high-end combat power would be completely wiped out!"

"Moreover... we also need to send troops to wipe out those Seven Warlords of the Sea, and we don't know how many troops we will lose."

Inside the Naval Headquarters meeting room, just as the high-ranking naval officers remained silent, preparing to tacitly approve the new Fleet Admiral Kuzan's plan...

An untimely, rough voice suddenly emerged from the corner of the conference room.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned toward the direction from which the sound came.

Suddenly, a naval vice admiral with a fierce face and "X"-shaped scars on his face stood up.

Vice Admiral Doberman is one of the elite vice admirals of the Navy. He is powerful and also a Navy officer who firmly believes in Akainu's "absolute justice" ideology.

And unlike Akainu, ...

Akainu obeys the World Government's orders in order to get the World Government to allocate more resources to the Navy in order to fulfill his belief in "absolute justice".

Vice Admiral Doberman, however, is one of the few high-ranking naval officers who firmly stands on the side of the World Government.

To the World Government, he was a dog more loyal than Akainu, but with little ability.

"Lieutenant General Doberman..."

Upon recognizing the speaker, Aokiji, seated in the marshal's seat, frowned slightly, a subtle, intriguing look flashing in his eyes.

As the saying goes, important matters are discussed in small meetings, while minor matters are discussed in large meetings.

Although the proposer of the "Abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea Plan" was Issho, who had just joined the Navy, Aokiji had already taken Issho's plan to the proposer and executor of the "Seven Warlords of the Sea Plan"—former Fleet Admiral Sengoku—before this meeting.

The fact that he was able to so openly and openly inform the entire navy of this plan clearly indicates that it had been approved by the true power center of the navy.

Today's meeting is nothing more than a formality.

This is already a widely accepted fact.

Lieutenant General Doberman was no fool; he couldn't possibly be unaware of this principle.

So...

"So you're still unhappy about me becoming the Fleet Admiral?"

A glint of light flashed deep within Aokiji's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

Clearly, as a champion of "absolute justice," Doberman looked down on Aokiji, whom he considered "weak," for leading the Navy.

In addition, although no one knows about Aokiji's conversation with the Straw Hat Pirates, Zephyr's sudden return and the Navy and government fleets that inexplicably escaped the battlefield unscathed...

However, it inevitably stirred up some thoughts in sensitive individuals.