Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

"...Hurry up and dispose of the body!"

Zefa was speechless for a moment, then immediately urged.

"Who would want to collect corpses!"

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea, Gecko Moria!"

Ian gave a casual example.

"Since the teacher doesn't want her, I'll just throw her away."

For pirates, the best destination is undoubtedly the sea.

Without hesitation, Ian threw Buckingham Stussy's body into the vast ocean.

Zefa doesn't need this corpse.

Ian needs it even less.

A mummified corpse fell into the sea, splashing up a few waves.

The seawater churned, and the waves soothed everything.

Zefa ignored Buckingham Stussy.

Now that the old woman is dead, the feud between him and her can be considered completely over.

Zephyr was about to take a step towards Edward Weevil to see what this "Whitebeard III" was all about.

But at that moment, Ian suddenly reached out and stopped the other person.

"Wait a minute, Professor Zephyr."

Ian placed his right hand on Zefa's left arm.

"I've recently made some minor progress in skills development, which might be helpful to you."

As the words fell.

Ian unleashed the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit, creating a clay doll that looked exactly like Zephyr.

With a swift motion, he severed the clay doll's left arm, then weighed and felt it for a moment.

Zefa's eyes twitched as he watched Ian's actions.

"What the hell are you doing, kid?"

"immediately."

Ian flashed to the right of Zephyr.

He stretched out his right hand, pressed down on Zephyr's right arm, and at the same time continued to release the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit, directly creating a brand new arm for the latter.

Ian can guarantee that Zephyr's right arm is exactly the same as his left arm!

"my hand……"

Zefa raised his right hand and surprisingly felt its presence again after a long time.

He then moved his five fingers a few times, and the brand-new arm actually moved along with his movements.

Why are there two left hands?

"Sorry, sorry, it was a mistake."

Ian quickly adjusted.

"Teacher, please try again."

Zefa saw that his "right hand" had returned to its "right hand" state and began to perform another activity.

The next moment, he released Armament Haki, attempting to entangle his right hand.

however……

Snapped!

Under Ian's gaze, Zephyr's right hand suddenly exploded, and flesh-colored clay flew everywhere like a shower of flowers.

"...This thing of yours is completely useless! Ian! It can't even withstand [Haki]!"

"It's because your [domineering aura] is too strong! Teacher Zephyr!"

Ian said helplessly, then pinched Zephyr's right hand.

"Don't use your full 'domineering aura,' go easy on me."

No matter what.

Ian also received some education from Zephyr.

He still deeply admired this teacher.

So even if it takes a lot of effort to massage Zephyr's hands, it's worth it.

Ian was willing to do it.

Sensing Ian's sincere feelings, Zephyr stopped urging him.

The two tested it together for a while.

They finally created an arm that satisfied both of them.

Under Ian's careful control.

Zephyr's clay right arm is no different from a normal person's; it looks like an ordinary right hand, unlike the exaggerated and ferocious giant mechanical arm from before.

Feeling this strange yet familiar right hand, Zephyr once again released Armament Haki, which wrapped around his fist.

This time, his Armament Haki did not resist the arm, but instead treated it as a special weapon, simply wrapping and binding it from the outside.

Zephyr's right hand was instantly blackened by Armament Haki.

Black Arm Zephyr appeared before Ian in its complete form.

Zefa, as if he had acquired a novel gadget, tirelessly tested his new right hand.

The mechanical arm that the naval scientists created using seastone and precious metals was indeed powerful.

However, this "… clay arm" is also a gift that the disciple poured his heart into.

In addition, the "clay arm" feels really nice to the touch, and Zefa likes it a lot.

"I never imagined that a Clay Fruit could be developed to this extent by you."

Zephyr deactivated his Armament Haki, looked at his new right hand which was no different from a normal arm, and then looked at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon on the other side.

"Not only can we create animals, but we can also create arms."

"I also quite like the abilities of the Clay-Clay Fruit."

Ian said seriously, and then he added a few more words.

"Actually, I didn't originally plan to make an arm for the teacher, but I didn't expect that the teacher's mechanical arm would disappear..."

"So I used my abilities to create a new arm for the teacher. Is the teacher satisfied?"

"How could I not be satisfied? Hahaha!"

Zefa laughed a few times and patted Ian's shoulder hard with his right hand.

As a teacher, what could be more gratifying than seeing his students grow into outstanding individuals who far exceed his expectations?

“Ian, you… never mind.”

"What's wrong, Professor Zephyr?"

Ian looked at Zephyr, whose sudden hesitation piqued his curiosity.

"Does it mean they want more arms?"

(Good)

Ian unleashed the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit, and one after another, "Clay Right Hand - Zephyr Limited Edition" appeared on the earth.

This scene strangely resembles the power of an anonymous user of the "Hana Hana no Mi" (Flower-Flower Fruit) unleashing their ability...

"These arms created using my abilities, while not as good as the arms I sculpt myself, are still of top quality."

Ian raised his hand to the clay arms and spoke frankly.

"If teachers need them, they can take them with them, but they should be replaced regularly."

"If you don't have enough arms, just let me know and I'll make you some more ears."

"No, it's not a problem with my arm..."

Zefa shook his head. He hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"But it's also a problem with the arm."

"My previous robotic arm has already been delivered to Punk Hazard Island."

"According to the scientists there, it may take another one to two years for that arm to be fully repaired and reach its ideal state."

"I originally had a plan that once the mechanical arm was finished, I would establish my own 'naval guerrilla force' to hunt pirates."

"But now, Ian, you've made me a fairly durable arm..."

"So, Ian, do you want to come with me to the 'Naval Guerrilla'?"

Chapter 183 The New Navy, Second-in-Command!

"Naval guerrillas?"

Ian was no stranger to the term "guerrillas".

Because he was originally a member of the Sharp Blade unit.

To be precise...

As a rear admiral, Ian is now the second-in-command of the Sharp Blade Force!

When Aokiji invited Ian to join the Blade Force, he said that the Blade Force was "a guerrilla force that can move freely".

What Ian didn't expect was that Zephyr would also invite him to join another "naval guerrilla force" at this time.

In fact.

If Ian hadn't gifted the "clay arm" to Zephyr today...

Zephyr will indeed form his own "Naval Guerrilla Force" two years later to travel the seas and hunt pirates.

This former admiral did not begin to leave the navy and act independently in 1523 of the Sea Calendar.

26 years ago, Zephyr's family was killed by pirates.

At that time, he had already begun to consider leaving the Navy and hunting pirates.

However, due to the strong dissuasion of the other naval commanders at the time.

Zephyr then stayed in the Navy and began to teach and train new naval recruits as the chief instructor.

Until three years ago, Zephyr's recruit training camp was attacked by Edward Weevil.

That major setback made him consider leaving the navy again.

Five years later, the World Government invited Edward Weevil to become the new Shichibukai.

That's when Zephyr officially left the Navy—but that's not entirely accurate.

Strictly speaking.

In 1523 of the Sea Calendar, Zephyr had become completely disillusioned with the World Government and the Marine Headquarters. He abandoned his previous allies and stances and chose to form the "NEO Navy".

Between 1520 and 1523, Zephyr was active on the high seas as the highest-ranking officer of the "naval guerrilla force".

Ian's actions today, namely his "hand-off" gesture, only spurred the premature birth of the "Naval Guerrilla."

"Teacher Zephyr, have you forgotten that 330 is still a member of the Sharp Blade Squad!"

"Of course I haven't forgotten."

Zefa said in a deep voice as he adjusted to his "new clay arm".

"In fact, it's precisely because of your status as a member of the Sharp Blade Squad that I invited you to join my naval guerrilla force!"