Pirates: How Many Divisions Do the Five Elders Have? Putting Big Eyeballs on Nika's Arm

After obtaining the relevant fake contracts, Crocodile used the contact list to gather his former subordinates.

Compared to the original story where they were all defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates and then captured by the Navy, the lives of the Baroque Works executives in this timeline seem uneventful.

Mr. 1 Daz Bones continues to follow Robin's instructions, engaging in his old profession of hunting pirates.

Miss Doublefinger still runs an air-conditioned Spider-Man Cafe in the desert, where you might not meet a single traveler for a month.

Mr. 2, Bon Clay Feng, continued his search for Zoro's trail in the East Blue.

Mr. 3 Galdino joined the Buggy Pirates early on, becoming a true Emperor's Deputy, thus avoiding five years of detours.

As for the other baseball guy, Mole girl, booger guy, and light-weight girl, they were all carrying out their respective tasks in an orderly manner.

As for the lower-ranking officers, such as Miss Monday, a super-strong black woman who was once under Ma Qiao's tutelage, their abilities were too weak for Crocodile to even consider.

Of course, even high-ranking executives whose strength is recognized by Crocodile are not considered reliable figures in the New World.

Of course, it's not as many people believe; the executives of Baroque Works in the New World are just toy cars and bumper cars.

For example, Baroque Works' strongest chief commander, Daz Bones, had a bounty of 75 million Beli in the Alabasta arc of the original manga.

To be honest, this bounty isn't low.

Even within the Donquixote Family, he would undoubtedly be a high-ranking official.

Even within the Charlotte Family, they would be considered to be in the middle to lower ranks.

Among the Big Mom's children, there are quite a few who are just as inept as Lola Chiffon.

Even with the Book-Book Fruit ability, Charlotte Mont-d'Or, the nineteenth son of the Charlotte Family and a mid-level fighter in the Cheese Minister, only has a bounty of a little over one hundred million.

Daz Bones is fully capable of putting up a fight with him.

Of course, if a direct conflict were to break out and the Big Mom Pirates wiped out Baroque Works, the milk tea would most likely still be hot.

In short, whether through promising official positions, coercion, or a gentleman's agreement, Crocodile regrouped his followers.

However, he, who should have been the boss, has now become the client, and it's hard to say whether this is a blessing or a curse.

Vivi, along with a group of ministers, saw off General Crocodile and his Big Mom-Conquering Admiral-General the Alabasta Kingdom, at the docks of the royal capital.

If Ma Qiao were here, he would definitely prepare a farewell drink for Crocodile, perhaps with a bit of Alabasta sand mixed in, and add a heartfelt instruction:

"As time goes by and the sea voyage is long, my brother, may you drink this wine? I'd rather cherish a handful of soil from my Hongo than covet ten thousand taels of gold from afar!"

Unfortunately, Ma Qiao had already left before Crocodile even set off.

On this trip to Whole Cake Island, Ma Qiao did not bring any female relatives, nor did he travel on the Fathead Fish Airship.

Having already experienced a trip to the New World, Ma Qiao still holds the seas, teeming with powerful swindlers and fraught with unpredictable dangers, in high esteem.

This time, he was traveling on a fast medium-sized sailboat that the Big Bird Consortium had previously ordered from the Cadilla shipyard.

In addition to the twenty-odd sailors, there was also Ma Qiao's security team on board, as well as an elderly man who always locked himself in his room.

Don't get me wrong, this old man isn't the old scoundrel Garp who hides in his house dancing all day, but rather my brother Zephyr.

In fact, Ma Qiao initially intended to keep Garp by his side.

If the Big Mom does anything unfriendly, you can close the door and release Garp in time.

However, when Ma Qiao left Shurima and sailed west, he "accidentally" encountered Garp's warship and "casually" suggested that they all go to Whole Cake Island to have some fun. Garp rejected the suggestion without even thinking.

"Are you crazy, kid?"

Garp, his beard bristling and eyes wide, exclaimed, "I'm a serving Vice Admiral in the Navy! How dare I show up on the territory of Four Emperors? Do you know what that means? It means war!"

Ma Qiao shrugged, as if to say, "You know you're an 'active duty' Vice Admiral? I thought you'd forgotten!"

Of course, in the end, Ma Qiao didn't say it.

Although the strength of his skull had increased dramatically under Dr. Dr. Mundo's daily iron head training, Ma Qiao didn't want to experience the taste of Garp's iron fist again.

However, unexpectedly, although Garp firmly refused to accompany him, Zephyr, who had been repeatedly examining the invitation and list to the Big Mom Tea Party, suddenly spoke up:

"I've long heard that the cuisine at Whole Cake Island is of a very high standard; I'd be happy to check it out."

"Zephyr, are you going crazy like Scarf Kid too?"

Garp grabbed Zephyr by the collar. "You're an active Admiral, you absolutely cannot appear in Four Emperors's territory!"

"Admiral? I've wanted to retire for a long time, but Sengoku and Tsuru have been stopping me."

Zephyr removed his cloak of justice, revealing his left shoulder and left arm covered in bandages.

He carefully folded the Justice Cloak and handed it to Garp: "Actually, when I left this time, I already slipped my retirement application onto Sengoku's desk. In any case, my situation is no longer suitable for me to stay in the Navy."

"Don't you want to reconsider? Look at me, I hate the Celestial Dragons so much, yet I've still held out this long..."

"No, Garp, my situation is different from yours. I don't have such a 'promising' son."

"Why!"

Garp sighed heavily at his old classmate's sarcastic remarks.

He knew his old classmate was determined to leave.

Even Garp, who seems carefree but is actually very meticulous, clearly understands why Zephyr is determined to go to Whole Cake Island.

He had just seen the name of an old acquaintance on the guest list of the Big Mom Tea Party: Miss. Buckin.

"Oh, right..."

Garp suddenly remembered something. "Are you sure Sengoku will see your retirement application? I remember there were stacks of reports on his desk, three or four meters high, all from Sakazuki, Borsalino, and the others..."

"Don't worry, he'll definitely find out in the Sengoku."

Zephyr said confidently, "I wrote my retirement application on paper pressed from the Poison Dragon chili peppers, a specialty of the West Blue. Sengoku will definitely discover it immediately when he's 'processing' the documents."

Meanwhile, in the toilet of Marineford Marine Headquarters, an old man with a goatee groaned, feeling completely relaxed.

"Wow, I've been eating so much paper lately! Lots of fiber, and my bowel movements are so smooth!"

Sengoku leisurely pulled out a stack of documents and wiped them on his backside. "I swore I would eat these documents. Although they weren't Barry, their fate is the same, so I haven't broken my oath. Haha, I'm truly a god... Huh?"

As an indescribable sensation surged from his buttocks throughout his body, a blood-curdling scream Marineford.

According to rumors circulating in the following days:

The howl that day did indeed come from the Fleet Admiral Sengoku, not from some Sea Kings in heat.

The reason why the Fleet Admiral Sengoku cried out so desperately was, it is said, because he received a report from Admiral Zephyr requesting to retire from active service.

Decades of camaraderie and friendship, and countless words of reluctance to part, all culminated in that single howl.

According to the soldiers who saw the Warring Fleet Admiral Sengoku at the time, he was so heartbroken that this man, who had never shed a tear easily in decades, had red eyes and tears streaming down his face.

The Sengoku the Buddha truly lived up to its name.

Immediately, the admiration of Fleet Admiral Sengoku among the Marine Headquarters soared, drawing considerable attention.

The only one who seemed confused was probably Vice Admiral Tsuru.

As the only woman in the group of four, and a support character skilled in medicine, Tsuru instinctively felt that something was amiss.

Because, based on her many years of knowing Sengoku, she never thought that the Sengoku the Buddha was a man who would express great joy and sorrow without any restraint.

Even when Donquixote Rosinante was killed by Doflamingo, Sengoku did not utter such a horrifying cry upon learning of his beloved disciple's death.

Especially after He used his authority to retrieve the recent medical records of the Sengoku, he fell into deep thought.

Because Sengoku, who was always in good health, had only one medical record that was... treatment for his buttocks?

The chaos at Marineford remains unknown to both Ma Qiao and Zephyr.

The journey from Alabasta to Whole Cake Island was very long, so Ma Qiao rekindled his love of fishing.

I've been fishing for days, catching all sorts of things—torn socks and shoes, seaweed and debris, treasure chests and shipwrecks—even Mermaids and starfish—but I haven't caught a single fish.

That's understandable; what hasn't a fisherman caught besides fish?

Ma Qiao, too, fell into deep thought as he looked at the green-haired Mermaid and the talking starfish.

It is now autumn of the year 1519 in the Sea Circle Calendar.

In other words, there are less than six months left until Luffy sail in the original storyline.

While it's uncertain whether Luffy will actually set sail, there's no doubt that regardless of whether Luffy, many things outside the main storyline of the original work will still happen.

For example, the absent-minded and easily fooled Camie will still be eaten by Sea Beast dozens of times.

To be honest, Camie's looks aren't considered outstanding among the Mermaids; she's definitely much less attractive than Princess Shirahoshi.

But what intrigued Ma Qiao was that Mermaids, like Fish-Men, were divided into different races.

Camie is actually a kissing Merfolk.

A few years ago, Ma Qiao killed a kissing Fish-Man in the East Blue.

With just one word difference, the appearances of these two species are so drastically different, which is nothing short of the Creator's wicked sense of humor.

Compared to the dazed Camie, the starfish Pappag was extremely grateful to Ma Qiao and his group for rescuing them from the belly of the Sea Beast.

He is Camie's mentor and pet, and his relationship with Ma Qiao and Vivi is not much different.

However, Ma Qiao also knew that this starfish had another identity: it was the designer and president of "Criminal," a fashion brand company on Fish-Man Island.

His clothing designs are undeniably trendy, and even Nami raves about them.

However, when Pappag learned of Ma Qiao's identity, he was immediately overwhelmed with excitement on top of his original gratitude.

"Mr. Ma Qiao, you are a true fashion master!"

He was so excited that he became incoherent.

As a trendy designer and president of a clothing company, Pappag has always been at the forefront of fashion and is a true trendsetter.

So he got his own mobile phone very early on and saw many trendy clothes on the Taoniao Shopping Platform online.

However, Ma Qiao knew that the clothes that the Big Bird Consortium was launching were just some of the few stylish women's clothing styles that he, as a straight man, could still remember.

If it's women's clothing with a bit of color, Ma Qiao can recall hundreds or even thousands in a minute, but when it comes to proper clothes, Ma Qiao really can only remember so many.

Therefore, the fashion trends on Taobao are almost exhausted.

Pappag, however, is different. It has the ability to generate its own revenue and is a very high-quality business target for Taoniao Shopping Platform.

Ma Qiao and Pappag had a preliminary discussion about the collaboration, and the latter was naturally flattered.

He had long wanted to try selling his clothes online.

However, Ma Qiao was not in a hurry to reach an agreement with this cheeky starfish.

Time is of the essence these days, Ma Qiao doesn't have time to visit Fish-Man Island. He only exchanged contact information with Pappag and agreed to bring his business secretary Nami, along when he has more time.

As for Camie, Ma Qiao originally intended to give her one, but then he thought about it and realized that Pappag a tycoon, so he sold her a small Den Den Big Bird Den Den Mushi).

These Den Den Mushi) have a one-click function to contact a "Didi Beatdown" (a ride-hailing service), which is very useful for those forgetful idiots.

As a Mermaid, Camie not only faces attacks from Sea Beast, but she will also be repeatedly captured by Human Traffickers, ultimately triggering the "dig-and-dig" incident in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Aside from catching Camie and his apprentice, there was little else to note on the journey.

When passing through the official gates of the Red Line this time, the trainee guarding them was no longer Caitlyn, but Ma Qiao also had someone there, and she was quite good-looking.

That's Lux, the Lady of Luminosity.

As Kizaru's chosen disciple, Lux was treated like a star from the moment she joined the army, just like in the Kingdom of Demacia.

Lux's noble birth and aristocratic manners, coupled with her outstanding academic record at the Naval Academy that nearly broke the school's history, made Lux shine like a jewel.

Even when simply performing basic tasks like inspecting ferries, Lux still demonstrated her immense popularity.

Ma Qiao estimates that Garen's attempt to bring his sister to his side out of his sister-obsessed behavior is doomed to fail.

As for Varus, who was in the same period as Lux, he was relatively unknown, much like his nickname "Varus the Loser" in the Jianghu.

He followed the plan step by step, and after completing his internship, he seized a special "opportunity" and "luckily" joined the rapid reaction force created by Darius.

As for Leona, her performance is somewhere between Lux and Varus, neither high-profile nor low-profile. She is currently applying to be transferred to North Blue to complete her graduation assessment.

Actually, these three weren't the only underlings joining the Navy this time.

To be precise, there was also a cat.

Yuumi, the magical cat, naturally couldn't be recruited into the military through the normal process.

It appeared in the East Blue 16th Branch as a kitten that Twitch had accidentally picked up during a walk.

The Nezumi and the cat became the first pairing to take shape in Ma Qiao's design.

Having crossed the Red Line into the New World, Ma Qiao had completely given up on his fishing plans.

This thing is really weird.

Ma Qiao studied the technology and pondered the formula, but to no avail.

Tahm Kench can catch big fish just by stirring the surface of the sea with his tongue.

Who can I complain to about this...?

When he had some free time, Ma Qiao thought of his friend Zephyr again.

This guy spent the entire trip locking himself in his room playing video games.

This old man is not young, and his internet addiction is even more severe.

Ma Qiao thought he should get electrotherapy done for Gao in the future.

However, he is still a patient, and playing games is merely a way for him to forget the pain in the real world.

Just like the game's name, "Infinite Tsukuyomi".

The virtual world is the best remedy for forgetting pain.

But this can't always be the case.

Thinking that Zephyr's trip to Whole Cake Island seemed to indicate he was contemplating suicide, Ma Qiao assembled his personal medical team to prepare for a post-operative follow-up and a second surgery.

Nika Cells Arm...

There is still a lot of room for improvement...

For example, transplanting real, large eyeballs?