Ability Expansion, Future Plans

"Shanks..."

"Yeah, I felt it too. — Or rather, it would be strange if I didn't feel it, right?"

As the White Knight took flight, several figures stood with their arms crossed on the railing of the nearby Red Voss.

"The Whitebeard Pirates ' 'momentum' has changed."

If the Whitebeard Pirates were previously like a wolf pack that had lost its alpha, filled with sorrow, confusion, and despair, then now:

Has a new alpha wolf been born?

Who could it be?

Lucky Roux, who was obese, wore small sunglasses, and was gnawing on a piece of meat, asked in confusion.

After all, the Red-Haired Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates had been dealing with each other for quite some time. Even Lucky Roux, who looked like a fat guy, knew that there probably wasn't anyone in the Whitebeard Pirates who could take charge of the situation so quickly.

It's not that Marco, Jozu, Vista aren't strong, but rather that none of them are suitable to be captains.

There's an old saying, "A gentle embrace is a hero's grave." Under Whitebeard's protection for decades, the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates lost the ambition and Haki that captains should possess!

This is why Whitebeard promoted the rookie Ace to the position of Second Division Commander and heavily trained him—he was counting on Ace to lead the Whitebeard Pirates. However, with the end of the Marineford War ...

Squeak,

The cabin door opened again, and the Whitebeard Pirates' commanders filed out. Though still bearing traces of sorrow, their spirits had completely lifted from their previous dejected state! Leading the way were:

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"Captain Shanks,"

The masked, black-haired man bowed slightly and nodded to the red-haired man on the Red Fox beside him.

"Thank you so much for your help."

"I am Ace, the acting captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. Nice to meet you."

Facing the black-haired, masked man who was keeping a low profile, the red-haired man stroked his chin with interest.

"Same to you~~"

A miracle?

"Hmm, the Whitebeard Pirates don't have a high rate of Devil Fruit usage."

Think about Big Mom and Kaido; their officers each have a Devil Fruit. —While most of theirs are 'food-type', 99% of theirs are Zoan.

In comparison, the Whitebeard Pirates looked rather shabby, with only:

Brush,

With a flick of his wrist, the White Knight produced three pages. The first page depicted a giant, vibrant, azure Mythical Beast Giant Bird soaring through the air. The second page was crystal clear, gleaming with a diamond-like brilliance. The last page simply showed a pocket.

Phoenix Page, Diamond Page, Bag Page.

Upon hearing that Roman could use his own Devil Fruit ability to carry the powers of other Devil Fruit, Marco, Jozu, Blenheim immediately stepped forward, each grabbing a dagger and slashing at their wrists! Blood spurted out, but they didn't even blink, making the White Knight's lips twitch.

The other captains also looked regretful, as if to say, "Why don't I have Devil Fruit ability?" They even boasted that they would go find a Devil Fruit to eat and then use their blood to help Roman use it, which made Roman a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of these straightforward men.

"Great, with the 'Bag Page' I can cosplay as Doraemon right now."

The Bagu Bagu no Mi comes from Blenheim, the captain of the Sixth Division. Theoretically, it's a great support fruit that allows one person to command an army, but he used it to carry a giant hammer... Anyway, Roman doesn't even want to comment on this world's habit of developing every fruit for combat.

"With this, I no longer need to Baku Baku Pages to store things."

The ability to store Baku Baku Pages constantly drains Roman's stamina. Otherwise, why would Roman, who trains every day, always look like a "kidney-deficient young master"? It's simply because he has too many of his various sustained abilities depleted.

Phoenix Page, Roman only plans to develop the 'Pineapple Gravel' wide-area healing skill. Combined with his healing potions, it would be a true Mobile Fountain! —It's a pity the Straw Hat crew is so small; otherwise, with their constant wide-area group healing, wouldn't they drive the enemy to despair in team battles?

As for the Diamond Page... should we give them to Nami to play with?

Never mind.

The White Knight shook his head. If this were given to Nami would probably train non-stop for 24 hours straight until Awakening.

Let her be Lightning King in her right mind.

Next, let's go back to the 'main body' and send these pages over first.

Then they changed course and headed to the Amazon Lily...

Thinking about it carefully, I'm practically becoming a deliveryman in the One Piece world!

The White Knight was moved to tears.

As the White Knight hurried back, Roman was:

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku,"

Even ordinary Celestial Dragons wouldn't dare provoke the stern Fleet Admiral. Even Roman wouldn't dare use his intimidating appearance to feign madness.

"Okay, okay, I admit I did it on purpose. But—"

Chew, chew~~

"Wouldn't this be better for everyone? If you had actually killed Ace and Luffy with one blow back then, wouldn't Vice Admiral Garp have gone crazy and started a rampage?"

Roman shrugged.

Chew, chew~~

"If the Navy were to fight amongst themselves in front of the entire world, even the World Government couldn't withstand such a scandal. Compared to that, the escape of just a little Straw Hat Luffy is insignificant..."

"Call,"

In fact, did the Sengoku ever want to see their friends turn against each other? However:

Chew, chew~~

"Garp!!"

In my office, sitting on my sofa, eating my rice crackers! I... well, I guess I can't really do anything about this tough nut to crack.

"Hahaha, you guys carry on, don't mind me!"

The burly, silver-haired old man on the sofa next to him was laughing loudly while stuffing senbei (rice crackers) into his mouth, causing Sengoku's blood pressure to gradually spike.

"Could you make me a cup of Black Tea?"

"Yes!"

With the orderly leaving, only Roman, Sengoku, Garp remained in the room.

"Saint Roman, I'll let bygones be bygones regarding what happened at Marineford War. But what about Impel Down? Don't tell me that the White Knight had nothing to do with you, or I'll let you taste the power of my Buddha's Palm!"

Ultimately, it was all to protect Luffy...

"Innocent! Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"

"All the prisoners who escaped with us have been captured by Buggy."

"And the rest were released by Blackbeard. And our... well, well," Roman said, raising his hands to indicate he didn't want to argue with him. —It wasn't out of fear of Sengoku's Sengoku were beginning to glow with golden light.

In short,

Roman looked intently at the Fleet Admiral before him and proposed a solution.

"Even if we take this to the Five Elders, at worst I'll be locked up in the Holy Land doing nothing. How about this—"

Roman stood up and gave Sengoku a proper military salute.

"Let me join the Navy."

"How about you atone for your sins with good deeds?"

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"Little Roman, what are you really thinking?"

After leaving Sengoku's Fleet Admiral's Office, they walked side-by-side through the ruins of Marineford, the former Marine Headquarters. Garp scratched his silver-white hair and asked Roman beside him, "The reason I've been lingering in Sengoku's office is because I'm afraid Roman will get killed by Sengoku."

As a result, instead of staying far away, this little guy Roman is now deliberately heading into the navy?

"You, a pirate... cough cough, what are you, a Celestial Dragons, doing in the Marines..."

Is it in this river?

"As a Celestial Dragons, I am honored by Whole Cake Island and naturally have to protect the people!"

In the Ganges!

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"Well, actually I'm just looking for a place to hone my skills. — And the Navy, which deals with pirates every day, is the ideal place."

Ever since Roman risked his life (?) to save Luffy, his affection for Garp has skyrocketed! If it weren't for the fact that Roman is Celestial Dragons, Garp would probably want Roman to start calling him "Grandpa."

Roman rolled his eyes at this, saying, "Are you Whitebeard?"

"Well, whatever my motives are, it's good to have more forces to hunt down pirates, isn't it? And don't worry, as long as it doesn't involve the Straw Hat crew, I'll stand on the Navy's side."

In fact, back when he traveled back in time, if he hadn't been unable to disembark from the Silver Light Pirates' ship, Roman would have joined the Navy long ago.

"That's true."

Garp nodded.

"Then I'll help you out before I retire!"