Naval Training, the Sweep Begins

The warships cleaved through the sea, splashing up white sprays.

"Boss... Colonel Roman,"

Captain Borgin, who looked utterly dejected, couldn't help but ask for the nth time.

"Is it really appropriate for us to set sail like this?"

"What's wrong with the navy fighting pirates?"

Roman, who had moved a sun lounger to the deck, lifted his eyelids slightly. For Roman, being in the Straw Hat crew meant fighting pirates, and now it meant still fighting pirates. Essentially, there was no difference in the outcome. Anyway:

It's impossible to encounter Great Pirates every time we encounter one now, right?

"If you're scared, just jump off the ship and swim back to Marine Headquarters. — Then I won't consider you a deserter."

"Uh... never mind then,"

Borgin smirked. If he had the ability to swim back to headquarters, why would he be afraid of mere pirates? On the in the Grand Line, Sea King, which are tens of meters long, are considered 'normal' marine creatures.

Should we jump down and let the other person have a meal?

"Then stop talking nonsense and go change shifts!"

"Boss, I'll miss you so much—"

"I think you're just lazy."

As Roman clenched his fist, his five knuckles cracking, Borgin had to keep turning back every few steps as he walked.

The white training ground behind the warship!

This warship carried over three hundred naval soldiers... well, including a hundred junior officers, a ratio that left Roman speechless. In short, Roman divided everyone into three large squadrons, rotating them day and night for training, rest, and sailing. If you ask why:

Even pirates train every day, so the navy certainly needs to train even harder! Roman thinks this is perfectly reasonable, but for the Second-generation Marine on board:

"I survived! I survived!"

"Waaaah, finally it's shift change—"

"Give me a hand, buddy, I can't even lift my legs..."

A group of sailors, drenched in sweat and looking like they'd just been pulled from the water, tumbled and crawled out of the training room! The beautiful girl wielding a giant dumbbell, however, remained unmoved.

"Major Isca, training time is over, please leave."

"I can still hold on..."

"Major Isca, training time is over, please leave."

······

Faced with the "White Instructor"—a white Paper Person in military uniform wielding a whip—whom Roman had programmed to only follow "procedures," the sweat-drenched girl had no choice but to stop what she was doing.

They put down the hundreds of kilograms of training equipment and headed to the officers' private bathroom.

"Major Isca, you crave power?"

Despite being a cute girl, she trained like a female version of Zoro, successfully catching Roman's attention.

"In this world... who doesn't crave power?"

Faced with the girl's question, Roman stroked his chin and thought about it seriously, and had to admit that what she said made a lot of sense.

"Were there any naval friends who were killed in the battle a few days ago?"

"I guess so."

The girl with short, orange-red hair lowered her eyes. In her mind, that man should have become a 'Navy'. His actions were worthy of the word 'just,' but fate had other plans...

"It's all because I'm not strong enough!"

Ah, girl.

Your thinking is dangerous... However:

"If you're after power, training and combat are both essential. — There's a pirate ship forty nautical miles away at the 9 o'clock position. Send word down to prepare for battle."

"Oh my gosh! We want to join the war too!!"

Just as Borgin and the other naval personnel in the training room were excitedly thinking they would finally be free from training:

"Don't panic, keep training, and come out when the battlefield begins."

???

Good heavens! A battle is about to break out, and they still want us to train? What kind of devilish instructor is this?... And aren't they afraid we'll be overpowered by the pirates and killed because of our lack of stamina? This is simply...

"The 'Plague' Wilson Pirates?"

"Yes, based on the images you provided, Colonel, it is confirmed that the other party is the 'Plague' Wilson Pirates."

Once in work mode, Major Isca, with her short orange-red hair, immediately became serious. After receiving the portrait drawn by Roman using the scout paper bird, she quickly identified the other party.

"'Plague' Wilson, bounty 95 million. Devil Fruit user, anyone who gets close to him will fall ill with symptoms such as coughing, fever, and dizziness; then quickly progress to coughing up blood, convulsions, and fainting; finally dying in agony..."

"He spread plague in several villages, causing numerous civilian casualties! He was a notorious pirate."

I've never heard of this person. But that's normal, since the storyline in my previous life followed Luffy and his crew the whole time; just because someone or something hasn't appeared doesn't mean they don't exist.

"Get close and take them out."

"Colonel Roman... we don't have enough protective suits on board."

Roman shook his head in response to Major Isca's reminder.

"No protective suits are needed."

"Captain, a naval warship is approaching us!"

In the captain's Captain's Cabin of the 'Death Reaper', a man dressed in a gorgeous court dress embroidered with gold thread, yet still exuding an air of gloom and decay, glanced up at the pirate who had barged in, instantly causing the pirate to lower his head in fear.

"It's just the navy, what's the panic?"

In this room filled with various corpse specimens, the captain who controlled the 'virus' remained completely calm because:

"Use 'Plague Bomb' to take them down."

"Yes!"

In terms of ships and cannons, pirates certainly can't compare to the navy. However, as Devil Fruit user manipulates viruses, Wilson used his Devil Fruit ability to create many weapons called 'Plague Bomb'.

Once these shells explode, they can spread more than a dozen viruses, covering an area of tens of meters. Compared to ordinary shells that can be intercepted by experts, these 'Plague Bomb' are definitely a powerful weapon in naval warfare!

His Captain's Cabin was filled with various deadly viruses hidden among the surrounding 'specimens,' ensuring that no living being could escape! However:

Tear!

A sudden tearing sound came from the roof of the Captain's Cabin's cabin, and a white figure fell down.

"Who--?"

"Be careful, the opponent is using 'Plague Bomb' made by ability users!"

As the two ships drew closer, a gun battle ensued!

As Major Isca soared into the sky using Geppo, deflecting and redirecting incoming shells mid- Vice Admiral to protect the warship, Roman on deck was:

Closing your eyes to rest?!

Call out--

Boom!

Despite the beautiful girl with short, orange-red hair giving it her all, shells still landed near the warship and exploded with a deafening roar! The navy personnel, aware of the enemy's infamous reputation, paled and quickly moved away from that direction, simultaneously opening fire in an attempt to sink the enemy ship first—

"Cease fire."

??

Roman, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them and calmly gave the order.

This·····

"Move the ship closer and prepare for boarding action."

Is this guy insane?

Just as the girl Isca was about to retort, her gaze fell upon the spot where the enemy's artillery had exploded. According to the information, the soldiers in that area should have already appeared... Could it be...?

"Execute the command!"

After Major Isca gave the order, the warship ceased firing and sped towards the enemy vessel. Meanwhile, the enemy's 'Plague Bomb' continued to rain down around the warship and even onto its deck. However:

"Huh, what is this?"

"Why are we alright...?"

"Could it be that the other side—is actually a fake 'Plague' Pirates?"

While the others were still in shock and uncertainty, the girl Isca had already noticed the commotion on the other side's deck, and a burly man wielding a giant anchor was roaring wildly! That was the combat captain of the 'Plague' Pirates: 'Shatterer' Habber.

Without a doubt, the other party is indeed the 'Plague' Pirates. So:

Why did the enemy's Plague Bomb fail, and why hasn't their captain, 'Plague' Wilson, appeared yet?

"Fire! Fire!"

"In the name of justice!"

"Maintain formation, and provide cover for each other—"

It must be said that although these "Second-generation Marine" have somewhat questionable character and personality, their physical abilities and combat skills are quite good. After Isca used her agile Geppo to entangle "Shatterer" Habber, the navy's charge cleared out the other grunts. Then, under layers of concentrated fire, the burly man wielding the giant ship's anchor and his weapon finally collapsed into a pool of blood.

"We won?"

"So easily..."

"What kind of pirate crew has a total bounty of hundreds of millions? This is it?"

"Don't let your guard down!"

Isca adjusted her brown-tinted glasses and frowned. The opposing captain hadn't shown up yet, and the bounty was 95 million Beli ...

"Cut!"

With a powerful, charged sword strike, a Flying Slash instantly cleaved the Captain's Cabin's cabin door in two! Just as everyone was on high alert:

Hiss~~~

The blond-haired Borgin gasped, because:

A sinister man dressed in a magnificent court dress embroidered with gold thread has been pinned to the wall of the Captain's Cabin by a white longsword. His gaping mouth and wide-open pupils are filled with nothing but fear!

"This······"

Could it be him?

Everyone subconsciously turned around and glanced at Roman, who was resting with his eyes closed on the deck, their simple fear mixed with a hint of respect.

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