Target: Water 7, New Warship!

Inside Zephyr Training Camp.

"Water 7."

In the dormitory room, Luo Yi, who had just finished a day of training, murmured the news he had received from the Dragon of the East not long ago.

The fruit he needed, and the unexpectedly learned about Vegapunk's laboratory. This truly made him determined to make a trip to Water 7.

But the problem was, how to get there?

"Send Rooster and the Dragon of the East? Not ideal, the influence of their affairs hasn't faded yet."

"Send a Slice Clone. Also not appropriate—with the Three-Army Martial Arts Tournament approaching, the vicinity of the headquarters is heavily guarded. Even with flight capabilities, it would be difficult for a Slice Clone to leave."

"Moreover, Water 7 is basically the stronghold of CP9, with eyes everywhere and close to Enies Lobby. If anything goes wrong, it will be a big problem."

Luo Yi pondered in his mind.

In the end, he reached a conclusion.

The best option was actually for him to go himself—CP9's informants wouldn't be on guard against a Marine, so he wouldn't risk exposure.

And once he obtained the fruit he wanted, subsequent matters would be much more convenient.

"Luo Yi!"

Just as Luo Yi was thinking, Binz's voice made him tremble all over.

Afterward, he took a deep breath: "Binz, I know it's time to prepare for training."

As he spoke, his voice was somewhat solemn.

Yes—although Luo Yi had the determination and perseverance to become stronger, it had to be said that the intensity of training every day by confronting deep-sea currents was indeed a bit much.

Even Luo Yi, after a month of continuous training, felt he could barely handle it.

"No, it's not that."

But to Luo Yi's surprise, Binz said at this moment: "Teacher Zephyr went to SSG today to test the 'Crusher'. He won't be back for a few days."

Hearing this, Luo Yi was also stunned.

Crusher—he certainly knew what that was.

After Zephyr's arm was severed by pirates, SSG had been researching how to restore the former Admiral's combat effectiveness.

And the 'Crusher' was born for this purpose.

It was a giant steel arm, constructed from the special alloy 'Z Alloy', inlaid with Seastone to counter Ability Users.

According to the SSG's estimation, this arm, with its special structure and power source, would possess the strength to crush everything.

When they reattached this arm to Zephyr, the Admiral would return to his peak.

Of course—Luo Yi, who now fully understood Zephyr's strength, knew that such an estimation was purely a joke.

Zephyr's 'Black Body Flow' required the tempering and control of every part of the body, and a mechanical arm could never replace his original limbs.

However, he didn't say much, only looking at Binz with some confusion.

"Then why did you call me here?"

"Oh, it's about your two subordinates. Hmm, those two named Fal and Hans—they came looking for you."

Binz scratched his head: "They said their vacation was over, Vice Admiral Billoss assigned them a mission, and they asked if you wanted to go with them."

He then looked at Luo Yi.

To this day, he still remembered the 'ambition' Luo Yi had told Zephyr back then.

"I will stay in the Detention Unit forever and change the Detention Unit—that is an indispensable part of justice."

Those words were deafening to Binz.

And now, the entire Marine Headquarters had spread the word.

The former Marine Admiral, one of the legendary figures of the Marines, 'Black Arm Zephyr', had officially taken Luo Yi as his disciple.

It could be said that as long as Luo Yi was willing now—he could join any direct subordinate unit under a Vice Admiral or even an Admiral at any time, and would undoubtedly hold an important position in the future.

So Binz was curious.

Could the current Luo Yi still hold onto his thoughts from back then?

Then, he heard Luo Yi's answer without the slightest hesitation.

"Of course!"

His voice was clear and firm.

"Of course I'm going!"

Thus, Binz's heart was moved.

Luo Yi Amos, what an upright and loyal man!

But clearly, Luo Yi himself didn't think that way at this moment.

"Just when I needed it most—Hans, Fal, and old man Billoss, you've done well!"

He was just worrying about not having a suitable reason to leave the Navy Headquarters—and here was an opportunity!

Not long after, Luo Yi returned to the long-unseen Detention Unit harbor.

Then...

"Boss!" *2

He heard two excited shouts and saw two familiar figures.

"I knew the boss would definitely come!"

"Hey! Hans, what do you mean by that—are you saying I don't trust the boss? I just said Admiral Zephyr's training is very strict, and he might not allow the boss to come over."

No need for further words.

The ones speaking at this moment were naturally the lively duo, Fal and Hans.

And besides them...

All the other Detention Unit Marine soldiers under Luo Yi's command were also standing not far away, cheering.

"Long live the boss!"

"Long live Boss Luo Yi!"

"Although we've been quite comfortable without the Officer, it really feels right with Officer Luo Yi around!"

It was clear—Binz's thought just now was not unique to Binz alone.

Looking at this scene, the corner of Luo Yi's mouth twitched into a smile.

As he always said.

He didn't have any sense of belonging to the Navy.

But he didn't dislike these Marine soldiers he had spent eight years with.

However, it was at this moment that Hans and Fal came over again.

"By the way, boss—we've also prepared a surprise for you!"

Hans said with excitement, while Fal's expression was a bit subtle.

"A surprise?"

Luo Yi naturally raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah!"

Hans nodded proudly, pointing a thumb at himself: "It was Sergeant Hans's suggestion, and then everyone prepared it together. It's the thing Boss likes most!"

"Oh!?"

Hearing this, Luo Yi became expectant.

The thing he liked most couldn't possibly be a Devil Fruit, could it?

Full of anticipation, Luo Yi quickly followed Hans and Fal to the berth at the port.

Then, from afar, he saw the unique ship docked at the berth.

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Then, Luo Yi fell silent.

He saw a warship with smooth lines but an extremely bizarre shape floating quietly on the sea at the berth.

The warship still had the silhouette of the previous 'DT-31' warship, but the entire hull had been renovated.

From bow to stern, it presented an arc. Coupled with the black color scheme of the hull, and the unique bottle cap-like bow and straw-like mast.

It clearly resembled... No! It was a bottle of cola!

And the sail hanging from the main mast made Luo Yi doubt his eyes even more.

Because a name was clearly written on the sail.

[Loy· Amos]

"How is it? Boss?"

Hans said proudly, "Aren't you satisfied? I told you you'd like it, didn't I?"

Just as stated before.

After being promoted to a school-level officer, Luo Yi could theoretically have his own warship and had the right to make some basic modifications and renovations to the warship, officially becoming the 'captain' of this ship.

This was why Hans was proud.

After Luo Yi became Zephyr's disciple, he was extremely busy and couldn't be contacted.

But fortunately, he remembered what Luo Yi had said before.

"You said that if you had your own ship, you would definitely make it look like your favorite thing. Hahaha!"

"Still laughing!?"

Then, Luo Yi punched the guy on the head.

He gritted his teeth, covering his face. "How could my favorite thing be cola? Hmm—even if it were, I was clearly joking at the time."

Mid-sentence, he couldn't help but laugh speechlessly.

"Hahahaha!" *N

The Detention Unit Marine soldiers present, except for Hans who had just been punched, all burst into laughter!

And so...

"Fine."

A moment later, Luo Yi stopped dwelling on it.

After all, there were all sorts of strange ships on this sea, so one more of his wouldn't matter.

What's more, this ship... he didn't actually dislike it.

So he strode onto the warship and looked down at the Marine soldiers.

"My lads..."

"Prepare to set sail!"

His command was met with the expected response.

"Aya, Captain!"

Actually, 'Aya, Captain' is something pirates often say in reality, but I thought it sounded cool, so I used it here.