Shock! Ming Ge sat on my bed tonight, actually for...

Zhu Mang paused in his movements.

He remembered that in one of the One Piece movies, Zephyr had quit the Marines and established the NEO Marines.

However, he hadn't paid specific attention to exactly when he had resigned.

He had originally assumed that since Zephyr wasn't at the Summit War, he must have already left.

He hadn't expected him to still be around.

Zhu Mang recalled what Vice Admiral Tsuru had said about Momousagi and Chaton also being absent from Marine Headquarters, and a thought suddenly dawned on him.

For this Summit War, the Marines had pulled one hundred thousand elites from all over the world, along with dozens of vice admirals and countless officers of various ranks.

This meant that defensive forces across the globe were stretched thin.

Especially in the New World.

One had to remember that the New World was home to the "Four Emperors."

Aside from Whitebeard, there were also Kaido of the Beasts, Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, and Red-Haired Shanks; Kaido and Big Mom, in particular, were true pirates.

No one knew if they would take advantage of the situation to stir up trouble.

Presumably, the former Marine Admiral and the two admiral candidates had all gone to the New World to guard against the other three Emperors.

"I'll see when the time comes," Zhu Mang couldn't be bothered to play the spoiler with them; whether Zephyr left the Marines or not had nothing to do with him. "Anyway, where am I staying?"

"I'll have someone take you there," Sengoku called for the soldier guarding the door.

"Also, you guys provide meals, right?" Just as he was about to leave with the guard, Zhu Mang suddenly turned back to ask.

"We do, of course we do. Eat whatever you like," Sengoku waved his hand heartily and laughed, thinking to himself that it was just a meal—the Marines wouldn't let him go hungry, would they?

And so.

The martial arts fanatic Saiyan went offline.

Now appearing on the scene was the bottomless-pit Saiyan!

Consequently, the scene that had once occurred in a restaurant on the Sabaody Archipelago was now being reenacted in the Marine Headquarters cafeteria.

It just so happened to be mealtime.

To ensure the Marine soldiers who had been preparing for battle all day could eat their fill, the chefs had pulled out all the stops, preparing mountains of delicious food.

Normally, the soldiers would have already arrived to chow down by now.

However, due to the commotion Zhu Mang had caused earlier, all the Marine soldiers had delayed their mealtime and were still finishing up their duties.

Thus, in the massive cafeteria, Zhu Mang enjoyed the feast all by himself!

Watching dish after dish disappear into Zhu Mang's mouth, these Marine chefs inexplicably felt their spirits ignite.

"Hahaha! This kid can really eat!"

"Oh, oh, oh! This is a challenge from a diner to the chefs! Brothers, we can't lose to him!"

"We need to step it up too, keep cooking!!!"

Zhu Mang heard the clamor all around him and, in the brief gap between chewing, looked up in confusion.

No, why are you guys getting all fired up for no reason?

How can cooking make you so pumped?

What is this supposed to make "Bo" in the next room feel like?

He'd be crying in frustration, unable to even outdo the cooks.

The result of the contest ultimately ended in the chefs' victory.

It couldn't be helped; although this was only one of many cafeterias at Marine Headquarters, it was responsible for feeding about five thousand people.

No matter how much Zhu Mang could eat, one or two hundred servings were more than enough.

One had to remember that soldiers had high activity levels and naturally ate more than the average person.

And the Marine soldiers in the One Piece world were generally not ordinary people.

Therefore, every portion was quite substantial.

A single serving could count as two or even more for a normal person.

Furthermore, while Zhu Mang was busy devouring his food, these Marine chefs were cooking with intense passion.

As a result, after he finished eating, the food that had been "eliminated" hadn't decreased—it actually looked like there was more!

As Zhu Mang left, a chef waved at him with a smile: "Super-eater kid, remember to come eat at our cafeteria again next time!"

As chefs, they absolutely loved the feeling of seeing the food they made being devoured so quickly!

Zhu Mang: ...

Did everyone in the pirate world have a screw loose?

After enjoying a comfortable meal, led by a messenger who had been dumbfounded the entire time, Zhu Mang finally arrived at his room.

A Marine dormitory located within the Marine Headquarters base.

The conditions appeared quite rudimentary.

It could only be said that it met the basic requirements of having a single room and a bed.

It was said that these were prepared specifically for the seven Shichibukai attending the meeting (although Crocodile had been removed, Blackbeard had filled the new position, so there were still seven).

Currently, only two of the seven rooms were occupied: by Hawkeye and Doflamingo.

Zhu Mang counted as the third.

His room came from the "generous sponsorship" of Gecko Moria.

(Moria: Ah, yes, yes, yes.)

However, Zhu Mang knew that the remaining few would likely not be coming.

The Empress was probably busy preparing to play "under-the-skirt" with Luffy while smuggling him into Impel Down, so she would likely only just make it in time.

Blackbeard might already be lurking near Impel Down at this moment.

Knight of the Sea Jinbe was locked up in Impel Down for refusing to help the Marines.

As for the Tyrant Kuma, he had already been transformed into the prototype Pacifista.

"What the hell, why are you sitting on my bed?"

Pushing open the door, Zhu Mang was startled.

This was because a flamingo was sitting on the bed in his room.

And Doflamingo, sitting on the bed, was equally on pins and needles.

He had been thinking about Lord Gebinz the entire time.

He wondered if Lord Gebinz would be tempted by that old fogey Sengoku into joining the Marines.

He wondered if the Donquixote Family would lose their chance to advance further from now on... He wanted to advance so badly!

He even imagined that if Lord Gebinz joined the Marines and came to exterminate him one day, Dressrosa would be blasted into ash by a single energy cannon shot from Lord Gebinz.

How terrifying!

It was at this moment that Zhu Mang walked in.

"Ah!" Doflamingo was startled.

"Ah? You're 'ah-ing'? I'm the one who should be 'ah-ing'!" Zhu Mang stood at the doorway, retorting irritably, "You're a grown man, sitting on my bed at dusk? What, are you trying to be gay? Let me state in advance, I am male, and I like women!"

Doflamingo stood up hurriedly, veins popping on his forehead as he gritted his teeth and said, "Of course I'm not a gay! Sor... sorry, Lord Gebinz. I don't know how your talk with that old man Sengoku went?"

"It was alright," Zhu Mang took out two "martial arts manuals" and patted them in his hand, "We reached a deal quite happily."

"Hiss--"

Doflamingo gasped, already beginning to mourn for the Whitebeard Pirates in his heart.

Given the strength Lord Gebinz had displayed, even a single move would be enough to turn the tide of the war.

If the probability of the Whitebeard Pirates falling in this war was originally 50%, it had now risen to at least 90%!

At the same time, he thought of even more.

The New World was originally balanced by the Four Emperors, but now, one was missing—the strongest one at that.

This would inevitably affect the landscape of the New World.

Could this be an opportunity for the Donquixote Family?

Doflamingo's eyes flickered.

His gaze landed on Zhu Mang once again.

As long as Lord Gebinz could help, it definitely would be!