The Watch Unit!

Storm finished his meal at the New Marines.

He turned around and returned to the Sky Garden, reuniting with the members of the Storm Pirates.

He even skipped the Storm Pirates ' "team-building dinner" when he went to see Zephyr and the others!

Nami followed Storm back to the Sky Garden.

"Captain."

Nami followed beside Storm, her face contorted in a pained expression.

"Am I really going to join that 'New Marines'?"

Nami originally just wanted to receive an extra salary from the Navy.

Earning a salary for nothing, millions of Beli a year, and it's all perfectly legal!

Who wouldn't love it?

Nami never imagined that she would end up losing everything!

Aunt Bellemere was a good navy woman.

But Nami doesn't want to be a Marine!

"Certainly."

"I can do it, "Storm said calmly.

"Hasn't this matter already been agreed upon?"

He glanced at Nami's expression beside him, couldn't help but smile, and reached out to ruffle her short orange hair.

"Alright, I'm just letting you join the New Marines, not kicking you out of the Storm Pirates."

"If you don't want to stay in the New Marines later, you can continue to stay in Totto Land."

"Hmm, I almost forgot that your dream is to draw a nautical chart of the entire ocean..."

"In short, your New Marines identity will absolutely not be a constraint for you, I can assure you of that."

"I assure you as a New Marine Fleet Admiral Candidate!"

Normally, Storm respects Nami's —and indeed not only Nami's, but also the personal will of the other members of the Storm Pirates.

In his view, the problem Nami is worried about is actually easy to solve.

"Admiral Aokiji."

Storm withdrew his hand from the head and turned to look at another "guest" who had come to the Sky Garden with him.

"Should the New Marines also establish a 'Sword Unit'?"

Aokiji, who was pondering certain questions, was brought back to his senses by Storm's words.

"Huh? The New Marines's Sword Unit?"

Aokiji felt that Storm was being too presumptuous.

Are Sword Unit so easy to build up?

Let's just say that!

The Old Marines's Sword Unit still hasn't recruited many members to this day!

As for now, the situation facing the Sword Unit is undoubtedly even more dire.

Because the "top leader" and "second-in-command" of the Sword Unit have both left the naval system and joined the New Marines!

A special unit, even its leader has "defected"...

Is there any point in continuing to maintain the Sword Unit?

In any case, Aokiji can no longer see a future for the Sword Unit.

He can hardly imagine how interesting the expression on the face of the Fleet Admiral Sengoku will be when he hears the news of the "establishment of New Marines"...

As for the New Marines's Sword Unit...

Aokiji felt it was even more pointless.

The original purpose of establishing the Sword Unit was to help the Navy face the increasingly severe situation at sea, mainly to target the Pirate Emperor of the New World.

However, the New Marines now has all its top combat power concentrated in the New World.

However, after the recent changes...

One of the Pirate Emperor of the New World was forcibly eliminated.

Aside from Storm, there are only three Emperor Pirates left in the New World.

The Whitebeard Pirates.

The Beasts Pirates.

The Red-Haired Pirates.

How many strong individuals are there in the New Marines?

Zephyr, Storm, Kizaru, Aokiji, Fujitora.

This doesn't even include that "Red Dragon Emperor"!

Let's just say that.

With the New Marines's current top-tier combat strength, each Emperor Pirates can be "assigned" two Admiral- level opponents.

Could a single Emperor Pirates simultaneously stand against two Admiral?

The answer is obvious.

Unless that pirate crew is called the "Storm Pirates" or the "Dawn Pirates"!

In Aokiji's view...

From the moment the New Marines was established.

The fate of the Pirate Emperor of the New World had already been foreshadowed.

It's only a matter of time before the New Marines completely defeats the Pirate Emperor and unifies the New World.

Under these circumstances.

Where would there be a need to establish any "Sword Unit"?

To put it bluntly...

Do those Emperor Pirates even deserve such attention from the New Marines?

"Storm."

Aokiji shook his head and said seriously.

"Whitebeard, Beasts, Red-Haired —they don't deserve another targeted undercover team from us."

"The Pirate Emperor are not worth it."

Storm smiled and said casually.

"So, were the Old Marines and the World Government worth it?"

"...?"

Aokiji suddenly stopped, his eyes, which had just seemed listless, immediately widened.

"Storm! What are you trying to do now!?"

"Admiral Aokiji, our New Marines and Old Marines Navys, as well as the World Government, are enemies."

Storm's expression remained unchanged as he calmly and composedly spoke.

"You haven't forgotten that, have you?"

"Of course I won't forget!"

Aokiji said seriously.

"But as I told you and Professor Zephyr before, I will not lay a hand on a former colleague!"

"Yes, that's the reason for establishing a new ' Sword Unit."

Storm nodded and said directly.

"This Sword Unit doesn't need to defeat the Old Marines on the front lines, but it can secretly win over, divide, and absorb the Old Marines's strength."

Everything needs to be viewed dialectically.

Not everyone in the World Government and the Marine Headquarters is a hopeless villain.

Even among the Celestial Dragons, there are oddities like Saint Mjosgard who have "turned over a new leaf."

If conditions permit.

Storm certainly didn't want the New Marines and the Old Marines to clash head-on, resulting in bloodshed at sea.

In the name of "justice," they would win over, divide, and absorb those marines from the Old Marines who disliked the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, and then bring them into the New Marines to contribute to the cause of true justice.

As for those Celestial Dragons' lackeys, those scum who are willing to serve the corrupt rule of the World Government...

Then let them die alongside the World Government and the Old Marines!

This is "The Old Marines's Tear-Apart Plan: The Whole Army Edition"!

Storm's kindness had its limits.

Such efforts to win over and divide should, of course, not—or rather, should not—be conducted in the open.

This is the significance of establishing the New Marines's Sword Unit.

What a coincidence!

The New Marines happens to include an experienced Fleet Admiral who once commanded the Sword Unit.

Aokiji Kuzan!

"Ah la la..."

After listening to Storm's explanation, Aokiji couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"So, Storm, you're really going to be my 'boss'?"

To be honest.

Aokiji was not averse to the "Naval Disruption Plan" that Storm had just casually mentioned.

He served in the navy for decades.

He also knew that there were many hopeless idiots in the navy.

However, there are also good marines in the navy who are willing to uphold true justice.

In Aokiji's memory, there was a very good marine --

T. Penn!

If we can weaken the Old Marines and strengthen the New Marines without resorting to violence or bloodshed.

Why did Aokiji refuse?

His feelings were indeed quite complicated...

He was once the leader of the Sword Unit.

Storm was just a rookie recruit.

Now.

The New Marines's Sword Unit can only be described in three words.

It's turned upside down!!!

Storm waved his hand cheerfully, "Don't worry too much about such a small matter, Admiral Aokiji."

"Ah la la..."

Aokiji smiled weakly and asked casually.

"Um, the New Marines's Sword Unit... will it also use this name?"

Sword Unit was the name of a secret internal unit of the Old Marines.

The New Marines is establishing an "undercover team," and it will also be called this...

Aokiji seemed a little strange.

"Then let's change the name!"

Storm remained calm; after a moment's thought, he offered a name.

How are the Stormtroopers doing?

Stormtroopers?

Aokiji couldn't help but glance at Storm.

Are you trying to build Sword Unit?

I'm too embarrassed to call you out!

You clearly want to establish a private armed force!

Nami, who was standing next to her, also understood the meaning of the unit's name and scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly.

The Captain has such a thick skin...

Aokiji paused for a moment, then said seriously, "I don't think that will work!"

"Whispering sound!"

Storm curled his lip and then revealed his true thoughts.

"Watch Unit?"

"Watch Unit..."

Aokiji's expression suddenly became dazed for a moment.

He recalled the scene when he first met Storm.

At that time, Aokiji invited Storm to join the Sword Unit.

Storm also gave an "impromptu" speech about the oath of the Sword Unit.

Aokiji really liked that oath.

He later used it when recruiting Peacock.

Storm has now given the New Marines's undercover team the codename "Watchmen".

This reminded Aokiji of the oath sworn by the Sword Unit.

"Evil is coming, and I will begin my vigil from this day forward..."

Aokiji murmured a short oath, then looked at Storm with a complicated expression.

"So, Storm, all of this was actually part of your plan, wasn't it?"

Storm was taken aback and looked at Aokiji with a puzzled expression.

With his keen hearing, he certainly heard Aokiji's soft murmur.

That oath of the Sword Unit!

Storm also remembers that this oath is actually the true origin of the name "Watch Unit".

But he really didn't understand what Aokiji meant.

Then Aokiji continued speaking.

"So, you were planning to defect from the Navy from the very beginning, weren't you?"

Storm's confusion deepened.

What kind of Aokiji suffering from?

"I sensed it the first time we met; you're quite keen on 'defection'!"

Aokiji snorted coldly.

"Now you've finally got what you wanted, 'White Dragon Emperor'!"

Storm finally caught up with Aokiji's train of thought.

Does Aokiji believe that his proposal to establish a "Watch Unit" was part of the plan from the very beginning?

Although the reasoning process is a bit simplistic, the result seems to be correct.

"The past is too painful to recall..."

Storm didn't explain much, he just shook his head.

"But Admiral Aokiji, aren't you also facing the influence of the 'past' now?"

Aokiji moved his lips, as if he was about to say something.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the distance.

Aokiji immediately shut his mouth, looking at the approaching figure with a complicated expression.

Robin frowned as she looked at Storm, Nami, and Aokiji who was following them.

"Here they come again, Captain..."

Robin raised his hands and crossed them over his chest.

"No matter how many times I see it, this face is still really annoying..."

"Second-round flower - Twist!"

Robin unleashed the power of the [Flower-Flower Fruit] remotely.

Suddenly, two slender, fair arms sprouted from Aokiji's shoulders.

With its two arms lowered to the left and right, it wrapped around the Aokiji's head, like a deadly noose around the pheasant's neck.

Click!

Aokiji's head suddenly tilted to the side.

It was like violently snapping an ice pop in half.

Nico Robin snapped the Admiral's neck.

Damn it!

There was a power outage in the middle of the night...

This caused the update to malfunction...

The second update is here.

Goodnight everyone.

Actually, it's good morning.