Sneak Attack
In the waters off Rhône Island, a fleet of naval warships set sail—one Sea King- class flagship and four Sea King escort ships. The fleet was small in scale, but of extremely high quality.
Many people dressed as pirates could be seen at the port, watching the warships sail away, but they dared not stop them.
"Boss... Won't Master be angry if we send the Navy to Axe Island?" A henchman asked the pirate leader worriedly.
"There's nothing we can do... otherwise she would have made her move by now." Although he was the fourth leader of the Giant Axe Gang, he felt a threat to his life just from making eye contact with her.
Meanwhile, a female officer, not wearing a naval uniform but rather a pink open-necked blouse and black shorts that accentuated her figure, with a "Justice" coat draped over her back, stood on the deck of the main ship, the sea breeze blowing against her coat, revealing a spider tattoo on her thigh to those nearby.
A burly male officer beside him, with well-proportioned features but a somewhat disproportionately long chin, said with a fawning tone, "As expected of Gion Vice Admiral, even the lawless members of the Shichibukai wouldn't dare utter a sound in your presence."
"No, the Shichibukai are, after all, legitimate pirates appointed by the World Government, which is why they cooperate with us on missions." Gion, half modestly and half reminding the other party not to speak carelessly.
The Shichibukai policy is not something these Marines can criticize. Discussing it privately is one thing, but if it gets back to the World Government...
Realizing his slip of the tongue, the officer quickly changed his tune, saying, "However, if Gion Vice Admiral successfully completes this mission, you'll likely be a contender for the next generation of Admiral, right? I've heard that Fleet Admiral Kong is about to be promoted to the Mary Geoise Central Command, and then Sengoku Admiral will also be promoted to Marshal..."
Gion, not wanting to hear his political gossip, changed the subject, saying, "Brigadier General Barreus is quite promising at such a young age. I heard he's very popular among the female officers at headquarters? Ah! Is he trying to flirt with me now?"
As she spoke Gion winked at him... She was already quite adept at social maneuvering, and she had lost all goodwill towards this sycophant, but she showed a different side of herself.
Barrels blushed and chuckled sheepishly, "Oh, no, no! I'm already married. Everyone's just teasing me... Besides, if we're talking about youth, isn't Gion Vice Admiral the youngest candidate for Admiral?"
Gion dismissed the sycophant with a few words, then continued to plot her next "important task."
She wasn't the strongest among the reserve Admiral, nor even the smartest, but for this mission, what was most needed wasn't Yamato or intelligence, but rather... adaptability!
Those who are lazy all day or have a stern face and spout Justice are definitely not up to the task. More importantly, the reason why Gion made this trip was because her close friend, Staff Officer Tsuru, strongly recommended her to the higher-ups.
As Barrels said, if Gion can handle this matter properly, she may soon become the youngest Admiral!
Sig came out of Gage's room...
Although no concrete promises were made, Gage is now wary of Silver Axe and has the impression that "Fish-Man can form alliances."
Later on Axe Island, as events unfolded further, Gage and the Sun Pirates had a basis for joining forces.
As a "bonus," Gage also told Sig a piece of news— the Vice Admiral who came to Axe Island was Gion, codenamed "Momousagi."
Sig now understands that if Silver Axe's Devil Fruit is the Op-Op Fruit, then Gion's logic for coming to Axe Island is more complex than simply whether Silver Axe can still be "rescued".
From this perspective, the situation on Axe Island is now more complex than Sig had imagined.
Firstly, Silver Axe was indeed misled by Error information and left Axe Island for Mobech Island, intending to wipe out the Sun Pirates. However, Fisher Tiger and Jinbe struck at his heart, causing chaos on Axe Island and the escape of many slaves.
In this way, Silver Axe's crimes risked being exposed, so the Navy sent Gion under the pretext of assistance. However, Gion, who actually represented the Navy and the World Government, wanted the controllable Op-Op Fruit more than the uncontrollable Silver Axe!
Of course, this was also because the riots caused by Fisher Tiger and Jinbe gave the World Government an opportunity; otherwise, the World Government would still have chosen to play along.
Silver Axe has now returned to Axe Island. Besides Gage and Gion, there are definitely other forces eyeing the Op-Op Fruit!
Even CP0, which obeys the Celestial Dragons, might act alone.
Meanwhile, Sig was also pondering in his mind—if he remembered correctly, the Op-Op Fruit in the original work was eventually obtained by a traitor in the Navy, who even attempted to extort 5 billion from the World Government. In the end, it was intercepted by the double agent Rosinante, who gave it to Law before his death.
With Vegapunk, the World Government's most brilliant strategist, they must possess the technique to retrieve Devil Fruits. If Silver Axe truly dies here, there's a chance the Navy will recover the Op-Op Fruit... Could it be that the Navy traitor obtained the Op-Op Fruit at this moment?
It's just unknown whether the Sun Pirates were involved in the causal relationships of the original work.
However, now that Sig knows it concerns the Op-Op Fruit, besides making the destruction of the Silver Axe Pirates his primary goal, Sig's second goal is to ensure that the Op-Op Fruit does not fall into the hands of the Navy or any other World Government organization!
Although Sig didn't know what Doflamingo's secret was in the original work, he was certain that he had to stop the Celestial Dragons from doing what they wanted to do.
Unfortunately, even though Sig plays the role of a "Light (Sea) Praying People" every day, the Sea Power within him is not yet strong enough to suppress the Devil Fruit ability. Otherwise, Sig could still hope to obtain the "Op-Op Fruit".
Two days' journey still to Axe Island, Sig secretly disembarked that night, and...
Fish-Man Karate - (Rounded) Three Thousand Welas True Punch!
Three Thousand Welas True Punch!
Three Thousand Welas True Punch!
Sig began causing destruction underwater—having already determined the layout of the ship's interior, Sig used this information to breach the armor of the largest outer watertight compartments!
The ship shook violently several times, waking all the Sailor.
Davo exclaimed angrily, "Damn it! It's Fish-Man... There shouldn't be many attackers. Nari, Bi! Go down into the water and force them to the surface!"
As Zoan Devil Fruit user, Davo has no way of fighting underwater.
The underwater combat personnel jumped into the water one after another, and then... they never resurfaced.
There weren't many enemies, only Sig, but with Voda unable to get into the water and Gage having his own agenda, the entire ship was just a matter of sending as many as they came to die!