One Year Later, Promoted to Cadre

Navy Headquarters, Marineford.

The Fleet Admiral's office.

"Are you telling the truth?"

The Fleet Admiral asked, his expression grave as he looked at Tsuru before him.

"Absolutely. Garp fought him, and he truly possesses three Devil Fruit abilities," Tsuru replied, nodding.

The matter of Patri Vic having three Devil Fruits was of great importance. After returning to Navy Headquarters, Tsuru had initially reported it to her immediate superior.

However, her superiors were clearly afraid of being blamed. After all, the story sounded outrageously false. They didn't want to be reprimanded by their own superiors, so they directly arranged for Tsuru to meet the Fleet Admiral herself.

History had never seen anyone consume three Devil Fruits. Every Devil Fruit on the seas possessed power beyond miracles.

So what about three?

Months ago, Garp had fought Patri Vic. Garp had fought with ease, not even using his full strength.

But now, Patri Vic had used the power of three Devil Fruits, and even Garp was no match for him. This was enough to prove the issue.

He was now extremely dangerous.

"One Rocks Pirates crew is already troublesome enough. Now we have a monster like this appearing," the Fleet Admiral sighed, his expression heavy.

An Admiral had been killed by Rocks, and the Navy had lost a large number of soldiers. This had severely weakened them.

The leaders of the World Government had already scolded him countless times.

Currently, the greatest threat to the Navy and the World Government was the Rocks Pirates.

But the greatest potential threat was Patri Vic.

A monster with three Devil Fruits and incredibly powerful strength—the consequences of his future growth were unimaginable.

"He harbors a profound secret," Tsuru said solemnly.

"But he's a pirate under the Rocks Pirates. Even if he harbors a secret, we can do nothing."

Patri Vic was part of the Rocks Pirates. This time, the encirclement and suppression of the Rocks Pirates had failed.

For a long time, the Navy would be unable to act against the Rocks Pirates.

"If we could capture him and research his secrets, our Navy's combat power would become unprecedentedly strong," Tsuru proposed after a moment of silence.

Throughout history, it was common knowledge that a person could only consume one Devil Fruit. But now, a monster capable of consuming three had appeared.

Once the secret behind Patri Vic was researched, it would change the balance of the seas.

For example, if someone with the talent of Sengoku were to consume another Devil Fruit, the strength of Sengoku with the boost of two Devil Fruits would be immeasurable.

"But our Navy is already severely weakened and cannot manage the Rocks Pirates for the time being. After all, he isn't the only problem on the seas."

The Fleet Admiral rested his chin on his hands, his expression grim. A strand of white hair seemed to grow visibly in his hair at a noticeable speed.

"It truly is a terrible era. Why did someone like Patri Vic have to appear?" Tsuru said with a heavy, helpless tone.

"Keep a close watch on Patri Vic on the seas. If there's an opportunity to clash with the Rocks Pirates again, try to capture him alive. If that's not possible, then kill him."

The Fleet Admiral was also very interested in the secret of Patri Vic's body. However, capture him alive if possible; if not, kill him.

After all, the potential threat was simply too great.

After a moment of silence, the Fleet Admiral asked, "What about Garp and Sengoku's injuries?"

Garp and Sengoku were both top talents of the Navy's younger generation and the future hope of the Navy.

The Fleet Admiral naturally cared greatly about their injuries.

"Although they both suffered severe injuries, thankfully the doctors examined them and found their bodies to be normal, with no lasting after-effects," Tsuru replied truthfully.

"That's good." The Fleet Admiral let out a sigh of relief.

Several days later, In a certain sea area of the New World, a ship of the Rocks Pirates sailed the seas.

The Rocks Pirates had once again issued new bounties.

Rocks Jibeck Bounty: 2.1 billion Belly!

Edward Newgate Bounty: 1.3 billion Belly!

Shiki Bounty: 1.3 billion Belly!

Charlotte Linlin Bounty: 1.1 billion Belly!

Following this battle, Patri Vic's bounty reached 300 million Belly.

However, below the bounty, there was a note: "Capture alive if possible."

Even Patri Vic himself was slightly puzzled when he saw the bounty.

What he didn't know was that the Navy had already set their sights on him.

If Patri Vic encountered a Navy he couldn't defeat, he wouldn't be killed, but rather captured by the Navy and end up as a test subject.

Patri Vic's bounty didn't cause much of a stir on the ship, but the annotation below his bounty did catch many people's attention.

There was no doubt that Patri Vic possessed something special, something the Navy was so fixated on.

As for what that was, they had no idea.

A year passed in the blink of an eye. Rocks had been relatively quiet during this time, especially given the severe loss of manpower.

However, the Rocks Pirates had been continuously recruiting.

Patri Vic's performance over the past year also led to Rocks promoting him to a cadre.

Cadres were not allowed to fight amongst themselves, so even if a cadre disliked Patri Vic, there was nothing they could do about it.

In the last six months, Patri Vic had also managed to increase the completion of Hashirama Senju's abilities to over %, unlocking the power of Earth Style.

One day, a piece of news caught the attention of the strong members of the Rocks Pirates.

The headline read: Byrnndi World challenged Navy Headquarters alone and escaped unharmed.

After Rocks, a second person had appeared who managed to make Navy Headquarters look foolish.

"So he's a pirate from the same era as Rocks," Patri Vic muttered, looking at the newspaper in his hand.

Byrnndi World, the future world destroyer, possessed the incredibly potent Moa Moa no Mi.

But in the original story, he only appeared in a movie. What a shame.

"Captain Rocks, a pirate ship has been spotted ahead," a pirate shouted, holding up a telescope.

"Does such a trivial matter need to be pointed out to Captain Rocks?" Golden Lion asked nonchalantly, puffing on his cigar.

"Cap... Captain Shiki, he... he's Byrnndi World!"

As soon as the pirate spoke, the attention of all the strong members of the Rocks Pirates was instantly drawn.

"Byrnndi World? The man who challenged Navy Headquarters and escaped unharmed?" Whitebeard also showed some interest in Byrnndi World.

There were no shortage of great pirates in the New World, but currently, the only ones who dared to disregard the Navy were the Rocks Pirates and Byrnndi World.

However, Rocks didn't just challenge Navy Headquarters; he challenged the World Government.

"Y-yes," the pirate replied, swallowing hard.

"Hahaha... Challenging Navy Headquarters and escaping unharmed, such a man is no simple feat," Golden Lion roared with laughter.

"Hahaha... I was just about to send someone to invite him," Rocks laughed heartily.

He was very interested in Byrnndi World, after all, anyone who could challenge Navy Headquarters and escape safely must possess terrifying strength.

The Rocks Pirates' ship and Byrnndi World's ship were approaching each other.

Byrnndi World's ship only had two people on board: the one steering and himself.

"Rocks? I've heard of you," Byrnndi World said, showing no surprise or shock upon encountering the Rocks Pirates' ship.

His eyes even held a fiery glint.

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