Am I, Lin, Just a Punching Bag for You to Toss Around?

"Achoo!"

This was his first day with the Whitebeard Pirates.

He had thought it would be a bright and sunny morning.

Who would have expected that the moment he opened the door—

A row of burly men would be standing outside.

They gave Lin Yan quite a fright.

His sleepy eyes widened considerably in shock!

"What are you all..."

Lin Yan was a little surprised.

With so many people blocking his doorway.

What were they trying to do?

Were they going to force themselves on a man?

Was this some kind of joke?!

Next.

The division commanders explained their purpose.

They merely wanted to test their strength against Lin Yan.

After listening to them.

Lin Yan finally understood the whole situation.

However.

His brows furrowed slightly.

Honestly.

If it were one or two people coming to challenge him.

Lin Yan would not have minded accepting.

But what did it mean for more than ten of them to come together?

Did they take me, Lin, for a punching bag they could toss around however they pleased?

No way!

Lin Yan knew.

He had to refuse them.

Otherwise, if there was a first time, there would definitely be a next time.

Lin Yan put on a stern expression and firmly refused, "Are you kidding me? Does Lin not care about his dignity? Fighting and killing first thing in the morning—what kind of behavior is that? Do you have any moral standards at all? All of you, disperse!"

Hearing Lin Yan speak so seriously.

The many division commanders exchanged glances, and amusement flickered in their eyes.

After yesterday's incident.

They had already figured out Lin Yan's personality.

"Lin, it really is a little unreasonable for so many of us to challenge you! How about we follow the rules you set before?"

"However, we're division commanders, so our treatment should be different!"

"For example, ordinary crew members paid two hundred thousand Beli per match. For division commanders like us, it should start at three hundred thousand Beli!"

"Considering Lin's feelings, as well as how long you'll have to spar with us, each match should come close to five hundred thousand Beli, right?"

"And since there are more than ten matches, it'll take at least seven or eight hours, if not a whole day. Watching us for so long must be quite stifling for you, so let's add some compensation for emotional damages. By that calculation, it should start at one million Beli!"

"How about this? The thirteen of us division commanders will each fight you once [Marco isn't here]. Two million Beli in total. That shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"

The division commanders viciously haggled with Lin Yan.

Lin Yan's eyes widened.

He froze where he stood.

Honestly.

He had not caught what those people were saying.

However.

He had clearly heard the final figure of two million Beli.

In other words.

He only needed to fight each of the division commanders once.

Regardless of victory or defeat.

And he could take away two million Beli?

Good heavens.

You people make money far too easily!

For the current Lin Yan.

Was there anything.

More interesting than money?

Lin Yan, who had just been sternly urging them to leave with a look of utter disdain.

Immediately changed his attitude.

Was this a challenge?

This group was practically a bunch of treasures!

Lin Yan tossed the words "Lin cares about his dignity" straight into the clouds.

In the face of absolute wealth.

How much was dignity worth?

"You really know how to judge people!"

Lin Yan waved a hand. "No matter how many of you come today, I'll take you all on."

The division commanders burst into laughter.

They immediately began preparing for their upcoming contest with Lin Yan!

In their eyes.

This might have been the most ordinary spar imaginable.

But Lin Yan did not see it that way.

You were offering two million Beli by name just to have me train with you.

If I didn't put in some sincerity, wouldn't your money go to waste?

What if you thought it wasn't worth it afterward and came asking for it back?

Naturally, Lin Yan took it seriously.

And the price of taking it seriously was...

Today.

Was destined to be a day of wailing and misery for the division commanders!

To keep them from feeling cheated, Lin Yan stopped holding back.

Devil Fruit abilities, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, the Six Powers, illusions, ninjutsu, the Sharingan, and more.

All kinds of abilities.

Were brought out in full force.

Now things got interesting.

Even Jozu, who was as tough as a solid lump of iron.

Was beaten senseless by Lin Yan's strength!

Even he was battered black and blue.

Not to mention all the other division commanders.

The two million Beli that had been expected to take seven or eight hours to earn.

Was forcibly compressed by serious Lin Yan into less than two hours!

In just two short hours.

The division commanders had already been beaten beyond recognition.

As though they had been drained dry.

Their legs trembled violently.

After Lin Yan finished on his end.

Marco, as the ship's doctor, was dragged into the mess as well.

When he saw everyone from Third Division Commander Jozu to Sixteenth Division Commander Izo enter the infirmary, covered in wounds and looking utterly miserable.

Marco's expression looked like this: (ΩДΩ)!!

"W-what happened? You all..."

Marco wanted to know what had happened.

Before long.

After Jozu explained the entire situation.

Marco immediately burst into laughter. "You all teamed up to challenge Lin, only to get taught a lesson by him instead?"

The division commanders lowered their heads in shame.

Paying money to get beaten up.

That was simply unprecedented!

They were too embarrassed to say another word!

They had shut themselves off.

Every single one of them had been beaten into self-isolation by Lin Yan!

After all the division commanders entered the infirmary.

The matter.

Quickly spread throughout the Moby Dick.

They had thought that what Lin Yan had done some time ago.

Was already outrageous enough.

They had never expected.

Something even more outrageous was still to come.

It was only the second day!

One person challenging more than ten division commanders alone.

Most importantly.

With his own strength alone, he had beaten every division commander into Marco's infirmary.

Wasn't that a little too incredible?!

While the crew members were shocked.

They suddenly realized as well.

This newcomer's strength.

Had already surpassed that of their division commanders.

At the same time.

Whitebeard received the news as well.

Ever since Lin Yan had swept through the Whitebeard Pirates last time, the discipline of the entire Whitebeard Pirates had clearly improved by more than a level.

That was all thanks to Lin Yan.

Now that so many division commanders had consecutively lost to Lin Yan.

It was enough to prove that his strength was extraordinary.

"Gurararara—!"

"So many division commanders lost to Lin? That fellow really knows how to stir up trouble!"

Whitebeard was even more lavish with his praise for Lin Yan.

Of course.

Praise alone was not enough.

A person like this.

If he were not given a suitable position.

It would not just be outsiders who could not stand it.

The division commanders and crew members would not stand for it either!

Moreover.

If word got out.

What would outsiders think of the Whitebeard Pirates?

Thinking of this.

He made a decision.

It was time.

To establish a new division!

Three days later.

Whitebeard convened an internal meeting of the division commanders.

And this meeting.

Lin Yan was among them.

At the meeting,

Whitebeard announced before everyone,

"From this moment on, the Seventeenth Division of our Whitebeard Pirates is established!"

"Captain: Lin Yan!"