Dressrosa, the Toy Kingdom

"Hey, kid, don't get too cocky. Get back here now. If the Marines learn about you, they'll probably arrest you!" Whitebeard said anxiously.

"Don't worry, old man. I know what I'm doing. Once I've eaten and drunk my fill here, I'll head back right away. Haha!" With that, Ye Yu hung up the call.

"You brat, you'd better come back right away..."

Before he could finish, all that remained was the Transponder Snail's beeping busy tone.

Whitebeard shook his head helplessly. Ye Yu was good in every way, except he was far too much of a slacker. All he thought about every day was playing, eating, or sleeping...

Nothing in the world was more important than eating, drinking, playing, and sleeping! Whitebeard could not control him anyway. After all, ten years ago, Ye Yu's Conqueror's Haki had already been evenly matched with his own...

After hanging up, Ye Yu went back to catching up on his beauty sleep and slept until the afternoon mealtime...

When it was time to eat, he woke up naturally!

"It's mealtime again, haha! The food here is pretty good, but without a Television Snail or a game console, it's still a little boring."

When he arrived at the cafeteria, the Marines were still doing drills. They would not eat until six in the evening.

Once the drills ended, the Marines swarmed into the cafeteria. Ye Yu was no longer sleepy this time, so he simply stayed nearby and listened idly to the Marines' everyday chatter.

At first, it was all trivial nonsense—how Marine training was too insane, how annoying Akainu was, how to treat seasickness...

This time, no officer reminded him that he was not wearing a Marine uniform.

Ye Yu found it rather amusing. Since he had no Television Snail or game console, learning about the Marines' daily lives to satisfy his curiosity was not bad at all.

It was not until he heard the name Ace from a Marine officer with the rank of colonel that Ye Yu's eyes lit up, and he moved closer to him.

"That's right. It won't be long before Ace's execution date is announced!"

"When that happens, the Whitebeard Pirates will definitely come out in full force, and what we Marines must do is wipe them out completely!"

"But... if we do that, won't the Marines suffer terrible losses as well?" asked a nearby Marine lieutenant commander.

The senior colonel beside him fell silent for a moment, then looked toward the direction the warship was sailing.

"That's why our mission this time is so important. We must invite Donquixote Doflamingo, the Heavenly Yaksha among the Seven Warlords! Let the powerful Seven Warlords take the lead!"

The lieutenant commander beside him finally understood.

"I heard Donquixote Doflamingo is quite arrogant. When we reach Dressrosa, make sure not to clash with him. At a critical time like this, we should just put up with the Seven Warlords."

Hearing this, Ye Yu finally understood. The ship he was on had been dispatched from Marine Headquarters specifically to invite Donquixote Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords, to discuss how to deal with Whitebeard!

Now that he was here, how could he possibly let the Marines complete their mission so smoothly?

Since the Marines wanted Donquixote Doflamingo to join them, then Ye Yu would make him join his side instead!

Using his search ability, he found that there was still one night left before they reached Dressrosa.

Fine. He would stay aboard this warship for one more night, then head to Dressrosa tomorrow and meet that Heavenly Yaksha, Donquixote Doflamingo!

If Donquixote Doflamingo knew what was good for him and joined the Whitebeard Pirates, all the better. If he refused, Ye Yu would not mind making this Celestial Dragon, Donquixote Doflamingo, vanish from the world!

After eating, with nothing better to do, Ye Yu returned to the dormitory from before.

That evening, a Marine with the rank of major on his shoulder came into the dormitory and berated Ye Yu.

"Where did this recruit come from? This is my dormitory, Major Benge's! You have no discipline at all. Your punishment is a ten-kilometer round-trip run!" the Marine major ordered Ye Yu.

Ye Yu simply glared at the major, who was putting on such an imposing official air.

The major, who had been so arrogant just moments ago, became utterly terrified.

He felt as though he were carrying a mountain on his back, his body stiff and unable to move even an inch!

His eyes rolled white, and his lips trembled nonstop. "Th-this... this is... Conqueror's Haki! Who are you..."

Before he could finish, he toppled to the floor and passed out. He would not wake up for at least two or three days.

Still looking like a lazy slacker, Ye Yu spoke to the major lying on the floor. "Sorry, I'm borrowing your dormitory. The bed is mine, so you can make do on the floor for now!"

"Report! Vice Admiral Bastille, we have arrived at Dressrosa!!"

After a good night's sleep, Ye Yu stretched and climbed out of bed. They had finally reached Dressrosa. So Bastille was the highest-ranking commander on this ship...

As Ye Yu remembered, the vice admiral who followed Fujitora to Dressrosa had long reddish-brown hair, wore a horned mask full of holes, had a towering build, and wielded a long-handled sawblade.

Yet he was all show and no substance. In Dressrosa, Sabo had defeated him with ease.

The entire Marine force lined up across the deck and began calling roll.

"Major Benge! Major Benge!" Vice Admiral Bastille called several times, anger already showing on his face.

"Don't you know this is a critical time? He's still not up? Someone, splash Major Benge awake and bring him here!"

That unlucky guy Ye Yu had forcibly knocked unconscious with his Conqueror's Haki was Major Benge, huh...