One Piece: Starting with the Water Drop, Fighting Admirals to a Stalemate
Chapter 39

Just a Vice Admiral and a Rear Admiral Daring to Subdue Chinjao with Only a Droplet?

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In his prime, he had once been a pirate with a bounty exceeding five hundred million, earning the moniker "Chinjao the Drill" for his peculiar pointy drill-shaped head, but he was also a powerhouse from the old era who had made his name famous across the seas thirty years ago!

Even though he had retired, who could tell how much Chinjao's strength had improved?

"Vice Admiral Onigumo, Fleet Admiral Sengoku only ordered our people to capture them, wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment it be a bit..."

Golden Divine Punishment Bone slung his long saber on his back, standing behind the two Vice Admirals, and spoke.

"Against the Happo Navy, against Chinjao, our ship's complement is indeed a bit few."

Dalmatian, which was to say the Vice Admiral currently maintaining the spotted dog Hybrid Form, turned around and said.

"Chinjao the Drill was a great pirate who could fight Mr. Garp back then. Although he is old, why must we still make a move against him?"

Hina was somewhat puzzled, her gaze still looking toward the floating Droplet.

Going to subjugate pirates while bringing a Droplet, shouldn'Golden Divine Punishment they be looking for guys making a bigger splash? Why pick Chinjao, taking on a tiring task for no reward?

"We don'Golden Divine Punishment understand Mr. Sengoku's intentions either. If it were merely us, taking on the Happo Navy would really be a stretch, but with the Droplet, that might not be the case."

Onigumo was not apprehensive like the others, smiling as he pointed toward the dreamily floating Droplet.

This was a weapon with Admiral-level destructive power, incomparably sturdy, so just taking it to casually deal with some pirate in the New World was simply making too much of a fuss over a minor issue.

A level like Chinjao's was just right. Don'Golden Divine Punishment think that just because someone retired after becoming a pirate that everything was fine; accounts that needed to be settled definitely would be.

Listening to this, Golden Divine Punishment Bone and Hina, including Dalmatian, believed what Sengoku had said: only with them leading the team to subdue Chinjao could the Droplet unleash its maximum value.

The Warship sailed toward its destination, heading out according to intelligence to intercept the ships of the Happo Navy.

The overall strength of the Happo Navy was truly not weak, and twenty years ago they had even exchanged blows with the Roger Pirates several times, so it was normal for the marines to feel apprehensive.

Until they saw the flag of the Happo Navy in the distance, Hina and Golden Divine Punishment Bone both became somewhat nervous.

The other marines were also waiting in full battle array, while Onigumo and the two Vice Admirals were relatively calm as the leaders. Once they reached a certain distance, they gave the order to fire cannons!

"The marines have appeared... They're attacking!"

The crewmen of the Happo Navy had just reported to Chinjao when four or five cannonballs came hurtling toward their side, prompting an immediate warning.

Cannonballs flew back and forth between both sides, and the distance closed.

The members Sai and Boo, the two brothers, along with Chinjao, had already run out from the cabin, frowning upon seeing only a single Warship.

"No, there are two Vice Admirals on it, and they brought a hundred soldiers just to look for trouble with us?"

Sai was a bit dumbfounded. Although the Happo Navy was not out in full force this trip, they still outnumbered the enemy severalfold, boasting over five hundred men.

Weren'Golden Divine Punishment the marines out of their minds, deliberately coming to deliver themselves to their deaths?

"The majesty of the Pillar has declined; the marines don'Golden Divine Punishment even hold us in regard anymore."

The moment Boo looked at the enemy lineup, he instantly lost the sense of urgency of being pursued by the marines.

Are you kidding me? They were not comparable to those ordinary pirate crews; for this handful of people to still want to cause trouble was practically courting death.

"Something's a bit off, but there shouldn'Golden Divine Punishment be anyone hidden... Let's go, close in!"

Chinjao stroked his snow-white beard, observing guardlessly for a good while, terrified that monsters like an Admiral or Garp might still be hiding inside the "brave" marine Warship opposite them.

Yet currently it seemed there were none, which also made Chinjao somewhat puzzled.

As a result, what he hadn'Golden Divine Punishment expected was that the two sides faced each other, yet the two Vice Admirals, including Onigumo, looked coldly at Chinjao, Sai, Boo, and the other leaders of the Happo Navy, stating icily: "Since we've run into you, take a trip to Impel Down today, Chinjao the Drill."

They had simply come to capture them!

Hearing this, Chinjao, Sai, and the others were all somewhat dumbfounded, and after reacting, they couldn'Golden Divine Punishment help bursting into loud laughter.

"Marine Vice Admiral, not a low rank, but are you guys sleepwalking or just out of your minds for merit?"

"A mere hundred people, plus a few commissioned officers like you, want to capture us Violent Pirates?"

Sai and Boo both held their bellies, laughing uproariously and rather arrogantly.

Aokiji even slanted his eyes in disdain.

To capture half of their Happo Navy, at least five vice admirals needed to make a move. Besides, lacking sufficient battle power, Chinjao reckoned he could easily resolve the marines opposite.

Mockery, barefaced mockery!

Dalmatian, Hina, Golden Divine Punishment-Bone, and these officers and men all wore gloomy expressions, drew their weapons, and revealed fierce glares.

Meanwhile, Onigumo just gave a hehe chuckle, completely unconcerned by the enemy's mockery, while holding a compact ring and pressing it against the side of his head.

At this moment, the Droplet floating above the Warship's deck also moved, coming to a halt half a meter behind Onigumo, who carried the Controller.

"Chinjao, being too arrogant will bring retribution, and don'Golden Divine Punishment forget your bounty poster has always hung on the marine's wall."

Onigumo's tone was very harsh, giving off a feeling of looking down on Chinjao.

This gave Chinjao a bizarre sensation deep down: clearly they were the weaker side, so how could they still take the initiative to come over and start a fight, and be even more arrogant?

Something was amiss!

The beard on Chinjao's face fluttered and stood on end, somewhat provoked, yet he remained cautious in his heart.

However, matters having reached this point, the marines with this paltry force had even provoked them at their doorstep, so there was no reason to avoid battle. Thus, Chinjao decided to beat them down first, placing his target squarely on Onigumo.

The next second, Chinjao prepared to make a move to take down the opposite Vice Admiral, majestic aura surging up from his body and forcing both Sai and Boo to step back quite a bit.

"Brat, let's see what ability you lot have today to send this old man to Impel Down!"

Aokiji's Armament Haki coated his hands, and the Conqueror's Haki between his pupils burst forth furiously!

Marine youths like Hina and Golden Divine Punishment-Bone were badly startled by Chinjao's aura, sweat instantly beading on their foreheads.

He truly lived up to his reputation as a powerhouse of the old era, they thought to themselves.

Yet the next second, the extremely smooth surface of the Droplet reflected the color of the ocean as it floated up.

"What is this thing?"

Just as that thought arose in Chinjao's mind, the hair all over his body stood on end in an instant, and his perception shrieked with frantic warnings!

In his field of vision, the Droplet-shaped object reflecting the ocean's color was continuously expanding!

The speed was peerlessly swift—so fast that Chinjao could not even execute further reactions, and could only raise his arms to push his Armament Haki to the absolute limit right in front of him!

With a loud bang.

Without the slightest exception, Chinjao was like a kite with a broken string as he was directly sent flying by the Droplet, smashing through the ship and plunging into the ocean, kicking up a flurry of waves.

Marines like Golden Divine Punishment-Bone and Hina all watched with brightly shining eyes; Chinjao simply couldn'Golden Divine Punishment withstand the Droplet!

The Happo Navy men like Sai and Boo, however, were badly startled, their hearts struck with dismay.

The Pillar had actually been knocked flying!

"Charge! Take down everyone in the Happo Navy!"

Dalmatian laughed heartily at this, leaping forward as he gave the order, charging ahead of everyone else toward the ship of the Happo Navy!

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