"Mmm, you're going to war after just three days without releasing your cargo ships? Wenlai Zesi really doesn't take me seriously!"
"He probably doesn't realize the situation yet. Once war breaks out, he won't just be fighting against the Totto Land; he'll be fighting against the Totto Land, the Beasts Pirates, and the World Government."
The Azure Emperor Pirates ' announcement quickly reached Totto Land.
BIGMOM sneered after hearing this.
"Mom, although we signed the Dragon Encirclement Plan with the World Government and the Beasts Pirates, and also formed an alliance to deal with the Azure Emperor Pirates, we still can't be careless! That's the Azure Emperor Pirates!"
"Besides, neither the World Government nor the Beasts Pirates have any credibility whatsoever. Let's not even talk about the World Government, and as for the Beasts Pirates, they still hold a grudge against us because of what happened last time!" Perospero said.
Last time, when the two pirate crews joined forces to attack the Marine G-1 Branch...
The Big Mom Pirates retreated first, causing heavy losses to the Beasts Pirates.
Although there were reasons for it, it did indeed cause trouble for the Beasts Pirates.
I'm afraid Kaido of the Beasts still holds a grudge. Kaido the Beasts is an unreasonable person.
"Mama mama, they'll come, don't worry. Kaido still owes me a huge favor. And if they don't come, don't think I'll fight the Azure Emperor alone. At worst, I'll just turn my guns around and cooperate with Azure Emperor."
"Now that the two major forces are in conflict, we hold a pivotal position. I believe the Azure Emperor will not refuse!" BIGMOM said with a smile.
"Hehe, I think the Azure Emperor definitely won't refuse, Pero!"
Behind the Azure Emperor Military Academy on Hachinosu, there is a fighting arena.
These were specifically set up for the trainees' combat training.
"Huh, who's that?"
"Two people are entering the arena at this time. Are they planning to fight now?"
"Probably another group of those overly energetic guys."
The Azure Emperor Military Academy is a place specifically for training official crew members of the Azure Emperor Pirates.
The 30,000 new recruits recruited last time were all trained here.
Those who wish to join the Azure Emperor Pirates can also apply to the Azure Emperor Military Academy.
As long as you pass the assessment of the Azure Emperor Military Academy, you can also join the Azure Emperor Pirates.
The Azure Emperor Academy has more than one hundred classes, one of which is known as the Monster Class.
The group consisted entirely of monstrous trainees, each brimming with energy and frequently heading to the arena for battles.
So when they saw someone going to the battleground during break, they immediately assumed it was one of those energetic little monsters. "Wait, something's not right. Look, one of them is wearing a black and red uniform—that's a military uniform only regular crew members can wear."
In the Azure Emperor Pirates, the Death Army wear black and green uniforms, the regular crew members wear black and red uniforms, and the military academy students wear camouflage uniforms.
One look at the color of the other person's military uniform and I immediately knew this person wasn't a student. "Could it be that a member of a special unit is here for a sparring match today?"
"The other one isn't wearing a uniform, could it be a member of the squad fighting an outsider?" "Wow, no way, that guy is Shanks, the captain of the First Division!"
At that moment, a school student took out his binoculars and looked first at the man in the captain's uniform.
He wore his clothes in a somewhat unruly manner.
The student immediately realized that the other person must be a crew member of at least the rank of preparation officer.
Because the Azure Emperor Pirates are managed under a military system.
Therefore, the requirements for ordinary team members are very strict.
The same applies to military uniforms; everyone wears them very neatly.
However, if you become a cadre, or even Associate Officer,...
You can then freely customize your clothes to your liking.
This qualification is only available to members at the Associate Officer or above.
Only crew members of the rank of Associate Officer or above are allowed to freely modify their military uniforms.
That's why I dare to wear my military uniform so casually.
Upon closer inspection of the uniform's owner, the cadet exclaimed in surprise, "What? Shanks, the captain of the First Division? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"How could I be mistaken? I still can't forget his last sparring match with Mihawk." "So the other one is Mihawk?"
"It should be... no, oh my god, I'm not seeing things, am I? It's the captain?" "Captain? Which captain?"
"You have another captain? Of course, it's our captain, Azure Emperor!" "What? Lord Azure Emperor?"
" Azure Emperor and Lord Shanks went to the arena? Could it be that Azure Emperor and Captain Shanks are sparring?" "No way! We can't miss something like this!"
"Come on, let's go check it out quickly! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" "Hurry, hurry, or there won't be any seats left!"
When the students learned that the people going to the battlefield were Zesi and Shanks, the entire military academy was in an uproar.
Many people couldn't wait to go and watch the game.
"Stop!" Just then, a voice stopped them.
"Professor Bullet!" Everyone looked up and saw that the one who had spoken to stop them was none other than their military academy's vice-principal, their teacher, Bullet. "Do you want to die?"
"..." Upon hearing Bullet's words, everyone looked puzzled.
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"Even though it's just a friendly spar, people can still die if they get too close." "Even here isn't necessarily safe!" Bullet said.
"No way!" Everyone was shocked.
"I wonder what those two are thinking. I hope they can control themselves!" Bullet said, glancing at the two in the arena in the distance, but a hint of fighting spirit flickered in his eyes.
"It seems Bullet and his team have noticed us. Let's begin!" Zesi said with a smile.
As he spoke, Zesi placed his left hand on the hilt of the longsword at his left waist, and the sword slowly drew from its sheath.
The sword was only half-drawn from its sheath when a series of dragon roars emanated from it.
The sword energy, barely drawn a few centimeters from its sheath, immediately transformed into ethereal dragons that danced around it.