Chapter 254

"Of course, our navy must keep up with this transformation!" Zephyr exclaimed.

Naito raised an eyebrow.

That's true. The situation in the New World is much more complicated than what the Marines faced after the Paramount War in the original work.

"Anyway, let's go back to Marineford."

Zephyr glanced at Naito. "Kid, ready for a promotion?"

Promotion?

Naito paused.

Oh, I think you're referring to a position, not a rank.

In fact, Naito currently serves as a squad leader in the Marine Guerrilla Unit.

When he was promoted to Rear Admiral, the other warship that Zephyr had promised him hadn't even been delivered yet, and now he'd already been promoted to Vice Admiral.

With his current rank, he definitely deserves a promotion.

Wait a minute, they were talking about rebuilding G-14 Base, are they not going to send you there as base commander?

That would seem like overkill.

In any case, the two fleets will now sail side by side.

As the officers chatted on deck, Zephyr suddenly paused, for he saw Ain naturally put his arm around Naito's arm and rest his face on Naito's shoulder.

"Um?"

Zephyr blinked, then nodded repeatedly with satisfaction. "I see. Has Naito finally figured it out?"

Binz, standing nearby, twitched at the corner of his mouth. "It's more than just getting it; it's practically going into heat."

"Professor Zephyr, we've all misjudged him before. Naito is a complete scumbag!"

"Ah?"

Zephyr was taken aback.

So, Binz, filled with righteous indignation, tattled to Zephyr, detailing Naito's theory that he would consider accepting any woman who didn't dislike him expressing her love.

Zephyr's lips twitched slightly.

Aokiji burst into laughter, "These young people nowadays are truly remarkable!"

Zephyr couldn't help but look at Ain, who seemed completely unfazed. "Ain, what are you thinking?"

"There was nothing I could do, Professor Zephyr. Strictly speaking, I was the one who forced Naito,"

Ain smiled sweetly, but her tone remained as calm as ever, "However, I won't let anyone else take Naito away from me."

Zephyr's eye twitched, and he looked at Naito.

Naito shrugged. "I'm the victim."

"Well."

Zephyr looked utterly bewildered by the way young people were these days. He sighed dejectedly, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself, "Fine, just be careful and don't cause any deaths."

Ain's face flushed slightly.

Gion nearby, suddenly seemed to be deep in thought.

Soon, the two fleets stopped at G-1 Base, and the marines disembarked. The surviving marines from G-14 Base would wait here for headquarters to assign them to their posts.

The other warship carried the officers all the way to Red Line Red Port Earth.

Before long, the group had passed through Mary Geoise and returned to the first half of the Grand Line.

After taking a ship from Red Port, they quickly returned to Marineford, the Marine Headquarters.

Naito had just disembarked.

A messenger soldier appeared before him.

"What?"

Naito raised an eyebrow. "You want me to go to Amazon Lily?"

"Yes, Vice Admiral Naito!"

The naval soldier looked at Naito with considerable respect.

Although the title of Naito the Hero initially received considerable criticism among the Marines, with Naito's recent continuous activities, more and more Marines agree that he truly deserves the title of hero.

"Boa Hancock, one of the Shichibukai, Empress refused the government's summons. Fleet Admiral Sengoku requests your permission to bring her back!"

Why me?

Naito asked with great interest.

"Boa Hancock's strength is extraordinary,"

The messenger hurriedly said, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku said that the Admiral cannot be mobilized easily. Mr. Zephyr and Mr. Garp both have other important matters to attend to. You are the most suitable candidate."

"Because you possess Observation Haki, which Future Sight, Boa Hancock's abilities are virtually ineffective against you."

I see.

The Empress's abilities are indeed very troublesome.

But for someone who can see their future self, it's not all that great.

That's very thoughtful, Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

"Understood."

Naito nodded slightly.

It wouldn't be bad to go see that legendary world's most beautiful woman.

Chapter 173 Amazon Lily

Marineford, Crescent Harbor.

A massive naval warship is undergoing final preparations.

This warship is somewhat different from ordinary ships; it has two huge outer wheels on both sides of its hull.

Naito stood on the harbor, calmly watching the marines unload supplies onto the ships.

"Hey! Naito! That's Amazon Lily Amazon Lily, the legendary Amazon Lily!"

Binz, his face flushed and beaming with excitement, exclaimed, "Get excited! We're going to a man's paradise!"

"Mmm!"

Young Sanji also exhaled hot breath from his nostrils and nodded repeatedly with a smug look on his face.

Which man wouldn't be interested?

The legendary Amazon Lily!

Naito's lips twitched slightly. "Your version is a bit too outdated."

"Huh?"

Binz paused for a moment, "What do you mean?"

"What kind of good place could an all-female country be?"

Naito said slowly.

Sanji and Binz exchanged a glance, both seeing only a blank look in each other's eyes.

Naito, that Naito, is saying something incomprehensible again.

However, Naito wasn't just making things up.

Amazon Lily is essentially a pirate nation, relying entirely on the Kuja Pirates for raids.

That alone makes it a heinous crime.

Another interesting thing is that there is no Mother-Child River on Amazon Lily, so the females cannot reproduce asexually.

Therefore, this all-female nation, which is extremely hostile to men, still needs to reproduce through the union of men and women.

Generally, when adult women on Amazon Lily want to reproduce, they travel abroad, become pregnant, and then return to Amazon Lily.

So the question is, does this constitute marriage fraud?

What about the men who helped the women of Amazon Lily get pregnant?

Mutual affection?

Simply lustful?

Was it forced?

An even more crucial issue is that, it is said, all pregnant women in this country only give birth to girls.

But is that really the case?

Naito was somewhat skeptical.

Ultimately, the Kuja are not a special race, and the sex of a child is determined by the male's DNA.

While this may sound like a conspiracy theory, Amazon Lily is probably not some kind of idyllic paradise.

Binz curled his lip in response to Naito's indifference.

What a pretentious jerk!

He no longer believed that Naito was someone who was indifferent to women.

"But,"

Sanji's eyes gleamed with anticipation. "Will I finally get to see that Pirate Empress? Everyone on the high seas says she's the most beautiful woman in the world!"

"Absolutely gorgeous!"

Binz immediately became excited as well, "I've seen her wanted poster! It made my heart jump out of my chest! How could there be such a beautiful person in the world!"

"It's a pity she's a pirate. Even though she's Shichibukai, none of the Shichibukai are good people..."

Well, not bad. She wasn't completely blinded by beauty and still knows her place.

This is already encouraging for Binz.

Not far away, Ain was also discussing the Pirate Empress with her best friend.

"Hehe, Ain,"

Naito graduated as Commodore, and now Naito's a Vice Admiral, while she's still Commodore. Brigadier Commodore Doll, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, nudged Ain with his elbow, "This time you're going to pick up the world's most beautiful woman, aren't you feeling the pressure?"

Ain remained calm, quietly watching Naito chatting with Binz, and casually remarked, "A pirate is a pirate, what pressure could there be?"

"Oh, how confident you are, Ain,"

Doll laughed heartily, "No wonder she's the woman who had the courage to take down that Naito guy in one go!"