Chapter 112

[5 months later]

I'm eating with my crew inside the main ship, while the rest is eating outside. Robert goes grocery shopping once a week. It's too bad that time doesn't stop inside his Shadow Storage. Or else we could just get 2 years' worth of food and not worry about it anymore.

"Pururururu, puururururu."

'Aokiji?'

I stood up and went to a private room and answered my Den Den Mushi.

"It seems like Sengoku was serieus." said Aokiji

"So he managed to get the people to believe in the marines again. What did he do?"

"Sigh, giving all of us a headache. Any pirate that was on Sabaody or arrived there got either killed or captured. We took down over 100 pirate crews in the Grand Line. Some of which had Captains with a bounty of 300.000.000+."

"I see, is there anything else?"

"Enies Lobby and Impel Down are already completely rebuilt, and this time the security has increased a lot. 5 minutes is all you've got at Impel Down before every marine is after you."

"Well, at least I got what I wanted already."

"And there is one more thing."

"Hm? What is it?"

"You pissed him off so much that he doesn't want to have any pirate affiliated with the marines, so the Warlord system has been abolished. Gecko Moria and his crew have been captured, Jinbe, Bartholomew Kuma, and Dracule Mihawk have disappeared. After the World Military Draft has finished, we will go after Boa Hancock and Donquixote Doflamingo."

"Does anyone know that this happened because of me?"

"Except for a couple of Vice-Admirals and a couple of people close to the higher-ups, no one under the rank of Admiral knows."

'This is better than I could have imagined.'

"How long before the draft is finished?"

"We're estimating it to be a year at least. Recruiting people is simple, but we still have to train them to marine standards."

"Are there any people keeping an eye on Boa and Doflamingo?"

"Yes, but the spies aren't allowed to get close to Amazon Lily. But there are a lot of spies in Dresrossa."

"Alright, thank you for your report. You're doing great work. Make sure to keep me updated on what happens around Amazon Lily. Oh and it seems like Keiko has taken a great liking to baking. She wants to start her own bakery. While the other two brats seem to like fighting, I heard that they are looking up to me."

"That's good to hear. Thank you."

He hang up.

'Good to hear that his nephews look up to me, instead of him? Well, whatever, I won't waste my time trying to understand weird people.'

I called someone else.

"Yo, Neptune."

"Ken? What do you need?"

"Can't I just call you because I want to know how you're doing?"

"Nope. That isn't something the Ken I know would do."

"Sigh. I want to know where Jinbe is. I'm sure that you know where he is."

"It seems like both of you were thinking the same thing."

"I'm here, Ken." said Jinbe

I smiled.

"I heard about the Warlord system being abolished. Which means that you're in a bad situation."

"To think you would try to take advantage of me while I'm at my low point."

"Hahahaha, you're talking like a girl."

"Let's stop the jokes. You said that I'm always welcome, was that true?"

"Yup, you're always welcome, but why do you want to join me instead of joining Whitebeard? I'm sure he'll welcome you with open arms."

"He has done so much for the people of Fish-Man Island and me that I can't ask him for any more help. And from what I've heard from Neptune, you aren't as bad as they make you out to be."

"I see, it's true that you will be looked down upon if you asked him for even more help. And don't worry, Whitebeard and I are quite similar in the way we treat our crew. I might be a little sterner, but sometimes that is needed. So are you 100% certain that you want to join me?"

"Yes."

'He sounded decisive. This is good. Since Whitebeard is still alive, he doesn't need to look for a Yonko to protect Fish-Man Island. But he won't survive on his own, so he came looking for me. He is joining much earlier than expected, which is amazing.'

"Jinbe, go to Risky Red Island and wait there for one of my crewmates to pick you up. You better make sure that no one follows you."

"Don't worry, it's easy for me to get past the marines."

"Good, welcome aboard Jinbe."

"Thank you, Captain."

I hung up and walked back to the kitchen.

"Laffitte, a new crewmate will be coming to the island below. You'll know who it is when you see him. So keep your eyes open and bring him here."

"Yes, Captain."

"Sabo, you will look after all these guys for a while. Make sure that they train and don't have any unnecessary fight."

"Yeah, I'll take care of it, but are you going somewhere?"

"I'm going to make a potential ally."

"Really? who?" asked Ace

"A beauty."

"So you're just going to fool around with some women." said Deuce

I smiled.

"When you see her, it'll make sense. I'll be going right away."

I disappeared from the kitchen and appeared in my room. I grabbed a couple of things, and a couple of minutes later, I was already on my way to Amazon Lily.

'Boa Hancock will be the last of the Seven Warlords that I have a chance of recruiting. Kuma will go back to Dragon. Mihawk is a solo guy, but he did join the marines, so maybe I have a chance. I should write that one down. And Doflamingo isn't someone you would want as your subordinate unless you're called Kaido.'

I'm using geppo to stay inside the clouds so that I won't be spotted by anyone. If I keep this speed, I could arrive there in half a day.

[14 hours later]

It's the middle of the night, and I just arrived on Amazon Lily. I can sense that there is a lot of distress on the island. I looked at a giant palace. I need to do it quietly. I can't have the marines find out that I'm here. I disappeared and started running through the shadows. I was hugging the right wall and making my way over towards the palace. Even though it's late, there are still a lot of guards outside. But I managed to slip past them without any problems.

I entered the palace and sensed 4 people in a big room, which I presume is the throne room. I ran through the palace, and when I was almost there, I saw two guards guarding the throne room. But since there was no door, I just used my speed and arrived right in front of Boa Hancock, who is sitting on the throne.

"Hello Boa Hancock, it's nice to meet you."

Besides Boa, there were also her two sisters and the old lady. All of them couldn't believe their eyes. But before I could say anything, I saw a foot in front of my face.

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[Lick my shoes, you peasant!]

Anime Quotes:

"You can do whatever you want to hide your feelings… You still have a heart."

- Gon Freecss (Hunter x Hunter)

"Have a banana."

- Saitama (One Punch Man)

"It's not like we are related by blood or anything."

- Rui Tachibana (Domestic Girlfriend)

"You're like a daughter to me."

- Naofumi Iwatani (The Rising of the Shield Hero)