Chapter 108 provides a comparison, and the players also become...
This year marks the first year of the Seven Warlords system, and for the first time, Marineford, representing the highest authority and combat power of the Navy, has opened the gates of its steel fortress, allowing these "highly wanted" criminals to swagger in, waving their flags and sailing their ships with their subordinates.
To prepare for the arrival of these seven formidable and diverse individuals, the Fleet Admiral transferred a significant number of high-caliber combatants from across the seas to Marineford in order to counter any potential attacks from the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
In addition to the Navy responsible for notifying them of the first mandatory mobilization order and picking them up, each Shichibukai is accompanied by at least one Vice Admiral and a number of Rear Admirals and Commodores responsible for "security".
Violet and her group arrived neither too early nor too late. It is said that Moria, Crocodile, and Mihawk, all members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, had already arrived.
With the addition of Violet and Jinbe who have just arrived, there are now a total of five Shichibukai living in Marineford. Just thinking about it gives Strawberry a headache for Ms. Tsuru and Mr. Sengoku.
Thinking back to the encounters of Momonga, who was in charge of the Empress, and Onigumo, who was in charge of Moria, Strawberry couldn't help but feel fortunate that although he had to take charge of two Shichibukai at once, both Shippin and Violet were relatively easy to understand and get along with.
When Strawberry first saw the youngest Shichibukai, who had defeated the combined forces of Doflamingo and Jack, standing in the kitchen cooking and waving to him in a very unpretentious manner, inviting him to have dinner together, he was so startled that he almost slipped and fell.
Strawberry, with a stern face, rejected Vale with "This does not comply with naval regulations," and could only secretly regretfully eat the kitchen food on the warship while smelling the rich aroma of the meat broth.
However, after that dinner invitation, Storoberry and Violet's group became much closer.
Strawberry also discovered that even among the eccentric Seven Warlords of the Sea, Violet was definitely an anomaly—she didn't have her own pirate flag, and there was almost no mention of any subordinate forces. Despite her great strength, she was approachable and exuded a peaceful and stable farming aura.
...That makes him somewhat similar to Hawkeye Mihawk, except Mihawk is a bit more of a loner.
However, even Mihawk had the experience of chasing and slashing at swordsmen in the Navy in order to practice his swordsmanship, while Violet was truly innocent and never laid a hand on the Navy.
With Jinbe, known as the Knight of the Sea, added to the mix, Strawberry's trip was practically as relaxing as a vacation.
In return, when Violet and Jinbe docked their ships at a port specially designated by the navy, Storoberry gave a few instructions to his subordinates, assigning Jinbe and Violet the two best lodgings.
Despite being closely watched by rows of uniformed sailors, Violet calmly disembarked and gazed at the steel fortress in the distance.
The word "Navy" is painted on the fortress in large characters. The outline of the cannon muzzle can be vaguely seen in the narrow observation holes and firing ports at the top. Sitting on the gray-white fortress is a tall and majestic four-cornered pyramidal roof building with flying eaves.
The sheer size and imposing weight of the building itself is awe-inspiring, and the perfectly symmetrical design along the central axis further amplifies the majestic yet orderly atmosphere of Marineford from just one side.
It's a real shame that this game doesn't have a photo system, otherwise Violet would definitely take some great photos with this magnificent building.
"It's really cool," Violet remarked, noting that it was a completely different architectural style from R'lyeh.
Luo looked up at Marineford with mixed feelings. On the one hand, he had no goodwill toward the Navy, which supported the World Government and the rule of the nobility. On the other hand, he also understood that this was another hometown of Mr. Corazon, the place that shaped Mr. Corazon's soul.
If the Navy is truly a dark place, then Mr. Corazon, who was adopted and raised by the Navy, would not have ended up with the kind of kind-hearted, easy-going personality that makes him easy to bully. But if the Navy is truly acting in a righteous manner as they claim, then why would they protect those bloated, fat world nobles?
Well, anyway, both he and Mr. Corazon are now the island lord's men, so whether the navy is friend or foe should be left to the island lord to decide.
"Ville, I'm ready, let's go."
Unlike Violet, who only brought Law and Sabo, Jinbe, who brought a large pirate crew, naturally couldn't bring the entire crew into Marineford.
In fact, according to the rules, each Shichibukai is only allowed to bring three people to accompany them into Marineford.
Rosinante, who lives in Abigail's Flower Village, is not considered human, so Violet gave up one of her spots to Jinbe. And since Violet and Jinbe didn't make any unreasonable demands, Strawberry turned a blind eye.
“Alright.” Amidst the curious yet wary gazes of the navy, Violet walked confidently to the front of the Stromberg. “So, which vice admiral is in charge of our security?”
"When does the meeting start? What local specialties from Marineford are worth bringing back?"
"Could I visit the other Shichibukai's places? I get along pretty well with Hancock and Mihawk..."
Stolberg was getting a headache from all the noise from Violet.
But if we ignore her identity and consider that she is not even fifteen years old at the time, it is quite normal for her to have such curiosity.
Just as Storoberry was about to tell Violet where they could and couldn't go, a commotion arose from behind.
Strawberry frowned and looked back warily, as did Violet and Jinbe.
A giant flamingo-shaped ship was slowly approaching the shore, while the figure wearing pink feathers leaped from the ship onto the land first.
Strawberry noticed that Doberman, who was in charge of escorting Doflamingo, had a headache and a toothache on his face, and then jumped to the shore to follow Doflamingo.
“Fufufu…”
Doflamingo chuckled twice, twitched his fingers, and a semi-transparent thread connected to two Marines not far away. They suddenly found their bodies moving uncontrollably.
One of them drew his sword from his waist, while the other simply pulled out his gun.
Noticing the commotion, Doberman frowned: "What are you doing?!"
"No, I don't know, my body suddenly went out of control... Help!"
The navy officer, his face pale, watched in horror as he thrust his sword into his colleague's heart.
With a clang, a pebble that seemed to have flown from nowhere struck the tip of his sword, narrowly avoiding another sailor who grazed his sleeve.
Everyone looked up in the direction from which the pebble had come.
A bead of cold sweat trickled down Stromberg's forehead. The movements were too fast; he hadn't even noticed when Violet pulled out the pebble and when she threw it, hitting the navy officer's weapon with pinpoint accuracy.
Vera weighed another pebble in her hand, stood by the second-floor railing and looked down at Doflamingo: "Long time no see?"
"Fufufu... Long time no see, Violet."
Doflamingo responded to Violet's greeting without revealing his emotions, then opened his hand, and more parasitic threads sprouted from his palm, piercing into the bodies of every naval soldier in the port.
They all showed expressions of terror and uncontrollably raised their weapons, pointing them at Vera.
Violet's face darkened as she stared intently at Doflamingo behind the Navy.
"Fufufu... It seems that you, Violet, don't have a very good reputation among the Navy. You're really hated."
"Enough, Doflamingo! This is Marine Headquarters, not a place where you can act recklessly!" Doberman roared, then quickly added, looking at Violet who was raising a strange weapon, "Vilet, this isn't a place for you to cause trouble either."
Storoberry stepped forward as well, trying to block the group of innocent naval soldiers, and advised, "Vill, you need to calm down. If you take action against them, the Navy will reassess your threat level."
Sabo used his Flame Staff to stop the Storobelli from approaching, and glanced back at Violet with a gentle smile: "Don't worry, the islanders are very careful and won't hurt them."
"Don't you think Doflamingo is being a bit too arrogant?"
"That's not good. A loser is a loser. It's better to recognize your own position."
Jinbe and the fishmen of the Sun Pirates stood by the railing watching Violet's actions without saying a word, but at this time, remaining silent was a form of support.
Stromberg now understood the headache his colleagues were having. He reached for the weapon at his waist, determined to stop them no matter what, and not let them fight in public.
A bitter taste rose in Storobelli's mouth. He wanted to force a bitter laugh but found he couldn't move the muscle at all.
The question is, can he really stop her? No matter how young Violet is or how approachable she appears, it cannot overshadow her remarkable achievements.
"Fufufu...you really love to meddle in other people's business."
With both old and new grudges combined, Doflamingo didn't hesitate at all before launching his attack.
"Enough!"
A slightly tired female voice suddenly interrupted their actions. Strawberry saw Staff Officer Tsuru and Momousagi rushing over and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
It's resolved.
"Put your hands down, Doflamingo. This is not a place for you to act recklessly."
The moment this slender female Marine with silver-gray hair appeared, Doflamingo's arrogant demeanor was immediately suppressed.
Vera looked at the two with great interest: "Who are they?"
"Chief of Staff Tsuru." Jinbe held this Marine Chief of Staff, who lived in the same era as Garp and Whitebeard, in high regard. "She is a Wash-Wash Fruit user, and the person next to her is her adopted sister, Vice Admiral Momousagi."
Watching Doflamingo reluctantly remove the parasite threads from the group of marines under Ms. Tsuru's orders, Violet, knowing that there was no way she could fight today, also put her ice staff back into her backpack in boredom.
"Let's go." Violet called to Storobelli, "The meeting is going to start after everyone arrives, right? We'll be staying in the dorms you assigned us during this time? How many people are in each room again?"
Violet prayed that it wouldn't be a six-person bunk bed like in college.
As it turns out, the navy, as the largest violent organization in the game's setting, is actually quite wealthy.
Each of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was assigned a detached villa with a yard, the same standard as a Vice Admiral. When Violet and the others arrived, a tall figure was standing by the door, having waited for who knows how long.
Wearing a vice admiral's uniform and a justice coat, Kuzan, with his hands in his pockets and a dark green plaid eye mask covering his eyes, was asleep with his head tilted back and his mouth open.
Violet stared at the suspicious, clear liquid at the corner of his mouth, while Storoberry raised his hand to cover his face, reluctant to admit that this was one of their navy members.
Violet stroked her chin: "So this is the Navy responsible for 'protecting' me?"
Storoberry: "...Hmm."
After he finished speaking, he saw Violet raise an eyebrow and reveal a malicious smile. She gestured for him to be quiet, then quietly took a detour and tiptoed behind Kuzan.
Violet grinned wildly and kicked Kuzan's buttocks with her high leg.
"Allah……"
Despite still wearing his blindfold, Kuzan managed to grab Violet's ankle with incredible precision.
He reached out his other hand, hooked the blindfold upwards, and looked at Vie, who was almost in a split, and remarked, "Not bad flexibility?"
call--
A scorching fire dragon rushed straight towards Kuzan's face, forcing Kuzan to release Violet's ankle and dodge backward.
He turned his head to look at the guy who had launched the attack, and Sabo gave him a forced, insincere smile.
"Don't touch a lady's ankle like that, you impolite lieutenant general."
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Author's Note: Storoberry: Business trip, awesome! [Rabbit head with upright ears]
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