October 1491 of the Sea Circle Calendar, Seven Years After the God Valley Incident.
Marine Headquarters.
Knock, knock…
"Come in."
A somewhat deep male voice came from inside the door.
"Admiral Sengoku!"
The white-haired young man who entered the room stood at attention and saluted like an ordinary marine.
The old-fashioned fan on the ceiling creaked as it swayed. His nose twitched slightly as a pleasant scent of ink wafted into his nostrils.
Bazel lowered his head slightly, his eyes inadvertently sweeping over the middle-aged man behind the desk.
Admiral Sengoku, also known as the Resourceful General, was a strong candidate for the next Fleet Admiral.
But these were his external identities. As for internally...
A trace of complexity flashed in Bazel's eyes.
Eighteen years ago, he had crossed over into this unique anime world.
How other transmigrators got here, Bazel didn't know, but he was authentically a 'local'.
Born in the Solway Kingdom of the South Blue, his mother was a distant relative of the future Marine's Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
One could roughly consider her his cousin.
His grandfather was the king of the Solway Kingdom, Bull Dog.
Perhaps out of consideration for his future, his mother in this life took advantage of Sengoku's return to the South Blue to visit relatives and proposed the idea of him joining the Marines.
After some familiar social interactions, he was sent to Sengoku, who had a bright future ahead of him.
Thus began his new life titled 'Justice Marine'.
"Dragon said you asked for me, so I came immediately."
"There are no outsiders here, relax."
Sengoku put down his brush, gently blew on the ink to dry it, admired it for a moment, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Not bad."
After marveling that his calligraphy skills hadn't deteriorated, Sengoku finally looked at the young man standing tall before him.
Bazel is a child from his relative back in his hometown in the South Blue.
After twelve years of interaction, Sengoku naturally knew the character of the person before him.
Because of his own influence, Bazel had received extremely excellent education and training since childhood.
Garp's physical training, Zephyr's teachings on the Rokushiki...
But what satisfied him the most was the other's unyielding character.
At the age of six, he received Garp's devilish special training.
At the age of seven, he was thrown into the jungle for survival, and at the age of eight, he competed in swimming against sharks...
Just thinking about these things made the Admiral's smile grow even warmer.
"Cough, Bazel, you're doing well."
This sudden praise made Bazel inwardly think, 'This is bad.'
The last time Sengoku praised him... seemed to be when he first arrived at Marineford at age six.
The very next day, he faced Garp's first round of devilish training.
Although his current mastery of Rokushiki and awakened the two Haki were undoubtedly linked to Garp's hellish training, if given a choice to do it all over again…
Bazel swore…
He would never have left the South Blue!
"Uncle, what bad idea have you thought up now?"
"Hey! What do you mean 'bad idea'? I am Sengoku, known among the people of the sea as the Resourceful General!"
Sengoku showed no embarrassment at being seen through. Instead, he amiably pulled Bazel down to sit on the sofa.
"Although the God Valley Incident seven years ago greatly boosted our Marine's morale, the fall of Rocks allowed more great pirates to emerge."
"Gol D. Roger, Charlotte Linlin, Shiki the Golden Lion, Edward Newgate..."
Listening to Sengoku list off the newly risen great pirates one by one, Bazel interrupted expressionlessly.
The respect in his tone was gone.
"Uncle, you're not thinking of having me infiltrate the pirate side as a spy, are you?"
Sengoku's smile stiffened for a moment, "It's not that I have no one else to use. I wouldn't feel at ease sending anyone else."
"I knew it couldn't be anything good."
Bazel sighed heavily, slumping back into the couch listlessly.
"Those are all ruthless great pirates who kill without blinking. I'm just a small, insignificant marine."
"Such an important mission, I suggest you send Rear Admiral Dragon. That guy is determined to change this era. I'm just an ordinary Marine muddling through life."
Facing Bazel's resistance, Sengoku offered him rice crackers and strong tea with a smile.
"Dragon has participated multiple times in Garp's operations to pursue pirates. Besides, his personality isn't very suitable for becoming a pirate."
Bazel had already grasped the meaning behind Sengoku's words and immediately replied sarcastically, "You've already made up your mind, what can a mere Marine like me do about it?"
"The Admiral is really impressive~ He has great authority~"
'This tone...'
Sengoku frowned slightly, he felt like he'd heard this kind of annoying, lazy tone somewhere before.
Knock, knock…
Coincidentally, the door was knocked on again.
"Come in."
"Ahem~~"
Borsalino, wearing a hat with the Marine's symbol, walked into the room holding a brown paper bag.
"Admiral-san, Sensei asked me to bring this over."
'That's it! I remember now!'
Sengoku glared at Borsalino with dead fish eyes.
"Borsalino, when did you start corrupting Bazel?"
Having studied at Marine Headquarters for over two years, Borsalino and Bazel naturally had a good relationship.
"Bazel, the Admiral is really impressive~~~ He has great...!!"
"Shut up, you lazy bastard!"
Sengoku's right hand, coated in Armament Haki, grabbed Borsalino who was about to escape by turning into his elemental form.
"I knew it! There's no way Bazel would talk to me in that tone unless you taught him!"
After giving Borsalino a piece of his mind, Sengoku didn't actually make him leave. He picked up the delivered folder and started to flip through it.
After sitting down, the lazy human light quietly elbowed Bazel.
"Bazel, what's going on?"
Bazel glanced at Sengoku, who was reading the intelligence report, and seeing that he showed no intention of stopping them, he immediately explained that he was being sent undercover.
"Become a pirate~~~"
Borsalino smacked his lips in amazement, "That's really strange. Why would a Marine become a pirate?"
"It's merely an attempt."
Sengoku tossed the intelligence file to Bazel, crossed his arms, and his expression turned serious.
"Bazel, Borsalino is my chosen future aide-de-camp. There's no need to hide this matter from him."
"Aside from a few select friends of mine, very few others know your true background information."
"The reason I've been so cautious all these years was precisely for today!"
"I intend for you to infiltrate the recently formed Beasts Pirates."
"According to research by those scientists, the bloodline of Kaido of the Beasts, known as the 'Strongest Creature', contains a portion of Ancient Giant Bloodline."
"Combined with the target's past experiences, he will undoubtedly grow into a formidable future threat to justice!"
As Sengoku's explanation reached his ears, Bazel divided his attention to look at the intelligence in his hand.
It contained information on Kaido, the King of the Beasts, who had been captured by the Marines multiple times but always managed to escape.
Before Bazel could speak, Borsalino frowned and asked, "But Admiral Sengoku, even if Bazel is to go undercover, shouldn't the targets be the Whitebeard Pirates, the Golden Lion Pirates, or the Roger Pirates?"
"They are the most prominent great pirates on the seas right now."
A trace of helplessness flashed in Sengoku's eyes.
He chuckled bitterly a few times before his expression suddenly turned grave.
"Leave the great pirates of the old era to those of us who also belong to the old era to deal with. Bazel, your target is the new generation of pirates!"
'New generation?'
'Wait a minute...'
Borsalino's expression suddenly became peculiar.
"Isn't there another pirate crew..."
"Given Bazel's actual appearance, he might integrate into her crew very smoothly, maybe even father a few..."
"Shut up, Borsalino!"
The corner of Bazel's mouth twitched. How could he not know who this "her" was?
He had no desire for being cuckolded!
"I'd rather jump off Marine Headquarters, swim all the way back to the South Blue from the Grand Line, than ever join the Big Mom Pirates!"
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