Boom! Boom! Boom!
Tina knocked on Esdeath's door.
A night had passed, and that person, whose gender was unknown, actually hadn't come out of Esdeath's room all night!
She absolutely had to!
Creak.
The door opened, and Esdeath looked at Tina in front of her, smiling as she said, "What's wrong, Tina?"
"N-nothing…"
Looking at Esdeath, Tina couldn't utter a word, stammering out a couple of replies.
"Just so you know."
Esdeath raised an eyebrow, hinting at Tina, then turned and pointed at Carina, saying, "This Carina is good. From now on, just let her serve me."
"Hello, Carina!"
"Hello, Tina!"
Tina looked at Carina with some hostility. Fortunately, she was a woman; otherwise, no matter what, even if Esdeath had stopped her, he would have died today!
One of them was thinking about the other, sizing up her appearance, while the other was trembling with fear, hoping not to be exposed.
Each had their own thoughts, only Esdeath was all smiles.
If nothing unexpected happened, her ship should have one more person. This Carina was a thief as famous as Nami.
She also had other talents, after all.
Although she didn't have the same experiences as Nami, Carina had grown up scrambling and fighting in pirate dens since she was young.
Who was stronger, who was weaker? What's more, in the movie, Carina even outsmarted Nami.
"Oh, by the way, Carina, from now on, train with Tina. I don't need trash on my ship."
Carina's strength seemed to be just so-so, not very strong. All she had was intelligence.
But in the Pirate world, not having strength clearly wouldn't do.
It was like Crocodile's 50/50 split; if he had strength and had planned for so many years,
he could have just taken it by force.
Strength was the basis for all progress, there was no doubt about that!
Even Sengoku, known as the 'Strategist', was his own strength weak?
If you had no strength, no one would listen to you, or if you had potential, that was fine, after all, no one in the Marine would offend a promising newcomer.
But pirates were different. If you didn't have a deep background like Luffy, then refer to the one-armed Kid and his crew.
It was well known!
Luffy and his crew were a bunch of second-generation adventurers!
Not a single one of their backgrounds was simple!
"Ah! Yes!"
Carina nodded blankly, but in her heart, she was thinking that she must find an opportunity to escape. She was even being made to participate in training.
Unfortunately, this idea was destined to fail. Esdeath couldn't possibly let her leave.
It was another day of rolling around in Tina's arms.
"Where are you, my dear pirate?"
For nearly a month after that, Esdeath finally made Tina her own, completing the 200 million bounty target!
Esdeath even felt that if it had been any later, she would have gone to the New World!
"Sabaody Archipelago has arrived, Esdeath."
Carina brought Esdeath a drink, waking her up as she lay on the deck.
By now, she had resigned herself to her fate. In a month, she hadn't even run away once before Esdeath appeared behind her.
Even if she was extra careful, she would still be discovered by Esdeath!
It was as if Esdeath was deliberately waiting for her to escape, but how could that be possible!
Esdeath was staring at her, a small fry!
"Good! Inform everyone to prepare for disembarkation and handover!"
Sabaody Archipelago, the most crucial place for entering the New World.
There were only two ways to enter the New World: one was to apply to the World Government in Mary Geoise, and the other was to pass through a cave one hundred thousand meters underwater in the Sabaody Archipelago!
No matter which way, one had to pass through Sabaody!
Therefore, the pirates here were also one of the most rampant areas. Innumerable forces were intertwined, and even the Marine had no way to deal with them.
The jurisdiction of this place was naturally applied for, and if one wanted to increase their prestige, it would certainly be here!
Whether it was the first half or the second half of the Grand Line, one had to rest here.
"Attention!"
"Welcome, Navy Colonel Esdeath!"
Two rows of Marines appeared on the shore, spreading out on both sides. A Marine officer at the head stepped forward and saluted Esdeath.
"Hello, Colonel Monde!"
Esdeath returned the salute but didn't pay too much attention.
The rank of Marineford was one level higher than all branch ranks.
So the authority of a branch Vice Admiral was equivalent to that of a Marineford Rear Admiral.
"Then, for the next two years, Sabaody will be in your hands!"
Colonel Monde looked at Esdeath with some respect. Originally, he had been disdainful, but Esdeath's reputation had recently spread.
A bounty of 200 million in one month, that was not something he could do.
It was said that there were also rumors that Esdeath was about to be promoted to Brigadier General. Although it wasn't confirmed, it was almost certain.
Seeing her today, she was indeed as the legends said: the beauty of a dream lover combined with terrifying strength!
"You've worked hard!"
Immediately after, Colonel Monde boarded the ship and returned to Marineford to report, leaving behind a group of Marines.
Watching Colonel Monde depart, many people showed reluctance. A Brigadier General had died, a Colonel had left, and now a female Colonel had arrived.
Many even felt that the Marine had abandoned them.
"Stand at attention!"
The Marines instinctively stood at military attention.
But Esdeath wasn't facing the male Marines in front of her, but her own soldiers.
After more than a month of continuous battles, their strength had also improved significantly. Although they couldn't be considered elites, they weren't far off.
"Tina, address them!"
"I have something to do outside!"
She didn't even glance at the Marines below, as if they were scum, she simply looked down on this group of Marines.
The Marines stationed in Sabaody were certainly Marine elites, but there would definitely be some who were unconvinced. This was a good way to provoke their defiance.
Just a bunch of female soldiers, could they really be better than this group of men!
As for Esdeath, of course, she was going to visit an old senior, Rayleigh, the Pirate King's right-hand man!
She was 100% confident that Rayleigh wouldn't dare to fight her, and Shakky had probably already received news of her arrival.
They just probably wouldn't expect that her goal upon arrival was them. After all, she was hidden quite well; as a 15-year-old girl, she couldn't possibly know about Rayleigh's affairs.
Area 13.
A small bar appeared.
The sign above the door read: Shakky's Knocking Up Bar.
Several pirates were thrown out by Shakky, held by their collars, and tossed outside the bar.
She looked up, somewhat surprised, at the newcomer.
"Navy Colonel Esdeath?"
Holding a lit cigarette, she hadn't expected Esdeath to come to her Knocking Up Bar.
Had she been exposed?
But with just Esdeath, she could easily handle her without Rayleigh even needing to make a move.
Back in the day, she was a woman who was chased all over the world by Garp. Was Esdeath looking down on her so much?
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