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Zoro has always been a man who likes to challenge strong enemies.

But unfortunately, after the great battle of Marineford, the entire Straw Hat Pirates encountered opponents that were rather lackluster.

Compared to Zoro's previous enemies, Wilbu does have considerable strength.

But it's just good.

This pirate who possessed the power of Whitebeard when he was young could ultimately only force Zoro to pull out his upgraded Kitetsu.

And Zoro, who was good at dual swordsmanship, only used two swords to deal with Wilbu.

One blow breaks the defense, one blow causes serious injury.

When Wilbur cried out "Mom, save me" with tears streaming down his face, Zoro lost all desire to fight him.

A blow from the back of the knife made him faint.

To be honest, Zoro's battle was easier than Nami and the others'.

After all, one of their opponents is Bakara, who has a bug in her abilities.

After absorbing the luck of many of his men, Bakara also caused considerable trouble to several of them.

Of course, Bakara was defeated by God Usopp.

Back to Zoro, whether it is Tezoro that Luffy faces, or Wald that Byakuya faces, they are much stronger than Wilbu.

This is also the reason why Luffy saw Zoro's unhappy face after he ended the battle.

"That's it..."

After listening to Usopp's explanation, Luffy tilted his head and thought for a while, then turned to look at Nami:

"I'm hungry Nami, do you have anything to eat?"

"Who cares about you!"

Nami said without turning her head: "I am doing serious work now!"

Nami was seen holding the Weather Rod, summoning countless thunders, and melting together the golden giant that Luffy had just broken up.

Even though the Straw Hat Pirates are not short of money now, as Byakuya said, who would complain about having too much money?

What's more, with so much golden gold, Nami is simply full of motivation.

He even complained a little that Luffy scattered the items too much and it was too troublesome to collect them.

"Luffy, I have some barbecue here for you."

Fortunately, Chopper was kind-hearted and took out the food from the backpack, otherwise Luffy would have thrown a tantrum again.

At this time, the battle between Bai Ye and Wald finally ended.

On the platform that had already been destroyed, Bai Ye and Walder stood facing each other.

"Tianshi Bai Ye, I will remember you."

Wald looked at Bai Ye and said with a little reluctance.

"Being remembered by an old man is not a good thing for me at all."

Bai Ye walked up to Wald and pointed a finger at Wald's chest.

"But thank you anyway, thank you for your devil fruit."

After Bai Ye finished speaking, Walder, who had already exhausted himself, fell to the ground with a bang.

"Almost, just a little bit."

Bai Ye looked at the unconscious Walder and said with lingering fear:

"I was almost going to use my trump card."

Wald is indeed the strongest opponent Bai Ye has encountered since coming to the new world.

But fortunately, Wald is not in his peak form now.

Being frozen in Impel Down for thirty years seemed to have kept Walder's youthful appearance.

But in fact, Walder's body had already been broken.

Otherwise, he would not have coveted the thing in Bai Ye's hand that could restore Whitebeard to his peak state.

But even so, whether in terms of combat experience or absolute strength, Wald is a top existence in the sea.

Fortunately, Bai Ye is an unreasonable guy.

This battle was also a very valuable experience for Bai Ye, and it also gave him more confidence in his future plans.

With the defeat of Wald, the Straw Hat Pirates' battle in the Golden City came to an end.

Next, it was the traditional activity of the Straw Hat Pirates, the banquet.

Since Golden City itself is an entertainment city, everyone had no difficulty in preparation.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, a grand banquet with the Straw Hat Pirates as the protagonists began.

In addition to the slaves of Golden City and some guys who stayed to watch the fun, the Liaoyuan Army also participated in the banquet.

Of course, this is after all the enemies are tied up.

At the banquet, Bai Ye also summarized the information through everyone's stories.

For example, the nobleman Cavendish also appeared here.

The only explanation is that Luffy’s protagonist halo is too dazzling.

Sanji also learned about the strength of the two Charlotte brothers through testing.

Although it is much higher than Bai Ye expected, fortunately it has no impact on future plans.

The only thing Bai Ye didn't expect was the strength of the Celestial Dragon Shield and the accident that happened to Kuzan.

Bai Ye felt extremely guilty when he thought about how his carelessness almost caused the death of his companion.

If that cp0 had used all his strength from the beginning, if Kuzan had not arrived in time.

Bai Ye couldn't imagine such an ending.

Since the Sabaody Archipelago, Bai Ye's plans have never failed, which made him involuntarily develop a sense of superiority.

And now, this sense of superiority almost killed his partner.

...

"You don't look like the deputy captain I know."

Just when Bai Ye was feeling frustrated, a wine glass was handed to him.

"Jinbei... I just..."

"I know what you want to say."

Jinbei interrupted Bai Ye's words:

"You want to say that your plan almost killed a few of us, and you feel very guilty, annoyed, and scared."

"But you don't have to do that."

Jinbei's tone was very relaxed, as if he was talking about a very small matter.

It was this tone of voice that made Bai Ye feel indescribably uncomfortable.

He could have blamed Bai Ye and made more demands with righteous indignation.

But now, this man whose chest was almost crushed came to comfort her.

"You came up with the plan, but it was also agreed upon by everyone. You don't need to blame yourself so much for the plan going wrong."

"You overlooked the most important point."

Jinbei looked at Bai Ye with a smile, as if he was looking at a confused junior.

"Everyone knows that the plan cannot be 100% successful."

"Everyone is willing to carry out your plan not because you are the vice captain of the ship, nor because you are the only one who can come up with a plan."

"Because—"

“Everyone trusts you.”

"Because—"

"Your bond with everyone."

"When executing the plan, there is a possibility of danger or even death."

"We have already considered this and have already realized this!"

Hearing this, Bai Ye suddenly raised his head.

He found that except for Jinbe, the other companions came to his side without knowing when.

"Aww! You don't look Su~per~ at all like this!"

Franky struck his classic pose and shouted at Bai Ye.

"Because of Bai Ye, I was able to meet everyone and travel, so I will participate in all future plans!"

Meli sat on Bai Ye's shoulders skillfully.

"Yohohoho~ I died once decades ago, so I am very familiar with death."

Brooke made wisecracks as usual.

"Although compared to Master Usopp, your plan is still very immature. But with me protecting you, Bai Ye, just go for it!"

Usopp, as always, never forgets to brag.

"I am the ship's doctor. No matter who is injured, I will save them!"

Chopper clenched his fists and made a promise to Bai Ye.

"Haha, Bai Ye now looks more like a teenager, kind of cute."

Robin raised the corners of his mouth and showed an auntie smile on his face.

"Don't think you're superior just because you're the vice captain, you idiot. I don't need you to be responsible for my life."

Sanji lit up the cigarette, took a deep breath and exhaled a cloud of smoke.

"For your next plan, leave the toughest enemy to me."

Zoro said expressionlessly.

"Alright, alright, stop complicating things and just make your plans as you like. After all, compared to Luffy, you are the most reliable person on this ship."

Nami held Luffy's head and said to Bai Ye.

At this time, Luffy raised his head and smiled at Bai Ye:

"So Bai Ye lost his appetite because of this incident."

He stood up, and his demeanor changed:

"Bai Ye, you are the deputy captain I recognize."

"Whatever the case may be, I will go along with your plan."

“No matter what goes wrong with the plan, I, the captain, will be the one who bears all the responsibility.”

...

Looking at the people surrounding him, looking at their sincere eyes.

Bai Ye smiled.

"You guys, stop trying to be cool."

Bai Ye suppressed his tears and raised the wine glass that Jinbei handed to him high.

Everyone smiled at each other and raised their glasses at the same time.

The next second, the sound of wine glasses clinking was heard.

On the other side, after seeing this scene, all the members of the Barto Club shouted excitedly.

It was as if he had witnessed something extraordinary.

"This is the bond of friendship that the Straw Hat Pirates have!!!"

Bartolomeo howled with tears streaming down his face, hugging the people around him.

"Hey, you made my clothes dirty!"

Cavendish looked disgusted and tried to push Barto away.

But Barto was obviously moved and held Cavendish tightly, refusing to let go.

"Wow, you are such a heartless idiot. Aren't you touched by the bond between Senior Bai Ye and everyone else?"

"Who cares about you, an idiot!!!"

Cavendish became more and more frantic: "Get off me now!!! Otherwise I swear I will chop you to death!!!"

Next to these guys, Kuzan was eating the food in front of him slowly and leisurely.

Huoshaoshan then spoke:

"Bai Ye kept the Lucky Fruit of Officer Tesoro and the Momo Fruit of Wald. Is that okay? Compared to these two fruits, the five animal-type fruits collected by the Golden City and Tesoro's Golden Fruit are not very useful."

"Especially Wald's devil fruit. If it were given to the lieutenant general of the Liaoyuan Army, he would have become a strong man comparable to the commander."

Faced with the problem of mountain fire, Kuzan did not react at all and even chilled his drink.

"Now that we know the hidden power of the World Government, do we still need to hand over something so important to the Straw Hat Pirates?"

"They have been targeted by the World Government, Kuzan..."

Just when Huoshaoshan was getting a little anxious, Kuzan finally spoke:

"That's why we should give these fruits to the Straw Hat Pirates."

He looked towards Huoshaoshan: "I hope you understand that the Straw Hat Pirates are the most important allies of the Liaoyuan Army and the Starfire, and they are the people we should do our best to help."

"Of course I know this." Huoshaoshan said with a lack of confidence: "I have no opinion on the Straw Hat Pirates, but facing the World Government and the pirates of the New World, the Liaoyuan Army needs a stronger force."

"Only in this way can the sea be liberated faster."

After hearing this, Kuzan finally put down the wine glass in his hand.

He turned to look at the burning mountain with a serious expression.

"You don't understand at all, General Fire Mountain."

Kuzan's sudden move stunned Huoshaoshan. He didn't understand what was wrong with what he said.

"Why do you think the World Government has repeatedly targeted the Straw Hat Pirates? Why do you think Starfire has been able to live in peace with the World Government until now?"

"Put aside your arrogance as a navy officer. The idea that "only we can save the sea" does not belong to the Liaoyuan Army."

"The Spark exists so that no one will be enslaved in this ocean, not to rule the entire ocean."

"Our goal is to unite all forces that can be united and defeat the imperialists who are so high above us."

"The Straw Hat Pirates not only provide free economic, technical and even political assistance to Starfire, but also use the Rainbow Mist World to build a defense line for Starfire, allowing the Liaoyuan Army to accelerate the training of strong people."

"Now, you actually want to take away the spoils that originally belonged to the Straw Hat Pirates?"

"Get this straight for me, General Fire Mountain."

"It's not the Liaoyuan Army that has been fighting on the front line against the World Government, but the Straw Hat Pirates."

"It wasn't Spark who awakened the sea's free will, but the Straw Hat Pirates."

"Now, not only are they fighting the World Government, they are also declaring war on the Emperor of the New World."

"Who is the one who needs more power?"

Kuzan, who was usually lazy, asked questions to Huoshaoshan in rapid succession.

He was very disappointed, as he thought Huoshaoshan left the navy because he had seen through the world.

Now it seems that he simply felt that the Liaoyuan Army was more in line with his own justice and style of doing things.

The navy's condescending character has long been deeply rooted.

"It seems that the scope of the Political Department's courses needs to change."

Kuzan muttered to himself, no longer paying attention to Huoshaoshan who was lost in thought.

In the past, most people who attended the Political Department courses were soldiers of the Liaoyuan Army.

Apart from Smoker, who was designated by Kuzan, very few general officers attended the class.

Now that I think about it, it is time for these officers who hold power to improve their ideological awareness.

Especially those who have served in the navy.

There may be nothing wrong with their justice, but some ideas still need to be changed.

This sea does not need another navy.

Thinking of this, Kuzan turned his head and looked at Bai Ye not far away.

"Did you think of this when you suggested opening a political department to teach?"

"Tianshi Baiye, who are you?"

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It’s difficult to divide it into chapters, so I’m posting all 4,000 words at once.

This part of the plot may be a bit dragged out, so I might as well just end it.

According to the subsequent preview, the Straw Hat Pirates will split into two groups.

Bai Ye will also lead a team for the first time to challenge one of the Five Emperors.