One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

Mariford is located at the end of the "Paradise" in the first half of the Grand Line. In the middle stands the Naval Headquarters, which symbolizes the fortress of justice. The elite forces of the Navy gather here, maintaining law and order in the name of absolute justice in the waters of the world. It is also the last checkpoint leading to Marijoel, the headquarters of the World Government.

"What did you say? Tenjo Jin was robbed by pirates?!"

In the office, a navy man was sitting at the table. He was wearing a pair of round-framed glasses, and there was a seagull on his navy cap. Under the cap was a round afro. He was one of the current admirals of the navy, Buddha Sengoku. At this moment, he was no longer calm as usual, and was shouting at Den Den Mushi in a rage, "What the hell are you doing?! How can you fail with Xi Luke in charge? Where is he now?"

"Report to General Zhan Guo! Mr. Xiluk...he asked us to retreat first and left alone to cover our retreat. I'm afraid he has already..."

"Okay, I get it." Zhan Guo calmed down a little and asked, "They are the only ones who can force you to this extent, right?"

"Hahaha! I had already reminded that brat Xiluk not to take the route to Beehive Island, but not only did he not listen, he even threatened to get rid of those pirates as well. Now what!"

A hearty and heroic voice sounded from beside him. Zhan Guo turned his gaze to the marine who was sitting on a small stool with his legs crossed and chewing biscuits. Seeing that he looked nonchalant and nonchalant, he suppressed his anger and said, "Don't interrupt me when I'm talking to someone, Garp!"

"Don't say that. I'm also very interested in Rocks and his gang! If I weren't so busy with official duties, I'd really like to have a fight with them!"

Zhan Guo ignored him and continued to ask the other end of the Den Den Mushi: "Do you have anything else to report?"

"Yes! This time the enemy is led by Newgate from the Rocks Pirates. There are 500 pirates in total. Recently they have a new member joining them. That's the one he defeated, Hiluke. His name is Kaido!"

"Kaido?"

Hearing this name, Zhan Guo was slightly stunned, then nodded, "I didn't expect that he was in the same group with Rocks. No wonder you couldn't beat him. Thank you for your hard work. Come back quickly."

When he turned off the Den Den Mushi, the navy officer named Garp slowly stood up from the bench, took a bite of a cookie and said vaguely: "It's because he ate the little Zizi who made a fuss on the prison ship. Rock Shi really got an incredible fighting force... By the way, do you really believe what they say, Sengoku?"

Zhan Guo was stunned, pushed up his glasses and asked, "Are you referring to the incident where Xiluk covered their retreat?"

"What else? Based on that kid's usual style, he will definitely drag his subordinates to die with him. How could he sacrifice himself for them?"

Garp took a sip of the tea on the table and said seriously, "It must be that his subordinates hated him and abandoned him in the end... But you don't have to make it difficult for them. Xiluk is tough and will kill anyone who crosses him. This has led to many dissenting voices in the army. He deserves this outcome."

"You are really bold, but I envy your outspoken style. I have to report to Marshal Kong later to see how he decides the future policy. Compared to this..."

Zhan Guo glanced at the table and saw two opened packaging bags lying messily on the side. He was immediately furious, his hair stood on end, and he yelled at Garp, "You took advantage of me not paying attention and stole my treasured biscuits and tea! I will teach you a lesson!"

"Hey! Wait! Let's talk it over!"

For a moment, the entire naval headquarters was shaking violently in an extremely exaggerated manner, with continuous sounds of impact, explosions, and screams. The navy responsible for guarding the periphery saw this doomsday-like scene, with shock on their faces, not knowing what terrible things had happened inside.

"I didn't expect you to come back so quickly. Tell me the details, Newgate!"

Inside the skull of Beehive Island, Locks sat in his exclusive chair, looking down at the four people below. Newgate glanced at the other three and reported everything from the ambush in Sandredge Strait to the return trip with the sky gold.

After listening to this, Rocks was stunned for a while, then he couldn't help laughing wildly, pointing at Kaido and said: "I was right about you! The first mission was beyond my expectations! I've decided! From now on, you are a trainee crew member on my ship!"

Everyone present was surprised when these words came out. Kaido was even more stunned. His chin almost touched the floor. He asked in confusion: "Why do you suddenly ask me to be a handyman? I won't do it!"

"Don't misunderstand me."

Newgate shook his head and explained, "With your strong strength, you are only a trainee crew member. Then we, the officers, are even more feared. The enemies will not easily provoke us. Is that what you mean, Rocks?"

"Ah~ It really is worthy of being Newgate!" Stussy echoed in a sweet voice.

Rocks nodded and said, "That's right. Trainee crew member is just a title. What we need to do now is to make the world fear us."

"In that case..."

Lingling stepped forward first and said with a smile, "Just throw Kaido to me. I quite like this little guy~"

Rocks hesitated slightly and said: "Well, you still have several little ghosts to take care of over there... But one more doesn't matter, I'll leave him to you! Is there any objection?" The last sentence was asked to Kaido.

Kaido snorted, and seemed quite helpless. Thinking of this woman's previous close attitude towards him, he still didn't understand what she was thinking. Then he thought that compared with Newgate's rigid style, Lingling seemed to be more open, so he said: "Humph, if you can't satisfy me, I won't let you go!"

"Hey, I promise you won't be disappointed."

Rocks turned his gaze to the mountain of treasure behind them, and raised an exaggerated arc at the corner of his mouth, "Next, we should discuss how to divide the spoils..."

At dusk, the setting sun dyed the sky red, and the soft light poured down, covering the town with a layer of golden afterglow.

"Tsk, this is so frustrating! I put in a lot of effort, but I only got this little! I'm going to settle the score with Rocks later!"

On the north street, Lingling was holding a small bag gloomily and asked Kaido, who was standing beside her with empty hands, "Why didn't you take even a gold coin?"

"I'm not interested in money."

"Ah? You are really strange. What can you do without money?"

"We are pirates. Isn't it more convenient to get what we want by plundering?"

After hearing his thoughtless answer, Lingling looked at him in surprise for a long time, then grinned and said, "Yeah, yeah! You're right! Pirates have to rely on robbing!"

As they were walking, three figures flashed out from the alley and blocked the way. Kaido saw that they were Capona, Pete and Green who had captured him before, and asked curiously: "What are you doing here?"

The three of them looked at each other, clasped their hands, half-knelt on the ground, excited expressions on their faces, and shouted in unison: "Congratulations on your great victory, Boss Kaido! Can you accept the three of us as your subordinates?"

"what?!"

Kaido's eyes widened, and he was speechless for a long while. Lingling patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be so popular!"

Capona respectfully handed over a wine jug and said, "This is your favorite wine! Please accept it!"

Kaido took the wine flask from him and opened the cap. A burst of wine aroma wafted into his nose, which immediately aroused his drinking itch. He took a big gulp of it, shouting: "Oh, ha ha ha! Good wine!"

"Once our new store is finished, you can come and have a drink anytime, free of charge!"

Kaido wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "For the sake of this wine, I will agree to your request! From now on, I will protect you!"

"You have to ask me for permission before doing this. After all, you are still a trainee crew member in name. Anyway, these three people are the lowest in the pirate group and are not managed by any officer..."

Lingling walked up to the three of them, squatted down, and said almost close to their faces, "So I agree that you can be my subordinates, but don't be too happy too soon. You have to pay me a lot of snacks every month, otherwise..."

She grinned and revealed a smile with a hint of weirdness in it, which frightened the Capona trio so much that they took several steps back involuntarily and nodded rapidly, "Thank you very much! Lady Lingling! We will do our best to fulfill any request you make!"

"Back off first. I'll find you when I need you."

"Yes! Boss Kaido!"

Watching the three of them leave, Kaido played with the wine jug that he had drunk to the last drop, and exclaimed: "These three guys are really interesting!"

"Well, well! I'll show you something more interesting later... Here we are!"

They stopped in front of a building. The roof was covered with a thick layer of cream, and the air was filled with a fragrant milky aroma that made people salivate. On the surface of the house was a friendly woman's face, staring intently at the two people at the door.

"Open the door! Colleen Lola! This time I brought back a new partner!"

"Yes! Mom!"

A light and soft voice came from the surface of the house, and the door automatically and slowly opened to the inside. As soon as Kaido stepped into the house, he saw a lively scene he had never seen before.

"Hey! That's mine! Daifuku!"

In the spacious living room, two children were chasing each other. The one in front was holding a piece of baked cake. He took a small bite and turned back to make a face, which only made the one behind him with a fan-shaped hairstyle angry. He ran faster. A child of the same age as them, with fangs in his mouth, sat on the table with his legs apart, holding a plate and stuffing the donuts on it into his mouth with big mouthfuls. He showed an expression of extreme enjoyment on his face and praised, "Delicious!"

"You two, stop it." A boy wearing a top hat jumped between the two children to stop them, with a long tongue sticking out. He looked a little older than them. Four girls of different heights sat in the corner quietly drinking milk, each with a long neck. There were three cradles neatly placed against the wall. Several babies seemed to be awakened by the noise outside and kept crying. A fat girl stood by the cradles and comforted them one by one, trying to help them fall asleep.

"So many little ghosts...what's going on?"

Kaido was stunned when he suddenly saw these children with different looks, with an expression of disbelief frozen on his face. When the children noticed Lingling at the door, they were all overjoyed, stopped what they were doing, and gathered around Lingling to greet her.

"Mom, you're back!"

"Did this mission go smoothly?"

"Did you bring us anything to eat?"

Seeing the children's expectant eyes, Lingling shook the bag in her hand, her eyes narrowed into slits, and smiled: "I made a lot of money this time, I will buy you some delicious food later~"

"Wow! Thanks, Mom!"

"Mom, you're the best!"

Cheers suddenly rang out in the room. Lingling turned around, put the bag on the floor, and introduced Kaido, who was still stunned: "Well, well, well! You are officially welcome to join the Charlotte family. They are all my own flesh and blood. Let's get along well from now on!"