The strange beasts on Haki Island didn’t even bother with this nobody, letting her do whatever she pleased on the island.
Seeing the young girl tangling with the boars on the outskirts, they still hadn’t realized the severity of the problem.
[That guy Garp’s student?
As long as we don’t kill her, let her train on the island!]
However, early the next morning, Domino clutched her lower abdomen, still tirelessly practicing Haki without forgetting her original goal.
As she tottered in pursuit from behind, the strong boars up front suddenly transformed into “wiggling worms,” dragging and crawling along the ground.
The entire island was thrown into total chaos.
Rare and ferocious beasts howled desperately through tears; the mysterious, inexplicable pain made their lives a living hell.
Three consecutive days of torment left the beasts on the island completely drained of strength, and the sudden “cramps” became a lingering shadow over them.
The four creatures on the island who possessed Observation Haki finally understood the general cause after seeing Domino cough up blood from being rammed by a rhino.
One of the fierce beasts actually spoke human words: “That little bastard Garp is an absolute scumbag of humanity.”
Another Gorilla King was forced to speak up: “As expected of the guy wearing a dog-head hat; he has truly reached the supreme realm of oneness between man and dog.”
A giant lion clutched its belly, curling into a ball: “I don’t care how despicable Garp is, I just want to avoid this sudden pain.”
A beast resembling a bear said, “Teach that little girl how to use Haki so she can seal her ability, or kill her!”
As the Big Four of Haki Island, they helplessly chose to teach Domino how to use Haki.
Three months later—
Vice Admiral Garp returned to the island full of pride and satisfaction, seeing the pretty girl standing by the shore with four monsters behind her.
Through their unique Haki, Garp could guess what the four monsters were saying.
[When it comes to being inhuman, you’re a total dog!]
[Take this ancestor away immediately, I’ve had enough!]
[I’m severing ties with the Marines!
No human is allowed to set foot here!]
[This girl is so slow-witted, she’s completely hopeless!]
“Bwahahaha, sorry for troubling you!
I’ll take her away right now!” After saying that, he beckoned Domino onto the ship.
After getting on board, Domino didn’t forget to turn around.
Facing her four teachers, she knelt on the deck and kowtowed in gratitude.
“I will never forget the great kindness of my four teachers as long as I live!” As she spoke, tears rolled down her face uncontrollably.
Her touching performance made the lion, gorilla, bear, and tiger on the shore wipe away tears continuously.
But Domino’s next sentence was, “Please take care, my four teachers!
Once I have time, I’ll definitely come back to visit you!”
Her earth-shattering promise of a return visit made the four monsters on the shore shudder in fear.
“Now that you’ve finished learning, there’s no need to return!”
“Meeting was fate, but forgetting each other is affection too!”
“Travel far with honor, and never look back!”
“Ascend above mortal suffering and reach the pinnacle of the world!”
Hearing her four teachers’ parting words, Domino wept with emotion.
But this made Garp behind her feel a sudden chill run down his spine, looking at the girl’s back with a fearful expression.
“Domino, did you learn Conqueror’s Haki?”
“This student is dull-witted and hasn’t learned it.”
“Then did you learn Observation Haki?”
“I didn’t learn that either.
My four teachers said my talent is still lacking and that I won’t be able to learn it in my entire life.”
Garp vaguely felt something was wrong, but refused to give up and pressed on, “Then what have you learned in these three months?”
He actually wanted to ask, ‘Did you learn to control your pain ability?’ But fearing he might hurt her self-esteem and not wanting to seem too pragmatic, he could only ask tactfully.
Domino stopped crying and said in a grateful tone, “After reading your manuscript, I gained deep insights and fully grasped the concept.
By integrating Haki with my Devil Fruit ability, I achieved a penetration effect.
Now, even Armament Haki cannot block it…”
Garp could no longer hear her subsequent long speech filled with references.
At this moment, his mind was overwhelmed by a buzzing noise!
[That manuscript was just telling you to take things easy and go with the flow…]
In the blink of an eye, they returned to Marineford.
After another half a month, they welcomed an epically upgraded version of “cramps.”
Sengoku, transformed into a “lonely warrior,” collapsed on the ground and cursed, “Garp…
that bastard…
what on earth did he teach her?”
Meanwhile, Staff Officer Tsuru, leaning on a sword with one hand and supporting herself against the wall with the other, gasped, “Sengoku…
I take back what I said earlier…
If worse comes to worse…
let’s just send her away!”
“Why…
can’t even Armament Haki defend against it?”
At this time, Borsalino “wiggled” into the office: “Fleet Admiral Sengoku…
I apply to go out to sea on overtime duty…
to execute capture missions, or…
head to Holy Land Mary Geoise…”
At the door, Aokiji poked his head in with a pale face: “Fleet Admiral Sengoku…
I’m here to report…
Vice Admiral Garp…
went back to the East Blue to visit relatives…” Before he could finish speaking, his consciousness faded away.
Three days later—
The Marines at Headquarters looked at Domino with innate awe, fearing this female Captain from the bottom of their bones.
“Chef, give me a cold dish, a beer, and an extra-large bowl of meat noodles.”
Vice Admiral Gion, sporting dark circles under her eyes, said, “Domino, take my advice, let’s not eat cold dishes.
Beer isn’t good either—swap it for hot milk, and add some dietary fiber to her noodles.”
Vice Admiral Momonga seemed to catch on as well, quickly pouring out the beer in his hand: “Drinking milk is great, I’ll drink hot milk too!”
The male Marines in the cafeteria collectively chose to dump their beer.
“This beer tastes awful today!”
“Yeah, yeah, it smells a bit foul!”
“The alcohol merchant must have watered it down with dirty stuff!”
“Cold dishes aren’t good either, hot dishes are the best!”
After speaking these insincere words, all the Marines laughed awkwardly and complimented each other, purely to dissuade Domino from her dietary choice.
Less than a month later, there were solemn faces in the Fleet Admiral’s office once again.
“Little Tsuru, it’s expected to be that time again tomorrow.
What should our Marines do?” Sengoku was almost ready to say’Should we just disband?’.
“Don’t rush me, aren’t I trying to think of a way too?” In truth, she was at her wits’ end as well; enduring it like this was not a solution.
After all, comfortable times were always brief, and the unforgettable pain was about to arrive.
Right at that moment, a voice came from the doorway: “Fleet Admiral Sengoku, what on earth happened?
Why is Marine Headquarters so sparsely populated?”
Tsuru and Sengoku turned together to look at the newcomer—none other than the Marine known as a tough guy, Admiral Akainu.
“Oh, Sakazuki, you’ve arrived?”
“I just happen to have a grim mission here that needs to be carried out by you.”
Upon hearing this, Sakazuki pledged confidently, “I am honored to be at your service.
The Marines’ justice will be carried out by me to the very end.”
Staff Officer Tsuru looked at Sakazuki with a sympathetic gaze.
Sengoku ordered with earnest gravity, “Hold down Headquarters for three days.
We will be right back.” After saying that, he vanished.
Sakazuki watched the Fleet Admiral’s departing back: “Summoning me back in such a frantic hurry just to hold the fort for three days?”
Filled with confusion and perplexity, he turned his gaze toward the Fleet Admiral’s chair, his heart swelling with pride.
The next morning
Sakazuki sprawled across the desk: “Can someone tell me what on earth happened?
Damn it…”
Not until the morning of the second day, sporting dark circles under his eyes, did Sakazuki groan, “I remember Vice Admiral Garp saying that as long as you wrap your whole body in Armament Haki, you can easily resist it, right?”
For the first time in his life, Admiral Akainu felt the overwhelming tide of “cramps,” watching the sun set in despair.
By the third day, in an empty corner, Sakazuki too had transformed into a “lonely warrior”…
Three days later, the Marine high command convened another special meeting, requesting Captain Domino Dodo’s attendance.
“I propose promoting Domino to Headquarters Major.”
All attendees raised their hands in unanimous approval!
“I propose dispatching her on a secret Marine mission.”
All attending Marines raised their hands in unanimous approval again!
“Before that, let’s first help Domino form a pirate crew.”
The attending Marines raised their hands once more, leaving only Domino utterly bewildered as she spoke up without hesitation, “I object!
I am a Marine with justice in my heart—how could I form a pirate crew?”
All Marines present passed the motion, but feeling it was somewhat heartless, they couldn’t help looking toward Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
At this moment, the Fleet Admiral was internally breaking down, but bound by duty, he said, “You are an intelligence agent sent by the Marines into the pirates, bearing the heavy responsibility of an undercover operative.
Sending anyone else would leave my heart uneasy.”
“Exactly, exactly!
What if someone else gets turned?”
“Among the young Marines who hold justice in their hearts, you are the only one!”
“We trust Admiral Zephyr’s judgment, and we firmly believe in Vice Admiral Garp’s choice.
You are the finest undercover agent.”
All the Marines gave Domino a thumbs-up and shouted in unison, “You are the best!”
This made Domino feel embarrassed, yet it felt strangely familiar, and overall…
pretty gratifying.