As time entered the year 1520 of the Sea Circular Calendar, Domino was busy recruiting sisters in East Blue to expand her own Black Silk Pirates.
At the same time, the Child of the Plane, Monkey D.
Luffy, also chose to bid farewell to Windmill Village and officially stepped into the adventure journey of the Pirate King.
By the ship’s rail, Domino and her sisters waved goodbye to Genzo, who had come to see them off at the wooden dock.
Kuina, who had grown to 14 years old, shouted with all her might: “Father, just wait and see me become the greatest swordsman in the world!”
Unlike usual, Genzo laughed heartily:
“No problem, Dad believes you definitely can do it.
After all, you are the daughter with the most swordsmanship talent I have ever seen in my life.”
Hearing these words, Domino recalled witnessing a miracle yesterday: under Genzo’s unreserved teachings, Kuina reached the “Realm of Cutting Iron” in just a few days.
Looking at the young girl still chattering endlessly with her father, Domino evaluated inwardly:
[ As expected of a beautiful girl who died in a “Script Kill”, her talent is estimated to have been maxed out.
]
Just as her mind was wandering, the Den Den Mushi in her arms kept ringing “Buru, buru, buru”.
“This is the Black Silk Pirates established by Marineford.”
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before it came out: “Why do I feel a bit strange hearing your title?”
“It rolls off the tongue quite smoothly when read together.
What do you want with me?”
The Den Den Mushi instantly transformed into the appearance of Vice Admiral Garp: “Sigh——Suit yourself!
Colonel Morgan of the Marine branch is selling some special goods, and I need you to step forward and check it out!”
“Understood.
I am just the existence that corrects illegal Marines.”
“Don’t wave the banner of justice everywhere.
Remember that you are just a defected Marine.”
“Thank you for the guidance, Teacher Garp!
As long as we don’t commit crimes, the white flag will flutter in my heart.”
From the other end of the phone, the sound of hanging up had already come…
“Sadi, change course!
We are going to crack down on smuggling!”
“No problem, I strictly obey Elder Sister’s command!”
The pirate ship, shaped very much like a Marine vessel, galloped around East Blue, while the Captain stubbornly applied physical formulas to navigate.
Having tried various formulas over and over again, she slammed her fist resentfully onto the wooden table in front of her:
“Saying that, is there really no ocean currents and rules to speak of in navigation in this world!”
Rebecca actively stepped forward: “Captain Elder Sister, are we continuing our boat-pulling training today?”
“You’ve already eaten a Devil Fruit, so don’t even think about going into the sea from now on.
Go learn some swordsmanship from Kuina.
Starting today, she will be your swordsmanship teacher.”
Rebecca showed a troubled expression: “Learning swordsmanship from one’s own Fruit ability always feels a bit weird!”
She had no choice but to take out her treasured greatsword and hand it to Kuina.
Kuina, who took the sword, did not decline.
Looking again at Rebecca, who was holding up a two-handed sword, a trace of astonishment flashed across her face:
“If it weren’t for the Captain’s reminder, I wouldn’t have noticed yet.
Perhaps there are no swords specially designed for women in this world.”
With that said, she replaced Rebecca’s sword with a thin-bladed Western rapier.
The young girl tried waving it a few times and looked at Kuina in shock:
“I don’t feel any strain at all, but what I learned before…”
Amidst her hesitation, she realized that her swordsmanship enlightenment teacher seemed never to have considered a girl’s wrist strength.
Before long, the sound of swords clashing “clank-clank” rang out on the deck.
Sadi walked up to Domino’s side:
“Elder Sister, let me pull the boat alone.”
“Sadi, there is still one Whip-Whip Fruit left.
It might not be very useful for frontal combat, and is mainly used to whip buildings…”
The meaning in Domino’s words was obvious——Do you want to eat it?
Seeing Domino staring intently at that Whip-Whip Fruit with a serious face, Sadi also began to consider whether she should give it a try.
“A Captain as weak as me is probably one of a kind.
My mediocre aptitude makes it hard for me to look after your safety in battle…”
There was a hint of guilt in her tone.
She wanted to give her sisters better things, but after talking with Genzo, she understood that if the Captain’s strength was shallow, she would eventually drag everyone down.
Sadi felt a wave of sincerity, looked at the fruit again, and proactively stepped forward to take it from her hand:
“Perhaps it is not the best, but it is a testimony of your and my friendship.” Immediately afterwards, she ate the fruit without hesitation.
Her pupils constricted and she instinctively wanted to vomit, but she covered her mouth tightly with both hands and forcefully swallowed it down.
“It’s slimy, smelly, and has a bitter, weird taste…”
Domino smiled, stepped forward, and hugged her:
“Then congratulations on becoming a Devil Fruit user here.”
Sadi held her forehead, feeling wave after wave of dizziness…
Just at this moment, Xiaowu, who was steering the helm:
“Darling, a merchant ship flying the Marine flag has been spotted ahead.
It looks like the target we’re looking for!”
After hearing this, Domino stopped procrastinating: “Hoist the Elder Sister’s Black Silk, everyone get ready for battle, I am going to board the ship personally to conduct a spot check.”
Her appearance of leading by example was imitating her teaching mentor, Zephyr.
The Marines on the opposing merchant ship exclaimed:
“There is a pi…
pirate ship approaching ahead?”
His hesitation stemmed from the fact that that “pirate ship” looked far too much like a small warship of Marineford.
“Didn’t they say pirate flags are all white marks on a black background?”
“Never mind that for now, three people are flying over from the opposite side!”
“You guys hold them off first, I’m going to notify Colonel Morgan!”
The three of them stepped on the Moonwalk and boarded the opponent’s warship: “This is the Marine Smuggling Arrest Team, please cooperate with the investigation.”
Sadi quietly approached to remind her: “Elder Sister, the Fleet Admiral said that we cannot call ourselves Marines when we go out!”
“Giggle giggle, I forgot again!
It’s mainly professional habit.” She liked to borrow the name of the Marine to highlight her special background.
Hearing this clumsy excuse, the Marine leading the team instead lowered his guard: “We are all legitimate businessmen, under the protection of Colonel Morgan of the branch, so please don’t make things difficult for us.”
Another Marine also stepped forward to chime in: “The ship is full of important goods, so please let us pass.”
Seeing the other party’s arrogant appearance, Domino gave rise to the intention of prying:
“What goods?
Then I must check them even more.”
That major obviously refused to cooperate.
Without even needing Domino’s cue, Sadi had already lashed out with a whip: “What on earth is it?”
The Marine who was whipped let out a muffled grunt and actually knelt on the ground to confess:
“It is said to be a Devil Fruit.
Colonel Morgan told us to keep it strictly confidential, and even if we die, we cannot leak it.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and repented with a remorseful face:
“Damn it, how could I have blurted it out?”
Sadi swung another whip at the nearby Marine:
“Is what he said true?”
The whipped Marine let out a reluctant muffled grunt and then confessed:
“It’s as true as gold.
Colonel Morgan wants to become an ability user, so he spent a huge sum of money to buy it, and even promised to help everyone get promoted after his promotion.”
After speaking, he also knelt down and added a sentence: “Damn it, as a loyal and righteous Marine, how could I actively confess?”
Sadi whipped out once more: “Then hand over the fruit!”
The Marine looked resistant, but still offered the box:
“Damn it, what on earth is going on, why am I unable to resist?”
The several Marines interrogated by Sadi were streaming with tears and mucus.
Although they were extremely unwilling in their hearts, they cooperated exceptionally well in their actions.
Seeing this scene, Domino was extremely shocked and looked at Sadi in disbelief:
“The Whip-Whip Fruit…
isn’t it supposed to whip buildings?”
Sadi responded proudly: “What are you talking about, Elder Sister?
A whip is originally used to torture prisoners.
What can you ask out by whipping buildings?
I love this Fruit ability so much…”
At this moment, Domino’s brain roared, and combining the original plot, she came to a conclusion:
Kujaku held justice in her heart and believed that the whip should not whip her own kind, so the fruit leaned toward “whipping buildings”;
While Sadi came from a background as a chief jailer and believed that a whip should whip “prisoners” who didn’t obey orders;
Therefore, the development directions of the two people’s fruits were completely different.
Just as Domino hesitated, Sadi had already proactively stuffed the fruit obtained from interrogation into her hand:
“Please praise Elder Sister more.
Everyone says Devil Fruits are rare, but the fruits here with us are always so abundant.”
Holding the Devil Fruit in her hand, Domino asked almost as a conditioned reflex: “What kind of fruit is this?”
Sadi waved a dance of whips, whipping the present Marines until they jumped around energetically.
Several of them shouted in unison:
“I don’t know!”
“I really don’t know!”
“The seller seemed to have said…
what Sube Sube no Mi is it?”
Hearing this, a wave of confusion arose in Domino’s mind, and she kept recalling the original plot of One Piece.
No wonder Colonel Morgan could recognize at a glance that the other party possessed a Devil Fruit when fighting Luffy; it turned out he was also looking for a fruit.
In her impression, this Devil Fruit seemed to have been obtained by a fat woman.
By the way, what was her name again…