As the warship beneath their feet slowly docked, the person waiting to welcome them at the pier was none other than Magellan, who looked strikingly like a Minotaur.
Zephyr took the lead to step forward and converse with him, pointing at Domino as she was introduced: “A very righteous girl I picked up along the way.
She hopes to stay here, and I entrust her to you…”
Seeing the old man Zephyr earnestly giving instructions filled Domino with gratitude: [This stubborn old man treats me pretty well!]
Beside her, Ain softly reminded: “After handing over the prisoners on the ship, we will resupply and expect to leave here by noon.”
“Okay, I wish you a safe journey!” But in her heart, she was thinking: [I, your big sister, originally wanted to repay you all, but I have neither a system nor a protagonist halo; I am the epitome of frail, delicate, and easy to knock down.]
“With Teacher Zephyr’s instructions, Magellan will definitely take good care of you and personally supervise you in becoming stronger.
We’ll come to see you next time!” Binz also stepped up to say goodbye.
“Alright, I will definitely work hard to become stronger!” In her heart, she complained inwardly: [There’s no need to become stronger, as long as he isn’t strong against me, that’s fine.
This lady was born resisting Minotaurs getting close!]
At this moment, the Venom Demon Magellan had no idea that he was being forcibly equated with a Minotaur and subjected to hopeless slander.
Domino-style roast: [Blame your looks for being subpar!]
While the young lady was slandering Magellan, she noticed the other party handing a box to Zephyr, which instantly aroused her interest.
She took the initiative to step forward and chat: “Teacher Zephyr, what are you guys talking about specifically?” Thinking to herself: [Let me see the Devil Fruit!]
Zephyr, holding the box, said: “Come quickly, Domino.
This is Warden Magellan.
You will follow him in the future to learn how to manage prisoners.”
Hearing this, Domino stepped forward, putting on an obedient expression and speaking in a soft, gentle voice: “Hello, Uncle Mag, my name is Domino.” Thinking to herself: [I’ll call you uncle first to show that we’re keeping our distance.]
“Good!” He agreed inexplicably, and actually blushed?
Domino looked at him vigilantly: [Confirmed by the look in his eyes, this is the feeling of middle-aged infatuation.
This guy doesn’t love Sadi-chan, why is he staring at me for no reason?
Does he owe this big sister a whipping with her whip?]
“I say, Teacher Zephyr, what…
is that thing in your hand?”
“Oh!
This?
Prisoners occasionally die in the prison, leaving behind some belongings, and I’m taking them back to Marineford along the way.”
“Is that so?”
“Your name is Domino Dodo, right?”
“That’s right!
What advice does Uncle Mag have?”
“Since you’ve chosen to join Impel Down, put on the uniform and become my close personal secretary.
Rest assured, you’ll serve as the deputy chief warden first!”
“Nani!”
“Deputy chief warden, close personal secretary—do you want her to replace me?
You truly are a despicable guy, I instantly feel so much pressure!”
“Oh, I forgot to introduce you.
This is the Impel Down Vice Warden, Hannyabal!”
Receiving the miniskirt uniform, Domino felt a wave of disgust rising in her heart…
Domino had no choice but to find a place first, change into the uniform, and reappear, successfully reaping the attention of the two Minotaurs.
Only Zephyr had not a shred of evil intent in his eyes as he handed the box in his hand to Ain and patted Domino’s shoulder with his left hand.
“Little girl, let’s part ways here!
I wish you smooth work here.
Wherever you go, always remember that slogan’Serve the People’!
Hahaha…”
Watching Zephyr turn and leave with that dashing figure, recalling his tragic life experience and nearly desolate ending, caused the vicious-hearted Domino to clench her pink fists until her knuckles turned white.
[I have neither a system nor a golden finger, nor do I have a protagonist halo or powerful talent; what qualifications do I have to turn my destiny around?]
“Teacher Zephyr!”
“What is it, is there something else?”
“When your strength falls short, you can choose to retire while you’re ahead.”
“Hahaha,” Zephyr laughed heartily: “Little girl, this old man has spent this Admiral Issho engraving justice, when have I ever thought of backing down?”
“If…
I mean if…”
“There are no ifs.
Cloaked in justice, if even I were to back down, where would those weak ones retreat to?”
“Teacher, human effort has its limits.
When your strength fails to reach…”
“It’s not needed.
The justice in my heart needs to be defended with my life!”
Domino’s professional-sounding “Teacher” prompted Zephyr to choose to fulfill his duties as a teacher.
Domino, no longer attempting to persuade him, fell into silence…
Well-versed in currying favor with the powerful, knowing how to avoid harm and seek profit, spending Admiral Issho in cowardly submission…
Looking back at Zephyr, who was already on the deck, he was such a sunny and straightforward person, while she was like a creeping bug in a dark swamp.
“Domino, until we meet again…
Raise anchor, set sail!”
“Aye!”
The midday sunlight shone on Zephyr, making his entire person appear radiant as the unique OP farewell tune sounded.
Domino, restraining her instinct not to chase after them, grew hesitant!
“Lads, quickly raise the sails!
My justice brooks no delay.”
This single sentence of justice that brooks no delay completely shattered Domino’s reason.
And at this moment, it felt as though that wisp of justice was about to pass away!
[I won’t allow it to be extinguished; I want to change myself, I want to change this world.]
“Teacher Zephyr, I’m sorry!”
“I, too, want to be cloaked in justice.
May I travel with you?”
Watching Zephyr on the distant sailing ship waving directly at her, completely failing to hear her plea.
In her urgency, Domino threw herself recklessly into the sea, trying with all her might to catch up to that beam of light.
Even if it were only a fleeting moment of warmth, she clearly felt that the light of justice had once graced her life in a timely manner.
The old saying that you can’t look cool for more than three seconds, or that impulse is the devil, was effectively verified on Domino.
Jumping alone into the waters of Impel Down prison did not arouse applause from those around her, but rather terror from everyone, and what responded to her was a giant Sea King.
[Alpaca!
What kind of frustrating setting is this?]
Domino, who had swam by the seaside for years, had never imagined that there would be such a thing in the sea?
At this moment, suonas were blaring in her head, accompanied constantly by funeral music…
“Help, I’m going to die!”
Domino swam desperately and shouted desperately.
As for how desperate she was?
Imagine being chased by a hundred-meter-long crocodile…
Just as she was about to receive her boxed lunch with a chicken leg and finish her scenes, Zephyr on the distant sailing ship suddenly disappeared!
Ringing in her ears once more: “What are you trying to do to my student?
[Smash Blaster]”
The crocodile—whether counted by the head or by the strip—was sent flying with a single move by Zephyr, with teardrops clearly still hanging at the corner of its eyes.
Zephyr landed in the water in the blink of an eye, scooped up Domino who was crying uncontrollably, and gently stroked her silky hair.
“Alright, alright, stop crying, the monster has been batted away!
You clearly had the courage to jump into the sea, yet you’re afraid of a single Sea King?”
Leaning in Zephyr’s arms and wailing for dear life, Domino cried: “Do you think I want to cry?
This is megalophobia, I can’t control it!”
[A girl who panics and loses her way at the bark of a dog and gets terrified at the sight of a salute, and you immediately hit me with this hundred-meter giant crocodile.]
At this moment, Domino’s entire body was already soaked through, and she was continuously shivering from the cold…
Therefore, the very first thing Domino did upon boarding the ship was to change out of that uniform temptation, return to Ain’s loose robes, and let the melons on her chest fly free.
“Congratulations to Domino for becoming Teacher Zephyr’s new student!” Ain casually handed over a towel.
Domino tilted her head as she wiped her beautiful hair, pleading as she spoke: “Teacher, I want to cultivate.
Please instruct me strictly; in order to guard the justice in my heart, I will become an involution king!”
Zephyr could still understand the righteous first half, but what on earth was this “involution king”?
Recalling what he had just said about Sea Kings, Zephyr roughly understood that an involution king must mean grinding Sea Kings.
“Indeed!
Although your aptitude is somewhat poor, Domino, as long as I instruct you strictly, you might not be unable to reach the standard of a commissioned officer.”
Domino was not discouraged upon hearing this evaluation.
Having ground through exams for over a decade, she knew that having never even won a provincial top rank, how could she possibly be a gifted player.
Looking back at the first half of her life, only by working hard until the people around her feared her could she win a shred of applause.
To gain the applause of stepping into the inner sanctum, she had to grind to the supreme state where her menstrual cycle became disordered and her menstrual blood flowed backward.