With the testing of the Pain-Pain Fruit over, Domino offered her evaluation: “A gadget that hurts the enemy by eight hundred but damages oneself by a thousand!”
In the subsequent arrest operations, Domino became the “chicken rib” of the entire ship; if she suffered even a minor injury, the entire Marine crew would suffer.
While her companions were fully focused on the battle, a single mistake on her part would cause everyone around her to “hurt” together.
Although her teacher, Ain, and Binz showed no signs of blame, this made her feel even worse, to the point where she even wanted to throw herself into the sea…
“Domino, don’t be sad.
We can protect you!”
Looking at Ain, whose face was filled with worry, her heart was a mix of complex emotions.
She could even understand why the previous ability user insisted on challenging Hawkeye to a duel.
“Ain, actually, I want to go to Impel Down to interrogate prisoners!”
This was the excuse Domino had come up with after thinking for a long time.
“As your teacher, I have the right to refuse your request.
That pitch-black place is simply not suitable for a girl who is like the bright sun.”
“Teacher…” In her excitement, she was actually speechless.
Domino knew very well that she used to be a mere beast of burden, yet only the old man before her always believed she deserved to live under the bright sun, and even held high expectations for her.
“Domino, you and I are not just Marine comrades, but partners who set out to sea together.
Don’t always think about leaving us behind?”
The usually taciturn Binz actually spoke up to lecture her.
Her wounded soul was comforted by this, but “unlucky” times were approaching once again.
Due to long periods of overexerting her physical strength in training, Domino suffered from a common ailment among young girls, commonly known as irregular menstruation leading to a “cold uterus.”
This resulted in all the male officers and soldiers on the ship patrolling while clutching their stomachs…
Domino was sweating profusely from the pain, and Ain could feel it just as intensely.
Binz, who usually stayed in the cabin, also ran out to bask in the sun.
Even the tough guy Zephyr was suffering miserably, holding onto the ship’s railing.
With three consecutive days of constant menstrual cramps, let alone capturing pirates, even the navigator lost his bearings.
Marineford harbor area.
When they saw Admiral Zephyr’s warship sailing in, all the Marines couldn’t help but offer their respect.
“As expected of Admiral Zephyr.
He has only been out to sea for a little over a month, yet he managed to capture a whole ship full of pirates.”
“Since you know there’s a ship full of pirates, hurry up and prepare handcuffs.
They’ll be escorted to Enies Lobby for trial in a moment.”
“The production of Sea Stone handcuffs is still insufficient.
It will probably take another two years to fully equip everyone.
It won’t be this troublesome then.”
However, when Zephyr’s warship docked, they discovered that the number of captures this time was significantly lower.
And the culprit behind all this stemmed from an unexpected turn of events on the ship.
As the source of the trouble, Domino could only walk slowly behind Zephyr, wishing she could crawl into his cloak.
Meanwhile, Zephyr went to report the harvest of this trip to Sengoku, as unshakeable as ever.
After going ashore, Domino chose to go home, locking herself in her room and covering her head with a quilt…
Outside the door, Ain was extremely worried and wanted to knock and go in to comfort her several times, but hearing the heart-wrenching crying from inside, she helplessly lowered her arm.
After walking a short distance away, she couldn’t help but look back at Domino’s door: “Domino, you haven’t nuzzled against me for several days!”
The faint resentment in the young girl’s heart failed to free the female “Sea King” from her own sense of guilt.
It wasn’t until Admiral Zephyr called for another voyage that Domino decisively refused her teacher’s summons under the pretext of feeling unwell.
Seeing their teacher standing at the bow of the ship in silence for a long time, Binz tactfully took over the inventory work.
Behind Zephyr, Ain actually took the initiative to put on the coat that had been pilled from Domino’s nuzzling.
Hiding behind a container at the harbor, Domino watched the warship sail away with tearful eyes, yet she never found the courage to give chase…
Next, morning exercises and running drills filled her time.
The grind master still wanted to become stronger through hard work, aiming to reach a state where she wouldn’t get hurt, thereby reversing the passive nature of her fruit.
Meanwhile, the Marines of Marineford still did not realize the severity of the upcoming problem!
In his busy office, Sengoku looked at the leisurely Garp: “Didn’t you promise Zephyr to look after his student?”
“That little girl is so engrossed in her own training regimen that she doesn’t need my supervision at all to self-disciplinedly complete all her subjects.”
Hearing this, Sengoku showed a look of regret: “Sigh!
It’s a pity that such a hardworking junior doesn’t have the corresponding talent.
Instead, a lazy fellow like you…”
As the two chatted up to this point, they both suddenly felt something was off!
Garp put down the bag of rice crackers in his hand and looked at Sengoku with a bewildered expression: “My lower abdomen feels heavy, and there’s a faint, dull pain?”
“Uh!
Even as the Fleet Admiral, I actually feel this way too?
Could it be that the cafeteria food was bad, and I upset my stomach?”
“Sengoku, I can’t take it anymore.
Let me use your restroom.” Having said that, he rushed into the restroom inside Sengoku’s office first.
A moment later—
Sengoku blocked the restroom door, knocking forcefully: “You bastard Garp, get out of there right now!
I need to use the restroom!”
From inside the restroom, a voice came out: “Sengoku, something’s not right.
This isn’t an upset stomach.
It’s a sharp, needle-like pain that comes in waves…”
“I don’t care about any of that, get the hell out of there right now!”
The two lifelong friends almost fell out over fighting for the restroom.
Meanwhile, in Marineford…
All the male Marines at headquarters were clutching their abdomens, hunching their backs, looking as if they were in agony.
“Damn it, what on earth is happening?”
“I feel like I’m dying of pain, and I’m breaking out in a cold sweat all over!”
“Someone save me, it hurts so much I can barely breathe!”
“Just what kind of sacred being has such terrifying power?”
The entire personnel of Marineford, and even Sengoku’s goat, were kneeling on the spot, shivering uncontrollably.
And the source of this agony was Domino at the training ground.
Shivering all over, she still didn’t forget to train with her back hunched.
“The strong never complain about their environment; only the weak beg for mercy.
Just a little more effort, and today’s training will be complete!”
Her unshakeable weighted run—even the discomfort of her menstrual period could not stop the “grind master” from trying to change her destiny.
“Only by enduring the hardest of hardships can one rise above others.
A mere menstrual period, watch me handle it with ease!”
Enduring the weakness and soreness all over her body and the unbearable sharp pain in her abdomen, she still carried out saturated training.
Meanwhile, as for the male officers of Marineford…
“Yamero, I’m about to die!” Onigumo, who was speaking, was hurting so much that his native tongue slipped out.
“Someone tell me, what on earth is going on?” Yamakaji was even more baffled by the inexplicable pain.
“This can’t go on.
We must find the Fleet Admiral immediately.” Momonga had never thought about training his body’s pain resistance.
However, what they didn’t know was that this was only the first day for the girl with menstrual cramps.
As it smoothly entered the second day…
Inside the Fleet Admiral’s office, the dignified Fleet Admiral Sengoku was pale, sweating all over, and shivering so much that he couldn’t even hold his pen.
With a loud crash, the door was kicked open.
Vice Admiral Garp walked in, clutching his stomach with one hand and supporting himself against the wall with the other.
“It’s hurting me to death!
Sengoku, hurry up and think of something!
If this goes on, the Marines are finished!”
“I want you to pay for my door!
And what do you expect me to do?
Her ability is out of control.”
Vice Admiral Garp had a look of utter grief and indignation as he complained resentfully, “I’m already at such an old age, yet I still have to suffer from the torment of menstrual cramps.”
“Wrapping your entire body in Haki can effectively suppress the pain.”
Garp looked at Sengoku with astonishment and chose to do so without hesitation, solely to rid himself of this wretched pain.
“Mm, it really works!”
The completely blackened Garp instantly felt a bit better, but looking at Sengoku, who was still enduring the pain, he asked, “By the way, why aren’t you using it?”
“As the Fleet Admiral, I must maintain my combat readiness.
What if that bastard Kaido takes this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on headquarters?”
As he spoke, he shivered violently.
At the doorway, Aokiji supported himself against the wall and walked in clutching his stomach: “Fleet Admiral Sengoku, has Marineford come under attack?
Why are all the Marines clutching their stomachs?”
Sengoku found it hard to explain “menstrual cramps” to him, so he could only say sullenly, “Just treat it as dealing with Conqueror’s Haki!”
“Nani?
Whose Haki could be this exaggerated?”
Vice Admiral Garp, whose entire body was wrapped in Haki, said: “It’s Admiral Zephyr’s new apprentice, Domino Dodo…”
“For a mere woman to possess such power, it seems the Marine training camp has produced yet another extraordinary figure.”
While admiring her, Aokiji added: “Fleet Admiral Sengoku, may I use your restroom?”
Sengoku pointed to the restroom, indicating he could use it as he pleased: “I must remind you, going to the restroom won’t help.
Drink more hot water!”
“Ah?” Aokiji’s eyes widened upon hearing this, and he said in an unbelievable tone: “This has probably long surpassed Conqueror’s Haki.”
“Indeed!
I even have reason to suspect that that bastard Zephyr deliberately sent her here to temper Marineford.”
At this moment, Sengoku, whose face was pale, said: “Garp…
I think you’re overthinking…
This is just…
an accident!”
As he spoke, he was already drenched in his own sweat.