The bloody hand Mary of the pirate

"..."

"Sorry, I'm the only one talking."

Akainu sighed softly, poured out the old tea, and started to pour a new pot of tea.

"No, that's good. Mr. Sakaski, I know you better."

"I would like to ask, the reason why you stand with the World Government is not that your position is consistent with the World Government, but to protect [order], right?"

Mary squinted her eyes and looked up with a smile.

"What you are protecting is [balance]. You are fighting so that the people can have a stable life, right?"

"That's understandable."

Akainu nodded.

"There is no order at all among pirates. The revolutionary army only cares about breaking the old order, but has never thought about rebuilding it. So you don't support either of them, right?"

"good."

Akainu poured hot water into the pot.

"Knowing this, are you willing to support me? Do you think we are... on the same page?"

"Crack."

Put down the tea cup.

"Of course we are traveling together."

"call."

Mary stood up suddenly, blood spilled from the soles of her feet, and she was lifted into the air.

It gave her a condescending perspective on Akainu.

"But, I will not support you, Senior Sakaski."

"hey-hey."

After she said that, she grinned.

"Um?"

Akainu opened his eyes slightly, waiting for Mary's next words.

"Senior Sakaski, let me ask you something."

Mary took off her military cap and smoothed her blond hair. The evil eye was exposed in the air, flashing with a faint purple light.

The room seemed to suddenly become dark, and the atmosphere became a little restless.

Her long hair moved without any wind, blooming as magnificently as the other shore flower in the air.

"If I want to establish a new order, a new order like the current world government."

"Will you support me as marshal?"

"!?"

Akainu's eyes suddenly changed, and he suddenly looked up at Mary.

He met her eyes, staring at her intently.

After a long time, Akainu whispered:

"So this is what Elio Hiiragizawa meant..."

"Well, what did he say to you?"

Mary asked curiously.

After a moment of silence, Akainu shook his head.

"No, I didn't say anything. Then again..."

Akainu straightened his body and put down the tea set in his hand.

"I've always been curious about why your overlord color is so strong."

"In other words, as a navy, why do you have a domineering look? What is the reason?"

"Now it seems... is this the reason why you have this powerful overlord color?"

"Well, that's not the reason why I awakened my Overlord Color." Mary spread her hands, "But this is indeed one of the reasons to support my Overlord Color."

"Oh, I'm surprised. Are all your generals so good at concentration? I originally thought you would be surprised when I said this."

"Have you told anyone else?"

"The things I talked about are different from what you talked about, but there is one thing I have said."

"That means...I want to become a marshal."

The blood turned into a throne, and Mary sat down, lying on her back and folding her hands.

"I'm quite frustrated. I thought I could scare a few people, but you all turned out to be so calm."

"I've more or less expected this. I guess so did that guy Aokiji."

Akainu pondered for a moment and said: "Your abilities and achievements are enough to help you compete for the position of marshal, but I really didn't expect you to be so straightforward and impatient."

"This is not impatient, it's just a matter of course."

Mary clapped her hands, then leaned down, smiled and said to Akainu:

"Then, Senior Sakaski, let's go back to the question I just asked."

"If I can build a new order, will you support me in becoming a marshal?"

"You really don't hide your desires, but I don't hate them."

Akainu frowned.

"Unfortunately, I have heard too many similar words. The revolutionary army also promised that they would bring a new order and that they could establish a new government. But in reality?"

"Criticizing the world government in the most violent way in the face of revolution has resulted in the fact that it is now impossible to even establish a stable political power."

"Childish, naive."

"What capital do you have now to tell me that you will establish a new order?"

This is a rather pointed question, and Mary knows that the most critical question tonight is coming.

"The new order is already here."

Mary grinned.

She is really grateful to Weiwei now. The other party may have just done it unintentionally, but now it has reduced many obstacles in front of her.

"Desert United is a brand new order."

"I am the honorary chairman of Desert United, and I am confident in saying..."

Mary's eyes seemed to be emitting a faint layer of fluorescence.

"I definitely contributed a lot to the establishment of the Desert Alliance."

"——"

Looking at the expressionless Akainu, Mary asked quite proudly: "Are you satisfied with this answer?"

"...It's hard to answer."

Akainu shook his head and nodded.

"I haven't learned about the Desert United, but I generally know that it is an organization similar to a world government."

"..."

He suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"You...want to take the navy to join the Desert Alliance?"

"This is a bold idea, I really want to try it."

Mary clapped her hands in surprise.

She had never thought of this idea before.

"...I seem to be talking too much."

Akainu shook his head, and finally said with half-open eyes:

"I can't judge your thoughts now. I don't have a deep enough understanding of the Desert Alliance you are talking about."

"I'll make a decision after I learn more about it later. Don't worry, it won't take long."

After hearing this, Mary knew that the overall situation was decided.

After the blood dispersed, she fell lightly to the ground. She propped herself up with one hand and looked at Akainu.

"However, it can be said now that from some perspectives, we have reached the same destination through different paths, right?"

"Um."

Akainu nodded without much hesitation.

"So……"

Mary extended her right hand to Akainu.

"We are gay."

…

Three days later, the Navy's temporary headquarters was filled with people.

The marines who were originally fulfilling their duties became distracted at this time. The patrolling marines seemed to have lost their previous focused attitude and became a little restless.

As everyone knows, today is the investiture ceremony for the most popular person in the Navy and one of the Navy's most beautiful ladies.

Unprecedented in history, he was directly promoted from a trainee to a lieutenant general.

Some of the sailors standing guard were whispering.

"I heard that all the legends of the Navy will attend this time."

"Everyone has someone?"

"Needless to say, the three generals and the Warring States Marshal, the Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General He, the naval hero, Lieutenant General Garp, the chief instructor, Zefa, and the two alternate generals, these people will all attend!"

"Ha!? This lineup is even more exaggerated than during the war, when Mr. Zefa was not here yet."

"There's more, it's more than that..."

A navy man said mysteriously:

"It is said that this time, even the former Navy Marshal and the current Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Mr. Kong, will come!"

"Ah!? Real or fake!?"

Perhaps because the exclamation was too loud, he immediately earned a scolding from a passerby.

"Hey, there are two marines over there."

A soft voice came.

"Do your job well, why are you whispering now?"

"yes!"

The two navy men trembled and immediately straightened their bodies.

Aokiji and Kizaru were passing by side by side.

"Why is a medal conferment ceremony so noisy..."

Qingzhi scratched his head and said with an annoyed look: "The rumors are getting more and more outrageous. It is too exaggerated that Mr. Kong will come to participate. In addition to the change of marshal, it should be impossible for Mr. Kong to take care of any other affairs of the navy now."

.”

"Maybe?" Kizaru still had the same glib look, "After all, there won't be a person like Mary in hundreds of years, right? Have you ever heard of the person who killed the Yonko when he was about ten years old?

?”

"She just looks like she's ten years old." Aokiji corrected her.

"There's not much difference."

Kizaru shrugged.

Then, he looked around and saw that the entire temporary base was filled with an atmosphere of excitement.

"But it seems that our protagonist today is very popular."

"Of course, after all, she is the supernova in our navy."

Qingzhi nodded matter-of-factly and said:

"She is strong, cute, has a good personality, good character, and has lofty ideals..."

"Wait a minute, what's that look in your eyes?"

Seeing Kizaru's strange look, Aoki's mouth twitched.

"You...are you interested in Mary..."

"If you want me to freeze your mouth, just say so."

"Okay, okay, really, I can't even make a joke, Qingzhi, you are getting harder and harder to get along with."

Kizaru raised his hands in surrender, then urged:

"It's almost done, hurry up and go. Marshal of the Warring States Period takes this ceremony very seriously."

"It starts soon, don't be late. Otherwise you will have to work overtime again."

After saying that, Kizaru turned into a flash of light and fled away.

"...Ha, trouble, I'm going to sleep when I get there anyway..."

Aoki yawned, shook his head, and quickened his pace.

…

"It's no problem, Lady Mary...you really don't need to change into something more formal?"

Backstage, Dusky looked at Mary with worried eyes.

Mary tossed her hair and said confidently:

"Dasiqi, this is the army, and what I want to attend is the medal ceremony."

"The military uniform I am wearing is the most formal clothing."

"not to mention……"

She grinned and pointed at Dasqi.

"With my beauty, are you still worried that someone will care whether my clothes are formal or not?"

"Well……"

Dasqi couldn't help but cover her face.

The Mary who was obviously overly excited in front of her was obviously not the same person as the Mary she knew.

"Hahaha, Mary, after not seeing you for a few months, your personality has become a lot more cheerful."

Enxia stood with a gun in a dark corner and looked at Mary.

"It's a pity that Paul has to be stationed in Impel Down, and Ashe was temporarily called away by the CP people. Otherwise, I really want to see how they would react when they see you now."

"What kind of reaction can I have? Just look at me and be so excited like you guys, as if you've seen a ghost."

"No, no, no, I don't feel like I've seen a ghost." Nxiya shuddered, "But I'm really curious, why are you so excited about an investiture ceremony? Why, is the rank of lieutenant general so rare?

"

Mary was about to answer something when suddenly the phone on her wrist rang.

"Ah, sorry, I'm going to take a call."

"okok~"

Mary apologized and walked to a corner alone. Enxia and Dasqi also wisely did not reveal what they had seen.

But in front of the stage, there was no such cheerful atmosphere as backstage. It was all solemn and silent.

Karp and others sat in the front row, followed by the lieutenant general, major general, etc. slowly lining up.

The audience at the investiture ceremony was crowded with people. In addition to the generals who had already arranged their seats, there were also many melon-eating navy soldiers surrounding them. They all invariably remained silent.

Warring States stood in front of the stage and began to read loudly.

"Today, after the end of the War on the Summit, after the end of the Red Sea Operation, and at this moment in the era of great pirates, we hold a grand ceremony here to award the high honor of the Navy, representing the rank of Vice Admiral, to our strongest

Big, toughest recruit."

"Mary Vinicius!"

Applause.

"First of all, on behalf of the Admiral of the Navy, I would like to pay high respect to Mary of the Navy."

"Ever since he joined the navy, he has been fighting for justice all the time. Fight Crocodile, destroy the pirate Supernova, kill Katakuri, become the greatest hero of the war, and kill the Four Emperors Kaido."

"Her abilities have also been recognized by the world. Desert United awarded her the position of Honorary President of Desert United for her selfless act of saving Alabasta."

"The greater the cause, the more challenging it is, and the more it requires knowing how to bear heavy burdens. Navy Mary can stand up at critical moments and be brave in times of crisis. Her will, strength, and quality are all worthy of the rank of Lieutenant General.

.”

"Marines!"

Warring States' face was serious.

"The era of great pirates has passed, and a new era has arrived. The new era is an era that needs heroes and a stronger force to maintain the hard-won peace."

"I hope you can learn from Mary Vinicius and contribute your own strength to the cause of justice."

"Marie Vinicius please come on stage."

"Mary! Mary!"

Dasqi in the background seemed more nervous than Mary herself at this time, and she quickly waved to Mary when she heard the sounds outside.

"Come here quickly, it's time for you to take the stage!"

"Okay, here we come."

Mary hung up the phone with a lingering smile on her face.

Arrangements have been made for Alabasta and Wano. Now we are just waiting for Vivi and Elio to express themselves freely.

She walked out of the dark backstage and strode to the front of the stage.

Go in front of the Warring States Period, go in front of thousands of navy.

She has no fear of such an occasion. Nearly a year of military career has allowed her, who used to be just an ordinary employee, to face such a scene calmly.

She looked up at Seng Guo. She was so petite that she was not even as tall as Seng Guo's waist.

"Mary Vinicius." Warring States said in a deep voice, "I am honored to see the birth of another legend."

"You are so flattering." Mary smiled slightly.

Warring States nodded and took out a medal from the table behind him.

"The standard military ranks will be sent by the Logistics Department later. Now I will award this honorary medal to you first."

"This medal represents the unique code name of Lieutenant General [Bloody Hand]."

This is a golden medal, and the internal pattern is a claw outlined by blood-red metal lines.

Mary said nothing. It was not her turn to speak at this time. She just watched quietly as Sengoku put the medal on her.

"alright."

Warring States straightened up and then took two steps back.

"Mary Vinicius, do you need to say something?"

"certainly."

"Marshal Warring States, can I express myself freely?"

Mary's eyes suddenly lit up.

The unbearable memory of being crazily plotted by Mary came to mind, and Sengoku instinctively felt that something was wrong.

But the atmosphere had already been heightened at this time, and this speech was originally part of the established process, so it was difficult for the Warring States Period to say much.

I could only give a gentle reminder in vain:

"Be restrained and don't go too far."

Then, he made a gesture of invitation.

Convergence point?

Are you kidding? It’s not easy to get such an opportunity...

Mary gave Seng Guo a "you know what" look, and then turned to look at the crowd of people in the audience, not paying any attention to Seng Guo's dark face of imminent disaster.

I have been preparing for today for a long time.