Chapter 779 Naval Headquarters
Luffy and the others were sent to their respective places of training, and the matter of Sabaody was also settled. The Celestial Dragon incident in Sabaody was also a major node, which had a great impact on Luffy and the others.
For Vic, it is not enough to just send the people away. He also has to deal with the aftermath. It is impossible to let Big Bear guard the Sunny for two years like in the original book.
In the original work, Kuma knew that he was about to lose consciousness, so he asked Vegapunk to implant this program. Now that Kuma is intact, there is no need to do that. Sending it directly to Baldigo is the best option, saving time and worry. There is nothing better than Luffy's father keeping it personally. Kuma's ability is not only effective against living things, but also objects!
Nobita took Bonnie away from the Sabaody Archipelago. Even Kizaru couldn't stop him from leaving. The chaos on the island lasted for a while and then subsided. Those who should escape had already escaped, and those who should be caught had already been caught. There was nothing that could be done about the rest.
Wick did not leave the Sabaody Archipelago. According to the original work, Ace's public execution was not far away.
Vic was not wrong in his guess. The next day, he received a conscription call from Sengoku. The words were very serious. He insisted that Vic must go this time. It didn't matter if he didn't go before, but if he didn't go this time, he would have no chance to be one of the Shichibukai.
Wick is no longer interested in the title of Shichibukai. Like Blackbeard, he has his own plans. This title has helped him stabilize the World Government for more than ten years. Now that he has grown up, he can throw away this title at any time.
However, Wick was going to the Marine Headquarters to rescue Ace. It would be more convenient for him to go as a Shichibukai, and it would also be easier to find the right time to rescue people. So Wick pretended to hesitate but finally agreed to the call-up.
The call for the Seven Warlords of the Sea was issued in advance, and the news of the public execution of Ace was sent to the world three days later.
There was no change in the plot when Luffy arrived at Nine Snake Island. When he woke up and saw that he was safe and sound, Luffy knew that his companions should be the same as him. They were all fine, but they were just sent to somewhere. Now they had to find a way to return to the Sabaody Archipelago. After all, they had agreed to meet in the area where the Sunny was located in three days.
Then Luffy made a fuss on the Nine Snake Island which was full of women. In the end, he was not petrified by the Empress because he did not understand the relationship between men and women. However, because Luffy saw the hoof of the Flying Dragon behind the Empress, the Empress wanted to kill him!
Fortunately, Luffy is not completely without emotional intelligence. At the critical moment, he kept the secret that the three sisters of the Empress were once slaves of the Celestial Dragons, which made the Empress give up her murderous intentions towards Luffy and develop a good impression of him.
Later, the Empress saw the news about Luffy beating up the Celestial Dragons in the newspaper, which made the Empress' feelings for Luffy finally transform into love.
In fact, the first person that the Empress had a good impression of was Victor, because before Luffy beat up the Celestial Dragons, Victor had actually killed a Celestial Dragon, which was a much better record than Luffy's.
And there is no woman who doesn't like Vic's face. Even the enemy will say, "Putting aside the identity of the enemy, Vic's face is really handsome!"
When the Empress was invited to become one of the Shichibukai, it was also because Wake was one of the Shichibukai. She wanted to get close to Wake and express her admiration for him, but Wake never came every time the World Government recruited the Shichibukai!
The Empress' wishes were shattered again and again, and finally turned into deep disappointment. Now that Luffy has come to Nine Snake Island and has done so many things, she finally transferred her love to Luffy!
If Victor knew that the current plan could be implemented smoothly because he had not participated in the World Government's conscription, he would definitely be very grateful. If Victor really went, Luffy would be out of luck.
He wanted to go to Impel Down to rescue people, but the Queen would not help him. He also wanted to sneak into the Impel Down by wearing the Queen's clothes? Don't even think about it, because Vic could only get in there.
However, even if Luffy did not participate in Ace's execution, there would be no major changes. In the original work, Luffy was unable to change the ending of Ace's death, and now he cannot change the ending of whether Ace will be rescued!
The outcome will only be in the hands of the strong. It can only be said that Luffy's participation has some impact, which just makes the war more exciting. However, with Luffy's strength, it is really difficult to change anything. What Victor wants is Luffy who will convey information to his partners after the end of the war at the top. Other things are not important.
Luffy saw the news that Ace was about to be executed on Nine Snake Island, which made him completely unable to sit still. He must rush back to save people. There were only two brothers left among the three brothers, and now one more is going to be missing. How could Luffy accept this!
Naturally, love-brained Han Cook agreed to Luffy's request unconditionally. It happened that the navy's warship came to pick her up, and she could not refuse this call-up. The warship had already sailed to Fengdao.
She knew very well what this meant. Without the title of Shichibukai, the Nine Snakes, a pirate nation mainly based on plunder, would soon be besieged by the navy.
However, Hancock finally insisted on wanting to visit Impel Down in exchange for the conscription. The Navy did not want to completely fall out with a country that was composed entirely of female warriors, so they agreed to this condition.
Luffy hid in the robe of the Empress and sneaked into Impel Down. In fact, Nine Snake Island was not far from Impel Down. It was just in the calm zone not far away. This was one of the reasons why the navy agreed, as it was more convenient.
After putting Luffy into Impel Down, the Empress went to the Marine Headquarters on the warship with concern. However, Vic had already arrived at the Marine Headquarters and was feasting in a private room, accompanied by Aokiji and Smoker.
Vic's stomach is like a bottomless pit. The big bowls of food almost fill up the entire room. Even Aokiji and Smoker, who knew that Vic could eat a lot, were amazed. Vic could eat a lot before, but not this much!
This is enough to tire out an entire team of chefs by himself, but Fire Fist Ace will be executed tomorrow, and we still need the help of strong people like Vic, so making sure he is well fed is the most basic requirement.
There were many navy men outside the private room, some wanted to see the legendary Vic, some wanted to see if Vic was a giant, how could he eat so much? Was he going to bankrupt the navy and tire out all the chefs?
Of course, most of the navy are worried about tomorrow's war. War will kill people, and these are the cold words that are spoken. The atmosphere in the entire navy headquarters is still very depressing and heavy. Only the colors here in Vic are slightly brighter!
Vic was the first Shichibukai to come to the Marine Headquarters. Since he had been in the Sabaody Archipelago, he came to the Marine Headquarters to eat and drink for free after receiving the call from Sengoku.
Then Aokiji and Smoker heard about his heroic deeds and came to find him. Hawkeye also took a look and then found a place to rest. As for the other Seven Warlords of the Sea?
Jinbe, the Sea Knight, wanted to stop the Navy from executing Ace, so he was imprisoned in Impel Down. Before the Pirate Empress arrived, Blackbeard was already lying in ambush outside Impel Down.
Doflamingo didn't dare to meet Vic, as he almost died at the hands of Rebecca before. He was even more afraid of Vic, the captain of the pirate group. Vic was a great man who had defeated Big Mom. Although they were both one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, his status was very different from his!
After arriving at the Marine Headquarters, the old otaku Gekko Moriah didn't want to move and was just waiting for his appearance tomorrow. Vic is incompatible with the Marines and also with the other Seven Warlords of the Sea!
Vice Admiral Garp also returned to the Navy Headquarters, but he did not come to Vic to cause trouble. As for Gion, the admiral substitute who was pregnant before marriage, she did not receive any notice to return to the Navy Headquarters, so Vic's wish to see his wife and children did not come true.
The navy does want to take action against the Four Emperors, but there is no need to call back all the combat forces. It will not have much impact whether the combat forces below the rank of admirals come back or not, and the Five Elders have never doubted those people.
So with the support of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the substitute admirals and some vice admirals of the headquarters did not return, and Gion was one of them. Wick was obviously aware of this result, after all, Gion did not participate in the Battle of Marineford in the original work, but he was still very disappointed, so Wick found something for himself to do, which was to overeat and bankrupt the navy.
After Vic consumed all the ingredients, the chef team finally let out a sigh of relief and fainted. At this time, Empress Boa Hancock also arrived at the Navy Headquarters on a warship.
Not long after the Empress came ashore, she heard people talking about Vic eating up the kitchen and exhausting the chef. After all, this was the latest news from the Navy Headquarters.
Hancock's eyes sparkled when she heard Vic's news, and she immediately turned to find Vic. Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel had no choice but to take this willful woman over for fear that she would cause trouble.
The marines who saw Hancock's peerless beauty along the way were already dizzy. This was due to her ability to restrain herself. If she didn't, more than half of the troops of the Marine Headquarters would have been lost before they even went to the battlefield!