The sky was just beginning to lighten.
As sounds continued to echo from the training ground, officers and new recruits from the headquarters were quickly drawn in, rushing over to see what was happening.
The officers arrived first, assuming it was the new recruits doing their morning drills.
But upon seeing the scene, they immediately became intrigued.
Some brought small stools, others hung onto the railings and a few even climbed nearby trees for the best view.
On the training ground, Ain rode a motorcycle alongside the Shichibukai and their family members. Standing behind Ain was Fleet Admiral Orion, who was draped in the Fleet Admiral cloak and holding the breakfast Noah had brought.
He shouted like a devil "MAGGOTS, your new life begins now! Start running, all of you! Remember, no Devil Fruit abilities are allowed. If I catch anyone secretly using their Devil Fruit powers to cheat, the first offense will deduct ten points and the second will reset your score to zero and send you straight to Impel Down!"
"Fleet Admiral, I have something to say!"
As soon as Orion finished speaking, Perona who was running beside Moria with tears streaming down her face, suddenly slowed down.
She put her hands on her hips and pouted angrily "Why doesn't Marianne have to participate in the run? Not only does she skip it, but she's also sitting in the middle of the training field eating senbei! This is so unfair! You're biased!"
"You' have some guts to question me!"
Orion gave Perona a thumbs-up and said bluntly.
"Questioning my fairness? Moria group loses five points."
"Wow, you…"
Perona nearly exploded on the spot, but before she could finish, Moria suddenly turned back and cried out.
"Perona, stop challenging the Fleet Admiral! If you keep this up, we'll end up in Impel Down!"
Hearing this, Perona burst into tears "Waaah, the Fleet Admiral is so biased! He's not cute at all!"
Despite her tears, Perona feet were honest and she continued running alongside Moria, albeit reluctantly.
As Perona started running again, a small figure immediately caught Orion eye, lagging behind at the tail end.
The little girl, who looked about ten years old, was wearing a bear-themed shawl, a polka-dot dress, and had a bob haircut.
She was adorably eating grapes that were stuck to her fingers.
Sugar.
A member of the Donquixote Pirates and a user of the Hobi Hobi no Mi.
Though her actual age was sixteen, her body had stopped growing when she ate the Hobi Hobi no Mi at the age of ten, leaving her perpetually in the form of a child.
"Huh?"
Realizing she had fallen to the back of the pack, Sugar suddenly stopped and looked at Orion in panic.
"Sugar, what are you trying to do?"
Orion glared fiercely at Sugar and said. "Don't think I don't know your background. You're actually sixteen! Mariane doesn't have to participate because she really is only ten!"
After a brief pause, Orion shifted his gaze to the pink-feathered man running alongside Crocodile in the second row.
"Doflamingo group loses ten points. If I catch anyone in your group using their Devil Fruit abilities again, your entire group will be sent to Impel Down!"
"I… I'm not using my Devil Fruit, Fleet Admiral!"
Sugar looked at Orion with pitiful eyes "After I ate the Hobi Hobi no Mi, my body… just stopped growing."
"Is that so?" Orion blinked and promptly shifted his focus "Doflamingo, your running posture is wrong. Another five points deducted!"
"!!!!!"
Running alongside Crocodile, Doflamingo, whose hunched posture made his running style look aggressive, nearly lost his temper.
What was wrong with his running posture?
This was the MANLY running style, didn't they understand?
Look in my eyes!
Tell me why?
In his heart, Doflamingo was roaring with frustration, feeling utterly wronged, but he dared not show it.
He tried to straighten his posture and continued to run with a heavy, trudging gait.
Crocodile, who had been observing Doflamingo reaction, was barely able to suppress his glee, his lips twitching as he fought back a smile.
Fortunately, he had the foresight to hold a cigar in his mouth, otherwise, he would have surely burst out laughing.
Speaking of which, he had to thank Smoker.
If he hadn't taken Smoker cigar back in Loguetown, he would have been penalized by now.
"Crocodile?"
"Smoking a cigar during training—deduct five points!"
??????
Crocodile, who had just been secretly celebrating in his heart, froze in place.
He turned his head sharply toward Orion, his eyes wide as he protested.
"I wasn't smoking!"
"Questioning my judgment—deduct ten more points!"
Mihawk, Jinbei, and Hancock, who were running in the front row, listened to the relentless "devil voice" coming from behind.
Even the usually stoic Jinbei and the aloof Mihawk were struggling to keep their composure.
Any one of them, if thrown out into the Grand Line, would be a figure of great renown.
Yet here they were, dragged onto the training field by Orion to run drills. Whether it was challenging or not was beside the point—if word got out, every single one of them would want to crawl into a hole and disappear.
The most frustrating part was that running drills posed no real challenge for them, but Orion was relentless in finding faults!
The slightest misstep and their points would be wiped out.
And then, the gates of the underwater prison would be waiting for them.
At the rate Orion was deducting points, one of the groups—Moria, Doflamingo, or Crocodile—was bound to end up in the underwater prison.
Fortunately, they didn't have subordinates dragging them down, nor did they have any bad habits, so they should be safe from Orion nitpicking.
Just as the three of them were focused on their running, a loud rumbling noise approached from the distance.
Before Mihawk and Jinbei could react, Hancock, who was running alongside them, suddenly became infatuated, gazing lovingly at the figure that had caught up to them.
"Orion, I've been very obedient!"
Orion nodded with a smile.
"Hancock, it seems you've forgotten that during training, you're not allowed to address me by name!"
"!!!!!"
At these words, Jinbei and Mihawk immediately widened their eyes.
It was clear that Orion had deliberately caught up to them to find fault.
Sure enough.
With a warm smile, Orion didn't hesitate.
"Mihawk group—deduct five points!"
Before Mihawk and Jinbei could react, the voice of deduction rang out again.
"Hancock is wearing a qipao during training—Mihawk group, deduct another five points."
What a disaster!
Mihawk and Jinbei almost simultaneously turned their heads to look at Hancock.
Hancock, however, doesnt give a fuck.
The moment Orion called her name, her love-struck brain immediately started spinning, conjuring up all sorts of romantic scenarios and she was completely lost in them.
At the edge of the training ground, as more and more soldiers and officers gathered, the area around the training ground was now tightly packed with layers of onlookers.
Seeing the former Shichibukai members being completely dominated by their Fleet Admiral on the training ground, the crowd couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Pfft, haha! Who would've thought these Shichibukai, who used to act so high and mighty, would end up like this? As expected, only the Fleet Admiral could do this!"
"I don't know about you, but I'm having the time of my life! During the last Shichibukai meeting, these guys were so arrogant. Not only did they bully us right in front of Fleet Admiral Sengoku, but some of them even ignored the summons and didn't show up!"
"The Fleet Admiral is a legend!"
"I can't stop laughing, brothers! Did you see Doflamingo running posture? It's like a dog paddling, pfft, haha!"
"Seeing them like this reminds me of the days when I was in the training camp, completely dominated by the Fleet Admiral. That was truly a memorable experience!"
Noah, who was standing inside the training ground, was also secretly laughing, but he didn't dare to let his guard down.
At that moment, he was holding the Fleet Admiral exclusive Den Den Mushi and he had to stay alert for any activity from it.
Suddenly—
The Den Den Mushi, which had been silent for hours, abruptly rang.
Immediately after, a familiar voice came through the Den Den Mushi.
"Fleet Admiral Orion, this is Smoker!"
Huh?
Noah was momentarily stunned to hear Smoker's voice from the Den Den Mushi, but he quickly responded.
"Smoker, this is Noah! What's going on?"
"G-5 Base has been infiltrated by an unknown force, and a large number of warships have appeared outside the base!"
As soon as Smoker voice came through the Den Den Mushi, the sound of intense cannon fire followed.
"Damn it!"
Hearing the chaotic sounds of explosions, shouts and screams coming from the Den Den Mushi, Noah didn't dare to waste a single second.
He immediately ran toward Orion, shouting as he ran.
"Fleet Admiral, urgent military report!"
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