Chapter 59 – Biting into the Marines with Cruel Fangs!
Inside Akira's villa, in the living room.
Peach Rabbit Gion sat on the sofa, her expression completely blank.
She had truly given up on thinking.
For the past few days, she had felt like a forgotten "wandering spirit."
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
"Ah—!!"
"You're training—why are you already out of energy? Did you not eat?! Put your whole strength into it!!"
"Lord Akira, your power is way too terrifying, I surrender!!"
From inside the bedroom came Akira's demonic roar of reprimand, mixed with Smoothie's desperate pleas for mercy.
"…This is horrifying."
"Does he even understand what 'being tired' means?"
Peach Rabbit Gion's face was filled with helplessness.
"Just like Akira himself said—every time one more person joins the training, the efficiency skyrockets!"
"That monster… is he seriously planning to train himself into a god?"
Deep inside her heart, Gion felt overwhelming mental exhaustion.
Just at that moment—
"Burururururu…"
The encrypted personal Den Den Mushi in her arms suddenly began to vibrate.
Gion jolted, instantly snapping back to her senses.
She hurriedly took out the Den Den Mushi and glanced at the marking on it.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku?!"
A complicated feeling surged within her.
Was it grievance? Or anger?
Even she couldn't quite explain it herself.
Taking a deep breath, she connected the call.
"This is Peach Rabbit."
"Gion?"
From the other end came Sengoku's voice—slightly weary, yet carrying a sense of urgency.
"Yes, sir."
Sengoku tried to keep his tone calm.
"Lately… how has your relationship with Akira been?"
"..."
Gion fell silent.
Relationship?
She glanced at the tightly shut bedroom door, listening to the faint sounds of "bones being softened" coming from inside.
Could this really still be called a relationship?
This was outright torture!!
"…It's fine."
Gion clenched her teeth and answered against her true feelings.
"That man… has he changed in any way?"
Sengoku asked, his tone probing.
"Changed?"
Peach Rabbit Gion recalled Akira's aura, which had grown more terrifying with each passing day.
"…Yes."
She took a deep breath.
"He's… gotten stronger. Strong in a horrifying way."
"And his growth speed is completely unreasonable."
"Oh?" Sengoku's voice immediately turned serious. "Tell me more about that."
Just as Gion was about to continue her report—
Bang!!
"Ah—!!"
"I'm completely out of stamina already! Let's stop training for today!!"
The next instant, the entire villa shook violently, like an earthquake tearing through it!
"..."
"..."
A suffocating silence swallowed both ends of the Den Den Mushi line.
On Sengoku's side, his breathing clearly grew much heavier.
"Cough! Cough!"
Sengoku coughed hard, as if trying to cover up his awkwardness.
"Ahem… Gion."
"Did I… call at a slightly… inappropriate time?"
You're wrong, you idiot!!
Gion roared internally!
She knew it—Sengoku had misunderstood again!
"No! Fleet Admiral!"
Peach Rabbit hurriedly explained, her face turning red all the way to her ears.
"That… that was them!!"
"I… I haven't joined in at all!!"
"..."
Sengoku fell silent for two full seconds.
"You haven't… joined?"
Strangely enough, his tone seemed to carry a hint of… regret?
"Gion, for the sake of justice, sometimes—"
"Enough!!"
At last, Vice Admiral Peach Rabbit Gion couldn't take it anymore and let out a low growl.
"Fleet Admiral! Please listen while I talk about something important!!"
She forcefully dragged the conversation back on track.
"Even though I didn't… do that."
"I've still managed to uncover some of Akira's secrets!"
"What secrets?"
Sengoku's tone instantly turned razor-sharp.
"Akira…"
Gion glanced toward the bedroom, her eyes filled with tangled emotions.
"He seems to truly grow stronger through that kind of… 'training.'"
"And also…"
"The women who have 'trained' with him."
"In a very short time, both their physical condition and combat strength undergo astonishing changes!"
"Even…"
Vice Admiral Gion's voice trembled slightly.
"Even Princess Viola, who was originally the weakest and had no combat ability at all—her physical condition now is almost on par with mine!!"
"What?!"
Sengoku was utterly shocked!
"You're saying… that kind of thing… can make someone stronger?!"
"And it can even make others stronger as well?!"
"Y-Yes…"
Gion nodded in embarrassment.
"Do you have concrete data?"
Sengoku's voice suddenly brimmed with an excitement she had never heard before!
"What kind of changes? What's the underlying principle? Are there side effects?"
"And also…"
Sengoku asked the most critical question of all.
"Is it possible… to promote this within the Marines?!"
"Promote it?!"
Momousagi nearly dropped the Den Den Mushi from her hand!
"Fleet Admiral!!"
She shouted, her voice mixing shame and anger.
"What are you even talking about?!"
"This kind of thing—this kind of outrageous nonsense! How could it ever be promoted within the Marines?!"
"Do you want all female Marines to go—"
"Cough! Cough!"
Sengoku also realized he had spoken out of turn.
"What I meant was… the principle! The principle behind how they get stronger so quickly!"
"If we could crack the secret, maybe we could develop a new training method—"
"That's enough! This discussion ends here!"
Sengoku knew this topic could not continue any further, or Gion would truly rebel on the spot.
His tone turned heavy and grave.
"Gion, there's one more thing I need to tell you through this call."
"What is it?"
"It's about… the Pirate King's son."
Sengoku paused briefly.
"Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates—Fire Fist Ace."
"Ace?"
Gion was startled.
"Wasn't he… beaten unconscious by that bastard Akira before and then forced to work burning boiler furnaces?"
"No."
Sengoku's voice carried absolute seriousness.
"That's old information."
"The latest intel is—"
"That idiot Ace acted on his own and went to Totto Land to challenge Big Mom."
"And the result…"
"He was captured."
"..."
Gion froze.
"And there's more."
Sengoku continued.
"That madwoman Big Mom, in order to kill using someone else's hands, handed Ace over… to the Marines."
"He's currently being held in Impel Down."
"Marine Headquarters has decided—"
"In one day, at Marineford, a public execution will be carried out… on Portgas D. Ace!!"
"What?!"
Vice Admiral Gion was completely shaken!
"A public execution?!"
"Isn't that the same as… forcing the Whitebeard Pirates into war?!"
"Wait!"
Gion suddenly realized something.
"Whitebeard right now…"
"Isn't he working for Akira?!"
"That's right."
Sengoku let out a long sigh.
"That's exactly why I called you."
"Based on your reports, Akira is greedy for money, lustful, arrogant, and extremely protective of his own people."
"If he finds out that we've captured 'labor' under his command…"
"So."
Sengoku's tone turned deeply sincere.
"Gion."
"If there's an opportunity."
"You must try to persuade Akira."
"Persuade him… not to interfere in this matter."
"Even…"
"If persuasion truly fails, then convince him to come to Marineford and become a powerful ally of the Marines!"
"As long as he's willing to fight Whitebeard and not stand on their side, that will be enough."
"We can increase his payment!!"
"One billion Berries!"
After saying that—
As if afraid Gion would refuse, Sengoku hurriedly cut the call.
"Hello?! Fleet Admiral?! Hello?!"
"How could he possibly be interested in such a small amount? How could he possibly be interested?!"
Momousagi listened to the static hum of the Den Den Mushi, her whole body feeling dizzy.
"What is this madness?"
She stared blankly at the Den Den Mushi in her hand.
"The Marines… captured labor under Akira?!"
"This… this absolutely cannot happen!!"
Gion understood Akira far too well!
On the surface, he looked relaxed and carefree—but in truth, he was meticulous to the smallest detail!
Even a single brick or a broken boat still had value to him!
Now the Marines had seized one of his "premium laborers on a fifty-year installment plan"!
And they still dared to carry out a public execution?!
"This…"
Gion felt as if the sky itself were collapsing over her head.
"With Akira's stingy personality…"
"I can't even imagine how much money he'll demand from the Marines later!!"
"And if that happens…"
A terrifying image surfaced in her mind.
"If the Marines refuse to pay compensation…"
"With Akira's strength, strong enough to kick Whitebeard flying…"
"Then at that point…"
"All of Marineford might…"
Gion didn't dare continue that line of thought!
"No!!"
"This has to be stopped!!"
Panicking, she hurriedly tried to redial Sengoku.
"I have to persuade Fleet Admiral Sengoku to release Ace!!"
"Even releasing him secretly would be fine!!"
"We absolutely must not provoke the wrath of that damned star of disaster, Akira!!"
But—
Before the call could connect—
Click.
The door to the master bedroom opened.
Akira stepped out, looking refreshed and brimming with energy.
He was already dressed neatly, a black training suit perfectly outlining his explosively powerful physique.
The smile on his face made Gion's heart pound uncontrollably.
"Oh."
Akira looked at Peach Rabbit Gion and spoke with a friendly smile.
"Vice Admiral Peach Rabbit."
"Recently, your Marines have been rather lacking in self-awareness."
"..."
Gion's hand trembled, the Den Den Mushi almost slipping to the floor.
"They captured labor under my command?"
Akira's gaze slowly turned cold.
"And they still plan a public execution?"
"Is this meant to slap me in the face?"
"You kill my labor just like that—so how exactly are we supposed to settle the accounts?"
"Th-That's not…"
Gion tried to explain, only to realize she had no grounds to argue at all.
"Perfect timing."
Akira rolled his neck, producing a sharp crack crack sound.
"Lately, my 'training' has been getting a bit boring."
"I was just looking for a place to stretch my muscles."
He stepped closer to Vice Admiral Gion and patted her shoulder.
"I'm going to Marineford."
"To properly calculate Ace's 'lost working-hours compensation' with Fleet Admiral Sengoku."
Akira bared a wide grin, revealing chillingly white teeth.
"You."
"Care to come with me to Marineford?"
"..."
Gion stared into Akira's eyes, filled with unmistakable "greed."
Deep helplessness rose within her heart.
"It's all over…"
Gion wailed internally.
"This bastard…"
"He really is going to bite the Marines and tear off a huge chunk of flesh!!"
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