"Crazy, just crazy!"
"The Navy's gone mad!"
Somewhere in the East Blue.
A pirate dressed as a clown, with a big red nose and a jester's hat, grumbled as he ducked into a cave far from the coast, still shaken.
"What the hell is going on with the Navy? Why have they suddenly issued a kill order on pirates!"
Buggy!
Captain of the Buggy Pirates, former apprentice of the Roger Pirates, and user of the Chop-Chop Fruit.
After the Roger Pirates disbanded, he left the Grand Line and established the Buggy Pirates in the East Blue, taking pleasure in tormenting the weak and believing that true pirates should primarily plunder others' wealth—a true pirate through and through.
"Captain, don't you read the newspapers?"
Following Buggy into the cave was Mohji, the first mate of the Buggy Pirates, wearing a doll headpiece and riding a fierce lion with a whip in hand.
He glanced back at the warship in the distance, relentlessly firing cannonballs at a pirate ship, and spoke with a serious expression.
"Something big happened at Navy Headquarters. A Vice Admiral named Orion staged a coup and took the position of Fleet Admiral, and even signed some treaty with Mary Geoise!"
"That's old news!"
Cabaji, the strategist of the Buggy Pirates, approached the two on his unicycle, his face grave.
"The reason the Navy gone mad is because the Arlong Pirates attacked a Navy ship from the 16th Branch, which enraged the newly appointed Fleet Admiral!"
"Damn those Arlong Pirates!"
Hearing that the Arlong Pirates were the cause, Buggy couldn't help but curse.
"What the hell were they thinking, attacking a Navy ship? And why are the Navy coming after us too? It's ruining my grand treasure hunt!"
"..."
"Wait, what did you just say? Someone at Navy Headquarters staged a coup and became the new Fleet Admiral? Haha, who is it? Someone even more flamboyant than Captain Buggy!?"
"Captain Buggy, now's not the time to worry about that—" Mohji interjected urgently, "The warship heading towards this island. Do you think the Navy found us?"
"How could that be, you idiot!"
Buggy jumped up and smacked Mohji on the head, pretending to stay calm.
"We're hiding so brilliantly in this cave! There's no way the Marines could find us!"
"Let's just lay low for now!"
Cabaji, the tactician, analyzed the situation calmly.
"Even if the Marines haven't found us yet, they'll still come to search the island. We should leave before they land!"
"Where to?" Buggy blinked in confusion.
Cabaji thought for a moment and said decisively.
"I know there's a Village called Syrup Village in the Gecko Islands. If we blend into the crowd there, the Marines won't easily spot us!"
"Syrup Village? Forget it!" Buggy eyes widened.
"There's no safe place in the East Blue right now!"
At this, Buggy eyes darted around, and he slapped his thigh
. "I've decided! We're going to make a grand retreat! This captain will take you all to the Grand Line!"
...
Near the waters of the Gecko Islands, a deafening roar echoed across the sky as the pirate ship being chased by the Marines finally met its fate, collapsing into the towering waves.
"Push forward, push forward!"
The moment the pirate ship was hit by cannon fire and sank into the sea, a Marine officer on one of the warships drew his sword and shouted excitedly.
"Wipe out these damned pirates! Leave none alive!"
As the officer's voice fell, the warship immediately accelerated toward the sea where cries of agony continued to echo.
Just as this warship entered the waters where the destroyed pirate ship had sunk, another warship sped over at full speed.
Before the Marines on the first ship could react, a barrage of gunfire erupted.
"Dammit, Captain Smoker! That pirate ship was sunk by me!"
On the deck of the slower warship, a young lieutenant wearing iron gauntlets glared furiously at the lieutenant on the other ship, fuming.
"I'm going to report this to the Fleet Admiral! You're stealing my credit!"
"Haha, Lieutenant Fullbody, you've worked hard!"
The Captain named Smoker waved at Fullbody and shouted.
"Leave this to me! You head to another area! As a colleague, I'll give you a tip—there's a pirate crew that's been active near the Moonlight Islands. They're called the Black Cat Pirates. You'd better hurry. I heard Captain Morgan has been chasing them for a long time!"
"Really?" Fullbody eyes lit up with excitement.
"Captain Smoker, once I catch the Black Cat Pirates, I'll treat you to the Baratie!"
"Don't bother!"
Captain Smoker waved his hand dismissively.
"Do you know why you're still just a lieutenant? It's because you can't read the situation. You were once an officer under Vice Admiral Onigumo. If you don't make a good impression while the Fleet Admiral is touring the East Blue, you might not even keep your current rank!"
"Alright, that's all I'll say."
"This Captain has another battle to attend to. Goodbye!"
....
Meanwhile.
In the waters near Orange Town.
On the deck of a pirate ship that had been forced to stop by the Marines, the captain and all the crew members were trapped inside a massive iron cage. On either side of the cage stood dozens of Marine soldiers in perfect formation.
Unlike the soldiers on other warships who were actively pursuing pirates, the marines standing on the deck of this pirate ship did not immediately pull the trigger to annihilate the trapped pirates. Instead, they remained silent, aiming their guns at the pirates.
The pirates locked in the iron cage dared not make a sound. Squeezed together, their eyes were filled with fear of death, yet there was a faint glimmer of hope for survival.
On the deck of the pirate ship opposite the iron cage sat a cold and composed female officer.
She wore the coat of a Marine Headquarters Commander, with long pink hair, dressed in purple attire and purple gloves.
Hina, a Marine Headquarters Commander and a user of the Paramecia-type Cage-cage Fruit. Once held in high regard by Garp and Sengoku, she was one of the officers entrusted with the future of the Marines.
However, when Orion suddenly staged a coup, swiftly consolidating power and forcing the World Goverment to sign the Mary Geoise Treaty, she struggled to accept the abrupt changes and fell into a period of despondency for several days.
It wasn't until the dire news from the East Blue reached her that she emerged from her gloom and volunteered to follow the Fleet Admiral to the East Blue.
To her surprise, Fleet Admiral Orion not only did not refuse but also allowed her to continue leading her warship independently.
"Commander Hina!"
At that moment, her adjutant stepped forward, his expression agitated, and said.
"Don't hesitate! The orders are crystal clear—during the Fleet Admiral inspection of the East Blue, no pirate surrenders will be accepted!"
"Do you know the situation in the East Blue right now? All officers who didn't participate in the coup are hunting down pirates with relentless fervor!"
"Most importantly, when dealing with pirates, there's no need for mercy!"
Hina remained silent.
After taking a drag from her cigarette, she extinguished it and stood up, glancing at the pirates trapped in the iron cage. Then, as if she had made a firm decision, she turned decisively and raised her hand, giving a heavy downward wave.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A barrage of gunfire erupted abruptly.
Hina paid no heed to the gunfire and the pirates' wails behind her.
She returned to the warship docked nearby, resuming her composed demeanor as the "Black Cage" Hina.
With a determined gaze fixed ahead, she softly uttered.
"Burn the pirate ship. Let's move out!"
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