One Piece: Shadow monarch? I'm Just Logistics!

Chapter 226: A Year's Changes.

Sea Circle Calendar 1521.

More than half a year has passed since the Summit War.

The boiling situation in the New World was turbulent, and many shocking major events occurred.

First, not long after the war ended, the Supreme Commander of Marine Headquarters, 'Buddha' Sengoku, resigned from his position.

Along with the legendary Marine Hero, 'Fist' Garp, he retired to a secondary role.

For the vacant position of Fleet Admiral, the top brass within the Marines held an election.

The result of the election was that Admiral Akainu won with the highest number of votes.

However, his appointment was met with strong opposition from Admiral Aokiji.

The two, with conflicting ideologies, fought a death match on a deserted island, with the victor taking control of the Marines.

The great battle lasted for ten days and ten nights. The tragic fight even caused the topography and climate of the entire island to be permanently altered.

In the end, Akainu won by a narrow margin and successfully assumed the position of Marine Fleet Admiral.

The defeated Aokiji left the Marines, his whereabouts unknown.

To quickly replenish their forces and expand the Marines' territory in the New World, Fleet Admiral Akainu launched the [World Military Draft].

Among them, two powerhouses stood out from the crowd and became the new Admirals of Marine Headquarters.

Code names: [Fujitora] and [Ryokugyu].

In the same year, Marineford in the first half of the Grand Line was designated as the G-1 Branch.

And Marine Headquarters was moved to the entrance of the New World. The original G-1 Branch was renamed New Marineford.

The above is a summary of the changes in the Marine situation since the end of the Summit War.

—World Economy News Paper.

The warm morning light shone through the window, brightening the quiet living room.

The rich aroma of coffee wafted from the kitchen, adding a touch of warmth to the small house.

"Aokiji actually quit the Marines?" On the sofa, Nami put down the newspaper, her expression quite surprised.

Her hair had now grown long, tied up in an orange-red bun at the back, with a few fine strands hanging by her ears, the ends curling around her fair neck.

Compared to her previous immaturity, her temperament had gained a bit more maturity.

Of course, this also included her physical growth.

What is the concept of a 'J' cup? Reiner's happiness was difficult for him to describe in words.

"Flip to the back, there's a lot more information."

Reiner walked out of the kitchen, placed two cups of coffee on the table, and sat down beside her.

His physique was a bit more robust than before, and his resolute face had gained a bit more of a mature man's flavor.

Nami smiled and reached out to scratch his chin.

Although he shaved every day, there was still a bit of hard stubble.

It tickled when it brushed against her skin, a novel and exciting experience.

Nami didn't dislike this feeling. Every time it brushed against her neck, it would make her shoulders shrink, and her sensitive body couldn't help but tremble.

Reiner handed her a cup of coffee and flipped the newspaper to the last page.

A familiar figure in the picture caught his eye.

"—Eh?!"

Nami let out a long sound of surprise and immediately picked up the newspaper. "Soul King! Isn't this Brook!"

"Mm, our family has a big star now."

A small smile appeared on Reiner's face. He leaned back, put his arm behind Nami, and rested it on the back of the sofa.

Nami took a sip of her coffee and put it down. She crossed her legs and naturally leaned her body against his chest.

Seeing the news of her long-separated companion, Nami's heart couldn't help but be joyful, and she carefully read the introduction in the newspaper.

"I wonder how the others are doing now."

"They're probably all doing well, except for Sanji."

Reiner looked up at the ceiling and murmured, "I'm suddenly a little afraid to see him. I'll definitely be killed."

"Who told you to be so mischievous and get his hopes up? I won't protect you then," Nami said irritably.

During this period, the two of them had been following Weatheria all over the world.

With Reiner's protection, the old men had reached many islands that were not easy to land on before.

They were basically all places with harsh environments, ferocious beasts, or extremely fierce local customs.

They had even encountered a cannibal tribe that drank blood from skulls. They couldn't communicate due to the language barrier, and they were attacked on sight.

At that time, those old men were scared to death and almost peed themselves on the spot.

The undead easily subdued the opponent; it was not a powerful tribe.

Of course, they had also encountered some quite powerful enemies.

Because the focus of his training was his main body, Reiner never used the undead and always went up to fight himself.

Coupled with the large number of battles he had accumulated since setting out to sea, his taijutsu had also improved considerably.

Before he set out to sea, he only relied on his stats to fight recklessly. Rather than saying his talent was poor, looking back now, Reiner felt that his foundation was too poor at the beginning.

After all, before he came to this world, he was just an ordinary person.

Combat skills don't just appear out of thin air, and practicing martial arts doesn't mean you'll become self-taught.

Without the support of actual combat, training behind closed doors for a lifetime is a waste. That's why he had always focused on training his body before.

"If I remember correctly, the next stop is Alabasta, right?" Reiner glanced at Nami. "They are preparing to go deep into the desert area to study the effects of the Dance Powder."

"Mm, I wonder if Vivi is there. I haven't seen her in a long time; I miss her a little," a hint of anticipation flashed in Nami's eyes.

Vivi had boarded their ship as soon as they entered the Grand Line. Before Robin joined, she was Nami's only good girlfriend, and the two of them talked about everything.

"Do you have any other plans? Go find Vivi together?" Nami looked up and asked.

Reiner spoke, "I'm planning to go check out the Sandora River, but we can go find Vivi first. Maybe she has some information."

The encounter there before had made him a little concerned.

Since he was returning to Alabasta by chance this time, Reiner wanted to go and explore it.

It would also count as training.

The two of them usually trained on Weatheria. When they landed, they would find enemies to practice on. If there were no enemies, Reiner would imitate Garp and fight mountains to practice Haki.

Nami's training time was a bit less because she had to study meteorological science.

However, in terms of Haki, she had already touched the threshold of Observation Haki, and her fruit development had not fallen behind either.

With Enel's experience as a precedent, as long as Nami mastered Observation Haki, she could rely on her fruit's ability to surpass everyone in terms of sensory range in one fell swoop.

Regarding the training of advanced Haki techniques, he had already asked Rayleigh before leaving the Sabaody Archipelago.

He was still in the state of building a foundation. He couldn't touch the threshold of advanced applications like Conqueror's Coating, future sight, or external Armament Haki for now.

But there was still a long time. It was fine to take it step by step.

On the contrary, he had a lot of ideas about his fruit's ability.

After discovering that his undead couldn't use Conqueror's Haki, Reiner knew it would be difficult to reach the top relying on them.

After all, later on, Conqueror's Coating was one of the means to stack the upper limit of combat power.

But he had no intention of abandoning the undead either.

Reiner believed more that his main body and his undead could complement each other.

To use game terms, in the early stage, he would use the undead to snowball. In the mid-stage, he would use them as a mid-tier combat force.

In the late game, he would reshape all their bodies, and then have Franky help modify them into weapons.

Flesh is weak, but the machine is eternal!

(End of chapter)

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