One Piece: Hashirama Template, Joins the Straw Hat Pirates Chapter 063

Chopper raised his hands, jumping and shouting, “Me! Me! I want medical books! Buy me medical books from other countries!”

Zoro coolly said, “I want booze~”

Nami held out her hand, stopping everyone. “Wait, if you want to split the treasure, let’s talk about it when the Merry Go stops.”

The Merry Go circled in the air for a long time, finally flying to the coast at the entrance of a Marine base. Even before landing, everyone saw four large characters on the Marine base: “G- 8 Fortress.”

“This… this is a Marine base, isn’t it? No way, isn’t this like a sheep entering a tiger’s mouth?” Usopp, who had just recovered, started to panic again.

“Puff~~ Puff~~”

With sounds like skipping stones, the ship bounced closer to the main entrance of the Marine base.

At the same time, the patrol personnel of the Marine base also discovered the approaching ship and quickly sounded the alarm.

“Alert! Alert! Unidentified individuals are approaching the fortress! All personnel immediately enter Level 1 combat status!”

Immediately, all the cannons, searchlights, and various long-range weapons from all directions aimed at the Merry Go’s position, then moved in sync with the Merry Go’s advance.

Vice Admiral Jonathan heard the commotion outside his window and quickly grabbed his weapon, rushing out.

Marine soldiers poured out of their barracks, swiftly taking up their combat positions.

Vice Admiral Jonathan and his soldiers were already waiting at the sea gate.

A moment later…

The Merry Go finally stopped at the entrance of the Marine base.

As soon as it stopped, Luffy and the others were surrounded by a large group of Marines, all holding weapons pointed at them.

Leading them was Vice Admiral Jonathan, the G- 8 commanding officer, wearing a Marine coat with seven medals on his chest. He appeared slender. He was a long-time friend of Marine Admiral Akainu and had contributed significantly during the later Summit War.

Meanwhile, on Luffy’s side, because they had retracted their sails when they left Skypiea, there were no visible markings of the Straw Hat Pirates on the ship.

With the Merry Go’s wooden wings from Liu Qing, Jonathan couldn’t immediately tell that they were members of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Jonathan stood at the base entrance, his gaze sharp as he scanned the people on the ship. His voice was deep and authoritative, inspiring awe. “This is Marine G- 8 Fortress. I am Marine Vice Admiral Jonathan. Who are you? Why have you come here?”

Hearing Jonathan’s question, Luffy answered without hesitation, “My name is Monkey D….”

However, before he could finish his sentence, a black shadow shot forward like lightning. Nami lunged beside Luffy, unhesitatingly raising her fist and slamming it hard onto Luffy’s head.

“Bang!”

The punch was powerful, and a fist-sized lump instantly swelled on Luffy’s head, making him grimace in pain.

Nami stood beside him, looking at Vice Admiral Jonathan with an embarrassed smile, quickly explaining, “Um, we’re tourists. We accidentally got caught in the Knock Up Stream at Jaya Island and were swept up into the sky.”

As she spoke, Nami’s expression turned very aggrieved, her eyes slightly red, as if remembering those terrifying experiences. “You wouldn’t believe it, sir. We really went through hell up in the sky and almost lost our lives! If our ship hadn’t had a pair of wings for some special reason, we probably would have fallen down and been smashed to pieces. Boo hoo hoo… it was truly terrifying!”

Jonathan didn’t doubt this explanation at all. After all, he had been at this fortress for so many years and knew the situation here like the back of his hand. Every year, several ships would fall from the sky like this and be smashed to pieces. Some were pirate ships, some were merchant ships, and some were passenger ships—all sorts of vessels.

“In that case, let us inspect your ship. If there are no issues, I will order the fortress opened to allow you to leave safely. But if… hmph hmph~~” Jonathan’s lips curled into a cold sneer. His gaze fell on the soldiers behind him, and he ordered, “Drake, take a few men and inspect their ship. Confirm their identities.”

“Yes, Vice Admiral!” Drake replied, then quickly assembled a team of ten men, marching in neat formation towards the Merry Go.

On the Merry Go, Nami also panicked. “What do we do now? If the Marines come aboard, they’ll definitely find out we’re pirates.”

“Let’s wait and see. They might not discover our identities,” Sanji said with a serious expression.

“Let’s prepare for battle. There are at least a thousand cannons aimed at us from all directions. If a fight breaks out, it might be difficult,” Liu Qing sensed the surrounding situation and relayed it to Luffy and the others.

Just then, Drake led the Marine soldiers onto the ship and saluted Luffy and the others. “Apologies. If there’s any misunderstanding, we’ll apologize.”

With that, the Marines began inspecting the ship. After a thorough check, no one found anything amiss.

Just as Nami breathed a sigh of relief, Vice Admiral Jonathan spoke. “Wait a moment, Drake. Lower their sails and let’s see.”

Before Luffy and the others could react, Drake pulled the rope, and the Straw Hat Pirates’ flag appeared before everyone.

Jonathan’s face changed dramatically as he looked at the flag. “So it’s you, the Straw Hat Pirates. I knew this ship and your appearances looked somewhat familiar. It seems my feeling wasn’t wrong.”

“Straw Hat Pirates, I must admit, your method of invasion is truly astonishing.”

“G- 8 Fortress, known as the ‘Hedgehog Fortress,’ is tightly sealed on all sides. It’s difficult for ordinary people to even get close, yet you infiltrated from the sky. That’s something I hadn’t anticipated, and you even disguised yourselves as tourists.”

“Now that your identities have been exposed, what will you do next?”

Nami was speechless. “Don’t just monologue, we really were swept up into the sky and then fell down.”

“I don’t believe it~”

With that, Jonathan unhesitatingly gave the order: “Everyone, prepare for bombardment immediately! Do not let the Straw Hats escape! Sink their ship! As for the Straw Hat crew’s strongest fighter, I will personally hold him back!”

However, just as the Marines were about to fire their cannons, Liu Qing suddenly walked over, holding a Den Den Mushi wearing a dog-head hat. He shouted, “Wait a moment! Don’t be so quick to act, Vice Admiral Jonathan. Would you like to answer this Den Den Mushi first before deciding whether to take action?”

Everyone’s gaze was drawn to the Den Den Mushi in Liu Qing’s hand. Just then, a familiar voice came from the Den Den Mushi—Garp’s voice.

“Is that Vice Admiral Jonathan? This is Garp. Listen, G- 8 Fortress absolutely cannot suffer any mishaps! But if you really engage in a head-on confrontation with that brat Liu Qing, I’m afraid the entire fortress will be instantly annihilated! That would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to us! So, I suggest you let them leave. I’ll explain this to Sengoku.”

Jonathan’s face became extremely anxious, and large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. His voice even trembled as he quickly shouted, “No, Vice Admiral Garp! If I just let them go like this, my reputation as the impregnable, strongest Marine fortress will be gone! This is something I’ve worked hard for for years!”

With Garp’s intervention, Nami and the others’ taut nerves relaxed slightly.

Nami’s lips curved into a slight, mocking smile as she said to Jonathan, “Didn’t you ever consider that you might not be able to beat us?”

Jonathan’s eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He glared at Nami and roared, “Is this about whether we can beat them? This is about our dignity! If people find out we let pirates leave without even fighting, how will I survive in the Marines?! My reputation will be completely ruined!”

Usopp, hiding behind them, weakly asked, “You mean, even if the entire fortress is destroyed, you’ll still protect your dignity?”

“Alright, Vice Admiral Jonathan, just let them leave. Luffy and the others won’t talk about what happened here. It’s night now, no one will see. Just let them leave now.”

Jonathan hesitated, then sighed. “Sigh~ Alright~”

“Cease alert, open the sea gate, let them leave~”

With the order given, all the searchlights and cannons aimed at the Merry Go moved away.

The Cowardly Trio immediately relaxed.

Liu Qing cupped his fist and grinned. “Thank you, Vice Admiral Jonathan! Luffy, let’s go!”

“Sanji, quickly turn the ship around, we need to leave here immediately!” Nami urgently shouted to Sanji, her eyes fixed on the Den Den Mushi in Liu Qing’s hand.

Sanji heard Nami’s shout and quickly responded, “Got it, Nami-san!” then swiftly adjusted the ship’s direction, preparing to set sail.

Nami looked at the Den Den Mushi in Liu Qing’s hand, a relieved smile on her face, and muttered, “Old Man Garp’s influence is still the greatest. If it weren’t for your help, we’d be in big trouble today!”

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Garp laughed. “Don’t flatter me, you little brats. Just behave yourselves, especially that brat Luffy. Just don’t let him cause any big trouble for me. I have some things to deal with here, so I’ll hang up now.”

“Wait, Vice Admiral Garp!” Liu Qing suddenly called out, a hint of urgency in his voice. “Let’s meet up sometime, how about Water 7? I need your help with something, and it’ll be good for you too.”

Garp heard Liu Qing’s words and fell silent for a moment, seemingly thinking of something. After a while, he finally spoke. “Alright, since you put it that way, I’ll agree. You wait for me in Water 7 for two days. I’m not far from there; once you arrive, I can get there in at most a day and a half.”

Liu Qing’s heart rejoiced when he heard Garp agree to his request. He quickly smiled and said, “Okay, it’s a deal then!”