[One Piece] Almighty staff

At the beginning of the new year, the Archives Department is the most leisurely department in the Marine Vanduo Navy Headquarters.But fishing is for the section chief and ordinary staff. Only Liya, the deputy section chief who is far away in Beihai, plunges into work until twelve o'clock at night.

The time spent floating outside is too long, and the inconvenience of telecommuting is also obvious.Therefore, it is necessary for her to browse through the work content of the whole year to check for gaps and make up for omissions.

Then there is the routine work plan for the first half of the new year.Everyone else handles the handover directly at the end of the year, but she is the only one who has to make thorough preparations because of her long-term absence.

This year... I still have to stay in the Navy's establishment in Marin Vanduo.

After drawing the last form, she subconsciously pulled out a blank piece of paper. Just as she wrote down the population data of the two islands, she suddenly came back to her senses, crossed out the writing on the paper, got up and walked to the center of the study, and put the paper into the Burned to ashes in the brazier.

Rubbing her forehead to make herself a cup of strong tea, Leah sorted out the documents and prepared to send them back to Sither's office at dawn.

She was going to set a new route in the middle of the night and was going to stay up all night.Gergo went out alone, and the news he brought back was not satisfactory.There are now unclaimed lands everywhere in Beihai, but the situation is too chaotic, and it can't hold the land.

To make matters worse, she received information from a small store in Beihai Port, and Rosinindi secretly contacted the clerk, conveying the news that Doflamingo had recovered and was ready to start trouble at any time.

Sakasky and Ivan the Great are now engaged with the nobles of the world government, and while they are still vigorously hunting down the fish that slipped through the net of the human trafficking organization, they really don't have time to deal with the hooligans.

Leah was very worried about this. She knew that the Don Quixote family had internal support in the navy, and she had communicated with Sakaski and Vice Admiral Crane early on.However, after such a long time, just looking at the door of Sakaski's first base in the North Sea, where only three or two kittens were left, one can know that the naval power in the North Sea is completely a sieve, filled with debris from all directions.It is almost impossible to catch the undercover agents of the Don Quixote family in a targeted manner.

Sisser gave her insider information two days ago. The Marshal of the Warring States Period might secretly send a general to Beihai to reorganize Beihai's naval branch system.

This is extremely confidential news.If the news that Marin Vandor sent two generals to Beihai is spread, the New World will be in turmoil again.

It can be seen that Sisser has been doing very well in the past two years. She can come and go between Marlin Vandor and Judiciary Island freely, and it has also greatly benefited her, providing her with a powerful intelligence information network.

It's just that for Admiral Akainu who has already begun to deploy manpower in the Beihai circle, the later colleagues may be a big trouble.Whether he voluntarily came to grab the meat, or the Warring States deliberately checked and balanced, when he refused to let go, conflicts were inevitable.

It is impossible for Zhan Guo to be ignorant of Sakaski's action to deal with human trafficking organizations, and she does not disagree with it depending on the situation. She boldly speculates that the old fox of Zhan Guo is the big driving force behind this big case.

The matter involved a lot. What kind of role did Marin Fando play in it, what actions did she make, and how much power she was going to invest? With her not-so-superficial intelligence network of the headquarters, she couldn't find out a little bit.Except for the Warring States period, she couldn't think of anyone in the headquarters who could seal the news so tightly.

So I don’t know if it’s the Aokiji general Kuzan or the yellow monkey general Polusalino... In short, the hidden struggle within the navy itself, the confrontation between the navy and the world government and nobles, and even the secret resistance of the non-alliance countries to the world government, These turbulent political turmoil are enough to cause chaos in the North Sea, and no one will devote too much energy to dealing with the relatively small Don Quixote.

Unable to take advantage of the influence of the big bosses, Leah can only pay more attention to herself. After all, she plans to steal a home in Beihai secretly, and then continue to crack down on human trafficking. She, who supports the activities of the Revolutionary Army, instead confronts Tang Ji more directly in terms of conflicts of interest. The Hod family.

After drinking tea, she took a deep breath, and just as she picked up her pen again, there was a hasty knock on the study door.

Before the words please come in, the little adjutant pushed the door open and walked in. The windows in the corridor outside were not closed to allow some ventilation. The cold wind followed in large numbers, and the heat stored in the brazier was taken away by a wave. Li Ya's whole body was numb from the cold.

There are no spring and autumn seasons in Beihai... The water heating facilities at the base must be arranged as soon as possible.

Sakaski took his troops to another branch base in the afternoon, and he came back as early as dinner when he wanted to come back. He didn't return in the evening, which means he must return at least tomorrow.The little adjutant hurried over at this time, obviously something unexpected happened.

Sure enough, "The World Government temporarily sent a special investigator, and the general held him back temporarily. The investigator will be escorted by CP0 tomorrow morning at the latest."

Liya raised her eyes and replied calmly with a smile: "I understand. Leave the rest to me, and you hurry back to Sakaski."

Being able to bring CP0 as a bodyguard is probably a difficult person in terms of identity.The grain seeds in the warehouse, the thugs and killers who hunted Fisher and other mermaids that she brought to the North Sea for Sakalski to deal with, the human traffickers and rebels in the prison, and her study, many in Sakalski's office Important data... don't know what Sakarski's arrangement is, she needs to make sure this is all sorted out.

Liya immediately dialed the phone bug to wake Gergo up. After the little adjutant notified him, he didn't have time to take a sip of the hot water, and left in a hurry wrapped in a cold air.

Gergo rushed over with messy hair, and led his still dazed companions to move things up and down.Their ship was moored at the port closest to the base, and there were old sailors on watch on board, and they were ready to sail as soon as they received the news.

Most of the grain seeds have been transported away by Sakalski, and it is not easy for her to take away the rest, so she simply mixed into the base granary, even if it is eaten, it doesn't matter, she doesn't believe that the investigator can still get rid of it. Something tricky was found in the pile of rice grains.

The trouble is the rebels and the captives she brought. After these people are brought, she will hand them over to Sakasky. I don’t know how many people are left in the base here.If necessary...she couldn't give Sakarsky a chance.

Thinking of this, Leah was stopped outside the cell, and the guarding navy was considered an acquaintance.She was often seen on Sakalski's warships as a lieutenant.

The lieutenant hesitated to speak: "Miss Leah, the inside...is not very clean."

Leah was silent for a while, then said to the lieutenant, "What if I need this place to be clean?"

The lieutenant reacted quickly, and his blunt smile was covered with a layer of chill: "It will be cleaned up soon."

She said it was impossible for Sakalski not to stay behind.

Leah chose a remote route to a small non-union country.

Gergo was awakened by the sea breeze, but he still couldn't react.

They were so focused on listening to the captain's advice and moving things that they didn't even think about it. They carried all the fax machines in Admiral Akainu's office on board the ship, as well as a large stack of office supplies.Like paper pen ink staples or something...

It seemed to him that the office was half empty.

Leah didn't feel embarrassed at all.When Sakaski lived in her house, not to mention the office utensils in the study, she bought the tea, rice, oil, salt and four-season clothes.

Although the other party gave money, she gave her precious energy and time.

What's more, she is floating in the sea, it is inconvenient to buy these, the base is on the island, and she can replenish them at any time, what's wrong with her taking some office supplies?Sakaski will not be stingy about this thing, although the other party may have a little trouble in the office...

However, although she took away half of the paper and pens, she left a drawer of snacks!

Sakalski:  …

The sea wind was strong tonight, and after leaving the base island, the speed dropped.They were not in a hurry, this channel was the first time they traveled, and Leah told the sailors to put safety first.

Leah handed over the boat to the sailors and returned to the cabin to continue working overtime.There are still a few hours before dawn, and she should be able to sort out the route map after rushing... The cabin door was pushed open with a bang, and Gergo rushed to report: "Captain, we found a woman !"

Leah: "...oh, that's really weird."

She held the pen, her face stiffened by the wind.

At the stern, a powerful portable torch dispelled a small patch of darkness and illuminated a circular sea surface.

The old sailor held down the young crew members to prevent them from moving rashly, and several female crew members looked anxiously and expectantly at the hurried captain.

Leah walked to the empty seats made by the crew and looked down, meeting a pair of big amber eyes.This pair of pupils, which are nearly transparent under the light of the flashlight, obviously does not belong to humans, and its host is a snow-white sea turtle.

On the turtle shell that can accommodate two or three people lies a human who does not know whether to live or die. From the slender back and long black hair, it can be judged that this is most likely a young human female.

The boat was still sailing at a relatively slow speed. The big turtle moved its limbs slowly and followed them along the hull. From time to time, it raised its bare head to watch their movements, as if wondering why the Twolegs didn't move. Bring the same kind on the back to the boat.

The sea turtle's eyes were calm and calm, and its temperament was very calm. Liya ordered the lifeboat to be lowered in surprise.

The crew had already prepared rescue facilities, and when they heard the order, they huffed and moved. Even if the sea was rough, it took only a few minutes to get people and turtles on board and send them to the nearest cabin.

As soon as the light came on, Liya felt that the rescued girl looked familiar, and she became slightly vigilant.

She felt that the people she saw familiarly but hadn't met were mostly famous people. She didn't have many people around her now, and she was also entangled in trivial matters, so she didn't really want to get into trouble.

The female crew drove all the men out, quickly changed the wet clothes for the unconscious girl, and wrapped her in a thick quilt.Liya gave her a brief physical examination, and found some minor bumps and abrasions, and some signs of cold and fever, and other injuries that seemed insignificant.

Looking back at the girl's pretty face carefully, Liya was stunned and froze on the spot.

At the same time, the black-haired girl suddenly opened her eyes, and her dark blue pupils collided with a gentle light blue pupil.

The overly comfortable experience could not soothe Nicole Robin's vigilant nerves. When her body regained a little consciousness, she struggled desperately to open her eyes.

Soft and bright lights cover the small cabin, the biting cold wind and sea water are isolated, and even the air to breathe is warm.

The gentle and beautiful blue-eyed lady sat on the edge of the bed, stroked her hair, and smiled gently: "Relax and rest, you're fine now."

Her limbs were sore and weak, her body was wrapped in a warm and soft bed, surrounded by women, and she was surrounded by concerned and kind eyes.

Waves of exhaustion and comfort hit her mind, and Nicole Robin couldn't resist the dual needs of physical and mental rest. She briefly lost the ability to think, and fell asleep in the next second.

Leah properly tucked in the quilt for the patient, and told the female crew: "Take care of her."

It was still dark outside, and she walked against the cold wind, and looked up to see the light on the watchtower.It was Gergo, who was always sharp.

Going back to the room, she took the phone bug, put on the big cloak she was going out, checked the time, and walked to the kitchen.Except for the Lily Rose who has a cook who is not very skilled, the crew on her other ships who can cook take turns to make do.Without disturbing the crew in charge of meals today, Leah dug out the ingredients lightly and cooked a pot of milk porridge.

While stirring with a spoon, she heard a strange movement outside the door. Liya turned down the fire and checked carefully with a flashlight. She saw a big white turtle stuck at the kitchen door.

It is also a miracle that this peaceful cold-blooded animal did not hibernate in the cold North Sea.

Leah clearly remembered that everyone brought it into the cabin together when they boarded the boat. Some crew members tried to feed it fish and bread. Where did you go.Everyone subconsciously thought it had gone back to the sea.

The white turtle stretched its neck, its round nostrils flaring slightly in the milky kitchen.

Liya found it interesting and funny, squatted down caressing her skirt, touched its cold and hard shell, and said to it with a smile: "You are really not picky eaters...it's not cooked yet, I will leave some for you when it is cooked, and you can eat it first." Go back to the room and be with her, okay?"

The white turtle looked at her with calm and gentle eyes, and slowly backed away in a very human way.Turning around in the wide area outside, he swung his limbs and crawled towards the cabin.

It's cold, so fuel needs to be saved, so the porridge on the stove is only simmered slowly over low heat.Liya stirred a few times, closed the pot and waited.

The phone bug rang quickly, and Gergo on the observation deck reported to her that a large piece of thick ice had formed on the sea ahead, with a puzzled and disturbed tone: "No, there are no islands nearby, and this area of ​​the North Sea is no better than other places. It's very cold..."

Leah put on the hood, her voice was gentle and calm: "It doesn't matter, I will take care of it."

While speaking, she had already walked to the side of the ship and lowered the hanging ladder, and under the worried eyes of the sailors, she stepped onto the vast ice alone, refused the crew's company, and ordered the people on board not to disembark.

This piece of ice land that appeared out of thin air stood motionless in the turbulent and turbulent sea, it was unremarkably smooth and flat, and thick water mist was spreading on the ice surface, making it difficult to tell the direction.

Liya walked straight along the ice surface, and within a few minutes, she saw the figure of an old acquaintance in the fog that could not stop the cold wind.

The tall and slender admiral's tone of astonishment revealed a lazy tone. He looked at Leah strangely: "I didn't expect to see you here. This is really surprising, my lady."

Liya wiped away the wetness on her cheeks soaked in the mist, and didn't bother to care about the frivolous mouth he brought out from which bar he inexplicably called, she pursed the corners of her lips and asked him: "I have a job in Beihai, so what about Mr. Aokiji?" Will it be here?"

Kuzan's eyes widened slowly, and an unacceptable astonishment appeared on his face: "Ah...well? Aokiji...why did you treat me like this all of a sudden..."

Mingming has always called him Mr. Kuzan affectionately since we met.

Leah didn't speak, just looked at him quietly with a smile.In the dense fog with ultra-low visibility, the pupils seemed to have a hazy water light.

Bathed in this kind of gaze, Kuzan felt the familiar entanglement. He scratched his cheeks and murmured in a low voice: "Well... I am also because of work... By the way, check the child's status... Although it was me at the beginning decision, but she does have a certain degree of threat...Normally speaking, she shouldn't take in strangers so hastily..."

"Admiral Aokiji," Leah said in a slow tone, gently suppressing the thoughts of this seemingly easy-talking admiral, and said irrefutablely: "The North Sea is very, very chaotic. The base system built by the Navy here What a mess, Admiral Sakalski is very busy, whatever you plan to do, you'd better do it as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, her smile became faint: "I believe that although you have changed the style of justice, you are absolutely unwilling to come here just to eat rice and cold wind for two days. As for me, I will go to To an island of calm."

"You won't disturb our peace, will you?"

He almost felt the real scrutiny in her gaze, and the deep chill wrapped in her gentle tone made him speechless for a while.

Liya didn't wait for his answer, and after politely saying goodbye with a smile, she lifted her skirt and walked away without looking back, leaving a tall figure poking on the ice, in a dilemma.

It wasn't until he couldn't see the other party that Aokiji returned to his usual lazy expression. He sat down on the spot first, and said slowly to himself: "Hmm... is Sakaski doing something strange? Leah Miss looks like she wants me to intervene..."

As he spoke, he simply lay on his side on the ice, wondering with his head propped up: "But did she hate me so much because of O'Hara? It's been so many years, and she hasn't been like this before... because she met Nicole Robin? Ah, don't call me hypocritical in your heart..."

"Well, it's so troublesome." General Aokiji lay flat and pulled off his blindfold: "Just sleep."

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Nicole Robin was awake the instant she opened her eyes.

Smell was the first to recover. The rich, sweet smell of food filled the air in the room. It took her a while to focus on the solid wood ceiling.

Wrapped in the thick and dense quilt, Robin felt that his skin and brain, which had been tense for a long time, were like roasted marshmallows, piled up into a pool of sweet thick juice.

She hadn't had such a relaxing sleep in a long time.

It was so long that it didn't seem to exist in her memory - in such a harmless, softly lit, private, warm and safe environment, even filled with the wonderful aroma of food, to get a peaceful sleep time.

She felt refreshed, her mouth was half buried in the quilt, and with a slight movement, the tip of her nose rubbed into the warm quilt, and she smelled a pleasant fragrance different from food.The fragrance slowly radiated from her body along with her body temperature, filling the bed densely.

Except for the slight soreness of the limbs and the slight discomfort from the back of the hand, as a patient, she was undoubtedly well taken care of.

But at the moment when she opened her eyes, Nicole Robin still had countless suspicions and countermeasures flashing through her mind, and even made a counter-kill plan just in case based on the analysis of the sporadic scene before falling asleep

After two days of floating in the icy sea, Nicole Robin still clearly remembered the sticky, heavy feeling of being unable to move.Just like the fate she has struggled to this day.For a moment, she thought that Beihai was the end of her life.

But now that she escaped from a dangerous situation, she should keep in mind this feeling of dying, instead of indulging in this momentary dreamlike warmth...

"Are you awake?"

A few cool and soft fingers rested briefly on her forehead, and gently brushed away a few strands of hair scattered over her eyes.

Nicole Robin remembered the man, or rather she remembered the eyes.Taking one last look before losing consciousness, the azure blue eyes calmly reached out to her with a little worry.

At this moment, the owner of the eyes was sitting on the head of her bed, and the seemingly very young girl was sitting in danger, but Robin felt that she was exuding inexplicable kindness and love for him from all over her body.

Robin: ...

It should be an illusion.

She tried to sit up on the bed, but felt something strange on the back of her hand. Looking down, she saw that it was medical adhesive tape and cotton ball stuck to the blood vessel.

"In the second half of the night, you had a severe fever, so I gave you a fever-reducing injection." The girl followed her movements and adjusted the back of the pillow for her very skillfully. When she was done, she looked at her with a smile on her eyes: "I It's the captain here, you can call me Leah. What about you?"

"Rosa..." Robin covered the needled hand and lowered his eyes.

In front of her was quickly placed on the small bed table for dining. The mellow and sweet milk porridge was served in a beautiful and clean white porcelain bowl, and served with a light brown egg in a small plate next to it.

There were only her and Leah in the room...and a white turtle that buried its head in the big basin, snoring and feasting.

The porridge is delicious, and the eggs are extra flavorful.

Sakaski watched the government investigator enter the dormitory blankly, and the little adjutant heaved a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, Miss Leia is fast, and they didn't find anything."

The soldiers who were ordered to go out to purchase came to report to the little adjutant that there was not much paper on the island.

Little adjutant: "... Forget it, it's still enough for a few days. Just go to another port to buy it tomorrow."

If you ask him, Miss Leah is too tidy.All the original decorations and documents in the base office were taken away for investigation, and General Sakalski did not put important things in it. The office was originally quite simple.

He took the investigator upstairs just now, and when the office door opened, he suspected that he had gone to the wrong place—it was too empty, there were only three or two pieces of paper on the bookshelf and desk, and there was a piece of paper on the front of the desk that was in front of General Sakasky. When the sky was showing its power, two thick and long obvious cracks were photographed, and the whole office looked extremely shabby.

That's fine, but when the investigator opened the bottom drawer and took out a can of salt and pepper rice to look at it, the little adjutant's face turned blue.

The key is that the general of his family still faced the investigator's ridicule calmly: "Our navy is relatively poor, and there are many jobs sent by the government. We work overtime until late at night and get hungry quickly. Why don't you go back this time and bring my navy along with you?" Military Expenditure Additional Application Form."

The little lieutenant was stunned.

Although he is still young as the general's adjutant, he has already figured out that General Sakaski is a majestic, dignified, and ruthless boss with his ingenuity and high professional quality. This is the first time I heard it from the chief.

Crying to the top to ask for project funds is an old tradition throughout the ages, and the significance of wrangling checks and balances is greater than the meaning of asking for money itself.In particular, the world government has always regarded itself as the superior organization of the navy, and often requires the navy to do this and that regardless of the cost, but because the navy is getting stronger and stronger, it is getting more and more money every year.

The application for additional military expenditures is not intended to make the government feel free to let the horse eat grass, but to increase the bargaining chip for rejecting the government and breaking away from control.

However, this job is generally performed by successive Navy finance ministers, such as the current minister Miloda Sisser.

Siser is a talent. Not only did he actually withhold money from the government, but he also used a thick ledger to call "no money" loudly. He wanted to let the whole world know that the government ordered the navy to do things without paying.

Sisser himself came from a very high family background. Although he is in the navy, he also has a place and is surrounded by the world government and the aristocratic class, so his position is very delicate.Coupled with the strength of Marshal Warring States, these bonuses allowed him to maintain a state of repeatedly jumping across the minefield, but he just couldn't blow him up.

As for the ledger he used to collect money for the navy, it was of course the contribution of Liya, the deputy chief of the archives department. From as little as rice noodles and oil money during the army's trip to as large as casualties and loss of warships, no Berry can be spared.

Now apart from the agreed rules in black and white in the early days—for example, the admiral must defend the Tianlong people during the agreed period, the world government wants the navy to do something, and the only thing that needs to be clearly marked is the price.However, the navy's asking price is not too high, and the world government can't afford it, and it's really short of people, so the two sides have maintained a delicate balance and haven't quarreled so far.

The matter of asking for money has indeed pushed the relationship between the navy and the world government further and further, but this is all a discord under the superficial peace.

But once the admiral spoke, the nature of the matter was different.

If the investigator really dared to bring back the general's application form for additional military expenses, it would be a clear statement that the world affairs and the navy were not in harmony. The two parties could not negotiate on how to proceed.

General Sakaski was shameless, and the investigator could only endure the slap from the pocket head with a livid face.

Sakaski walked back to his warship calmly - since the bloodbath of the branch base, he no longer stayed there.

If he wants to start from scratch, then the current navy must not have a close relationship with the government. The more conflicts between the two parties, the more contradictory their positions, the better for him.At present, threats from the government cannot stop his expansion in the North Sea.

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The night was dark and windy, and Sabo, who was guarding the middle of the night, woke up Lili who was sleeping on the bow: "Lili, Lili!"

After only sleeping for an hour, Lili looked a little dazed when he opened his eyes.

Sabo pointed to a brightly lit cruise ship not far away and told him to look: "It must be a cruise ship carrying nobles, maybe it can take us to a nearby shore, let's go and see!"

Lili woke up with a jerk, and grabbed Ace who was about to swim in the water.

He stared at the huge cruise ship, his eyebrows knit together: "That's a wrong ship."

Ace: "Whatever, I was planning to go and see alone first."

Lili's face was serious: "No."

He and Teacher Zefa had seen a similar cruise ship in the New World.The appearance is very gorgeous, the deck is high, and the bottom of the ship has a lot of space, hiding things that you don't want others to know.If he was alone, Lili would have sneaked up directly, but now with three younger brothers, Lili's sense of responsibility does not allow him to be so reckless.

Essabo looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little dignified.

Facts have proved that the three of them bundled together can't reach half of Lili's survival experience. Luffy has long been Lili's brainless bragging. Although Essabo didn't say anything, he was actually more and more convinced in his heart.

But after drifting for so long, this was the only big boat they met.

There was a sound of stomach growling in the darkness, and the only one who was still drooling was Lu Fei, who mumbled "I'm so hungry" in his dream while breathing out snot bubbles.At night, I couldn't see the tears from the corners of the eyes of the three-headed children, but the sleep talking with the crying voice of grievance was very clear.

The eldest brother Lili scratched the little curly hair worriedly.

Just eating fish is not enough, and there are not many fish in this sea area.

After two breaths, Lili finally made a decision: "Let's go! Sneak in with Big Brother! Let's go eat! ┗(??へ??╮)"