Sailing: A Retired Veteran Awakens with Genryusai Template

Bai Ye began to faintly look forward to it.

He looked at the calm sea, on the eve of a real storm that was about to break out. He could feel the terrifying power contained within Ryūjin Jakka.

Clouds covered the sun from above, and Bai Ye stood alone on the sea, muttering:

"Marine is also good..."

"It doesn't matter if it's a pirate..."

"Now, I have nothing to worry about. Anyone who stands in my way... Everything will turn to ashes!"

Just as Ryūjin Jakka's Shikai would reveal its true inner power, this was Bai Ye's attitude toward what he regarded as his 'enemies' now.

The level of Marine Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel wasn't even worth the slightest bit of his time!

New World

Kingdom of Deressaros

As news of the Marine fleet's demise spread like wildfire, the aftermath caused turmoil that didn't calm down for a long time.

"Do-Doflamingo... Do you think something like this is really possible?!" Torrebol, a cadre of the Donquixote family, watched the aged, robust figure displaying 'overwhelming' power above the projection in front of him, swallowing nervously.

For their family's development, it was natural to hope for as much chaos as possible. After all, the more chaos there was, the better it was for the Donquixote family's dark forces to thrive.

However, if an unprecedented monster—one that was regarded as a lunatic—appeared on the sea, and such a monster was coming to New World... Torrebol couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

That was definitely an existence that no force wanted to face!

Doflamingo remained silent for a long time, his eyes fixed on the horrifying picture on the projection, like a burning cloud descending on the sea.

After a long pause, Doflamingo slowly exhaled:

"To be able to do that with a single blow… It's not an exaggeration to call it a monster, with strength as unfathomable as the abyss. There are so many hidden monsters in this world."

Doflamingo looked up at the sky. As a Celestial Dragon, even one who had left Mariejois and could never return, Doflamingo had access to information ordinary people couldn't fathom.

Even the World Government held many unknown secrets in his hands, and he was aware of various folk monsters. But none of those so-called 'monsters' could compare to the 'old guy' now projected before him.

This sense of control was completely beyond his expectations.

Doflamingo felt uncomfortable.

"D-Dover… the original plan?" Torrebol stammered.

"Cancel it," Doflamingo said flatly.

"Cancel it? But what about those guys who've already paid the deposit?"

"What's the point of worrying about those guys' attitudes?" Disdain flashed in Doflamingo's eyes. "We're just merchants in charge of sales. We simply return the deposits they gave us. That's how business works. When things go well, we handle it. If not, it's their problem."

"Yes, Dover."

Torrebol nodded. "I'll arrange it immediately."

"Wait."

Doflamingo suddenly called Torrebol to stop. Torrebol turned to look at him.

"Anything else, Dover?"

Doflamingo pondered for a moment and then gestured toward the Naval Headquarters in the distance. "If the Marines ask the Shichibukai to go to Naval Headquarters, just reject them. After all..."

Doflamingo turned to look at the phone bug recording the impact and murmured:

"A man who is considered the strongest in the world is enough to give anyone a headache. If the Marines provoke this monster again at this time, no one will want to face it head-on. Who knows what could happen... people's lives could be lost."

That's right. Although Doflamingo had not personally felt the terror of Bai Ye, he could feel it from the phone bug's recorded projection.

Bai Ye, at this moment, was becoming so terrifying in the hearts of Shichibukai, including Doflamingo, that his fear now equaled that of the Four Emperors.

That's why Doflamingo subconsciously referred to Bai Ye as "a monster whose strength is as unfathomable as the abyss."

It was clear—Marine had realized this too.

White Island

Baldigo

Revolutionary Army Headquarters

"Dragon, monsters of such mighty power that they slew the Celestial Dragons, and now they're targeting the Marines..."

"Look...?!"

The cadres at the Revolutionary Army headquarters, after experiencing the shock, turned their eyes to their leader.

The gaze was hot, full of awe. While most other forces were extremely afraid of Bai Ye's existence, preferring not to face such a terrible monster, the Revolutionary Army had a crazy idea:

To win him over!

That's right. The reason the Revolutionary Army had to operate in secret and couldn't confront the Marine Government or the World Government directly was due to their lack of powerful allies and a lack of formidable combat forces like Marine Admirals.

And Bai Ye was a perfect candidate for all of that.

Long felt the gaze in the meeting room, but his face remained solemn. On one hand, he knew the World Government's background was far from simple. On the other, the Revolutionary Army knew nothing about Bai Ye.

Such an unknown monster, who suddenly made a move against the Marine Government and World Government, was naturally cause for concern.

But after seeing Bai Ye's displayed power, Long hesitated for a moment, then decided. Maybe he should try to reach out and make contact before things got out of hand.

At the same time, various forces reacted differently. Including Big Mom Pirates and even Red Hair Pirates.

From this day forward, all the forces in the entire Pirate World began to feel that a massive storm was brewing. Whether it was the sudden activity of Kaido in the New World, or the Marine Government's unprecedented shockwave...

All Marine branches in the first half of the Grand Line had entered combat readiness.

Everyone was on edge. After all, the Whitebeard Pirates—the Marine Government's greatest enemy—had yet to make a move. The shock of these events could hardly be understated.

And undeniably, a huge storm was brewing... all because of one person.

By the way, before the Marine Government declared all branches were on combat readiness, Bai Ye's latest bounty was released to the public:

4 billion Baileys!

Yes, this extraordinary amount had skyrocketed from just 1 billion Baileys to a terrifying 4 billion in just one day!