"That damn man, how despicable, how despicable!" Gunko, who had just finished cutting the grass and was now forced to carry water, stood by the well in the backyard.
As she used her Devil Fruit ability to lift the water-filled buckets from the well with bandages, she muttered curses under her breath.
As a proud member of the God Knights, she had been a rising star since her teens, highly regarded by their leader, Saint Garling. In the Holy Land, she had servants to attend to her every need—let alone menial tasks like carrying water.
But ever since that despicable man Orion appeared, everything had changed!
Being sent flying back to the Holy Land twice by Orion Conqueror's Haki was bad enough, but now he was making her carry water!
Even if she weren't a member of the God Knights, she was still a woman. How could a marshal make a woman do such heavy labor? Did he have no sense of decency?
While Gunko continued her muttering, Hancock, who was usually known for her willfulness and arrogance, remained unusually quiet.
The reason was simple, Gunko was from the God Knights.
Sold to the Holy Land by human traffickers in her childhood, she was no stranger to the powerful and mysterious organization known as the God Knights.
Not only was she familiar with them, but she also knew that the God Knights were not only responsible for protecting the Celestial Dragons and maintaining their rule, but the leader of the God Knights even had the authority to judge and execute Celestial Dragons.
However, such a uniquely positioned organization as the God Knights was now being sent by Orion to fetch water here.
What did this mean?
It meant that the era when the Admirals had to rush unconditionally to support the Celestial Dragons at the first sign of threat was now a thing of the past. It meant that as long as she could gain the protection of this man, she no longer had to fear the Celestial Dragons, who filled her with dread every time they were mentioned.
It meant she no longer had to worry about the World Government using Amazon Lily to coerce her into doing things she didn't want to do.
So the question now, How could she gain this man protection?
Standing beside the two water buckets, Hancock imagination ran wild, her heart racing faster and faster, her face gradually turning as red as if she had a high fever.
Gunko, who was fuming with anger, didn't notice Hancock expression. Although it was her first time fetching water, she wasn't a weak woman. She skipped the shoulder pole altogether and reluctantly carried the two buckets of water toward the front yard.
.....
Meanwhile.
With the addition of Hancock and Gunko as free labor, and with the workload taken over by Momonga, Orion now idle, wasn't afraid of causing discontent.
He walked straight to the sunshade opposite and leisurely crossed his legs.
"Buru buru buru~"
As soon as he sat down, the Den Den Mushi on the side table rang abruptly.
"Fleet Admiral, are you there? It's Ain!"
Hearing this, Orion quickly grabbed the Den Den Mushi and got straight to the point.
"Did you capture Weevil?"
"Yes, and Buckin too!" Ain voice carried a hint of excitement. "Marshal, we might not be able to return until tomorrow because the battleship was damaged during Admiral Kizaru fight with Weevil."
Orion nodded.
"Leave the repairs to the accompanying maintenance team. Have Admiral Kizaru personally guard that mother and son. Don't let them escape!"
After ending the call with Ain, Orion placed the Den Den Mushi back on the table, leaned back in his chair, and gradually narrowed his eyes.
The arrest of Weevil and Bakkin was undoubtedly a good thing for the Navy. But he wanted far more than that. Capturing Weevil to ease Teacher Zephyr heartache and avenge the cadets from the training ship three years ago was a must, but he didn't want such tragedies to happen again.
He had to use this opportunity to send a strong message to the lawless pirates at sea. And the best way to send a message to those lawless pirates was to publicly execute Weevil and Bakkin via live broadcast.
After a brief moment of thought, Orion decisively stood up and walked to the vegetable garden, standing beside Sakazuki.
"Sakazuki, the pirates who attacked the training ship have been captured. Kizaru and the others will bring them back to headquarters tomorrow. In the meantime, I need you to do something!"
"What is it?" Sakazuki put down his hoe and looked at Orion.
"I've decided to carry out their public execution via live broadcast, ensuring that as many people around the world as possible can witness it!"
"As for the timing of the public execution—"
"It will be on the day of the Shichibukai meeting!"
Upon hearing Orion plan to publicly execute the pirates who attacked the training ship, and even scheduling it during the Shichibukai meeting, Sakazuki immediately perked up.
He straightened his posture, saluted and said. "I'll go prepare right away."
After watching Sakazuki leave the courtyard, Mihawk who had just finished reinforcing a row of fence walls, quickly turned his gaze back to Orion.
"Why choose the day of the Shichibukai meeting?"
Orion casually picked up the hoe Sakazuki had left behind and chuckled.
"Of course, it's to give a little warning to some of the scum among you!"
Mihawk chose to ignore that remark and spoke seriously.
"I've heard about the incident where Zephyr training ship was attacked. It's said that the pirate who attacked the ship called himself Whitebeard true son, Edward Weevil."
Orion swung the hoe down with force.
"What are you trying to say?"
Mihawk stood up, his eyes burning with intensity as he stared at Orion.
"There are rumors that this Edward Weevil is really Whitebeard son. If the rumors are true, Whitebeard might take action, possibly even leading the entire Whitebeard Pirates to attack Marineford. After all, Whitebeard cherishes his family above all else. Not just his biological son, but even the crew members who call him 'Pops'—he would never stand idly by!"
"Orion, I'm here~" At that moment, a coquettish voice suddenly rang out. Turning toward the sound, they saw Hancock carrying two buckets of water, swaying her long legs as she overtook Gunko, who was also carrying a bucket, and arrived at the vegetable garden first.
With a proud expression, she declared.
"Carrying water isn't hard at all. I learned it in no time!"
"What else do you need me to do next?"
"See that basket of potatoes under the eaves? Go fetch it!"
"Okay!"
Before the words even finished, Hancock 'whooshed' and disappeared from sight. When she reappeared, she was holding a basket of potatoes.
Seeing this, Orion, who was in high spirits after Borsalino captured Weevil and his mother, swung the hoe again, ready to plant all the potatoes.
Hancock, who had brought the basket of potatoes, quickly approached and asked curiously.
"Orion, what are you digging?"
Orion. "A grave."
"Huh?"
Hancock blinked, then, with her cheeks flushed red, blurted out with her imagination running wild.
"Meeting the parents already?"
Orion: "??????????"
Mihawk: "!!!!!!!!!!!"
Gunko: "..."
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