[Chat]
— whoa, he's a Marine captain?!
— East Blue Loguetown's top officer?
— that's gotta be the streamer's future boss, right?
— 100%… GG, career speedrun to disaster
— first day on the job and he's already pissed off his boss… enjoy those "special assignments"
— chat, quick, crowdsourcing a Newbie Office Survival Guide!!
The chat reveled in chaos.
White-Robed Drunkard took a breath. He hadn't even finished browsing the Marine Hall of Fame when he met that cold stare. Under Smoker's gaze, he forced himself to stand.
He snapped a crisp salute.
"White-Robed Drunkard, reporting to Captain Smoker!"
"You know me?"
Smoker shot him a sidelong look. The name sounded odd, but he didn't press. If anything, the fact this recruit recognized him put the tiniest spring in his step—not that he'd show it.
"Why'd you climb the execution platform just now?" Smoker asked, flat. "And why did you look… excited?"
White-Robed Drunkard chose his words.
"Captain Smoker, is that the platform—where the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, was executed?"
Smoker studied his face a long moment. The excitement didn't look faked, and it stirred up something from his own past. He bit down on his cigar and nodded.
"It is. Don't do it again. The Great Pirate Era has ruined a lot of lives."
The rookie didn't fully grasp the weight behind that line, but he nodded anyway. No sense arguing with a superior.
"Captain Smoker, I'm a new recruit. Reporting to the Loguetown branch."
"I know," Smoker said. "Follow me."
As they walked through Loguetown, White-Robed Drunkard kept up a whisper-stream to chat.
[Chat aside]
This Captain Smoker looks surly, but he's actually reasonable.
Also, vibes check: he's serious about justice. You can feel Marine presence everywhere here—no signs of pirates running wild.
Chat spammed reminders about the Hall of Fame. He pulled up the panel.
One by one, shadowed portraits lit with text.
[Marine Hall of Fame]
Name: The Strategist, "Buddha" — Sengoku
Rank: Fleet Admiral
Role: Supreme Commander of the Marines
Ability: Zoan—Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Model: Great Buddha
Likes: Goats
Justice: Sovereign Justice
…
Name: Red Dog — Sakazuki
Rank: Admiral
Role: One of the Three Admirals, Top-Tier Marine Power
Ability: Logia—Magma-Magma Fruit
Likes: Roses
Justice: Absolute Justice
…
Name: Blue Pheasant — Kuzan
Rank: Admiral
Role: One of the Three Admirals, Top-Tier Marine Power
Ability: Logia—Ice-Ice Fruit
Likes: Sleeping in
Justice: Lazy Justice
…
Name: Yellow Ape — Borsalino
Rank: Admiral
Role: One of the Three Admirals, Top-Tier Marine Power
Ability: Logia—Glint-Glint Fruit
Likes: Tea, slacking off, clocking out on time
Justice: Ambiguous Justice
"Holy—!"
It wasn't the Three Admirals themselves that made White-Robed Drunkard swear; chat had been collectively gasping since Sengoku's entry. What broke him was… Kizaru's "likes."
"Guys… Yellow Ape's hobbies are killing me."
"Tea, slacking, and leaving on time? That's literally me."
Chat exploded.
— i can't breathe, how is a game reading my soul
— fleet admiral and two admirals: all serious… then Kuzan is 'lazy justice,' okay, but THIS—
— 'tea / slack / clock out' is peak corporate mood
— devs clearly based him on one of their office grinders 😂
— the Hall was so solemn… then BAM: 'slacking' entry
Viewers surged. The quad-stream broke two hundred thousand in a flash.
"Hold up, there's one more unlocked entry," White-Robed Drunkard said, scrolling.
Name: Hero, "Fist of Iron" — Monkey D. Garp
Rank: Vice Admiral
Role: Marine Hero, Living Legend
Ability: Iron Fist, close-quarters combat
Likes: Donuts, naps, dog heads
Justice: Unknown (to be discovered)
The name alone sent ripples through chat.
— why do i know Garp?
— got it! He was in the CG—teamed with Roger like 30+ years ago to defeat Rocks' armada
— wait wait, how is he still a vice admiral after all these years?
— Sengoku was an admiral back then and now he's Fleet Admiral
— why didn't Garp ever take an admiral seat?
White-Robed Drunkard frowned, then re-read the entry and laid out his take.
"Guys, look at the role line. 'Marine Hero,' title 'Hero, Iron Fist.'"
"His rank may be Vice Admiral—and has been for decades—but the title and status scream that he's that Garp. The Marine Hero. Why he stayed Vice Admiral, I don't know yet… but the Hall makes it clear: same man."
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