One Piece: The Max-Level Blacksmith of Marineford

Morgans: Come on~ Albatrosses may not have much else, but they're all hairy and tough!

Seeing Iron Hammer roar in fury, Zephyr realized that this whole thing must have been made up by Morgans.

This time, his anger subsided somewhat.

But since Iron Hammer had brought back a strange girl during the assessment period, he still had to ask her questions.

"You better tell me honestly what you did on this trip!"

Iron Hammer nodded hurriedly and quickly recounted Shirley's ordeal, while also explaining Batu's situation.

After listening, Zefa scratched his head, a look of realization dawning on his face.

"Oh, is that so? I misunderstood you."

"Damn Sengoku! I knew my disciple couldn't possibly make a mistake!"

"A strategist? Bah!"

Sengoku: Damn it... that's not what you said back then!

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Chapter 24 Iron Hammer's Plan

"Damn Garp, he even said it must be because I, the old man, wasn't strict enough, that you were so eager to go out into the world and even threw yourself into the arms of a woman. Humph! When he comes back, I'll definitely give him a good whack on the head."

In Zefa's office, a battered and bruised Iron Hammer helplessly rubbed his face.

Ze then launched into a tirade of angry curses.

It seems he was really angry about this.

Just as Iron Hammer breathed a sigh of relief, a large hand landed on his head.

Zephyr stared at him with a smile:

"You're something else, kid. You actually hoarded so many good things and even sold them outside. You must have made a good profit, right? X-ray glasses? Invisibility hat?"

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Iron Hammer's right hand, startling Iron Hammer so much that he quickly put his hand behind his back.

"And there's a ring that can store things. Hammer, Hammer, I always thought you were a very obedient child. I never expected you to have so many little tricks up your sleeve."

Hammer trembled under Zephyr's seemingly harmless smile, and repeatedly pleaded, "Please let me explain, Professor Zephyr..."

"boom!"

"Explain your ass! Go explain yourself to my fists!"

"Boom!"

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"Although you forged all of these items, you are aware of their value and the headquarters' considerations."

"So I hope you can sell a certain amount of your stuff to headquarters. This would be good for you and good for headquarters as well."

Faced with Zephyr's humble advice, Iron Hammer readily agreed. After all, he was forged in the headquarters' forge using headquarters' materials, and Lieutenant General Tsuru had previously told him that headquarters would pay for the purchase.

Most importantly, all the groundwork laid in the early stages was for a better chance of revenge later on. Yes, that Tie guy never suffers a loss!

In the end, Hammer handed over the five items to headquarters for 2 million Berries.

Zefa was very pleased with this and immediately offered to cover Sherry's identification documents and some daily expenses.

He casually picked up a Den Den Mushi, intending to help Sherry resolve her identity issue.

If anyone at Navy Headquarters is best at solving problems, it would undoubtedly be the Navy's strategist, Chief of the General Staff, Ms. Tsuru.

After Zephyr hung up the phone, Hammer took Sherry directly to Lieutenant General Tsuru.

Pushing open the door to Lieutenant General He's office, one sees her dealing with a mountain of documents piled up in front of her.

"Excuse me, Lieutenant General Tsuru."

Without even looking up, Crane replied, "Iron Hammer, right? Zephyr has already told me about that Mink girl."

"With you as my guarantor, there's no problem with her identity. The issue now is her future prospects."

"They will be directly placed under my command to perform clerical work."

"You'll join the second training camp, and we'll assign you a job after graduation."

Upon hearing the two options, Hammer was secretly delighted, feeling that the beating he had taken was worthwhile, and silently gave Teacher Zephyr a thumbs up in his heart.

"Shirley, you should join the training camp too. You'll become really good then. After all, Teacher Zephyr's teaching is very effective."

Well, he's only slightly inferior to Kaido, the master.

Sherry glanced timidly at Hammer, then looked at Ms. Crane, who was engrossed in her work.

Ms. He was only forty years old at the time, but the pressure from years of work and the sea had already turned her hair white.

But instinctively, Shirley felt that the woman in front of her was a good person.

Hammer: ...So easy?

"Um... I wanted to ask you... if I join the training camp, will I be able to see Iron Hammer every day...?"

Her soft, gentle tone evoked pity in people.

Ms. He subconsciously looked up at Sherry.

This sight truly shocked her.

With snow-white fur, a height of 1.67 meters, and delicate features, she is definitely a beauty.

"What a pretty girl! Joining the Navy will definitely not disappoint you. If you ask me, you shouldn't go to the training camp. Just come and serve under me. If you want to go to sea, I can do that for you too."

Ms. Crane's gentle tone made Sherry smile slightly.

But Sherry still wanted to be with Hammer.

"I want to go with him, he saved me..."

Ms. He frowned slightly and glanced at Iron Hammer with great displeasure.

"Hmph, you brat, you're the one who rescued her. Since she wants to come with you, then she can come to the training camp with you."

Good heavens, the difference in attitude is too big!

Iron Hammer is ashamed.

Afterwards, Hammer obtained Sherry's identity verification from Ms. Crane, and after respectfully taking his leave, he took Sherry back to the recruit training camp.

"Professor Zephyr, we're back."

"done?"

"Yes, Sherry will be participating in the next training camp."

"That's good. The Mink Tribe has quite good talent. With proper training, they can definitely become formidable fighters."

"...Combat power, combat power...Never mind...By the way, Professor Zephyr, has everyone returned?"

Just then, Iron Hammer remembered that not all the people who participated in the graduation assessment had returned yet.

Upon hearing this, Zefa's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Iron Hammer's heart also jumped into his throat.

"No... I know of at least several people who have been murdered..."

So that's how it is...

"But including you, more than forty people have returned. The fastest ones returned in about ten days. Some completed the assessment, and some were sent back because of injuries..."

"Hey...."

Zefa's tone grew increasingly heavy, and even Hammer's face darkened.

"On the contrary, it's quite good that you were able to capture a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million. This Batu with the Shield-Shield Fruit has sunk quite a few Navy warships on the Grand Line thanks to his extremely strong defensive capabilities. He did a good job."

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Normally, Iron Hammer would be overjoyed to receive a single word of praise from Teacher Zephyr.

But with half the people still missing and their fates unknown, how could Iron Hammer possibly be happy?

"Teacher...I want to stay in Marineford..."

"Huh? Why?"

Zefa sensed the deep thud of the hammer and became somewhat curious.

"My forging skills can create many items with special abilities. This time at sea, I witnessed the darkness of the ocean."