"Alright, Hamr, let Sengoku handle the Shichibukai situation. Prepare to accompany to Mary Geoise."
Hamr's eyes lit up instantly.
"Oh? Is the auction ready? Can I finally scam the Celestial Dragons out in the open?"
Everyone's expressions twitched simultaneously.
This guy had sohow morphed into a money-grubbing miser.
"Hamr, since when did you beco so greedy? Where's your passion? Your spirit?"
Kuzan grabbed Hamr's shoulders and began shaking him violently, turning him into a human maraca.
"Stop! Damn it, Chicken Boy!"
Under Hamr's howls, Kuzan stopped, looking at him expectantly.
But the next second, he was stunned.
"Kuzan, you're done for. You disrespected your superior!"
"I'll have you know, my goal is to beco Logistics Chief! The Marine's top finance official!"
"And you dare treat like this? Careful, or I'll deny every single funding request of yours! I'll assign you a broken-down bicycle and no warship access!"
"Yes, that's it! You're an Ice Man anyway, you won't drown even if you fall into the sea. Just a bicycle! I'll forge it myself! You'll love it!"
Then Hamr actually pulled a notebook from his coat and started writing.
Kuzan was dumbfounded, brain going totally cold.
"Nooo! Hamr-san! I need a battleship! I need good weapons!"
"I'm sorry!" Hamr showed no sympathy, finished writing, and tried to tuck the notebook back into his coat.
But suddenly, a big hand snatched it away. Garp had taken it.
"Let see what you're writing in here..."
"Ahh! No! Garp, give it back!"
Seeing his precious notebook in Garp's hands, Hamr panicked, rushing to grab it, but how could he beat Garp? Not a chance.
Garp, not one to back down, started reading aloud.
"Hamr's Logistics Chief Notebook. Oh? Already calling yourself the Logistics Chief? Not bad, Hamr."
"Hmm… starting from the last page… as expected, this one's about Kuzan. One shitty bicycle... Bwaahaha! You really noted that down!"
"Let's see… 'Borsalino: 8-foot stylized weapon... must be paired with glasses that force precise aiming!' Starred and bolded, special priority, huh? Hahahaha!"
"HAHAHAHAHA! Borsalino, so this is part of your legacy?"
Borsalino, who was previously laughing along, imdiately stopped and stared at Hamr with wide eyes, making him sweat bullets.
"Hamr-kun~… you even wrote about . That's… very upsetting."
But it wasn't over. Seeing that Garp was about to keep reading, Hamr exploded.
DUANG!
"OLD MAN! Shut up already!"
A hamr in his hand, Hamr lashed out, but Garp activated Armant Haki over both hands.
"You little brat, trying to arm-wrestle with ?!"
"Take this!"
With a single hand, Garp smashed Hamr's attack like it was nothing. Then, with a sweeping kick and a downward press, he pinned Hamr to the ground.
"Oww! Garp, are you for real?!"
"What, you want to fake it? Kuzan, Borsalino, co hold him down. I'm not done reading!"
Kuzan and Borsalino, who were enjoying the show, couldn't resist anymore. At Garp's cue, they eagerly moved in.
"Cool down a bit, Hamr-san."
"Speed has weight, Hamr-kun~. Prepare to bear a weight you were never ant to carry~."
Blue and yellow flashes landed on Hamr, pinning him to the floor with ice and light.
"Guys, co on! That notebook was a joke, okay? Don't take it seriously!"
Hamr struggled in vain, but Garp wouldn't stop. He picked the notebook back up and kept reading.
"Oh? Next one is… ?"
"Let's see… WHAT?! Why do I have two stars?!"
'Garp… made repair ships… got slashed by Roger… stole my gauntlets…'
"Hey! All brutally honest, huh?"
[Deduct five years of pension??? Halve all military supplies???]
"WHAT THE HELL, Hamr?! You've got so real evil thoughts!"
Garp threw the notebook aside and lunged, fists the size of boulders pounding down.
"Take my Fist of Love! HYA!"
"OW! Old man, not the face!!"
Sengoku watched the chaos in his office with dead eyes, but curiosity got the better of him. He bent down, picked up the notebook, and started flipping through it like Garp did.
After Garp ca Fleet Admiral Kong, Sengoku looked up at him, who nodded grimly.
"Kong… one star…"
Kong instantly had black lines on his forehead. 'Why did I have a star too??'
'Ordered Sengoku to scam … stole my sword… blocked my promotion… Oh well, he's about to retire, I'll just scam a few hundred million berries from him and be done with it.'
Compared to the others, Kong got off easy.
But the man himself didn't see it that way. His smile froze, and a sinister aura began radiating from him.
"Hold him down! Take this!"
"I WAS WRONG! Old Man Kong! I won't want your money anymore! OW! I SAID NOT THE FACE!"
Sengoku sighed as Hamr got pinned by three people, then kept reading.
And then, his own na appeared.
His face instantly froze.
Vice Admiral Tsuru saw his reaction and quickly looked at the notebook, reading aloud without thinking.
"Sengoku… three stars… specially marked…"
'Always screws over… sends on missions where I get beat up… ordered to fight Shiki… got clobbered by that bastard Dragon… never sends backup in ti… withholds my money… no promotion… heartless exploitation of my worth…'
'Must deduct ten years of his pension. Even after retirent, he should work to repay his debts. All his requests for military goods must go through the strictest review. If anything's not compliant, reject it. Cancel warship maintenance. Make him pay out of pocket. Halve his living expenses and salary. After all, he's a future Fleet Admiral; he should set an example.'
With every word, Sengoku's face darkened.
By the ti Tsuru ntioned pension deductions, Sengoku started glowing gold.
He transford into his giant golden Buddha form, his afro hair brushing the ceiling.
Conqueror's Haki exploded in all directions. Garp and Kong wisely each grabbed an arm of Hamr and lifted him up.
Dripping with sweat, Hamr stamred:
"Sengoku… if I said I was just ssing around… would you believe ?"
He got a soft chuckle in response.
"Hehehe… you think I'd believe that?"
"…Probably not…"
Hamr you, BASTARD! The Buddha only smiles once. Too bad, you won't see it. Prepare yourself! BUDDHA IMPACT!!"
"AHHHHH, NOOO!"
With the shockwave, Hamr was blasted out of the office, man and wall together, flying through the air in a perfect arc.
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