The Supreme-Grade Sword Arrives! The Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, Splitting the Clouds to Reveal the Sun!

As dusk quietly fell, the night gradually enveloped the surroundings.

In the dormitory prepared for the Seven Warlords, Jinbei, Moria, Crocodile, and Doflamingo gathered in the living room, staring at each other in silence. For a full two hours, no one spoke.

They simply exchanged glances, the atmosphere growing increasingly awkward. The reason was simple, before moving into this dormitory, Orion had confiscated all their belongings, including their Den Den Mushi and travel funds.

Aside from the clothes on their backs, they were left penniless.

What frustrated Crocodile the most was that Orion had also taken his cigars, making it impossible for him to ease his frustration with a smoke.

"I'm going out for a walk!"

Finally, Jinbei broke the silence and stood up decisively.

"Let's go together!"

Crocodile unexpectedly extended an invitation.

"After all, our current status is special. The slightest misstep could provoke dissatisfaction among some of the headquarters' officers. Especially Doflamingo—if I recall correctly, during the last Warlords meeting, you seemed to bully quite a few of the headquarters' officers and soldiers, treating them like puppets!"

Doflamingo grinned. "Fufufufu, I suddenly feel a bit nostalgic for Fleet Admiral Sengoku."

"If the three of you want to join, then join together!!"

Jinbei glanced back at the three of them, then, as if performing a magic trick, pulled out a few Beri notes from nowhere.

Seeing this, Crocodile, who had never been so strapped for cash before, instantly brightened up.

"As expected of the Knight of the sea Jinbei, so generous! However, these few Beri notes aren't even enough to buy a single cigar, because I only smoke—"

Before Crocodile could finish, Jinbei immediately widened his eyes.

"Who said anything about buying you cigars?"

"Buzz—"

"Buzz buzz—"

Suddenly!

A disorienting low-frequency vibration approached from afar, stirring up visible ripples that swept across the dormitory building in an instant.

"Is this—"

"A sword slash?"

The moment the ripples flashed by, both Doflamingo and Crocodile simultaneously looked out the window and exclaimed in unison.

"Hawk-Eyes!"

Before the words had fully left their mouths, the two leaped out one after the other, using their respective Devil Fruit abilities to instantly reach the rooftop of the dormitory building!

Jinbei and Moria also reacted at this moment, quickly following and landing beside the two, all four of them turning their gaze toward the direction of the training ground where the sword slash had erupted.

In the direction of the training ground, a terrifying purple blade flame collided head-on with an even more overwhelming black-red sword wave, causing the void to continuously emit low-frequency vibrations.

Wave after wave of shockwaves spread out after the collision, rippling through the void and expanding in all directions.

Before the four could react, the two intertwined sword slashes suddenly shot into the sky, disappearing into the already darkened night.

Boom—

Thunder suddenly roared in the sky. Immediately after, the night sky split open, and beams of golden light poured down, illuminating Marineford, which had just been enveloped by the night.

At first glance, it seemed as though a heavenly gate had opened in the night sky, startling the four Warlords into swallowing their saliva.

Meanwhile, other officers at the headquarters either opened their windows or stopped in their tracks, staring dumbfounded at the suddenly opened heavenly gate.

A sword that opens the sky, parting the clouds to reveal the sun?

.....

Outside the training ground—

The group of naval officers who had followed Orion were all knocked to the ground by the collision between Mihawk and Orion sword slashes. However, as if they had lost all sensation, they stared wide-eyed, frozen like statues under the golden light pouring down.

At the same time.

Orion, who had casually swung his sword to block Mihawk slash, suddenly furrowed his brow.

The next second.

Bang—

A sudden explosion rang out, causing Mihawk, who was about to charge forward, to halt. Following the sound, they saw that the sword in Orion hand had shattered into pieces, turning into dust that scattered with the wind.

Even someone as powerful as Mihawk couldn't help but gasp in astonishment at the sight, a scene that would shock all the swordsmen in the world.

As the world greatest swordsman, he knew all too well what this meant!

This meant that the sword in Orion hand could not withstand his terrifying swordsmanship!

The sword Orion was holding was simply not strong enough to withstand the strike of the world strongest black blade in his hand. The fact that Orion had caught it and blocked his slash was because, the moment he grabbed the sword hilt, he had used Armament Haki to envelop the blade and reinforced it with Conqueror's Haki.

However, the sword could not bear the weight and eventually turned to dust.

At this moment, Mihawk finally understood why Orion, despite possessing the strength of a great swordsman, had not carried his own sword during the Shichibukai meeting and instead used Gion Konpira.

Because ordinary famous swords simply could not withstand Orion terrifying swordsmanship.

"Wait a moment~"

Just as Mihawk was inwardly shocked, Orion suddenly turned and walked toward the weapon rack at the edge of the training ground.

"Let's switch to another one!"

Hearing this, Mihawk facial muscles twitched violently.

Switching to another one?

Even if you used every weapon on that rack, it wouldn't make a difference!

After silently complaining in his heart, Mihawk glanced up at the sky, which had darkened again as the split Heavenly Gate closed.

Although he hadn't experienced a satisfying battle, as the world greatest swordsman, he knew very well that if Orion had been wielding Konpira instead of an ordinary sword, the outcome would have already been decided.

After a brief silence, Mihawk took a deep breath and looked at the figure now standing in front of the weapon rack. He spoke up to stop him.

"There's no need to continue. Our agreement ends here!"

"????"

Orion, who had just picked up a suitable longsword, turned his head, his face full of confusion.

What do you mean, no need to continue? This is about the reward of one of the twelve Supreme Grade Swords!

How can we not continue!

Just as Orion was about to call out to Mihawk, a system notification suddenly popped up in his mind.

"Ding dong—"

"Detected that Mihawk, who challenged you, has abandoned the fight. After system judgment, you have been declared the winner!"

"Random reward: One of the twelve Supreme Grade Swords!"

"Would you like to claim it now?"

Not expecting to receive the reward so easily, Orion blinked in surprise. He wasn't in a hurry to claim it and instead looked directly at Mihawk, saying bluntly.

"Since our agreement ends here, let's talk about you and Rear Admiral Noah!"

"Although I wasn't in the Navy when you killed Noah former superior, he is now my subordinate."

"However, you helped me back then, and everyone in the Navy knows I always repay my debts!"

"So let's compromise. From now on, you'll serve as the Navy swordsmanship instructor and help me train Noah and the other sword-wielding officers!"

At this point, Orion suddenly raised his voice.

"I won't make you work for free. Your monthly salary will be 100,000 Berries. How about that?"

Hearing this, Mihawk glanced sideways at Noah, who was being carried on an officer's back, and replied with a cold demeanor.

"Have them gather at the training ground tomorrow at noon!"

"Noon?" Orion was stunned.

Mihawk lips twitched slightly. "Aren't you having the Shichibukai undergo ideological reform?"

Orion suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly. "Right, right! I almost forgot about that!"

Without another word, Mihawk strode out of the training ground.

"What are you all standing around for?!" After watching Mihawk leave, Orion immediately turned his gaze to the group of officers outside the training ground.

"Quickly take Noah back."

The officers were still in a daze, unable to fully recover from the miraculous sight of Mihawk sword splitting the heavens. They were also secretly terrified, recalling how they had ganged up on Mihawk with Noah earlier.

Fortunately, they had the protection of their Marshal, which prevented Mihawk from going all out. Otherwise, all of them combined wouldn't have stood a chance against a single slash from Mihawk!

What's more, they had repeatedly confronted Mihawk, relying on the Marshal backing, without ever considering the position they were putting their Marshal in.

After all, if it weren't for Mihawk bringing their Marshal back from that isolated island all those years ago, would they even be where they are today?

Thinking of this, the officers finally snapped out of their stupor.

One by one, they lowered their heads in shame, not daring to meet Orion gaze.

Silently, they carried Noah away and left.

Observing the officers' reactions, Orion shook his head and chuckled to himself.

Ever since the signing of the Mary Geoise Treaty, he had noticed that many officers and soldiers in the headquarters had become somewhat overconfident.

However, he had no intention of curbing their enthusiasm, as a new war was likely on the horizon.

As the saying goes "One's momentum peaks on the first strike, wanes on the second, and exhausts on the third."

At this point, suppressing the morale of the officers or soldiers would not be wise.

"Ding dong—"

"Host has successfully obtained a random reward: One of the Twelve Supreme Grade Swords!"

"Would you like to extract it immediately?"

The system's prompt pulled Orion attention back.

"Extract, extract, extract—"

Without hesitation, Orion chose to extract the reward.

As soon as he made his choice, the space in front of him twisted and distorted. In the next moment, a long sword appeared out of thin air.

It had a Western-style hilt, a slender blade, and a crescent-shaped tip that was wider than the rest of the blade.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations, Host, for successfully extracting a Supreme Grade Sword!"

"This sword is named Ace, the former weapon of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. Since the name 'Ace' was given by Roger, the Host may continue using this name or rename it."

"Would you like to rename it?"

The Pirate King sword?

Grasping the hilt, Orion raised the sword high and examined it closely.

He couldn't help but mutter. "I'm the Marshal of the Marines, and you're giving me a sword used by the Pirate King?!"

Despite his complaints, Orion quickly made up his mind.

After all, something was better than nothing.

"Rename it!"

"Please name this sword!"

"Let's call it—"

After a moment of thought, Orion decisively said.

"Justice!"

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