One Piece: I'm Destined to Be the Son-in-Law King!-Chapter 137: Maynard: I Want to Go Home

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The G-1 Branch Northeast Area.

They were on the 11th Combat Fleet warship.

Inside the meeting room, everyone was bursting with happiness.

Roya had been promoted to Rear Admiral of Marine Headquarters!

He'd jumped up two ranks!

Roya eagerly went through the promotion papers, feeling a huge wave of satisfaction. It wasn't just him getting promoted; all the Lieutenants and Ensigns had moved up a rank too.

Smoker and Hina were now Commodores!

This wasn't just because they'd beaten Vergo. They'd also captured tons of pirates over the last few months. That Rhino-man, "Iron Skin" Manji, with a bounty over 100 million, had really helped.

Word was, they'd sent that guy to Punk Hazard.

Barto was the only exception. He'd been a regular Marine before, so they made him a Major directly under Headquarters. It was a special case.

Headquarters really valued Barto's potential since he had a Devil Fruit power, the incredibly strong Barrier-Barrier Fruit.

Roya had helped with this too. As a Rear Admiral from Marine Headquarters, he had a lot of freedom to promote Marines below Lieutenant.

Besides the promotions, there were also some pretty sweet bonuses.

Barto stared at the small pile of money on the table, asking eagerly, "Rear Admiral Roya, where are we headed next?"

"We're going back to G-5 Branch, of course."

Roya answered immediately.

Going home, what else would we do!

Everyone looked at Roya, hesitant to say anything.

"Aren't we with G-1 Branch?"

Oh well, it wasn't important.

Lu Yun quietly reminded him, "Sir, shouldn't we celebrate?"

"Celebrate... Right, of course, we should celebrate!"

Roya looked at the tired faces around him and Barto's hopeful little eyes, and he quickly understood.

They'd been working too hard these past few months and had just gone through a life-or-death fight. They were worn out, both physically and mentally.

His people needed to rest and relax.

Roya thought quickly. G-5 Branch was definitely not the place for relaxing. It was a dirty, chaotic place that would only raise his blood pressure.

They needed to go out and have some fun!

"Lu Yun, are there any nice resort islands nearby?"

"Hawaii Island, to the northwest!"

Lu Yun was prepared.

As his assistant, she had to take care of her superior's health, watch over their team's well-being, and keep everything running smoothly.

Roya made up his mind, "Change course immediately! We're going to Hawaii Island for a vacation, and we're going to spend all our bonuses!"

"Rear Admiral, hooray!"

Barto jumped up and cheered!

Smoker and Hina smiled too. Hina especially loved relaxing on vacation.

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Meanwhile, at Marine G-5 Branch.

It was evening.

"Boom!"

The fortress gate, over thirty feet tall, crashed down at the entrance with a loud noise, sending up a cloud of dust. But it wasn't an attack; it was just falling apart.

The G-5 Marines were used to the gate collapsing, but when they realized the new Base Chief was missing, they knew something was wrong.

"Oh no, Vice Admiral Maynard is trapped under the gate!"

"Quick, lift the gate!"

"One, two, heave!"

"Ah, I slipped!"

The gate was only lifted a foot when Pike slipped and fell, causing everyone else to lose their grip too.

"Boom!"

The heavy gate fell again.

"Vice Admiral Maynard!!!"

After a while, the noise finally stopped.

Maynard, blood running from his nose, stared blankly at the grinning Marines in front of him, and at the gate leaning crookedly against the wall, which had crushed him twice.

He felt completely hopeless.

Heavens!

What did he do to deserve being sent to this terrible hell?!

"Vice Admiral Maynard, please come in!"

Overhead and his second-in-command stood on either side of the opening, cheerfully making an archway with their hands, while gesturing for him to enter with their other hands.

Vice Admiral Vergo was in the past. Their motto was to live each day with a smile.

Maynard sighed and walked through the opening.

"Splatter!"

He stepped in something.

"Ah, it's the General's poop!"

General was the big watchdog kept by G-5 Branch, and it lived inside the gate opening.

Maynard looked down at the dog poop under his foot, not knowing how to feel.

Sigh, it's just stepping on dog poop.

Compared to getting crushed by the gate, it's not a big deal!

For now, the G-5 Marines seemed a bit wild, but they were still polite. That was better than he'd expected.

He walked out of the gate opening and into the fortress.

The sun had already set, and it was getting dark.

"Light it up!"

A giant bonfire platform had been built in the middle of the training field. As the order was given, flames shot high into the sky.

Overhead scratched his head and smiled sheepishly, "Vice Admiral Maynard, we've prepared a welcome ceremony for you. It might be a little rough, but it's the best we could come up with!"

"Thank you!"

Maynard was touched.

These guys aren't so bad after all!

They even made a bonfire party for him!

"Help! Ahhhh!"

A cry for help reached his ears.

Maynard jumped. His Marine sense of justice kicked in, and he ran toward the sound without thinking.

He saw a huge, burning rocket, and a pirate prisoner tied to it. G-5 Marines were holding torches.

The prisoner was screaming for help!

"What's going on?"

Maynard was stunned, not understanding what was happening.

Commodore Overhead and his men quickly followed him, seeing Maynard looking confused, and the rocket not far away.

Oh no, he found out!

Maynard pointed at the rocket, asking blankly, "Commodore Overhead, what exactly is this?"

"Vice Admiral Maynard, this is actually a surprise we prepared for you, called Super Fireworks Execution. It's a pity you found out about it early!"

Overhead was a little annoyed.

What are they doing? They should've gagged the prisoner before launch!

Now that Vice Admiral Maynard knew, where was the surprise?

Overhead glared at his second-in-command, walked over, and grabbed a torch, "Vice Admiral Maynard, don't worry, the Fireworks Execution only uses the worst criminals on death row. I'll show you how it's done!"

"Wait--"

Maynard reached out, trying to stop Overhead.

"Tzzzz..."

The rocket's fuse was lit!

The next second.

"Whoosh~~~"

With the prisoner screaming "Ahhhhh!", the rocket shot off, soaring hundreds of feet into the air.

"Bang!!!"

Bright fireworks exploded in the sky!

Maynard looked up, his heart filled with terror, not joy.

He'd heard that the G-5 Branch Marines abused prisoners, but he hadn't really understood it until now.

He hadn't been able to imagine how bad it was.

"Splatter!"

Something fell on his face.

It was sticky.

Maynard raised his hand and pulled it off, looking at the large eyeball in his palm. He felt as weak and hopeless as a candle flickering in the wind.

So this is G-5 Branch!

"Marshal Sengoku, I want to go home!"

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