One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 44 A Country Only a Madman Would Dare to Enter

Name: Syl Roman

Gender: Female

Birthplace: Butterfly Valley, the Flower Kingdom of the Western Sea (now destroyed)

Recommender: Lieutenant Colonel Wales, Provisional Commander of the 97th Branch of the Beihai Military Region

Experience: He wandered in the Western Sea region for a long time, then joined the Yado Merchant Guild in the Northern Sea as a guard. He lived briefly in Frevans in the Northern Sea and did not commit any obvious misconduct.

Combat performance: An excellent swordsman with the potential to become a high-ranking swordsman. After settling in the North Blue, he eliminated the supernova Sadda and his subordinates, wiped out the heinous Poison Scorpion Pirates, captured the main members of the Ferocious Leopard Pirates, etc. Before joining the Navy, he had captured or eliminated 36 wanted criminals, with a total bounty of nearly 6 million.

Overall assessment: Not only is he incredibly powerful and exceptionally talented, but he is also intelligent, polite, knowledgeable, and has a mild temperament with no bloodlust. With proper guidance from the Marine Headquarters, he should possess the strength of a mature Admiral.

Note: Seems to have a preference for small animals. Because her favorite pet went missing, she also likes people to call her Black Cat in remembrance.

Finally, there is a photograph. In the photograph, Roman is dressed in all black, but her smile is gentle, and there is no trace of gloom. Judging from her upright posture, you can tell that she has received a good education.

It's a perfect review; looking at the photos alone, there's absolutely no sense of gloom or death about them.

Thanks to Kuzan's efforts, the information about Roman, buried in the dust, was finally brought to light again.

Kuzan spent a full ten minutes reading the short report.

There might be some exaggeration involved. After all, Kuzan had heard of some branch leaders exaggerating the achievements of the people they brought in in order to gain personal credit.

However, even if we don't say it's 100% true, if 80% of it is true, it means that Roman or Black Cat is a promising talent. And what Kuzan likes most is that she is not bloodthirsty. According to the branch lieutenant colonel's description, although her abilities far exceed those of ordinary people, she abides by the law.

His hometown was destroyed by pirates, and he must have suffered a lot while wandering.

What a tragic backstory.

But it seems he hasn't gone astray. No, even if he did, it was probably out of necessity due to life's pressures; perhaps even his extraordinary swordsmanship stemmed from the pressures of life.

However, no matter how capable she is, she is still too young and needs to be given the protection she deserves.

As the most compassionate of the three future generals, Kuzan has already paved a smoother path for Roman.

The adjutant standing to the side was extremely grateful to Roman. In order to find Roman's information, Lieutenant General Kuzan sat down for the first time to deal with these documents that he should have dealt with months ago. The adjutant's pressure was greatly reduced. If it weren't for the inappropriate timing, he would have spun Roman around three times.

Val, who led Roman to the accommodation area, was still somewhat surprised.

New recruits to the navy are usually the lowest-ranking marines, meaning they need a training period and aren't even considered regular privates. However, Roman was invited in, which is a bit unusual.

Because these people almost always qualify as warrant officers after their training, and given Kuzan's influence and the fact that she is one of the few girls in the Navy, Roman has a single room.

"I didn't expect you to agree, considering it's your first time meeting..." Val was still a little surprised by Roman's choice, that he didn't even hesitate.

I've read the original work, so I know he's the big boss.

"He's very strong. My first impression was that the lieutenant general was a monster. My immediate agreement was perhaps an act of submission to power." That's not the reason. After he finished speaking, I would have made him kneel down and look at me when he said I looked malnourished.

"Is this the kind of child who grew up in blood?" Val was somewhat surprised.

Perhaps in order to survive, they can rely on instinct to identify who is stronger and instinctively submit to them.

Of course, there's nothing shameful about it.

Val could understand; the hardships of the world had led to countless evils, and Roman, who hadn't been crushed by darkness and had still chosen justice, was already exceptional enough. After some internal reflection, Val lowered his guard against Roman.

"Lieutenant Colonel Val, thank you for showing me the way." This time, Roman saluted again; she had now fully joined the Navy, and proper etiquette was essential.

"Don't worry, Lieutenant General Kuzan is quite capable. There's no danger going on missions with him." Before leaving, the kind-hearted Lieutenant Colonel Val didn't forget to reassure Roman.

Does his lazy demeanor mean he's really willing to go on missions?

Well, as long as it's not that Onigumo who's her boss, it doesn't matter who it is. Kuzan is a powerful figure, so I won't lose out.

After saying goodbye to Val, Roman went to his small room.

how to say?

The room has an extremely simple style. The wooden table and chairs by the window accept the invitation of the blue curtains fluttering in the wind. There is a soft white pillow on a neat little bed, and there is a beautiful picture on the wooden bookshelf. When the sunlight shines in, the whole room is filled with a sweet warmth. The smell of sunshine combined with the fresh air makes people feel happy.

A nice space, not luxurious or fancy, but it inspires strength in those who look at it.

They're quite wealthy, aren't they? At least I didn't have this kind of treatment when I went to university in my previous life.

After tidying up the room a bit, Roman grabbed her small bag and headed out. Having finally moved to a new environment, she naturally wanted to go out and explore. As for work, sorry, she wouldn't officially start until tomorrow. She'd changed worlds, but ended up starting work almost 10 years early, so she should take good care of herself.

Now that we've ventured deep into Marineford, we must go into detail about its regional divisions.

Headquarters Building: This is the office space for naval personnel or related staff. High-level meetings are usually held in the Headquarters Building.

Port: Located next to the headquarters building, it is used to dock warships and, when necessary, also serves as a buffer zone for the headquarters building.

Training camp: mainly the recruit training area led by Zefa.

Family Quarters: Located at the deepest part of Marineford, families are almost unharmed unless the headquarters building is breached. Since the serious incident, the level of security for the family quarters has been upgraded again.

Military housing area: This is also the area where Roman is currently located. Everyone from marines to marshals has a residence here.

Finally, there's the commercial district, which has taverns, shops, general stores, weapon shops, and everything else you could need to ensure the livelihoods of both soldiers and civilians.

If you disregard its nature, there's no problem calling Marineford an independent country. In fact, it's one of the few member states that doesn't require paying celestial tribute. Unless you're insane, almost no one would dare come here.

People like Red Earl, Golden Lion, and Whitebeard were, in a sense, extremely crazy pirates, and of course, extremely powerful pirates. However, their fates are well-known: two were thrown into prison, and one died in battle at Marineford.

Currently, no single team can defeat the Navy; their very existence constitutes the largest violent organization.

Moreover, unlike the chaotic pirates, they were an organized army, thus becoming the kings of the sea.

This is the advantage of the navy.