After leaving Marine Headquarters with a comprehensive stack of intelligence reports, Monkey D. Luffy felt a complex mixture of emotions swirling inside him. The promotion to Admiral ca with privileges, yes, but also with mountains of paperwork and responsibilities that made his head spin.
He went abord on Stormbreaker with all of his girls, including Koala that had been pick up from Wano.
Rather than bearing this burden alone, Luffy headed straight ho with a mischievous grin spreading across his face. He had soone special in mind to share his "joy" with.
"Koala!" he called out as he entered his quarters, the thick bundle of papers clutched firmly in his hand.
Behind the desk sat Koala. Her bright eyes widened at the sight of the imposing stack of docunts Luffy was carrying.
"What's all that?" she asked, her cheerful expression faltering slightly.
"Intelligence reports," Luffy announced, dropping the nearly ter-long stack onto the desk with a heavy thud. "And guess who's going to help morize all of it?"
Koala's face cycled through a series of expressions—surprise, disbelief, and finally, sothing resembling panic. She glanced between Luffy and the mountain of paperwork, her features twisting with a mix of emotions that Luffy found imnsely satisfying.
"Well," she said, desperately seeking an escape route, "I could just take pictures of it with a Den Den Mushi cara and send the images back to Mr.Dragon. There's no need to morize all this, right?"
Luffy shook his head firmly, his straw hat bobbing with the motion as he dispelled her hopeful fantasy.
"Those are two completely different approaches," he explained with exaggerated seriousness. "You can take pictures, sure, but you still need to commit these reports to mory."
He tapped his temple with his finger.
"You can't carry this entire stack with you every ti you go on a mission. What's stored in your head is truly yours. I shouldn't need to teach you sothing so basic."
Luffy's tone clearly conveyed the ssage: "I'm doing this for your own good."
Upon hearing this, Koala's face imdiately fell. The color drained from her cheeks, and it seed as if most of her soul had departed her body, leaving behind only a shell of despair.
Seeing her distraught expression, Luffy couldn't help but feel even better. That's right—if he had to endure hardship, he certainly wasn't going to endure it alone. After all, isn't it better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it by yourself? And by the sa token, shared suffering was half the suffering—for him, at least.
Ain and Nami, who had been called over together, watched as Koala was "tortured" by Luffy. Both won shook their heads and silently prayed for their sister-in-arms.
But they shared a tacit understanding, and neither of them said anything foolish like "we'll help you" or "we'll share the burden." Koala was the unfortunate chosen one, and they had no intention of wasting their precious ti on such torturous material.
Seeing that Luffy appeared to be in a much better mood after delegating his paperwork, Ain quickly asked why he had summoned them.
"You called us here, not just to watch you tornt Koala, right?" she inquired, her arms folded across her chest. "Is there sothing specific you need us for? And let be clear—I'm not interested in any... extracurricular activities in broad daylight."
Looking at Ain, who stood with her arms crossed and a wary expression on her face, Luffy imdiately wiped the smile from his face.
"Hey, hey, what kind of person do you think I am?" he protested. "I called you here for legitimate business!"
Ain continued to eye him suspiciously. She'd seen this pattern before—Luffy claiming to have important matters to discuss, only to pull them into his quarters for so "personal ti." It had happened more than once.
Ain had important responsibilities—she needed to process applications from Marines wishing to join the G66 branch under her command. She didn't want to spend the day in bed, body limp and unable to move after one of Luffy's "important discussions."
Furthermore, she had been promoted to Vice Admiral just days ago, and Luffy had been in such a good mood that he'd found many creative ways to "celebrate" with her and the others.
Nami, on the other hand, looked rather excited at the prospect. Since Luffy's promotion to Admiral, he had finally begun to pay her the kind of attention she'd been craving. These days, she was enjoying the newfound sweetness in her life, believing that any location could beco their "battlefield."
It was unfortunate for her that Luffy was genuinely here to discuss serious matters this ti, so her unspoken request would have to wait.
"This is related to my Admiral promotion," Luffy explained, his tone becoming more serious. "Fleet Admiral Sengoku has ordered to patrol the North Blue according to standard procedure for newly promoted Admirals."
He leaned against his desk, crossing his arms over his chest.
"This assignnt cannot be postponed—it's tradition. So I have no choice but to comply. Given this situation, we need to allocate our personnel carefully and divide you and the others into two groups, with so returning to Wano first."
Ain, having graduated from the Marine Academy, was familiar with many of the Marine's protocols and traditions. She hadn't thought about it initially, but now that Luffy ntioned it, she imdiately recalled these regulations.
"Oh, I nearly forgot about that custom," she said, nodding in understanding. "According to protocol, you do need to tour the Four Blues to officially announce your presence as the new Admiral to the world."
As she spoke, Navy thoughtfully cupped her delicate chin with her slender fingers.
"We brought almost everyone with significant combat capabilities on this mission, and I'm concerned about leaving the G66 branch undermanned," she mused. "So I suggest that most of our personnel should return with ."
She glanced at Nami before continuing, "Perhaps just Nami and I should accompany you, leaving enough crew mbers behind to operate the Stormbreaker."
Koala, who had reluctantly begun to morize the intelligence reports, imdiately perked up when she heard that Ain planned to leave her behind. She rushed over anxiously, protesting loudly:
"No! I absolutely refuse!"
She turned to Luffy with pleading eyes, grabbing his arm with both hands and shaking it gently as she spoke in her most persuasive tone:
"Luffy~ It's boring enough that you're making morize all this information! If you all go to North Blue without , I'll die of boredom!"
She pressed herself closer to him, her eyes wide and imploring.
"Please take with you... pretty please?"
Feeling the soft pressure against his arm, Luffy's heart skipped a beat. But he steeled himself against her tactics.
"Nice try," he said firmly. "You're going back to Wano Country to morize those reports."
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