One Piece: Getting Stronger by Writing a Diary

The concerns of Whitey Bay, Galette, and others were shared by Gion, Doll, and other members of the Navy. For a moment, many in the Navy became more pessimistic about the possibility of recruiting Arton into the Navy.

[Hibari: Vice Admiral Gion, is it really appropriate for us to go after Arton right now? Even if he exhausts his stamina or gets injured during battle, if he succeeds in advancing the Emiya Shirou template, his stamina will recover, and his injuries will heal.]

[Hina: That's true. If Vice Admiral Gion and Vice Admiral Garp confront Arton now, could it actually aid his advancement of the Emiya Shirou template? After all, that man seems to be struggling to find a strong enough opponent.]

[Sadi: There's definitely that risk…]

[Domino: But if we don't seize this opportunity to find Arton, he'll only become more troublesome in the future. As Arton grows stronger, his crew will also become stronger at a faster rate. By then, we won't just have to worry about Arton alone.]

[Doll: Whether we pursue him or not presents its own challenges. Vice Admiral Gion, what do you think we should do?]

[Gion: Arton's template needs to undergo a certain amount of battle to advance. If we find Arton and strike with overwhelming force, we might be able to knock him out before he can advance.]

[Doll: I see, the plan is to not give Arton time to advance his template. With Vice Admiral Garp's strength, it does seem possible to accomplish that.]

[Doll: If Arton truly masters the full power of Emiya Shirou, even Vice Admiral Garp might find it difficult to handle him.]

[Gion: Let's continue searching for Arton. It's best if we find him before he encounters a suitable opponent. We absolutely cannot allow Arton to master the full power of Emiya Shirou through battle.]

All the marines, upon seeing Gion's words, couldn't help but nod in agreement. Although they weren't entirely sure how strong Emiya Shirou's power would be when fully unleashed, they trusted Arton's judgment. They believed that even if Emiya Shirou's power wasn't on par with Raiden Shogun's, it was likely very close.

Thinking of the devastating strike they saw in Arton's diary video where Raiden Shogun's power split the heavens and the earth, they were all determined to find Arton before he encountered the right opponent. However, just then, a piece of text in Arton's diary sent chills down their spines.

[When I was watching the anime, the World's Greatest Swordsman, Mihawk, once arrived at the Baratie restaurant.]

[He also met his disciple, Zoro, there.]

[Judging by the timeline, Zoro should have already joined Luffy's crew by now.]

[I wonder if the Straw Hat Pirates have arrived at the Baratie… maybe Mihawk is already chasing after the Krieg Pirates to the restaurant.]

[If I could meet Mihawk, I would love to have a good fight with him.]

[With the strength of the World's Greatest Swordsman, it might be enough to advance my Emiya Shirou template to the final version, "Senji Muramasa."] (t/n: not sure about this….)

[The ability to forge an infinite number of swords into a single sword—just thinking about it is exciting.]

Smoothie: "Mihawk might appear at the Baratie and take Luffy's crewmate as a disciple?"

Whitey Bay: "This Straw Hat crew is truly amazing. Not only Luffy himself but even his crew members are getting guidance from powerful figures."

Black Maria: "The Straw Hat Pirates are becoming more and more extraordinary."

[Tashigi: The World's Greatest Swordsman taking Luffy's crewmate as a disciple—is that really possible? That Mihawk always seemed so unapproachable...]

[Hina: Hina is also surprised. The Straw Hat Pirates are receiving too much help from powerful individuals.]

[Kujaku: The situation with the Straw Hat Pirates is indeed worth monitoring, but what we should be more focused on is Arton!]

[Kujaku: If Mihawk truly has arrived in the East Blue as Arton mentioned, it's very likely he will head to the Baratie restaurant. Based on Arton's hints, his current destination might just be the Baratie. Vice Admiral Gion, how far are you from the Baratie? Can you reach Arton in time?]

[Gion: The Baratie, huh? This is troublesome... Our course has deviated slightly from the Baratie's location, so we might not be able to reach it in time.]

[Doll: That's bad news. If Arton meets Mihawk at the Baratie before we get there, he will likely use the blank character template challenge ticket he obtained. With Mihawk's strength, if he's interested in fighting Arton, he might push Arton to the level of that "Senji Muramasa." If they meet, a battle is almost inevitable.]

[Gion: There's nothing we can do about it now. We can only hope that Arton doesn't encounter Mihawk and that we reach Mihawk first.]

[Doll: Let's hope so... Sigh...]

At that moment, the female marines were filled with worry. Meanwhile, on Arton's side, as the *Sunny* drew closer to the Baratie restaurant, both Arton and Karina, Kaya, Uta, and the others showed expressions of interest.

Especially Arton, who, upon seeing the Krieg Pirates' ships and the Straw Hat Pirates' ship, was already anticipating what would happen next.

[The Krieg Pirates are indeed here.]

[This means Mihawk will definitely show up, and the Straw Hat Pirates' ship is here too…]

[I wonder if the iconic Zoro vs. Mihawk duel will happen next. How exciting!]

[Speaking of which, Uta can also meet Luffy here.]

[After all, Luffy is the chosen one in this world. It would be interesting to see if the butterfly effect has affected him.]

Arton thought to himself as he looked forward to the unfolding events.