One Piece: My Crew is from Other World-Chapter 54: Even Odd Jobs Have Divisions!?

"This is Roelki, the First Division Captain of the Handymen and a core member of the crew."

"As for the rest... I'm sure you've already gotten their profiles. And I don't think I need to introduce our legendary handyman, Ace."

Ryuunosuke smirked.

"Now listen up—there's only one standard if you want to become a full-fledged Dragon Hunter Pirate: you work."

"This ain't a charity cruise for lazy pirates. Anyone who just eats and slacks off? Not qualified."

The message was clear, blunt, and absolute.

Ace, who was nearby munching on an apple, immediately protested.

"Oi! Do you have to use me as the damn example every single time!?"

He pouted.

"Ryuunosuke-nii, come on, I'm your little bro! Don't do me like this!"

Everyone chuckled. Ace, the former Captain of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, was now reduced to being a literal handyman—and Ryuunosuke kept dragging him into speeches like this.

"Stupid little bro," Ryuunosuke muttered, smirking.

"Anyway, back to business."

His gaze turned sharp as he locked eyes with Hawkins.

"Hawkins. Are you ready to be a part of this crew?"

"Because if you're not committed, I'd rather kill you now."

He said it with a smile, almost like a joke—but the weight behind his words was unmistakable.

"The Dragon Hunter Pirates have zero tolerance for betrayal. If you ever turn on us... trust me, you'll regret not dying when you had the chance."

Everyone went quiet.

Hawkins swallowed hard. He knew Ryuunosuke wasn't bluffing. There was no threat in his tone—just cold, dangerous honesty.

"I understand."

Hawkins stood tall, placing a hand over his chest.

"Captain. From this day forward, I'll give everything I've got to become a core crew member of the Dragon Hunter Pirates."

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"I, Basil Hawkins, will treat the pride of this crew as my personal code from now on!"

He declared it solemnly, like an oath.

And honestly, no one was surprised.

First of all, he wanted to live.

Refusing here would basically sign his death warrant. He knew damn well that everyone on this ship would tear him to pieces if he said the wrong thing. Not even his stand-ins could save him from that.

But more than that—he was intrigued.

That woman, Najenda... she made him want to take the gamble.

Hawkins had never seen a 100% fortune reading before—not once since he'd first set sail.

This? This might be the turning point of his entire life.

You only get a better view of the world when you're standing on a giant's shoulders.

Hawkins was well aware of his own limits. If he relied only on himself, he'd never reach the top.

Joining a rising crew like this—one with potential—was way smarter than selling himself to the Yonko out of desperation later.

"Good," Ryuunosuke said with a grin. "That's exactly what I want to hear."

"Now let's see what you can do."

Ryuunosuke had always seen Hawkins as a rational, composed type. Even his Devil Fruit ability suggested he was no idiot.

So, when Hawkins made that vow, Ryuunosuke knew the guy was serious.

And naturally, with their captain bowing his head, the rest of the Hawkins Pirates fell in line without complaint.

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A week later...

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"Fire Fist Ace has become a handyman for the Dragon Hunter Pirates?!"

"Hawkins and his whole crew have joined too? He's the captain of the second handyman division now?!"

"What kinda cracked-out intel report is this!?"

"Even handymen have divisions now?!"

In the Marshal's office at Marineford, Fleet Admiral Sengoku held the report with a baffled expression.

When the Ace news first dropped, Sengoku had asked Garp for answers. After learning that Ace and Ryuunosuke were like brothers, he chalked it up to personal ties.

But Hawkins? What the hell was he doing?

From what they knew, Hawkins had no prior relationship with Ryuunosuke.

This had to be their first meeting.

So why would he fall in line so fast?

"Perurururu"

Ring ring.

"Marshal Sengoku speaking."

"What's that? The Husky Pirates? Bounty of 87 million?"

"...Defeated by the Dragon Hunter Pirates?"

"Who handled them?"

"Hawkins?"

"...Got it."

He hung up and stared blankly at the pile of intel.

Was the sea losing its damn mind?

Or was Sengoku just getting too old for this?

Was this how the new generation rolled now?

"They're strong," a calm voice said from the corner.

Sengoku looked up and saw Gion, standing in the office without so much as a knock.

"At the very least," she continued, "I don't think he's weaker than any of our admirals."

"Gion?" Sengoku raised a brow. "Weren't you on vacation? Why're you here?"

He quickly and subtly gathered the files on his desk. He knew what she was here about.

"I want to go," she said bluntly. "Kuzan's moving. I want to go with him."

Being one of the Navy's inner circle, Gion naturally caught wind that Admiral Aokiji had been dispatched.

"No," Sengoku started. "After what happened last time, you're not in the right—"

"If I don't go," she interrupted quietly, "I'll never get better."

Her voice was strained, her expression weary.

After her humiliating defeat last time, she hadn't been able to let it go.

Even during her so-called break, she'd been pushing herself—relentless training, day after day.

But no matter how hard she tried, the memory of Ryuunosuke's mocking expression haunted her.

That dismissive gaze, the smirk that said you're nothing—she couldn't shake it.

It gnawed at her.

And unless she faced him again, she knew it would keep eating away at her forever.

Sengoku let out a long sigh.

"You..."

"Fine."

"You can go."

"But take the Vice Admiral with you."

"And with Kuzan there, things shouldn't get too out of hand."

He paused, then added with a frown, "And take a Buster call-class warship."

The Dragon Hunter Pirates were getting out of control. If the Navy didn't step in soon, it'd be a goddamn embarrassment.

But knowing Garp... and Kuzan's slacker attitude...

If those two screwed around again, Sengoku was going to have a damn heart attack.

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