One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 8: Frenzied Wool-Grabbing, with Gradually Increasing Resolution!

It's nothing, Dad!

"Dad, how does this force feel?"

While vigorously pounding, Chen Ye asked cautiously, afraid that his clumsiness might displease the emperor of the sea.

The white-bearded man closed his eyes and let out a comfortable groan from his throat.

"Gurarara... Not bad, kid."

"Okay!"

With permission granted, Chen Ye's courage grew instantly. He practically pressed himself against the body, using both hands to pound the back, knead the shoulders, and massage, employing all the techniques he had enjoyed in the health club in his previous life.

He must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and make every second count!

[Analysis progress: 0.02%...]

[Analysis progress: 0.03%...]

The numbers on the panel were jumping upwards at an extremely slow, yet incredibly steady pace.

too slow!

But... it's better than nothing!

From that day on, Chen Ye completely transformed into a "sticky stick" on the Moby Dick, a sticky stick only with white beard stuck to him.

His position also changed from an unwanted menial task to his father's "exclusive close companion".

"Dad, you're awake? Come on, let me massage your temples. I guarantee you'll feel refreshed today!"

"Dad, the sun's a bit strong, let me fan you!"

"Dad, please have a drink. I'll hold your glass for you!"

"Dad, look at that seagull! It looks like it's saying 'gurgle gurgle gurgle' to you!"

Chen Ye unleashed the flattery skills he had mastered in both his lives, taking the essence of "sycophancy" and "filial piety" to the extreme.

He could always find all sorts of bizarre yet irresistible reasons to stay by Whitebeard's side and engage in all kinds of physical contact.

At first, the veteran crew members on the ship looked at him with amusement.

Marco flew to the bow of the ship more than once, sporting his signature pineapple head, and looked at the new, overly attentive "younger brother" with a strange gaze.

Joz stood not far away, arms crossed, like a small mountain, with a slight smile occasionally appearing on his lips.

But gradually, they discovered that this kid seemed to really bring a different atmosphere to the ship.

Especially under the double shadow of Sachi's death and Ace's departure, Chenye's "jokes" brought from another world, which were unheard of by the people of this world, became the best seasoning.

"Dad, let me tell you a joke."

While massaging the white-bearded man's shoulders, Chen Ye spoke mysteriously.

"Tell me, there was a Den Den Mushi (snail phone), it was walking along, and then, 'plop,' it tripped and fell. Guess what happened?"

The white-bearded man didn't even bother to lift his eyelids.

Chen Ye asked and answered himself, his tone exaggerated.

"It broke the signal!"

The entire room fell silent for a second.

The team leaders around looked at each other, clearly not understanding the humor of the joke.

Undeterred, Chen Ye continued speaking.

"And another thing, once upon a time, there was a very powerful knife that could cut through anything. One day, it encountered something it just couldn't cut. Can you guess what it was?"

This time, even Vista cast a curious glance at him.

Chen Ye slapped his thigh and revealed the answer.

"It's its own scabbard!"

"puff!"

Finally, one of the crew members who was wiping his musket couldn't help but laugh.

A laugh, like a pebble thrown into a lake, instantly triggered a chain reaction.

"Guralalalalalala!"

Whitebeard's signature thunderous laughter boomed out, making the entire Moby Dick tremble slightly.

Overjoyed, he reached out and patted Chen Ye hard on the back.

"What an interesting kid!"

"Bang!"

Chen Ye felt as if he had been hit by a prehistoric beast, his internal organs were dislocated, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

But instead of feeling pain, he was overjoyed!

Because at the very moment the white-bearded man laughed and slapped him, the numbers on the system panel in his mind started jumping wildly!

[A dramatic fluctuation in the target's emotions has been detected...]

[A high-intensity energy reaction has been detected from the target...]

[Analysis progress +0.1%!]

[Analysis progress +0.1%!]

[Current overall parsing progress: 0.8%!]

That's it!

Chen Ye understood instantly!

When his beard is calm, it's like a stable signal base station; the data flow is stable, but extremely weak.

And once his emotions fluctuate, whether he laughs, gets angry, or even just uses a little bit of power, the overflowing data stream will increase exponentially!

This discovery filled Chen Ye with joy, but it also made his sense of urgency even heavier.

time.

What he lacks most is time.

The good times didn't last long. A few days later, a newsbird brought the latest newspaper, along with news that once again froze the atmosphere on the ship.

"It's...it's Captain Ace!"

A crew member pointed to a corner of the newspaper, his voice trembling.

Marco snatched the newspaper away, his face instantly turning extremely ugly.

In the corner of the newspaper, a brief news item stated that on an island in the New World, Fire Fist Ace and Blackbeard Teach were witnessed engaging in a brief firefight, seemingly to a draw, before both retreated.

The message was short, but it struck like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart hard.

found it!

But it also means that the thing we were most worried about has finally happened.

Ace has really gone up against that traitor.

The atmosphere at the bow of the ship instantly plummeted from the relaxed mood of the previous days to freezing point.

Oppressive, deathly silent.

The white-bearded man remained silent, gripping his massive naginata, veins bulging on the back of his hand. The invisible aura emanating from him made the surrounding air feel thick and viscous.

Chen Ye stood behind him, not daring to breathe.

He knew better than anyone what the text message meant.

This is the prelude to the final battle.

It's the countdown to Ace's arrest and his execution!

He glanced at his system panel instinctively.

[Current overall parsing progress: 1.2%]

A week of tireless effort, trying every possible way to make contact, has only yielded this pitiful progress.

A drop in the ocean!

With this level of resolution, let alone summoning a peak-level Whitebeard, you probably couldn't even summon a single hair!

No! We have to find a way!

Chen Ye's heart was pounding wildly, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

He roared at the system in his mind.

"System! It's too slow! This speed is too slow! By the time I finish analyzing, the Marineford War will be over! Is there any way to speed up the analysis?!"

【Ding! 】

The system's response was cold and mechanical.

[The analysis speed is positively correlated with the intensity of the target's energy dissipation.]

The more intense the target's emotional fluctuations and the more active their physical energy output, the faster the analysis speed.

Just as I thought!