One piece: I,Akaino will not die easily

Life at sea is far from being as colorful and wonderful as depicted in novels or anime. Aside from the brief moments of chasing and fighting pirates, life aboard a ship is actually quite monotonous. This is Akainu's (Sakazuki's) personal realization after experiencing a short two-month voyage.

Navigators on a warship must constantly observe and monitor the ever-changing weather and ocean currents, all while instructing marines to make subtle adjustments to the sails to capture sufficient wind. This task is not only tedious but also requires marines to master dozens of different types of knots for various purposes.

Washing the deck with seawater is another daily task for the Marines. Though it is heavy and repetitive labor, it is absolutely essential. It's important to understand that the sea holds far more terrors than enormous, fearsome Sea Kings, ruthless pirates, or unpredictable weather and ocean currents. What truly instills fear is disease.

The dusty deck, the damp bilge of the ship, and the poorly ventilated cabins filled with mixed odors are hotspots for bacteria and viruses. If a crew member falls ill in such unsanitary conditions, it can easily lead to death. Even worse is the outbreak of contagious diseases, which would mean that the entire ship's crew faces the risk of infection.

Thus, the Navy has regulations: the deck must be cleaned daily, and the cabins must maintain proper ventilation.

These regulations significantly improved the health conditions of Navy warships compared to pirates' vessels. However, in Sakazuki's eyes, with his modern perspective, this was still far from adequate. After inspecting the ship, he immediately issued two new regulations:

The floors, tables, chairs, and counters of all decks and cabins on the warship must be cleaned and wiped daily. Hygiene sentries are to be established, with personnel arranged to take turns daily inspecting all cabins, compartments, and storage rooms for any signs of damage or spoilage of goods.

These two regulations may seem simple but are indeed fundamental. However, implementing them on an individual level added extra work, which caused the Marines to grumble and complain.

Sakazuki sincerely felt a certain gratitude toward this world for its various inventions that were far ahead of their time, especially the pedal-powered generator on the warship that supplied electricity to the refrigerator.

The presence of this refrigeration equipment allowed him to at least eat chilled frozen meat and tasty noodles. This was a far cry from the salted, overly dry "zombie meat" that could be stored for decades, once consumed by the Royal Navy of the British Empire during the Age of Sail.

Although this warship still carried a significant amount of heavily salted meat preserved with excessive amounts of salt, to the ship's cook, these provisions were merely emergency supplies or used as seasoning alongside the fresh seafood caught daily to provide variety for the marines' meals.

The primary food for the officers and marines on the ship remained dry breadsticks, biscuits, and other flour-based products with all moisture removed.

Therefore, Sakazuki placed particular importance on inspecting the storerooms and storage areas for any signs of spoilage or foul odors in the provisions. He had no intention of experiencing the infamous "walking hardtack" of the British Royal Navy during the Age of Sail.

Before his reincarnation, he had unintentionally read some information about this. This psychologically challenging "dark cuisine" could make any modern person who tried it feel utterly nauseated and question their life choices.

Hardtack was stored in large wooden barrels in the bilge. When consumed, it was often infested with parasites. The most common parasites were black-headed maggots and a type of beetle called weevils. After half a year of sailing, it was perfectly normal to eat a few worms along with the biscuits. If one wasn't careful, the parasites would wriggle out of the hardtack and crawl across the plate. Some sailors even recalled,

"Hmm, the black-headed maggots were plump and sweet when chewed, unlike the weevils, which were bitter."

As an excellent soldier, Sakazuki knew that in desperate times, he would never reject such protein-rich food with four times the protein content of beef. However, on ordinary days, if poor storage and unsanitary conditions led to such critters appearing on his plate, he would not hesitate to adopt "Red-Leg" Zeff's method of self-preservation and break one of Kuzan's legs.

While the officers in the Navy were primarily responsible for overseeing these routine tasks, did that mean their lives were easier? Wishful thinking! Due to the massive individual differences unique to this world, officers from lieutenants to admirals not only had to supervise the progress of the marines' tasks but also stayed alert to anomalies and unexpected situations during the voyage.

When faced with crises such as sea monsters or highly-bountied pirates, they were expected to act as the spearhead, taking on rescue and assault missions.

As the commanding officer with the highest rank and the strongest combat power on this warship, Sakazuki examined the latest bounty poster delivered from headquarters. After passing on the information to the lieutenants and captains, he used this rare moment of tranquility to plan for the future.

In this world, people could not escape their pursuit of wealth, fame, and power. Without sufficient strength to maintain order, all else was meaningless. A few years from now, the emergence of the Four Emperors, the Seven Warlords of the Sea system—designed by the World Government to counterbalance the Four Emperors by using pirates' personal conflicts and rivalries—and the endless stream of pirates flooding the Grand Line…

Sakazuki frowned. Even though the Sakazuki in the canon possessed tremendous power capable of touching the ceiling of this world's hierarchy decades later, his foreknowledge of the future only heightened his sense of urgency. Increasingly rampant pirates, the Four Emperors who would dominate the New World in a few years, the unruly Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Revolutionary Army spreading like wildfire, the corruption within the Navy, and the World Government's growing incompetence—if he couldn't strengthen himself quickly, all his plans for the future would become mere illusions.

He stared out of the porthole at the vast, boundless sea. Waves surged on the surface, crashing against the warship and propelling its massive hull forward. Beyond the waves lay more waves, an unchanging scenery that mirrored the unstoppable tides of the era. This butterfly, stranded in a foreign world, was flapping its wings, preparing to stir up a storm in the river of time.

Sakazuki murmured to himself, his voice low but exceptionally resolute:

"I will bring life and hope!"