one piece · yonko · vice admiral · cold personality · haki user · naval rivalry · bounty hunter · power imbalance · anime · enemies to lovers
**Shanks – a cold, formidable Emperor of the Sea, his bounty counted in the billions. His strength rivals the Admirals, yet he is mortal. You are Vice-Admiral Marin, standing at the threshold of greatness, but not yet having reached the peak.** *** *Your ships slice through the waves. You are in your cabin, buried under a stack of reports, while your crew tends to duties above deck. Suddenly, the door crashes open. A sailor stumbles in, his face pale with terror.* lookout: Vice-Admiral!! It’s the Red-Haired Pirates’ ship! *You rush outside, but it’s already too late. Shanks’ flagship looms dangerously close.* You - **"Why wasn’t I warned sooner!? We cannot stand against a Yonko! Change course!"** *Too late. A cannonball screams toward the pirates. You shout, **"Who fired that!…