As the broadcast started, Gion standing beside Orion, immediately stepped forward and began marching in place following the broadcast instructions.
At first, the six didn't pay much attention, but as Gion demonstrated the stretching and chest-expanding exercises prompted by the broadcast, their expressions gradually began to twist.
The first to have his expression twist was naturally Mihawk, who had always been known for his cold and independent demeanor.
When he saw Gion jumping to the fifth section of the body-twisting exercise, he felt as if the sky was about to collapse!
He was the world greatest swordsman and here he was, being made to jump around to this nonsense?
The eighth set of radio calisthenics? So there were seven other sets before this?
For a moment, Mihawk regretted joining this so-called ideological reform!
Following closely behind, the one who couldn't hold it in was Gunko from the God's Knights. To be precise, she had a mental breakdown even before Mihawk, because she widened her eyes and reflexively pulled at her cloak when she saw Gion jumping to the third section, the leg-kicking exercise!
She wasn't one of the Seven Warlords, so why had Orion called her here?
Most importantly, if she had known it was going to be radio calisthenics, she would have dressed differently.
The thought of having to follow along with the leg-kicking exercise while wearing only a super-short pair of shorts made her wish she could disappear into the ground.
Jinbei eyes were vacant, clearly showing a "who am I, where am I" expression.
Moria concern was somewhat different.
The radio calisthenics didn't matter much to him. Ever since he had bowed to Orion, he had decided to pledge his loyalty, so he would cooperate with whatever Orion asked him to do!
However, his body was obese, and jumping through this seemingly simple yet actually very simple set of calisthenics might prove to be a challenge.
Doflamingo didn't react much, except for the constant twitching of his mouth.
The most serious one was Hancock. Seeing this kind of radio calisthenics for the first time, her expression was focused and earnest.
Soon, the demonstration of the eight-section eighth set of radio calisthenics ended.
Taking in the reactions of the six, Orion suppressed a laugh, his expression as serious as ever.
"You are all renowned figures in the Grand Line, so I believe you've all memorized the moves! But don't underestimate this set of radio calisthenics. Although the movements are simple, the simpler the task, the harder it is to execute perfectly!"
"What you need to do now is to abandon your former identities and so-called titles, and start reversing your lives from scratch!"
At this point, Orion clapped his hands, and the broadcast once again filled the air with the emotionally charged voice that made the six of them want to collapse.
Though reluctant, the six of them cooperated, following the broadcast instructions and beginning to march in place under the guidance of Gion.
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Meanwhile.
Having completed his punishment task, Crocodile, led by an officer, hurried straight to the training ground. From a distance, Crocodile saw Mihawk and the others standing in rows on the training ground, performing some strange movements.
At first, he didn't pay much attention, but as the distance closed and he took in the utterly lifeless expressions on their faces, Crocodile suddenly felt that something was terribly wrong.
"Ahem—"
He decisively stopped in his tracks and cleared his throat to signal the officer walking ahead to halt. Then, with a serious expression, Crocodile spoke up.
"Did I just finish running a hundred laps?"
The officer blinked in confusion. "I think so, right?"
"No, I didn't!"
Crocodile looked at the officer, who had turned around, with a stern expression and declared firmly.
"You must have miscounted. I'm sure I ran ten laps short!"
Before the officer could react, Crocodile continued. "You wouldn't want to be punished for lax supervision, would you? I'll go back right now and run another twenty laps! No, I'll start over from the beginning!"
"I didn't miscount!" The officer shook his head.
"Rules are rules. A hundred laps means a hundred laps. Now hurry up and join them in doing the eighth set of broadcast calisthenics. This was invented by the Marshal when he was a captain. Almost everyone at headquarters knows it. It's simple—much easier than running laps with weights!"
Hearing this, Crocodile mouth twitched slightly.
Was he worried about not being able to learn it?
Was he concerned about whether it was easy or not?
It was just that the calisthenics were too childish, that's all!
After all, he was the leader of Baroque Works, the man who had once challenged the world's strongest, Whitebeard!
Making him do this set of calisthenics was worse than making him run from dawn to dusk with a thousand pounds on his back!
Though he thought this way in his heart, Crocodile knew there was no escaping this.
He steeled himself and followed the officer toward the training ground.
Just as Crocodile stepped onto the training ground, the Den Den Mushi in Orion arms suddenly rang.
"Marshal Orion, it's Akainu!"
The deep voice of Sakazuki came through the Den Den Mushi.
"All members of the Donquixote family have been recruited by me."
Orion nodded. "Good. Immediately send a warship to bring them to headquarters! Leaving them in the Kingdom of Dressrosa could cause trouble."
After giving Sakazuki a few more instructions, Orion ended the call.
Then, he immediately looked up at Doflamingo, who was hunched over performing the seventh section of the 'jumping exercise,' and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Doflamingo, can't you stand up straight?"
Doflamingo didn't respond, continuing to perform the seventh section of the jumping exercise with a vibe that seemed to say, "Come and hit me if you dare."
It wasn't that he didn't want to stand up straight—it was just that his hunched back wouldn't allow it!
However, perhaps worried that Orion might single him out as an example, he made an effort to straighten his hunched back as much as possible.
Seeing this, Orion shook the Den Den Mushi in his hand and said.
"Good news from Dressrosa. The Donquixote family members have been very cooperative with Sakazuki work. You can rest assured and focus on your rehabilitation here!"
Before the words had even finished, Orion immediately followed the broadcast and shouted.
"Section eight, cool-down exercises, one two three four, two two three four, gogogo~"
Just as the eighth section of the cool-down exercises ended, the Den Den Mushi rang again.
"Marshal, it's Bastille. I've already brought all the members of Baroque Works onto the warship and we're setting off back to headquarters immediately!"
Shortly after ending the call with Bastille, Stainless, who was responsible for heading to the Devil Triangle, also successfully brought all of Moria subordinates onto the warship and was already on the return journey.
And so, the entire morning quietly passed amidst the repeated sounds of the eighth set of broadcast exercises and Orion's intermittent phone calls.
As Orion said. "That's it for today, dismissed!"
Mihawk, Crocodile, and Doflamingo almost simultaneously vanished.
Jinbei, Moria, and Gunko, on the other hand, stood in place, their heads drooping with relief.
Hancock, clearly not done yet, quickly approached Orion with her hands cupping her cheeks and chirped.
"Orion, how was my performance just now? If you like this set of broadcast exercises, I can do it again!"
Hearing this, Jinbei and Moria almost simultaneously looked up and then whooshed away without a trace.
Gunko, having lost all patience at this point, gave Hancock a look that said 'hopelessly lovesick' and decisively made her escape.
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