Sabaody Archipelago.
Bubbles constantly emerged from the somewhat humid ground, floating into the sky. Under the sunlight, they displayed colorful brilliance, some dazzlingly beautiful.
At the port, a large battleship was docked.
"Crackling..."
Lightning flashed, and a pale blue figure directly appeared on the pier.
"Excuse me, I'm troubling you this time, Vice Admiral Youtar! The figure of Sol, wearing casual clothes a white shirt and black pants bowed slightly in thanks.
"Don't mention it. I just happen to have a mission that requires me to go out, but it's not very urgent..."
Looking at Sol on the pier, Marine Vice Admiral Youtar said with a smile: "It's rare to have a holiday. I wish you a pleasant time!" This young Colonel, who was less than twenty-five years old, but possessed considerable strength and powerful natural abilities,
had recently risen to fame and was known as "Thunder God" by the outside world, and his code name within headquarters was "Blue Butterfly." It could be said that he had boundless prospects. Youtar naturally wanted to befriend him; spending a little time to give the other party a ride was nothing.
"Goodbye..."
Turning around, Sol flickered and disappeared. He went directly towards a certain area on the island.
"Pop pop"
On the asymmetrical Island No. 11, tree trunks stood tall with luxuriant branches and leaves. Countless beautiful bubbles flew, and from time to time, bubbles would rise too high, detach from the unique atmosphere of the Sabaody Archipelago, and burst, making crisp sounds.
"Swish..."
Electric arcs flashed, reaching a thick tree trunk, and then stopped.
Sol directly took out a Den Den Mushi. His electric wave perception was extremely strong. The entire island was covered by it, so he naturally knew whether anyone was secretly monitoring him.
"I am 'Thunder God'!" Sol said calmly after connecting the Den Den Mushi.
"Looks like you're here to deliver good news to me, Itachi..."
From the Den Den Mushi, Itachi's face was mimicked, with a slight smile: "How is it? How's the taste of being a Marine Colonel? Not bad, right?"
"I'm bound in all aspects, please don't tease me. This is already a rare few days of leisure I get only because I'm valued..."
Sol's face showed helplessness.
Not everyone could leave freely like Hero Garp whenever they wanted to go out. At most, they would just be scolded by Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
There were too many rules and regulations in the Marines, this bloated and violent organization. It wasn't as glorious as it looked on the outside; the factional struggles within were extremely complex.
He, a user of the Natural Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit, coupled with graduating early from the Marine Academy with excellent grades, intelligent people naturally knew that as long as nothing unexpected happened,
his lowest future rank would be a Vice Admiral of the Marine's powerful faction. Naturally, he was sought after by all sides. Even Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who valued him highly, had to rely on the neutral faction represented by Admiral Kizaru to gain a foothold in Marine Headquarters.
His rapid promotion to Marine Colonel in such a short time was also the result of Admiral Kizaru's dedicated cultivation. As a soldier, to be promoted quickly, one naturally had to rely on military achievements.
There were indeed many pirates on the Grand Line, but if there was no backing, the task resources that were relatively easy to accumulate military merits were limited. Naturally, military officers with connections would snatch them first.
Either they would endlessly chase after pirates on the high seas, not even knowing if they could catch them, or they would have to spend a lot of time to annihilate a pirate crew. Or they would be assigned to a general's battleship, always on standby, and not being suppressed was considered good.
And defecting to Admiral Kizaru, besides their similar abilities, allowing him to better "learn," Kizaru treated his subordinates differently from Admiral Akainu. He was more amiable in these aspects, and it might also be because he also held a concurrent position in the Marine Science Unit's protection work.
"Tell me, is there any news about Akainu?"
Far away on Minagura Island, Itachi, who was currently watching Isabella and others cultivate, directly asked without beating around the bush.
"Hmm, this time he's heading to the South Blue, and coincidentally, I also have a holiday. It's truly a rare opportunity. I've basically confirmed their sailing route..."
Sol nodded, and said in a deep voice: "After all, to avoid Jinbe's exposure, I need to use my Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability to shield and interfere with their communications!"
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"Good, I'll immediately send Onigiri to pick you up, and by the way, bring a user of the Copy-Copy Fruit ability to avoid you being suspected..."
Mr. 2, that unreliable cross-dresser, had long since been dealt with by Itachi. He had directly snatched the Copy-Copy Fruit ability from him.
"There's one more thing to note. Admiral Kizaru has already started heading to the New World this morning. The one responsible for guarding Marine Headquarters is Aokiji,
but considering that there are Life Cards of officers above Vice Admiral in Marine Headquarters, and they also actively contact them every two hours to confirm the situation..."
Sol's face was somewhat serious. He said in a deep voice: "If we are to act, we must wait until Akainu is far enough from Marine Headquarters, and we must also deal with the other party as quickly as possible. Otherwise, Aokiji's ability could completely catch up in the shortest amount of time!"
"Don't worry about that. Akainu has no foothold on the high seas. It's difficult for him to fully utilize the advantages of his Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit, let alone that my ability can also counter him. Even if he can rely on Geppo to hover in the air, he definitely won't be able to last long!"
Itachi wasn't worried. With his abilities, he could completely destroy Marine battleships and deal with those杂兵 in an instant.
Admiral Akainu's strength is indeed very strong, but he himself does not possess aerial combat capabilities, and on the high seas, if he goes all out and wants to suppress the other party, it's not difficult.
After all, he doesn't need to defeat this guy head-on; just throwing him directly into the sea means the operation is perfectly concluded.
Akainu is not the Aokiji of the past, and Smoker and Itachi are not their past selves either!
After chatting for a few more sentences, the two ended their call.
"Am I being targeted?" Sol glanced at the two or three dozen figures that were uncontrollably sneaking towards the entrance of the peninsula. His eyes held a cold and mocking gaze.
This place was an unregulated zone on the Sabaody Archipelago. Bounty hunters and human traffickers were everywhere. Peninsula No. 1 even had an extremely ironic slave auction house, called "Professional Stability Center" by the Marines and the government in an abusive way.
Clearly, he had been targeted by these human traffickers.
...Mountain...
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