"Admiral Aokiji?"
The Straw Hat Crew, surrounded, all showed expressions of shock and vigilance.
The Reincarnation Game not only granted players immense power,
Quick teleportation arrays, a friend system, game channels, a team system—
It also strengthened the connections between players.
Originally, in the vast and boundless Pirate World, unless a major event occurred, even Navy members of the same faction rarely met.
Even with albatrosses selling newspapers,
Information remained scarce.
But now, the Straw Hat Crew clearly knew the true identity of the man before them; he had appeared in various town broadcasts.
Navy Admiral Aokiji, a close-combat Ice Mage, had fully assembled the [Mana Ocean] silver armor set and possessed twenty skill imprints.
With a combat power of [2700],
According to player assessment, he was a [First-Rate Player], only slightly inferior to some top-tier players.
The Straw Hat Crew faced him as if facing a formidable enemy, as the conflict between pirates and the Navy was fundamentally irreconcilable.
Except for Luffy,
"Who is Admiral Aokiji?"
Luffy picked his nose, dug out a clump of black grime, and flicked it forward nonchalantly.
When the booger landed,
It had already been frozen solid by the low temperature, hitting the ground like a small pebble.
The source of the chill
Was the tall figure standing in the center of the Navy ranks. Wisps of visible icy mist enveloped Admiral Aokiji, and even the air emitted crackling sounds of freezing.
Although it wasn't the dead of winter,
The soldiers accompanying Admiral Aokiji were all wearing thick fur coats to ward off the cold.
Clang.
Three swords were drawn from their sheaths.
Zoro's gaze was solemn, and a chilling purple ghostly aura emerged, subtly weaving a phantom of a ghost god behind him,
Resisting the hostile cold.
Chirp...
Four magical constructs appeared one after another, shielding Nami.
The [Shadow Night Cat], concealed like a shadow; the [Electric Eel], resembling a silver horned snake; the [Jack Bomb] pumpkin lantern, burning with flames...
The last to appear was the [Ice Snowman], which also emitted a cold aura.
However,
It couldn't compare to the bone-chilling cold that made the air explode around Admiral Aokiji.
After all, the strength gap between the two was too vast.
"Should I drive you away, or directly apprehend you?"
As Admiral Aokiji spoke, cold breath escaped his mouth, but it carried no hint of killing intent.
He was as casual as a middle-aged man strolling through a food street, contemplating whether to eat ramen or barbecue.
"Is it the Navy!?"
Hearing Admiral Aokiji's words, Luffy's eyes widened sharply, his expression filled with disbelief.
Beside him, Sanji covered his face, sighing helplessly, "Even if you don't recognize Admiral Aokiji, you should at least recognize the Navy cloak, right?"
Or rather,
Luffy was just that thick-headed; he could only remember enemies and friends.
He used to consider the Navy as enemies, so he could remember them. The emergence of the Reincarnation Game shifted Luffy's attention to Pollution Monsters, making him believe that the true enemies should be the Pollution Monsters.
Even the Navy,
Though a force that hunted monsters, could not truly be friends with pirates.
So, this strange Navy force, neither friends nor enemies, was easily relegated to a corner of Luffy's mind.
After thinking for a long time,
"Admiral Aokiji, this Ghost General's tomb was discovered by our Straw Hat Crew first."
Nami's eyes signaled everyone not to act rashly,
Especially the combat-crazed Zoro; they absolutely should not make the first move before the Navy did.
Their strongest combat power was their captain, Luffy,
A close-combat physical [Blue Fist Saint], with fourteen skill imprints, capable of adding the Holy Light attribute attack of [Light Bloodline], and possessing the shoulder pads, leg wraps, and shoes of the [Mana Ocean] armor set. His combat power was [1900].
Ghost Swordsman Zoro and Fire Mage Sanji were evenly matched, with combat power slightly lower than the captain's.
A combat power gap of nearly a thousand points
Was not a difference that could be compensated by numbers.
Even if the entire crew fought to the death, they would probably only be able to barely resist Admiral Aokiji's offensive.
There was no other way.
With the resource cultivation of the strongest force, the [Navy Alliance], and Admiral Aokiji's own talent,
Although the Straw Hat Crew was not completely helpless compared to their fate in the original story, the gap still existed, just narrowed.
"If I were to apprehend you, the losses would be significant."
Admiral Aokiji estimated the disparity between the two sides.
Although he was confident of victory, the Navy soldiers around him would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
The Navy Intelligence Department had gathered information about the Straw Hat Pirates from the common people of the Oycott Kingdom, learning that they had killed the infamous Four Emperors Kaido and Whitebeard, who was suspected of fighting Red Hair to a draw.
Even now, they were probably still getting stronger.
Admiral Aokiji's scrutinizing gaze fell upon Robin, and he chuckled, "No wonder you're so confident. So you found a group of powerful scapegoats, did you?"
The last ember of Ohara that his close friend had died to protect,
The Devil Child, wanted by the World Government,
Admiral Aokiji had secretly observed the Devil Child's movements, from her confusion and ignorance, constantly hiding and fleeing, gradually transforming into a cold pirate, associating with various ambitious individuals.
The last news
Seemed to be that she was collaborating with Crocodile, engaging in terrorist activities in Alabasta.
But due to the rise of the Alabasta royal family, she vanished without a trace.
Until now,
She reappeared with the Straw Hat Pirates.
"Scapegoats?"
Usopp's eyes were puzzled; he didn't understand what Admiral Aokiji meant.
Robin, on the other hand, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"That's right, scapegoats!"
Admiral Aokiji continued nonchalantly, "Constantly mingling with various organizations to conceal your wanted identity, then betraying your companions once exposed, and continuing to flee."
"Along the way, the companions you've betrayed are probably countless, aren't they?"
His tone was cold, and his gaze was even colder.
Although the Navy Alliance and the World Government had completely severed ties, they still maintained a fragile connection.
Together, they maintained the stability of the Four Seas and the Grand Line,
Otherwise, the Navy Alliance alone or the World Government alone would be unable to withstand the surging tide of the new era, like a raging sea.
However,
The two sides had an equal cooperative relationship, and the Navy Alliance could freely choose whether or not to accept some of the World Government's bounties.
This included the Devil Child.
"That kind of thing..."
"How could that be?"
Usopp and Nami were both shocked, not expecting Admiral Aokiji to utter such words.
It seemed
That the other party had known Nico Robin for a long time. Could this visit also be for Nico Robin?
"Not speaking, Ohara survivor?"
Beneath Admiral Aokiji's cold expression was a disappointment that others could not see.
His close friend had used his life to preserve the hope of Ohara,
In a sense, this could also be seen as the justice Admiral Aokiji bore.
Everything Nico Robin did
Could cause a change in Admiral Aokiji's mindset.
And now,
Nico Robin, who in Admiral Aokiji's eyes still hadn't changed and had even completely fallen into darkness, made the justice in Admiral Aokiji's heart gradually align with Admiral Akainu.
"That's right, I am an Ohara survivor."
Nico Robin, who had been silent all along, raised her head and looked directly at Admiral Aokiji without fear, saying, "You are not wrong. To survive, I have done countless things to betray my companions."
She had once chosen to trust,
But the bloody reality had closed her off, being reported by seemingly kind old women, betrayed by trusted companions, and handed over to the Navy by friends she had personally saved.
"It seems that the seed Saul protected with his life will, after all, end in disappointment."
"This experiment in exploring justice, it seems I am the first to be eliminated..."
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