"Tsk! That Marine is quite amazing."
Tyler clicked his tongue. Because he remembered Soro's smell, he knew it was Soro.
He didn't see what happened, but Soro managed to get his ship away from the storm.
The lingering smell slowly dissipated, or rather, he could no longer feel it from such a long distance.
It was just a small episode for him. After chasing them away, Tyler stopped the storm and continued with his sword training.
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"What? You left that area? Captain Soro, you'd better have a reasonable excuse."
Onigumo's gloomy voice rang through the Den Den Mushi.
"Sir, our main mast is destroyed. If we had stayed, none of us would've left alive. That storm suddenly increased, reaching several miles away."
Soro had just woken up after collapsing.
There was a deep silence before Onigumo asked.
"When did that storm occur?"
"Just after you left!"
"Then, why did you call me now?"
"Sir, I collapsed after pushing my ship out of the storm."
After learning the situation, Onigumo neither showed any concern nor did he continue to get angry. He simply stated.
"That means the storm was controlled."
"Yes, I also believe that's the case. Although we had only been there for six hours, the storm hadn't changed the entire time."
"Considering Doflamingo Pirates reached there before, they could've waited for even longer."
"Sir, I firmly believe this is Tyler's Mythical Zoan's power. When he destroyed the Marine Base, a single flap was enough to create wind stronger than what I can do with my full strength."
Hearing Soro's report, Onigumo remained silent for a while before saying.
"If that's the case, I need to destroy the storm myself. But since they can control the storm once, they can do it again."
"And if we lose them once, it will be harder to find them again. Soro, regroup with my ship."
"We will hunt down the Doflamingo Pirates, get the Vivre Card from them, and then, we will chase that pirate."
"Yes, Vice Admiral!"
After putting down the microphone, Soro sighed in relief. He knew the cruelty of this vice admiral.
So, he was truly worried that this man would kill his subordinate for leaving their position.
But even Onigumo couldn't afford to be this unreasonable. If he did that and Sengoku or Fleet Admiral learned this, he might get court martial.
Soro wasn't just a Marine Captain from West Blue. He was also one of the very few prodigies from the Headquarters.
He was the only man who had mastered all six styles. But he was unfortunate enough to eat an ordinary Zoan.
Even Zephyr was disappointed at his fate. Soro was only twenty. If he had eaten any other Devil Fruit, stronger ones perhaps, he could've become Rear Admiral by now.
In fact, Soro was much stronger than a normal Marine Captain. He was similar to Smoker, except Smoker had Logia, while he had mastered Six Styles.
That's why Onigumo didn't continue to argue with him. In this world, the strong get privileged.
That's why Onigumo could still thrive in a place like Marine despite killing his subordinates over a small insubordination.
But if that person happened to have some level of background, even those strong people would need to be careful while dealing with them.
Soro could easily become a Vice Admiral with enough training and time.
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The West Blue began to notice the presence of a Vice Admiral and Doflamingo, especially their chase.
The gang criminals began shrinking their influence in the presence of a Vice Admiral, while the Underworld tried to find the cause.
After spending quite a lot of money and time, the entire West Blue became aware of Tyler and his Devil Fruit.
Mythical Zoan!
It sent people into a frenzy, some trying to sail the sea, just to find him and capture him, many trying to find him and kill him to let the Devil Fruit be reborn.
At this moment, a certain vice admiral had sneaked into the West Blue. It was none other than the Vice Admiral Kuzan.
Cycling in the sea using his Devil Fruit, he was trying to find Robin's position while also hoping to find Tyler and his crew.
His presence went unnoticed by many; even Sengoku didn't know he had sneaked into the West Blue.
Since he knew Tyler's presence, he decided to visit Tyler.
Nearly a month had passed when Aokiji arrived near that island. The moment he got ten miles close to that island, Tyler shivered.
His sense of smell almost malfunctioned. Because he only sensed a presence for a split second, and it wasn't a perfect smell.
As an Admiral, Kuzan was quite aware of concealing his presence. And with his Devil Fruit, it was hard to smell him.
But Tyler's sense of smell was quite strong. The moment he entered that sea, Tyler smelled the biggest danger he had ever smelled
It was a breath of predator. He didn't think twice before shouting.
"Crew, gather at the ship!"
He roared.
His crew was minding their own business and training their own things when they suddenly heard a call from their Captain.
Although they didn't know why, they had never heard so much fear in their captain's tone.
So, they ran towards the ship while Tyler started controlling the storm, increasing its influence outside the island.
As it got stronger and stronger, it started expanding outward, moving towards Kuzan.
"Ara-ra-ra! It seems like this pirate is quite interesting. Now, I am in trouble. Should I release my power or should I just leave?"
"For now, let's just freeze this area!"
He said.
[Ice Age]
In an instant, the entire storm, the wind and water, clouds and lightning, all froze.
It created a large dome of ice, but Kuzan didn't stay.
"I see. They have quite a dangerous power, but this is good. I don't want to reveal my power here."
"Otherwise, those rats will understand my intentions quite well. Besides, with Onigumo, they won't get away that easily."
He said before cycling away. Although he would love to capture these people, Nico Robin was more important to him.
Right now, any and all World Government agents chasing her were being killed by him.
If the World Government learned about his presence in this sea, they would definitely connect it to him.
As for this pirate crew, he didn't do anything to them. His goal was just to watch over Robin for Saul's sake.
After he left, Tyler also stopped shivering. The sense of smell that had only felt void before slowly disappeared.
He didn't know why Aokiji suddenly left, but he knew it had something to do with Robin.
This man only watched over Robin for twenty years.
At this moment, Tyler also realized that if he invited Robin to his crew, he would soon be visited by this man.
The horror he felt before made him angry.
If he lost his confidence even before facing him, how could he invite Robin? How could he become King of the Pirates?
This man wasn't even the Admiral yet.
The frustration and unwillingness were clear in his face.
Miya noticed it and immediately patted him on the shoulder.
"Captain, don't worry about it! Didn't Frank and I get captured before we were set free by you?"
"Before your arrival, we never thought we would be free. So, who knows what the future holds for us?"
"We just need to stick together and train harder."
Her words were like the flames burning away the chill in his heart.
Tyler closed his eyes, concentrating his sense of smell all around him. He released a deep breath upon sensing no one.
He patted Miya on her shoulder and said.
"Thanks, Miya! I needed that."
Then, he turned towards his crew and said.
"Guys, we need to melt this ice first. Then, we will continue to stay here."
"But Captain, who was that guy? This kind of power should only belong to that man."
Frank heavily gulped as he asked.
Unlike Adam and Miya, he recognized the power of Vice Admiral Kuzan.
Tyler nodded.
"That's Kuzan, the monster Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, the Marine Admiral Candidate."
Hearing that, all three sucked in cold breath.
Miya got flustered as she asked.
"Then, Captain, why aren't we leaving yet?"
"Because that man has already left. He didn't come here to capture us. He must have come here for something else."
Tyler knew what this was all about.
He had contacted Turtle before. The entire West Blue knew about his Devil Fruit, and they were trying to find him.
This meant more government agents would come to the West Blue.
Considering Kuzan's responsibility, he wouldn't let Robin get captured by the government.
But Tyler also understood that if he wanted to get Robin in his crew, he couldn't hide from Kuzan.
He had to get strong enough to face an Admiral.
'Although my swordsmanship has improved thanks to that manual considerably, I still need to be able to cut steel and learn Haki within this month.'
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