They saw a man riding a bicycle standing on the sea next to them. The surface of the sea under his feet had frozen into a sheet of ice, which was why he was able to stand on it.
This man was very tall, and relatively thin. He wore simple clothes, draped in a trench coat, and carried a small bag on his back. He looked like a wandering person.
This man was standing there, but the pirates and the Navy all didn't dare to move. Even Kid and Smoker were all extremely shocked. Especially Smoker, as if he couldn't believe his eyes, staring at this man intently.
"N, N, Navy Admiral Aokiji."
A pirate under the Kid Pirates stuttered out Aokiji's name, and swallowed hard.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, another pirate immediately opened his mouth to refute, "No, to be precise, it should be former Navy Admiral, current captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Zero Division, the great pirate, Aokiji."
"Aokiji, it's really Aokiji, that former Navy Admiral Aokiji."
The Navy were also reacting at this time. They were even more shocked than the pirates of the Kid Pirates, because those pirates didn't have much of a relationship with Aokiji. But these Navy soldiers were different.
Aokiji was their former direct superior, and was also the object of many people's admiration. Now that they saw Aokiji after he had defected, they were naturally very shocked.
Kid and Smoker had already stopped fighting. Seeing Aokiji appear, Kid's expression changed again and again. If it had been before, when he saw Aokiji, his first reaction would have been to escape. But now, thinking of Aokiji's current identity, although he was still somewhat worried, it wasn't as intense as before.
"Former Navy Admiral Aokiji, how could it be such a coincidence?" Kid muttered to himself.
And Smoker's mood was even more complicated. It should be known that Aokiji had been his direct superior before. The two of them were also the outstanding disciples of former Navy Admiral Zephyr.
Not only were they from the same school, but their relationship was also very good. The reason why he was able to transfer to the New World was also because he had used Aokiji's connections. He still couldn't believe that Aokiji had left the Navy later.
At this time, in this place, after seeing Aokiji, Smoker suddenly didn't know what to say. He didn't know what to say. However, Aokiji looked at Smoker very normally, and said, "Yo, long time no see, Smoker."
"Aokiji."
Smoker called out Aokiji's title with a complicated expression. In the next moment, he said with a solemn expression, "Your current identity really isn't a Navy anymore, but you've joined the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Aokiji said, "Ah, I've already joined the Whitebeard Pirates. My current identity is, captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Zero Division."
Smoker's expression became very ugly, and said in a deep voice, "Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Zero Division. It's really hard to believe that these words would come out of your mouth, Kuzan."
Aokiji said lightly, "There's no way to not believe it. This is already a fact."
"Why?"
Smoker asked with an ugly expression, "Why is this? Even if you lost to Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, and couldn't become the Navy Fleet Admiral, you're still a Navy Admiral. Why did you make the choice to betray the Navy, and even join the ranks of the archenemy Whitebeard Pirates?"
Aokiji thought so. To you, Navy Admiral is enough. But to me, it's impossible to work under Sakazuki, who has different opinions than me. I can't do it."
This was what Aokiji thought. He had lost to Akainu. Akainu was the Navy Fleet Admiral. If he continued to stay in the Navy, he would be restrained by Akainu. This was unacceptable to him, because his thoughts were completely different from Akainu's.
He was unwilling to go against his own thoughts. So, he had finally chosen to leave. Joining the Whitebeard Pirates was just a coincidence. Akira had just appeared at that time.
Smoker said, "I know you're not the kind of person who makes decisions casually. But since you've made a decision, then you must have your own thoughts. Although I can't agree with your thoughts, I know that from now on, you're a pirate, and I'm a Navy. We're already standing on opposite sides."
"Yeah!"
Aokiji nodded noncommittally, and said, "I'm a pirate, and you're a Navy. We're indeed already on opposite sides. So, are you going to arrest me?"
Hearing Aokiji's words, Smoker smiled bitterly, and said, "Arrest you? Don't be ridiculous. All of us added together aren't enough for you to fight with one hand. Arresting you is no different from seeking death."
"Ah, if you're not arresting me, then that's the best. Smoker, although I'm already a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, I don't want to be enemies with you," Aokiji said.
Smoker asked, "Now, the atmosphere between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates is very tense. Not long ago, you guys killed Shiryu of the Rain and the Evil King of the Blackbeard Pirates. Now that you're acting alone, aren't you afraid that that Blackbeard guy will make trouble for you?"
Aokiji said, "Blackbeard ah, he's a bit of trouble. But this is a mission that the captain has assigned. So, I can only make a trip."
"Captain?"
Smoker frowned, and asked...
Aokiji said, "Yeah, Captain. The new captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, Death God, Newgate Akira!"
"Death God, Newgate Akira!"
Hearing this name, Smoker's expression became even uglier. This name was really like thunder in his ears. Now, Akira was definitely the most famous figure in the New World besides the three emperors. Even Blackbeard, who had killed Whitebeard in the Summit War, and had made a name for himself, was a bit worse than Akira.
Because although Blackbeard had killed Whitebeard, and had also obtained the power of the Gura Gura no Mi, Akira was even more legendary. He was a figure who had already made a name for himself before the Great Pirate Era. Blackbeard's rise was only recent.
Akira not only had a big name, and was strong, but he had also inherited the Whitebeard Pirates, and had suppressed the Blackbeard Pirates. So, in the eyes of many people, he was more powerful than Blackbeard.
"Mission, you said mission. What's going on?" Smoker suddenly asked.
Aokiji didn't look at Smoker anymore. Instead, his gaze turned to Eustass Kid, and said, "Eustass Kid, that's you, right?"
Kid hadn't expected that Aokiji would actually look at him. His expression immediately changed, and he said with some nervousness, "Aokiji."
Smoker's expression was also surprised. He suddenly asked Aokiji, "Kuzan, is he your target?"
Hearing Smoker's call, Kid was also shocked. A few months ago, he had just witnessed the power of Navy Admiral Kizaru. Although he hadn't fought Kizaru at that time, he knew that he was far from being a match. Now that so little time had passed, Aokiji, who was also at the level of Navy Admiral, was naturally not an opponent that he could be.
Although he was afraid in his heart, Kid still forced himself not to show any timidity. He asked Aokiji with a calm expression, "Aokiji, you're not a Navy anymore. There shouldn't be any intersection between you and me, right?"
If it had been before, if he knew that Aokiji had come to find him, he would have turned around and fled. But now, Aokiji's attitude had already shown that he was now a pirate of the Whitebeard Pirates. So, although he was nervous, he hadn't lost his composure.
Facing Kid's question, Aokiji said lightly, "Captain's orders."
"Captain's orders?"
Kid's expression was puzzled. He naturally knew who Aokiji was talking about for captain. It was just that he had heard the name Death God countless times, but he hadn't seen the real person even once. He also didn't know what kind of intersection he had with Death God. Why would Death God have Aokiji come to find him?
"I shouldn't know your captain, right?"
Aokiji walked down from the bicycle, and stood on the sea. The place where he stood immediately froze into a sheet of ice. It had to be said that looking at the entire One Piece, among all the ability users, Aokiji was probably the least afraid of seawater.
"I don't care about anything else. I just need to follow the captain's orders."
Kid asked vigilantly, "Then what do you want to do? What does your captain want to do?"
"Kuzan!"
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