Chapter 163: The Seventh Day of the Territory Battle: You and I are the same kind of people! ...
Turf War Day 7:
Meanwhile, on the other side——
Aokiji looked at the information in his hand and remained silent.
The above is the result of the Revolutionary Army's investigation into Dressrosa - underground human auctions, smuggling of artificial fruits, enslavement of dwarfs, suspected manipulation of the Dressrosa coup eight years ago... These numerous crimes are covered up by flowers and cannot be illuminated by the warm sunlight.
Of course, there is also a tiny possibility that the Revolutionary Army is a fraud. But this possibility is so small that Marshal Sengoku will join the Eternal Continent Pirates.
He had already informed Marshal Sengoku of all this, and was just waiting for the order from the navy. He would immediately dismiss him, capture Doflamingo, and then make all this public...
However, the wait was a bit too long, and he suddenly became uncertain - could these things really be made public?
Doflamingo's status as king is recognized by the World Government, and his status as a Shichibukai is approved by the Navy. If this were to be exposed, the Navy's position would decline significantly... Moreover, the World Government...
"Mr. Aokiji, is there any reply from the navy?" A brown-haired beauty in a long ballgown walked in after knocking on the door. There was a bit of worry on her face, her tone was pleading, and her eyes were full of hope.
Her name is Violet, and she's a member of Don Quixote's family. Her original name is Viola, and her true identity is...
"Princess Viola," Aokiji called out, his expression becoming more serious. "I've already reported it. Now we just need to wait for orders to rescue your family."
Violet's eyes dimmed a little. She bit her lip, forced herself to suppress the uneasiness in her heart, and nodded.
She was originally the second princess of Dressrosa and the user of the Stare-Stare Fruit, which allows her to see into people's minds and see scenes from great distances like a telescope. This ability caught Doflamingo's eye, and after he orchestrated a coup and captured her family, she was forced to serve him to protect her father and niece, her only remaining relatives.
Of course, she never gave up hope and kept waiting for the opportunity... just like her niece Rebecca who had been fighting hard in the Colosseum, hoping that she could stand up and gain the strength to defeat Doflamingo.
And now, this opportunity has appeared!
Admiral Aokiji came to investigate! She had discovered the matter with the power of the Stare-Stare Fruit, but had kept it a secret, hoping to find a chance to reveal the truth to the Admiral. She had originally thought it would be difficult to do so under Doflamingo's watchful eye, but it seemed something had gone wrong at his research facility outside, and he had gone to investigate without saying anything, giving her the opportunity.
And Aokiji already has some evidence on hand! This gives her great hope.
The Den Den Mushi in Aokiji's hand rang. He nodded to Violet and went to the other side to answer the call.
[I already know what you're talking about...] Sengoku's voice came, but his tone sounded a little tired, and his voice was quite tense. [Kuzan, you can work with Doflamingo to capture him and rescue the former king... But these things behind the scenes can't be made public.]
Aokiji calmed down after hearing this: "What's the reason? Is it another order from the World Government?"
This time, Zhan Guo was silent for a long time before slowly answering: [No, this is just an order from me.]
Aokiji was stunned for a moment, but soon he understood and couldn't help laughing.
That’s right… If it were the World Government, they wouldn’t care what the internal situation of Dressrosa is like, as long as it looks prosperous on the surface.
"Is this really okay, Marshal? If I really do this, won't the World Government hold me accountable?"
[As a marshal, I can still withstand this level of pressure.]
"Then what's the reason for arresting him?"
[Some of his crimes can be made public, but they cannot be those that happened before he became king.]
“…I understand.” Aokiji replied.
After hanging up the phone, he walked out. Violet, who was waiting there, immediately stepped forward: "Mr. Aokiji..."
"I will capture Doflamingo as soon as possible and bring him to the Marine Headquarters." Seeing Violet's eyes instantly brighten with joy, Aokiji felt a little irritated and looked away slightly. "Some of what Doflamingo did will be made public... but only after he becomes king."
In other words, how he became king cannot be made public... because the World Government will not admit that it was wrong.
Violet was very smart. She realized this as soon as he said it. After a moment of shock, her eyes dimmed and she lowered her head.
But after a moment, she raised her head again, a smile on her face again: "At least my father and the people can be saved... Thank you."
Aokiji pulled the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You'd better not make me feel more incompetent, Princess... Speaking of which, do you know where Doflamingo is now?"
"Well... I heard them talking about it when I came out." Violet calmed herself down. "He's in Punk Hazard."
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On the other side, Punk Hazard——
The snowflakes falling on my body brought a fleeting coolness, and the fire that touched my eyes seemed to be engraved in my eyes.
Very similar to the past.
And very different.
The short blonde girl had now lost her childishness, and he was the only one around.
The most important thing is... at that time his heart was filled with anger of betrayal, but now he is quite calm.
Doflamingo descended from the air, his feet touching the ground as he looked towards Wendy, who was warming herself by the fire. The firelight illuminated her white pupils, giving them a warmer hue.
Doflamingo didn't feel much of an emotion as he listened to the other party's indifferent greeting.
If he still felt the anger of betrayal before, as time passed and he watched Wendy do one thing after another, he had already noticed it...
"Wendy Carter." Doflamingo rarely called her by her full name, his lips curled up. "It's been a long time. You've grown up."
"Yes, because there is an adult mod." Wendy said over there. After her temperature rose, she no longer just focused on warming herself by the fire and moved forward a little. Abigail beside her was circling over there with an angry look in her eyes.
Doflamingo did not move forward, because he knew that Abigail had an attack range, and he also saw from Wendy's previous intelligence that Abigail's strength should have greatly improved.
So, he just stood there and asked, "What's wrong? Don't you want to avenge Corazon?"
"That's Luo's mission." Wendy responded while standing there, still a little distracted thinking about where to look for Caesar Brown since she couldn't find him here.
The reason why she didn't leave now was simply because she thought there was more plot on Doflamingo's side, and she wanted to see if she could get her partner position back after completing the plot.
When Doflamingo heard this, the corners of his mouth slowly rose up and he grinned wildly.
"Wendy Carter! You don't actually feel any genuine sadness for someone's death!" He laughed, staring at her intently. "My previous thoughts were correct! You and I are the same kind of people! No, you're even worse than me... You've always lived in your own world! All of life is a game to you!"
Wendy frowned and looked at him with a puzzled look - she muttered something about how this world was originally her world, why was he repeating things that she already knew.
However, we still need to refute what needs to be refuted.
"Dover and I are different." Wendy retorted, "I have Abigail, and Rosinante doesn't want to see you. If you don't believe me, come with me to Rosinante's grave."
Wendy still had some thoughts of her own – although it was highly likely that Rossi wouldn’t show up… but what if? If she did show up again, she would be pure glory again!
Doflamingo's smile faded as he spoke. He manipulated the thin, invisible threads in his hands, spreading densely around Wendy, creating a gap so large no one could pass through.
"Your sister's attack has a range. As long as you don't step into that area, she won't hit me." Doflamingo's mouth curled up. "Well? Are you going to escape by dying again?"
"Huh? No." Wendy was still trying to explain kindly, "I won't die easily now that I can. Mihawk will be unhappy."
Then, Wendy discovered that this former companion whom she had not seen for many years was now smiling in fits and starts, which was really strange.
"Playing house with Hawkeye to make up for the fact that you don't actually give a shit?"
Wendy felt a little bored and sighed, "Well, whatever you say is what it is."
This plot is too long, she wants to skip it... but it looks like this is a pre-battle plot... She'd better put on the one-hit-kill mod first!
Fortunately, this boring conversation for her was soon interrupted - because Aokiji appeared.
Ice blocks growing from the ground blocked the thin lines, preventing them from shrinking into a birdcage to completely trap Wendy.
Aokiji, still exuding an icy aura, stood before Wendy and turned to greet her, "Long time no see, dear player. But please let me have the chance to fight you this time. I have some matters to attend to with the king."
He turned to look at Doflamingo, straightening his expression. Just as he was about to speak, Wendy called out to him, asking if he wanted to join her team. But because Aokiji was too cold, she didn't want to get close, so she hit him with her walking stick... and then, the one-hit kill mod took effect.
Wendy: “Ah.”
She scratched her head, looked down at Aokiji who had fallen down, then looked up at Doflamingo who looked stunned. She took out the teleportation wand, cast it, and disappeared in a flash of lightning.
When they were teleported back, there weren't many people waiting on the New Abigail.
The most important thing is that Wendy has been back and forth several times, and the pile of things she brought back include: wrenches everywhere, fallen screws, unconscious Den Den Mushi, patches, broken glass, seastone raw stones, seastone handcuffs, seastone cages... It can be said that she has once again exercised her hobby of picking up rags, picking up whatever she sees.
They'd gotten used to it, and while they were used to it, they didn't take it too seriously—after all, the seastone she'd picked up was indeed very useful, but... Wait? So it was okay for her to pick up seastone?! She wasn't actually a Devil Fruit user?!
A few people who reacted noticed something was wrong, gathered together to discuss, and then stood by the wooden sign, ready to wait for Wendy to come back and ask next time... Turns out Wendy used the teleportation wand this time, so she appeared at the teleportation focus.
After she teleported back, she shouted to the people on the other side of the wooden sign: "Everyone! I brought back the people I need!"
Everyone: “…”
Everyone stared at Aokiji at her feet, speechless. What's with that?! And what's with Aokiji?! Is he so easily knocked out?! Should Wendy really just go and take down Mary Geoise alone? Suddenly, it felt like she could do it.
"Um... Wendy." Robin couldn't help but speak first, "Although we are short of people, if Admiral Aokiji doesn't volunteer..."
Wendy was bewildered: "Polu wasn't happy at first, but he was happy when he came. Why not Kuzan?"
"..." Robin was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yeah, that's true."
Hawkeye, still trying to figure out how to explain, couldn't help but glance at her. Was she just giving up on explaining? Was Nico Robin becoming increasingly perfunctory and unwilling to use her brain lately?
However, Robin's words also reminded Wendy. She thought Aokiji might run away, so she looked around and saw the seastone cage she had moved back. She had an idea and ran to grab Aokiji's feet and began to drag him away.
Robin saw what she was thinking and quickly helped - dozens of pairs of legs suddenly appeared under Aokiji, carrying Aokiji to the front of the seastone cage.
It would not be possible to send it in because she could not touch the seastone, so Hawkeye came to help.
So, when Kizaru came over from Vegapunk, he saw his former colleague locked in a sea tower stone cage, with a group of people watching nearby.
Kizaru: “…”
Well, it seems that the little princess is good enough to him.
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Author's words: Corrected, the happy suit in the previous chapter is changed back to the snow suit, for the sake of symmetry
I originally wanted to show you the beautiful happy suit before the end... but then I thought there are still many extra chapters, so I can change it when the extra chapter comes.jpg
Wendy accidentally took Dover to make a nest and forcibly took Aokiji away.
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