Testing Their Resolve, Letting Them Go (Original Plot, Skip If You Dislike It)

"Take care on your journey, sir!"

"Haha, that's great~~"

As the old man walked away across the ice, Luffy and the others Guotou.

Why are you staring at us like that?

Admiral Aokiji sat down on the grass once again, tilting his head to examine Luffy.

It's so similar, so incredibly similar.

"You and your grandfather, Monkey D. Garp."

Upon hearing this name, Luffy was immediately horrified.

"Should I describe it as passionate and unrestrained, or unpredictable...?"

"Hey Luffy, why are you sweating all over?"

"Ah... it's nothing... it's just too hot..."

Are you kidding me?

The frozen sea is right next to us, isn't it?

"The government hasn't noticed the danger you pose,"

However, Admiral Aokiji, who was sitting on the ground, had already started talking to himself.

"But after my research, I found that you all have great potential."

"From the moment you set sail until now—your growth has been so rapid that even I, who have dealt with Great Pirates for years, find it unbelievable. So I have decided to kill you all here!"

"Hey, hey, didn't you say you were out for a walk?"

Aokiji ignored Usopp's complaints.

"Especially you, Nicole Robin."

"The bounty not only represents a person's strength, but also their threat to the government."

"You're only eight years old, yet you have a 79 million yuan bounty on your head. A little girl has managed to survive by hiding all this time. You—"

The Marine Admiral glanced at the Straw Hat crew.

Aren't you curious?

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Curious my foot! Aren't you secretly working as a nanny?

Otherwise, how could a little girl possibly handle ordinary people and pirates, let alone the ever-present CP?

Of course, Roman wouldn't say that out loud, otherwise he would be frozen into an ice sculpture on the spot by the enraged Aokiji.

"It's very simple, let me tell you."

"This woman takes advantage of someone who takes her in and will use them by any means necessary. She will run away as soon as there is any danger."

Admiral Aokiji, continuing to play the 'bad cop', pointed at Nico Robin, whose face looked grim.

"That's how you survived in the underworld! And this time, the place you chose as your hiding place is this group of naive guys, isn't it?"

!!

"Hey, the way you talk is infuriating!"

Sanji, embodying Sanji, loosened his tie.

"What deep-seated grudge do you have against Sister Robin?"

"Don't act impulsively."

Usopp, who lives next to Sanji, is Marine Admiral, after all. And he just performed his "Frozen Sea" technique; it's best to avoid a fight if possible.

Otherwise:

Usopp estimated he could make the other party stop in a second—

I pray that I don't die.

"I have no hatred for her, it's just that she escaped from my grasp once."

Sitting on the ground, Admiral Aokiji calmly looked at the Straw Hat crew members before him.

"You will soon understand your situation and regret taking this woman in."

"The evidence is this: all organizations and pirate crews that have been associated with 'Nicole Robin' so far have been wiped out! Except for this woman."

—Dead silence.

These hurtful words will surely make anyone consider what they represent.

"Why is that, Nico Robin?"

"Shut up!!"

Luffy stared angrily at the Marine Admiral in front of him.

"The past is the past, the present is the present!"

"Oh?"

Aokiji wasn't surprised by this answer. After all, he was that person's grandson.

"Have you two become this close already?"

"What exactly are you trying to say?!"

The past 'scars' were laid bare, and right in front of the Straw Hat crew! Perhaps many people were wary of Robin's joining at first, but after spending time together, everyone subconsciously began to regard her as a 'partner'.

In Robin's heart, this group of pirates who didn't resemble pirates were the only ones she had cared about all these years...

"Come on then if you want to arrest me—"

"Thirty Petal Blooms - lifting and separation!"

This is arguably Robin's strongest ability to date: thirty arms simultaneously appearing on the opponent, using joint locks to exert force backward! It's a vicious technique capable of instantly breaking a spine. However:

Click-clack

What was broken was just a pile of ice.

"Oh dear, it seems I'm being disliked because I talk too much."

Whew~~

An ice sculpture of a human figure 'stood' up from the shattered ice, transforming back into Marine Admiral codenamed Kuzan, codenamed Aokiji.

"Although I didn't intend to take your life,"

With a swift grab, a gleaming three-foot-long sword appeared out of thin air in Aokiji's right hand! He had even managed to freeze the moisture in the air into ice.

With a swing of his longsword!

A white mist billowed up, and the surrounding temperature instantly dropped by tens of degrees, a bone-chilling cold spreading outwards. The target was none other than the desperate Nico Robin.

Clang!

With a piercing scraping sound, the ice blade was stopped by Zoro's Wado Ichimonji! At the same time:

"Meat-Cutting Kick!"

Sanji's fierce kick struck Aokiji's wrist from below, knocking the ice blade from his hand. Luffy closely behind.

"Rubber bullets!"

The next second, a fierce fist slammed into the opponent's abdomen! Luffy and his companions' teamwork was incredibly smooth, but:

It's useless.

"Ughhhhhh~~~" X3

Admiral Aokiji, standing there, simply reached out and grabbed Zoro's arm and Sanji's calf! Luffy's fists pounded on their abdomens, but it was the three Straw Hat crew members who were injured.

Click click click,

The biting cold instantly spread to the three of them, their arms, calves, and fists covered in crystal-clear ice. The piercing cold made the trio, who hadn't even flinched when swords were at their feet, cry out in pain!

"Roman?"

Me... calling me won't do any good, I don't even know what expression to use—

Clang!

Faced with Nami's exclamation, Roman, who inwardly rolled his eyes, pretended to rush forward and slashed at Aokiji's shoulder with his paper knife! Naturally, he didn't even cut the corner of Aokiji's clothes.

That's obvious. With Aokiji's level of Armament Haki, he could stand there and take a beating from the current Straw Hat crew without getting hurt.

"How could that be? All four of them—"

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji fell apart, clutching their frozen bodies, while Roman immediately dispersed the paper swords that were beginning to freeze, and at the same time, he grabbed Zoro and Sanji by the arms and pulled them back.

A level 30 player attempting a level 60 dungeon, without even a chance to exploit a bug, what's the point?

Forget it, I'll just coast along.

"Looks like you've met some great friends. But you're still you, Nico Robin."

Admiral Aokiji ignored the Straw Hat crew's attack and continued to mock Robin.

"No, I already—"

Unfortunately, before the intellectual beauty could finish speaking, a finger touched her forehead.

"The Ice Time".

Brush,

As the icy aura swept down, Nico Robin was instantly transformed into a lifelike, crystalline ice sculpture.

"You bastard!!"

Faced with an enraged Luffy, Aokiji simply turned away calmly.

"Don't shout so loudly, she's not dead yet. But,"

He slowly raised his fist, causing Roman to quickly lower his head, afraid that others would see his expression.

Control your expression! Be serious, be angry, be...

Forget it, this is too embarrassing. The Navy's top-tier forces are putting on such a show... If they really fought, Aokiji could wipe out the current Straw Hat crew in less than a second! There's no point in this pretense anymore—

"If I throw this punch, she'll die instantly."

Brush,

A sliding tackle swiftly 'rescued' the ice sculpture Robin from the opponent's fist, and then, facing Admiral Aokiji's 'leisurely' stomping foot, Luffy abruptly tossed the ice sculpture Robin to Usopp beside him, before being stomped on top of her himself.

"Take Robin away and get her on the ship quickly to treat her!"

"Good,"

Brush,

Roman had once again created a white paper knife, slashed at Aokiji without turning his head and shouted.

"Nami, let's set sail!"

"Good,"

Nami instinctively started running, while Chopper and Usopp, in their half-beast forms, carried the ice sculpture Robin. — They all swiftly retreated from the battlefield, while Roman, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji surrounded Aokiji in the center.

"Give up on that woman; not saving her is for the good of the world."

It was supposed to be a very serious scene, but seeing Aokiji still dutifully reciting his 'lines' made Roman's lips twitch.

What should I do? I'm about to break down...

"Get out of my way!"

Fortunately, Luffy's voice saved Roman from his embarrassment. Luffy, with one fist frozen, assumed a fighting stance.

"I want to fight him one-on-one."