Aokiji

"Who are you?"

Feeling the coldness from her arms, Vivi gritted her teeth and looked at the tall figure in front of her, whose face was indistinct in the shadows.

"My name is Kuzan."

The figure pressed his right hand on the ground, and a chair made of ice appeared. He sat in the chair, looked at Vivi, and said, "You should have seen me before."

"Kuzan?"

Vivi was taken aback for a moment, then realized, "One of the Three Admirals of the Navy, Aokiji."

"That's right, that's my code name," Aokiji said lazily.

"Admiral Aokiji, why... why have you come here?"

Vivi didn't doubt too much; the ability he had just displayed was indeed Aokiji's.

But the question is, why did he come here?

Vivi felt uneasy.

Marine Admiral, the highest-ranking officer in the Marine Headquarters, one of only three in the entire Navy, actually came looking for me.

You should know that when the World Government Conference was held, my father and I were taken to the Marine Headquarters, and we were only assigned a colonel. Other countries, depending on the rank of the officers assigned to their respective regions, would at most be a Rear Admiral.

How could Admiral looking for me?

More importantly, he actually came to see him at night.

"What, you're not going to tell me?"

Aokiji looked at Vivi and said impatiently, "Coming to see you at night is already tiring enough, do you expect me to bother asking you questions?"

"Admiral Aokiji, why don't you just tell me your purpose?"

Vivi took a deep breath and looked at Aokiji.

Aokiji looked at Vivi and said, "I want to know Robin's whereabouts."

"Robin?"

Vivi paused for a moment, then asked, "Why are you looking for her?"

"I just want to ask her something," Aokiji said lazily.

"Robin, the Devil Child?"

Vivi frowned and asked, "Admiral Aokiji, why are you asking me this?"

Aokiji said, "She appeared in Alabasta twice. The first time, she killed Crocodile, and you inherited Crocodile's Devil Fruit. Not only that, you also started doing Crocodile's business in the Aru-Ma City. The second time, she attacked the port city of Nanohana, proving that she is closely related to Alabasta."

Vivi said, "I only obtained the Sand-Sand Fruit by chance. Crocodile made a lot of money running casinos. He's dead. If we take over, we can revitalize the country and restore a city. Why not do it? This can't be used as direct evidence."

"I didn't say this was evidence."

Aokiji said, "I'm just telling you why I chose to ask you. I'm someone who hates trouble, and I hope to get the answer from you. If I don't get it, then I can only assume that you're colluding with Robin."

"Just because of your idea, you can frame a country?" Vivi said coldly.

"Don't associate your Nefertari family with the entire country."

Aokiji leaned forward and said, "I'm just saying that the royal family is colluding with Robin, and I will eliminate you."

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Vivi's face turned extremely pale.

Aokiji shrugged and said, "That's why I suggest you tell me."

"She..."

Vivi shook her head and said, "She's not here anymore. You can't find her."

"Can't find her?"

Aokiji said, "Alabasta is the next island on this route. Giant Beast just appeared there recently. You're saying Robin isn't here?"

Vivi said softly, "That Giant Beast has long since had nothing to do with Robin."

You mean?

Aokiji raised an eyebrow.

Vivi gritted her teeth and said, "That's all I can tell you. If I tell you too much, I'll be killed. Even if you leave then, our Alabasta Kingdom will still be destroyed."

"A force capable of destroying a country?"

Aokiji nodded, then asked, "If they aren't Shichibukai, you can tell me, and I'll eliminate them for you. If even Marine Admiral can't do it, then I don't think they need to hide."

If it's Shichibukai, then the only recourse is to report it to the World Government and hand it over for trial.

"Although he's not Shichibukai of the Shichibukai, he has the strength to rival them," Vivi sighed.

You mean Fire Fist Ace?

Aokiji grasped the key words, while Vivi frowned and said, "Our club president is investigating his information, but I haven't heard that he joined the club."

"Investigate his information?" Aokiji asked. "Why would your company president want to investigate his information?"

Vivi said, "I don't know, but I've been investigating Ace's information. He fought Blackbeard in Mock Town, and he went there at the time."

"So that's how it is."

Aokiji stroked his chin and said, "Ace is the second division commander of Whitebeard, so it's unlikely he'll join you, but he must have some ideas."

"In that case..."

Aokiji looked at Vivi and said, "I can help you eliminate this force."

"This..."

Vivi's eyes showed some interest, but she still shook her head and said, "It's impossible. Admiral Aokiji, your strength is beyond doubt, but you are surrounded by their spies. As long as the Navy makes any move, they will find out and then they will leave and hide. They are always in the dark and have a very sophisticated alarm system."

"You said there are their people around?" Aokiji asked curiously.

Vivi said, "Of course, I've been under surveillance the whole time and have to do what they ask."

Aokiji thought for a moment and said, "You inherited the Sand-Sand Devil Fruit ability, right? And you have a powerful nation behind you. The people they're monitoring have the ability to defeat you?"

"Most people can't do it."

Vivi said, "But they know the weaknesses in my abilities."

Aokiji raised an eyebrow and asked, "Weaknesses?"

Vivi honestly replied, "I can't turn into sand once I'm in water. And my physical skills are rather poor."

"I see."

Aokiji seemed thoughtful, then said, "From your words, I deduce two things. First, the monitor is nearby. Second, the monitor's physical skills are excellent, enough to erase your abilities with water and then defeat you. And since you personally oversee the casino, they want to monitor you. In that case..."

Aokiji slowly said, "This casino was opened by you and the other party together, and the other party sent people to monitor you. At least there should be quite a few of their people in this casino. And one of them can hurt you. Isn't that woman named Cecilia?"

Vivi's mouth dropped open, and she asked, "How did you know?"

Aokiji said, "I checked the information here from the intelligence department. There are two strong people here. It used to be Heckle, and now it's Cecilia. I've been here for two days and have been in the casino the whole time. Yesterday, a group of pirates came. Their leader had a bounty of 50 million, but they were easily defeated by that woman. Her physical skills are enough to do what you just said."

"It really is her."

Vivi said, "She is the main monitor and Senior Agent under the president."

"President?"

Aokiji looked at Vivi and asked, "Is their leader called the president?"

Vivi shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I can't say any more. Please don't ask any more questions, Admiral Aokiji."

"Can you meet with this company president? Face to face."

Aokiji looked at Vivi and said.

Vivi nodded and said, "I can see him, but it's a bit complicated. I have to call him to confirm the time, and then go to the designated island, which has always been Elvin Island. I can only see him once I get there, and it has to be something important."

"It seems he values you a lot."

Aokiji thought for a moment and said, "You meet him, and I'll kill him for you, solving this problem once and for all."

Vivi smiled and said, "But there are spies around."

"You don't need to do anything."

Aokiji looked at Vivi and said, "I'll make you a Vivre Card and follow you from a distance. When the time comes, I'll capture the president and then come back to help you capture Cecilia."

Vivi said with a troubled expression, "There are more than just these few people."

Aokiji shrugged and said, "I can help you set up a Security Office here and bring in a naval officer. This area seems to be under Hina's jurisdiction, right? She's quite capable; although she's only a colonel, some Commodore are no match for her. More importantly, she has her own Black Cage Fleet, enough to deter the surrounding pirates. With you and the Alabasta Kingdom added to the mix, I think that's enough to protect this place."

Vivi looked somewhat tempted and said to Aokiji, "Actually, I also know some things about Baroque Works."

"Is the club called the Baroque Works?"

Aokiji was somewhat surprised.

Vivi said, "That's right, their organization is called Baroque Works, and they have a base at Whiskey Peak. Besides that, I can also tell you the true identity of the president. But I have one condition."

"Condition?"

Aokiji looked at Vivi and asked, "What are the conditions?"

"I did some things for them while I was being coerced."

Vivi said, "So..."

"Past offenses will not be punished."

Aokiji said, "As long as I can catch them, I will ignore this part of your information."

"That's good."

Vivi nodded, but then looked at her arm and asked, "What about this..."

"I see."

Aokiji snapped his fingers, and all the ice on Vivi's right hand disappeared. Vivi moved her arm and found that she had some frostbite.

"I really didn't expect that."

Aokiji yawned. "I actually got the answer from you."

Vivi frowned and asked, "So you're just guessing I might know?"

Aokiji nodded and said, "That's right."

Vivi asked coldly, "Then you used my family as leverage to threaten to kill my whole family."

"It was just a test."

Aokiji waved his hand and said, "If you don't tell me, I won't bother killing you."

"But you must kill them."

Vivi said helplessly, "I've revealed their identities. If you don't kill them, I'll be the one who dies."

Don't worry.

Aokiji's expression turned serious as he said, "I will help you deal with them, once and for all."

"I hope so."

Upon hearing this, Vivi looked out the window, where a crescent moon hung, casting a cold, desolate light downwards.