An Unexpected Choice
"A large number of Baroque Works workers were discovered at Whiskey Peak. Their main task was to hunt down the pirates who came to the island, seize their funds, and collect bounties."
"A large amount of Dancing Powder was found on one of the islands, which is suspected to be related to the drought that occurred in Alabasta two to three years ago."
"On one of the islands, a building suspected to be the headquarters was discovered. When we arrived, it was destroying data, but in the remaining data, we found Alabasta's drought plan and some intelligence information, including the weaknesses of the Sand-Sand Fruit, such as the Crocodile assassination plan and the Vice Admiral assassination plan."
Inside the city hall of Aru-Ma City, Aokiji listened to his subordinates' report and said with some distress, "It really was them."
"Admiral Aokiji, what should we do next?"
A woman in a red suit and gloves sat not far away, looking at Aokiji.
Aokiji, resting his chin on his hand, said, "Let's continue the investigation."
"Can you be serious for once?"
Vivi, who was not far away, looked at Aokiji and said loudly, "Ace, Heckle, and that Giant Beast are still outside. In addition, many other officers have not been captured."
"Vivi."
Cobra immediately shouted, "You cannot disrespect Admiral Aokiji!"
"He failed to keep his promise and has put the entire Alabasta in danger," Vivi said coldly.
"Don't worry, we will offer a reward for their capture and apprehend them worldwide."
Aokiji sighed and said, "And Hina's Black Cage Fleet has already arrived."
"Where is the person you mentioned? It's been five days, and she still hasn't arrived," Vivi asked, frowning.
"Who knows what she's doing?"
Aokiji said lazily, "That woman..."
Before he could finish speaking, Aokiji suddenly straightened up and looked behind him.
The next moment, the door opened, and a figure slowly walked in. A soft voice rang out, "Aokiji, what do you want to say?"
Standing at the door was a tall figure, over three meters tall, a beautiful woman.
She wore her hair in a classic updo, had a gentle face, round eyes, and a faint smile.
She wore a navy cape and a peach-pink lace-trimmed short-sleeved top, her ample breasts almost bursting out of the fabric, revealing large expanses of fair skin.
She wore black shorts, revealing two long, fair legs. On the outside of her left leg, there was a blue spider pattern.
She stood there with a long knife at her waist, like a gentle spring breeze, yet concealing deadly poison.
"She is?"
When Vivi saw the other person, she was stunned for a moment, and a name popped into her mind.
"Hahaha."
Aokiji looked at her and said with a smile, "I was just saying that Vice Admiral Momousagi might have something to do, but I didn't expect you to come so quickly."
The newcomer was none other than Marine Vice Admiral Momousagi.
She and Aokiji were old friends, and she was Aokiji's senior in terms of age. Moreover, she was recognized as a younger sister by Tsuru, and Aokiji always respected her very much.
"It was her."
When Vivi saw the other person, she felt a little nervous.
Momousagi, Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, possesses strength surpassing most Vice Admiral, but slightly inferior to Admiral.
If it were her, she might not be able to defeat him, but she could certainly hold off Ace.
"I came here immediately after receiving your message."
Momousagi slowly walked over, but instead of sitting down, she asked, "How long do you need me to stay here?"
Aokiji replied, "At least three months. I will do my best to resolve the problem within three months."
"Um."
Momousagi then asked, "What did Fleet Admiral Sengoku say?"
Aokiji said, "He said that Vice Admiral Momousagi here would be a waste of resources, but it involves the death of Vice Admiral Onigumo and the Alabasta destruction plan, and Vice Admiral Momousagi, you don't do anything anyway."
At this point, Aokiji felt a murderous gaze and said with a smile, "Of course, Fleet Admiral Sengoku is old and his eyesight is failing, so he naturally cannot see Vice Admiral Momousagi's role. But in any case, the Fleet Admiral has agreed to let you come here to provide support from the center and take full responsibility for things here."
"Good."
Momousagi nodded and then asked, "I heard there's a casino here? The biggest casino in the Grand Line Paradise?"
Aokiji immediately looked at Vivi, who stood up and said, "It's in the Aru-Ma City."
"I have heard that Tesoro praised you."
Momousagi looked at Vivi and then said, "Take me there."
"Yes."
Vivi immediately left with Vice Admiral Momousagi.
Upon arriving outside the city hall, the sunlight was dazzling. Suddenly, Momousagi's voice rang out, "Why are you a little nervous?"
"Nervous?"
Vivi was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Momousagi.
"Yes, I could sense you were a little nervous when you saw me." Momousagi looked at Vivi and asked, "What are you afraid of?"
Vivi shook her head and said, "I don't know why, but I felt an inexplicable pressure in front of Vice Admiral Momousagi. Also, I've heard rumors about Vice Admiral Momousagi, so I'm a little worried."
"Yeah?"
Momousagi nodded, but didn't delve into it further, saying directly, "Let's go."
"Good."
Vivi immediately took Momousagi away, and the two of them got on the F-crocodile and disappeared into the distance.
In Baltigo, Robin sat in his room, flipping through books and sipping red tea.
Bang, bang.
There was a knock on the door. Robin put down his teacup and said, "Come in."
The door opened, and Sabo walked in, handing Robin a newspaper and saying, "Something happened to Little Qiu."
"What?"
Robin raised an eyebrow, quickly took the newspaper, and opened it to find three insert pages.
"Is this an arrest warrant?"
Robin flipped through the wanted posters. "Little Qiu's bounty is 150 million, Heckle's is 100 million, Ace's is 600 million."
Upon seeing the wanted poster, Robin immediately looked at the newspaper and saw the line of black text. "Dark forces emerge; Baroque Works headquarters destroyed by the Navy."
Next to the black text was a line of smaller print. "Coerced the Alabasta Kingdom, killed the former Shichibukai, and joined the Whitebeard ' Second Division, Ace."
Upon seeing this, Robin immediately looked at the following text. "July 5th, 1520..."
"It's good that Little Qiu escaped."
Robin breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Little Qiu was alright, and then said, "Ace actually joined Baroque Works. Heckle, I think I was the one who interviewed him, right? So Alabasta is involved too. It seems a lot has happened while I was away."
Sabo frowned and asked, "What exactly is it trying to do? Now even the Shichibukai have joined, and it's even fighting Admiral."
"I don't know either."
Robin shook his head, his brow furrowed, and then asked, "Is the contact person Little Qiu requested still there?"
"It's always been here."
Sabo shrugged and said, "But there are less than three years left before we have to withdraw."
Robin said, "Then let's wait until he makes the contact. I think he has his own plans."
Sabo looked at Robin, sighed, and said, "But if things continue like this, he will become a threat to the world. I don't think we can cooperate then. On the contrary, he might even become an enemy."
No, it won't.
Robin nodded, then said seriously, "I believe he has his reasons for doing this."
This is an area shrouded in mist, from which the sun cannot shine, thus remaining shrouded in darkness all day long.
Deep within the mist, a massive building looms in the darkness.
"It's really big."
Ace and Heckle stood on the small boat, looking at the island in front of them with surprised expressions. "Moria has rarely shown his face in recent years, yet he's in this area. If nothing unexpected happens, he's the culprit behind the disappearance of hundreds of ships on the Grand Line every year?"
"That's right."
Xia Qiu said, "Our target this time is him."
Although countermeasures were prepared for this crisis in advance, the losses were not small, and we had to get our revenge.
Let's use Moria as a sacrifice.