Meanwhile, the lifeboat carrying Ain and the others encountered Aokiji, who had come to provide support, on its way back to headquarters.
The moment she boarded, Ain hurried over to Aokiji and told him everything about Senga going to support Zephyr and fighting Whitebeard Jr.
Upon hearing the news, Aokiji's usually lazy expression turned serious.
He had heard of Whitebeard Jr. as well. The man was cruel and ruthless, with a bounty of four hundred million on his head based on his own strength alone—and his true power might have exceeded that figure.
After nodding and asking Ain for the general location, Aokiji called over his subordinates and ordered the warship to proceed at full speed.
After his subordinate left, Aokiji thought it over again and decided the warship was still too slow. He walked onto the deck and leaped into the air.
He fired a stream of cold air at the sea, creating a path of ice. Aokiji then transformed into a humanoid ice sculpture and merged into it, soon vanishing from everyone's sight aboard the ship.
Whether it was his teacher Zephyr or the rising Marine star Senga, neither could be allowed to come to harm in Aokiji's eyes. Some said Aokiji had the warmest heart despite eating the coldest Devil Fruit, and that assessment could not have been more accurate.
Zephyr stepped out of the Door-Door Space and stared blankly at Weevil's corpse floating on the sea. Having witnessed Senga's entire battle from within the Door-Door Space, he still had not fully recovered from the shock.
He knew Senga was strong, but he had never expected his student to have become this strong. Judging by the combat power Senga had displayed just now, he was already qualified to be listed as an Admiral candidate.
Senga also released