Balls of flames burned on the ground, and magma slowly flowed into the gaps.
In the dark sky, blizzards were raging on the other side, half ice and half lava.
It is the island that used to be Vegapunk Laboratory in New World in the second half of Grand Line.
Punk Hazard!
Since the leak occurred, the island full of poisonous gas has finally become a battlefield for the two Admirals to compete for the position of Fleet Admiral.
After ten days and ten nights of fierce fighting, the final outcome of the battle is unknown. The world only knows that Admiral Aokiji resigned from the navy, and Akainu became the new Fleet Admiral.
In the center of this island where ice and fire meet, there is a lake, in which the wind and snow in the sky melt.
A golden Gate of Time and Space unfolded on the lake without warning, and a figure slowly stepped out.
"I'm really surprised that it's here?"
Neji stepped slowly on the water, touching the snowflakes falling from the sky with his palms.
Watching it finally melt into water droplets in the palm of his hand, this was the island he was most familiar with and the one he stayed on the longest.
He raised his head and looked around. There was no movement on the flaming peninsula, but there was a Western Lizard Dragon, which made him raise his eyebrows slightly.
"Experiment?"
"Caesar?"
"It seems that the approximate time should be Luffy before they arrived here. Is it one year or two years?"
After his death with Marineford War, it seems that not too much time has passed.
His eyes once again glanced at the other peninsula covered with ice and snow, and through the cover of ice and snow, he saw the research room inside.
He showed a smile, "Is this the time? It seems that the scope has been narrowed down again."
Looking at Luo holding Kikoku in the research room, Luffy and the others were not seen.
It seems that although I have made a lot of changes, some things remain unchanged after all.
After all, Luo was not involved, and the same was true for Caesar. When the poison gas was leaked, he could not ignore the poison gas like Caesar.
Moreover, there are many naval forces covering them. Although they were prepared, they were unable to take care of them.
No longer thinking about the past, Neji slowly stepped out and disappeared.
In the research institute, Luo was sitting on the sofa with Kikoku in his arms, closing his eyes and relaxing. He was waiting for Caesar to come over.
Suddenly there was a soft sound, the sound of the sofa being pushed down, which made him frown, Kikoku slipped, and his palm fell on the handle of the knife.
He slowly opened his eyes, feeling tense all over because he didn't hear any footsteps.
But there was the sound of someone sitting on the sofa. This was definitely not something anyone in this institute could do.
He opened his eyes with a solemn expression and looked at a man with white hair and blue eyes sitting opposite him.
No impression, unknown strength, sneaking in quietly, is it Devil Fruit User?
After passing his thoughts, Luo's eyes flickered and he slowly said, "Who are you?"
Neji, who was sitting calmly across from him, just stretched out his hand, and a light flashed in Luo Bin's eyes opposite him, and Kikoku slashed out instantly.
With a slight twist, two fingers pinched the blade of Kikoku, which made Luo's pupils shrink.
"Don't be so excited. Let's have a drink first. After all, the owner here hasn't arrived yet, so don't rush to introduce yourself for now."
With a gentle push, he released his fingers and waved his hand, and a large glass of bright red wine appeared on the table.
Neji slowly picked up a cup, took a sip, and extended his hand to indicate that it was non-toxic.
Luo just glanced at the red wine on the table and did not relax. Understanding that the other party was not hostile for the time being, he put Kikoku into its sheath.
However, he did not drink the glass of red wine, but continued to sit there holding Kikoku.
Soon, the silence between the two didn't last long before footsteps came from outside.
As the door was opened, Caesar and Monet walked in. Just as they stepped into the room, Caesar didn't notice anything yet, but Monet raised his mosquito-repellent glasses.
Looking at Neji with his back to her, the modified wings showed a hint of snow color and were placed on Neji's neck.
A cold female voice sounded, "Who are you?"
This surprised Caesar. He quickly stood up from where he had just sat down and looked at the sudden appearance of an extra person.
Suddenly a strange voice screamed, "In, in, in, intruder, Monet, protect me quickly, Luo won't take him down yet!"
Faced with Caesar's fussy attitude, Luo didn't even raise his eyelids, while Monet kept moving with the wings modified from his arms.
"Don't worry, if he does anything strange, I will cut off his head as soon as possible."
This made Luo opposite Neji give a mocking smile. Based on the man's performance just now, Monet's behavior did not pose any threat to him at all.
As for reminders?
snort!
Why should he remind the person holding his heart? There is no need to remind him, but he also wants to prevent the other party from killing Caesar and ruining his plan.
So Luo stared at Neji and said, "Now you can tell me who you are!"
This made Neji smile slightly, and his eyes fell on Caesar with a look of nostalgia.
"Long time no see, Caesar!"
"I didn't expect that after all the twists and turns, you escaped from Four Emperors Big Mom (Charlotte Linlin) and hid back here. Who is protecting you now?"
This made Caesar think of something, and he said in horror, "Who are you? Are you from Big Mom Pirates?"
This made Neji couldn't help but chuckle, "You are really forgetful. I was chasing you all the way to Whole Cake Island sea territory."
This made Caesar's pupils shrink, he stared at Neji, and kept shouting, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, you absolutely cannot be him, he has already..."
"I'm dead, right?"
Neji took over his words, which made Luo's eyes change slightly, while Monet frowned.
The cold air on the wings became a little stronger, and the snow blade became more penetrating, as if the next moment it was swung down, the head of the man in front of him would fly out.
"Caesar, have you forgotten my Devil Fruit ability?"
"You..."
Caesar was shocked, remembering that man once said something self-deprecatingly.
Could it be...
"Monet, kill him!"
Caesar's sharp scream sounded, Monet waved his arms, and the sharp cold air of the snow blade disappeared in a flash.
Clang!
A clear voice sounded, and Luo held up Kikoku to block Monet's blow, which made Caesar exclaimed again.
"Luo, what are you doing? Your heart is still in my hand!" Caesar took out Luo's heart from his arms and threatened.
Luo glanced at him and said slowly, "I'm sorry, I want to know the identity of this man."
This made Neji smile, pinch a seal and appear, accompanied by the sound of smoke.
His figure suddenly changed, Caesar's pupils shrank, and his steps back made the bench hit the wall.
He stammered in horror, "Impossible, impossible, it's really you. How can you still be alive? Obviously..."