Criminal Yaen

Ohara Island faced its final sinking, which brought Yaen a touch of melancholy, but also made him understand that this "Buster Call" operation had come to an end.

"Um, Doctor, I'm a little afraid of needles. Can you not give me the shot? I just need to rest."

Casually dismissing the ship doctor, Yaen, as a patient, rested comfortably on his sickbed while also seriously reviewing his actions during this period to see if any hidden dangers were left behind.

The matter of Little Robin was already the limit of what he could do. Now, even if he wanted to find Little Robin, it would take considerable effort, let alone for the World Government and the Navy.

Although he wasn't sure how much strength the Void Soul Reaper Blade, "Cursed Eye Sangha," could provide to Little Robin after the "Void Grant," it was still an added layer of security.

With Little Robin's intelligence and resilience, she would surely fare much better than in the original timeline.

Moreover, Dragon would also start searching for Little Robin to protect her, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

As for contacting Dragon, they were on the opposite side of Ohara Island at the time, and the Navy's attention was almost entirely focused on the battle between Sakazuki and Kuzan, and Vice Admiral Spandine and Sauron. It should be fine.

Then, the last and most crucial matter was earning merit.

He stopped Sakazuki's cannon fire, which, in a way, obstructed the Navy's actions. Well, that doesn't count!

He attacked the fugitive Sauron with a "Scraping and Grinding" level of force, but couldn't stop Sauron for even a moment. That shouldn't count either!

As for the final confession of trying to arrest Little Robin, it failed, so that definitely shouldn't count.

Besides these three things, Yaen basically slept through this "Buster Call" operation.

If the Navy's victory insisted on giving Yaen some credit, then Yaen could only be considered to have achieved a "Lucky Win" in the truest sense!

"Comfortable, Old Man. You didn't expect Kuzan to end up in a big fight with Sakazuki, leaving him no time to bother with me."

"What a shame, failing to earn merit."

Yaen couldn't help but laugh and sigh, but he felt no sadness or regret.

In fact, Yaen had a rough guess as to why Kuzan had forced him onto Ohara Island.

Kuzan's plan was nothing more than to deal with Sauron, and then have Yaen personally "arrest" Little Robin, a criminal of the World Government, thereby allowing Yaen to earn merit.

"But the Old Man will definitely grill me for details then. How should I answer?"

Yaen roughly deduced Sengoku's reaction and began to meticulously prepare answers that would leave Sengoku speechless.

Just then, Yaen, who was maintaining a certain level of Observation Haki at all times to ensure his safety, suddenly sensed something and leaped from his sickbed.

In the next moment, the door to the sickroom turned crimson and then instantly melted away.

Inside the sickroom, the temperature instantly became scorching hot.

"Are you the brat who dared to stop the Navy's cannon fire and sheltered the evacuation ship of Ohara's sinner?"

A resonant, oppressive voice rang out. A tall figure strode in as if the melted iron doors were nothing.

"Sakazuki?!"

Yaen's pupils constricted slightly. He never imagined Sakazuki would appear here.

Sakazuki's clothes were somewhat tattered at this moment, clearly traces of combat with Kuzan. However, this did not diminish Sakazuki's oppressive aura at all. Instead, it gave Yaen the feeling of a volcano on the verge of erupting.

Powerful, scorching. Just walking gave one the illusion of a natural disaster.

'Is this the Magma-Magma Fruit user, the future Marine Admiral "Akainu" Sakazuki, a man comparable to a volcano?'

Standing face-to-face with Sakazuki, Yaen's past image of him changed drastically in his heart.

Perhaps Yaen didn't agree with his ideals, but this scorching power was terrifying enough and deserved to be taken seriously by anyone.

"Kid, answer my question."

Sakazuki stomped heavily on the floor, his eyes filled with cold, unyielding justice as he questioned.

"That's right!"

Yaen's skin felt a gradual warmth, but a smile played on his lips as he replied.

"If Vice Admiral Sakazuki wants to give me an 'Act of Bravery' award, there's no need. This is what I should have done."

Instantly, Sakazuki's expression darkened further, and he gritted out a few words through his teeth. "Award?!"

Yaen, however, was not flustered at all and nodded with a smile.

"Your flagship accidentally cannon-fired civilians, Vice Admiral Sakazuki. I acted bravely and prevented this tragedy, stopping Vice Admiral Sakazuki from making a grave mistake. Aren't you here to thank me?"

"Heh, thank me?"

Sakazuki let out a cold laugh, his hand transforming into scorching magma as he raised it.

Just then, Kuzan suddenly appeared, blocking Yaen's path and raising his hand to stop him. "Sakazuki, stand down."

"Kuzan, get out of my way," Sakazuki said sternly.

"Are you crazy?" Kuzan's tone turned unusually cold as he questioned.

"This kid is harboring an evacuation ship that might contain Ohara sinners. He's likely connected to those Ohara sinners. Even if there's only a sliver of a chance, they must be eliminated," Sakazuki stated.

"Impossible," Kuzan said decisively.

At that moment, the heat radiating from Sakazuki intensified, his tone seeming to contain barely suppressed anger.

"Kuzan, what right do you have to be so certain? Are you determined to oppose me today?"

"I am absolutely certain."

Kuzan slightly turned his body, revealing Yaen, and said, "He is Admiral Sengoku's son, so how could he possibly be a Sinner connected to Ohara?"

"Even if he is Admiral Sengoku's..."

Sakazuki's tone faltered, he paused slightly, disbelief flashing in his eyes, his anger instantly dissipating by more than half. He asked, "He's Admiral Sengoku's son? How is that possible?"

To Sakazuki's question, Kuzan replied expressionlessly, "If you insist that Yaen is a Criminal connected to Ohara, Sakazuki, you can go ahead and apply to Admiral Sengoku to Arrest Yaen. As long as Admiral Sengoku approves, I will absolutely not stop you."

Sakazuki heard this, gave Kuzan a deep look, then glanced at Yaen, who looked completely innocent. He let out a cold snort, dropped a sentence, and turned to leave directly.

"I was mistaken."