Orleans port.
Akira was holding Aqua as he stood at the pier. Gion and others stood neatly behind him. Opposite were Vinsmoke Judge and his eldest daughter Reiju.
"Akira Marshal, are you going to... leave Beihai and return to Marineford?"
Looking at Akira's group who suddenly left the palace hall and appeared at the dock, Vinsmoke Judge cautiously said, "Our business..."
Before Judge could finish what he said, Akira stopped him and said, "It's none of our business here, and it's none of your business either. Since you came to Orleans in person, I will give you a chance to choose!"
"You will never be able to realize your dream of bringing Vinsmoke Family back to its former glory. There is no doubt about this. Because in the next Reverie, I will carry out a vigorous rectification against Affiliated Nation. As one of Affiliated Nation, Germa Kingdom will naturally be among them!"
"However, Vinsmoke Family's glory does not necessarily mean dominating the North Sea. As long as you are willing to give up Germa Kingdom, lead Vinsmoke Family to surrender to me, and no longer use the technology you have mastered to kill people or start wars, I promise you that you will definitely make Vinsmoke a great family!"
"You don't have to respond immediately. Before Reverie is held, if you can clearly see the changes in the current world situation, I believe you will make a right choice!"
A flash of doubt flashed in Vinsmoke Judge's eyes, and he tentatively said, "Let Vinsmoke become a great family? I don't understand very well, please give me some advice from Akira Marshal!"
Akira did not hide anything, and simply said, "You have worked with Vegapunk before, and you should know some secrets that the world does not know. This secret is related to the fact that East Blue is building a huge bridge connecting Holy Land Regarding the Kingdom, Holy Land has been building those huge bridges on the sea for decades, not just to make it easier for East Blue's daily supplies to enter Holy Land, but to prepare for an unprecedented Great Flood!"
"Huh?" Vinsmoke Judge's pupils shrank slightly, "Great Flood!?"
"Yes, you can understand that this world will encounter a doomsday catastrophe. Most of the islands in the world will be submerged due to rising sea levels. The only survivors may be Red Line and Giant Kingdom Elbaf."
"The technology mastered by the Vinsmoke Family is expected to play a key role in this doomsday catastrophe. Even if it cannot change the outcome in the end, Vinsmoke Family will become a hero who saves the world and will be praised by the world!"
At this point, Akira suddenly changed the subject, "Judge, even without this doomsday catastrophe with uncertain factors, there are many ways for the Vinsmoke Family to become great. It's not just about killing a few kings or launching a few wars. Of course, I don't care whether you listen to it or not, because to me, if Germa Kingdom's technology cannot be used where it should be used, it will be obliterated!"
Hearing this, Vinsmoke Judge couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
If someone else said this to him, he would not only be dismissive, but would also become furious and even start a war over it.
But the person who said these words was Akira, the youngest and most hard-blooded Marshal in the history of the navy. In addition, Charlotte Family, who he originally planned to be in the alliance, was loyal to the death. Kaido and Beasts Pirates who were far away from Wano Country were completely wiped out. All he could do was stay humble and think carefully about every word Akira said.
Akira no longer wasted time, picked up Aqua and stepped onto the warship.
After Gion and others successfully boarded the warship, the warship immediately set sail and left the port, leaving Judge and Reiju standing at the dock and walked away.
"Father, is Akira giving an ultimatum to the Gilma Kingdom?"
Watching the warship go away, Reiju immediately looked back at Judge and said with a solemn expression, "Either surrender, or... get killed?"
Judge nodded lightly, shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I thought that coming to Orleans this time could help Vinsmoke Family find a greater future, but I didn't expect... I still underestimated the strength and dominance of this Navy Marshal, and underestimated myself!"
When Akira and his party returned to Marineford, it was already evening.
At Marineford port, almost all the officers stationed at the headquarters were present. Among them were two unexpected figures in Akira, Peacock, the granddaughter of Vice Admiral Tsuru, and Empress Hancock, the granddaughter of Amazon Lily.
"Akira--"
As soon as the warship docked, Hancock rushed out from the queue to welcome Navy Princess Aqua. He jumped up onto the warship deck in the eyes of everyone who was not expecting it. At the same time, he opened his hands and prepared to pounce on Akira.
However, Akira seemed to have predicted her behavior. As soon as she threw herself in front of Akira, Akira picked her up by the collar and put her aside.
Seeing this scene in his eyes, Gion, who was holding Aqua, was inexplicably happy. As if he was declaring his sovereignty, he happily kissed Aqua.
"Aqua, Aqua!"
Just when Hancock was being carried aside by Akira, thinking that this was the intimacy between her and Akira, another pink figure jumped onto the deck.
"Bold Peacock, you are not allowed to touch my man!"
Seeing Peacock also jumping on the deck, Hancock immediately woke up from his fantasy and at the same time took a step forward to stand in front of Akira to prevent Peacock from making intimate moves towards Akira.
"Idiot!"
Peacock cursed tit for tat, then ignored Hancock and Akira, ran straight to Gion, and said happily, "You are Aqua, you are so beautiful, you are worthy of being my daughter!"
Aqua was obviously frightened by Peacock's enthusiasm. He subconsciously leaned against Gion and said weakly, "Auntie, I am Aqua, you... who are you?"
"I'm mom!" Peacock showed a smile that he thought was full of maternal love, "Quick, call mom!"
"Peacock!"
Before Aqua could react, Hancock suddenly gave a cold shout and walked over quickly, eyebrows raised and said, "When did Aqua become your daughter? She is the daughter of Akira and my concubine!"
Before he finished speaking, Hancock immediately looked at Aqua with his hands on his face and a smile on his face. He changed his image of a dominatrix just now, exuding the brilliance of motherhood, and said softly, "Aqua, my good daughter. Come, let mom hug you--"
"Wow~"
Feeling the brilliance of motherhood in Hancock, Aqua's eyes suddenly glowed with red hearts, and he opened his hands and said obediently, "A hug."
Seeing this, Hancock almost fainted from happiness on the spot.
However, before she could hug Aqua, Peacock's voice immediately sounded like thunder in her ears, "Hancock, you actually used Devil Fruit ability on Aqua!"
"Nonsense, I'm already beautiful!"
Hancock turned around for a second and restored her dominatrix image. "If you make trouble again, believe it or not, I will tear your mouth apart!"
When the surrounding navy saw Hancock and Peacock arguing again, their facial muscles twitched wildly.
In the few days when Akira went to Beihai, Hancock suddenly returned to the headquarters from Amazon Lily, and Peacock also ended Blade Unit's training. The two people who were originally unrelated, ended up at war because they went to Akira's home to visit the old man at the same time.
The reason why the war broke out between the two was that Hancock claimed to be his grandson's daughter-in-law in front of the old man. How could Peacock just let it go? So the two fought for the place of their grandson's daughter-in-law in front of the old man. What started as a verbal battle gradually turned into fistfights.
Fortunately, Vice Admiral Tsuru appeared in time to prevent the two from making the matter worse.
I thought they would calm down for a while, but I didn't expect that in just one day, the two of them had changed from fighting over the identity of grandson's daughter-in-law to fighting over the identity of Aqua's mother.
Just when the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two was about to begin, Akira surprisingly did not say anything to stop him. Instead, he winked at Morgan who was following him and ran away.
Seeing Akira slip away, Gion also wanted to take the opportunity to leave.
"Gion Stop!"
Gion just turned around and was about to sneak away, but unexpectedly, Peacock and Hancock, who were at war with each other a second ago, formed a tacit understanding and said in unison, "You can leave and keep your daughter!"
Hearing this, the corners of Gion's mouth twitched slightly, and he cast a look for help at Luna, who was standing beside him at a loss.
How could Luna dare to make noise at this time? If she wasn't for Akira's deep love for her, she would just be the daughter of a down-and-out noble.
However, although she did not dare to join this alternative Shura field, she still blinked at Gion and calmly raised her finger to point at Aqua in her arms.
Gion understood instantly and imitated Aqua's tone and said weakly, "Aqua, they bully Aunt Gion, what should I do?"
"Gion Mom, don't be afraid, Aqua will protect you." Aqua posted Gion sensibly and immediately posted it. He raised his little head and looked at Peacock and Hancock, "Two mothers, stop arguing. You are both Aqua's mothers. You should live in harmony. Hee~"
Eh?
The words "You are all Aqua's mother" made Gion, Peacock and Hancock quiet down.
Before the three of them could react, Aqua looked at Hina and Gunko, "And Hina mother, Gunko mother, I love you~"
"Ah?"
Hina and Gunko both opened their beautiful eyes, and their faces were covered with red clouds visible to the naked eye.
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