"Admiral" Aokiji was a symbol of an era!
He was one of the World Government's strongest forces, standing alongside Kizaru!
He was an opponent even the two great powers of CP0 and the Four Emperors of old dared not underestimate!
Even if they were confident they could defeat him, they had to admit that he was an exceptionally troublesome opponent.
Even Akainu thought so. Wasn't that simple reason why their battle for the Fleet Admiral position had dragged on for a full ten days?
Aokiji's strength was obvious to all!
"He encountered Princess Shirahoshi, who was taken away by Oric before. Could he have suffered at the hands of Sea Kings?"
Tsuru asked with a frown.
The first half was meant to explain things to Sengoku, who had not attended the meeting, while the latter half was directed at Akainu. No one knew Aokiji better than Akainu. The two understood each other, from their beliefs to their methods.
At that, Akainu shook his head.
"Impossible!"
"That bastard's abilities can turn the ocean into his home ground. I can't think of any Sea King that could trouble him, let alone severely injure him!"
The size of a Vivre Card did not matter; it was tied to a person's life force.
Half of it burning away was precisely a sign of severe injury and defeat.
"Is it still burning?"
Akainu asked.
Sengoku snapped out of his shock, reached into his pocket, and pulled out a piece of Vivre Card... one that was now only a third of its original size.
Hiss...
A chorus of sharp breaths echoed through the conference room.
Naturally, Sengoku would not joke about something like this, nor could he have mistaken what he saw. There was no doubt about it: just moments ago, Aokiji had been injured again