Admiral Candidate White Snake and the World Destroyer!

"Shakky-jie," Xi Yan asked, "Is that Akainu dead or not?"

Two years ago, I used the Kido Time Piercing Spear him, and activated ' Yomitsu Toki ' on him!!

In this situation, he really wanted to know if the guy was dead.

Shakky, who was lighting a cigarette, said upon hearing this, "He's not dead."

"That guy reappeared in the public eye a little over a month after the end of the Marineford War."

Although we don't know what the other person went through during that month, they certainly didn't die.

"Is that so..." Xi Yan frowned and said, "It seems that killing him with this move is not an easy task after all."

That's true. If Marine Admiral could be killed so easily, he wouldn't be Marine Admiral.

"A person of that caliber isn't so easy to kill," Rayleigh said, shaking his head.

"That's true."

Xi Yan nodded, then said, "Let's try again next time we meet and see if we can kill this guy."

"Then you might not have that chance," Shakky said.

"What's the meaning?"

"Because this guy has become Fleet Admiral," Shakky said, tapping her cigarette ash. "So, under normal circumstances, he won't leave Marine Headquarters."

Therefore, under these circumstances, Xi Yan might not have a chance to clash with Akainu.

Xi Yan:???

Fleet Admiral?

Akainu has become Marine Admiral instead of Marshal?

As if he had just realized something, Xi Yan showed a look of Satori, and then said, "Sengoku voluntarily abdicated to Akainu, right?"

He remembered that when Sengoku announced the Ceasefire back at Navy Headquarters, he said he would take responsibility for what happened.

It now seems that he has abdicated in favor of Akainu.

"It's true that he voluntarily abdicated, but he didn't hand over the throne to Akainu," Shakky said.

Xi Yan:???

What does that mean?

Perhaps sensing Xi Yan's confusion, Shakky explained, "The former Fleet Marshal Sengoku recommended Aokiji as the next Fleet Admiral, not Akainu."

"Then why again...?"

At this point, Xi Yan suddenly paused, then, as if realizing something, said, "The World Government's chosen candidate isn't Aokiji, right?"

Only in this way could the candidates recommended Sengoku period be rejected.

"Smart!"

Shakky smiled and nodded, then said, "The World Government's choice is indeed not Aokiji, but Akainu."

"However, considering that this was a recommendation from the previous Fleet Admiral, the World Government gave the two of them a fair chance to compete for the Fleet Admiral position."

How do we compete?

"The World Government will choose a location for these two to fight on an island, and the winner will become the next Fleet Admiral."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan was immediately rendered speechless.

That's quite a simple and brutal selection method, but... it's definitely the most effective, since the strong are respected!

"So this time, Akainu is the victor."

"Right."

Shakky said, "After ten days and ten nights of fierce fighting, Akainu defeated Aokiji and became the next Fleet Admiral."

"I see," Xi Yan nodded.

In that case... he might not actually have a chance to fight Akainu.

Thinking of this, Xi Yan sighed helplessly.

"A great battle... for ten days and ten nights?" Nami swallowed hard and said, "Are they all monsters?"

With her worldview, she simply couldn't imagine anyone fighting for that long; it was terrifying!!!

"That's right, they are monsters," Shakky said. "Monsters beyond common sense!"

Anyone who can reach the level of Marine Admiral is an absurdly powerful monster, so it's not surprising that they can fight for ten days and ten nights.

Nami paused for a moment after hearing this, then felt a chill run down her spine.

They were incredibly lucky to have escaped alive from such terrible people two years ago!

Xi Yan smiled and said, "Who isn't a monster?"

If they were to face off again now... it's really hard to say who would win!

As if he understood what Xi Yan meant, Luffy looked up and met Xi Yan's gaze, then grinned.

They are now just as powerful as monsters!

"Don't worry, even if we fight Marine Admiral, we're not afraid of them," Luffy grinned.

They are many times stronger now than they were two years ago!

Seeing Luffy and Xi Yan's confidence, Nami's initial negative emotions gradually disappeared.

"That's true."

They are not the same people they were two years ago, so they are not necessarily afraid of the Admiral!

Thinking of this, Nami nodded firmly.

Seeing this, Xi Yan nodded, then looked at Shakky and asked, "Then Shakky-jie, is Aokiji dead?"

"No."

Shakky shook her head and said, "Although Aokiji lost a leg in that battle, he wasn't killed."

Ultimately, Marine Admiral is a strategic figure, and cannot be killed casually.

"His leg was broken?" Xi Yan said, stroking his chin. "That shouldn't be too much of a problem for him."

After all... this guy can create a leg using the power of ice!!

So even if his leg is broken, it won't significantly affect his fighting ability.

"That's true," Shakky nodded.

The Ice-Ice Fruit's power allows it to create ice, so making a leg would be quite easy.

Just then, Rayleigh looked up and asked, "Which leg was broken?"

After hearing this, Shakky thought for a moment and then said, "It should be the left leg."

If I remember correctly, the intelligence report did state that Aokiji's left leg was broken.

"The left leg...?"

Recalling what he had seen in the live broadcast of the Marineford War, Rayleigh fell into deep thought.

Shakky looked at Rayleigh with a puzzled expression. What was wrong with him now?

"Then the navy needs to appoint a new Marine Admiral, right?" Xi Yan asked. "Who will be the new admiral?"

"No, to be precise, we need to add two more."

Xi Yan:???

What does that mean? Aokiji quit?

Perhaps sensing Xi Yan's confusion, Shakky said, "Aokiji is no longer a Marine."

Xi Yan was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then guessed, "Is it because you failed to compete for the Marshal?"

"I don't know about that," Shakky shook her head and said, "But he did indeed leave the Navy."

Ultimately, she wasn't a high-ranking officer in the navy, so it was difficult for her to obtain this kind of intelligence.

This time, Xi Yan didn't say anything more, but simply nodded thoughtfully.

"Who are the other two Admiral?" Nami asked curiously.

"These two Marine Admiral are two monster-level figures recruited by the Navy through World Military Draft," Shakky said. "One is named Issho, codename Fujitora."

"The other one is called Araki, codenamed Ryokugyu."

"Why are these all animal code names?" Xi Yan complained.

He realized that all these Marine Admiral liked to use animal names as code names.

"Perhaps this is a habit of the Navy," Shakky said with a smile.

Xi Yan nodded, then asked, "Do you have any intelligence on them?"

"Fujitora has it." Shakky recalled the information about Fujitora Issho, and then said, "This person is an extremely powerful Great Swordsman, and he also ate some kind of Devil Fruit."

"Some kind of Devil Fruit?"

A question mark appeared above Xi Yan's head. Even Shakky-jie couldn't figure out what the other party's ability was?

"Because we don't know exactly what his abilities are," Shakky said helplessly.

"Then how did you know he was Devil Fruit User?"

"Because during his mission, he summoned a meteorite from the sky!!!"

At this point, Shakky's expression became somewhat serious.

Although we don't know exactly what their abilities are, this person is definitely a monster!

"Meteorite?"

Xi Yan was stunned for a moment. Uchiha Madara had attacked?!

Thinking of this, Xi Yan quickly asked, "What do his eyes look like?"

"Eye?"

Shakky paused for a moment, then shook her head and said, "He was blind, so I don't know what his eyes looked like in the past."

Hearing Shakky's words, Xi Yan nodded, realizing he had been overthinking things.

"Able to summon meteors..." Nami swallowed hard and said, "What a terrifying ability!"

"Maybe it's the Meteorite Fruit?" Perona guessed.

Shakky thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Maybe."

Although this sounds a bit far-fetched, Devil Fruit are inherently illogical, so it's possible for such abilities to exist.

"It can even summon meteors, that's so interesting!" Luffy exclaimed.

He'd never seen a meteorite fall before.

Nami:???

"Hello!"

Nami opened her shark-like mouth and roared, "Luffy, what's with that 'want to see this' look on your face? That's a meteorite!"

"So what?"

Luffy picked his nose and said, "Just break it."

Nami:...

So, does this bastard even know what a meteorite is?

"Luffy's right, just break it." Xi Yan said with a smile.

"Why are you like this too...?"

Nami is already numb, Luffy is one thing, but why Xi Yan saying this too!

She certainly didn't want to provoke any Marine Admiral.

Xi Yan, who had taken in Nami's expression, rolled his eyes and said, "What are you afraid of, you Logia ability user?"

If you actually get hit by that thing, just Elementalization and that's it, what's there to be afraid of?

Nami paused for a moment, then muttered, "It seems... so true."

She's not the weakling she was two years ago anymore; she's a powerful Logia Devil Fruit User who can Elementalization!

Thinking about this, Nami gradually calmed down.

After rolling his eyes at Nami again, Xi Yan looked at Shakky and said, "Can't you get information on the other Marine Admiral?"

"This guy is very mysterious. He hasn't made many moves since becoming Admiral, so I can't get any information about him," Shakky said, shrugging.

Xi Yan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said helplessly, "Let's wait until we run into each other to discuss it."

"Why does the Navy select its Marine Admiral through World Military Draft?" Perona asked curiously. "Don't they have enough people in the Navy themselves?"

"Who knows?" Shakky shook her head and said, "Maybe it's because the strength of those Admiral Candidate isn't enough."

To become Marine Admiral, one must first possess overwhelming power.

Therefore, Shakky believed that the reason was that those people were not strong enough.

"The Navy still has Admiral Candidate line?" Xi Yan asked in surprise.

This was the first time he had ever heard the term "Admiral Candidate."

Of course.

Xi Yan paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you have any intelligence on them?"

"Some of them."

Shakky thought for a moment, then said, "The Navy currently has three Admiral Candidate: Momousagi, Chaatong, and White Snake."

"We don't have much detailed information about Momousagi and Chaatong, we only know that they are swordsmen and Body Technique masters."

"As for this White Snake..."

Shakky paused for a moment, then looked at Xi Yan and said, "I think you should be very familiar with this."

Xi Yan:???

"What's the meaning?"

What does it mean that he is very familiar with it?

This time, Shakky didn't answer immediately. Instead, she lowered her head, took out a newspaper, and placed it in front of Xi Yan.

"Look, that's him," Shakky said, pointing to Smoker. "He's the White Snake."

Xi Yan:???

Isn't that the Old Smoker he sent flying with one punch? He hasn't been seen in two years and's Admiral Candidate?

Wait, what has this guy been through in the last two years?

"Isn't that Smoker?" Nami said, somewhat dumbfounded. "He's a Admiral Candidate?"

Admiral Candidate can't even beat Crocodile?

Is this reasonable?

After hearing Nami's words, Luffy came over and laughed, saying, "It really is him."

I never imagined this man had become so capable.

Shakky, who had taken in everyone's reactions, calmly tapped her cigarette ash and said, "This person wasn't very strong in the past, but I don't know what happened in the last two years, he suddenly became ridiculously strong."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yan thought for a moment and then said, "Perhaps he cultivated with some powerful expert for two years?"

Just like Luffy trained with Rayleigh, Smoker probably trained with some powerful figure as well.

Shakky thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Yes, that's possible."

Come to think of it, Smoker only reappeared on the sea in the last month or two.

So it's quite possible that he was cultivating before.

"Who is this Bundy Wald?" Nami asked, pointing to the name in the newspaper. "Is he very powerful?"

"This person is a powerful figure on par with Whitebeard and Roger. Do you think he's strong?"

Upon hearing this, Nami was immediately stunned.

Then, with an incredulous look on her face, she said, "Such a powerful figure was defeated by Smoker, that Old Smoker?"

"Right."

Nami:...

How strong must this guy be now?

"What a terrifying guy..."

Being able to defeat a powerhouse on par with Roger... this Marine could easily take her down!

Thinking of this, a look of seriousness appeared in Perona's eyes.

Looking at the newspaper, Xi Yan stroked his chin and said, "So this is why Smoker is Admiral Candidate."

"That should be the case," Shakky nodded and said.

Smoker's ability to defeat Bondi World in a one-on-one fight is enough to demonstrate his strength, so it's reasonable for him to be considered for the Admiral Candidate.

"The navy is full of talented people," Rayleigh remarked with some emotion.

Hearing Rayleigh's remark, Xi Yan grinned and said, "I'd like to meet this guy."

He was eager to know just how powerful this guy, whom he had punched two years ago, had become!

'Speaking of which, Smoker swore to capture the Straw Hat Pirates back in Loguetown, didn't he?' Xi Yan muttered to himself.

They then pursued him all the way to Crocodile's territory...

It seems quite possible that Smoker might actually go to the New World to hunt down the Straw Hat Pirates!

Thinking of this, Xi Yan's eyes began to flicker.

"Then let's forget about it," Nami shook her head and said, "I don't want to be hunted down by the Marines."

Xi Yan simply smiled and said nothing more.

Some things just won't happen no matter how much you try to stop them, Nami-chan ~