"Cover Story Serial: Four Emperors Arc 1. Dad, listen, it sounds like someone's singing over there!""
"News of Noah's fierce battle with Kaido spread throughout the entire New World. Upon learning that Marco and the others had been defeated, Whitebeard was furious beyond measure and chose to set out personally without hesitation. The whale-shaped warship rode the waves straight toward Har Island."
"Halfway there, the sky darkened. In the dim, torrential rain, the Moby Dick struggled onward with its vision obscured. After barely weathering the storm, Thatch, commander of the Fourth Division, suddenly let out a quiet sound of surprise and turned to look in a certain direction..."
Hiss! Hiss!
Ice blades shot forth in unison. While Queen was struggling to evade them, Aokiji's figure flashed, and before anyone knew it, he had arrived directly above him.
"Freeze... Ice Time Capsule!"
As he spoke softly, Aokiji made no visible movement, yet an invisible wave of frigid impact spread outward from his body, silently closing in on Queen below.
The shockwave was incredibly fast. Everywhere it passed, even the air seemed nearly frozen, leaving behind a long trail of white frost.
"Not good!"
Queen felt an extreme chill suddenly surge into his body and seep into his muscles and bones. In that instant, every reaction of his body—including his brain and every nerve ending—abruptly slowed by half a beat.
"Now!"
A cold gleam flashed in Aokiji's eyes. With a tap of his toes, his three-meter-tall body vanished from where he stood without a trace.
In what seemed like the time it took to lift a leg, he had already reached Queen. His arms alternated as he wrapped Queen's entire pudgy shoulders in an embrace from above.
"Ice Time."
The low voice sounded beside his ear. Queen's expression changed drastically as