One Piece: Devour Fruit, Main Story Arc—Trying to Kill Kaido. Fortress Space.
In the luxurious conference hall, Baby-5 continuously brought out countless lavish dishes.
The heavy atmosphere from before had long since vanished, and the outcome of the conversation with Aokiji was self-evident.
The addition of another Admiral further strengthened Dawn's forces.
What persuaded Aokiji was nothing else but the strength Dawn had displayed, which allowed him to see genuine hope for success.
If he could not see any hope, Aokiji would never have joined a suicidal plan like Zephyr's, one that was like striking a stone with an egg.
It was precisely because he saw hope that Aokiji chose to join.
Aokiji had even considered the possibility of failure. But even if they truly failed, they would still leave something behind for this world, wouldn't they?
What made him most grateful, however, was that Dawn had joined the Marines as a youth.
Otherwise, if Dawn had become a pirate, he would likely have become an existence even more terrifying than the Rocks Pirates. In that case, the entire world would have fallen into even greater turmoil.
Although what Dawn intended to do now was also enough to make the seas tremble, at least it was ultimately heading in a better direction, wasn't it?
"What are you thinking about, Mr. Aokiji?" Dawn asked curiously as he took a bite of meat and watched Aokiji's ever-changing expression.
"Nothing. I was just thinking about when I first met you." Aokiji smiled. "Never mind that. What are you planning to do with Kaido? How are you going to kill him?"
"I've long since made preparations for that." Dawn smiled faintly. "Not only can we kill Kaido, we can also add an incredibly powerful combat force on the level of a Four Emperor."
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