In the Sky Island training grounds.
Kuma was teaching Law, Bepo, Capone Bege, Lafitte, Leo, Momotaro, and Vivi the two types of Haki.
This big guy's teaching ability was quite good; even Sabo from the Revolutionary Army had been taught by Kuma.
Dongye Huanglong also saw a little girl training hard.
This girl was a nine-year-old Shandia warrior named Aisha.
She had possessed Mantra since birth. According to the saying on the seas, she had awakened Observation Haki from birth, and at a very high level.
This kind of kid was simply a genius.
Now, she had also become good friends with the eight-year-old Bonney, and would go play with Bonney and Princess Mansherry every day.
He didn't expect to see her in the training grounds today.
It turned out that this little girl, who called herself a Shandia warrior, couldn't last more than a few moves against Bonney.
Therefore, Aisha, who was a year older than Bonney, also desperately wanted to become stronger, at least not to be weaker than the sickly Bonney.
Otherwise, she would have no face to call herself a Shandia warrior!
Kuma also paid close attention to this girl with innate Observation Haki, wanting to nurture her into a good friend for Bonney, so they could support each other and grow stronger together.
"Law, Lafitte, how did things go on Jaya Island?"
Dongye Huanglong also entered the training grounds to train, casually asking while lifting a few tons of super dumbbells.
"We've already subdued most of the pirate crews. Those who refused have been eliminated or driven away.
However, new pirate crews pass by this pirate island every day, so the personnel turnover is very high."
Lafitte quickly replied. He had temporarily escaped Kuma's high-intensity training. He couldn't endure such hardship and preferred to use his brain and develop his Devil Fruit abilities.
"Penguin and Shachi are stationed in Mock Town with the Heart Pirates, so there shouldn't be any problems for now.
Also, we dealt with Doflamingo's subordinates. That Spring-Spring Fruit user has been handed over to Doctor Vegapunk for research."
Trafalgar Law also stopped his high-intensity training, panting, and answered.
The moment he recalled slicing down Hyena Bellamy, whose bounty was 55 million Beli, he felt extremely refreshed.
This was the first time he had taken action against a subordinate force of the Donquixote Family.
With Dongye Huanglong and Tyrant Kuma backing him, his confidence had grown.
"It's fine that you dealt with them. We were going to deal with Doflamingo sooner or later anyway. If he dares to cause trouble, I'll go to Dressrosa and destroy his base."
Dongye Huanglong said indifferently. In a few days, when he went to Punk Hazard to move experimental equipment, he would also go to Green Bit to bring back some Tontatta.
If the Tontatta chief Gancio was willing, Dongye Huanglong would even want to bring them all to Sky Island.
If he had the chance, he would also lure Baby 5, the maid, back.
"Thank you, Boss Huanglong!"
Law smiled, then continued with the high-intensity training. Even with Dongye Huanglong's backing, he wanted to possess the strength to fight Doflamingo and personally avenge Corazon.
On the sea, the World Government and Marine Headquarters, unable to find Dongye Huanglong's whereabouts, were enveloped in a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.
Even the carefree Marine Hero, Iron Fist Garp, rarely laughed loudly in Marineford.
This guy, afraid he couldn't help but laugh, ran back to the East Blue to take a vacation.
Celestial Dragon Saint Charlos, who had killed Sabo, was dead. He wanted to go back to Windmill Village to happily beat his grandson a few times and share the joy with him.
In the Fleet Admiral's office, a group of Marine high-ranking officials gathered.
"Let's talk. How do we capture this Dongye Huanglong?"
Sengoku the Buddha said, exhausted. He had been in a frantic state these past few days. The pressure from the World Government and the Celestial Dragons was too immense, almost causing him to be removed from his position as Fleet Admiral.
Silence, quiet, solemn...
Not a single person spoke. They didn't even know where Dongye Huanglong was, let alone how to capture him.
"It is known that Dongye Huanglong's subordinates include Tyrant Kuma and the Mafia Godfather Capone Bege.
Coincidentally, all the CP Agents who were ambushing the Mafia a while ago have died.
Now, I suggest we annihilate the West Blue Mafia to show the world the consequences of associating with Dongye Huanglong!
If the World Government allows it, I want to use a Buster Call on the Sorbet Kingdom to force Tyrant Kuma to withdraw from Dongye Huanglong's Desolate Dragon Group!"
Akainu Sakazuki said with a cold expression. As far as he knew, Dongye Huanglong, this Experiment Subject 88, had no family or friends.
So, they could only act against his subordinates, creating a rift between Tyrant Kuma and Capone Bege and Dongye Huanglong.
As long as Tyrant Kuma separated from Dongye Huanglong, and without the Paw-Paw Fruit ability, Dongye Huanglong's transfer speed would also be limited.
The Marine high-ranking officials all knew that although the bounty poster stated Bartholomew Kuma was a tyrant, that man had made countless efforts for the Sorbet Kingdom. Those old, weak, sick, and disabled were all people Kuma had rescued.
This kind-hearted Kuma would choose to leave Dongye Huanglong for the sake of the old, weak, sick, and disabled civilians of the Sorbet Kingdom.
"What are you talking about!! How many civilians do you want to slaughter! And the Sorbet Kingdom is an affiliated nation!"
Upon hearing Akainu's suggestion, Aokiji's eyes turned icy as he spoke, his chilling aura dropping the temperature in the entire Fleet Admiral's office by more than ten degrees.
Aokiji recalled the Ohara incident twenty years ago, the scene where Sakazuki indiscriminately attacked the escape boats.
This caused his inner sense of justice to be condemned once again by that memory.
It was from that moment on that he slowly transformed from "burning justice" to "lazy justice."
"Yo, how scary~"
Kizaru leaned back in his chair, putting a little distance between himself and the two irreconcilable figures. He, who practiced "ambiguous justice," didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the Navy's hawks and doves.
However, he was also a little annoyed. The World Government itself had let the science division create the monster Dongye Huanglong, causing so many major incidents, and then made the Marines take the blame time and time again.
Especially him, he didn't know how many times he'd been scolded recently.
He couldn't catch Dongye Huanglong, couldn't retrieve Doctor Vegapunk, and couldn't save Saint Charlos, a Celestial Dragon...
Each time, it was he, the "fastest Marine Admiral," who had to take the fall.
He was truly a complete sucker!
"To deal with Dongye Huanglong, that heinous criminal who killed a Celestial Dragon, some sacrifice is inevitable!"
Akainu's body also emitted billowing smoke as he confronted Aokiji. Believing in "absolute justice," he couldn't stand the lazy Aokiji and the slacking Kizaru.
It was one thing for these two to offer no suggestions and exert no effort.
But after he proposed a plan, Aokiji, that lazy, cowering quail, actually dared to oppose his idea.
"This is just some sacrifice?!"
Aokiji stood up directly, his voice cold as he looked at Akainu and spoke loudly, almost cursing him out.
They were going to use the innocent civilians of an entire country as a bargaining chip to threaten Bartholomew Kuma.
If they did something so cruel, what kind of justice would the Marines still represent!
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