Aokiji Leaves, the World Is Shaken

Looking at Garp in front of him, Aokiji said these words with utmost seriousness.

Completely ignoring Garp's sudden change in expression.

"Kuzan, what do you mean by this?"

Seeing the serious expression on Aokiji's face, who had always appeared quite lazy, even Garp couldn't help but ask a question.

Is Akainu dangerous right now?

When did he stop being dangerous?

He is a veteran in the Navy.

Even if we can't say for sure that Garp watched Akainu grow up, it's pretty much the same.

Garp has every right to say that he knows Akainu very well!

This incident is no exception.

Although there was much dissatisfaction with the World Government's decision to promote Akainu Fleet Admiral.

However, that was just his dissatisfaction with the World Government; Garp didn't have any particular opinion about Akainu himself.

Even though his personality is indeed somewhat extreme.

But looking at Aokiji's current state...

This is clearly not a simple matter!

Garp's brow furrowed instantly.

"I can only say this is my gut feeling. Anyway, I'm no longer a Marine after today, Vice Admiral Garp. This is my final advice."

However, Aokiji acted as if he didn't notice Garp's somewhat serious expression, and after saying those words lightly, he walked past Garp and left.

Garp's expression changed again.

Aokiji, this is no joke!

The Navy's strength had already been greatly diminished after the Marineford War.

Now, they have no choice but to rest and recuperate.

Now, Aokiji, now Admiral, is leaving.

Doesn't this mean the navy is about to lose a top-tier expert?

Without a Admiral to suppress the unrest, wouldn't many sea areas descend into chaos? Meow Meow said.

This is no child's play!

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Garp couldn't sit still any longer and quickly turned around to shout at Aokiji.

"Kuzan! Can't you reconsider?!"

"There's nothing to consider."

However, when Garp tried to persuade him to stay, Aokiji gave only an extremely cold response.

"We all joined the Navy for the same reason, whether it's me or Vice Admiral Garp, but now I can no longer see it."

As he spoke, Aokiji paused slightly.

"Leaving the Navy, I might live longer... Take care, Vice Admiral Garp."

Having said that, he did just as he had when the Sengoku period ended.

Aokiji slowly removed the wide cloak that represented the Navy's justice from behind him, and then casually placed it on a stone pillar next to the corridor.

Leaving only a word of advice and a brief farewell, Aokiji's figure quickly disappeared at the other end of the corridor.

"..."

Garp was left standing there, lost in thought.

Is it possible that what happened to my old friend not long ago is going to happen again?!

Garp clenched his teeth in an instant.

His usually kind face now displayed a ferocious expression, with bulging veins making him look like an enraged beast.

"Ah!!!"

After a moment, Garp finally couldn't contain his rage and frustration, and slammed his fist into the stone pillar beside him.

Boom----!

With a tremendous roar, the stone pillar shattered cleanly into a pile of rubble, and the naval officers following Garp watched in horror.

This was the first time they had ever seen Garp lose his temper like this!

But in any case.

No one could stop the man who had already left.

Admiral Aokiji, stepping down!

This can be described as a single stone stirring up a thousand ripples.

The news spread like wildfire.

The sea, which had just calmed down a bit after the dust settled on the Fleet Admiral's position, instantly boiled over again.

Despite the Navy's best efforts to handle this matter discreetly.

But there's nothing we can do; just too many people are paying attention to naval movements lately.

There are no secrets that stay hidden forever!

It's unclear where the problem occurred, but photos of Aokiji leaving Marine Headquarters alone were somehow taken.

And there's no cloak of justice behind it!

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and with today's newspaper, the eyes of all onlookers lit up.

"Aokiji actually left! It must be because he's unhappy that Akainu has taken over as Fleet Admiral!"

"Who says otherwise? If I were Aokiji, I would simply seize the bird's throne. How can a powerful Admiral like him put up with this kind of humiliation?"

"Is this the important point? Isn't the important point that the Navy is missing an Admiral?"

"Don't forget, Akainu also lost an arm. The era of us pirates is about to begin!"

"..."

Some gloated, some were quick-witted, some were shocked, some were incredulous, and some were filled with righteous indignation.

Just like the spread of a virus, identical scenes began to appear all over the world.

But amidst the casual conversation, everyone was most concerned about one thing.

This was one of the Three Admirals of the navy.

Where did they go?!

The New World, near the Punk Hazard Sea.

Lin Yan and Zephyr stood side by side on the deck. Incidentally, because they were traveling in a low-key manner, the two did not board the Whitebeard Pirates ' ship.

The ship I'm standing on right now was bought from the Sabaody Archipelago for a few Beli.

It's just an ordinary fishing boat.

Lin Yan stood at the bow of the boat with a calm and collected expression.

If you didn't know better, you'd think they were on a trip.

In contrast, Zephyr's expression appeared much more somber.

"Lin... we've been wandering around aimlessly for days now. Weren't we supposed to be recruiting Kuzan?"

At one point, Zephyr finally couldn't contain his doubts and asked Lin Yan a question.

In response, Lin Yan simply yawned nonchalantly.

"Zephyr, you're not old yet. It's not good to nag like an old man all day long. Aren't we already on our way to our destination?"

Lin Yan glanced at Zephyr with a hint of helplessness.

You should know that Zephyr used to be a very quiet person.

Although he didn't say it.

However, Lin Yan also knew that Zephyr was very concerned about Aokiji's recent experiences.

Although the two are no longer master and disciple.

"That's true, but Lin, I always feel like you know something, as if everything was part of your plan from the very beginning?"

Zephyr frowned slightly as he looked at Lin Yan.

Although Lin Yan had always seemed to have everything under control, this time, Zephyr felt something was off.

However, Lin Yan ignored Zephyr and turned to look at the sky. Just like in the Sabaody Archipelago, the seagulls delivered the newspaper as scheduled.

Lin Yan picked up the newspaper, glanced at it, and a slight smile appeared in her eyes.

"Zephyr, go to Saiken Island!"

"Uh, what are we going to Saiken Island for?"

"Take a hot spring bath!"