Zephyr's Persuasion

Lin Yan looked at Aokiji before him with great interest.

He had to admit it.

Aokiji was becoming more and more to his liking.

Not only did Aokiji possess formidable strength, but his will was nearly unshakable, like that of a true powerhouse.

Even after Lin Yan had played the Ohara card,

he still could not completely shake Aokiji.

But that was what made it interesting, wasn't it?

As Lin Yan had said before, there was no need for deadweight on his ship, nor was there any place for the indecisive!

Aokiji had already begun to awaken and happened to be in a period of confusion.

If Lin Yan could bring him under his command...

he would be an enormous asset to both Lin Yan and the Whitebeard Pirates!

With that in mind, Lin Yan's attitude was extremely sincere. His eyes remained fixed on Aokiji, and his admiration for talent was undisguised.

"..."

Yet Aokiji seemed unmoved.

Although Lin Yan's earlier words had stirred him somewhat,

he had only just left the Marines. How could Aokiji possibly make such a hasty decision?

If the man before him could not show him something that truly moved him,

Aokiji would absolutely never agree!

"Let me think about it."

Aokiji gave Lin Yan a rather indifferent glance and offered a perfunctory reply before turning his gaze to Zephyr.

"Zephyr-sensei, should I say it's been a long time?"

Aokiji's gaze toward Zephyr was complicated.

He held extremely conflicted feelings toward this former Marine legend.

On one hand, Zephyr was his mentor.

But on the other hand, Zephyr was also a traitor to the Marines!

And now Zephyr had joined the Whitebeard Pirates, placing himself completely against the Marines.

Although Aokiji knew some of what had happened,

knowing was one thing. Now that he was