On the Sabaody Archipelago, the burly Mad Monk Urouge, wings spread from his back, held his strange pencil-shaped weapon as he directed his men to carry supplies aboard the ship.
Gazing out at the distant sea, Urouge wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Now we can finally get away from this troublesome place!"
Suddenly sensing a scorching energy behind him, he turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a Marine coat glaring at him with a ferocious expression.
Even Urouge, one of the Supernovas, was utterly shocked. His eyes widened as he stared at Akainu.
"Y-you're Admiral Akainu!"
"Tell me! Where is Straw Hat Luffy?" Sakazuki demanded threateningly, his fist turning into magma.
"I don't know where Straw Hat Luffy is. Even if I did, I wouldn't tell a Marine like you!" Urouge said, shaking his fist.
He had overcome countless hardships to reach the Sabaody Archipelago. How could he grovel just because the other side was an admiral?
Hearing Urouge's answer, Akainu's expression turned ugly.
"I say, you pirate scum really are laughable. Can't you truly sense the difference between... you and me?"
"I'll let you experience it properly!" Akainu snarled, veins bulging on his forehead.
A mere little pirate with a bounty of just over a hundred million dared speak to a Marine admiral like that. This age of rampant evil needed to be properly dealt with!
Now was the time to uphold the Marines' Absolute Justice!
A thick killing intent appeared in Akainu Sakazuki's eyes. Drops of magma flowed from his body into the ground, ceaselessly scorching the land beneath his feet.
"Great Eruption!" Akainu roared.
Magma formed into an enormous molten fist, which was launched with the force of a volcanic eruption. Against insignificant pirates like these, Akainu used only a tenth of his strength.
Even that tenth of his strength mobilized an enormous amount of magma. The magma fist erupted behind Urouge with a thunderous boom!
Urouge's massive warship was swallowed by the magma and reduced to a pool of molten iron.
After Great Eruption erupted, countless volcanic bombs were generated once more, blasting toward the surrounding pirate lackeys!
The entire sea was instantly lit by flames!
One move. Just one move!
It completely wiped out all of Urouge's men, along with Urouge's massive warship.
Magma and flames filled Mad Monk Urouge's eyes, and he could no longer remain calm.
"You bastard of an admiral! You actually killed my men..." Urouge snarled, veins bulging across his face.
The muscles in his arms swelled, veins standing out as he gripped his huge pencil weapon and swung it heavily at Sakazuki's head.
Akainu still wore a cold expression. The magma on his hand gradually receded as he slowly said to Urouge, "You caused all of this! Since you miss your subordinates so much, go to hell with them!"
To Akainu Sakazuki, who practiced Absolute Justice, pirates' lives were no different from garbage. Wasn't taking out the garbage the duty of a Marine admiral?
A layer of black armor gradually spread across his fist, like black jade, and he caught the powerful pencil weapon one-handed.
Mad Monk Urouge was stunned. Was this... the power of a Marine admiral?
His all-out strike had been blocked so easily by a Marine admiral?
At that moment, Akainu's Transponder Snail suddenly rang.
He answered it. "Reporting to Admiral Akainu, we have located Straw Hat Luffy's whereabouts, but they are too strong. Even the Pacifistas are no match for them!"
"Send me the location," Akainu said flatly.
Originally, he had intended to arrest every pirate here. However, Fleet Admiral Sengoku had ordered that, with two admirals already dispatched and still not returned, he could not remain here for long.
Beside him, cold sweat poured down Urouge's forehead. He barely dared breathe, having completely given up resisting. He only hoped Akainu would leave him alone after finishing the call and go after Luffy.
The truth proved that Urouge was too naive. Akainu was an admiral who upheld Absolute Justice!
After hanging up, Akainu gave a cold smile.
"Worthless pirate!" A pitch-black fist smashed heavily into Mad Monk Urouge.
A sweetness rose in Urouge's throat, and he spat out blood with a wail. His massive body crashed heavily onto the ground.
After finishing this, Akainu directly transformed into magma flames and flew through the sky toward the south.
The battle was still ongoing. Ye Yu's warship had already drawn close to
the Sabaody Archipelago, and they could even smell the gunpowder from the island's bombardment.
After getting off the ship and stepping onto the soft grass, Ye Yu activated his search ability.
Two minutes later, Ye Yu revealed a surprised expression. The one who had come this time was not Admiral Kizaru...
It was actually... Akainu, Sakazuki!
The corners of Ye Yu's mouth curled upward. The man he had planned to kill during the Marineford War had actually come to the Sabaody Archipelago now?
Had his arrival created some kind of butterfly effect in this world?
No matter what, Admiral Akainu landing on the Sabaody Archipelago to handle the Celestial Dragons incident was definitely a good thing for him!
For one thing, Akainu's contribution in the Marineford War was worth three Kizarus!
Akainu had directly killed Whitebeard, while Kizaru had practically been slacking off throughout the entire Marineford War.
Killing Akainu would greatly reduce the resistance in the Marineford War.
On the other hand, Ye Yu had no good impression of Akainu. Now that Blackbeard was dead, the one he most wanted to kill was that red dog!
"Akainu, today is the day you die." Ye Yu said calmly, a faint smile on his lips.
A voice broke through Ye Yu's thoughts.
"Save... save me."
Ye Yu looked over. A large man dressed like a strange monk lay on the ground, surrounded by land scorched by magma.
When he approached the monk, the distinctive angel wings and exaggerated muscles made it clear that this man was Mad Monk Urouge, one of the Supernovas.
Akainu really was far more ruthless than Kizaru...
With that astonishing amount of blood loss, the fact that Mad Monk Urouge was still alive could already be called a miracle!
He did have the special medicine Doflamingo had given him, but he was not someone who meddled in others' affairs. Saving someone came with conditions!
Ye Yu spoke calmly to the barely conscious Mad Monk Urouge on the ground. "I'll give you this medicine. In return, if you survive, you will work on my ship for three years."
Urouge's lips trembled. "Thank you... I agree!"
He had just used his Devil Fruit to dissipate most of the force behind Akainu's attack. Coupled with his formidable physique, as long as he had medicine to treat his wounds, he could survive... He was Mad Monk Urouge!
As a monk, Urouge was sincerely grateful to his savior. He had endured the life of an ascetic before, so another three years of such a life was nothing.
Ye Yu smiled faintly, tossed the medicine bottle onto the ground, and headed toward Akainu.
"D-don't go... There's Admiral Sakazuki there. You'll die..." Urouge's lips trembled as he immediately warned his benefactor.
A gust of wind blew past, making Ye Yu's coat flutter. He still wore the appearance of a lazy good-for-nothing.
"Sakazuki? I came here for his head." Ye Yu shifted his gaze toward Akainu's location, smiling disdainfully.
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