Above the Sabaody Archipelago, the burly, winged Mad Monk Urouge held his strange pencil-shaped weapon as he directed his men to carry supplies aboard the ship.
Looking out at the distant sea, Urouge wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Now, we can finally leave this troublesome place behind!"
Suddenly sensing a scorching energy behind him, he turned around to see a middle-aged man in a Marine coat glaring at him with a vicious expression.
Even Urouge, one of the Supernovas, was utterly shocked at that moment, his eyes wide as he stared at Akainu.
"Y-You're Admiral Akainu!"
"Tell me! Where is Straw Hat Luffy?" Sakazuki asked 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!" Mad Monk 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?
Upon hearing Mad Monk Urouge's answer, Akainu's expression darkened.
"I swear, you pirate scum really are a joke. Can you truly not feel the gap between you... and me?"
"I'll let you experience it properly!" Akainu snarled, veins bulging across his forehead.
A mere small pirate with a bounty of just over a hundred million actually dared speak to a Marine admiral like that. This age of rampant evil really needed to be put in order!
Now was the time to carry out the Marines' absolute justice!
Thick killing intent filled Akainu Sakazuki's eyes as drops of magma flowed from his body onto the ground, relentlessly scorching the earth beneath his feet.
"Great Eruption!" Akainu roared.
Magma formed a gigantic molten fist, launching it with the impact of a volcanic eruption. Against small 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 Mad Monk Urouge with a thunderous boom!
Urouge's massive warship was swallowed by magma and reduced to a pool of molten iron.
After Great Eruption detonated, countless volcanic bombs formed once more, blasting toward the surrounding pirate underlings!
The entire sea was instantly engulfed in flames!
One move, just one move!
It had wiped out all of Urouge's subordinates, along with his massive warship.
Magma 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 growled, veins bulging across his face in rage.
The muscles in his hand swelled, veins standing out as he gripped his enormous pencil weapon and swung it heavily toward Sakazuki's forehead.
Akainu still wore a sinister expression. The magma on his hand gradually receded as he spoke slowly to Urouge. "You caused all of this! Since you miss your subordinates so much, go to hell with them!"
To Akainu Sakazuki, who upheld absolute justice, pirates' lives were no different from trash. And wasn't cleaning up trash the duty of a Marine admiral?
A layer of black armor gradually spread over his fist like black jade, and with one hand, he caught the powerful pencil weapon.
Mad Monk Urouge was stunned. Was this... the power of a Marine admiral?
His full-force strike had been blocked so easily by a Marine admiral?
Just then, Akainu's Transponder Snail suddenly rang.
He answered it. "Reporting to Admiral Akainu, we've located Straw Hat Luffy's whereabouts. But they're too powerful—the Pacifistas are no match for them!"
"Send me the location," Akainu said flatly.
Originally, he had planned to arrest all the pirates here. But Fleet Admiral Sengoku had ordered that two admirals had already been dispatched and had yet to return, so he could not remain here for long.
Beside him, cold sweat streamed down Mad Monk Urouge's forehead. He did not even dare breathe, having completely abandoned resistance. He only hoped Akainu would finish the call, go after Luffy, and spare him.
The facts proved that Urouge was far too naive. Akainu was an admiral who upheld absolute justice!
After hanging up, Akainu gave a cold smile.
"A worthless pirate!" A pitch-black fist smashed heavily into Mad Monk Urouge.
A sweet taste surged up Urouge's throat, and he spat out blood with a cry. His bulky body crashed heavily onto the ground.
After finishing all this, Akainu transformed directly into magma flames and flew through the sky toward the south.
The battle was still ongoing. Ye Yu's warship had already drawn near the Sabaody Archipelago.
He could even smell the gunpowder from the island's bombardment.
After disembarking 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... Akainu, Sakazuki!
The corners of Ye Yu's mouth lifted slightly. This was the man he had planned to kill at the Marineford War, yet he had 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 contributions during the Marineford War were worth three Kizarus!
Akainu had directly killed Whitebeard, while Kizaru had practically been slacking off throughout the Marineford War.
Killing Akainu would greatly reduce the resistance he faced at the Marineford War.
On the other hand, he had never had a good impression of Akainu. Now that Blackbeard was dead, the one he most wanted to kill was this red dog!
"Akainu, today is the day you die." Ye Yu said faintly, a slight smile on his lips.
A voice interrupted Ye Yu's thoughts.
"S-Save me."
Ye Yu looked over. A large man dressed like a strange monk lay on the ground, surrounded by earth scorched by magma.
As he approached the monk, the distinctive angel wings and exaggerated muscles made it clear that this was Mad Monk Urouge of the Supernovas.
Akainu truly was far more ruthless than Kizaru...
With that astonishing blood loss, it was already a miracle that Mad Monk Urouge was still alive!
He did have the special medicine Doflamingo had given him. However, he was not someone who meddled in other people's business. Saving someone? That came with conditions!
Ye Yu spoke calmly to the dying Mad Monk Urouge on the ground. "I'll give you this bottle of medicine. In exchange, if you survive, you'll work as a deckhand on my ship for three years."
Urouge's lips trembled. "Thank you... I agree!"
He had used his Devil Fruit to disperse most of the force behind Akainu's attack. 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 the person who had saved his life. He had endured the life of an ascetic before, so three more years of this kind of life was nothing.
Ye Yu smiled faintly, tossed the medicine onto the ground, and walked in Akainu's direction.
"D-Don't go... Admiral Sakazuki is there. You'll die..." Urouge said through trembling lips, immediately warning his benefactor.
A gust of wind blew past, making Ye Yu's coat flutter in the breeze. He still looked as lazy as ever.
"Sakazuki? I'm here for his head." Ye Yu shifted his gaze toward Akainu's location, smiling disdainfully.
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