Threat

"Aokiji, and you too..." Kizaru looked at the familiar figures before him. "I never thought you'd join forces with pirates, Aokiji. Looks like we'll have to work out how much your bounty should be..."

"Come on, I was dragged onto this pirate ship..." Aokiji looked utterly helpless, then turned to Li Ziming. "You have to admire his methods. No wonder he can match wits with Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Before you know it, he's sold you out and you're helping him count the money..."

"What an ugly way to put it..." Li Ziming rolled his eyes, then addressed the Straw Hat Pirates and Zephyr. "Everyone, Teacher Zephyr, you should go first. We'll stay here and have a chat with Mr. Kizaru, then catch up with you."

"Kid, are you ignoring us?" Kizaru suddenly appeared in front of Li Ziming. But Li Ziming had already opened every box. Without Gua's support, the black translucent shield failed to appear. Instead, an azure shield materialized and scattered Kizaru's beam.

"Thanks..." Li Ziming smiled at Aokiji. In a way, the ice Aokiji made was a nearly perfect mirror, and he could reshape it at will. The trouble was that the heat of Kizaru's laser melted it. Li Ziming frowned. "Gua really is the perfect partner for me..."

"Do you really want to make an enemy of the Marines?" Kizaru asked Aokiji. If Aokiji truly sided with the Straw Hat Pirates, Kizaru was confident he could take down a few of them in a fight, but his own side would suffer heavy losses too.

"No, no. I just want you to let our teacher go..." Aokiji shrugged, half his body turning to ice.

"Is that so? But you know how far our teacher crossed the line this time..." Kizaru's foot turned to light.

"Easy, easy..." Li