Eagle and the Filial Daughter Yamato

Inside the ice sphere, Oak was nowhere to be seen. All that remained were layers upon layers of ice, each one harder than steel. Even blades could leave no more than a scratch upon them. All the ice had fused together, and no one could possibly escape from within.

Even so, Aokiji was still uneasy. He stared at the ice sphere for a long while, then reinforced its surface with several hundred more layers, making it expand further. Only when there was still no movement inside did he finally relax slightly.

"Phew~"

A breath of cold air escaped his mouth.

"Don't let your guard down!"

But the next moment, Garp appeared beside him and warned him.

"That guy isn't so easily trapped!"

Garp stared solemnly at the thick ice sphere. Only old men like them, who had lived through that era, knew just how troublesome the man inside was.

And just as his words fell,

"Crackle, crackle~"

A massive black-red bolt of lightning suddenly flashed continuously within the ice sphere, illuminating it until it was nearly transparent. A tall, slender figure could vaguely be seen within.

"Crack, crack~"

Then came the sound of ice breaking. Fine cracks appeared one after another across the sphere's surface, and they continued to spread.

"Not good!"

Aokiji realized something was wrong and wanted to reinforce the ice sphere further, but it was already too late. Or rather, his freezing had completely failed. The speed at which he froze it could no longer keep up with the cracks spreading.

With a thunderous boom, the ice sphere exploded from within. Shards of ice filled the sky as a figure emerged amid black-red lightning like a god or demon.

"Not bad, you little ice brat!"

Oak stepped out and looked at Aokiji, a faint smile curling at