Admiral

"Admiral Aokiji!" Shit swallowed hard. "Why would a dignified Admiral of the Marines appear in the East Blue?"

"My, my, I should be the one saying that! A formidable pirate with a bounty as high as 700 million, Blackbeard Teach, why would a guy like you appear in the East Blue?" Aokiji looked lazily at Teach, a hint of murderous intent seeming to flash across those half-closed eyes.

"Gahahaha! Just having some free time, can't I stroll around a bit? You Marines wouldn't even try to control that, would you?" Teach looked at Aokiji. The man before him was extremely lazy, but his strength was undoubtedly strong! Although his strength couldn't possibly be greater than Whitebeard's, he wasn't someone his current self could defeat!

"If you were an ordinary person, then naturally we Marines wouldn't meddle in other people's business! However, you are a pirate! And I am a Marine! So, how about I treat you to a cup of tea in Impel Down?" Aokiji slowly walked toward Teach, frost beginning to condense on his body.

Fear appeared on the faces of Shit and Fuckyou, and they couldn't help but slowly move backward, hiding behind Teach.

"Hey! Didn't the two of you want to get stronger?" Teach said calmly, his tone devoid of a shred of emotion.

"Pull out your signature moves and take him down!" Teach's words plunged Shit and the other into silence.

"Lord Teach, we couldn't possibly be his match..." Shit said through clenched teeth.

"What? As pirates, whenever you see a guy stronger than yourselves, you must always retreat?" Teach turned to look at the two.

"But..." Fuckyou was about to speak when Shit interrupted him. "Understood! Fuckyou, let's go!"

With that, Shit went straight to charge at Aokiji, leaving Fuckyou with no choice but to follow suit.

Shit clenched his fists, coating them in pitch-black Armament Haki, and launched a high-speed attack at Aokiji's lower body, practically meaning to hit Aokiji below the belt and cut off his bloodline in one punch.

Fuckyou pulled out a wine bottle, similarly coated it in Armament Haki, leaped up with all his might, and smashed it toward Aokiji's head, furthermore the color of his Armament Haki was clearly deeper than Shit's!

Aokiji's expression changed, not because he was afraid, but as a normal man, when his family jewels were about to suffer a devastating blow, wouldn't anyone shiver regardless of who they were?

"Bang! Bang!" After two sounds, Shit and Fuckyou were easily sent flying by Aokiji. The corners of Teach's mouth curled slightly upward; although these two were a bit weak, they were still decent prospects!

"Hey, hey! Isn't doing this a bit too much?" Aokiji's expression turned gloomy. He extended his right hand, plucked a small blade of grass from nearby, and exhaled a breath of cold air from his mouth. The cold air continuously condensed, and slowly, an ice saber made of cold ice was held in his hand!

Ice Saber!

Aokiji let out a cold snort, exerted force with his legs, and leaped fiercely forward, the exceptionally sharp ice saber slashing down toward Teach's head.

"Gahahaha! Admiral Aokiji, close combat with me is not a wise choice! Dark Water!" Rich darkness emanated from Teach's left hand. He slowly raised his left hand and accurately grasped Aokiji's ice saber.

Under Aokiji's shocked gaze, the ice saber in his hand actually slowly turned into nothingness!

Teach didn't give Aokiji a chance to react, thrusting his left hand forward and grabbing Aokiji's arm!

"Gahahaha! Admiral Aokiji, you underestimated me! Dark Entanglement!" Teach sneered, his right hand covered in thick darkness, the muscles on his arm bulging abruptly as he delivered a heavy, powerful punch straight into Aokiji's abdomen!

"Ugh!"

Aokiji was sent flying by this punch. He raised his hand to wipe away the fresh blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, then looked curiously at Teach.

"What's going on? Why, in that exact instant, did I feel my Devil Fruit ability disappear inside my body?" Aokiji looked suspiciously at Teach, and Teach laughed heartily. "According to your Marine HQ intelligence, you should know that I am a dual Devil Fruit user!"

Aokiji nodded. As an Admiral, he naturally knew about this matter. "My, my, of course I know about this, Blackbeard Teach, possessing a strange Devil Fruit ability, plus Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability! If you are left to grow, I'm afraid there will be an enemy even more powerful than Whitebeard in the future!"

"Gahahaha! Marine HQ really thinks highly of me! I might as well tell you, you're going to find out sooner or later anyway! Not only do I possess the ability of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but I am also a Dark-Dark Fruit user!" Teach didn't care at all about exposing his abilities. As the dogs kept by the World Government, their foundation could be described as extremely profound; it was impossible for them not to know that his ability was that of the Dark-Dark Fruit!

"Dark-Dark Fruit? Logia! You really are terrifying!" Aokiji got up, patted the dust off his clothes, and his gaze toward Teach turned sharp. "In that case, I all the more cannot let you leave! Marshall D. Teach, have you prepared yourself? Ice Saber!"

Aokiji raised his right arm, the chilled air condensing to release an ice bird! The ice bird carried formidable impact force as it flew toward Teach!

"How impolite!" Teach looked solemnly at the oncoming ice bird. Attacks unleashed by a serious Admiral absolutely could not be taken head-on! Black Hole: Dark Space!

Teach shouted loudly, a vast expanse of darkness appearing beneath his feet, and then that darkness swallowed Teach down like a swamp!

"Oh? Truly a tricky ability!" Aokiji looked around. Shit and Fuckyou, who had originally been lying to one side, had actually disappeared as well. "This escape method is truly impossible to guard against."

"Clack!"

A crisp sound rang out, and Aokiji felt a sense of foreboding in his heart. Sure enough, the next second, a formidable surge of energy blew him flying.

"Gahahaha! This punch is repayment for my two subordinates! I still have many things to do, so let's part ways here for now! Farewell, Admiral Aokiji!" Sometime later, a patch of darkness appeared behind Aokiji, and then Teach quickly materialized his form! Unleashing the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, he blasted Aokiji away!

"He truly is a terrifying opponent!" Aokiji produced a lounge chair from somewhere, lying leisurely upon it. He took a clean white handkerchief from inside his shirt to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then pulled his sleep mask down. As for whether he fell asleep or not, outsiders had no way of knowing...

"Lord Teach, I am deeply sorry for bringing shame to you!" Shit lowered his head and said.

"Bringing shame? Gahahaha! No! You two did very well! Daring to swing your blades at stronger opponents, I like it very much! It's just that the two of you are too weak! However, with me around, all problems can be resolved!"

Teach looked at Shit and the other, the meaningful look in his eyes causing the two to force a wry smile.

It's over, the good days are coming to an end...