" Kizaru..."
At the same time, the moment Admiral Kizaru appeared, Luo Chen and Robin, who were not far from him, exclaimed almost simultaneously.
"Oh... you guys recognize me? That makes things easier. Since you already know my name, there's no need for me to take action personally. Surrender, so you don't have to suffer any more trouble if I have to!"
Kizaru glanced at Robin and Luo Chen with slight surprise, then a glint of light flashed in his eyes hidden behind his yellow glasses, and his emotions fluctuated for a moment before disappearing without being noticed by others. After scanning the Straw Hat Pirates members, most of whom were standing still, for a moment, he spoke leisurely.
Beep beep...
At that moment, Usopp, who had been knocked unconscious by Sentomaru and was still asleep, seemed to hear something twitch in his ears, and then slowly opened his eyelids to look ahead.
"Uh... where is this? How did I get here?"
Usopp groggily opened his eyes and saw a group of skeletons dressed in suits and a raccoon-like animal; they were his companions Brook and Chopper.
After being sent flying by Sentomaru, Brook was the first to regain consciousness. He saw Chopper lying next to him, who was conscious but unable to move. Brook quickly got up, helped him up, and at Chopper's urging, went to Usopp's side to treat his wounds. The two were very excited when they saw that Usopp had woken up and brought their faces close together.
"Um, right, I think I was followed and sent flying here by that man with the big axe. Ugh, my body hurts so much, I feel like all my bones are going to fall apart..."
Although Usopp had regained consciousness, he was in excruciating pain, as if all the bones in his body had been broken, making it impossible for him to even stand up and talk to them.
"Hey, Usopp, lie down, don't get up. You're badly injured, almost all your bones are cracked. If you force yourself to stand up, you'll cause problems..."
When Chopper saw Usopp struggling to stand up, but his face suddenly wrinkled like a dried persimmon, Chopper immediately understood what had happened. He quickly made Usopp lie down and bandaged the wound that had reopened and was bleeding from when he stood up.
"Ouch! Oh, Chopper, I think I just heard something. You said all my bones are cracked? And when I just woke up, I thought I heard someone talking about the Admiral. Am I dreaming? Has the Admiral arrived already?"
Usopp obediently lay down as Chopper instructed, allowing him to focus on bandaging his wounds. As he watched Chopper wrap the bandages around him, he asked a question.
"Yes, you heard me right. I said all your bones are indeed fractured. A normal person might be paralyzed and unable to get up, but you might be an exception. Don't worry, believe me, I will definitely heal you. Oh, and one last thing to confirm, Admiral Kizaru really is here. Look, he's right there. Robin and Luo Chen just confirmed it!!"
Chopper nodded to him, unaware of the profound Impact his words about food had on Usopp, whom he was treating.
"Eh... this, you know, right? My body, and the arrival of the Admiral, Chopper, you're kidding me, aren't you? Tell me, all of this is just a dream, it's not real!!"
Upon hearing Chopper's words, Usopp's eyes widened in shock, his mouth agape in surprise, and a hint of Despair flashed in his eyes. Still unsure, he trembled slightly as he asked Chopper again, seemingly hoping to get the most satisfactory answer from him.
"No, Usopp, you're not dreaming. Everything I'm saying is true. If you don't believe me, I'll give you a shot and you'll understand..."
With that, Chopper held up a syringe almost as thick as his body and plunged it in.
Pfft...
"Ah~ quick, quick, pull it off for me Chopper, I... I know you're telling the truth..."
As soon as the needle went in, Usopp screamed in pain and jumped up, waving his bandaged hands and yelling at him to pull out the needle.
"Okay, I'll pull it off now... You should lie down quickly."
"Uh... Mr. Chopper, you'd better stop torturing Mr. Usopp. He already looks miserable enough."
Brook, seeing Chopper's rough treatment of Usopp, couldn't help but whisper a word of advice.
"Now that Admiral Kizaru has arrived, I wonder if my mission can be considered complete?"
Luo Chen glanced at the Kizaru standing on the rooftop and thought to himself.
"Hmm, you're the new Shichibukai, Luo Chen, right? I remember you..."
call out...
Just as Luo Chen glanced at Kizaru, his gaze was quickly caught. Kizaru's eyes flashed with a strange light, and then he spoke directly to Luo Chen.
As he spoke, his body transformed into a streak of yellow light and appeared before him in an instant, scrutinizing Luo Chen with his gaze as if deep in thought.
"Oh, Admiral Kizaru, it's an honor that you recognize someone as insignificant as me. So, what brings you here today?"
"Are you planning to take over the Straw Hat Pirates? If so, I don't mind if the Navy takes over entirely. Just let Sengoku, or rather Vice Admiral Tsuru, know that my mission is complete, and that will be fine..."
When Luo Chen heard Kizaru say that he knew him, although he already knew that his identity would not go unnoticed, he still pretended to be flattered and politely replied to him. At the same time, he tried to find out if Kizaru knew about the deal between the Navy and him. If he knew, then handing over the deal with him through this would be considered as completing the Navy's task, so that he wouldn't have to go through the trouble of searching for other Supernovas.
"It's only natural that I know you. We debated for a long time at the headquarters meeting about whether or not to make you Shichibukai. In the end, the government bypassed the Navy and appointed you directly. Now you're the most talked-about celebrity in the Navy."
As for the task you mentioned, I do know a little about it, but please spare me. If I agree to let you complete this deal so easily, I don't know how much Ms. He will scold me when we get back!
After scrutinizing Kizaru Luo Chen had just asked.
"Really? I knew your Navy wouldn't let me take such a small advantage. So tell me, is it me who will deal with the Straw Hat Pirates, or will Admiral personally take action?"
Luo Chen wasn't surprised by this answer, because he knew, or rather understood, what kind of person Tsuru was. She was a strategist within the Navy whose wisdom rivaled, or even surpassed, Sengoku's. She was able to chase down Doflamingo and his crew before they were even promoted to Shichibukai, all based on her own reputation. How could someone like that have overlooked Kizaru's appearance and allowed him to gain such an advantage?
"Hehehe, let's stick to the original plan. You take the lead, and I'll just observe from the sidelines. I also want to see just how far your abilities have been developed, and whether you can single-handedly solve the problem that's been giving the Straw Hat Pirates so much trouble!"
Although Kizaru had arrived long ago, he only showed up just now. Even now that he's here, he still has no desire to take action. In his eyes, Luffy and his gang of troublesome pirates aren't yet at the point where he'd be willing to intervene.
Of course, he would stop anyone who tried to help them escape, but right now he just wanted Luo Chen to show his abilities and see what kind of power the Shura Fruit, which was called the strongest Zoan Devil Fruit by Tsuru, Sengoku, and others, was really.