Upon arriving at the seaside Luffy encountered his most formidable enemy since setting sail again— Marine Admiral Fujitora, Fujitora was already waiting for him at the port!
Luffy thought that after two years of training, he was strong enough to not fear Admiral. The predicament he faced two years ago when he was in a life-or-death situation in front of Kizaru was no longer there. Little did he know that he would be pressed to the ground by Fujitora's Gravity Blade in just a few moves!
However, Luffy didn't use his strongest Gear Fourth, Boundman or Snakeman, and was blasted away by Fujitora, so the battle was still undecided.
Perhaps sensing that Fujitora meant no harm, Luffy didn't necessarily want to fight Fujitora to the death. When he was grabbed by the giant Hajrudin and carried to the dock, he didn't put up much resistance. Luffy is particularly perceptive in this regard; he's very good at judging people!
Fujitora went all out with his act. Sensing that the Straw Hat Boy had escaped, he immediately used gravity to control the buildings destroyed by Doflamingo's Birdcage, sending them flying into the sky. Judging from the direction of the debris, it was heading towards the docks. Fujitora was preparing to completely destroy the ships at the docks and not let a single pirate escape!
"Is this Fujitora's Devil Fruit ability? It's very similar to Rebecca's!"
Seeing Fujitora use his ability to control countless pieces of construction debris to float into the air, Aokiji felt it was very familiar. He had faced Rebecca twice and fought her once, so he was naturally very familiar with Rebecca abilities. Therefore, seeing Fujitora do the same thing, he naturally felt it was very similar!
"Actually, their Devil Fruit abilities are both gravity-related, but one focuses on increasing gravity to make objects withstand greater pressure, while the other focuses on reducing gravity to allow objects to float."
Fujitora's development of his Devil Fruit ability is clearly more profound. He has broken through the limits of Devil Fruit power, allowing gravity to fluctuate. This means that in addition to his original ability, he can also use the Float-Float Fruit's power. This is why I told you before that after Awakening your Devil Fruit ability, continuing to develop it further will bring you great rewards!
Vic wasn't mistaken. Fujitora had already progressed far in developing his Devil Fruit abilities, far beyond Awakening. This was the reason why Fujitora could freely increase or decrease gravity, breaking the shackles of the Devil Fruit's Guide to Law and achieving a high level of understanding of the Gravity Laws!
Rebecca is currently unable to increase gravity, as she is limited by the Guide to Law Gravity, Guide to Law has been split in two and stuffed into two Devil Fruit.
They both have the potential to comprehend the entire Gravity Laws, but the difficulty is much greater. Fujitora has already broken through the shackles and is advancing towards the entire Gravity Laws, while Rebecca is still stuck in her own Guide to Law, falling far behind!
"Oh my! It's amazing that Devil Fruit abilities can have similarities!"
Aokiji was somewhat surprised by Vic's explanation. It was a theory he had never heard of before. Although he didn't know if it was true or not, it sounded very reasonable, and wasn't Fujitora right in front of him a perfect example?
Vic Laws is too common. Most Laws do not exist in complete isolation. What you see and hear may be the result of many Laws combining together. It's just that the Laws are hidden behind the scenes, obscure and difficult to understand!
Although Fujitora had gathered countless pieces of construction debris in the air, he didn't really intend to hurl them at Straw Hat Boy. His Observation Haki had detected a group of uninvited guests arriving in the Dressrosa waters. Although their identities were unknown, their aura didn't lie. That malevolent aura made him nauseous, and these construction debris were meant for them.
These uninvited guests are certainly not benevolent; they are villains who wage war using weapons traded by Doflamingo in the Underworld. They came here to settle Straw Hat Boy Straw Hat Boy Master, since the Joker who supplied them with weapons was killed by him, and this has created a deep grudge!
Doflamingo said he couldn't fall; he was holding the reins of those monsters in his hand, or the whole world would descend into chaos. While that might be an exaggeration, it wasn't entirely without merit, and the first wave of its impact has already arrived!
However, these people quickly sank to the bottom of the sea under the construction debris that Fujitora had prepared for them. Those who didn't know the situation might have thought that Fujitora was blind and attacked the wrong target. But then they realized that Fujitora was indeed blind, so it was all over.
Anyone with a bit of power knew this old guy was doing it on purpose, but Fujitora also had a reason to excuse himself, because at that moment countless civilians rushed over.
They said they would drive the pirates away on their own, but they all had bright smiles on their faces. They were obviously there to see the pirates off and escort them, afraid that Marine Admiral Fujitora would take action against the Straw Hat Pirates. They wanted to use their own bodies to make Marine Admiral Fujitora wary!
Fujitora probably sensed the gratitude and protectiveness these civilians felt towards Straw Hat Luffy, which is why he decided to turn his attack on the villains who came for revenge. He was also infected by these emotions!
" Kuzan! Have you ever seen civilians in any other country so grateful to the navy?"
Watching the civilians surging towards the beach, Vic looked at Aokiji beside him. Emotions can be sensed by Observation Haki; Fujitora can, and so can Vic and Aokiji. This was the scene Vic wanted Aokiji to see, and it was more convincing than anything else!
"No! Most of it was awe and fear, but there was also gratitude and hatred. I've never seen anything like it before. It's hard to imagine that a group of pirates could do this. They don't seem to care about each other's identities, only who has been kind to them and helped them! I envy Luffy!"
"What you see now is a microcosm of the entire world! What does this world need? You should have a pretty good idea by now, right? This is the direction you need to strive for from now on, and Luffy's rare and special ability is your most powerful weapon!"
Seeing countless civilians choosing to cause trouble for the Navy in order to protect Luffy deeply shocked Aokiji. This was a treatment he had never received in his nearly thirty years of service in the Navy!
The Navy seems to be very, very far removed from the ordinary civilians, and that distance is growing. The phrase "protecting civilians" is more like a top-down mission than a sense of responsibility from the heart of every Navy officer. Even without Vic pointing it out, Aokiji knew the problem.
Aokiji wants to change the world, but he can't do it alone. Although the world is one where the strong are respected and the common people at the bottom don't have much room to maneuver, anyone who really ignores the power of this group will inevitably face backlash in the end!
Just like the Celestial Dragons and the World Government now, they have lost too many people's hearts, and the seeds of destruction have been sown. Vic Luffy compared Luffy to a weapon that gathers that power, illuminating the way forward for Aokiji!