"I understand! I've decided to join the Straw Hat Pirates, now you can finally relax!"
"You can join our Thunder God Pirates, I won't mind."
"Fine, I'll say I dislike you, okay?"
Once Aokiji made his decision, Vic felt much more at ease. Blackbeard had escaped from him three times, leaving Vic with a sense of preordained fate. He feared that Aokiji would follow the same path and become his enemy. He didn't want to kill his friend with his own hands, but sometimes the struggle between ideals and beliefs required lives to bridge, and he didn't want Aokiji to be involved!
Aokiji could also see through Vic's intentions. Vic's actions were too obvious, guiding him step by step and pointing him in the right direction. Aokiji wasn't stupid; he understood everything. However, the path Vic pointed to was the very shore he had been searching for, so there was no need for anything else. He could just follow along and record the scenery along the way.
"You two shouldn't be pirates, but this powerful aura is hard to trust! All matters on the island have been handed over to the Navy; I urge you two to leave this place as soon as possible!"
Fujitora hovered three meters in front of Vic and Aokiji, standing on an irregularly shaped pebble. He didn't make a move, but simply advised the two to leave Dressrosa as soon as possible. Things here were basically coming to an end, except for King Riku's return to the throne, so he didn't want any unexpected changes.
Although Fujitora is blind, he is truly skilled in Observation Haki. When he fought Luffy, he sensed two powerful auras not far away, which is one of the reasons why he did not get too entangled with Luffy. However, he did not sense any evil in the two auras, so he did not take action immediately, but instead focused on admonishing Luffy.
Although both auras he sensed were very strong, Fujitora was not afraid at all. He was not alone; if a major battle broke out, Sengoku and Tsuru would come to his aid immediately.
"We are indeed leaving, but before we go, we'd like to ask you for a favor. I need a meteorite from the sky, a meteorite..."
"Clang"
Before Vic could finish speaking, Fujitora drew his sword, and streaks of purple light spread out as he rapidly flew into the sky.
Vic was speechless. He hadn't even finished speaking when Fujitora was already summoning a meteor. Did he even understand the request before summoning it? Wasn't his eye bad? What happened to his hearing too?
Vic wanted a meteorite containing Cast Blue Gold to forge a Supreme Great Grade Sword Greatsword as a gift for Rebecca, but you, old man, took it as a provocation?
Fujitora did indeed take it as a provocation. What kind of good person would want the meteorite he summoned? Wasn't this just a clear attempt to test his mettle? Well then, he might as well grant the request. So, you say your piece, I'll listen to mine—purely a read-and-respond-random reply.
Although Fujitora summoned the meteor, Vic and Aokiji did nothing, standing motionless on the giant rock surrounding the island. It was just a meteor; anyone who moved was a low-level pirate!
Although Aokiji hasn't joined the Straw Hat Pirates yet, he already sees himself as a pirate. Vic, on the other hand, is a king among pirates, and his expression doesn't change at all. He just looks at Fujitora with some speechlessness. These two are truly powerful, not just intimidated.
Fujitora controlled the loose stones beneath his feet, sending them flying away from the two of them, as if to say, "I've already fulfilled your request. Let's see if you can handle it. I'm not involved at all. I've never seen such a request in my life." If Vic knew what Fujitora was thinking, he would definitely say, "You've seen it now!"
Fujitora used 80% of his gravity this time, so the fiery meteorite quickly came into view and grew larger and larger, eventually reaching the sky above the island and attracting everyone's attention! Meteorite falls are considered natural disasters, and many islands have been completely destroyed by meteorites, so it's no wonder everyone was tense and afraid!
Although the meteorites in the anime fall very slowly, that's just to show the overwhelming force of the meteorites. If they were really slow, would they even hit anyone? Who would be stupid enough to stand there and let you hit them with a meteorite? Are they out of their mind? By that time, the person would have already run out of the attack range.
However, when Fujitora used meteors to hit people in the show, no one tried to dodge. Did they think they were strong enough to withstand it? They simply couldn't dodge and had to deal with it. So, Fujitora's meteors are very fast. How many pieces there are depends on the amount of gravity he uses. The one that hit Vic definitely used a lot of force.
Just as the meteorite was about to hit him, Vic pointed his index finger at it. The meteorite, which had been burning fiercely and ready to destroy everything, instantly transformed into a ball of lightning wrapped and bound by endless thunder!
The next instant, the giant ball of lightning abruptly stopped hovering in the air. As Vic spread his five fingers, the ball of lightning exploded like the most dazzling Smoke Flower, unleashing countless tangled Inazuma in the sky above Dressrosa. Its magnificent power was like a natural disaster, and the world seemed to have entered the apocalypse!
Those who looked up at the sky were all shocked and paled. However, the lightning came and went quickly. In the blink of an eye, the scene that had just seemed like the end of the world was gone!
Vic turned to look at Aokiji and noticed that one of his arms and half of his face were covered in frost. Aokiji had also been prepared to make a move, but Vic beat him to it and he failed to land the attack.
" Fujitora! I respect you as a fine Marine Admiral, but I still have to advise you to correct your habit of not always listening to everything you say. Don't you think you'll become an Admiral misunderstands words? Don't you agree, Mr. Sengoku!"
Fujitora's summoning of the meteorite caused a great commotion, but Vic's transformation of the meteorite into lightning that filled the sky above the island caused an even greater commotion. Everyone on the island stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at the sky.
Sengoku and Tsuru were the first to react. After all, they were once at the top of the Navy, and even though they were old, they still had their experience. So the strange thing that happened just now immediately alerted the two of them, and they rushed over. Vic greeted Sengoku coming.
"Laugh! This is none other than the Four Emperors Thunder God Vic! We have no right to lay a hand on him!"
"But why would one of the Four Emperors appear here? Could he also be here for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit? I know Doflamingo quite well; he wouldn't do something that doesn't benefit him!"
"So it's one of the Four Emperors. It seems the rumors in the arena are true. You're here to protect Straw Hat Boy, right?"
This was the first time Sengoku had faced Vic up close since the Paramount War, and the complex emotions in his heart were indescribable. From the future of the Navy to Four Emperors of the Sea), what a tremendous loss this was for the Navy! All he could think was, why aren't the Five Elders dead yet!
Seeing Aokiji next to Vic made things even more complicated. Aokiji was a real Marine Admiral, who had been driven away by the Five Elders. Now that these two were together, he was really worried about the future of the Marines. He wished the Five Elders would die this year!
Tsuru sighed inwardly. "If you, Vic, were to leave, why did you have to drag Rebecca into the pirate world with you? Rebecca's mother was an excellent Marine, and now she's a notorious pirate witch. Girls really are fickle; for a man, she can even abandon her deepest convictions!"
And then there's his younger sister, Gion, who still refuses to tell her who the father of her two children is. Does he really think she's stupid? Does this man truly possess such great magic that he makes you all fall for him one after another?