Chapter 108
Who is so arrogant?
The moment Naito saw the person clearly, he raised an eyebrow.
Oh, it's Gion.
Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Music Ends, the Audience Disperses, Facing Kaido
Naito glanced at Vice Admiral Momousagi a few times.
It's quite pretty.
But what truly caught Naito's attention was the woman's powerful aura.
It looks just as good as Ash.
No wonder she's considered a future Admiral candidate.
As he looked Gion up and down, the woman was also looking him over. Her smile, as warm as a spring breeze, seemed to indicate satisfaction as she nodded. "Hmm, you're much more attractive in person than in the newspaper photos."
"Don't talk about things everyone already knows."
Naito gave a slight smirk.
Ain's photography skills are really not that great.
"His personality is just as Professor Zephyr described."
Vice Admiral Momousagi wasn't annoyed; instead, she smiled gently, "Hmm, so vibrant, so adorable."
"Ha?"
Naito tilted his head.
Cute?
"Gion- senpai, you must have made a mistake,"
Commodore Doll, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, exhaled a smoke ring. "This guy's got a knack for driving you crazy; he's anything but cute."
"Is that so?"
Vice Admiral Momousagi her head with a smile, her eyes crinkling, and said to Doll, "But I see, Doll, you don't seem to dislike Little Naito at all when you mention him."
"Well,"
Doll shrugged. "That's the most infuriating part."
Vice Admiral Momousagi covered her mouth and chuckled, "It seems Little Naito is indeed quite likable."
"Don't say such things, Gion- senpai,"
Doll glanced at Naito, flicked off some ash from his cigarette, and said, "Otherwise, this kid will get cocky again."
"Inflation?"
Naito looked utterly bewildered. "What nonsense are you spouting? Why are you talking about something so obvious, like being arrogant?"
"See?"
Doll gave Momousagi a helpless look. "That's just how this guy is."
"I find it very interesting. Little Naito is still just a teenager; being lifeless is not good."
Gion smiled gently, her smile subtle, not Doll's wild laughter, but a gentle smile that didn't reveal her teeth.
Well, although she dresses even more provocatively than Dorian, she has a rather gentle personality.
"Oh?"
Doll raised an eyebrow slightly. "Gion- senpai, you really admire this kid? That's rare. Even Tokikake- senpai's attempts to befriend you have always been ignored, haven't they?"
"Tokikake..."
Gion's usually gentle expression suddenly turned somewhat complicated, and her tone carried a hint of disdain, "Tokikake."
Doll grinned. The gentle Gion actually does care about looks, huh? Tokikake -senpai is already very outstanding, it's just that she's a little ugly.
"Gion- senpai, you mustn't let Tokikake- senpai know how much you admire Naito, okay?"
Doll laughed and said, "Otherwise, I can't even imagine how jealous that senior would be."
Don't worry,
Gion shook her head. "I'm not about to let my troubles involve others."
Is Tokikake?
The other candidate for Admiral should be about as strong as Gion, right?
From this perspective, the strength of the Marine Headquarters is indeed quite formidable.
Garp and Sengoku, the Three Admirals, Zephyr and Vice Admiral Tsuru, plus Momousagi and Chaton, two potential Admiral.
They should be able to hold their own even against three of the Four Emperors' pirate crews.
That's why I want to become Fleet Admiral.
"Teacher Zephyr, what's going on now?"
Naito walked over to Zephyr and asked.
Zephyr handed his binoculars to Naito. "The battle is still raging, but Kaido's advantage is already quite obvious."
Naito took the binoculars and looked towards the distant island.
On the dusty side of the island, two figures collided repeatedly, the resulting shockwaves instantly sweeping away the dust and then stirring up yet another wave of dust.
Amidst the continuous explosions of Haki Inazuma, two figures appeared and disappeared, sometimes clearly.
The dragon-man wielding an iron rod chased after another figure, beating him while desperately trying to retaliate.
"Ochoku is quite strong."
Naito was somewhat surprised.
They were forced to reveal Kaido's dragon-man form and were still able to fight back, so they are no weaklings.
"After all, he was once a high-ranking officer in the Rocks Pirates,"
Zephyr said, "I fought him before, and his strength was no less than mine."
So, you're saying it's at the level of a weak Admiral?
No wonder he was able to occupy Hachinosu for so many years; it took Blackbeard a lot of effort to deal with him.
What's the next step?
Naito put down his binoculars and sought Zephyr's opinion, "Should we wait for Kaido to defeat Ochoku Zhi, and then reap the benefits?"
That would be ideal, of course.
Zephyr adjusted his glasses. "But they probably won't give us that chance. If we make a move and let even one of them escape, it will be a disaster."
The navy may not be afraid, but the Affiliated Nation of the New World are in for trouble.
"Our primary task is to protect the Auguste Kingdom and the Bauhinia Kingdom,"
"Secondly, it's about ensuring our own safety," Zephyr said.
"Finally, if there's a chance, we'll eliminate those two."
Naito nodded slightly.
Ultimately, the World Government simply didn't take these great pirates of the New World seriously.
Let alone Im, the Five Elders have lived for hundreds of years, and they've probably seen one generation after another of the Sea Emperors like Whitebeard and Kaido.
Even someone like Rocks, who nearly turned the ocean upside down, might not be taken seriously by them.
Since there are always more pirates to kill, let's just leave the New World for them to mess around with.
This is probably the root of the World Government's policy towards the New World: as long as these great pirates don't go looking for trouble, they won't bother with them.
It's a pity that the World Government messed things up with Roger.
Imu probably never imagined that Joy Boy actually left something behind.
If they had known about this earlier, Imu wouldn't have been so careless as to Black Transfer Rocks and leave during God Valley; he would have descended in his true form long ago and wreaked havoc.
In short, all that's left to do is observe quietly.
Naito intently observed the battle between Ochoku and Kaido through his binoculars.
To be fair, Ochoku is indeed very strong; he is also a Devil Fruit user. Although Kaido has the advantage, he cannot defeat him quickly.
However, Kaido had some reservations.
He neither drank alcohol to perform the Drunken Dragon Bagua, nor did he directly light the Flame Dragon Torch.
As expected of Kaido's teacher, he becomes stronger when facing strong opponents and weaker when facing weak ones. He is a god-like figure who can fight fiercely with Luffy in various forms Luffy, including Luffy Gear Fourth, Luffy Conqueror's Coating, Conqueror's Coating Gear Fourth, and Luffy Gear Fifth.
Just as I was intently watching this battle of the strong, I was suddenly elbowed in the waist.
Naito turned his head and saw Doll's bright and beautiful face.
"Oh, I forgot to mention, well done, Naito!"
Naito's lips twitched slightly. "Instead of wasting time on this useless talk, go get me something to eat. I'm starving after this long journey."
"Ha, you're really good at ordering people around."
With that, Doll turned and walked toward the cabin.
Meanwhile, on the Ore Island, which had been ravaged by the fierce battle between the two monsters...
"Kaido!"
Ochoku was bleeding profusely, his eyes were bruised and swollen, several of his teeth had been knocked out, and his clothes were now tattered and torn, a far cry from his earlier impeccable appearance.
"Roaring Thunder Bagua!"
Kaido silent, only continuing to swing his iron club.
His condition was much better than Ochoku's.
Although there was blood at the corner of his mouth and many wounds on his body, these were only superficial injuries to him.
Boom!
With another earth-shattering roar and the earth trembling, Ochoku was sent flying backward, tumbling several times in the air before crashing to the ground.
Ochoku bent his legs to relieve the pressure.
He suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with gloom.
How can that bastard Kaido be so strong!
No matter how much he increased his power, that bastard always managed to raise it to a level that suppressed him!
It's like an old man teasing a child!
He's giving it his all, but that bastard Kaido seems to be handling it with ease!