Chapter 230: A Sudden Change of Face

Chapter 230: Chapter 230: A Sudden Change of Face

The man in the suit said with a smile:

"This is quite an eye-opener. I never thought pirates could be so kind."

Upon hearing the praise, all the crew members turned into Chopper, fidgeting awkwardly.

"No, we’re not."

After everyone had their fill of food and drink, Aokiji stood up and said:

"Alright, follow me."

Hearing this, a golden glint appeared in everyone’s eyes.

They then followed Aokiji.

Seeing this, Luffy and the others looked confused and followed along.

Aokiji led them to a vast stretch of coastline.

Looking out at the endless sea before them, the crowd of civilians showed looks of disappointment.

This was because there wasn’t a single warship on the sea.

At this moment, Aokiji pointed to the distant sea and said:

"About thirty kilometers offshore, there’s a small island. There should be ships there."

Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded and then asked confusedly:

"Uh, without a ship, how are we going to get there?"

As soon as they heard this, a chill emanated from Aokiji’s body.

Seeing this, Luffy and the others looked serious.

"What is that guy trying to do?"

Hearing Luffy’s words, Robin said gently from behind him:

"You probably don’t know his devil fruit ability yet. It’s a pretty terrifying power."

As soon as Robin finished speaking, Aokiji walked directly to the edge of the coast and then squatted down.

He then put his hand into the seawater and stirred it.

At that moment, a giant sea monster jumped directly out of the water.

The ferocious sea monster swam towards Aokiji.

Seeing this, everyone looked serious.

"Hey, what is that old man doing? If he doesn’t move, he’s going to get eaten."

As soon as Luffy finished speaking, Zoro and Sanji were ready to go rescue him. Although he was a Marine, he seemed like a righteous one.

And he wasn’t making things difficult for them at the moment.

They couldn’t just stand by and watch.

However, at that very moment, something shocking happened.

A chill emanated from Aokiji’s hand, and it instantly spread outwards.

In an instant, the water vapor floating in the air froze into ice.

The sea surface, spanning dozens of kilometers, instantly froze over.

The sea monster that had just emerged from the water was also frozen into a sculpture.

Seeing this, everyone’s eyes showed shock.

This was unbelievable.

Even if he was a Logia-type devil fruit user, this was the sea, and it was the sea for dozens of kilometers.

He had managed to freeze it all by himself, and it looked like even the seabed was not spared.

Sanji slowly lowered the foot he had lifted, and the cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground.

"How is this possible? Isn’t seawater the weakness of devil fruit users? Why can he freeze the sea?"

Zoro’s hand holding his sword also trembled slightly.

"None of that matters. The important thing is, is this the power of a Marine Admiral? What a joke!"

Nami, Chopper, and Usopp were also frozen in place, their legs trembling.

"Will we be targeted by guys like this in the future? I don’t want that!"

Hearing Nami say this, Usopp cried tears and ran around.

"Hey, Luffy, let’s run away quickly! If we don’t run now, it’ll be too late."

Chopper also cried and hopped around.

"This is too scary, Luffy, listen to Usopp."

However, they desperately tried to persuade Luffy. But all they saw was Luffy’s eyes widen.

His whole body trembled so much that even his toes quivered. He then clenched his fists and shouted:

"Wow, what an amazing old man! I want to challenge him!"

Hearing this, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper immediately burst into tears and covered Luffy’s mouth.

Then they all beat him up.

"Please, Luffy, you’re not scared of death! That’s a Marine Admiral! We’re no match for him."

Usopp said. Nami then grabbed Luffy’s mouth and said:

"Luffy, please remember this. We just got the gold! I don’t want to go to jail so soon!"

Chopper also grabbed Luffy’s clothes and said weakly:

"I, I still want to go back to see Doctor Kureha! Please, Luffy. Let’s get out of here!"

Just then, Aokiji, who had frozen the sea, walked back.

Seeing Aokiji, the rescued civilians looked terrified.

They were afraid that they would be frozen by this Marine, just like the sea.

The leader in the suit gathered his courage and stepped forward to say:

"Is that enough, Mr. Marine?"

Hearing this, Aokiji scratched his head and thought for a moment, then said:

"Ah, you can walk to that island by following this ice."

"However, you’ll have to walk a bit faster. This ice will last for about four or five days."

"If you can’t reach the island within four or five days, you’re on your own."

Upon hearing this, the rescued civilians were overjoyed.

They then packed their bags and set off on their journey. As they left, they didn’t forget to wave goodbye enthusiastically.

After seeing the refugees off, Aokiji’s expression suddenly turned cold.

Seeing this, Nami and the others became nervous, thinking Aokiji was about to make a move.

At this moment, Aokiji sat down and then looked at Robin and said:

"I have an idea now, Nico Robin. I can’t let you keep wandering around anymore."

"Today, I’m going to take you back to face judgment from the World Government."

Hearing this, the Straw Hat Pirates all looked serious.

Robin also stepped back, clearly showing that Aokiji had made a strong impression on her.

At this moment, Luffy clenched his fist and then said:

"Hey, so you’re a bad guy after all! I won’t let you take Robin away. Come and fight me!"

Hearing this, Nami and the others trembled all over, but they didn’t stop Luffy, because they knew.

If they didn’t resist, Robin would definitely be taken away by him.

They had already accepted Robin as a comrade in their hearts.

Therefore, they absolutely could not allow anyone to snatch Robin away from them.

However, at this moment, Aokiji spoke:

"You probably don’t know how terrifying this woman is."

"She’s been wanted since she was eight years old. In the twenty years since, almost all the organizations she’s joined have disappeared into the annals of history."

Hearing this, the Straw Hat Pirates’ hearts tightened. They didn’t think Aokiji was lying.

This was because the Ohara research institute where Robin was from was now completely gone.

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