Hawkeye saw sincerity in Rambo's eyes. So he opened his mouth, and said, "In this world, besides me, no one else knows where he is. I can tell you, but you have to promise me that you must not reveal his whereabouts to anyone. Otherwise, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I will use this Black Sword to kill you."
Seeing that Hawkeye was saying it so solemnly, Rambo felt more and more uneasy in his heart. He knew that something must have happened to Akira, and it wasn't a small matter. So he asked even more urgently, "I will definitely not do anything to harm Big Brother Akira."
Rambo had always called Akira 'Lord' in the past, because he respected Akira very much, and regarded Akira as his benefactor. However, he had changed his way of calling him after spending a long time together. He had started calling Akira 'Big Brother'. This seemed more intimate.
Hawkeye nodded. Then, he said, "He's currently locked up in the Navy's deep sea prison, the sixth level of Impel Down, Infinite Hell."
"What?"
Rambo shouted in shock. He said, "What are you saying? Big Brother Akira is locked up in the Navy's prison? How is that possible? How could the Navy catch him? What exactly happened?"
He was very clear about the duels between Akira and the Navy. The Navy had failed countless times to capture him. Even if the Navy Admirals had personally taken action, they could only return in defeat. So he found it hard to believe that Akira had been caught by the Navy.
Hawkeye said, "He was caught here. The Navy learned that I was dueling with him here back then. After we had fought to the point of being both injured, they suddenly arrived. At that time, neither I nor he had any strength left. So he couldn't resist, and could only be caught by the Navy."
"I see. I knew that Big Brother Akira wouldn't be captured so easily."
This explanation relieved Rambo. However, he turned his gaze to Hawkeye with anger. If that was the case, then Hawkeye also had to take a lot of responsibility for this matter. After all, if it hadn't been for Hawkeye, how could Akira have been caught?
Hawkeye said very calmly, "I know what you're thinking. I do have responsibility for this matter. However, he had instructed me not to say this matter out loud. He was afraid of causing a war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Navy.
So I could only follow his words, and not reveal anything. It has been like this until now. In order to ensure that he's still alive, I have a chance to visit him once every year. Although he's still alive, he's living very difficultly."
"How exactly is Big Brother Akira?" Rambo asked urgently.
Hawkeye said, "I said, it's very bad."
Rambo felt even more angry in his heart the moment he heard that Akira was doing very badly. He was able to have his current achievements because of Akira. So Akira was the most important person in his heart besides his father. Now that he knew that Akira was doing badly, his mood was even worse.
"Why are you telling me this?"
After taking a deep breath, Rambo came back to his senses, and looked at Hawkeye with confusion. Because if Hawkeye hadn't told him about this matter, he wouldn't have known anything. So he was very puzzled as to why Hawkeye was telling him.
Hawkeye said, "I said, I have a large part of the responsibility for Akira being caught by the Navy. So I also want to save him very much. But what a pity that I have neither the ability, nor am I able to save him because I promised him. I'm telling you because you won't leak it out, and perhaps you might have a way."
Rambo said, "Of course I won't talk nonsense. I will definitely find a way to save Big Brother Akira as well."
Seeing Rambo's resolute attitude, Hawkeye said, "Impel Down is the Navy's most important prison. It's known as an impregnable fortress. There's basically no hope of rescuing someone from there. Even if you don't talk about rescuing someone, you won't even have a chance to get close to there without a Navy warship."
Rambo frowned, and said, "Since you said that I don't have a chance to rescue Big Brother Akira, then why are you still telling me?"
Hawkeye said, "The reason why I'm telling you is not 2.4 because I think you have that ability. It's because I want you to go see him. He himself might have a way."
"Why do you say that?" Rambo asked.
Hawkeye said, "Because the Navy lets me see him once every year. Although he looks very miserable when I meet him, I don't see despair in his eyes. Instead, he reveals a strong confidence. This isn't the kind of look that a prisoner who has been locked up for several years should have. So I think that he might have a way to save himself. It's just that he has never revealed it to me. You have a clean background. Perhaps you'll have a chance to see him. Moreover, you have a closer relationship with him. If he has any way, he might tell you. This is the reason why I'm telling you."
Hawkeye wasn't a person who liked to talk a lot. However, the fact that he had said so much to Rambo now was enough to show that he sincerely wanted to rescue Akira. It was for himself, and it was for Akira as well.
However, Rambo hadn't understood Hawkeye's meaning too much. He asked, "What do you mean? You want me to go see Big Brother Akira. But didn't you say that Big Brother Akira is locked up in the Navy's Impel Down? How can I see him?"
Hawkeye said, "The method is very simple. As long as you become a member of the Navy, perhaps you'll have a chance."
"Become a member of the Navy? Hawkeye, although you're stronger than me, do you really think that I'm so easy to bully that you're toying with me like this?"
He was a pirate. Now, Hawkeye was telling him to become a member of the Navy. In Rambo's opinion, it was simply too ridiculous.
Hawkeye didn't care about Rambo's tone. Instead, he said, "Then why do you think I'm able to see Akira?"
"Shichibukai?" Rambo's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Are you saying that it's with the identity of a Shichibukai?"
Hawkeye said, "You decide what to do yourself. I've said everything that I can say 15. Goodbye."
After saying these words, Hawkeye immediately turned around, and left. He quickly disappeared in front of Rambo's eyes.
"Shichibukai, that's right. The Shichibukai do belong to the Navy's side. Since Hawkeye is able to see Big Brother Akira as a Shichibukai, then if I also become a Shichibukai, will I also have a chance to see Big Brother Akira?"
This idea was difficult to suppress once it had emerged. He started thinking about what method he could use to become a Shichibukai.
The current Shichibukai were complete. There wasn't a vacant position. Even if he wanted to become a Shichibukai, he wouldn't have a chance. So if he wanted to become a Shichibukai, he had to remove one of them, and then rely on his powerful strength to inherit his position.
The names of the current Shichibukai were known throughout the Grand Line. They were the world's greatest swordsman Hawkeye, Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo, Sand Crocodile Crocodile, Sea Knight Jinbe, Bartholomew Kuma, Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, and Gekko Moriah.
Of these seven people, Hawkeye was the world's greatest swordsman. He had just defeated him. Doflamingo had many subordinates, and was difficult to deal with. Crocodile was currently living in the desert kingdom Alabasta. Jinbe was the leader of the Fish-Man Pirates. Kuma's whereabouts were unknown. The Pirate Empress lived on Amazon Lily. So after thinking about it, Rambo felt that Gekko Moriah was the best choice.
He had defeated Gekko Moriah not long ago. So he was confident in dealing with Moriah. It was just that he didn't know if Moriah would continue to stay in that sea area after being defeated by him last time. If he ran away, it would be even more difficult to find him.
A month later, Navy Headquarters!
Sengoku was looking at the relatively large head in front of him. His face was extremely ugly.
"Tell me, what exactly is going on?" Sengoku roared angrily.
Around Sengoku were several people sitting, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Aokiji, and Akainu. Aokiji said, "This was sent here today. According to the person who sent it, the person who told him to send this thing was a young man, the recently emerged super rookie 'Sword Demon' Rambo."
"Sword Demon? Is that the swordsman who has become famous recently? He sent us Gekko Moriah's head. Is he trying to provoke us? To actually let a kid be so arrogant. What are our people doing?"
Although Gekko Moriah was a pirate, he was also one of the Navy's allies, the Shichibukai. He was also a dignified and famous great pirate. But such a great pirate had actually been killed.
Moreover, he had sent his head to Navy Headquarters. What was this if it wasn't provocation? It was no wonder that Sengoku was so angry.
Akainu suddenly said, "I've also heard of this 'Sword Demon'. However, he doesn't seem to be a pirate, right?"
Aokiji said, That's right. He's not a pirate. He's a swordsman who entered the Grand Line from the East Blue more than half a year ago. After entering the Grand Line, he started challenging various famous powerhouses, mostly swordsmen.
However, this person hasn't done anything wrong. He also hasn't had any conflicts with our Navy. He's more like a pure, solitary swordsman. This is very similar to Hawkeye. I think he might also be a swordsman who only knows how to practice swords, like Hawkeye.
Vice Admiral Tsuru suddenly said, This young man called 'Sword Demon' is not simple. I've already received intelligence from the East Blue. He hasn't been defeated since he debuted.
His swordsmanship is extremely amazing. Most of the people who have fought him have been killed by him. Those who haven't been killed don't dare to fight him again.
The reason why he's called Sword Demon is because once he draws his sword, he's like a demon. He's extremely cruel. It's either death or injury. So although he's young, many people in the Grand Line want to invite him to join a pirate crew.
However, he has refused them all. It seems that he's different from ordinary pirates.
Sengoku suppressed the anger in his heart, and pointed at Moriah's head. He said, "Then what does he 787 mean by this? I also know him. He seems to have fought Gekko Moriah once before, and had also defeated Moriah. So I'm not surprised that he's able to defeat Moriah. However, he actually sent Moriah's head to our Navy Headquarters. What exactly does he mean?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru said slowly, "The meaning is very clear. There are only two possibilities. One is just like what you said, he's provoking Navy Headquarters. The other is that he wants to show us his strength, and then wants to get something from us."
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