Yami was very curious about why Aokiji had appeared.
On the vast sea, such a coincidence was impossible.
But if he had come because of Robin, Yami believed it even less.
Whether it was Yami's clairvoyance or Nami's peerless Observation Haki, no person or beast could follow them without being detected.
Before the Pegasus was completed, Yami's group often entered and exited a different dimension. To track people moving within another dimension, one would either need a way to enter it as well, or have invisibility or super long-range vision.
Clearly, Aokiji did not possess such means, nor did the Marines have such talent.
However, Aokiji's appearance was just too coincidental.
So, after leaving, Yami didn't immediately go to meet up with Karina and the others. He opened an air door, entered the different dimension, and returned to his original location.
If Aokiji had been injured by Planetary Devastation, Yami would look for an opportunity to finish him off and take the Logia Ice-Ice Fruit.
If he was unharmed, Yami would observe his reaction to see if he could gather any useful information.
Aokiji did not disappoint Yami.
It turned out the World Government and the Marines valued the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit more than he had imagined.
After their fight, Aokiji, knowing that Yami had not yet mastered Haki, decided to proactively build up Yami's reputation by calling Sengoku, to draw the Fleet Admiral's full attention to this monster before he could evolve into his complete form and become an absolute counter to the three Admirals.
Yami wasn't surprised by this.
That was just the kind of person Aokiji was.
He could silently protect a young Robin and could let the Straw Hat crew go, but that didn't stop him from leaking the news of Nico Robin's presence in Water 7 to CP9, nor did it stop him from giving the Buster Call Den Den Mushi to Spandam.
Similarly, Aokiji would not let Yami and Nami go just for Robin's sake, allowing two top-tier Logia users to continue hiding and growing stronger.
Especially Yami, whose Black Hole was the absolute bane of Logia users.
The fact that it posed a fatal threat even to him meant that the Black Hole also contained the ability to seal Devil Fruit powers. Once sucked into it, he would become a non-ability user, and there were many ways to kill him.
All three Marine Admirals were Logia users.
A threat like this was best dealt with as soon as possible.
Little did he know, his conversation with Sengoku was being watched by Yami.
After understanding the reason, Yami didn't linger any longer. He used a thirty-fold amplified Geppo and flew towards the Pegasus.
Creak!
With the sound of a door opening, Yami's figure appeared on the deck of the Pegasus.
Almost the instant he appeared, a flash of lightning materialized out of thin air.
"Master, you're back?"
Nami threw herself into Yami's arms, concernedly checking his body. "Master, are you hurt?"
"Don't worry. You know my strength, don't you?"
Yami pinched Nami's cheek and patted her head with a smile. "Even if I can't win, if I want to run, no one can catch me."
"Hee hee... that's true," Nami said, smiling with relief.
He held Nami for a while longer, praising her for her accomplishments.
Then, Yami suddenly asked, "How is he?"
Understanding what Yami meant, Nami immediately replied, "The surgery is complete, but Gecko Moria hasn't woken up."
"Is his life in danger?"
"No, that guy is not a normal human. His physical constitution is terrifyingly strong."
Nami sighed slightly. "If anyone else had a hole blown through their stomach, they would have died instantly."
Yami wasn't surprised.
Without a powerful physical constitution, Gecko Moria would not have been Kaido's rival, nor would he have dared to compete with Kaido for control of Wano Country.
But on the surface, Yami showed a hint of disdain. "Since his life isn't in danger, give him a boat and let him leave."
"Okay."
Nami nodded and walked with Yami into the cabin to inform Hogback in the medical room.
Perona didn't plead with Yami to let Moria stay until he woke up.
She knew very well that with Lord Moria's pride, he would not be able to accept reality after waking up, and another fight would likely be unavoidable.
She had sworn to Davy Jones to leave the Gecko Pirates and serve Yami for the rest of her life.
Since Lord Moria's life was no longer in danger, it was best to let him leave.
Yami was very satisfied with Perona's attitude.
So, he decided to let Perona write a letter to Gecko Moria, gave Hogback a bag of gold, and instructed him that after Moria woke up, he should focus on improving his strength and not be so weak the next time they met.
Hogback could only smile awkwardly, not daring to say anything.
Perona, on the other hand, was very grateful to Yami.
Because Yami valued her so much.
To get her, Yami not only spared Lord Moria but also gave him the capital to rise again.
...Was she really that important?
In the study, as she wrote the letter to Lord Moria, Perona's mind wandered, and a blush appeared on her delicate and cute face.
Shut-ins are generally pure-hearted, and Perona was a super shut-in; otherwise, she wouldn't have childishly dressed herself up as a princess.
Just as Nami had said, Perona, who had been protected by Gecko Moria since she was young, was a girl with a simple personality and a heart as pure as a blank sheet of paper.
A girl with a heart like a blank slate will take on the colors of the bad people if she follows them, and the colors of the good people if she follows them.
In her six years in the Florian Triangle, Perona had not actually killed a single person.
Because Gecko Moria needed those people's shadows, they could not die.
So, Perona treated the outsiders with a playful and mischievous attitude.
This personality made Perona seem a bit malicious when she first appeared.
But after being sent flying by Bartholomew Kuma and living on Mihawk's island for over two years, Perona quickly changed and became very cute.
Now, the young girl was full of gratitude towards Yami, and her wandering thoughts had given rise to feelings of affection.
With just a little more effort from Yami, Perona would soon be molded into the shape he desired.
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