After an unknown amount of time, the white light finally disappeared.
When the sea stopped trembling, the dense fog once again began to spread into the vacuum it had left in a certain area of the Florian Triangle.
The scene shifts to the edge of the fog.
In the area not yet covered by fog, a super-massive sphere floated in the sky.
The exterior of the sphere was a ball of water formed from countless tons of seawater.
Its interior was a meteorite formed from Thriller Bark and numerous ghost ships.
The weight of such a massive sphere was simply immeasurable.
It was hard to imagine the impact that the creatures and objects below would suffer if this sphere were to suddenly fall.
It would probably be no less than a meteorite strike and a tsunami combined!
Fortunately, there was only the sea below the sphere. If it fell, at most it would create a super-massive splash and giant waves.
Just as the white light disappeared and the gravity stopped pulling things in, a patch of white, spreading like ink in clear water, suddenly appeared inside the giant sphere.
In just a dozen breaths, the white patch covered the entire surface of the sphere, freezing all the seawater and forming a super-massive ice ball.
Or rather, a super-massive ice crystal meteorite.
BOOM—
The ice crystal meteorite crashed heavily onto the sea's surface, creating a massive splash and monstrous waves.
Before the terrifying waves could cause secondary damage to the Florian Triangle, the seawater and the waves themselves were enveloped in white and quickly frozen.
Again, in just a dozen breaths, more than half of the sea surface of the Florian Triangle had turned into an ice field.
On a large, wave-shaped iceberg, an ice sculpture slowly appeared.
After the sculpture was formed, various colors gradually appeared on it, and it turned into the unharmed Aokiji.
"Phew..."
Aokiji exhaled a breath of cold air and sighed, "What a terrifying move. Fortunately, that gravity didn't seal Devil Fruit abilities. Otherwise, I really would have been in trouble this time."
Looking in the direction Yami had left, a slight smile suddenly appeared on Aokiji's lips. "Nico Robin, you've found a good group of companions, and a reliable captain."
"If Saul knew, I'm sure he would be very happy."
"But... since you've made your choice, you must be prepared to face the challenges and the possibility of death with them."
After speaking, the smile on Aokiji's face was replaced by a serious expression. He suddenly took out a Den Den Mushi that had not perished in the battle.
"Purupurupuru... purupurupuru..."
Aokiji made a call, and the vacant-faced Den Den Mushi quickly took on a serious expression. "Moshi moshi, this is Sengoku."
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I've found the user of the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit."
Aokiji sat down and held the Den Den Mushi. "But the recruitment mission failed. I was almost killed by her captain."
"What happened? What's going on over there? What's the situation now?"
The Den Den Mushi's expression showed a slight surprise, then it asked three questions in a more serious tone.
"I'm fine on my end. I was lucky and barely escaped with my life."
Aokiji organized his thoughts and reported, "The maid who ate the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit defeated Gecko Moria. I fought with her captain. My abilities were countered; he's a user of the Logia Dark-Dark Fruit."
"The Dark-Dark Fruit? The one that can temporarily seal Devil Fruit abilities and is called the most evil in history?"
The Den Den Mushi first showed surprise, then confusion. "If I remember correctly, that ability requires physical contact with the user to seal their Devil Fruit, right?"
The implication was, with your strength, how could he have managed to touch you?
"Yes, but this new user of the Logia Dark-Dark Fruit has developed this most special of Logia to a new level."
Looking down at the giant ice crater he had frozen, Aokiji said with a serious expression, "If he hadn't mastered Haki, I might have really been in trouble this time."
"?!"
The Den Den Mushi showed a shocked expression again. "He hasn't mastered Haki, and he almost killed you?"
"Yes. He has a move, a black hole that can devour everything. All long-range abilities are ineffective against it, and I felt a fatal threat from it. He also has a large-scale ultimate move that can absorb land and sea to create a super-massive sphere. Its gravity is so strong that even I couldn't resist it."
"I almost fell to that move. It's a good thing I'm a user of the Logia Ice-Ice Fruit."
"His physical constitution is incredibly powerful, and he's learned the Rokushiki from somewhere. His Soru and Geppo speed is even more astonishing than Mr. Garp's."
After this last sentence, both Aokiji and the Den Den Mushi's expressions became extremely grave.
The former became more and more terrifying as he spoke. First, the dark domain that covered Thriller Bark, then the black sun that created a super-massive sphere—both moves clearly required immense stamina.
But his opponent had used two major ultimate moves in succession, fought with him in the air for so long, and yet when he left, he wasn't even breathing heavily and still had such speed.
This showed that this person's physical constitution was definitely on the level of the monsters in the sea of the strongest.
Once this monster mastered Haki, he would surely become a world-class figure very quickly.
The next time they faced him, he probably wouldn't be so lucky.
This was the main reason Aokiji had made the call.
"The Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Logia Dark-Dark Fruit, two rare, top-tier Logia, have appeared at the same time this year, in a master-servant relationship."
"Why has such a person only just begun to make a name for himself?"
After sighing, the Den Den Mushi suddenly asked, "Kuzan, do you know that person?"
"No, this is the first time we've met."
Aokiji answered immediately, then hesitated for a few seconds before suddenly saying, "By the way, Nico Robin is on his ship."
"...I understand."
The Den Den Mushi's expression changed, becoming serious. "Kuzan, did you get a picture of him? Do you know his name?"
"Yes, his name is Yami."
Aokiji suddenly rolled up his sleeve, revealing a Den Den Mushi sleeping under a protective cover on his wrist. "The user of the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit is named Nami."
"That makes things easier. Return to Headquarters for now."
After speaking, the Den Den Mushi hung up, its head drooping as it went back to sleep.
Putting away the Den Den Mushi, Aokiji once again looked in the direction Yami had left and muttered to himself, "Although I don't know why you've remained unknown, if I let you continue to hide, it will be very disadvantageous for both the Marines and this sea."
"In this direction, the next stop is the Sabaody Archipelago."
"Let me settle everything there!"
Aokiji, who had intentionally built up Yami's reputation to get Sengoku's attention, did not know that as he was speaking with Sengoku, someone was watching their conversation from a different dimension nearby.
And that person... was Yami.
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