If Karl couldn't catch a ninja with a Ripe-Ripe Fruit, he might as well die.
The only thing to worry about was whether Oden would interfere.
To prevent Oden from interfering, Karl prepared to finish the fight quickly, not giving her any chance to resist.
Karl landed a bit further away, and following the location in his memory, he moved towards A Shinobu's position.
He stopped at a corner not far from A Shinobu. From this position, he could clearly see A Shinobu and vaguely glimpse Oden's idiotic dance.
"Finish this early, go back early!"
Karl stopped when he was still a dozen meters from A Shinobu; getting any closer risked exposure.
After all, she was a ninja, and she had some anti-reconnaissance measures.
Karl exhaled a cold breath, and a ball of ice-blue air condensed in his hand.
He casually threw it like a pebble.
A Shinobu was still unaware of the impending danger. She watched the only heir of the Kozuki family, the previous Shogun, dancing an idiotic dance in the middle of the crowd, her expression sorrowful.
But suddenly, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and a chill, as if capable of freezing everything, swept over A Shinobu's back.
The sudden cold caused her agile body to stiffen for a moment.
She could have easily dodged such an attack, but she was too engrossed in watching Oden dance, and the sudden cold left her no time to react.
Almost instantly, A Shinobu was enveloped by an ice-blue cold current. In the blink of an eye, A Shinobu was frozen inside a block of ice.
Disbelief still showed in A Shinobu's eyes. Her body was completely frozen, but she was still conscious.
She could still think, and she tried to use her Devil Fruit ability to break the ice and escape.
But to her horror, she found that she couldn't even activate her Devil Fruit ability, unlike the suppression of Sea Stone.
A Shinobu could feel her Devil Fruit ability, but she just couldn't use it. It was a strange feeling, as if her Devil Fruit ability had been frozen.
"I thought it would take some effort, but I didn't expect it to be so easy. The ninjas of this world aren't much, are they?"
The ninjas of Wano Country were a complete downgrade compared to those next door.
Karl walked out from the corner, directly hoisted the ice block, and left. He couldn't stay in this place for long.
Oden, still dancing his foolish dance in the street, sensed an energy fluctuation and looked towards that location.
But there were too many onlookers, and he couldn't see what was happening there, only vaguely seeing a few broken pieces of ice on the ground.
So Oden stopped bothering and continued his idiotic dance... Karl hadn't yet decided how to deal with A Shinobu.
Kill her? Then her Devil Fruit ability would respawn anywhere in the world, which was not very cost-effective.
Turn her? Her loyalty to the Kozuki family and Wano Country made it extremely difficult to turn and subdue her.
Unable to think of a good way to deal with her for now, Karl simply put her in Sea Stone cuffs and locked her in a cell, to be dealt with later... sea calendar 1498.
This was a very special year.
Roger, who had disappeared without a trace after becoming Pirate King, suddenly surrendered to the Marine this year.
The Marine also announced in due course that Pirate King Roger would be executed in Loguetown, East Blue, a few days later.
The uproar of Roger becoming Pirate King had not yet subsided when news of the Pirate King's impending execution arrived.
Countless pirates and ambitious individuals flocked to Loguetown, East Blue, wanting to witness the end of an era.
Above an ordinary sea area in the New World, the sky was clear, and the sun shone on the sparkling sea.
A huge shadow, like an island, suddenly completely obscured the sunlight.
There were several such island-sized shadows, as if someone had made an island float in the sky.
Looking out, there were indeed more than a dozen islands floating in the sky.
"Gyahahahaha!"
"Roger! How is this possible! How could you be caught by the Marine, how could you surrender!"
"You are the man who was going to conquer the world with me! How can you be executed in the weakest sea, East Blue!!"
A man with a ship's rudder on his head and golden hair flying in the wind like a fierce male lion looked at the newspaper's content with a crazed, disbelieving expression.
Suddenly, his crazed expression paused, "Roger! How can you die! You are going to rule the world with me! Wait! I'm coming to save you now!!"
As his voice fell, more than a dozen flying islands also moved, and their direction was Marineford, Marineford!!
A few days later, the world had not yet recovered from the news of Pirate King Roger's execution when another world-shaking piece of news arrived.
Golden Lion, one of the three legendary pirates, caused havoc at Marineford, Marineford.
That battle lasted for three days and three nights, and Marineford, Marineford, was almost destroyed in the fight.
And the legendary pirate Golden Lion was defeated by Marine Hero Garp and Admiral Sengoku working together and was imprisoned in Impel Down.
Douglas Bullet, the Demon Heir, resumed his atrocities after learning of Roger's capture.
Roger was the target he wanted to defeat his entire life!
"Roger! Why! Why! Why!"
"I haven't even challenged you yet, why did you surrender!"
Bullet, having lost his goal, began to constantly attack World Government member nations.
However, having just experienced Golden Lion's attack and the impending execution of Pirate King Roger, the Marine simply had no energy to deal with him... sea calendar September 1498.
Today was the day of Pirate King Roger's execution.
Loguetown.
The square was already packed with people, and countless future prominent figures appeared one after another.
Red Hair Shanks, one of the future Four Emperors, was still a youth, along with Buggy the Clown, the future possessor of Haoshoku luck and one of the Four Emperors whose full name no one dared to say backward.
Both of them were once crew members of Pirate King Roger, and now, watching their Captain about to be executed, their faces were filled with sorrow, tears mixing with snot.
There was Hawkeye Mihawk, who was not yet the World's Strongest Swordsman.
Donquixote Doflamingo, one of the future Underworld Emperors.
There was also Gekko Moriah, still strong with a muscular physique.
And Crocodile, who ate the Suna Suna no Mi, and Monkey D. Doragon, whose face was still a bit youthful and without shoe prints.
The Marine was trying its best to maintain order. Today was the day of Pirate King Roger's execution, and they could not afford any trouble.
Clap, clap, clap, clap!
As heavy footsteps sounded, everyone present held their breath, wanting to witness this man who had completely conquered the entire Grand Line, the man hailed as the Pirate King.
Roger did not show any other emotions because he was about to be executed; a smile played on his lips, revealing his iconic grin.
Roger calmly walked step by step onto the execution platform. Even though he was about to be executed, he was still the Pirate King!
Roger stood high on the execution platform with an air of looking down on the world. Even though he was about to die, he remained composed.
"Execution of Pirate King Gol D. Roger!!"
Just then, someone in the crowd below suddenly shouted.
"Hey, Pirate King! Where did you hide the great treasure you obtained?!"
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