They were still a hundred kilometers away from Sabaody Archipelago.
"Rayleigh, what are the Navy's movements recently?"
Shaki unceremoniously questioned Rayleigh on the other end of the telephone transponder snail.
While on Skypiea and sailing on the vast sea, it was difficult to get the latest intelligence from the sea.
It had been almost two months since obtaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
The Tomorrow was about to complete its conquest of the first half of the Grand Line.
This was the final leg of the journey.
In Shaki's eyes, it was the most dangerous part of the route.
It was too close to Marine Headquarters and Holy Land Mary Geoise; once discovered by the Navy, it could easily lead to a large-scale encirclement.
Therefore, knowing the latest movements of the Navy's powerhouses was crucial.
"Uh…" A frantic rustling of newspapers came from the other end of the telephone transponder snail, and just as Shaki was growing impatient, Rayleigh's voice finally came through:
"Ten days ago, Kizaru went to the North Blue to escort a Celestial Dragons."
"One day ago, Akainu appeared in the New World, seemingly to confirm one of the Shichibukai candidates."
"Aokiji's movements are not in the newspaper."
"Sengoku, as the Fleet Admiral, is either at the Navy's 28 Headquarters or Holy Land Mary Geoise."
Rayleigh relayed the latest news one by one.
Shaki breathed a sigh of relief.
Kizaru was in the North Blue and couldn't return in a short time.
The same applied to Akainu in the New World.
Sengoku, as the Fleet Admiral, would almost never personally take action.
Only Aokiji remained among the Admirals.
Even if they encountered Aokiji, Shaki believed that the Sun and Moon Pirates could handle it with ease.
"Is the bar cleaned up? Don't drink Big Mom's liquor. In a few hours, I'll be back at Sabaody Archipelago with Kevin."
After speaking.
Shaki hung up the phone.
She looked at Kevin: "Kevin, since there's no danger, why don't we go to my bar on Sabaody Archipelago? Consider it my farewell for you, Captains. After you enter the New World, who knows when we'll meet again."
Shaki extended an invitation.
"Okay!"
Two hours later!
Sabaody Archipelago came into view.
The Tomorrow sailed towards the secluded Island 13 of Sabaody Archipelago.
This was where Shaki's extortion bar was located.
As soon as the Tomorrow docked.
Shaki had just stepped onto the shore and was about to turn around to greet everyone and head to the bar.
Shaki's expression changed dramatically.
She looked at the sea in disbelief.
"Crack!"
At a speed visible to the naked eye, starting from an unknown sea area of Sabaody Archipelago, the sea instantly froze.
In the blink of an eye.
The calm sea surface turned into ice.
The ice spread beyond the horizon.
The entire sea was frozen, the temperature dropped rapidly, and cold air permeated the area.
The Tomorrow was also frozen on the sea surface.
"Admiral Aokiji Kuzan?!"
Shaki looked at the ice surface and solemnly uttered Aokiji's name.
In an instant, he could turn at least tens of kilometers of the sea into ice.
In the entire ocean, no one could achieve this except for Admiral Aokiji, who possessed the Logia Ice Fruit.
Even the most sudden weather changes could not reach this level.
"As soon as we arrived, the sea was frozen, preventing the ships from moving. Could it be?" Shaki reacted quickly.
It was most likely for the Sun and Moon Pirates.
Why?
Shaki couldn't understand. Even if they were seen upon arrival and their whereabouts were exposed,
Admiral Aokiji couldn't have arrived so quickly.
"Is Aokiji in Sabaody Archipelago? That scoundrel Rayleigh, Aokiji is in Sabaody Archipelago, and he didn't even notice?"
Shaki complained about Rayleigh.
He drank himself silly.
Fortunately, it was only Aokiji, which wasn't a big problem.
"Shaki, don't blame Mr. Rayleigh. This is prepared for me." Kevin looked into the distance.
It wasn't just Aokiji.
...
...
Sabaody Archipelago consists of over seventy islands.
The islands were a chaotic mess.
There were many Pirate Crews, underground forces, as well as nobles, travelers, merchants, Newspaper Companies branches from various places, ordinary people, Marines… all professions in the Grand Line were present in Sabaody Archipelago.
As a transfer station for the Grand Line,
Sabaody Archipelago has always been one of the most important islands in the Grand Line.
It was chaotic.
It was also orderly.
Its proximity to Marine Headquarters prevented Pirate Crews from acting too recklessly.
And the Marines usually wouldn't conduct a major cleanup of the Pirate Crews on Sabaody Archipelago.
They couldn't be completely wiped out.
"What's going on? Why is the sea frozen?"
"What kind of ghost weather is this? I'm about to set sail, and the sea is frozen."
"This is clearly the ability of Admiral Aokiji. Damn it, what are the Marines doing? Why freeze the sea? Are they trying to eliminate us, trap us on the island, and then encircle and suppress us?"
"Damn it, what qualifications do I have to warrant an Admiral coming in person? Who exactly is the Admiral targeting? Hurry up and stand out, don't harm us."
The Pirate Crews of Sabaody Archipelago cursed one after another.
Among them were Pirate Crews with bounties of tens of millions, even over a hundred million.
Without exception,
They all had expressions of fear and unease.
Facing an Admiral, they were no different from those rookie Pirate Crews.
"Could it be because of me?" The Supernova, whose bounty was almost two hundred million this year, had a fearful yet proud expression.
Currently, on the surface of Sabaody Archipelago, this Supernova was the most famous Pirate Crew.
"Idiot, a mere Supernova is not worthy of an Admiral making such a big fuss."
Other Pirate Crews looked at the Supernova with contempt.
Are you worthy?
Even if an Admiral came, he could easily deal with you, but he wouldn't freeze the sea for your sake.
"Could it be that a Sea Emperor from the New World has arrived?"
"Is a Sea Emperor going to war with an Admiral?"
They were both scared and expectant.
870 Besides a Sea Emperor, who is worthy of such grand treatment from an Admiral, other Pirate Crews are somewhat unqualified.
"Who is it?"
"Who exactly has arrived? Whitebeard? Kaido? Or Charlotte Linlin? Or is it the now very famous Red Hair? Or…"
Everyone speculated.
They looked towards the sea.
But the Tomorrow was located in a secluded area, and being just one ship, it wasn't discovered by the Pirate Crews for a while.
Just as everyone walked onto the streets, looking around,
A dazzling light flashed past them.
"Move aside, be careful not to get hit."
A somewhat lewd voice echoed in their ears.
"Could it be… could it be Admiral Borsalino?!"
Everyone stared dumbfounded at Borsalino, who was elementalization and continuously teleporting forward at light speed.
They were completely shocked.
"Wow, how scary, there's even a Supernova with a 200 million bounty here, you scared me to death." The rapidly moving Borsalino suddenly stopped, looking startled, and his gaze met that of this year's Supernova.
The Supernova's mouth curved into a sneer, and he arrogantly said, "As expected, you came for me. An Admiral can't scare me."
"Borsalino, don't waste time in front of trash. Don't forget our true target."
Sakazuki's chilling voice rang out.
Aokiji, Borsalino, and Sakazuki were all here!
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