Golden Light Spreads!
Bai Yu couldn't help but squint. "You're too slow, Borsalino. The Marine Headquarters is nearby, after all."
"Ah, but I'm injured…"
Kizaru groaned dramatically, falling to the ground with a pained expression. "Ahh, the old man is dying… My wound has reopened!"
Bai Yu watched Kizaru's exaggerated performance quietly. "Then you should ask Sengoku for a raise."
Kizaru sighed in distress. "Oh, I already tried two days ago, but he didn't agree."
Hearing this, Bai Yu smirked and suggested again, "Just join me. You know about the Land of Gold—you can take your pick!"
Kizaru's eyes lit up. "Your treatment here is really generous. I…"
"Ah la la, I think I just heard something interesting."
Not far away, Aokiji stepped forward, ice forming beneath his feet as he exhaled a cold breath. The sea ahead froze instantly.
"You guys are…" Aokiji glanced at Kizaru with a weird look. Are we seriously starting negotiations here?
I rushed over here, ready for a big fight… but you two are just standing around, chatting?
Kizaru coughed awkwardly and straightened up, his expression turning serious. "Brother Bai Yu, the two of us together… we are terrifying!"
Bai Yu remained indifferent.
Even a Yonko like Big Mom was taken down by two rookies, let alone Admirals…
The only condition was—no holding back.
"Are you two really teaming up to take me down?"
Bai Yu stood up. Just as the air tensed with anticipation, he raised his hand slightly.
Hum!
A space shift occurred.
"!!!"
Kizaru and Aokiji were stunned.
In an instant, Bai Yu's crew was teleported back to the ship. The energy shield was activated, and the ship quickly began sailing away.
"So fast…" Kizaru muttered in amazement. How can a man be this fast?
And not just himself—he made everyone else just as fast.
Aokiji took a deep breath. "Polsarlino, you chase them down. Break the barrier and capture his crew—I'll handle Bai Yu."
Kizaru groaned dramatically. "The old man is injured… I'm suffering here…"
Even so, he still flew into the air, his entire body transforming into light.
Bai Yu ignored him completely.
Aokiji raised an eyebrow. "At our first meeting, you're calm enough to completely ignore your women?"
That energy barrier… It shouldn't be strong enough to withstand Kizaru's ultimate attack. Unless—Kizaru was going to hold back.
Bai Yu turned to Aokiji, speaking casually, "Admiral Kuzan, you've been watching Robin's growth for years but never captured her. Have you ever considered betraying the World Government?"
Aokiji looked toward the spaceship and replied flatly, "Don't try to sway me with words. I have my own sense of justice."
"Oh? You once upheld Burning Justice, but now you follow Lazy Justice, avoiding the world's affairs."
Bai Yu continued walking toward Aokiji, unhurried. "You must be full of doubt right now."
"Frozen Time Capsule!"
Suddenly, Aokiji attacked.
A wave of freezing air blasted toward Bai Yu, everything freezing solid wherever it passed.
"I have a suggestion—one that might make you lose your laziness and ease your confusion."
In Aokiji's eyes, Bai Yu vanished into thin air.
A voice echoed from above.
"Then let's talk about it…"
Aokiji immediately reacted, raising his hand to release another chilling blast toward the sky.
"Ice Pheasant Beak!"
A massive ice bird materialized, freezing the very air itself as it soared upward.
At the same time—
Kizaru had caught up to the spaceship. He observed the energy shield and the women standing on the deck, deep in thought.
"What if I just take a nap and pretend I saw nothing?"
"Hmm… No, the Fleet Admiral would kill me."
Kizaru sighed. "Sorry, ladies."
At that moment, he radiated with blinding golden light, becoming like a miniature sun, as a terrifying amount of energy condensed in his hands.
"Admiral Kuzan, leave the Marines."
Bai Yu raised his hand slightly. "Trust me—once you leave, your mind will be freer than ever before."
"Space Transfer!"
Hum!
Just as Kizaru was about to unleash his attack—he suddenly disappeared.
And reappeared—right above Aokiji.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Kizaru's pupils shrank in shock. The energy he had gathered erupted into countless beams of light, raining down toward Aokiji.
"What?!"
The sudden appearance of Kizaru caught Aokiji completely off guard. He instinctively shifted into elemental form.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The frozen sea shattered into countless shards.
"What just happened?!"
Kizaru was momentarily dazed. He quickly canceled his attack, activated Observation Haki, and immediately sensed danger.
He attempted to turn into light and escape—but it was too late.
"Pfft—!"
Behind Kizaru, Bai Yu had already pierced him through with his blade.
"Status Reversal!"
"Blade Slash!"
Without hesitation, Bai Yu unleashed a second attack, reversing Kizaru's Logia abilities and Haki as if time itself had rewound.
His blade, infused with Conqueror's Haki, slashed toward Kizaru again.
"Ice Age!"
Aokiji, having reformed his body, acted quickly. He unleashed a massive cold burst, the chilling air rushing toward Bai Yu.
Boom!
The sudden temperature drop threw Bai Yu off balance, slightly altering the trajectory of his attack.
But the slash still landed.
"Boom! Bang! BOOM!"
Kizaru was sent flying like a golden comet, crashing through countless buildings in Enies Lobby before landing in the ruins.
Bai Yu stepped lightly on the island clouds, looking down at Aokiji.
"So… what do you say about my proposal?"
"Quit the Marines? That's absurd. Are you telling me to become a pirate with you?"
Aokiji replied indifferently. But internally—he was shaken.
That teleportation… was that how he rescued his crew?
And the attack on Kizaru just now—he couldn't even resist?
"Is this 'time reversal'…?"
Aokiji suddenly realized—Bai Yu's abilities were completely broken.
They defied the very laws of balance in the world.
"This is… troublesome."
He glanced at the distant spaceship, now vanishing over the horizon.
We are definitely getting scolded to hell by Sengoku when we return…
Bai Yu suddenly laughed. "Tell me, Kuzan… do you think Kizaru is dead now?"
"Impossible!"
Aokiji's face darkened. That bastard… why hasn't he shown up yet?
"Don't tell me… he's slacking off on purpose?"
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