I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

"Oh my, this stunningly beautiful lady is truly captivating."

"Will you be free tonight?"

Sanji, of course, wouldn't allow anyone to flirt with Nami, and Usopp was also angry that Aokiji ignored him, so the two of them immediately turned into shark-faced sardonic freaks.

"What do you want to do?! Big guy?!"

Didn't you hear me?

Aokiji sighed, "I've already told you, I just came here for a walk, don't get agitated."

"Oh right, you guys are the ones... what's your name again?"

"The Straw Hat Pirates".

At this moment, Bai Yun suddenly spoke up in response.

Aokiji's gaze fell upon him, but Bai Yun remained unfazed and repeated himself.

"The Straw Hat Pirates".

"Oh dear, yes, the Straw Hat Pirates, the Straw Hat Crew."

Aokiji replied with a sudden realization.

"Hey Robin, what's wrong with this guy?!"

"Are you sure he's a Marine Admiral? You've mistaken him for someone else!!"

Usopp was even less inclined to believe that this seemingly lazy and absent-minded guy was a Marine Admiral.

"Hey, don't judge a book by its cover."

"As a naval officer, my motto is... lazy justice."

"Just as I suspected! He really does sound like me!!"

Usopp and Sanji complained.

But then Aokiji lay down on his side on the ground.

"Anyway, I'm sorry, I'm tired of standing."

"Then why were you sleeping standing up?"

Usopp's吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or witty remarks) energy is almost full.

Aokiji ignored him.

"Let me make this short. I don't want to arrest you, so please rest assured."

"I'm here to inquire about Nico Robin, who went missing after the Alabasta Kingdom incident."

"As I expected, she is indeed on your ship."

"I plan to report your situation to headquarters. With the addition of one person's bounty, your total bounty will be 240 million plus 79 million. Well... never mind, it's just that little bit anyway."

That little bit—that word is truly full of sarcasm.

"Rubber, rubber..."

At this point, Aokiji suddenly heard Luffy's voice and heard his fighting spirit.

Nami and Usopp immediately grabbed him.

"Wait!! Wait!! Luffy!!"

"The other side is a Marine Admiral!!"

"So what?! Are we just going to obediently hand Robin over to him like that?!"

Luffy will not yield an inch when it comes to his crew.

“Luffy, he said he just came for a walk and won’t do anything. As a Marine Admiral, he wouldn’t go back on his word.”

Bai Yun advised.

Luffy listened to the advice and immediately lowered his fist.

"So you're here for a walk? Then leave now!"

Your attitude is really bad!

Aokiji's reply stunned Luffy.

“I understand, but there’s one more thing before I leave.”

Aokiji pointed towards Donggit.

"You, I'm a light sleeper, I heard everything you were saying."

"Get ready to leave quickly."

Upon hearing this, Luffy immediately shouted.

"Hey!! Uncle, don't listen to this kind of guy!! He's a Marine!"

After saying this, everyone fell silent.

Donggit was a little taken aback.

"The Navy... what's wrong?"

Luffy punched his left palm with his right fist, "That's right, to ordinary people, the Marines are good guys, and we're the bad guys."

Usopp couldn't stand it anymore and chopped Luffy on the head with a chop.

"Is this the time to tell jokes?!"

Chapter 423 General's Strength

“Every year when the tide goes out, a road appears here.”

Aokiji said he could help Dongit catch up with his people, but Luffy and the others didn't believe him. However, Robin, who was in a panic, said otherwise.

"He can do it, he's capable of it."

So, with Donggit leading the way, the group arrived at a coastline where a path would appear after the tide receded. In the past, Donggit and his companions would travel from here to the next island.

........

"It's quite nice to do some work occasionally."

After helping Dongjite load his luggage onto the trolley, Aokiji remarked.

"I never expected a naval admiral to help ordinary people carry their luggage."

Bai Yun said.

Aokiji's response to this was...

"Naval admirals are just like ordinary people; they are all human beings, there is no difference between them."

"Not all navy personnel think like you. For example, that filthy rat, and..."

Bai Yun's expression was indifferent, and for example, his next words referred to Akainu, but he didn't say it aloud.

Aokiji may or may not know who the filthy rat Bai Yun was referring to is, but he didn't reply.

Luffy, on the other hand, thought to himself, "You're a pretty nice guy."

"Yes, yes, it's very comfortable. I didn't expect you to be so understanding."

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry to have troubled you with this. I'll treat you to cheese, though I don't know if it will suit your taste."

Dongjit's words are ungrateful.

So Usopp shouted.

"Forget about that kind of thing!!"

Watching this scene unfold, Nami felt it was a bit surreal—a Marine Admiral chatting so intimately with Luffy?

"He seems to get along quite well with everyone..."

Robin was speechless at this moment.

"What are you going to do next? Jump into the water and swim across with the horse and luggage?"

Luffy asked Aokiji, "The luggage is ready, so what's next?"

Aokiji walked forward, saying, "How is this possible?" When he reached the very edge, he squatted down and dipped his hand into the seawater. "You all step back a little."

It is from this that Aokiji's method shows that seawater will not disable Devil Fruit abilities, but it will make the user unable to use their abilities. Of course, it only needs to be soaked up to the point of the hand, so that the user will not feel powerless.

Back to business.

Aokiji gave the order, and everyone did as he said.

Suddenly, the sea surface began to swell.

A giant sea monster suddenly appeared, so close that it could swallow Aokiji whole if it took a bite.

"Oh no, he's the dominant maritime ruler of this area!!!"

"Dongit said in alarm."

"Hey! What are you standing there for? Get out of the way!!"

"Danger!!"

Usopp and Luffy immediately reminded him as well.

Bai Yun shook his head, but his shaking his head was directed at the sea king.

This Sea King didn't have the same drama as the Sea King near Windmill Village. If it could bite off one of Aokiji's arms, Bai Yun would be happy, since they are pirates now and Aokiji is a Marine, and an Admiral at that. Unfortunately, it came out just to be a freebie.

"Ice Age!"

The Aokiji Fruit power is activated.

Instantly, Bai Yun felt the cold wind stinging his skin.

The ocean and the sea king in front of them were all frozen in place.

This action shocked everyone except Robin and Bai Yun, who stared wide-eyed and gaped.

The sea is frozen over!!!