Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 349 The Ohara Reconstruction Plan!

"Ara la la—."

Aokiji rubbed the back of his head, looking a bit of a headache.

"Seriously, Storm—I really don't know where you got all this information from."

"Logically speaking, no one else in the world should know these secrets."

If Storm only knew that Saul was still alive.

Aokiji wouldn't be so surprised.

Because he also knew that Saul was still alive and well.

What exactly happened to Sauro over the years, and who did he meet?

The blue pheasant's identity remains unknown.

In his personal adventure, Tom unexpectedly encounters Saul... --- this isn't something unacceptable.

But Strom not only knew that Sauro was still alive.

He also knew how Saul escaped from that hellish Buster Call.

"Frozen Time Capsule".

Aokiji used this move to freeze Saul on Ohara Island, freezing his friend's time and sending him to the "future".

however.

Robin was the only one who witnessed the duel between Aokiji and Saul back then.

How did Storm find out about these things?

Did Robin tell him?

But Aokiji observed Robin's expression, and the latter also showed a surprised look.

Clearly, this young female archaeologist was also hearing such a thing for the first time.

"captain-.."

Robin looked at Storm with great surprise.

She rarely initiated conversations with Storm about Sauro.

After all, Sauro's matter involves the Buster Call incident on Ohara Island from years ago.

Those were memories of a place Robin never wanted to revisit.

therefore.

Even though Robin already knew from Storm that Saul was still alive, she never took the initiative to inquire about Saul's current life.

As long as that giant with the weird laugh that goes "lai-xi" is still alive.

This news was already incredibly precious to Robin.

Having experienced countless moments of despair, the young archaeologist wouldn't crave any more warmth or affection.

"Don't look at me like that, look at him."

Storm nodded toward Aokiji.

"Let's see how long this 'green chicken' can keep up its stubbornness."

"You bastard!"

Aokiji was speechless and couldn't help but glare at Storm.

But under Robin's "eye attack," Aokiji still surrendered and raised his hands.

"Okay, back then—"

Aokiji calmly recounted what he had done on Ohara Island back then.

After the "person involved" revealed her own experience, Robin reviewed her past experiences from another perspective, looking at Aokiji with a very complicated expression.

After a long while.

Robin finally managed to speak.

"Since you let Saul go in the first place, why did you still attack Professor Clover and his group—"

"That might sound a bit cunning—."

Aokiji stretched out his finger and gently scratched his temple.

After I landed on Ohara Island, I went straight to Sauro.

"At the time, I genuinely believed that the archaeologists on Ohara Island had seriously violated the law and posed a significant threat to global security..."

"However, I did not personally deal with those archaeologists."

The order to bombard O'Hara was given by CP agents.

The order to bombard the refugee ship was given by Sakazuki.

Aokiji did not consider him to be one of them.

This is even the root cause of Aokiji's transformation from "Burning Justice" to "Lazy Justice".

It was Akainu who bombarded civilian refugee ships during the Buster Call incident in Ohara!

Even if the archaeologists on Ohara Island were wrong.

What wrong did the innocent civilians on Ohara Island do back then?

In particular, the World Government and the Navy Headquarters specifically approved a ship to provide refuge for innocent civilians on Ohara Island.

However, Akainu used the excuse of "eliminating evil completely" to thoroughly destroy the civilian refugee ship.

This action is very much in line with Akainu's "complete justice".

However, this seriously conflicts with Aokiji's true nature.

"That is indeed a very cunning statement—"

Robin bit her lip hard, turning her light pink lips white.

"So now, Aokiji, do you still think that Professor Clover and the others were wrong back then?"

"There is a mistake."

Aokiji said quite calmly.

"The mistake of Dr. Clover and his colleagues was not in 'studying history,' but in 'studying history on Ohara Island.'"

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Robin looked confused, clearly not understanding what Aokiji meant.

"Oh dear—okay, then I'll explain in more detail."

Aokiji sighed and continued.

"Dr. Clover, and other archaeologists—and perhaps you, Nicole Robin."

"You archaeologists should all know what you are studying: a huge kingdom from eight hundred years ago."

"That is top-secret history that the World Government has repeatedly and strictly forbidden from accessing!"

"As far as I know, Dr. Clover, in his youth, was researching ancient history..."

He was repeatedly captured and imprisoned in Impel Down.

"Therefore, Dr. Clover and the other archaeologists continued to study ancient history on Ohara Island even though they knew they were violating the laws of the World Government."

"Don't these archaeologists know that Ohara Island is inhabited not only by 'scholars', but also by 'commoners'?"

"I think the biggest mistake Dr. Clover and his colleagues made was not in researching history, but in dragging a group of innocent ordinary people into it."

Robin was completely distracted by what he heard.

She had never considered the Buster Call on Ohara from this perspective before.

Is there a problem with Aokiji's words?

Robin couldn't find the problem.

Storm didn't see anything wrong with it.

He actually thought Aokiji was right.

Even though Ohara Island is a world-renowned "archaeological island" and "omniscient island," with a vast collection of books and knowledge, it is still a place where many people are still living.

But so what?

People are alive, books are dead.

While Dr. Shamrock and his team were researching history, they took all the books from Ohara Island. A group of archaeologists hid on a secret island to continue their research, doing everything they could to avoid innocent people.

Is it difficult?

It might be troublesome.

But a better outcome than having all the inhabitants of Ohara Island buried with the archaeologists, right?

Many things from the past shouldn't be thought about too much.

Every thought reveals a problem.

Robin is, after all, a mentally mature adult.

After a brief moment of disorientation, Robin had to admit that Aokiji was right.

Take a thousand steps back.

If Dr. Clover and his colleagues hadn't been researching history on Ohara Island back then...

Instead, they randomly chose a deserted island.

The outcome will likely be much better than it is now.

Robin's chest heaved violently, and he took several deep breaths to calm the turbulent emotions surging within him.

"Aokiji, do you still think there's anything wrong with 'studying history'?"

Aokiji did not answer the question directly, but instead said tactfully, "I am no longer a Marine."

"Um?"

Storm and Robin both uttered sounds of doubt.

Aokiji glanced at "Marshal Candidate," twitched the corner of his mouth, and quickly added a sentence.

"What I mean is, I'm no longer a member of the 'Old Navy,' I'm now a member of the 'New Navy.'"

A new navy?

Robin glanced at Storm instinctively.

Storm gave a brief explanation of the new navy.

Robin understood and realized the unspoken meaning behind Aokiji's words.

The old navy, which upholds the World Government, believes that studying ancient history is wrong.

The new navy that is going to fight the World Government doesn't seem to have any problem with studying history.

This is also Storm's view.

To be honest.

Storm never quite understood the purpose of the World Government creating a "Void Century".

There's nothing new under the sun.

Even if the World Government back then—to be precise, the Twenty-Nation Alliance—defeated the Great Kingdom and established the World Government through some underhanded means.

So what?

The history of the seas is nothing more than a story of victors and vanquished.

The world government ruled the ocean for eight hundred years.

They insisted on creating a "blank century."

It's as if someone knows about the "Void Century".

It would be as if the World Government would collapse immediately and the Marine Headquarters would perish instantly.

is it possible?

From eight hundred years ago to today, on this vast ocean, there has always been only one person with the greatest "voice".

That's "fist"!

Might makes right!

Therefore, Storm is not against studying history.

of course.

Now he has established a new navy.

Even if it's for the strategic significance of "undermining the authority of the World Government and the Navy Headquarters".

Not only does Storm not oppose the study of ancient history, he even actively sends people to study history.

That's when Robin came in handy!

Let's call it the "Ohara Reconstruction Project" for now!

Robin was unaware of Storm's plan.

She simply gazed intently at Aokiji.

For more than a decade, Aokiji has been the nightmare Robin could never forget. Robin was unaware that Aokiji had been secretly watching her all along, and was even familiar with every organization and faction she had joined since childhood, like a haunting (crossed out) old father.

But now.

Robin believes that her "hatred" with Aokiji is now a thing of the past.

"Admiral Aokiji of the new Navy."

Robin spoke up somewhat abruptly.

"Nice to meet you, please take care of me."

Aokiji was taken aback, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he coughed lightly.

"Ahem, you devilish son of the Storm Pirates, don't let me catch you making a mistake, otherwise..."

I'll still throw you in Impel Down.

"Yeah?"

Robin chuckled softly, his expression returning to normal.

"Can the new navy also send prisoners to Impel Down?"

"—Ara la la."