Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 81 Speak! Aokiji Kuzan! I'll let you speak! (Bonus chapter for the generous donation of 10,000 yuan from the author "Yun Deng Mu tide")

Blue sky, white clouds, flocks of birds.

The flying squirrel awoke from its coma, still experiencing a clear, tearing pain in its abdomen.

The intense pain quickly jolted the elite admiral from his daze back to his senses.

"White Dragon!"

Ignoring the pain, Momonga nimbly got up from the deck of the warship, wanting to find the Shichibukai who had suddenly attacked him.

But to his surprise, the prison warship remained peaceful and orderly.

There was none of the tragic scene, like a living hell, that the flying squirrel had imagined.

It appears that apart from the flying squirrel, who is in charge, no other naval soldiers on the prison warship were injured.

"Is the White Dragon... only targeting me?"

A thought suddenly flashed through the flying squirrel's mind.

Just then, Storm's voice rang out from the side.

"Hey, Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel, you're awake?"

Upon hearing the sound, the flying squirrel was instantly startled. He drew his military knife from his waist, the gleaming blade pointing directly at the enemy—

A pirate, and someone who is currently...

A pirate holding a bowl of noodles and slurping them up?

Upon seeing Storm's current appearance, the flying squirrel's eye twitched violently.

What does this guy think a warship is?!

"It's been so long since I've had such authentic Navy Ramen."

While talking, Storm had already finished a large bowl of noodles.

He casually tossed the empty noodle bowl aside; the pile of empty noodle bowls next to him was almost as tall as a person.

"Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel, would you like a bowl?"

Storm picked up a bowl of ramen, then controlled the clay arm to take another bowl of ramen and deliver it to the flying squirrel.

Swah——

The flying squirrel, wielding a military knife, slashed horizontally, instantly splitting the soft clay arm in two.

Then he stretched out his right hand and caught the bowl of ramen steadily, without spilling a single drop of soup.

This ramen is something pirates can eat, but he can't?

"snort!"

The flying squirrel sheathed its sword, took the chopsticks handed to it by a nearby naval soldier, and began slurping its noodles.

Meanwhile, Storm had almost finished eating while the flying squirrel was unconscious.

After finishing the bowl of ramen in his hand, he stopped eating.

"Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel."

Upon hearing Storm's words, the flying squirrel did not respond at all; he was simply focused on slurping his noodles.

The lieutenant general merely glanced out of the corner of his eye at the pile of empty noodle bowls stacked high like a small mountain next to Bai Long.

Then he slurped the noodles even harder...

Storm didn't mind the other party's cold attitude and continued speaking to himself.

"We'll be at Jaya Island soon. I've already dealt with the pirates there. You just need to transport them to Impel Down."

"I have just written a letter and would like you to deliver it to Hannibal, the warden of Impel Down."

"No matter what, I'm also contributing to the city's performance."

"Hannibal will be very happy to have sent pirates from two pirate islands to Impel Down in one go, won't he?"

Upon hearing this, even the flying squirrel, who was slurping noodles, couldn't help but cough.

"Boosting sales figures"?

What kind of new idea is this?

Storm glanced at the still-coughing flying squirrel, ignoring its posture, and continued to add.

"There's one more thing. I just wrote a letter and would like you to deliver it to Fleet Admiral Sengoku of the Marine Headquarters."

"I told you my current bounty is too low! Raise it! At least raise it to over 100 million Berries!"

"Otherwise, I'll beat up every vice admiral I see in the future."

"Vice Admiral Momonga, you don't want the Navy's prestige to be trampled underfoot by pirates, do you?"

You bastard!

The flying squirrel simply stopped slurping his noodles and glared at Storm.

If it weren't for the "rules," he would definitely teach that bastard Bai Long a lesson!

At least make the white dragon bleed!

Storm was being stared at intently by the flying squirrel, but he felt no pressure whatsoever. He shrugged and continued speaking.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing—"

"The Navy is not your messenger!"

The flying squirrel couldn't stand Storm's incessant chatter and coldly interrupted him.

"If you have any messages, you can deliver them yourself!"

"Both Marine Headquarters and Impel Down would very much 'welcome' to you!"

"Yes, you're right, but I'm currently extremely busy."

Storm shrugged and said in a very smug tone.

"You know, that's how pirates are."

"The righteous navy only needs to obey orders, maintain the government's rule, and be the Celestial Dragons' dogs."

"But pirates have a lot more to consider."

To be fair...

Storm's statement was not sarcastic.

He was just stating what the navy had done.

But just like that classic saying.

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

Upon hearing this sharp comment, the flying squirrel's lips moved, but it couldn't utter a single word, its whiskers trembling with anger.

What is it that makes the flying squirrel feel most vulnerable?

Everything Storm said is true!

Unbearable, no need to endure.

Shine——

Enraged, the flying squirrel drew its sword, and heavy, dark Armament Haki enveloped its surface.

For a naval vice admiral, being proficient in Armament Haki and Observation Haki is the most basic requirement.

Storm remained unfazed as the flying squirrel pointed a knife at him, calmly observing the creature.

"There's one more thing."

"Don't just point a military knife at a Shichibukai."

"Because of you, I'm weak~"

【MoMo Fruit - 100x Speed】!

Storm's voice boomed like thunder in the flying squirrel's ears.

Even with the reaction speed of an elite vice admiral from the Navy Headquarters, they couldn't detect when the other party had appeared.

They couldn't even detect the other party's movement trajectory.

Getting hit by the other person's fist is perfectly normal.

boom!

Storm's fist struck the flying squirrel in the stomach once again.

The latter curled up, its eyes bulging, and flew off the warship, soaring all the way to Gaya Island ahead.

At this moment, just as at that moment.

Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel, fallen to the ground.

Platinum Trophy: Flying Squirrel

[Tournament Rating: ★★★★★]

Storm cracked his fist and looked at the silent naval soldiers standing to the side.

"Navy, time to get to work!"

……

The prison warship loaded the prisoners and sailed away from Gaya Island.

The unexpected arrival of "passengers" was due to the fact that Gaya Island was not originally on the prison warship's itinerary.

Therefore, many prisoners have to be crammed into the same cell.

But that's not something Storm needs to worry about.

On Gaya Island at this time.

Apart from Storm, there were only a few big cats and little cats left.

Calling this a "deserted island" wouldn't be too much of a problem.

Ignoring the rest of the island, Storm honed his Armament Haki alone on the shore.

Blue—Blue—

A Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooped-up noodle) rang.

As if he had expected this, Storm rode his dragon into the sky and then answered the Den Den Mushi.

"Moshi Moshi—"

"Vongola Storm!"

Aokiji's serious voice came through the Den Den Mushi; he rarely used this tone.

"Why did you attack the flying squirrel! You even threatened to attack a vice admiral!"

"So it was because of this after all..."

Storm was not at all surprised by Aokiji's strong reaction, and he said casually.

"Because this is my 'revenge'."

"...?"

Aokiji's face, which had just been filled with anger, now looked completely bewildered.

The Den Den Mushi vividly portrayed Aokiji's expressions and demeanor.

"revenge?"

Aokiji was completely unprepared for this answer.

"Why are you seeking revenge on...the flying squirrel? What grudge do you have against him?"

"It's not revenge against the flying squirrel, it's revenge against the Navy."

Storm corrected Aokiji's mistake.

"To be precise, I'm targeting you, Admiral Aokiji."

"……?ah?"

The bewildered expression on Aokiji's face became even more pronounced.

"Me? What did I do wrong? I didn't do anything..."

"Yes! It's because you didn't do anything!"

Storm's tone became more dramatic as he bombarded Aokiji with a barrage of questions.

"Admiral Aokiji! You promised to raise my bounty to 1.295 billion Berries!"

"Why did I only see 9500 million peles today?"

"What about the other 12 billion pegories? Did you embezzle it?"

"Do you know how much damage that 9500 million Berry bounty caused to my young heart?"

"..."

Aokiji's mind was in complete chaos.

Or perhaps, the extreme helplessness rendered him completely speechless at that moment.

"Just...because of this?"

"Yes! That's why!"

"Are you crazy?!"

pat!

Aokiji angrily hung up the Den Den Mushi.

He had mistakenly thought that the flying squirrel had done something to provoke Storm, which led to the two of them fighting.

Before Aokiji called, he had considered mediating the conflict between the two.

To my utter surprise, it turned out to be about the bounty.

Is this a problem?

Aokiji thought about it again and again, and tried to hold back, but he couldn't hold back any longer.

He dialed another Den Den Mushi (snail phone) directly.

"Vongola Storm! You brat!! Don't be so lawless!!!"

"Commander Aokiji! You broke your promise first!"

"I didn't agree to that!"

"You never refused this!"

"Subordinates are not allowed to talk back to their superiors!"

"Commander Aokiji! I'm not talking back to you! I'm trying to reason with you!"

"you--"

Aokiji was furious at Storm's words.

If it weren't for the Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter).

Aokiji wanted to use "Ice Age" to shut Storm up!

"Oh my, what a silver tongue..."

Feeling utterly bewildered, Aokiji was speechless for a moment before bursting into laughter.

"What kind of 'reasoning' are you spouting? The Navy's reasoning? Or the pirates' reasoning?"

"This is a universal truth!"

Storm refused to yield an inch.

"What you say, you must do; that's the principle I'm talking about."

"You little rascal..."

Aokiji couldn't help but grind his teeth, making a crunching sound.

"Anyway, it's wrong of you to assault a vice admiral!"

"So, the Vice Admiral personally let the 'Devil Child,' a key figure in the World Government's surveillance, escape, right?"

"..."

"The vice admiral ordered the shelling of innocent civilian refugee boats, right?"

"..."

"The Vice Admiral is just standing by and doing nothing about the triennial 'World Government Non-Party Membership Native Hunting Competition,' is that right?"

"..."

"Speak up, Admiral! Aokiji Kuzan! I'll let you speak!"

"..."

Aokiji closed his eyes, the anger in his heart vanished without a trace, and he only let out a long sigh.

"Storm, what else do you know? At your age, you shouldn't be exposed to so much of the world's dark side..."

"Have you forgotten? I used to work at Impel Down."

Storm's tone was calm and even.

"In Impel Down, I made a friend, Emporio Ivankov;

"In the South China Sea, I also made a new friend, Bartholomew Bear."

"As for that 'son of the devil,' you entrusted him to me yourself."

Emporio Ivankov, Bartholomew Big Bear, Nicole Robin...

The God Valley Incident, the Ohara Incident...

One hidden memory after another surfaced in Aokiji's mind.

He thought that "lazy justice" was too lazy to remember these disgusting evils.

I never imagined things would turn out this way.

Storm's few words.

This could once again evoke the dark memories that Aokiji had forgotten.

"I'm so sorry, Storm..."

Aokiji gave a bitter smile, his tone as melancholic as his "Ice-Ice Fruit".

"That's how the Navy is."

"Just like you said, the navy only needs to obey orders and maintain the government's rule..."

On the back of the pristine white navy coat, the word "Justice" is etched.

However, the Navy is a violent institution under the World Government.

How difficult it is to uphold justice!

Let alone ordinary marines who can't even properly understand or implement the concept of justice.

Even a Navy Admiral.

They are equally unable to uphold justice!

Whether Akainu's "complete justice" is right or wrong is another matter.

Aokiji's "lazy justice"... is already outrageous enough.

As for Kizaru's "ambiguous justice"...

Can this still be called "justice"?

It's clearly a heartless "Zhengyi"!

Even Aokiji, who was also a Marine Admiral, couldn't understand Kizaru's "justice" on many occasions.

however.

This is a naval admiral.

Storm's voice rang out once again.

"General Aokiji".

"What?"

Do you like playing chess?

"Um?"

"Life is like a game of chess; those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly."

"What did you say? I don't understand."

"I'm telling you, Admiral Aokiji, why don't you leave the Navy—"

pat!

Aokiji hung up the Den Den Mushi immediately.

"Ara la la..."

Storm held up the Den Den Mushi that had lost signal and imitated his boss's distinctive laugh.

"Aokiji, oh Aokiji, the 'lazy justice' has wavered once again~"

Storm remembered clearly that the last time he tried to "recruit" Aokiji, the latter had refused his invitation outright.

Aokiji even stated at the time, "I will not leave the Navy!"

But this time...

Storm again advised him to "leave the Navy".

Aokiji didn't say anything, he just hung up the Den Den Mushi.

Is it that he doesn't want to answer?

Still afraid to answer?

Storm smiled and was about to put away the Den Den Mushi when the ringtone suddenly started again.

But this time it wasn't Aokiji.

It was Bartholomew Big Bear, who had been out of contact for several days.

(End of this chapter)