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Chapter 423 Supreme Commander of the Enies Lobby Operation, Admiral Aokiji

On the high seas.

The train at sea was split in two.

Kagura Akihara and Nico Robin are still on their way to Enies Lobby.

As for the carriage where Sanji and the others were, without the locomotive pulling them, they could only watch the train disappear into the distance, their faces filled with sorrow.

"We must rescue Miss Robin."

Sanji's voice was heavy, yet filled with unwavering determination: "No matter what, we must rescue Robin. There can be no accidents!"

"That's right!"

Chopper also raised his hoof.

"..."

Usopp hesitated for a moment, then clenched his fist, his resolve hardening: "I'll go with you to rescue Robin!"

"The opponent is very strong!"

Franky quickly reminded them.

"We've met before..."

Sanji coughed a few times, seemingly a little embarrassed: "When I first met him, I knew that guy was very strong..."

"Hey, Sanji!"

Just then, Luffy's voice came over!

A dilapidated sea train was speeding towards them, nearly crashing into the carriages that were stopped in place!

Luffy stretched out his arm and grabbed Sanji, Chopper, and the others. Zoro leaped up and swung his three blades, slicing open the carriages in front of him!

The sea train is finally running smoothly.

This sea train is also heading towards Enies Lobby, heading towards a place that is known to be a trap and a dead end, but everyone on board is very determined.

This time…

They are going to challenge the enemy they encountered at the very beginning of their voyage!

the other side.

Mary Geoise and Marineford began exchanging frequent phone calls.

Of the Five Elders, only two remaining, Saint Satan and Saint Nassuro, were very interested in the Enies Lobby operation plan, and they were also fed up with the Revolutionary Army setting fires everywhere on the sea.

As for Akihara Kagura killing Spandam, who wanted to steal the credit, and wiping out CP9, neither of them cared much about it; it was just a mere CP9 department.

If the Enies Lobby operation plan succeeds and cripples the Revolutionary Army, I don't care if the entire CP department is sacrificed!

As for Spandam, who was extremely angry and dissatisfied with this, he could only suppress his anger at losing his son under the forced orders of the Five Elders. He took the initiative to go to Enies Lobby to oversee the military, intending to find an opportunity to kill Akihara Kagura and avenge his son Spandam...

But...

The Enies Lobby operation plan is too important.

After discussing it, the two old men concluded that this matter should not be handled by a lieutenant general, but rather by an admiral or even a naval admiral.

After a meeting.

Admiral Aokiji of the Navy Headquarters took the initiative to come and preside over the operation plan for Enies Lobby.

When Akihara Kagura received the message, the Marine Headquarters Admiral had already departed from the North Blue and was on his way back to the Grand Line.

But...

Aokiji could only keep up with the main battle plans.

Whether it was luring the Straw Hat crew to attack Enies Lobby or capturing Straw Hat Luffy under the guise of the Dragon's Son, it all depended on Akihara Kagura.

Unfortunately...

Akihara Kagura isn't very good at anything else...

He is particularly adept at dealing with the Straw Hat crew.

After Kagura Akihara arrived at Enies Lobby by sea train, she ordered Karin, who was being trained by the Navy Headquarters, to travel to Enies Lobby by warship through the currents of the Gate of Justice and order all the Navy personnel on the island to withdraw from their defensive positions.

There's no need for defense at all.

Because these naval defenses can't stop reckless pirates.

There's no need to set up an ambush at all.

Because the Straw Hat Pirates will jump into the encirclement on their own.

"Is it alright to evacuate everyone?"

A naval officer nervously inquired about Akihara Kagura's situation.

"It was just a minor incident."

Akihara Kagura stood at the port greeting her adjutant. When she saw Karin disembark from the warship, she waved to her and said, "Hey, Karin, I'm going to rest now. The Straw Hat crew is in your hands. Capture them all..."

"Yes."

Karin lowered her head slightly.

morning.

The Straw Hat Pirates' sea train arrived at Enies Lobby.

When the group saw Enies Lobby suspended in the sea, they all gaped in astonishment, completely unable to imagine how they could possibly break in...

"Hey! The door's open!"

Luffy's face immediately lit up with joy, and he leaped up to rush straight in through the main entrance, startling Nami who quickly grabbed him!

"Hey! Luffy!"

"This situation clearly looks like a conspiracy, doesn't it?"

"but…"

Luffy scratched his head.

"But this is the only way."

Zoro gripped his dagger tightly and slowly stepped onto the stairs: "Even if there's a trap, we should still step into it..."

Somewhat surprisingly…

Surprisingly, there was no one stationed on Judiciary Island.

The Straw Hat Pirates strolled along Enies Lobby as if they were sightseeing, until they reached the plaza in the middle of the island, where they finally spotted a red-haired woman.

Karin wore glasses and was dressed in a full ninja outfit. She had a ninja sword at her waist, a ninja tool bag hanging from her waist, and three short swords on her back.

"Huh?"

Nami recognized Karin's appearance. She had never seen Karin fight before, but she had a vivid memory of this fully armed woman: "I remember seeing her in the East Blue..."

"Karin is my adjutant."

A voice blared from the loudspeaker in the central plaza of Enies Lobby: "If you defeat her, come challenge me at the Tower of Justice!"

Everyone present had seen Akihara Kagura before and was very familiar with her voice. Clearly, this woman was the only enemy standing in their way.

"Looks like a swordsman..."

All eyes turned to Zoro.

Why are you all looking at me like that!

Zoro looked back at his companions with disdain. He didn't really like fighting with women, but seeing that his companions all seemed to want him to take action, he had no choice but to step forward.

"I'll take care of her."

Zoro drew a sharp sword and bit it between his teeth, then gripped the other two in his hands: "You guys rush over there and rescue Robin..."

"good!"

Luffy's arm suddenly extended, grabbing a flagpole, his body attempting to use the elasticity of his rubber body to launch himself: "Then let's..."

Whoosh!

A golden chain suddenly extended!

The golden chain emerged directly from Karin's back, binding Luffy's body and slamming him to the ground!

"Before you defeat me..."

Karin reached for her ninja sword, surveying the pirates through her glasses: "Don't even think about getting through here!"

"Then I'll take care of you!"

Zoro charged forward, brandishing his swift sword!

Karin suddenly drew her sword and clashed directly with Zoro in front of her!

Even while fighting the swordsman in front of her, Karin was still using her Observation Haki and Kagura's Mind's Eye to sense the Straw Hat Pirates, seemingly determined to stop them all with her own strength!

Tower of Justice.

Kagura Akihara stood by the window of the tower, holding a cup of warm pear juice in her hands, as if quietly admiring the scenery in this symbolic place of the world government's justice system.

Nicole Robin sat on the sofa, her fingers nervously clasped in her palms, her head slightly lowered. "How did they get here... Didn't we tell them... that Enies Lobby is now a trap?"

"They won't abandon you."

Kagura Akihara drank a glass of pear juice and softly advised, "Although I really want to see them persevere, they can't possibly be a match for Karin..."

Saying that...

It inevitably carries a hint of setting a goal.

but…

Akihara Kagura's prediction was correct.

"Diamond Lockdown!"

As Karin unleashed her full power of the Adamantine Chains to stop the rest of the Straw Hat crew from making any moves, she instantly bound the entire Straw Hat crew together and threw them to the ground. Even Franky, who came to help, was knocked down!

"How could this be..."

A group of people looked up in astonishment at the dense golden chains that resembled wings. Anyone who touched the golden chains, such as Luffy and Chopper, immediately felt the loss of their Devil Fruit powers.

The rest of the people…

None of them had any power to resist.

Neither Sanji nor Zoro had any ideas, and they couldn't even imagine how to defeat their opponent.

but…

They don't need to think about it anymore.

A group of marines rushed in from all directions and captured the entire Straw Hat Pirates crew. The pirate crew that sailed from the East Blue to this place was completely wiped out!

"Notify the world governments..."

"The Straw Hat crew's attack on Enies Lobby has resulted in their capture..."

Kagura Akihara picked up the Den Den Mushi placed by the window and said softly, "We can have the World Government issue a statement about the Tatsunoko now..."

After finishing her sentence, Akihara Kagura hung up the Den Den Mushi and glanced at Nico Robin sitting on the sofa: "By the way, don't say anything about letting them go. I already let them go last time on the Sea Train. This time they walked right into the trap. I can't let them get away with this..."

"Besides..."

"You don't have much left to trade..."

"What is the secret of Hades?"

Nico Robin revealed a crucial secret she possessed, her eyes hardening with determination: "And the secret of Sea King... the secret of these two Ancient Weapons... would you release Luffy and the others?"

"..."

Akihara Kagura fell into an eerie silence, his eyes suddenly sharpening as he said in a deep voice, "You really trust me... Aren't you afraid I'll torture you here to get a confession?"

"..."

Nicole Robin was also a little nervous.

but…

Even knowing that trouble might be encountered...

Nico Robin still had to reveal these secrets in order to save her Straw Hat crewmates.

She had no choice but to take a gamble.

She could only gamble that Akihara Kagura wasn't a bad person.

"Even if it's about saving lives..."

"We'll have to wait until after the Enies Lobby battle is over..."

Kagura Akihara waved her hand and offered a solution: "We don't need the secrets of the two Ancient Weapons at all. Just the burial place of Pluto, the King of the Underworld, is enough for the Five Elders to release the Straw Hat crew after the war with the Revolutionary Army ends..."

Thank you.

Nicole Robin could only bow her head and thank her.

Following the Straw Hat crew's rampage on Enies Lobby and subsequent arrest and imprisonment, the World Government immediately labeled the incident as an attack by the Revolutionary Army in its press release, even spreading the news widely to ensure the Revolutionary Army received the information quickly enough...

Besides that…

The World Government also secretly began to mobilize and gather troops.

Or rather...

This can hardly be called anything clandestine.

Because everyone can see the World Government's military mobilization route. A dense array of warships are constantly coming and going, all of which have been transferred to the waters around Enies Lobby. Marine Admiral Aokiji has also arrived at Enies Lobby, serving as the commander-in-chief and top combatant of the Enies Lobby operation.

Anyone can see it…

The World Government wants to wage a major war on Enies Lobby.

Bachlerna Island.

Fire Fist Ace and Phoenix Marco were still arguing about returning to the New World and continuing the hunt for Blackbeard Teach when they received a newspaper.

[Revolutionary Army leader Monkey D. Dragon's big move! Luffy, the Straw Hat Pirates' son, was arrested by Vice Admiral Akihara Kagura during his attack on Enies Lobby and will be tried and executed there!]

"Luffy!"

Fire Fist Ace suddenly gripped the newspaper tightly in his hand.

As the youngest of the three sworn brothers in their youth, Luffy has always been taken care of by them since the sworn brotherhood began. How did that younger brother end up being arrested?

"I can't go back to the New World."

Fire Fist Ace looked at Marco beside him, who was staring at the image of Straw Hat Luffy with shackles on his head in the newspaper: "Marco, I have to go save Luffy..."

"Dad is still waiting for us..."

Marco frowned, hoping Ace would understand the bigger picture: "The Konoha Pirates will soon storm the New World, and we'll soon face war..."

"I'll be back."

Ace put on his hat, his attitude resolute: "I can't stand by and watch my sworn brother die under the sword. I have to go save him first. Once I've rescued Luffy, I'll be there immediately..."

"..."

Marco could only call his father.

result…

The white-bearded man remained silent for a long time.

The old man not only allowed Fire Fist Ace to act, but also allowed Marco to help him. He would also observe the situation and act accordingly when necessary.

"Let him go save his younger brother..."

Whitebeard held a newspaper in his hand, also watching the news: "I didn't have time to save Oden back then, I can't let Ace have the same regret as me for the rest of his life..."

Compared to the Whitebeard Pirates' actions, the Red-Haired Pirates' actions were undoubtedly the most significant, as most of the Red-Haired Pirates' officers were Luffy's close friends despite their age difference…

Moreover…

The World Government's press release even included photos of the Straw Hat crew's capture, one of whom was named Usopp, the son of Yasopp, a senior member of the Red-Haired Pirates...

anyway…

The Red-Haired Pirates had no choice but to get involved. If Shanks chose not to go to Enies Lobby, his crewmates would not agree.

The only one who remained silent…

They were actually the revolutionaries who should have been lured out the most.

New world.

Baltimore.

The headquarters of the revolutionary army.

Monkey D. Dragon stared at the newspaper in his hand and immediately realized that this was a conspiracy by the World Government to fight the Revolutionary Army head-on. He believed that he should not send the Revolutionary Army out in full force just for the sake of saving his son, which was a personal matter.

Ignore it.

Monkey D. Dragon's hand pressed down on the newspaper, his eyes shadowed, and his voice was somewhat hoarse: "Now is the time for the World Government and the Navy to withdraw their military forces, and for us to continue to instigate a wider uprising..."

"Then I'll go there, is that alright?"

Sabo, wearing his top hat and holding a water pipe, looked at his mentor with a resolute expression: "Mr. Dragon, I must go and save my brother."

"..."

Monkey D. Dragon remained silent.

"dragon!"

A group of revolutionary army cadres surrounded Long.

"Let's begin the uprising according to the established plan..."

Monkey D. Dragon ignored the group's requests and simply put the newspaper away, saying, "Don't worry about trivial matters."

In contrast to the revolutionary army's unmoved attitude...

There are undercurrents within the Navy regarding the Enies Lobby operation plan.

Because everyone knows what the name Monkey D. Luffy means.

Marineford.

When the Warring States marshal was reviewing documents in his office.

A robust old man pushed open the office door. Monkey D. Garp looked exceptionally old, with a disheveled beard and hair.

"The Warring States Period"

Garp had dark circles under his eyes, indicating he hadn't slept in a long time. He simply opened his mouth and made his request: "This old man wants to see his grandson."

"Don't do anything foolish."

Sengoku calmly held a cup of tea, but did not issue any orders. He simply said, "The supreme commander of the Enies Lobby operation is Admiral Aokiji of the Marine Headquarters. I have already delegated all authority to Aokiji. As for matters concerning Enies Lobby, go and ask Aokiji..."

Aokiji…

He once served as Garp's adjutant.

Almost everyone in the Navy Headquarters knows that Aokiji is the most gentle-natured man among the admirals.

I did my homework today...

I don't know if I'll be able to get through tomorrow...

I've been attending an online writing training course for a while now, and I'm supposed to go there on the 3rd to register. I heard it's a "black room" writing mode...

(End of this chapter)