The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

"I remember that Captain Luffy made a promise with the other party back then..."

Robin stood to the side, arms crossed, smiling.

"If a naval admiral is willing to join us, then he would also like to come along and embark on the journey with us."

"Yo ho ho ho ho, it seems that's definitely true."

"Aww! So Uncle Yixiao is also planning to come here to fulfill a manly promise?!"

After being reminded, Brooke and Franky remembered their original agreement and couldn't help but chuckle.

"What agreement?"

Jinbe, who boarded the ship later, somewhat confused, approached Sanji.

"And who exactly is this person named Yixiao?"

He neither understood the agreement nor knew who this man named Yixiao was.

"Uncle Issho, before we went to participate in the Marineford War, he and Uncle Rayleigh helped us hone our Haki for a period of time."

Sanji felt quite emotional when recalling these past events.

"Uncle Yixiao is a really good person. Apart from being a bit bad at gambling, he put his heart and soul into teaching us how to be domineering."

"Without their help, we wouldn't have been able to fight so hard at Marineford."

"We wouldn't be where we are now."

"(Cade) can be said to be an important figure who laid the foundation for our dominance and strength, and his own strength is also very formidable."

"His Observation Haki is terrifyingly strong, and his swordsmanship is exquisite. In Link's words, his strength is definitely no less than that of a Marine Admiral!!"

His strength rivals that of a Marine Admiral? Is he yet another formidable powerhouse?!

Jinbe's orca eyes widened slightly, and amidst his surprise, he nodded gently.

"That's it~"

He had thus gained a preliminary, general impression of the character.

"What about those bets where a naval admiral joins and sails with them... what are those?"

Jinbe, as always, asked questions when he didn't understand.

"This is a bet our idiot captain made with the other side back in the Sabaody Archipelago."

Zoro sheathed his three swords and stepped out of the room.

"Before, in order to get Uncle Yixiao to teach us Haki, Link first made a bet with him that two Marine Admirals would retire from the Navy..."

At this point, Zoro glanced at Aokiji, who, strictly speaking, could be considered one of the parties involved.

"Later, Luffy found it very amusing and joined in, wanting Uncle Issho to join us. So he made a bet with him that if any Marine Admiral joined us, he would also come aboard."

"At that time, Uncle Issho didn't want to be a pirate; he still harbored a yearning for justice."

"However, after hearing Luffy's bet, he immediately agreed."

"In his words, 'If there are really admirals who, after leaving the Navy, would rather betray their justice and become pirates, then the Navy and the World Government are truly beyond redemption.'"

"'Following this trend and becoming a pirate myself, it's not such a bad idea!'"

"I think at the time he probably also thought that it was impossible for a Marine Admiral to become a pirate. Even we thought it was something that would never happen."

"but……"

Zoro paused, then looked at Aokiji, who had remained silent after listening:

"On this vast ocean, anything is indeed possible!"

With a sigh, Zoro slowly walked outside.

Even Jinbe glanced at Aokiji without saying a word.

After all, who could have predicted this would actually happen?!

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727 Keeping the promise! In this vast world, there's only one path left to walk: the path of the pirate.

“Ah la la~”

Aokiji shrugged. Now that he had made this decision, he would not regret it.

As for what others will think...

They destroyed Ohara and helped the Celestial Dragons deal with so many messy things; from a purely righteous standpoint, they've already betrayed justice long ago...

"Uncle Yixiao!!"

Led by his two underlings, Luffy excitedly arrived at the casino.

As soon as I entered, I saw someone slurping noodles at the table, dressed in purple with very distinctive features—a smile.

He couldn't help but grin and greet them loudly.

"Luffy……"

After finishing the last mouthful of soup, Yixiao also pushed the bowl of noodles in her hand aside.

Yes, right now, the table is piled high with noodle bowls, almost like a small tower.

"Long time no see, Uncle Yixiao!!"

Luffy launched himself with a rubber ball and quickly arrived at the scene.

Yixiao wiped his mouth and said with a smile, "Congratulations on becoming a new Yonko."

"Hehehe~"

Upon hearing this, Luffy scratched his head and smiled smugly.

This can be considered his greatest achievement to date.

"Uncle Xiao, did you come all this way just to find me?!"

Luffy's eyes lit up as he said, "It can't be just a simple congratulation, right?!"

Well, this guy's IQ drops a little bit when it comes to some important things.

"Oh, I read about it in the newspaper!"

With a smile, he gently tapped the ground with his cane. "Of course I saw it too, the news that former Navy Admiral Aokiji has joined your ranks."

"I really never expected that a joke I made back then would actually come true."

At this point, Yi Xiao's smile was tinged with bitterness and helplessness.

Given the situation at the time, who could have imagined that the world government's highest combat power had already reached the rank of admiral?

They could leave the Navy just like that, or become pirates just like that...

Are you kidding me?!

Could it be that I really have no talent for gambling and am the type who always loses?!

Even something like this, a bet that seemed so sure to win, he couldn't win?!

Sometimes, even when I laugh, I wonder if it's my own problem.

Because of his tendency to lose every bet, he bet that a Marine Admiral wouldn't become a pirate, and he actually did...

In any case, gambling really broke his heart.

Finally, after gambling so many times and losing all his money countless times, he was finally free.

This time, finally, I gave myself away.

Therefore, gambling is something you should never get involved with; once you get involved, it never ends well!

Yixiao, through her own painful life experience, came to this blood-soaked truth.

Fortunately, he didn't lose to some unknown organization or pirate crew.

This was the only thing that could offer him any consolation.

"Now that I have lost the bet, it is time to fulfill my promise."

Yi Xiao sighed slightly, "Although I've hardly ever won, at least I can afford to lose."

"And just as I said before, even a Navy Admiral can betray the justice he once upheld, which shows that the current World Government and Navy are truly beyond saving."

"So, in this vast world, the only path left is that of a pirate."

As he spoke, he sighed with a touch of melancholy.

"Actually... Uncle Yixiao, you could also try joining the Revolutionary Army."

At the entrance of the casino, Link and the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates entered one after another.

Link looked at the unlucky man who had never won at gambling and said with a smile.

“I have already visited the revolutionary army in the past few days.”

He smiled and said calmly, "I am also very interested in the red ideology that is sweeping the seas these days."

"But after I got there, I learned about it after talking with some cadres of the revolutionary army."

"So, it was you, Mr. Link, who gave the revolutionary army these ideas."

His pale pupils were fixed on Link's direction.

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"I was just passing it on; I felt the revolutionary army was more suited to this kind of ideology."

Link approached and said, "Don't think that I could come up with such ideas."

"I'm not that noble, capable of having such a broad mind~~~"

"I'm just an ordinary pirate~~~"

The vice-captain of one of the Four Emperors' pirate crews is just an ordinary pirate?!

The others who followed behind him all looked at Link with strange expressions.

"But since the person who wrote this idea was entrusted with it, and you, Lord Link, are to spread it..."

With a smile, he gripped the wooden sword with both hands. "That's enough to explain a lot."

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"Moreover, I originally made a bet with the Straw Hat Pirates. Now that I've lost the bet, it's only natural that I have to come here to fulfill my previous agreement."

"At least I can afford to lose."

At this point, Yixiao felt quite bitter, and said to herself with a self-deprecating smile:

"Perhaps, this is one of the few things I can do."

"No way, Uncle Yixiao~~~"

Luffy chuckled and said, "You're quite strong!!"

"Yes, yes, with Uncle Youxiao joining us, our strength feels like it's increased a lot!!"

"My sense of security has improved a lot!!"

"And with another powerful expert, the road ahead will be much easier!"

"Link also said that having an old man on board is like having a treasure, even though Uncle Yixiao, you're not even as old as Brook~"

"Oh ho ho ho ho, that's really rude of me!!"

Nami, Usopp, Chopper, Brook, and the others were all quite excited about Issho's joining them.

There, he was also generous with his praise.

Although the other person is indeed a bit older, fifty-two years old is not considered too old.

Moreover, there are older people on their ship.

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