aircannonsinc Chapter 57: Aokiji's Complex Mindset as He Confronts a Marine Admiral
Chapter 57: Aokiji's Complex Mindset as He Confronts a Marine Admiral
Chapter 57: Aokiji's Complex Mindset as He Confronts a Marine Admiral
When west Yan returned to the house, Kapu had already left with his men.
"That old geezer didn't give you any trouble, did he?" Mei asked, leaning closer.
Although the other party didn't directly attack, who knows if they said anything threatening, such as threatening Xiyan with their lives!
The World Government and the Navy have a history of threatening them with their allies.
"No, he just asked me one question," west Yan said.
"A problem?" Sanji asked curiously. "What problem?"
"They asked me if I was from Wano Country."
"Grandma Kokoro also mentioned Wano Country, but where exactly is that?" Nami asked, puzzled.
Why is everyone curious whether Saiyan is from Wano Country? Are all the ninjas there as powerful as Saiyan?
Everyone blinked, then turned to look at their own encyclopedia, Nico Robin, only to find that the mature woman's expression had turned somewhat unpleasant.
"Wano Country..." Nico Robin said, "I do know a little about it."
She knew, she knew all too well.
Back in Alabasta, Crocodile had her decipher the Poneglyphs there, which contained information about Hades.
And this terrifying weapon, capable of destroying an entire island with a single shot... is hidden in Wano Country!
"What's wrong, Robin?" Mary asked, looking at Robin with a puzzled expression. "You look a little pale. Are you sick?"
"What?! You're sick?!" Chopper exclaimed in surprise, "Doctor!"
"doctor!"
"Ah...I'm a doctor..."
Seeing Chopper, who was coming to treat her, Nico Robin said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I was just thinking about some things."
Suppressing some of her thoughts, Nico Robin explained, "I have read some books that do contain records about Wano Country, but that country is in a closed-off state, so not much information has leaked out."
"That's it?"
"That's all."
Nico Robin shrugged and said, "That's all I know."
Nico Robin didn't mention anything about the ancient weapons, clearly not wanting to put pressure on her companions.
There are some things that are simply beyond their reach right now.
"Tch, I thought it was something special." west Yan curled his lip and said, "So it's a closed-off country."
"No wonder they're curious about my background; they probably want intelligence about that country."
"That's possible," Robin said after a moment's thought.
"Perhaps... the Navy knows some information that we don't," Sanji calmly analyzed. "But if we have to say... it's actually not really related to us."
All they need to know is that Xiyan is a partner they can entrust their lives to; does anything else... matter?
They're not like the CP9 who want to dig people out of their grovels; they won't do things they shouldn't do.
"That's true."
"Has Luffy and the others not returned yet?"
"No." Sanji shook his head, then smiled and said, "But Luffy said he'll have a banquet when he wakes up. Now we should start preparing the ingredients for the banquet; Luffy has quite a large appetite."
"Didn't he just eat that not long ago...?"
?
"You underestimate that glutton," Nami said dismissively. "He can eat anything, no matter how much."
It can be said that the main reason why the Straw Hat Pirates are so poor is because this glutton can eat too much.
If they hadn't been so lucky along the way, they might have gone three days without eating nine meals.
"Then I'll help too," west Yan said, rolling up his sleeves. "I'm also very good at cutting flesh."
Sanji:
Nami:? ? ?
"You mean processing the ingredients, right?"
"Otherwise what?" west Yan raised an eyebrow and said, "Did you think I was talking about killing people?"
"Killing someone is just a matter of one slash, it's not that complicated."
He's not from the torture department, so there's no need for such complicated procedures; just cut him off directly.
"That's good..." Nami breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go, leave any ingredients that need to be chopped to me."
As they spoke, west Yan took his grass sword, which made Sanji's eyelids twitch as west Yan's words from earlier resurfaced in his mind.
"Damn it, use the kitchen knife!"
"This knife cuts meat very quickly."
"That won't work either. There aren't that many large chunks of meat that need to be chopped. Use a cleaver!"
"Alright."
west Yan pursed his lips, but didn't say anything, instead putting the grass sword aside.
Seeing this, Meili said, "I'll help too!"
Hey~
Seeing how cute little Meili was, Xiyan decided to tease her.
"Little Mei wouldn't steal any food, would she?" west Yan squatted down and asked.
"No way!"
"Then why did you look away?"
"Hmph, west Yan is naughty."
Mei ran up behind Sanji in a huff, only peeking out to look at Xiyan.
"Ha ha ha ha."
This scene made everyone laugh.
"Ahem, sneaking food is definitely out of the question," Sanji said with a light cough. "However... I need a taster to evaluate this freshly cooked dish. How about Merry-chan?"
"Wow, I want to do it! I want to do it!"
"Sanji, I want to too..." Chopper said, looking at Sanji with longing eyes.
Seeing the two adorable children looking at him like that, Sanji paused for a moment, then flashed a big smile and said, "Then it'll be the two of you!"
"Sanji, I..."
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"You bastard, get to work!"
"Ha ha ha ha."
The food preparation time wasn't that long. By the time Luffy and the others returned, Sanji's food was already on the grill.
And so, a grand banquet began.
"Oh, the banquet is starting!!" Luffy laughed happily.
"Ha ha ha ha."
"Is this what it feels like to host a banquet?" west Yan remarked, sitting next to Zoro.
No wonder people love having parties; the atmosphere is just so delightful.
"Haha, you'll like this feeling." Before Zoro could finish speaking, he saw Luffy sticking chopsticks up his nose and spitting out the wine in his mouth.
"puff!"
"This guy...:::"
west Yan's lips twitched, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. But this feeling was really quite nice. Thinking of this, the corners of west Yan's mouth began to turn up.
Just then, west Yan noticed Nico Robin's situation. The mature woman was leaning against the wall in the distance, and her face didn't look good, which immediately alerted west Yan to something was wrong.
west Yan instinctively wanted to go over and take a look, but Nico Robin shook her head, signaling him not to come over.
Seeing the ice on the glass in the other person's hand, west Yan narrowed his eyes.
Seeing that west Yan didn't come over, Nico Robin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Nicole Robin... I don't know if it was right or wrong for Saul to let you live," Aokiji said.
Can you give me an answer now?
"Of course," Nico Robin said firmly, "I've found a reason to live."
"Then live on... Ohara is not yet destroyed." After saying that, Aokiji disappeared.
By the time Nico Robin ran over to check, the person had already left.
As if she had just remembered something, Nico Robin immediately looked at Xi Yan and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him sitting there obediently.
"Robin, come and join the party!"
"profound!"
On the other side, Aokiji leisurely rode his bicycle onto the street, but stopped when he passed a large tree.
"Did the delivery guy come to drop me off?"
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you." Standing on the tree, Xi Yan looked down at Aokiji and said, "What are you doing here? You're not planning to threaten Robin again, are you?"
west Yan didn't come down, and Qing Zhi didn't look up either; this was better for everyone.
"What if?"
"Then we'll just have to continue the battle that wasn't finished last time."
"Oh my, that's really impressive." Aokiji wasn't angry; instead, he smiled and said, "But can you do it?"
"You'll only know if you try!"
The two stood facing each other, as if an invisible force was clashing between them.
A moment later, Aokiji said, "Oh my, these newcomers are really scary."
"You must be a clone."
west Yan did not refute, but simply looked at Qing Zhi.
"Making a scene in the city will disturb the residents," Aokiji said. "I don't want to get complaints."
Clearly, Aokiji was trying to save face.
west Yan remained silent, continuing to stare at him.
"If I really wanted to take action, I wouldn't need to use threats." Aokiji's smile faded, and his expression turned serious.
"Kid, can you answer a question for me?"
"explain."
"Are you even from Wano Country?"
"Luffy's grandfather asked this question, and I can tell you with certainty that I am not."
"I see."
Aokiji paused for a moment, then smiled, as if he had let go of some obsession, and said, "If you have something you want to protect, then protect it well."
After saying that, he ignored west Yan's reaction, rode his bicycle away humming a little tune.
"What's wrong with this guy...?"