The Witcher: The Journey to Transcendence from Marvel.

Chapter 329 Kuzan’s visit
The smoke of the Battle of Marineford has cleared, but the impact it brought continues to spread like ripples. Now, several months have passed, and the whole world is still in chaos.

Countless people rushed to the sea with various purposes. A large number of pirates poured into that new world, which was already full of dangers and opportunities. It seemed as if it had suddenly turned into a huge whirlpool, sucking in all kinds of monsters.

Each of these pirates is ambitious and madly attacks the territories of the Four Emperors, trying to get a piece of the pie in this chaotic world and make a name for themselves.

Especially the Whitebeard Pirates. After Whitebeard died in battle, they were like a piece of fat meat emitting a bloody smell, attracting other pirates to try to tear a piece of meat from them like sharks.

Those pirates thought that the Whitebeard Pirates would be easy to bully without Whitebeard, their backbone, so they launched attacks one after another, trying to seize their territory, treasures and other resources.

However, the Whitebeard Pirates did not give up and chose to fight back strongly.

Although Ace was reluctant to admit that Roger was his father, it had to be said that he had perfectly inherited Roger's talent. He had been protected by Whitebeard for the past two years, and his strength had been constantly accumulating.

Now, facing these countless challenges, Ace stepped forward and took on the responsibility alone. In order to maintain the dignity of the Whitebeard Pirates, he kept fighting, one battle after another, as if he was tireless.

It was during these continuous battles that Ace's strength improved by leaps and bounds, and his bounty continued to increase.

So far, his bounty has reached 20 billion berries, making him the one with the highest bounty under the Four Emperors. This is undoubtedly a recognition of his strength.

Although the process was difficult, the Whitebeard Pirates, led by Ace, weighed the pros and cons, gave up some relatively unimportant places, and concentrated their forces to defend the core territories. They finally managed to gain a foothold in this chaotic world and were not completely defeated by those pirates who were eyeing them covetously.

The Beasts Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates were not spared and were also challenged by various pirates.

The Beasts Pirates relied on their own powerful combat capabilities, the unique terrain of Wano Country, and the advantages of a large number of Illusionists to easily deal with wave after wave of attacks;

On the Red Hair Pirates' side, Shanks relied on his strong personal charm and outstanding strength to lead his brothers to defend their territory.

Among the Four Emperors' pirate groups, the one who suffered the least impact was Weiss.

Although he had never established a real pirate group, and only guarded Dressrosa, the pirates were very afraid of him and did not covet his territory much.

He did not think about expanding his sphere of influence, but just wanted to defend Dressrosa and keep the land relatively peaceful.

Except for those who are obsessed with becoming famous and will attack Dressrosa on their own initiative, most other pirate groups will choose to go around Dressrosa and dare not provoke it easily.

Those pirates who lack self-awareness are often killed by Law before they even get close to Dressrosa.

Dressrosa has become one of the rare pure lands in the New World, protecting the people living there from the ravages of pirates.

However, on this seemingly peaceful day, an uninvited guest appeared.

Luo stared at the somewhat slovenly man in front of him as if he were facing a formidable enemy: "Why are you here, Admiral Aokiji?"

Aokiji, oh no, I should call him Kuzan now, was staring at the young lady dancing on the stage with a perverted look on his face. His eyes were fixed on her, unable to move away. He didn't answer Law's question directly at all, but kept praising himself, "As expected of a kingdom of love and passion, the ladies here are passionate as hell." [What on earth does this guy do?]

Luo frowned slightly and thought to himself. He knew very well that with his current strength, he was no match for Aokiji, also known as Kuzan, but there was no fear on his face.

Because Luo knew that as long as he sent a signal, Wes would appear immediately. By then, no matter how powerful Kuzan was, he would probably have no choice but to flee. So although he was alert, he still dealt with the situation calmly.

"Don't be so nervous," Kuzan said as he whistled at the young lady on the stage. He looked quite funny, like a young boy who had not grown up.

But the young lady on the stage was not interested in this guy with a horse face. She didn't even look at him and continued to dance attentively, as if Kuzan didn't exist at all.

"I'm not a marine anymore, stop calling me Aokiji."

Kuzan said this lightly, but the information contained in this sentence was enough to shock the whole world.

Luo didn't react at once, his eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. After all, Aokiji's status in the navy was not low, so how could he suddenly not be a navy anymore? This change was too big.

"It's true." Kuzan seemed to see Luo's doubts, and as he spoke, he slowly rolled up his trouser legs, revealing a prosthetic limb made of ice.

"Actually..." Kuzan paused, and then began to tell the story of how he and Akainu competed for the position of Admiral.
He sighed slightly, a hint of helplessness in his tone, "The bottom line is that I had a fight with Sakaski, lost, and broke a leg."

As Luo listened, he could imagine how fierce the fight between the two must have been. It must have been an earth-shattering battle.

Both of them are top fighters in the navy, with equal strength. If they really fight, they will definitely fight with all their might.

"What does this have to do with your coming to Dressrosa?"

Luo came back to his senses and asked with a frown. He really couldn't understand why Kuzan appeared here and told him these things.

"Alala~" Kuzan scratched his head in distress, looking rather innocent. Then he said hesitantly, "How should I put it? I'm unemployed now and want to find a new job. I wonder if your pirate group is still hiring?"

"What a joke!!" Luo was immediately angered when he heard this, and his face turned red.

It was unthinkable that a navy admiral would become a pirate. If this were to get out, it would cause an uproar in the whole world. So Law subconsciously thought that Kuzan was making fun of him.

"I was serious."

Kuzan, however, had a serious look on his face, and that expression didn't look like he was joking. He looked at Law sincerely, as if he really wanted to join the pirate group.

At this point, Luo was a little troubled and didn't know how to deal with this sudden situation.

(End of this chapter)