One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 143 Passive Betrayal
"What? Caesar killed a Celestial Dragon?"

In the New World, Akainu received a phone call from Sengoku while on his way to Mary Geoise.

Upon hearing the news that Caesar had killed a Celestial Dragon, a hint of surprise flashed across his cold face, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"That kid's got guts..."

After hanging up the phone, Akainu was lost in thought, muttering to himself, his mind suddenly going numb.

His situation is different from Aokiji's; he has never dealt with Caesar before.

All he knew was that he was a young and arrogant boy, only eighteen or nineteen years old, yet he possessed combat power comparable to the Four Emperors. Although he was shocked by the other party's talent, from the Navy's perspective, no matter how brilliant Caesar was, he only regarded him as a lawbreaker, a troublemaker who disrupted the order of this sea.

Even though he overheard Caesar's conversation with Lieutenant General Crane, and while he was moved by it, he didn't entirely agree with it.

In his view, Caesar's ideas and actions would only cause greater turmoil on the sea and would not change any reality.

As for Caesar's statement that the source of evil lies with the Celestial Dragons, he did agree with that.

However, the Celestial Dragons' power is so great that they cannot be easily destroyed by just a few small fry.

Even if they are destroyed, new Celestial Dragons will appear sooner or later.

Therefore, instead of instigating a major upheaval and rebellion, it would be better to strengthen the crackdown on and deterrence against pirates and stabilize the order. In this way, the evil on this sea can be reduced by at least 80%!
"Full speed ahead."

After a brief moment of reflection, Akainu gave the order.

While he admired Caesar's approach, he did not approve of it.

Therefore, he decided to go to the Sabaody Archipelago as quickly as possible to kill Caesar in order to prevent the latter from causing greater turmoil.

Of course, it doesn't matter if they can't be defeated. The Celestial Dragons are the ones who should be worried. If Caesar really has the ability to overthrow the Celestial Dragons, then he can follow Caesar and fight them, provided that they can escape the Navy's encirclement alive.

At the same time, in different places, Aokiji and Akainu made two completely different decisions.

Unfortunately, Caesar had no intention of acting according to anyone's wishes, and the initiative in this battle could only be in his own hands.

"Help! There's a huge fire!"

"Quickly, fetch water to put out the fire!"

Chaos reigned in the heart of the Sabaody Archipelago, with raging fires seemingly possessing their own consciousness, firmly sealing off key transportation routes and slave trading shops.

A group of slave traders had just managed to extinguish the fire in their shop when they suddenly heard a soft shout.

"fire punch!"

With a loud bang, the water evaporated, and the flames reignited.

The slave traders could only watch in despair as their shops were burned to the ground, their eyes filled with hopelessness.

"Heh heh, serves you right!"

A young figure descended from the sky, squatted on the roof, and looked at the group of slave traders with a grin.

He was a freckled boy with slightly curly hair, his shiny black hair looking as if it were wet. He wore an orange-red cowboy hat, his muscular upper body was bare, he wore work shorts, and black round-toed leather boots. He had a deep black tattoo on his back.

The tattoo design is a black hole surrounded by crimson flames, with a pair of long, narrow bat wings growing on either side of the black hole. A sharp sword pierces through the black hole from top to bottom, which is the sail symbol of Caesar's crew.

"It's Fire Fist Ace..."

The slave trader leader glared hatefully at the boy on the rooftop, then suddenly drew his musket: "Die!"

Bang bang bang!
Three bullets pierced Ace's body in a triangular pattern, but only brought up a few sparks.

Upon seeing this, the slave trader burst into tears, smashed his musket at his feet, and his face was filled with despair: "These damned nature-type beings!"

"Haha, I'm so sorry!"

Ace chuckled and gently tucked his hat brim: "While you're quite an interesting person, my captain seems to really dislike slave traders. Of course, I dislike them too, so... muskets!"

Ace raised his hand as if to fire a gun, and a series of fireballs rang out, turning several slave traders into sieves.

"Let's go, you idiot, don't make such a big fire, the ship is almost melting!"

Not far away, Luo, carrying a knife, escorted the group of rescued slaves to Galdino's candle ship, while Conis maneuvered the ship into the air.

"And I remember Caesar saying that elementalization should not be used unless it is a matter of life and death, right?"

"Huh? Haha, I forgot, don't tell that guy!"

Ace slapped the back of his head and leaped onto the candle ship. Several other candle ships followed behind, carrying hundreds of rescued slaves!

Luo snorted: "Go back and practice more. You're dawdling over a small fry, all you care about is showing off. Are you a child?"

"What did you say? You're the one who loves to show off the most on the ship, aren't you?"

Ace blushed, somewhat embarrassed and angry, and glared at her as he retorted like a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) whose secret had been exposed: "You're still pretending to be aloof! You're twenty years old and you still like reading comics!"

Law's face darkened: "You don't like watching? You even made Galdino make figurines for you! And you asked Vegapunk for a transformation device!"

"You're clearly just jealous!"

"You're talking nonsense! I'm a member of the Sola Party, a fair reader!"

"Gentlemen, now is probably not the time to argue, is it?"

Connie steered the candle boat, looking at the two men with a stern face. The two men then gave a soft snort and fell silent.

Galdino chuckled awkwardly, inwardly wondering what was going on.

As this girl's strength increased, her aura also grew stronger.

Moreover, although she joined later than him, she was personally promoted and trained by Caesar and was a loyal follower. She was clearly more valued by Caesar than someone like him who had surrendered. Not to mention that Conis herself was very beautiful and had Caesar's heart.

Ugh... you can't afford to offend any of the women on this ship!

As Galdino was thinking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a dazzling gold in the corner of his eye.

Having only recently mastered Observation Haki, he suddenly sensed a deadly danger, sending chills down his spine.

"Oh no, a wall of candles!"

Sensing something was wrong, Galdino suddenly waved his hand, creating a wall of candles in front of the candle ship. Suddenly, a golden light flashed and struck the candle wall hard.

With a deafening roar, the golden light exploded, radiating intense heat!

"laser?"

Luo's gaze sharpened: "This kind of move should be used by Admiral Kizaru, right?"

"It seems my intelligence has already been obtained."

Not far away, on the branches of a mangrove tree, countless points of light converged to form a tall man in a yellow suit. The man had his hands in his pockets, wore a pair of brown sunglasses, and had a nonchalant look on his face.

The newcomer was none other than Marine Admiral Kizaru!
"Why does this candle boat fly?"

Kizaru rubbed his chin, curiously examining the people on the candle ship: "Trafalgar Law, Op-Op Fruit; Fire Fist Ace, Flame-Flame Fruit; Galdino, Candle-Candle Fruit; and this girl... must be the legendary Float-Float Fruit, right?"

"So, the Golden Lion is dead? If I'm not mistaken, Caesar must have killed him, right? He even managed to get the Float-Float Fruit; that guy must be incredibly strong, both in terms of power and luck!"

"This is bad, we are no match for him."

Luo looked at Ace and warned, "Don't do anything rash!" "I know."

Ace clicked his tongue. Unlike in the original story, on Caesar's ship, Caesar didn't even need to lift a finger. Every now and then, he would be taught a lesson by Kuma and the others, and he could clearly understand the gap between himself and top-level combatants, so naturally he wouldn't rush in recklessly.

In Caesar's words, the first thing to do when you encounter a battle is to call for reinforcements!

You can respect your opponent, you can fight alone, but you must have a reliable partner by your side to back you up.

Therefore, upon seeing Kizaru, Ace quickly stepped in front of the group, while Law behind him dialed Caesar's number without hesitation.

"Moshi moshi~ This is Caesar."

"We've encountered Admiral Kizaru!"

"Ah, I'll be there soon. Nami... she's already here."

As Caesar finished speaking, everyone saw a dazzling bolt of lightning descend from the sky and land on the bow of the candle ship.

The moment Nami saw Kizaru on the other side, her cold and beautiful face immediately crumbled. She turned around and shrank behind Galdino, shielding him in front of her as he looked on in terror: "Block him!"

Galdino's eyes bulged in shock: "What? Me?"

"Where's the captain?"

Law's face darkened; he hadn't expected Nami to be of any help.

"One thousand meters left, five hundred, uh... he's here."

As soon as Nami finished speaking, a pair of large black wings suddenly blocked out the sunlight overhead.

Upon seeing that reassuring black figure, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wow, that's really fast..."

Kizaru looked at the young figure with some surprise. Although his height of 1.9 meters was not particularly tall, he seemed to possess boundless power. His Observation Haki made Kizaru instinctively feel a strong sense of threat.

"Young people these days, really... I'm speechless!"

Kizaru habitually uttered his catchphrase, but unlike his usual teasing tone, this time his voice sounded much more serious.

"Nice to meet you, Admiral Kizaru."

Caesar nodded slightly, appearing very polite: "Would it be convenient for us to cross over?"

"I received a direct order to keep you here."

Kizaru gently raised his hand, his fingertips radiating dazzling golden light: "After all, you killed a Celestial Dragon. That's a monumental incident, one that could easily result in many deaths..."

Before he could finish speaking, a terrifying burst of Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted!
A flash of black light appeared in the sky, and Caesar appeared in front of Kizaru as if he had teleported, his blade suddenly slashing down!
Kizaru's pupils contracted, his hair stood on end, and his figure transformed into a photon as he flashed away to create distance, only to be caught up by Caesar in an instant.

"This speed is truly incredible, Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi!"

Sensing the sharp aura coming towards him, Kizaru rubbed his hands together, creating a light sword, and clashed with Caesar.

"Let's go now!"

Nami urged, and Connie nodded, steering the candle ship toward Island 29.

Clang——

The lightsaber clashed with the longsword, creating sparks.

"How wonderful, the Glint-Glint Fruit..."

Caesar said with some envy, "To be honest, I really liked this fruit back then, but unfortunately Admiral Kizaru beat me to it."

"Your vampire fruit is pretty cool too."

Beneath his brown sunglasses, Kizaru's gaze was solemn, but his tone still carried that unhurried, lewd air: "A Zoan-type Mythical Beast, the miracle fruit that allows one to maintain eternal youth, I envy it quite a bit."

"In that case, why don't you join my ranks?"

Caesar smiled and said, "I happen to know some clues about eternal youth! They are even more useful than my vampire fruit."

"That sounds very appealing. Let me think about it..."

After forcefully forcing Caesar back, Kizaru rubbed his chin, seemingly deep in thought.

However, this tactic of stalling for time was far too crude, and Caesar struck without hesitation.

Chi chi chi…

Black blades flashed past, Caesar pressed forward relentlessly, the blades flashing so thickly that Kizaru's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

He realized he had underestimated Caesar.

This kid's sword speed is incredibly fast, and every strike is powerful and piercing. If you're not careful and get slashed once, it can be a fatal blow that can decide the outcome of the battle!
But Caesar, being a mythical beast and especially a vampire, is clearly not afraid of exchanging blows with him.

With one being reckless and the other cowardly, coupled with Caesar's superior physique, Kizaru found himself in a very difficult and dangerous situation.

Amidst the flashing blades, Caesar brought down another slash, and Kizaru quickly parried.

Suddenly, at the very moment their swords clashed, a red light suddenly condensed in front of Caesar, wrapped with a powerful aura of Conqueror's Haki, and struck Kizaru's right shoulder!
whoosh-

The blood-red bullet pierced through Kizaru's shoulder, but only brought out a mottled golden light.

"Can you foresee the future?"

Caesar paused slightly, seemingly lost in thought for a moment.

"If you can't even do this, you won't be able to hold onto this position as a general."

Kizaru chuckled, and taking advantage of Caesar's momentary lapse in concentration, suddenly raised his hand and tapped Caesar's chest: "You're daydreaming, buddy."

biu——

The golden light pierced Caesar's chest, bringing with it a large cloud of blood mist.

However, before Kizaru could even celebrate his recent victory, Caesar had already grabbed his arm.

"Huh, are you two going to chop each other up with your hands tangled? That's gangster stuff, isn't it?"

Perhaps because he had been suppressed for so long and finally gained the upper hand, Kizaru's tone was slightly sarcastic.

However, the next second, something happened that left him speechless.

Caesar smiled slightly, and suddenly a pair of sea stone shackles were put on his wrists!

"Nani?!"

Behind his brown sunglasses, Kizaru's narrowed eyes widened in disbelief.

Caesar watched Kizaru with a grin, and the instant Kizaru's power failed and his lightsaber disappeared, he slashed him in the chest!
"When both sides can foresee the future, this ability isn't very effective, let alone a future beyond the scope of individual cognition..."

"Oh no! This is not good..."

Feeling the excruciating pain in his chest and his rapidly weakening strength, seeing the blood flying everywhere and Caesar descending from the sky, grabbing at his neck, Kizaru finally panicked!
He was captured alive in less than ten minutes...

This record looks like a betrayal, doesn't it?

(End of this chapter)