Jujutsu Kaisen: Throne

"Click..."

Bakara, who was following closely behind, paused and looked at the figure who had stopped in front of her with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong, Mr. Aokiji?"

"No, it's nothing."

Aokiji pulled his hands out of his pockets and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Miss Bakara, could you please wait outside for a moment?"

This reaction...

After glancing at the huge wooden house in front of Aokiji, Bakala took a few steps back without making a sound.

"Then I'll wait for you outside, but..."

Bakara quietly removed her gloves from behind her back: "I will not hide or report the entire process of this mission."

They would rather fall out with Aokiji than deceive the emperor.

There were once several incompetent fools in the empire who delayed issuing orders because they were drinking.

It's not a big deal, but that's what happens to those idiots...

Cut in half, then revived, then cut in half again... this process is repeated dozens of times.

Just thinking about that bloody scene makes Bakala's scalp tingle.

She didn't want to go through that kind of torture.

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."

"I will report directly to the President afterwards."

Aokiji stared at the wooden house in front of him, his eyes behind his sunglasses filled with complex emotions.

Bakala breathed a sigh of relief and silently put on her gloves: "I understand, then I'll wait for you outside."

Aokiji nodded and did not respond further.

As Aokiji walked step by step toward the enormous treehouse, his expression grew increasingly complex.

"Squeak!"

Push open the treehouse door, and inside is a huge library.

Millions of old books are carefully stored in the library by the giant, and the library is also guarded by a special custodian.

This library is the very place where Vegapunk secretly visited years ago.

The only difference is that the giant who was covered in bandages back then has revealed his true face.

He was a normal giant, twenty meters tall, with long orange hair and a beard that surrounded his face, making him look like a lion's mane.

He wore an incongruous white research coat, and his exposed arms and calves bore the marks of frostbite and burns from years ago.

Aokiji's gaze focused on the giant, his voice trembling slightly: "Long time no see... Lieutenant General Saul."

"Hey, come on, hee hee hee!"

The giant's distinctive laughter is still the same as it was back then.

"Lieutenant General... I haven't heard that title in a long time."

"As for you, Aokiji, I never expected you to leave the Navy."

The giant sat cross-legged on the ground, his gaze towards Aokiji equally complex: "Whatever your purpose this time..."

"I still want to thank you for deliberately holding back in Ohara."

More than 20 years ago, Haola, besieged by the Buster Call, had its harbor surrounded by naval warships.

Aokiji's seemingly merciless frozen capsules were more for the benefit of the Marines on land and Akainu.

The island, ravaged by gunfire, did not end up without survivors.

After the fire, Sauro, who was left with extensive frostbite and burns, understood his friend's good intentions.

Aokiji shook his head: "I never expected that you would survive such an apocalypse."

"I was really surprised to see you again."

Back then, Aokiji was still a vice admiral, an innocent kid who idolized Garp and upheld the "burning justice".

How could he possibly kill his friend?

However, after the warship returned to port, Aokiji never received any more news from Saul.

He once thought that Sauro might have died on the island, which was destroyed by artillery fire.

Unexpectedly

More than twenty years later, the two, no longer in the navy, met again, yet they still found themselves in a situation where they had no choice but to fight.

"What a cruel twist of fate..."

Aokiji let out a soft sigh, and a chill began to spread from his feet.

"Sauro, surrender."

Chapter 261 Conscripting Laborers!

The past events are vivid in my mind.

Saul defected from the navy to protect those innocent scholars.

He risked his life to protect eight-year-old Nico Robin behind him.

He personally froze his best friend.

In the end, Aokiji was moved by compassion and sent Robin away from the island that was about to be destroyed.

Until the Empire emerged, Aokiji secretly watched Robin's growth.

Just as I said back then.

Aokiji spared Robin more than anything else; he wanted to see the seed that Saul had protected with his life...

What will it eventually look like?

Reunited after many years.

Neither of them are in the Navy anymore, but their positions remain hostile.

"Sauro, surrender."

Aokiji lowered his eyes, his gaze obscured by the frost on his sunglasses.

The icy, misty ice slowly approached the giant, and Aokiji awaited the final answer.

"Wait, Aokiji!"

Sauro stood up and blocked the bookshelf, raising his hands in a gesture of surrender under Aokiji's astonished gaze.

"Your empire can do whatever it wants with me. I have only one request..."

"Please preserve this library, which represents O'Hara's legacy."

Dr. Clover, Robin's mother, and countless scholars who seek the truth.

This library is a testament to the history and knowledge that those people sacrificed everything to protect.

In Sauro's eyes, the value of these books far outweighed his own life.

Haguwar D. Sauro.

The giants are from the South China Sea and are also members of the "D Clan".

Unlike the savage giants of Elbaf, Saul, according to Robin, is a shy and friendly giant.

When Saul served as a vice admiral in the navy, he repeatedly explained to his subordinates that he was a gentle race among the giants, not just a brute who knew how to fight and kill.

so,

Compared to the fearless giants on the island, Sauro was more adept at understanding human relationships.

Saul had long suspected the earth-shattering sound beneath the White Sea.

However, because the attack came so suddenly, he didn't have time to transfer millions of documents.

therefore,

He could only pray that the imperial officials wouldn't discover this place or deliberately go to the White Sea.

I never expected that it would be my dearest friend from the past who came.

"is that so......"

The temperature inside the room began to rise, and the ice visibly melted away.

Aokiji then took a closer look at what Saul was once again trying to protect with his life.

Not only ancient documents, but also the bounty posters for the entire Straw Hat crew on the bookshelf closest to Saul.

Among them, Nico Robin's picture was placed in the most prominent position.

"If Robin knew you were still alive, she would probably be very happy."

"Hey, come on, hee hee hee!"

When Saullo mentioned the little girl he had saved with his life, he burst into laughter again.

His gentle gaze swept over Robin's smiling face on the wanted poster: "Of course, little Robin and I have a very good relationship!"

"You will never be alone in this life."

"It's really reassuring that Robin's current group of companions can protect her so well!"

Aokiji nodded, saying with a touch of emotion, "Yes, back then the Straw Hat crew, who were just rookies, dared to go against the World Government for Robin alone. I was quite surprised at the time."

During the Enies Lobby incident, the Straw Hat crew dared to pierce the World Government's flag, openly provoking the world.

This was also the first time Aokiji realized the Straw Hat crew's special nature.

......

After Saulo chose to surrender, the two seemed to return to their days of close friendship.

"Can you tell me? What is the purpose of the Empire sending you here?"