Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

He must need to talk to someone...

Rocks was quick-witted and vaguely guessed what was going on.

For a Marine Headquarters Admiral to come knocking on your door, it's either to arrest him or to win him over...

Aokiji told him to stop several times, so he couldn't have come to capture him; the only option left was to win him over.

Invite him to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea!?

"That's right!"

Aokiji is not one to waste time; he would rather lie down and sleep than waste time.

So he said directly, "I have come on the orders of the World Government to invite you to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

'really……'

Rocks thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

In the original story, when Ace defeated the Shichibukai Hanafuda, the World Government and the Navy also sent him invitations...

Rocks had previously seen the news in the newspaper that Ace had defeated "Tyrant Dragon" Hanafuda.

I wonder if the World Government and the Navy have any plans to invite Ace to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea?

I never expected to be invited...

Rocks remained calm and shook his head, saying, "I'm sorry, I have no interest in becoming a member of the World Government or one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

I almost blurted out the words "world government lackey." If Hawkeye had heard me, he probably would have drawn his sword and continued the sparring session that had stopped earlier...

To be honest, Rocks had no interest in becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

There are certainly advantages, of course: you don't have to worry about being captured by the World Government or the Navy.

However, he didn't want to become a lackey of the World Government.

Because he hates the Celestial Dragons.

He wouldn't stoop to feigning compliance; he wouldn't stoop to such a thing.

There's no need to even consider this, even if it might actually benefit them.

Based on his assessment of the nature of world governments.

Who knows, after he becomes one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the other party might make demands, asking him to hand over Robin, one of the few historians who can read ancient texts...

Won't we fall out with them then?

Therefore, there is no need for him to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and he will be called a "lackey of the World Government"!

Aokiji: "..."

That's decisive enough.

There wasn't even two seconds to consider it.

It was as if they already knew his intentions...

"You should know the benefits of becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Aokiji glanced at everyone on the Black Demon.

Finally, the voice came down to Lox, saying calmly, "You, Nicole Robin, and this gentleman together are already a huge threat."

"The world government and navy will not stand idly by and allow a threat to grow!"

"Just the name 'Lox' alone is enough to make you wary, isn't it? You probably don't want to see another 'Lox' appear."

Rocks curled his lip: "The reason you made me one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is to crush this name?"

"Or is it to keep me calm while you find another opportunity to eliminate me? Oh, no, you've even mobilized your general, so you obviously want to capture me after I refuse?"

"..."

Aokiji remained silent.

What they said is absolutely right!

"Whether it's that Rear Admiral in Loguetown, Zephyr in Alabasta, or you, now a Marine Admiral..."

"You're the ones who deliberately caused me trouble."

Lox's eyes turned cold: "I have never provoked you, yet you keep threatening me."

"You really think I, Lox, have no temper?"

"Since you consider my Blackwing Demon Adventurer Group a threat, then I will become your threat."

"If your World Government and Navy have the ability, then come and try to find my Blackwing Demon Adventurer Group."

"I wouldn't mind teaching you a painful lesson later..."

After giving Aokiji a final look, Rocks said to Issho, "Let's go, Issho."

"I understand."

With a slight smile and nod, the gambler, who had been sheathing his sword, was half-drawn from his weapon in a blaze of glory.

With a 'whoosh', the Gravity Fruit's power was activated.

With a cracking sound, the ice that had imprisoned the Black Demon shattered, and the Black Demon floated up as if it had lost gravity.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, it flew away into the distance...

Chapter 125 Aokiji: I shouldn't have gone on this mission... and my plans for the future!

"Hiss... He actually threatened a Marine Headquarters Admiral, and... wasn't that a declaration of war?"

"As expected of the black-haired swordsman, he has the courage to say such a thing!"

"Even a Navy Admiral can't do anything to them? Rookies? No, the black-haired swordsman has already surpassed the category of rookie..."

"Aokiji is injured! If it wasn't that blind swordsman who did it, then it must be the black-haired swordsman. That's terrifying! The black-haired swordsman!"

"Even one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea refused; the black-haired swordsman's ambitions are quite large..."

"..."

A murmur arose in the room, and many people had heard what Lockes had just said.

I couldn't help but feel a tremor.

So much has happened on this island today.

The black-haired swordsman instantly kills "Demon Blade" Aaronda to seize the Seven Star Sword and duels with the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye.

He later injured Marine Admiral Aokiji and refused to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

And they even made statements that sounded like a declaration of war...

More importantly, even Aokiji couldn't defeat them and could only watch them leave.

no doubt.

As today's news spreads...

The reputation of "Black-haired Swordsman" Rocks will only grow stronger; he can no longer be regarded as a "newcomer"...

……

"This is really troublesome..."

Aokiji rubbed his temples, suddenly feeling a headache coming on.

The black-haired swordsman has grown up, and there's also a powerful blind swordsman.

One admiral alone couldn't possibly defeat them...

Moreover, Nico Robin, whom the World Government considers a threat, is also on their ship.

The combination of "Rocks" and "Nicole Robin" immediately evokes certain associations.

The idea that interpreting historical texts plunges the world into chaos, the attempt to overthrow the world government and dominate the world...

Perhaps it's just a baseless association.

But as long as there is even the slightest possibility, the World Government and the Navy will absolutely not stand idly by.

Because it's really too dangerous!

This ocean is already chaotic enough; if it becomes even more chaotic... then where will justice go?

"The Blackwing Demon Adventurer's Guild... An adventurer's guild? Ha..."

"This name must have some special meaning. Blackwing Demon... it sounds like some kind of mythical beast. Could it be the Devil Fruit ability of the black-haired swordsman?"

"The ability to regenerate a severed arm and recover at supersonic speed is similar to that guy on Whitebeard's ship. It might really be a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit ability..."

Aokiji took a deep breath.

Various speculations arose in my mind.

The black-haired swordsman's abilities are also something the Navy needs to pay attention to.

To date.

They didn't even know what the other party's abilities were.

I only know some general information about his abilities, like he's a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user...

However, the black-haired swordsman did not perform beast transformation or half-beast transformation, which raises many questions.

Therefore, it cannot be determined.

Now, through the black-haired swordsman's "limb regeneration" and the name "Black-winged Demon," a guess began to form in Aokiji's mind—

The opponent is very likely a mythical Zoan-type!

Aokiji murmured, "There are six people in the Blackwing Demon Adventurer Group, and three of them are worth paying attention to..."

Among the Blackwing Demon Adventurer's crew, the black-haired swordsman, Nico Robin, and the blind swordsman are all worth noting.

Although the black-haired swordsman was slightly inferior to him in strength, he was exceptionally talented and had amazing potential.

Without even considering the future, the other party is already a huge threat...