Sailing: I was falsely accused of watching Nami bathe, but I'm blind.

The roar of artillery fire, more intense and terrifying, came from all directions like rolling thunder! The naval fleet's Buster Call artillery fire had begun to indiscriminately cover the entire Enies Lobby!

Huge explosions echoed across the island! Buildings collapsed like building blocks! The ground shook violently, as if it might sink to the bottom of the sea at any moment! Destructive energy fluctuations ravaged every corner!

There's no time to hesitate! We must evacuate immediately!

Kai snapped back to reality, banishing all distracting thoughts and considerations! Survival was now the only, overriding task!

He immediately unleashed his Observation Haki to its fullest extent, no longer paying attention to the battle atop the Tower of Justice, nor heeding Robin's cries, but instead focusing all his energy on sensing his surroundings, searching for the only possible path to survival amidst the gunfire and chaos!

Shells rained down, trailing long plumes of flame and emitting piercing shrieks! Each explosion unleashed a massive shockwave and countless fragments of debris! Kai's figure moved with the agility of a swift darting through a storm!

He can sense the impact point of a shell a fraction of a second in advance, thus narrowly avoiding it!

He can sense the structural weaknesses of buildings and quickly move away just before they collapse!

He can sense safe gaps in turbulent air currents and use them to move at high speeds!

He could even sense the entrances to underground waterways or abandoned passages, using them to avoid ground artillery fire!

This is an extreme escape, a race against death! Kai puts all his senses, stealth skills, and reaction speed honed on countless brushes with death to the fullest!

He needed to avoid the naval soldiers who were crumbling but still blindly firing!

He needs to avoid those CP agents who might go mad because of the Buster Call!

He needed to avoid the dense artillery fire that fell indiscriminately, like a natural disaster!

His nerves were stretched to the limit, his mental energy was being rapidly depleted, and his old injuries were throbbing with pain from the strenuous exercise.

But he dared not stop or relax for a moment!

In the lulls between the gunfire, he kept rushing toward the secret little port he had previously scouted, located below the cliff on the flank of Enies Lobby! There might be small speedboats that CP9 had prepared during their retreat, or some abandoned smuggling ships, or even... even just a large enough plank to float would do!

As long as we can get off this island that is about to be destroyed!

After a thrilling and perilous escape, Kai finally broke out of the area most heavily bombarded by the Buster Call and arrived at the secret little port hidden beneath the cliffs!

The port was in a state of chaos, clearly affected by the shelling.

Several high-speed boats that appear to be used by CP42789 have been destroyed, leaving only wreckage floating on the water.

Kai's heart sank.

Is it possible... that there's no way out even here?

Just as he was feeling a sense of despair, his senses suddenly detected a small boat—looking like one used by an ordinary fisherman—moored in a relatively intact corner, hidden by a huge rock!

This small sampan was abandoned here for some unknown reason. Although it was a bit dilapidated, the main structure seemed to be intact!

There is always a way out!

Kai was overjoyed and immediately rushed towards the small sampan! He quickly inspected the hull (using his senses and touch) and confirmed that although it was rudimentary, it could at least float and had a barely usable oar.

enough!

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately untied the rope, pushed the small sampan into the turbulent sea, and then nimbly jumped aboard!

As he struggled to row away from this island of death, he cast his last senses toward the Judiciary Island behind him, which was collapsing and burning amidst the gunfire.

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He sensed that the battle between Luffy and Lucci seemed to have reached a conclusion... Luffy's tenacious aura ultimately overwhelmed Lucci's cold killing intent!

He sensed that the Straw Hat crew members seemed to be gathering in a certain direction... Although they were exhausted and wounded, they carried an indescribable joy and excitement? Could it be that they... had really succeeded in rescuing Robin and Franky?!

Then, he sensed a "life" aura that was both incredibly shocking and strangely familiar to him!

It's the Going Merry?! That dilapidated ship he thought was long since beyond repair has... miraculously appeared in the deep abyss of the raging waterfall below Enies Lobby, rescuing its companions?!

Kai's heart was deeply moved once again! He could clearly "hear" the Going Merry's final cheers, filled with joy and relief!

Miracles... These guys always seem to be able to create these... illogical miracles!

Kai silently withdrew his senses.

He stopped thinking about things he couldn't understand.

He rowed with all his might, steering the fragile little sampan like a small boat after a storm, on the still turbulent sea littered with countless pieces of wreckage, further and further away from Enies Lobby...

The sounds of explosions and flames behind us were gradually replaced by the sound of waves and darkness.

He escaped.

They escaped from the "Island That Never Sleeps," which represented the absolute authority of the world government but ultimately collapsed amidst chaos and gunfire.

Carrying exhaustion, pain, and... even heavier and more complex thoughts, it disappeared into the vast and boundless sea.

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A new voyage begins.

Having escaped the devastating gunfire and chaos of Enies Lobby, Kai, alone, steered his fragile little boat, adrift on the vast ocean.

The first few days were filled with adrenaline-fueled excitement and vigilance towards pursuers behind (though there were probably none).

But once he was sure he was completely out of danger and that the small sampan had miraculously not fallen apart in the wind and waves, an indescribable sense of exhaustion washed over him like a tide.

It's not just physical fatigue.

During that harrowing escape from Enies Lobby, he nearly exhausted all his physical strength, and his mind remained on edge.

What exhausted him even more was the emotional shock and turmoil.

He was alone, floating in this boundless blue cage.

During the day, the scorching sun was intense enough to burn the skin, and the blinding light reflected from the sea (although he couldn't see the light, he could feel the scorching energy) made him feel restless and uneasy.

Nighttime brings a bone-chilling cold, and an ancient, unsettling darkness and solitude.

Food and fresh water have also become serious problems.

He was in such a hurry to escape Enies Lobby that he didn't have time to prepare sufficient supplies.

The small sampan contained only a few scraps of leftover food and half a bucket of murky rainwater left by its former owner.

He had to allocate these resources extremely frugally, while supplementing them with his limited abilities (such as trying to use his senses to find schools of fish, catching them with simple tools, or collecting rainwater).

Hunger and thirst, like two venomous snakes, constantly gnawed at his will.

However, compared to the physical torment, this lonely time adrift at sea also gave Kai an unprecedented opportunity to completely calm down and think.

There was no longer the pursuit of missions, no longer the threat of enemies, and no longer the interference of external information.

He was alone, with only this vast and silent sea.

His mind began to replay uncontrollably what he had seen, heard, felt, and thought in Water Seven and Enies Lobby.

The Straw Hat crew's almost insane actions, their determination to fight the whole world for their friends, and the seemingly unbreakable bond between them.

That cry of "I want to live!" and the miraculous appearance of the Going Merry... all of this deeply touched a long-frozen corner of his heart.

He had to admit that the pure emotion and reckless drive did indeed possess a powerful force that he couldn't understand, yet couldn't completely deny.

CP9's so-called "dark justice," and their ruthless methods in order to maintain "order."

The intrigues and darkness hidden beneath the World Government's imposing exterior.

The terrifying shadow of the ancient weapon "Pluto," capable of destroying the world... all of this made him question and be even more wary of the so-called "order" and "authority."

There were also Fujitora's teachings, about "righteous justice," about the importance of the "heart," and about maintaining clarity even in darkness...

Chaos and order, freedom and restraint, emotion and reason, ideal and reality... all sorts of thoughts, images, sounds and emotions, like surging undercurrents, constantly intertwine, collide and conflict in his mind.

He felt as if he were standing at a huge crossroads, surrounded by fog, unable to see which way to go.

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Chapter 67 Hunting Down the Four Emperors!!!

He once thought he had found his path—to become a ruthless and efficient bounty hunter, hone his skills, accumulate power, and ultimately prove himself to those who betrayed him, and “execute justice” in his own way.

But after the Enies Lobby incident, he seemed to have some doubts about this path.

Can one person really change anything by hunting down a few evil pirates? Faced with a Shichibukai like Crocodile, a huge organization like CP9 hiding in the shadows, or a behemoth with absolute power like the World Government, an individual's strength seems so insignificant and powerless.

The seemingly chaotic and destructive behavior of the Straw Hat crew actually changed the fate of a country and shook the authority of the world government.

Could it be that... that seemingly "naive" and "foolish" approach is actually closer to the "correct" path?

No! Kai immediately dismissed the idea.

He could not agree with the Straw Hat crew's reckless approach, which involved countless people in danger.

That wasn't the "justice" he wanted.

So, what path did Fujitora choose? Joining the Navy and trying to change things from within? This seems to be a more constructive path, and one that is more likely to bring about long-term change.

However... the darkness and corruption within the navy, as well as his own distrust of the "collective" and "authority," made him feel deeply suspicious and resistant.

Moreover, once he joins the Navy, he must abide by its rules and orders, and may be forced to do things against his own conscience, or even... completely turn against the people he wants to settle scores with (the Straw Hat crew) and become their true enemies.

Kai felt that her values ​​were being constantly challenged and reshaped.

His past experiences have made him hate chaos and betrayal, and crave order and power.

June 20th

But what he saw on Judicial Island made him wary of the hypocrisy and cruelty that order might bring.