One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

Aaron chased Bondi Wald out of the cabin, about to continue the fight, when he heard the lark's voice.

"Senior Aaron, this ship is severely damaged and will sink soon!"

Aaron watched Bondi Wald's retreating figure and did not pursue him further.

Bondi Wald was once a great pirate who was on par with Roger and Whitebeard. Even if he is old now and his strength has declined, it is unrealistic to completely defeat him in a short period of time.

Furthermore, Aaron didn't know whether Akainu knew that Hibari was also on this ship.

It would be a bit unfair if the two of them ended up getting messed up by Akainu's magma fist instead.

Aaron didn't want anything to happen to Lark, so he jumped to her side.

Looking out to sea, there were hardly any ships around, and his own warship was mixed in with the large fleet that had come from headquarters.

Aaron estimated the distance to be about five or six hundred meters, which wouldn't be difficult to reach using Moonwalk.

"Hibari, let's hurry back to the warship."

If Aaron were to lift her with one hand, it would look like he's carrying a chick, which wouldn't look good.

He could only put his arm around her waist and use Moonwalk to walk towards the warship.

Aaron could hear Akainu's roar from more than 200 meters away.

"You're making things difficult for me..."

If he let go at that moment, Lark would fall directly into the sea, and Aaron would probably "die" gloriously in front of so many people.

Akainu gritted his teeth on the deck, wishing he could immediately deliver a "Demonhound" to Aaron.

Aaron landed gently on the deck with Lark in his arms, and immediately saluted Akainu after letting go of his grip.

"Reporting to Marshal Sakazuki, Bondi Wald's group has been defeated."

Akainu snorted, "I can see. Hibari, come here."

Yun Que chuckled, realizing she couldn't act coquettishly in front of so many people.

Furthermore, when working, you should address people by their job titles.

"Reporting to the Marshal, it was Lieutenant Colonel Aaron who saved me. Please don't blame him!"

Akainu snorted, and the cigar he was holding instantly burned out, turning into ash that fell to the ground.

Akainu squinted and glared at Aaron, then noticed that Hibari's left shoulder was torn, revealing abrasions underneath.

What happened to your shoulder?

Hibari turned his head, glanced at it, and said, "This was kicked by the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock. Senior Aaron was busy with Bondi Wilder, and..."

Lark looked at Aaron and saw him shake his head, then immediately realized: "He still has one of his subordinates to fight, so he can't help me in time, therefore..."

"Boa Hancock! As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, how dare you lay a hand on a Marine! I'll strip you of your title sooner or later, and then I'll kill you!"

Akainu secretly glared at him, then felt that Hibari had been kicked and that Aaron was to blame for not protecting her, so he glared at him again.

Aaron pretended to be stupid and chuckled foolishly on the side.

"Send word to return to base. Aaron, come with me."

Aaron felt a jolt of fear, thinking: "Could it be that they're taking matters into their own hands and beating me up somewhere no one's around?"

"What are you still standing there for?"

Aaron had no choice but to go with her. Before leaving, he turned back to look at Lark and gave her a wink.

Lark began to worry again.

Upon arriving at a small conference room, Akainu said, "Aaron, I'll let bygones be bygones for Hibari's injury this time, considering your great contribution. But if there's a next time, I won't let you off the hook."

"understood."

"Due to the special status of the SWORD team members, the credit for this cannot be attributed to you. Boa Hancock injured Hibari, so it can't be attributed to her either. As for Hawkeye, he just sat on the sidelines watching from a small boat and didn't help much. This credit can only go to Bucky the Joker."

"I don't care about credit or anything like that. There's one more thing to report: while on the Bondi Wald ship, I also saw a few Impel Down escapees, and they've been dealt with."

"I'm glad you don't feel wronged. Well then, based on your contributions, I'll promote you another rank. From now on, you'll be a colonel at headquarters."

Aaron nodded: "Colonel, that's fine. Lark came on the ship with me... and she did a good job. Besides, she wouldn't have been injured if she hadn't taken a kick from Boa Hancock for me."

Akainu's face darkened again. You brat, why do you have to bring up something you don't want to talk about? Do you really think I have no temper?

Aaron said, "Marshal, could you also promote Yun Que? It's only fair to recommend relatives."

"Hmph, at least you have some conscience. Hibari gets promoted one rank; he'll be a captain at headquarters from now on."

Aaron nodded in satisfaction: "Marshal Sakassky, there is one more thing I need to report to you."

"explain."

"To improve the efficiency of capturing Impel Down escapees, I enlisted the help of a pirate..."

Aaron glanced at Akainu's expression, which showed no obvious change, and continued, "I promised him that if he could capture 100 fugitives for me, I would recommend him to headquarters to fill the vacancy of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Akainu asked, "Who are you talking about?"

Trafalgar Law of the Heart Pirates.

"Hmm, he does have some ability. If he can do it, I wouldn't mind letting him fill the vacancy. However, we need to hurry. The World Government is looking for someone to fill the vacancy. If there's a Shichibukai recommended by the Marine Headquarters, I believe he could be of use to us."

Aaron smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. At least, he won't go against us."

Akainu pulled out a cigar, lit it with his finger, and said, "You can get lost now."

"Okay."

Aaron left the conference room and returned to the deck, where he saw Lark looking worried.

"Senior Aaron, I... the Marshal didn't do anything to you, did he?"

"No. Our conversation went quite pleasantly."

Yun Que breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest: "That's good, I was so worried."

Aaron looked back and saw that Akainu had already stepped onto the deck.

Aaron said, "Lark, it's such a short distance, you can jump back to our warship yourself."

The two men, carrying Finbuddy, jumped over three warships before returning to their small warship.

Aaron said, "Skylark, congratulations! From now on, you are a captain in headquarters."

"Really?" Lark exclaimed excitedly. "And what about you, Senior Aaron?"

"Colonel of headquarters."

Finbuddy leaned closer: "Boss, what about me?"

"You, stay the same."

Finbuddy pouted, "If I'd known it would turn out like this, I would have gone with them. I wanted a promotion and a raise too!"

Aaron shook his head: "No rush. Focus on improving your skills first, and there will be plenty of opportunities for promotion later."

Finnbudy cheered up, no longer discouraged: "Okay, I'll train harder!"

Lark also comforted him, saying, "Major Finbdy, I believe in your abilities! You've made rapid progress in these past two months!"

"Boss," Finbdi asked, "where do we go next?"

Aaron thought for a moment and said, "Let's go explore the New World."