One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

Caesar screamed in agony, roaring furiously, "I'm the most brilliant scientist! Go ahead and kill me if you dare! My men won't let you get away with this! Some are already on their way!"

Aaron slapped Caesar across the face, swelling half of his cheek and knocking out several teeth.

"Kill you? Not so easy. You used children for human experiments and researched poison gas; those two things alone are enough to kill you hundreds of times over. Every day from now on, I will torture you. I will carefully cut a few pieces of flesh from your body, causing you pain but not death. I will make you wish you were dead, and you can slowly enjoy it."

Caesar paused, his face growing even paler.

Soon, he began to plead, weeping and begging, "Kill me, kill me! Please!"

Aaron slapped Caesar again with his backhand, and Caesar spat out a few more front teeth.

He chuckled coldly, "I still prefer how fierce you were just now. Want to show me how fierce you are again?"

Caesar cried out, "You're a marine, why are you torturing me like this?"

Aaron stood up, picked up his knife, and brandished it back and forth on Caesar's body.

Caesar was in pain and scared, so he simply cried out "Ah!" and fainted.

Aaron snorted, flicked the blood off the knife, and sheathed it.

To deal with evil people, you must be even more evil than them to instill fear in them and effectively deter them.

Aaron pulled out a Den Den Mushi and dialed F.F.'s number: "Have you found the children yet?"

"Found them! Boss, there are thirty or forty children. These scumbags are using children for experiments! They're even feeding them addictive poison candy!"

Aaron said, "Take them to Caesar's laboratory. If they resist, kill them."

"clear!"

Aaron then gave the ball to Lark.

"Senior Aaron, are you alright?"

"I'm perfectly fine. Take the marines from the ship and come to the research institute immediately. It's to the northwest, where there are lights."

"I'm leaving right away! Senior Aaron, please be careful."

"You be careful too."

Aaron had previously prevented them from going to the island because he was worried that they might encounter Caesar's men and suffer unnecessary casualties.

And now, the reinforcements Caesar spoke of are about to arrive.

Aaron wasn't sure if it would be Vergo or Doflamingo, but whoever it was, they were enough to instantly kill Hibari and the other marines on the ship.

The warship was anchored in the bay, making it an obvious target. It would be dangerous for Yun Que and the others to remain on board.

Soon after, Finbuddy arrived with thirty or forty children.

They were followed by several pirate-like men with bruised and swollen faces.

"Boss," Fombardy exclaimed excitedly, "this Devil Fruit is incredibly powerful! I feel like I'm at least a Vice Admiral level fighter now!"

Aaron asked, "Can you transform now?"

"Of course! I'll show you right away!"

Aaron waved his hand: "No rush."

Aaron looked at the children. Fortunately, their sizes hadn't changed much. The tallest was only about the size of an average adult, far from being a giant.

Aaron breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that they hadn't yet developed a deep dependence on the poisonous candy.

Aaron said to the pirates, "You guys, go find some warm clothes for these children to change into."

The pirates, trembling with fear, quickly turned and left.

"Owner?!"

The children looked at Caesar with concern when they saw him on the ground.

Aaron did not explain to the children that Caesar was a bad person, but simply said, "Children, we are marines, entrusted by your parents to come and take you home."

"Can we go home now?"

"I miss my mom!"

As the children talked, they started to cry.

Aaron was also extremely troubled and helpless when these children cried.

He's really not good at soothing children.

Finbuddy had already coaxed them: "You're all good kids, you'll be going home soon, you should be happy! Watch me turn into a dragon, and you can ride on my back, okay?"

"good!"

The children stopped crying and started laughing. When they saw that Finbuddy had indeed transformed into a pink dragon several tens of meters long, they waved their hands and swarmed over to climb onto his back.

Fombardier spun around the room, making cheerful noises, and had a great time playing with the children.

Aaron finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the pirates returned carrying a pile of clothes, Aaron said to Finbuddy, "Alright, quickly get them dressed, and we'll leave the research institute immediately."

Fombey nodded and said to the children on his back, "We're going home to find our mother now. Put your clothes on first, then get on my back, okay?"

"good!"

Soon, the children put on their warm clothes and returned to F.F.'s dragon back on its back.

"Boss, do you want to come up too?" Finch said.

"Need not."

Aaron looked at the pirates: "Are you coming back with me to jail, or...?"

The pirates jumped in alarm and quickly said, "We'll go back with you, please don't kill us!"

"Let's go then."

Aaron mentioned the unconscious Caesar, saying, "You guys, lead the way."

A dozen minutes later, the group left the research institute, and a cold wind blew in their faces.

Aaron closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and his consciousness rapidly spread forward.

This is not Observation Haki, but a skill that Saint Seiya develops after awakening their sixth sense: visualization.

In just over ten seconds, his perception had covered the entire frozen area of ​​Punk Hazard.

The presence of Hibari and his group also appeared in his field of vision, at a distance of more than a thousand meters.

"Walk."

Flames rose from Aaron's body, illuminating the night sky and the snowfield.

He cleared a path ahead of them, heading towards the direction of Lark and his group.

Soon, the two groups met.

"Senior Aaron, where's Finbuddy? What's going on with this dragon?"

"Captain Hibari, I am Fombidi! I ate a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit!"

"Really? Congratulations!" Hibari exclaimed sincerely, delighted to see the thirty-odd children. "So, the missing children are here!"

"Let's go back to the warship."

Aaron tossed the half-dead Caesar to two sailors: "Put seastone handcuffs on this Caesar and you two take him under your guard. The rest of you, surround Fombadi and protect the child."

"Yes, sir!"

The twenty-odd marines scattered around Finbdi, guns at the ready, and began to stand guard.

"Boss," Finbdi asked curiously, "Caesar said he requested reinforcements, but they shouldn't be here so soon, right?"

Aaron said, "It's hard to say."

Hibari said, "Senior Aaron, there's a Dressrosa near Punk Hazard, which is the territory of Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Do you think this Caesar might be colluding with him?"