One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

A crisp gunshot rang out from the top of the high wall on the steep cliff.

Just as he was about to step forward to help Kobra up, Kosha collapsed.

This sudden and shocking change left everyone on the desert land speechless for a moment.

Kobra, who had his head on the ground, looked up immediately upon hearing the gunshot and saw Kosha lying on the ground. His eyes widened, and he let out a grief-stricken roar: "Who fired the shot?! Kosha!"

Bell and Jaka, whose faces had just shown pride, suddenly changed color, turned around abruptly, and looked at the top of Albana's city walls.

"Who fired the shot! Who fired without our permission!"

At the top of the city wall, an ordinary-looking royal guard, holding a smoking flintlock pistol, suddenly roared, "Fire! Those shameless rebels are trying to attack His Majesty the King! Don't let them get close to His Majesty the King! Open fire!"

As the guard finished speaking, dozens of royal guards standing beside him revealed cruel smiles, raised their flintlock pistols, and pulled the triggers.

Bang bang bang!

A series of gunshots seemed to herald the beginning of chaos.

In an instant, hundreds of soldiers from the tens of thousands of guards standing on the walls of Albana disregarded their comrades' advice and began firing downwards.

The firing of these guards prompted their comrades to follow suit, which in turn triggered a chain reaction, with thousands of guards opening fire.

As a barrage of gunfire echoed across Albana, the rebel forces on the desert below simultaneously issued angry orders to attack.

"Kill them! They killed Kosa! Everyone, attack! Storm the royal city! Destroy these hypocritical royals!"

"Kill! Fire! Avenge Kou Sha!"

In an instant, the restless crowd, angry roars, and chaotic gunfire exploded across the desert landscape.

Kobra, his face ashen, sat on the ground holding Kosha, watching bullets rain down from the walls of Albana, watching countless rebel refugees roaring as they charged toward him and toward the steps of the royal city.

It’s over.

It's all over.

War did come.

At this point, it's no longer important to find out who fired the shot.

The anger and resentment ignited by the gunfire will turn into boiling oil and burn the country to ashes.

However, at that very moment, a deafening thunderclap suddenly resounded in the bright, sunny sky.

The deafening roar of thunder instantly drowned out all the shouts, gunshots, hoofbeats, and roars, bringing the chaotic desert landscape below to a brief standstill.

Then, under the stunned gazes of countless people, a tall, slender figure draped in a snow-white cloak, with a petite blue-haired girl in his arms, walked a hundred meters in a single step, stepping on invisible void, strolling down from the sky hundreds of meters high.

As the newcomer landed in mid-air, a white shockwave immediately erupted beneath his feet.

The air currents stirred the boy's full head of silver hair and also stirred the girl's long, azure hair, as blue as the sea.

Behind the two, large clumps of clouds appeared out of thin air, churning and surging rapidly. They quickly spread across the sky, forming a hazy play of light and shadow under the sunlight. This magnified the exquisite face of the girl standing beside the boy hundreds of times, making it visible to countless eyes both inside and outside the royal city.

At the same time, invisible air currents flowed across the desert land below.

To everyone's horror, the bullets fired from the weapons of the royal guards and the rebels were all floating in the air, like tiny insects.

Not only bullets, but even some artillery shells were frozen in mid-air, motionless, as if time had been stopped.

Meanwhile, on the city walls of the royal city, the guards who were trying to take advantage of the chaos and continue firing were even more horrified to find that their bodies were bound by invisible air currents, making them unable to move an inch.

Many of the rebels below were also bound by invisible shackles.

This included the gaunt old man who had rebuked Cobra and the weeping girl.

"That's... Princess Vivi!"

Suddenly, many people in the rebel army cried out in alarm.

"Vivi!" Cobra's eyes widened as he looked at Vivi, who was standing beside the unknown marine, and at the image of Vivi magnified hundreds of times in the sky, visible to countless people. He had no idea what had happened.

navy.

The person next to Vivi was wearing a snow-white cloak of justice, which clearly revealed his identity as a naval officer.

How could Vivi be following a navy officer?

Moreover, it stands in the sky in such a breathtaking way, seen by countless people.

Looking at the vast, still battlefield below, Vivi, who was standing close to Luo Xia, was also deeply shocked.

The bullets and shells floating in the air, hovering not far in front of her, seemed so unreal.

“I’ve said it before, I’ll take care of everything. Princess Vivi, just do what you want to do. Only you can truly quell this war.”

She turned her head and saw the boy beside her give her a gentle smile, with a hint of encouragement in his eyes.

Vivi bit her lower lip, a feeling of gratitude rising in her heart towards Luo Xia. She took a deep breath and looked down at all the people on the desert land below.

"Hello everyone, I'm Weiwei."

As Weiwei spoke, her clear and melodious voice, carried by an invisible current, was transmitted with unparalleled clarity to the ears of hundreds of thousands of people below, causing everyone to stop what they were doing and look up at the huge image in the sky.

That was a new move that Hibari developed after being instructed by Rorschach: Mirage Cloud.

Mirages are formed by the reflection and refraction of sunlight by clouds.

The bullets and shells suspended in the sky were held captive by the magnetic force generated by Rorschach's lightning.

The current intensity of hundreds of millions of volts and the magnetic force that can be generated at will are also unimaginably powerful.

Containing thousands of bullets and shells is no easy task.

Facing countless eyes below, Vivi continued, "I know that everyone has a lot of grievances in their hearts. The current state of the kingdom is indeed a result of the incompetence of our Nefertari royal family, which has failed to bring you a good life. On behalf of the Nefertari royal family, I apologize to you all here."

As she spoke, Weiwei stood in mid-air and bent down.

"We have let everyone down by allowing thugs to run rampant and wreak havoc on the country. But I hope you will believe in us, believe in the Neferutari family, and believe in my father, King Cobra. We have absolutely not done those heinous things. Over the years, those dancing fans who have disrupted the weather in Alabasta, those who have stirred up trouble and incited conflict in various places, are the killer thugs of Baroque Works!"

"I witnessed firsthand in the rain how a high-ranking assassin from Baroque Works, codenamed Mr. 2, used his Devil Fruit transformation ability to impersonate my father and shoot that innocent boy in the street. Yes, I was there. If it weren't for the fact that the Navy was on a mission there, I might not be here to tell you the truth."

As she spoke, Weiwei's voice choked up, carrying a hint of a sob, making people feel sorry for her.

"There, Mr. Icarum, captain of the Kingdom's Guard, was brutally murdered by thugs from the Baroque Works while protecting me. The current state of this country is all the work of the Baroque Works; they are our common enemy. Everyone, I implore you to lay down your weapons. War will only bring more bloodshed and casualties, and cause more tragedies to occur."

"Please give Vivi some time. Vivi will definitely reveal the truth about all the disasters that have occurred within the kingdom and give everyone an explanation."

Vivi's voice clearly reached the ears of countless people below, causing the refugees who heard her words to hesitate and waver once again.

Deep down, these kind-hearted people of the kingdom were willing to believe Vivi's story.

But just after Cobra finished speaking, Kosha was shot dead by the kingdom's guards.

This was hard for them to accept; they wondered if Vivi's words were yet another trap set by the royal family.

Just then, Kosa, who had been hit by a bullet and fallen, actually got up from the ground, waved his hand and shouted, "Everyone! Please listen to Princess Vivi and put down your weapons!"

"Kousha!" The rebels were overjoyed to find that Kousha was still alive.

Kou Sha looked at his unharmed chest and was also somewhat surprised.

Just as he was shot, an invisible barrier blocked the bullet that struck his heart, preventing him from being injured.

"Everyone! Please give Princess Vivi some time. Put down your weapons and sit here. We will wait for the truth to come out. We believe that Princess Vivi will not deceive us." Kosa ran through the crowd, loudly urging the refugees to lay down their weapons.

As Cobra looked at his daughter in the sky, a sense of relief welled up in his heart.

My daughter has grown up and is now capable of helping this country solve its problems.

Immediately, he stood up and waved to the crowd around him, "Everyone, please believe my daughter Vivi, I will sit here with you all. You must be hungry and thirsty, right? Bell, Jaka! You must return to the capital immediately and have someone bring all the food and water from the capital to distribute to everyone."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Bell and Jaka were already deeply shocked by what was happening around them, and knew that it was probably the navy officer standing next to Princess Vivi who had done this.

That was a power they could hardly imagine.

The power of Devil Fruits!

As the people on the ground below, comforted by Kosha and Cobra, began to sit down and wait for food and the truth, Vivi, who was standing in the air, was gently lifted down by Rorschach and slowly fell to Cobra's side.

Kobra's eyes reddened, and he immediately hugged his daughter.

"Weiwei, are you alright? I'm so sorry you had to suffer like this."

Kobra shed tears, constantly scrutinizing Vivi, afraid that she might be injured.

“I’m alright, Father. It was Lieutenant Colonel Tina and Major General Rorschach who saved me. But, Mr. Icarum…” Vivi’s eyes welled up with tears, and she was somewhat saddened.

"Alas, Icarum truly deserves the title of captain of the Kingdom Guard. He has fulfilled his duties and beliefs and is a loyal warrior."

Cobra sighed, offered a few words of comfort to his daughter, then looked up at Rorschach, who was still standing in the air, and asked in confusion, "Vivi, who is that Marine...?"

Weiwei looked up as well, and a bright, relieved smile finally appeared on her face.

"Father, that is Rear Admiral Rorschach, the young naval hero who protected the Holy Poplar Kingdom from 20,000 pirates."

"It's Major General Luo Xia. No wonder, no wonder he was able to stop a war so easily. I heard he's only fourteen years old this year, just one year older than you, Weiwei."

Kobra's eyes widened in surprise.

He had seen the news about Rorschach a while ago.

However, at that time, his main focus was on the Saint Poplar Kingdom, which was also a member state of the World Government. Rorschach, who protected that country, was merely someone whose name he remembered incidentally.

Unexpectedly, the other party came to Alabasta, rescued his daughter, and stopped the massive war.

"What an outstanding naval commander! So young, yet already a rear admiral. Vivi, why isn't Rear Admiral Luo Xia coming down?"

Cobra looked at Vivi, only to find his daughter staring blankly at the young naval officer in the sky. A gentle, enigmatic smile appeared on his tired face.

Feeling Cobra's gaze, Vivi's pretty face flushed slightly. She quickly looked away from the sky, coughed lightly, and said softly to Cobra, "Father, Major General Luo Xia is waiting for the right opportunity."

"Waiting for the right opportunity?" Cobra was taken aback. "What opportunity?"

"The mastermind behind Baroque Works is Crocodile! Major General Rorschach is waiting for him to reveal his true form and expose his crimes. That will be the time for Major General Rorschach to make his move!" Vivi said through gritted teeth.

Her words went unanswered by Cobra, so Vivi looked at her father, only to find that Cobra's face showed little shock.

"Father, could it be... that you already knew?" Weiwei asked in astonishment.

Cobra gave a wry smile, sighed, and shook his head: "These kinds of things don't even need to be deliberately investigated; you can find out that way. In the entire Alabasta Kingdom, besides Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who else could build such a large organization here?"

“Since you already knew, Father, then why…” Vivi wanted to ask why Cobra didn’t act sooner to stop Crocodile.

But when she got to the point of speaking, she seemed a little dejected.