Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

In a corner that no one noticed, a tall and thin man in a windbreaker was leaning against the wall, holding a wine bottle in his hand and standing silently in the shadows.

"You're still here, I thought you were gone."

Reiner glanced curiously, walked over and said jokingly:

"Why, you're not here for revenge, are you?"

"Well, forget about revenge. I can't defeat you all by myself."

It was not until he saw Reiner coming over that Aokiji raised his eyes slightly, holding his forehead with his left hand and sighed.

This group of people are just like jinxes. They have to cause some big trouble wherever they go. Nothing good happens every time you see them. This time, even the pirate group was completely disintegrated.

"So, you're waiting for me?"

Reiner stopped in front of him, looking Aokiji up and down with a probing look.

"You don't mean that?"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense."

As if he saw something in Reiner's eyes, Aokiji hurriedly waved his hand.

"If word gets out that I'm joining the enemy ship right after my pirate group is destroyed, my reputation will be completely ruined."

"Tsk, who cares about you? Let's talk about it later."

Reiner rolled his eyes in disdain.

"This isn't the first time you've done this. Why didn't you think so when you left the navy to join Blackbeard? Garp even nagged us about it last time."

"Mr. Karp, he must be very disappointed in me."

Aokiji scratched his curly hair, looked at the night sky in some distress, and sighed:

"Well, I was having a nice drink with Teach and his gang at the time, and I agreed on the spur of the moment."

"Although that guy's philosophy differs from mine, he has an inexplicably attractive quality. Now that I think about it, it's a bit confusing."

Aokiji sighed, and when he thought about his days in the Blackbeard Pirates, he felt inexplicably nostalgic.

Although I have no ties with them, the people on the ship still get along with each other in a heroic manner.

At least during this period of time, he lived a very relaxed life. He didn't have to think about all sorts of messy things in his mind. He lived a relatively comfortable life, probably.

Blackbeard? Attractive qualities?

Reiner frowned, somewhat puzzled.

I don’t know what Aokiji was thinking at that time, but he couldn’t feel Teach’s charm anyway.

"Forget it, that's fine."

Reiner didn't feel any regret. Although Aokiji had a good personality and was a powerful fighter, it was still quite troublesome to get him on board.

It's okay for others, but Robin probably won't be able to accept it so quickly. Everyone will definitely consider this.

"Even though I say that, I'm still going to leave with you."

The topic changed, and Aokiji suddenly spoke, shrugging his shoulders and explaining:

"Don't get me wrong, although Egghead isn't far away, it's still too slow to get there by bicycle."

He still cared about what Reiner said during the day. Now that he was homeless again, he definitely wanted to go and see.

"Okay, it wouldn't be hard to bring one more person, though."

Reiner narrowed his eyes and looked at Aokiji with a half-smile.

"Hitchhiking also costs money, so give me your body."

Qing Pheasant: "???"

"I'm back everyone!"

Reiner walked into the square and shouted to a few people from a distance.

Hearing his voice, Luffy and the others turned around and waved to him.

"Reiner~"

"Hurry over!"

Before he could finish his words, the voices of several people suddenly stopped, and they were shocked when they saw the figure following Reiner.

"Aokiji?!"

"Why is he still here!"

"This guy, isn't he going to give up yet?"

Sanji and his companions immediately became alert.

After Teach fell down, he turned around and saw that Aokiji had disappeared.

I thought the other person had left, but I didn't expect him to suddenly appear at this time.

"Ahhhh~, let me go."

Seeing the defensive postures of several people, Aokiji raised his hands lazily.

"I don't have the energy to fight you now. I surrender."

"Don't worry, he's no longer an enemy."

Reiner waved his hand and explained casually, then walked to Nami and patted her shoulder to indicate that everything was fine.

"It's a long story, but anyway, he was planning to go to Egghead with us."

Walking to a small wooden barrel next to the campfire and sitting down, Reiner chuckled and asked:

"How's Hancock?"

"She is out of danger. She is a little weak after the operation and is resting inside now."

Nami followed Reiner's steps and squatted down beside him.

Cautiously, he stuck his head out to look at Aokiji, and with his hands on his legs, he whispered:

"What's going on now? This guy is a former admiral of the navy. Is he really okay?"

For Nami, joining Blackbeard was certainly shocking, but her deeper impression of Aokiji was still that of a navy admiral.

The same goes for other people.

There was no way. The group was really scared by the other party's strength back then. The scene of the endless sea being completely frozen with just a slight move was still vivid in their minds.

"Don't worry, the next one might be our ally. Let him explain it to you himself."

Reiner chuckled and rubbed Nami's head, then took the wine glass and placed it on the wooden block that served as a table.

"Pour me a bar."

"Tsk, you don't have any hands?"

Nami rolled her eyes at him, but still reluctantly helped take the bottle.

Chapter 383: Book Name Change

At the editor's suggestion, I came up with a new book title and introduction today, and will change the cover tomorrow.

The old title of the book is "I'm Just a Logistics Assistant, What's the Emperor's Business?", dear readers, please don't forget me.

Chapter 389 Return to Egghead

In the square, the group ate and drank their fill and rested for a while. It was almost midnight.

A crescent moon hung in the black night sky, accompanied by sparse stars flickering. In the square, a flickering bonfire cast a long shadow swaying on the ground.

"It's almost time for us to leave. We need to get back to Egghead before dawn. We don't know what tomorrow will be like, but it probably won't be easy."

Reiner slowly stood up, turned to Nami, patted her shoulder, and said softly:

"Go wake Hancock up, we're leaving."

"it is good."

Nami nodded slightly, took the shirt beside her and put it on her shoulders, then turned and walked towards the back room.

The remaining few people also patted their clothes and stood up.

"By the way, are we really going to rescue Vegapunk?"

Usopp blinked, looking a little confused.

“Although I feel like he’s not lying to us, how can I put it?”

"He's the world's number one scientist, and he works for the World Government. He's invented so many amazing things."

Usopp scratched his head, still confused, and said:

"Is it really necessary for the World Government to go to such lengths? They're going to erase him just because he knows a little more history. At worst, they can just stop him from researching further."

Putting aside his contributions and hard work, just considering Vegapunk's brain, it would be a shame to see a talent of his level die.

To restrain an old man, the World Government should have more ways to do it, but it still resorted to the most extreme measures, preferring to kill Vegapunk rather than completely erase any trace of his historical research.

At this moment, Robin and Aokiji looked at each other for some unknown reason.

Without personal experience, it is probably difficult to understand how ruthless and resolute the World Government's attitude towards this "taboo" is.

That year, the world-famous archaeological site of O'Hara was destroyed overnight. This news shocked the whole world, and the impact of the discussion is self-evident.

However, the World Government simply slaughtered the countless scholars gathered here from all over the world with just a few words.

However, what Usopp said was not without reason.

"Also, did it just happen that he was discovered studying history when we arrived at Egghead? Did the World Government just happen to send assassins to kill him?"

"And then Vegapunk so naturally asked us to rescue him. Isn't that strange? How could a normal person ask a pirate they've known for less than a day for help in such a situation?"

Thinking back to the phone call during the day, Usopp felt more and more that something was wrong. He seemed to have almost found the key clue in his mind, but he just couldn't sort it out.

"Anyway, I always feel like there's something strange going on. It's like everything was planned."