Give the pirate world a little heroic spirit shock)

It was a mountain-like "whale" ship, breaking through the waves in the distance and standing tall on the sea.

NO.14. Kidnapped

Even if people on the sea don't know the ship, they will definitely know the flag on the sail.

Inside the cross-shaped bones is a skull with a crescent-shaped beard, reflecting the sun's light in the moonlight late at night.

That was Whitebeard's battleship, which was approaching this ice continent.

Smoothie was surprised for a moment, but she controlled her expression well.

According to the life card given to her by the intelligence department and her own prediction, it should be a week's journey from here to Whitebeard. How could they meet here?

She suspected that Whitebeard might not be on that ship, but she still deliberately put on a relaxed expression in front of Aokiji.

"Don't go anywhere. A great general is about to fall here."

While saying harsh words, I was praying in my heart that this guy would give up as soon as possible.

Aokiji did feel that the situation was somewhat disadvantageous. Being surrounded by the Four Emperors alone would not have a good result. Instead, it might cause the two teams that were originally in conflict to unite.

But he wouldn't just run away in such disgrace.

"Huh..." Aokiji exhaled a breath of cold air. The temperature dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye, and white frost climbed up his cheeks.

The cold wind spread out from him, and this time it was obviously serious. The entire ship, including Smoothie in front of him, was instantly frozen into ice.

He loosened his grip on the sword, slowly turned his head, and walked to the ice sculpture of Liis behind him, which looked like a work of art.

"Bang..." There was a slight sound of ice breaking on Smoothie's body, but Aokiji was too lazy to look back.

He grabbed Liis and lifted her onto his shoulders, like a thief stealing a Buddha statue from a temple.

"Let her go..." Ci Men screamed, and the cloak that had just fallen to the ground was not frozen. It floated up slowly and rushed towards Aokiji.

Aokiji simply stretched out his hand and grabbed the cloak that was rushing towards him as if he was pinching a chicken.

"I'll wait for you to come to me alone." Aokiji said this to the still struggling Smoothie, then jumped out of the window.

The moment Aokiji left, the ice on Smoothie's body broke and turned into ice dust.

"Leave her here!" Smoothie kept her eyes on Aokiji's movements and ran desperately to the window.

"Snapped!"

Before she could find Aokiji's whereabouts, the sound of fireworks rang out from afar. Smoothie looked up and saw fireworks exploding above the whale-shaped battleship.

The big ship seemed to suddenly wake up, flames rose, and illuminated an area of ​​the sea.

Obviously, Whitebeard's men noticed their ship, and they could guess who caused the glacial continent by looking at it, but it was not clear whether the fireworks were calling for support or warning someone.

"..." Smoothie's face turned pale. Before setting off, she had guessed that she would be obstructed by the navy, but no one expected that they would directly send an admiral.

Even if she caught up with Aokiji now, she didn't think she could win. Perhaps it would be a better choice to meet up with Whitebeard first... and her mother's mission was indeed more important than that of a younger sister.

Smoothie jumped out of the boat, and water with bubbles rose under her feet, carrying her across the not-too-distant sea.

The lights on the ship could be seen from afar. Smoothie thought she would see pirates on high alert after boarding the ship, but the chaotic situation on the ship surprised her.

A group of pirates were lying on the deck, with obvious burn marks on their bodies.

Flames were leaping across the deck, and this was clearly not just lighting.

Those who could still move were running around holding weapons, like civilians who had seen a ghost in a horror movie.

Smoothie realized that he had guessed wrong before. The fireworks were not because they saw his ship or Aokiji's ice, but because the ship itself was attacked.

She grabbed a pirate wearing a headscarf and asked, "Whose fleet is this? What happened?"

"Who are you?" The captured pirate was startled. Looking at Smoothie's slender legs and beautiful silver hair, he recognized the man's identity. "Big Mom's general? It's really you... We are Captain Thatch's men. Dad sent us to pick you up..."

Smoothie snorted, urging him to answer his question quickly: "Who dared to attack you?"

The pirate seemed to be about to answer, but before he could say anything, his expression suddenly froze.

Smoothie frowned slightly. She felt someone behind her and slowly turned around to look.

Invisible flames gathered behind him, and the scorching heat stirred the evening breeze and blew onto Smoothie's face. The flames gradually condensed into a human shape.

"I found a lone pirate ship here and want their captain to take me to see their captain, who is said to be the strongest in the world."

The man's orange cowboy hat covered his eyes, and there was absolute confidence on the corners of his mouth.

"Challenging Whitebeard's brat? At this critical moment..." Smoothie clenched his sword. "There are so many brats seeking death like you every year, just like cockroaches."

"Hmph... Judging from the reaction of the thing in your hand, you seem to be a big shot too." The man sneered, and a large flame lit up on his body.

"You killed so many of us! Dad will not let you go!" The pirate caught by Smoothie suddenly shouted, his face full of anger.

"I'm looking forward to him coming to find me... But you can rest assured, I know my limits. These people won't die just like that... This is the margin of strength." As he said this, the man turned into a ball of fire.

Smoothie took a deep breath. She had lost interest in chatting with this arrogant brat. She let go of the pirate and flung her sword at him. "What a troublesome night..."

……

Because she was always carried by Aokiji, Liis could only see the stars in the sky.

The road was bumpy and swaying, but it felt like riding a car on flat ground. Based on Liis's understanding of Aokiji, he should be relying on his own abilities to ride a bicycle on the sea.

This time the freezing force was much stronger than before. Liis was unable to break the ice and instead felt increasingly sleepy due to excessive brain consumption.

She tried hard to resist sleepiness, but it was of little use. Just when she was about to give up, the ice covering her body suddenly shattered.

Liis suddenly woke up and realized that she was lying on a deck she had never seen before.

There was a group of people gathered around, talking among themselves. Due to her blurred consciousness, she couldn't see who these people were.

It took Liis a long time to finally feel her vision focus again. She tried to get up, and a quilt almost the same size as her suddenly fell from the sky and covered her.

"Just take a rest first. Don't worry, no one will hurt you."

Liis turned her eyes and saw Aokiji standing among the group of people.

She finally realized that she had been kidnapped by the admiral and taken to the warship.

NO.15. Overt Conspiracy

Aokiji is much taller than ordinary people, and even when he is squatting, he gives people a strong sense of oppression.

The navy around them seemed to be under great pressure. The admiral, whom they had only known about in the news and legends, was right next to them, making them feel unreal.

Liis felt like she was being watched like a small animal, and her body had just thawed, so the cold made her shiver instinctively.

"Don't worry, you're out." Aokiji said gently to Liis, but this made her confused.

"Miss, can you move? I'll take you to the guest room." A navy man on the side suddenly spoke.

The navy's friendliness left Liis confused. She looked around until she met Aokiji's eyes, and then she gradually came to her senses.

Aokiji concealed her identity as a subordinate of the Four Emperors from these navy officers.

The admirals of the navy are not completely clueless about the children of the Four Emperors, but ordinary navy officers have no channels to learn about this.

They didn't know who they were and just thought they were children that the general had rescued from pirates.

Aokiji winked secretly at Liis, hoping that she would cooperate with him.

Liis swallowed, looked up at the marine who had made the proposal to her, and nodded slightly.

Seeing the calm expression on Liis's young face, Aokiji admired her from the bottom of his heart.

As the child of one of the Four Emperors, she could almost imagine what the people around her said to her about the navy. The current situation was like being kidnapped into the enemy's lair.

Even in such an environment, she remained calm and there was no fear on her face, which made people admire her composure.

Liis stood up wrapped in the quilt handed to her by Aokiji. She suddenly noticed that this was not the cloak that the aunt gave her. She didn't know where that thing had gone.

Perhaps he was left on the ship.

She followed the navy officer and walked towards the cabin of the warship. As the girl's figure disappeared, all the navy officers' attention was focused on Aokiji.

This warship has nothing to do with Aokiji. He just ran into it head-on while riding his bike on the sea. It happened to be on his way, so he came aboard to rest for a while.

"I haven't disturbed your normal duties, have I?"

The surrounding navy members were flattered by Aokiji's sudden concern.

"How could that be? We'll be back to base soon, and the Admiral's mission must be much more important than ours."

"...Take good care of that girl and don't let anyone know she's in your hands." As he said that, Aokiji stood up and walked towards his bicycle.

A cape frozen into an ice block was tied to the back seat of the bicycle. If Liis were there, she would definitely recognize it at a glance.

Aokiji didn't leave anything for Smoothie. If she didn't have Liis's life card, she could only rely on this Homies to find her place.

Aokiji had no doubt that Smoothie would come to find him. The fact that Liis could break her own freeze on her own initiative showed that she had considerable strength. Considering her age, her status under Big Mom would not be low, at least she would be a reserve cadre.

The fact that she could accompany Smoothie on the diplomatic mission to Whitebeard also proved that the top leaders valued her.

Aokiji still remembers the order Sengoku gave him, which was to prevent Whitebeard and Big Mom from meeting in person, but the real purpose was to prevent a possible alliance between them.

The Navy has been fighting the Four Emperors for so many years and has basically figured out everyone's pride and temper. They believe that as long as the captains of both sides do not sit down together to communicate, the possibility of their alliance is very slim.

In particular, according to the intelligence from the informant, the reason for their friction this time was still a territorial dispute.

Aokiji's kidnapping of Liis this time was an open conspiracy to destroy the possibility of an alliance between the two.

If Smoothie chooses to rescue Liis first, Aokiji is confident that he can capture her directly. Even if she calls Whitebeard for help, he can delay them. As long as Big Mom and Whitebeard cannot meet formally within a week, it will be considered a success.

Big Mom has a bad temper and a troublesome bulimia. She is willing to negotiate for a limited time. If she does not get any results after a long time, she will lose her patience.

And if Smoothie puts Big Mom's mission first, gives up his sister, and lets Whitebeard see Big Mom first, that will suit Aokiji's wishes even more. Whitebeard will never be nice to someone who abandons his family.

The only way is for Smoothie and Whitebeard to join forces as soon as possible, quickly kill Aokiji, and then go find Big Mom.

Although Aokiji is not a pushover and is confident in himself, he still has a contingency plan in case he fails.

That's what it is now. Aokiji wiped the seat of his bicycle. He wanted to part ways with this warship, the farther away the better. That way, even if he died, they wouldn't be able to rescue him.

The only problem is, if they have the little girl's life card, or some way to find her location, it would be a major crisis for everyone on the warship.

"Admiral Aokiji! Are you leaving now?" The navy officers behind him showed regretful expressions as they watched Aokiji lift his bicycle. "We can help too."

"As long as you don't let her fall into the hands of pirates, you have helped me a lot..." Aokiji paused as he thought of something.

He fumbled in his clothes and arms for a while, then took out a piece of paper, wrote a few words on it, tore it off and handed it to the navy man closest to him.

"Take this life card and go find Vice Admiral Garp. You will serve as his temporary troops until my mission is completed," Aokiji said. "I will call him and your headquarters."

"Yes! Admiral Aokiji!" The task assigned by the admiral personally shocked the navy. They did not ask the reason, but just answered in a sonorous and powerful voice.

Seeing the navy so energetic, Aokiji nodded, rode his bicycle, and jumped into the sea...

……

Although she was technically a prisoner, Liis's quality of life was not bad.

She was even shocked that what she had always wanted, to break away from Big Mom's control, was achieved so easily - although it still couldn't be considered freedom.

The navy's desire for control is much smaller than Big Mom's. As long as they seize the opportunity, Liis can escape at any time.

But she sat on the navy ship for a whole night and still didn't know where she was going. The navy who occasionally came to take care of her only said that he was going to meet a living legend.

Li Yisi couldn't sleep at night because of the nervousness. It was not until dawn that she felt sleepy.

Just as she was about to take a nap in the warship's cabin, she suddenly felt someone pinching her head.

She shook her head and felt no foreign body on it. Only then did Liis realize that it was the other "self" who stayed in Medea who was pinched.

"Master? Are you there?" The witch's cheerful voice sounded in Liis's mind.

NO16. Grow eyes!

The puppet had no vision, only the slimy sensation of its own body, and even making a sound was difficult for it.

Medea asked the question and then stopped talking, leaving Liis waiting with a puzzled look on her face.

Just as she was about to ask the question, the perspective suddenly became clear.

Liis widened her eyes slightly. Although she could only vaguely see the pale purple figure, as if she was severely nearsighted, it was still a major step from nothing to something.

Liis was quite shocked. She controlled the puppet's body to move and saw a mirror not far away, which reflected a slime with eyes.

"I should be able to see clearly now... I've roughly figured out this spiritual vein. Although its composition is strange, its purity is shocking! It's like it's never been explored by anyone!" Medea seemed to be holding a lollipop in her mouth. "I've found a way to borrow the power of the spiritual vein. I can do more things, just like your eyes, Master."

Liis remembered that when she first summoned Medea, she said that there was a spiritual vein in the secret base and that it needed to be studied carefully, although Liis herself didn't feel anything.

"As long as you connect to the spiritual vein, you can do more things. I can teach you more magic!" Medea said excitedly.