Pirate: Nami! Give me back my Berry!

Navy Headquarters.

The Battle of Marineford caused a lot of damage to the Marine Headquarters, but it has been repaired a lot now. At least it no longer looks like a dilapidated building.

The three warships led by Aokiji finally returned here today.

Many people in the Navy Headquarters knew about Admiral Aokiji's actions this time. After all, the followers of the Dream Group did not avoid others at all. They gathered at the entrance to the New World waiting for the Dream Group as if to declare.

The Dream Group Navy will not offend them easily, but since these pirates have not yet joined the Dream Group, the Navy has reason to intervene.

That's why Aokiji took this action.

The purpose of the Warring States, of course, is to prevent the Dream Group from taking these pirates under their command, and then the power of the Dream Group will be strengthened.

This is something the world government does not want to see!

But now Aokiji just went there for a walk. Not to mention catching pirates, he even watched those dozen pirate groups leave.

This made Akainu very dissatisfied.

"Kuzan, this is not how our navy should behave. You actually let all the pirates go." As soon as Aokiji returned to the navy headquarters, Akainu immediately found Kuzan and yelled at him.

In his opinion, even if it was through a duel, the next Navy Admiral would have to be him, so Aokiji's behavior now made him very dissatisfied.

The other navy officers quietly moved away from the Ice Man and the Fire Man.

The situation within the navy is now very delicate, and the news that Marshal Warring States is about to retire is no longer a secret.

And the next Admiral of the Navy will be chosen from these two people before their eyes.

So now they can be said to be facing two naval vice marshals, and they cannot withstand the aura exuded by these two vice marshals.

Aokiji's eyes narrowed behind his sunglasses, and he said in a deep voice, "Sakaski, I think we can have our duel sooner."

Hearing this, Akainu's face was stunned, but soon became serious, "That's exactly what I meant!"

boom! ! !

The two prospective marshals did not avoid telling the people around them what they were saying, and the news that they were preparing for a duel spread throughout the entire naval headquarters at an extremely fast speed!

Headquarters building.

On the balcony of the Marshal's office, Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru were all staring at Akainu and Aokiji in the square below.

"Crunch, crunch~~" Garp was still eating senbei.

"Is it finally about to begin... Sengoku, in your opinion, who among them do you think has a better chance of winning..." Vice Admiral Tsuru asked softly, crossing his arms over his chest.

Her eyes were always fixed on the distance, as if she had already seen the battle scene that was about to happen.

Zhan Guo's eyes were equally deep and calm. He frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then replied, "It's hard to say, maybe fifty-fifty."

This answer did not surprise Vice Admiral Tsuru. After all, Aokiji and Akainu are both top fighters in the Marine Headquarters and their strengths are comparable.

However, she still hoped to get more analysis and judgment from Zhan Guo.

Garp sat aside, chewing senbei and saying, "Kuzan's aura seems to be a little different. I wonder what Ling Yan said to him..."

There was a hint of curiosity and confusion in his tone.

Hearing this, Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru both glanced at Garp at the same time, but neither of them said anything.

Zhan Guo was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "The location of their duel should be set in Punk Hazard. They are both natural devil fruit ability users, and their destructive power is too great, so that place should be more suitable."

Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded slowly, indicating his agreement with Sengoku's decision.

Punk Hazard was once the scientific research base of the World Government, but due to the poison gas leak, it has now become an abandoned wasteland.

Choosing this place as the duel venue can minimize damage to the surrounding environment.

At the same time, this is also a relatively closed space, which is conducive to controlling the situation.

Sengoku looked at Vice Admiral Tsuru and continued, "I'll leave this matter to you. Make sure everything goes smoothly."

Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded and responded, "Don't worry, I will make arrangements to ensure that this duel is fair and just."

After saying that, she turned and left, ready to convey Zhan Guo's orders.

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New world.

Red Adventure Island.

This island is close to the Red Earth Continent but not very prosperous. However, due to the presence of more than a dozen pirate groups, the entire town on the island has become lively.

These dozen or so pirate groups were, of course, the ones guarding the entrance to the New World at that time!

"Captain Cass, Captain Stover, and everyone else, there is news from our seniors!!!" A pirate came running towards them with big strides, holding a newspaper high in the air, his face full of excitement and joy.

As he shouted, the entire port became lively, and people looked at the pirate, their eyes flashing with anticipation and curiosity.

"What? Really?"

When Cass heard the news, he felt a strong sense of joy in his heart. He immediately jumped off the pirate ship and quickly ran to the pirate.

"Great, we finally found them! Tell me quickly, where are they?" Cass's voice was full of eagerness and desire.

The pirate panted, handed the newspaper to Cass, and said, "Look here, they are on the Rain Curtain Island..."

Cass took the newspaper and scanned its contents eagerly. When he saw the report about the dream expedition, his eyes brightened.

"So that's how it is, they actually went to Rain Curtain Island..." Cass muttered to himself with a smile on his face.

At this time, the captains of more than a dozen other pirate groups also arrived. They gathered around Cass, eager to know more information.

"let me see!"

"Hurry and give me the newspaper..."

More than a dozen pirate captains stretched out their hands to fight for the newspaper, and everyone's face was filled with excitement.

In this lively scene, crew members of more than a dozen pirate groups also walked down from their respective ships, gathered together, and shared the joy.

For a moment, the entire port was filled with laughter and people were in a particularly happy mood.

"Captain, now that we know that the seniors are on the Rain Curtain Island, let's set off now!" a member of the pirate group shouted excitedly.

"Yes, Captain..."

"Let's go find the seniors now!"

......

Others responded one after another, and for a moment, the cabin was filled with people's shouts and requests.

These voices rose and fell like waves, and everyone was eager to set out as soon as possible to find the predecessors they had long admired.

More than a dozen pirate captains looked at each other and understood the meaning in each other's eyes.

"In that case, let's set off now!"

"Oh oh oh!!!"