Chapter 66: Admiral Aokiji....

" Oooh! " the man exclaimed and looked at Nami, or more specifically, her chest.

" What? " Nami asked as she covered her chest, when she felt his gaze.

" I see a knockout babe with super boobs. " he told her, " You free tonight? One glimpse of your boobs made my sleepiness go away immediately. "

Luffy gazed at Nami and asked with a sagely smile, " Nami, can i just kill him. " Hearing him everyone sweat-dropped.

Nami instantly shook her head, " No, you idiot Captain. " Nami politely declined Aokiji's request. After seeing how afraid Robin seemed, she didn't want to exactly yell at the guy, no matter how tempted she was.

" Who is this guy? " Kaya asked meekly.

" T-This is- " Robin began with a shaking voice.

" Marine admiral, Kuzan. " Luffy answered for her, " Also known as Aokiji. " Everyone either gripped their weapons or tensed up. But to Luffy's surprise except Robin, no one backed down even Nami was ready to fight.

Yamato cracked her knuckles and asked, " Can i take care of him? "

" Ararara, don't be so aggressive." Aokiji replied and shook his hands in front of him defensively. " I'm just on a stroll anyway, I'm not under any orders for now. "

Then the admiral laid down on the ice chunk, using his hand to support his head as he still faced them.

" What are you doing? " Nami asked him. He sighed.

" I'm tired from standing. " he replied. "Anyways, I'm not here to arrest you, so just chill out. "

" How can this guy be an Admiral? " Nojiko asked Luffy, " Are you sure it's him? "

" Yes. " both Luffy and Robin said in unison, though Robin's voice faltered.

" I uphold the model of 'lazy justice'. " the admiral told them. Everyone sweat-dropped.

" Your grandpa helped me a long time ago. " he said after a while. Luffy narrowed his eyes hearing the familiar sentence.

" Grandpa also told me about you. " Luffy told him, interrupting whatever he wanted to say next. The admiral looked up in surprise.

" Arara, what did he say? " he asked. Luffy gained a thoughtful expression.

...

Flashback:

" Grandpa, tell me about the admirals! " little Luffy suddenly asked while his grandpa and him were eating meat somewhere in the forest.

The old man raised an eyebrow as he munched on his food.

" Why are you asking that? " he asked. He gulped his meat. Then he got a victorious grin on his face.

" Ah, you're finally considering becoming a marine! " he announced with a booming voice and a smirk.

Luffy grimaced, " No way. " he muttered to himself, " Pirates are cooler. " Garp lost his smirk.

" What?! " he yelled, " I'm a marine! Is grandpa not cool enough?! " Luffy smirked.

" Shanks is way cooler! " he chirped out and laughed. The old marine gritted his teeth.

" Why you damn brat! " he muttered and bonked his grandson on the head.

" Fine! " he muttered. He gained a thoughtful expression.

" Well, they are all a bunch of amateurs compared to me! " he declared and puffed out his chest proudly.

" But they're really tough. One of them could crush the three of you easy as pie! " he continued, referring to the three Admirals.

" Wow, they're strong then! " Luffy chirped out. Garp grinned.

" Of course! " he shouted, scaring away every bird in the forest. " Marines are strong! "

Luffy narrowed his eyes.

" Pirates are strong too! " he announced. His grandpa bonked him on the head again.

" Shut up when I'm talking! " he yelled. He took a bite out of his meat.

" Anyway! " he continued. " There's Sakazuki, Kuzan and Borsalino, but they're also known under their codenames, which I don't really get. "

He shook his hand and then took another bite.

" Anyway, Sakazuki is a good marine, but he always has that stupid expression on his face, like someone just threw a bunch of dog crap onto his face." Garp told him. Luffy laughed. "And he's always on about absolute justice this, absolute justice that! He's really annoying with that! "

" Then there's Borsalino! " he continued, " I don't really mind him, but he's kind of a weirdo. I never know what's going on in his head. " He took another bite.

" Kuzan is kinda cool. " he continued, " I like him. Except being horribly lazy, he's a terrific marine. Still just an amateur though. "

He turned to Luffy, " So, what do you think, Luffy? " he asked. Luffy grinned.

" Grandpa is cooler! " he announced. Garp got a slight blush.

" thank- "

" But Shanks is still the coolest! " Luffy interrupted and ran away laughing.

" Arghh..."

...

Luffy smiled at the memory. He looked at the admiral.

" He said you were an amateur. " he told him. The man rolled his eyes, but his lip twitched from a barely suppressed smirk. " But that you're kinda cool anyway. "

Then he became serious and looked at Robin. " You, Nico Robin." he continued. She sweated. " The size of your bounty does not just represent your strength, but also your threat level to the World Government. Which is why a bounty of 79.000.000 Berry was placed on your head at the age of eight. " Luffy scowled

" You betrayed, sidestepped, escaped, then found a new partner for you to use." Aokiji continued, startling Luffy from his thoughts. "Time and time again you've rebounded and this time, you've chosen this crew as your next target. "

He glanced up to Robin, who seemed quite startled and hurt by the accusation. How could the man who saved her when she was little, the man who knew the real reason why she couldn't find a permanent place in the world, say something like that?

It also seemed to enrage Reiju.

" Hey, bastard, what are you trying to say?! " she yelled, " What do you have against our Robin-chan. "

" I don't have anything against her. " the admiral said, " The only reason I know her is because she escaped from me once. But that was a long time ago. " He stood up slowly.

" If you doubt me, then know that every organization Nico Robin has joined until now has been brought to ruin. " he continued, " She was always the only one to escape. " He smirked.

" Why is that? " he asked in a loud voice, " Nico Robin? "

" The past has nothing to do with us! " Nami yelled, " So just stop it! "

" That's right! " Yamato agreed, " If we cared about the past, we wouldn't have an ex-pirate hunter or ex-thief on the crew! "

" OI! " Nami yelled at her. Robin seemed to appreciate the trust they had for her.

The admiral shook his head. He looked back at Robin.

" I see. " he said, " Poor fools don't suspect a thing. " This of course enraged her. She crossed her arms.

" What do you want?! " she demanded, " If you want to arrest me, then just do it! "

Arms appeared all over Aokiji, restraining him.

" Robin, don't do it! " Luffy yelled out.

After a moment, arms disappeared from the admiral.

" Arara, I really did think you were going to do it. " he commented. He scratched his head.

" Regardless, you really should watch yourself around this- "

The admiral jumped back to avoid damage as Luffy slashed ahead with his sword. Afterward, Luffy immediately stored back his sword.

A drop of blood fell on the ground.

The admiral's eyes widened. He brushed his right cheek with his right palm and looked at it.

The rookie had broken through his logia defense and made a small cut on his cheek. Of course, the way he slashed he made it seem like he was trying to cut his head off.

His face darkened.

' I have almost forgot about your strength Monkey D Luffy. ' He thought.

He dropped his hand and glared at Luffy.

" You really shouldn't have done that. " he said.

Luffy smirked, but then he narrowed his eyes at him. " You weren't stopping. " he said coldly, " I have already said that the past doesn't matter. "

He sighed. " Whether or not you're an admiral or you think you know Robin better than us. " he continued, " I don't really give a crap about all that."

The admiral smirked.

" I see. " he said, " You aren't about to let me tell you what to do, are you now, Captain? "

Luffy grinned.

" You seem to get the point. " he replied. " Besides, I was the one who asked her to join and she hasn't done anything to deserve getting kicked out. "

A murmur of agreement could be heard from the crew. The admiral's eyes widened in slight shock.

' He invited her? ' he thought. ' She didn't weasel her way into the crew? '

" That's right! " Yamato announced, " Our beautiful Robin-chan stays with us! " Robin smiled softly.

Luffy said in a grim tone, " If you don't fuck off from here right now, then you will really die today. Now the decision is all yours. "

The Admiral sighed, " Alright Nico Robin, this time you have really found a home where you can trust your friends. So treasure your nakama and don't betray them. " Then he left the area.

Luffy ruffled her hair, " Don't worry my mysterious girl. I will protect you no matter what. " Robin couldn't control her tears anymore and sobbed silently. While Luffy just let her cry out her past sadness.

After Robin calmed down Luffy announced, " Let's set sail. " Camie, Pappug and Hachi became excited as they were finally leaving this hell.

The next destination Fishman Island.