What is The Reason?

Chapter 144: What is The Reason?

"This guy..."

Aokiji turned around abruptly, feeling the lofty oppression, and went straight to him. From Solo's slash, Aokiji felt a strong sense of crisis. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

"It's really scary."

Although he sensed the danger, Aokiji didn't flinch. His eyes became serious. In the next second, he was even more like Solo, and he also used Armament Haki. The beautiful ice blade in his hand was instantly dyed black.

Boom!

There was another loud bang, and the two Haki-wrapped weapons collided once again. The terrifying airflow spread out in all directions accompanied by a burst of black lightning. The ground beneath his feet shattered layer by layer, falling apart.

The entire training ground was completely destroyed. As if swept by a violent storm, it was a mess!

Rumble!

In the end, Aokiji's strength was comparable to Solo's, and the powerful aura that erupted directly separated the two of them. Solo stepped back again and again, the same is true for Aokiji.

But Aokiji's heart is obviously more shocked. His hand that was holding the ice blades was trembling slightly. The man in front of him is a real monster. Among the marines and pirates he encountered, there has never been one as outrageous as Solo.

He is not only an Ensign but he's only in his twenties. He was younger than Akainu and Kizaru when they joined the Marines, but even Akainu and Kizaru took a long time training to become stronger. But Solo, who can become an Admiral after 10 years, simply can't compare to Solo.  

The atmosphere at the scene became weird. Robin and Perona were stunned, reluctant to even blink.  

"Solo and the Admiral, did they have a tie?" Perona took a breath and muttered to herself.  

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't even believe it. Solo was actually as powerful as an Admiral.

"It seems..."  

Robin's heart was like the sea swept by a storm, unable to calm down for a long time. Aokiji was even forced out of his Armament Haki. 

"Even if he uses Armament Haki, he only tied with Solo. If he doesn't use Armament Haki—" Robin couldn't help thinking to herself.

After a while of silence, Aokiji didn't continue to attack Solo. The corners of his mouth turned up in a smile as he seemed to be much more relaxed. His arms and ice blades returned to normal, and the latter turned into cold air together with the temperature also began to warm up slowly.

"Your swordsmanship is even stronger than I imagined."

In the end, it was Aokiji who broke the tranquillity of the scene first. Seeing this, Solo simply released his fighting state and retracted Shusui into the scabbard.

"You too, you really deserve to be an Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, and your strength is even stronger than I imagined," Solo praised Aokiji.

In fact, although Aokiji is an Admiral, in Solo's eyes, he is not regarded as an existence to look up to. If he wants, he can use his own cards to eradicate him.

When he confronted Aokiji just now, he couldn't sense the murderous aura from Aokiji. Judging from one point, Solo felt that his guess was correct. Aokiji neither wanted to arrest Robin nor to eradicate him, the reason why he did these things was just to test himself.

How did he feel about Robin? Does he want to use her, or treat her as a companion?

In the same way, Solo also felt that Aokiji hadn't used his full strength. Although he was forced out of his Armament Haki, Aokiji also didn't use his big killing move like Ice Age.

If it was a full-strength battle, Aokiji's strength would be increased several times.

"If Aokiji strikes recklessly, the riots caused will probably shake the entire Marine Headquarters. Once Akainu discovers that Robin is in the headquarters. It will definitely cause an uproar."

Solo felt, even Aokiji didn't dare to take it too seriously.

"However, from your attack, I don't feel any killing intent." Solo adjusted his mentality a little, and asked Aokiji, "You didn't plan to arrest Robin, did you?"

Aokiji heard the words , with a slightly taken aback expression. But soon, Aokiji felt relieved. In any case, Solo is quite good at swordsmanship.

It is not surprising to judge the opponent's thoughts from the course of the battle. Moreover, since they have reached this point, they have nothing to hide. With his hands in his pockets, he was much more relaxed than before.

"Yeah." Aokiji nodded, that's true.

"Robin and I are old acquaintances. If I wanted to arrest her, I could do it at any time. The reason why I took the initiative to find you is because I am more interested in you. Judging from your reaction, you know Robin's identity very well. At the same time, you were the one who defeated Rob Lucci and the others in Water 7, right?"

Aokiji paused for a moment and continued.

"As a marine, you should know that the CP9 Organization that Rob Lucci belongs to is an espionage department set up by the World Government. Once they find out what you are doing, it will make you an enemy of the World Government. So, what is the reason for you bringing Robin by your side even if you knew that she's an enemy of CP9 and even the World Government?"

Aokiji looked directly at Solo and said firmly.

"There is no particular reason. I invited Robin to join the marine in Alabasta, and she agreed. She is my subordinate and also my companion. As Robin's boss, naturally, no one will be allowed to hurt her. What's more, those people in CP9, who claim to be superior and use justice in the name of justice, have the viewpoint of killing others at will, which also makes me very unhappy." Solo said casually.

In his opinion, a person like Aokiji would never agree with CP9's sense of justice because they are essentially the same kind of people as Akainu.

If Aokiji could recognize such a concept, it would be a dream come true.

"I don't think that is justice!"