Who is the real threat?

"Can you please stop with that? I am you see... I.." Aokiji stumbled upon his own words and stopped. "Eh! It's too much for me to stand out here in the open sun. Let me lie down." Aokiji went from standing mode to sitting mode and was almost ready to sleep.

Zoro and Sanji were incredibly irritated and were ready to beat him up until Chopper and Ussop came to stop them.

"Oh! So you are in the Navy? Why didn't you say so earlier?" The stranded people who had been fed by the straw hats followed them inside and got to hear their conversation. They were relieved to know that this weird, tall man was from the Navy.

"Guys... Don't listen to him. He is the navy." Luffy, who already seemed to be suffering from high blood pressure, said

"Yes. Is that wrong?" said one of the men.

"Ah.. yes.. yess.. He is the navy.. We are the pirates.. We are the bad guys.. He is the good one... hahaha.. " The others were speechless, seeing the stupidity of their captain. Aokiji suddenly got up and said

"You guys should pack up. Since you have eaten your fill, it's time I send you home." Aokiji said. Everyone was confused about what was going to happen. Was he going to pull the people to the next island? Aokiji just laughed at their speculation and reached the shore.

He inserted his hand into the sea and murmured.

"Ice Age."

What happened next blew the minds of the people. The sea, out of nowhere, froze. It took almost a blink of an eye to freeze the whole sea. Everywhere that the people around them could look was frozen. Even Ken, who knew what was going to happen, was a little dumbstruck.

"This is unbelievable."

"Amazing."

The crew was again reminded how powerful some people were. A few days ago, they faced Enel. It was only because of cheats that they survived, and there was Ken. But somehow the crew felt that even with Ken, they would have a very hard time fighting this guy.

But it was a happy moment for the stranded men and women.

"The ice will be frozen for two weeks, and it is connected to the next island. If you go north, you will reach there in one week." Aokiji said.

"Thank you."

"Thank you so much."

In no time, they were ready. The straw hats helped them pack the bags and food. Since it would be frozen, the food would remain in perfect condition. They were also thankful to the straw hats and slowly started their journey. Meanwhile, Chopper started having fun on the ice. Luffy, seeing this, also joined, and so did Ussop.

But due to the cold, they had to return to the shore, where they saw Aokiji looking at Luffy and Ken with keen eyes.

"What?" Luffy, getting the glare, asked

"What should I say? You remind me of your grandpa. He was quite a menace to me when I was in training." Aokiji said.

"Grandpa? He means Hero Garp?" Vivi whispered and asked. Nami nodded.

"What do you want?"

"I actually came to know that Nico Robin had disappeared from Alabasta. I suspected that she had come with you. What I didn't expect was that even the Princess of Alabasta had run with you. You guys are more dangerous than you seem to be."

"So what? Vivi and Robin joined us of their own accord. They are happy with us." Luffy slapped back with his statement.

"Though the government isn't really concerned about you, it can be seen that you guys are more dangerous than you seem to be." Aokiji said.

"So what are you going to do about it?" Ken asked, finally opening his mouth. He had been silent all this time, but now he seemed to be back to his normal self.

"It was fine if there were only you and others. But Nico Robin She is a danger to the Navy and the World Government." Aokiji said. The surrounding area started dropping as ice started slowly forming around his body. Robin felt her knees weak. Everyone in the crew started getting serious. Ken looked at him and said,

"I refuse. I say you are more dangerous to the Navy than we are." Ken, out of nowhere, dropped a very absurd statement. The statement was so weird that even the crew looked at Ken as if he had become an idiot like his brother.

"Ken.. Are you okay?" Nami asked.

"I am fine... Why? You don't believe me?" Ken asked as he looked at Aokiji. He just looked at Ken as if he were some kind of idiot.

"Then let me break it down for you and ask you a question. How much longer do you think Fleet Admiral Sengoku will remain in his position?"

"Eh?" Now Aokiji was confused, as he couldn't understand why Ken had brought his superior up in the conversation.

"Why? Can't answer? If everything goes well, at best, 1 or 2 years. He is getting old. So a new Fleet Admiral will be required to step up. Kizaru won't step up because he can only bully the weak and fear the strong, or maybe he is just a lackey of the World Government. That leaves you and Akainu. So tell me, 'Aokiji Kuzan', are you okay with Akainu sitting at the top?" Ken spoke in one stretch. Aokiji was first a bit furious about how Ken degraded Kizaru, one of his comrades. But the words spoken at the end made Aokiji do a double take.

He hadn't thought so far into the future, but this guy out of nowhere laid the secrets bare for the Navy in just a few words. He had always known that Sengoku wanted him to be the next fleet admiral, but his other colleague would definitely not let him be that easily.

But he didn't understand how Ken pointed him out as a threat to the navy.

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