Chapter 341: Aokiji vs Yeruashi

"You seem to know her true identity."

Aokiji scratched his head and put his hand back in his pocket, looking at Yeruashi.

Although Robin is wanted by the World Government and is well recognized for her too young age, there are still many people who know nothing about her, after all, there are too many wanted people in the vast expanse of this boundless sea, and there are many pirates in Grand Line, with a bounty of about a hundred million.

Of course, a person will not specifically remember so many people if he is not a professional pirate hunter.

Because there are very few people who can immediately recognize her identity, Robin was able to survive and hide for several years.

Usually people recognized her after accidentally stumbling upon a bounty poster or seeing some mention of her in the newspaper.

"Of course."

Yeruashi, who was standing next to Aokiji, smiled and bent down, extending a hand towards Robin's head, "She's my new maid."

Robin, who was in a state of panic and had a strong sense of fear, felt an inexplicable surge of calm when Yeruashi's hand stroked her head.

"..."

Aokiji narrowed his eyes as he watched the scene and exhaled a white mist.

At that moment, Yeruashi and Robin clearly felt that the temperature of the surrounding air had plummeted by several degrees.

Faint traces of frost began to appear on the ground.

Aokiji, who was still staring at Yeruashi, exhaled a mist and said lazily, "Ara-ra-ra-ra-ra, what a headache... you're still deliberately holding her back, knowing her true identity. Nico Robin is a wanted criminal by the World Government, and I, as a Marine, cannot ignore such words."

"Well... it makes sense..."

Yeruashi nodded calmly in agreement with the future Admiral's words.

He was still squatting on the ground, stroking Robin's head and looking out of the corner of his eye at Aokiji standing about ten meters away.

The atmosphere gradually became very heavy and oppressive.

Seeing this, Robin, who had just calmed down, became nervous again and jumped to her feet, visibly shaking her whole body, "He is the Vice Admiral of the Navy... aka Aokiji. He's very strong, the average person will never be able to beat him."

"Have you forgotten what I said?"

Yeruashi stood up and smiled, "The best way to handle the hunt is to simply kill all the hunters..."

Buzz!!!!

At that moment, Aokiji took a step, interrupting Yeruashi's words.

He was still standing there, not making any unnecessary movements, but ice appeared under his feet and instantly spread in all directions, reaching Yeruashi's feet!

Ice time capsule!

Kacha!!!

The ice that had reached Yeruashi's feet quickly spread down his legs, aiming to turn him into an ice sculpture, along with Robin standing next to him.

But...

The moment the ice began to wrap around Yeruashi's legs, it suddenly stopped abruptly, ceasing to spread upwards.

It was as if spring had come, causing all the ice and snow to melt.

At that moment.

All the surrounding ice, with Yeruashi's feet as the center, began to melt rapidly, along with the snow covering Robin, and instantly vanished without a trace!

"!!!"

Aokiji's eyes snapped open.

As a skill user, he could clearly feel that the ice that had spread out did not actually collide with something warm and did not melt.... it simply retreated!

It seemed that the ice had encountered something extremely terrifying and rushed back.

It was the first time Aokiji had encountered such a strange ability.

But as an elite Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, and one could even say an Admiral candidate who had survived countless battles, he did not panic and calmly raised his hand.

Ice quickly condensed in the air, forming several spears.

"Ice spears!"

Whoosh!!!

Three ice spears were launched at Yeruashi, each of which was perfectly controlled by Aokiji.

They were aimed directly at Yeruashi's head, chest and left leg, but Robin, who was standing next to him, was out of range of the attack.

At the same time, Aokiji stared at Yeruashi, using his will of observation to see how the enemy would react to such an attack.

Yeruashi simply raised his hand, pointing his palm forward.

Auge!!!

The three ice spears abruptly froze in midair, seeming to crash into a solid, invisible wall, then shuddered and shattered into many small pieces.

At the same time, Aokiji's expression changed abruptly as he felt an invisible force hit his body.

His figure shuddered violently, also breaking into many small pieces.

Whoosh!!!

The scattered pieces of ice began to move, quickly gathering in one place and restoring Aokiji's figure.

He frowned at Yeruashi and said slowly, "This feeling... A gravity-type Devil Fruit? A very troublesome ability..."

In this brief encounter, Aokiji had already roughly estimated the opponent's strength. According to his estimation, if he were to become a pirate, this person would definitely receive a reward of over 200 million belli, such people are extremely rare in the first half of Grand Line, especially at the beginning.

No wonder that knowing Robin's identity, Yeruashi still dared to collect it.

Such power can indeed be considered a certain capital.

"Is this an elementalization of a lodge-type devil fruit?"

Yeruashi did not take any action after crushing Aokiji's body with the force of repulsion, but calmly lowered his hand and looked at Aokiji's figure forming nearby with some interest.

With a sky blue glow in his eyes, Yeruashi began to thoughtfully observe the changes occurring in Aokiji's body.

"..."

At that moment, Aokiji hesitated, deciding whether to capture Yeruashi, as he had originally come here with no intention of catching Robin, but Yeruashi's appearance was too unexpected.

This man is not only strong, but he has decided not to get rid of Robin, knowing his true identity.

At this moment, in his eyes, Yeruashi was much more dangerous than Robin!

In the end, Aokiji still made a decision....

... Yeruashi must be captured!

"Is the warm-up over?"

Yeruashi smiled at the change in Aokiji's gaze.

He felt that at this moment, the future Admiral's momentum had changed dramatically, as if he was now going to fight for real.

Aokiji looked at Yeruashi, exhaling puffs of white smoke.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, his figure blurred and disappeared.

Aokiji leaped forward at high speed and pointed his hand at the Yeruashi below, spewing a huge stream of ice.

"Blue pheasant!"

A huge mass of ice in the shape of a bird sprouted from Aokiji's hand.

Whoosh!!!

The ice bird, which seemed to be able to freeze everything in its path, abruptly flapped its wings and rushed violently towards Yeruashi.