Chapter 246: Sengoku Of The Buddha
“How is that possible?!”
“Aren’t you an ability user?! How could you possibly escape the sea with your own power!”
Even Sengoku, who had seen countless strange and bizarre ability users, was somewhat shocked by the scene before him.
The water droplets continuously dripping from the girl’s body were genuine; the opponent had indeed come into contact with seawater, but why…
“Wuluwuluwulu~”
Aoxi casually dropped the thing she had been carrying in her hand, then shook off the water droplets from her body like a kitten, scattering countless little rainbows around once more.
“It’s Vice Admiral Mien!”
Seeing Vice Admiral Mien being thrown down like trash, a major general who usually had a good relationship with him immediately leaped up to catch him.
“…”
Looking at Mien who was still breathing, Sengoku narrowed his eyes, raised his head, and his tone suddenly became kind and gentle:
“Little girl, stop here. I know you are a kind-hearted child.”
“I have carefully investigated your background. Unlike other pirates, you haven’t done things like indiscriminate killing, rape, or plunder, and you still have a chance to turn back.”
“Our goal is only Kaido.”
“If you surrender now and stop aiding the tyrant, I guarantee as a Navy Admiral that you and your sister will be safe, and I promise you can live a quiet and free life afterward.”
“Hm↑”
Hearing Sengoku’s words, Aoxi’s delicate little eyebrows furrowed slightly.
“Hm↓”
Immediately after, she pouted her little mouth, touched her chin, showing an expression that seemed somewhat tempted but extremely conflicted.
Seeing Aoxi’s appearance, Sengoku continued to sweeten the deal:
“You can also make other demands, such as money, property, or a brand-new identity.”
“We would even welcome you if you want to join the Navy; I can directly promise you the rank of commodore.”
“With your potential, rising to admiral in the future would be effortless.”
Regardless of Aoxi, Sengoku’s words made many Navy personnel’s eyes light up.
Right! If this little girl could be recruited into the Navy, it would absolutely be a huge boon~
Not to mention her powerful strength, just her appearance alone had already captivated countless daughter and sister fans in headquarters.
With the release of that issue of the newspaper from Cake Island, Aoxi and Obei had unknowingly amassed a large fanbase around the world.
During that time, photos of the two had become hot commodities within the Navy and even on the black market, and even in the Beasts Pirates, quite a few people secretly took photos of them to sell for money… only to be caught by Burufaruto without surprise and beaten so badly they never dared to touch a camera again for the rest of their lives.
Humans are visual creatures; even if you say Aoxi and the others aren’t ordinary little girls but heinous pirates… what does it matter?
After all, they haven’t robbed from us.
Not to mention that Aoxi and Obei, these two girls with perfect appearances, have no scandals and not even bounties.
If they joined the Navy, the propaganda effect would be top-notch; the recruitment office staff would have to kowtow to them a few times every day before work.
The soldiers on the ship looked at Sengoku, who had put on a face full of kind expression, and couldn’t help but feel admiration.
As expected, the old ginger is the spiciest~
No wonder he’s called the ‘wise general’!
Thinking of this, the Navy soldiers beside Sengoku also joined the ranks of persuasion to surrender.
“Yeah, little girl. Come join the Navy; there are lots of interesting people here.”
“If you join the Navy, absolutely no one would dare bully you.”
“You might even get a chance to glimpse the holy land Mary Geoise~”
“The food in the canteen is also delicious.”
“And you can ride warships to all sorts of places, eating all kinds of goodies on the government’s dime.”
『Hey, is this something you can say?』
Looking at the suddenly enthusiastic faces of the Navy below, Aoxi tapped her chin, continuing to maintain a tempted expression.
And the Navy all looked up at her with eager eyes.
……
……
Two thousand years later……
After a period of quiet waiting, Sengoku couldn’t hold back and spoke again:
“So, little girl, have you considered it?”
“If you join the Navy, you can gain a whole new life. What are you still waiting for?”
“I’m waiting for the cooldown.”
“?”
Putting down her hand that had been posed in thought, Aoxi stretched lazily.
“Thank you everyone for giving me mid-game rest time; that vice admiral with the knife just now counts as payment for the extra time.”
Clenching her fist and feeling that the divine power reserves in her body had recovered enough to use skills, she smiled mysteriously:
“So now… is everyone ready to welcome the second round?”
Strands of golden electric arcs flickered around Aoxi’s body, and everyone could feel an indescribable terrifying aura continuously rising within her.
Thump~ Thump~
Several streams of divine power flowed to form energy patterns starting from her chest, radiating outward into strange and sacred designs, flickering on and off with the core’s pulsing.
“Hah!”
Faint red energy flames erupted around Aoxi’s body; her wings behind her suddenly extended to their limit, her slender dragon tail straightened like a javelin, the ends of her crimson hair glowed with fluorescence, swaying without wind.
The atmosphere trembled, the seawater surged, and countless creatures instinctively wanted to flee this area.
But in the next instant, the pressure and aura that had been wantonly expanding were all retracted into her body, and Aoxi’s entire state became restrained and stable.
Maintaining a perfect balance of divine power consumption and recovery, Phase 1’s combat state, complete!
『Negotiations broken.』
Looking at Aoxi’s posture, Sengoku understood that her earlier hesitant appearance was just stalling for time.
Moreover, judging by her current state, she hadn’t been at full strength during the previous battle with them, or rather, hadn’t used her full power at all.
“What a troublesome brat!”
But even understanding that Aoxi had become even more difficult to deal with now, Sengoku had no choice but to steel himself and go forward.
The opponent was merely an executive of the Beasts Pirates; if even she couldn’t be broken through, how could they talk of exterminating the Beasts Pirates.
Zheng—
With this resolve, Sengoku’s entire body suddenly blazed with golden light, blinding Buddha light enveloping the entire area.
“It’s Admiral Sengoku!”
“The admiral is getting serious!”
“Everyone, prepare to support Admiral Sengoku’s attack!”
“No, you just protect yourselves.”
His height had grown several dozen feet, and like a golden body Buddha, Sengoku spoke, with Sanskrit chants lingering for a moment.
Zoan, Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan—Daibutsu Form.
“Roar~ It’s actually a Devil Fruit ability~”
“I thought this world really had martial arts like Great Strength Vajra Palm~”
“Devil Fruits are truly bizarre.”
Looking at this golden body Daibutsu full of sense of oppression, Aoxi still didn’t feel much tension, because a familiar soul fluctuation was approaching from afar.
『Really slow~』
“But before that, let me first test the mettle of the so-called admiral.”
“Thunder Roar—Eight Trigrams!”
