Chapter 333 Aokiji's Movements

"Ahem..."

Faced with Hancock's inquiry, Bulma waved her hand a little embarrassedly: "I am Bulma, but you misunderstood. I didn't do those two things... The one who killed the Celestial Dragon was Hikaru, and the one who defeated Kizaru was Ai. I am just an ordinary pirate leader and a part-time scientist."

"Huh?"

Hancock was stunned for a moment, a little confused: "Didn't it say that a female pirate with blue hair did these things..."

"Uh..."

Uchiha Hikaru and Eri, who were standing next to them, turned back and looked at Esdeath at the same time.

Yes, blue hair, female pirate.

Indeed.

Without looking at the face and only using vague features to describe, Bulma and Esdeath are actually quite similar, even their heights are very close...

Considering that the Nine Snakes Island is located in the doldrums, most ships and news birds cannot reach it, and can only transmit information through methods such as Den Den Mushi, but cannot see the wanted photos of the "Dimension Pirates". So in this case, it is reasonable to have a misunderstanding of mistaking someone.

At the moment.

Xia Qi started to introduce the identities of Uchiha Hikaru and his party one by one.

Mainly Bulma, Uchiha Hikaru, and Esdeath.

As for Eri and Naruto, they were just mentioned casually. After all, they have been watching the crowd for a while and have not done anything worth talking about.

Esdeath was a little dissatisfied with the fact that she had joined the "Dimension Pirates" inexplicably and became the "third in command" in the group, but for the sake of Uchiha Hikaru, she didn't say anything.

On the other side.

After listening to Xia Qi's story, Hancock matched the faces and names of Uchiha Hikaru and his party one by one, and the expression on her face changed slightly.

How to say it...

She seemed to have moved the look she had just given to Bulma to Uchiha Hikaru. In addition to the emotions of surprise and curiosity, her eyes seemed to be mixed with a little...

Admiration?

"?"

Uchiha Hikaru was stunned for a moment, doubting his own judgment.

Hancock slowly retracted his gaze and explained his actions: "Sorry, this is the first time I heard that someone dared to kill a Celestial Dragon in public in the Sabaody Archipelago, so I respect you for this feat. If it is offensive, please forgive me."

Seeing her say this.

Esdeath and others, as well as the surrounding Nine Snake Island soldiers, did not think anything of it.

But Uchiha Hikaru and Bulma, as well as Rayleigh and Shaqi who knew some inside information, all understood it clearly-

Hancock's disgust for the Celestial Dragons is not ordinary.

This empress, who looks arrogant and cold on the outside, was once captured by human traffickers with her two sisters in her childhood and became a slave of the Celestial Dragons, and also left a slave mark on her back. It was not until Fisher Tiger made a big fuss in Marijoa that she was able to escape and then returned to Nine Snake Island to become the king.

Hancock did not tell anyone about this experience, even the female soldiers on Nine Snake Island did not know about it. And her current arrogant and cold tyrant appearance is actually a deliberate disguise to conceal the history of slavery.

That's why.

So...

When facing Uchiha Hikaru, who killed the Celestial Dragons, she showed these strange expressions.

"Please come in."

Hancock turned sideways and made an invitation gesture: "I have ordered people to prepare the dinner, please follow me."

...

At the same time.

Thousands of miles away from the Sabaody Archipelago, in front of the port of a member country of the World Government.

A naval fleet consisting of six or seven warships, which looks ordinary in appearance, is anchored here.

"Lord Aokiji, this is a secret message from the headquarters, please take a look!"

The bow.

The man wearing a dark blue shirt, with black natural curly hair, and sleeping on a recliner with an eye mask stretched out a hand and took the note handed over by the vice admiral next to him, but his body did not get up. The faint snoring stopped briefly and continued.

After a long while.

The man yawned, lifted a corner of his eye mask, and began to read the contents of the secret message:

"The Celestial Dragon Sidrach Saint was killed, the blue-haired female pirate with the ability of the Ice-type Fruit defeated Borsalino; the gate of Marijoa was blasted open by a person who was suspected of having eaten the "Light Wave Fruit"...

Did so many things happen during the time we were away from the headquarters?"

"Yes."

The Vice Admiral nodded: "This is a vicious incident that has not happened for a long time since the Fisher Tiger incident. The World Government is furious and has issued a death order to the headquarters. Marshal Sengoku is now urging you to return as soon as possible and meet up with Lord Akainu to discuss the crusade against the "Dimension Pirates"..."

"...It sounds like a troublesome job."

Aokiji sighed and sat up from the recliner.

He and Akainu both had missions, so they were not in Marijoa during this period.

Akainu's mission is to escort a son of the Pirate King to Impel Down—that is, Ace the "Fire Fist" who was handed over to the World Government by Blackbeard not long ago.

His mission is to escort this year's "Tenjo Kin" back to Marijoa.

Both of these two things are very important, and it is not appropriate for them to be leaked to outsiders. Therefore, the action plans of the two were carried out in secret, and only the high-ranking navy officers and the Five Elders knew their specific locations.

For Aokiji, he originally wanted to take this opportunity to take a vacation.

But...

"Since it is the order of Marshal Sengoku, there is nothing I can do."

Aokiji looked at the vice admiral next to him: "How is the transportation of 'Tian Shang Jin' going?"

"It has been collected and will be loaded onto the ship tomorrow morning at the latest." The vice admiral responded seriously.

"Really..."

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Aokiji thought for a while: "Then we will set sail back tomorrow afternoon. Remember to notify the navy branches along the way and send people to clear the route to prevent some daring guys from coming and making some irrational actions."

"Yes!"

The vice admiral nodded in response, then turned around and left, and began to make arrangements.

Aokiji took another look at the content of the intelligence, then crossed his hands and put them on the back of his head, looking up at the sky.

Suddenly.

He seemed to sense something, turned his head and looked in a certain direction, frowning slightly.

"...Is it an illusion?"

"..."

At this moment.

Brand, who had entered the invisible state with "Evil Ghost Haunting", quietly withdrew his sight, and then tiptoed towards the direction of the cabin...