Chapter 102: Chapter 103: The Shocked Sea, the Strongest Newcomer!
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"Mr. Aokiji, your appearance is truly wretched. Perhaps I should record it."
Suzuki couldn't help but tease with a hint of a smile on his face.
"This..."
"Then you might as well just kill me."
Aokiji spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the pit even more crimson.
His expression returned to its original composure. Even though he had suffered such severe injuries, he seemed to feel nothing.
"Does Mr. Aokiji want to die?"
Suzuki asked casually. He glanced at Aokiji, who seemed to have stopped resisting. Then, he used his hand to support his body and slowly sat down in the large pit. Feeling that he had no chakra left, he didn't make any moves.
"Kill me?"
"Can you still move?"
"I don't know. Maybe yes, maybe no."
"You can't do sit-ups either, can you?"
"What are sit-ups?"
"That's... never mind."
"You... are you out of strength?"
"I'm okay. I have a little bit left."
"I won't die from these injuries. If you don't kill me now, I'll catch you next time we meet on the sea!"
Seeing the doubtful expression on Aokiji's face and the Navy Admiral's provocative words, Suzuki couldn't help but smile. Then, his expression turned serious as he said:
"Mr. Aokiji, there's no need to say such harsh words while lying in a pit. You've been defeated by me."
"Those who have been defeated by me will never have the chance to catch up to me. They often can't even see my back."
"If we meet again in the future, Mr. Aokiji, you'll only lose even worse!"
"Also, I'm a man of my word."
As he spoke, Suzuki slowly stood up. He looked calmly at the Navy Vice Admiral who was still lying in the pit and politely bid farewell:
"By the way, Mr. Aokiji, your Navy Headquarters probably doesn't know my name yet, right?
"Remember, my name is Suzuki."
"I look forward to seeing you again on the sea."
After saying that, Suzuki glanced at the island, which had been riddled with holes from the battle between the two of them. It was now covered in blood. Then, he staggered away, walking slowly towards the edge of the island.
"..."
At this moment, Aokiji, who was lying in the pit, heard Suzuki's footsteps fading away. His heart was filled with mixed emotions.
"He actually came over and didn't kill me. Ah, this really makes it hard for me to figure out what he's thinking."
"Should I be fortunate, or should I regret it..."
Aokiji spat out another mouthful of blood. He could vaguely sense the cold air gathering around him. This was his preparation to die together with Suzuki.
Although he had suffered severe injuries, he had not lost much blood. The abilities of the Ice-Ice Fruit were still usable.
"Traveler... Suzuki, huh..."
Perhaps it was regrettable that his opponent was so cautious, or perhaps it was due to his recognition of his identity as a Navy officer. Aokiji used his cold air to forcefully freeze the bleeding wounds on his body. Then, he shouted towards Suzuki, who was walking away:
"Hey! Traveler!"
"I'll definitely catch you!"
A faint but firm voice came from the large pit, echoing throughout the entire island.
Suzuki, who was walking with difficulty along the coast, couldn't help but smile when he heard Aokiji's words.
However, he didn't turn around. He just continued to walk unsteadily, waving his hand to signal the Navy Admiral, not caring whether Aokiji could see him or not.
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"Phew... Headquarters should have received the news by now. After I go back this time, I'm afraid that guy will completely look down on me..."
Aokiji lay in the pit and silently contacted the Den Den Mushi for help. Then, he thought of Sakazuki, who was also a Navy Supernova like him. A wry smile appeared on his face.
On the other side, the edge of the island.
Suzuki couldn't hold on any longer after walking here. He fell onto the sandy beach without thinking.
At this moment, the vast blue sea in front of him had turned into a boundless world of ice.
The entire sea area within a radius of hundreds of miles had been frozen!
The surging waves had turned into a stagnant sight. Under the transparent ice, one could see a Sea King that was hundreds of meters long preparing to hunt. Its mouth was wide open, and it remained motionless in the ice, maintaining its hunting posture.
Suzuki looked at this scene, which was even more terrifying than a natural disaster, and couldn't help but sigh.
The current Vice Admiral of the Navy, one of the three Admirals, Aokiji-Kuzan!
He was indeed the strongest opponent Suzuki had ever met.
Aokiji's strength was more than twice that of Suzuki, and his combat experience was extremely rich. Suzuki's current clone only had the strength of a bounty of hundreds of millions of Beli, while Aokiji was already a Vice Admiral of the Navy. In this case, it would be rare for an ordinary person not to be killed instantly.
If it weren't for the fact that his abilities were unique and he had mastered almost all the information about Aokiji, while the Navy Admiral only knew what was written on the bounty list about Suzuki.
The battle would have had a different outcome.
After all, the difference in information between the two sides was an advantage in itself.
Suzuki had used this advantage to the extreme in this battle.
Aokiji didn't know about chakra, ninjutsu, or the Shadow Clone Technique.
Suzuki, on the other hand, understood all the abilities of the Ice-Ice Fruit and even understood the personality of this future Admiral.
However, even so, he had only managed to win with great difficulty. In the end, he had been cautious enough, or perhaps the two of them would have ended up dying together.
At present, Aokiji was on the verge of death and was probably waiting for the nearby Navy to come and take him back.
Suzuki's body was also covered in frostbite, and his chakra had been completely exhausted. Even his lips had turned blue-purple. This was the first time he had suffered such severe injuries.
"As expected of a Navy Admiral. He's completely different from the small fry I've fought before."
"He's suffered such severe injuries, but he still has the conviction to fight until the end. His vitality is truly strong."
"I have to leave as soon as possible. The Navy are a group of people who travel in groups. If I stay on this island any longer, I'll really be in trouble."
Suzuki completely ignored the pain coming from his body and stood up again.
Then, he calmly straightened his black windbreaker, which had been wrinkled from the battle, and walked towards the edge of the island step by step along the frozen surface.
A few days later, a new bounty order was issued from the Navy Headquarters.
"Traveler-Suzuki, bounty: 580 million Beli!"
The news of Aokiji-Kuzan, one of the three Navy Supernovas, being defeated spread throughout the entire sea in a very short period of time, shocking everyone on the sea.
New World, Moby Dick, Whitebeard Pirates.
"Five hundred and eighty million Beli! Oyaji, a formidable newcomer has emerged in Paradise!"
The young Marco looked at Suzuki's bounty poster and handed it to Whitebeard in shock.
"Is this the new wave of the era that Roger was talking about? It's really not bad~"
"Gurararara..."
Whitebeard took the bounty poster and saw Suzuki's photo. He recalled the scene when Roger came to find him before he died, and then he thought of the Sand Crocodile that had come to challenge him before. He couldn't help but laugh heartily.
He sat on the bow of the ship, his entire body exuding the confidence to face any wave with ease, as if he could move the world.
New World, Wano Country, Onigashima.
"This is great, this is great!"
"A suspected Zoan-type newcomer. The Beasts Pirates have another new member to absorb!"
Kaido drank his wine and opened his bloodthirsty eyes, which were like copper bells and emitted a wild and fierce aura. He looked like a burly tough guy, but at this moment, he was inexplicably crying as he looked at Suzuki's bounty poster.
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"Master Kaido, this traveler's strength is not weak."
"Even in the New World, he might not necessarily join us."
The leader of the Beasts Pirates' Three Disasters, Jack, reminded him at this moment.
He was already used to his boss's occasional outbursts, but he somewhat valued Suzuki.
"Don't worry, Jack. I'll go and get him myself!"
As he spoke, Kaido suddenly laughed again.
Then, he drank all the wine in the red gourd and transformed into a blue dragon, flying rapidly towards the second half of the Grand Line.
"Hey, Master Kaido."
"You don't even know where the traveler is."
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Jack looked helplessly at Kaido's departing figure, knowing that he couldn't hold back and was preparing to cause a scene at the Navy Headquarters.
However, Jack wasn't too worried.
After all, his captain had been captured by the Navy many times, but he would always return unscathed. This time would probably be no exception.
New World, Totto land Sea.
"Mama, we have to pay attention to this traveler!"
"Five hundred and eighty million Beli, and he hasn't even been to the New World. If he comes to the New World, he might have some impact on us."
Katakuri, one of the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates, looked at Suzuki's bounty poster and reminded him seriously.
"Mamamamama."
"Then send him an invitation. Let him come to the next banquet."
"Don't bother with such trivial matters, Katakuri. Hurry up and bring me the new cake!"
Charlotte-Linlin, the captain of the Big Mom Pirates, who was like a giant, didn't take Suzuki's information to heart at all.
She urged Katakuri to bring her the cake while she continued to stuff food into her mouth.
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"Yes!"
Katakuri sighed in his heart and left.
Paradise, Sabaody Archipelago.
"Hahahaha, has Suzuki-boy grown to this extent?"
"It's been less than two years, right? The boy who didn't even know Haki back then can now defeat that Navy brat who likes to follow Garp and has a Logia-type Ice-Ice Fruit."
Dark King Rayleigh, the former vice-captain of the Roger Pirates, was sitting in a bar called the Rip-off Bar, looking at Suzuki's latest bounty amount, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
"Is this the boy you said you met on Sky Island?"
Next to him, Shakky, the owner of the bar, couldn't help but be curious when she saw Rayleigh's surprised expression.
"Ah, yes, hahahaha."
"The young people nowadays are getting more and more powerful."
Rayleigh laughed heartily, thinking of the many powerful newcomers who had emerged on the sea in the past year.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and go coat ships to earn money!"
"Let me tell you, if you don't hand in enough money every month, don't even think about drinking, let alone staying here!"
Shakky didn't react much to Rayleigh's exclamation. Instead, she unceremoniously reminded the Dark King to hurry up and work to earn money.
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Rayleigh's thoughts suddenly stopped, and he obediently went to the port to start coating ships.
New World, unknown sea area.
"Five hundred and eighty million Beli. As expected of you, Suzuki!"
"You're a hundred million more than me all of a sudden."
After giving the Beli to the News Coo, Hawkeye Mihawk looked at the latest newspaper and couldn't help but sigh at his friend's strength and the speed of his progress.
"He's looking for Devil Fruit ability users everywhere. Does he need something?"
"In that case, should I bring a few ability users as gifts when I go next time?"
Seeing the information in the newspaper that Suzuki was hunting down ability users everywhere, Hawkeye Mihawk pondered with some doubt.
"I'll bring a few. After all, Suzuki gave me such a good ship."
"I haven't given him anything yet. It's just a few ability users. I can pick a few good ones and bring them over."
Soon, he stopped being entangled.
This powerful swordsman, who hadn't used the black sword behind him, the Yoru, for a long time, looked down at the black metal ship below him and revealed an extremely satisfied and grateful expression.
Then, he activated the ship, and the jet shells suddenly started, and the black ship quickly sailed towards the next swordsman like an arrow leaving the string.
New World, Dressrosa.
"Fufufufufu..."
"Traveler... So his name is Suzuki. Finally, he's going to show his fangs?"
"Let's make this world even more chaotic!"
"Fufufufufu..."
Doflamingo looked at the bounty poster and recalled the mysterious person he had met in Loguetown. He was very wary of Suzuki's strength and had been paying attention to Suzuki's information ever since.
Paradise, first half, unknown sea area.
"That boy has also started to make waves..."
Monkey D. Dragon looked deeply at the newspaper in his hand and quickly went to the next kingdom to investigate the lives of ordinary people.
West Blue, Ohara.
"Robin, Robin."
"Come quickly, the newspaper has updated Suzuki's information!"
Hearing Dr. Clover's call, little Robin ran over happily.
She anxiously took the newspaper from Dr. Clover and was shocked when she saw the latest bounty amount:
"Five hundred and eighty million Beli!"
"Dr. Clover, this... this is so much money!"
"Brother Suzuki is already so powerful!"
Dr. Clover smiled and said in amazement:
"The bounty isn't a big deal. The fact that he defeated that Navy Vice Admiral is what's really shocking!"
"Ah?"
Little Robin looked at Dr. Clover in confusion. She hadn't experienced the Ohara incident yet, so she didn't have any feelings for the Admirals.
Instead, the huge bounty amount shocked Robin, who was always hungry.
At the same time, Paradise, first half, Twin Cape
Suzuki moved his body and felt that the injuries on his body had healed a lot in just a few days. He couldn't help but be amazed at Crocus' medical skills.
(End of chapter)
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