radicalducati Chapter 346 General Candidate: White Snake and World Destroyer!
Chapter 346 General Candidate: White Snake and World Destroyer!
Chapter 346 General Candidate: White Snake and World Destroyer!
"Sister Xia Qi," west Yan asked, "Is Akainu dead or not?"
Two years ago, I used the Qi Shi Piercing Spear to hit him and activated "Yomi Tsutomu!!" on him!
In this situation, he really wanted to know if the guy was dead.
Hearing this, Xia Qi, who was lighting a cigarette, said, "He's not dead."
"That guy reappeared in the public eye a little over a month after the end of the Marineford War."
Although we don't know what the other person went through during that month, they certainly didn't die.
"Is that so..." west Yan frowned and said, "It seems that killing him with this move is not an easy task after all."
That's true. If a naval admiral could be killed so easily, he wouldn't be a naval admiral.
"People of that caliber aren't so easy to kill," Rayleigh said, shaking his head.
"That's true."
west Yan nodded, then said, "Let's try again next time we meet and see if we can kill this guy."
"Then you might not have that chance," Xia Qi said.
"What do you mean?"
"Because this guy has become a Fleet Admiral," Shakky said, tapping her cigarette ash. "So under normal circumstances, he won't leave Marine Headquarters."
Therefore, under these circumstances, Xiyan might not have a chance to clash with Akainu.
west Yan: ? ? ?
Admiral?
Akainu has become Fleet Admiral instead of Admiral?
As if he had just realized something, west Yan showed a look of sudden understanding, and then said, "Sengoku took the initiative to abdicate in favor of Akainu, right?"
He remembered that when Sengoku announced the ceasefire back at the Navy Headquarters, he said he would take responsibility for that incident.
It seems now that he has abdicated in favor of Akainu.
"It's true that she voluntarily abdicated, but she didn't hand over the throne to Akainu," Shakky said.
west Yan: ? ? ?
What does that mean?
Perhaps sensing west Yan's confusion, Xia Qi explained, "The next Fleet Admiral recommended by former Fleet Admiral Sengoku is Aokiji, not Akainu."
"Then why again..."
At this point, west Yan suddenly paused, then, as if he understood something, said, "The World Government's choice isn't Aokiji, right?"
Only in this way could the people recommended during the Warring States period be rejected.
"clever"
Shakky smiled and nodded, then said, "The World Government's choice was indeed not Aokiji, but Akainu."
"However, considering that this was the recommendation of the previous Fleet Admiral, the World Government gave the two of them a fair chance to compete for the Fleet Admiral position."
"How do we compete?"
"The World Government will choose a location for these two to fight on an island, and the winner will become the next Fleet Admiral."
Upon hearing this, west Yan was immediately rendered speechless.
That's quite a simple and brutal selection method, but... it's also the most effective, since the strong are respected!
"So this time, Akainu is the victor."
"right."
Shakky said, "After ten days and ten nights of fierce fighting, Akainu defeated Aokiji and became the next Fleet Admiral."
"I see," west Yan nodded.
In that case... he might not have a chance to fight Akainu.
Thinking of this, west Yan sighed helplessly.
"A battle that lasted...ten days and ten nights?" Nami swallowed hard. "Were they all monsters?"
With her worldview, she simply couldn't imagine anyone fighting for that long; it was terrifying!
"That's right, they are monsters," Shakky said. "Monsters beyond common sense!"
Anyone who can reach the level of a Navy Admiral is an absurdly powerful monster, so it is not surprising that they can fight for ten days and ten nights.
Nami paused for a moment after hearing this, then felt a chill run down her spine.
They were incredibly lucky to have escaped alive from such terrible people two years ago!
Xi Yan smiled and said, "Who isn't a monster?"
If they were to face off again now... it's really hard to say who would win!
As if he had understood what west Yan meant, Luffy looked up and met west Yan's gaze, then grinned with his teeth showing.
They are now just as powerful as monsters!
"Don't worry, even if we fight a Marine Admiral..."
"We're not afraid of them either," Luffy grinned.
They are many times stronger now than they were two years ago!
Seeing that Luffy and Xiyan were so confident, Nami's emotions gradually disappeared.
"That's true."
They are not the same people they were two years ago, so they are not necessarily afraid of generals!
Thinking of this, Nami nodded firmly.
Seeing this, west Yan nodded, then looked at Xia Qi and asked, "Sister Xia Qi, is Qingzhi dead?"
"no."
Xia Qi shook her head and said, "Although Aokiji lost a leg in that battle, he wasn't killed."
Ultimately, a naval admiral is a strategic figure, and cannot be killed casually.
"He got a broken leg?" west Yan said, stroking his chin. "That shouldn't be too much of a problem for him."
After all... this guy can create a leg using the power of ice!!
So even if his leg is broken, it won't affect his fighting ability much.
"That's true," Xia Qi nodded.
The power of the Ice-Ice Fruit can create ice, so making a leg would be quite easy.
Just then, Rayleigh looked up and asked, "Which leg was broken?"
After hearing this, Xia Qi thought for a moment and then said, "It should be the left leg."
If I remember correctly, the intelligence report did state that Aokiji's left leg was broken.
"Left leg..."
Recalling what he had seen in the live broadcast of the Marineford War, Rayleigh fell into deep thought.
Shakky looked at Rayleigh with a puzzled expression. What was wrong with this guy now?
"Then the navy needs to appoint a new admiral, right?" west Yan asked. "Who will be the new admiral?"
"No, to be precise, I'll add two more."
west Yan: ? ? ?
What does that mean? Aokiji quit?
Perhaps sensing west Yan's confusion, Xia Qi said, "Aokiji is no longer a Marine."
west Yan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then guessed, "Is it because you failed to win the competition for marshal?"
"I don't know about that," Shakky shook her head and said, "but he did leave the Navy."
Ultimately, she wasn't a high-ranking officer in the navy, so it was difficult for her to obtain this kind of intelligence.
This time, west Yan didn't say anything more, but just nodded thoughtfully.
"Who are the other two generals?" Nami asked curiously.
"These two admirals are two monster-level figures recruited by the Navy through global conscription," Shakky said. "One is called Issho, codename Fujitora."
"The other one is called Araki, codename Green Bull."
"Why are all these animal codes?" west Yan complained.
He realized that all these naval admirals liked to use animal names as code names.
"Perhaps this is a habit of the Navy," Shakky said with a smile.
west Yan nodded, then asked, "Do you have any intelligence on them?"
"Fujitora has it." Shakky recalled the information about Fujitora Issho and then said, "This man is an extremely powerful swordsman who also ate some kind of Devil Fruit."
"Some kind of Devil Fruit?"
A question mark appeared above west Yan's head. Even Sister Xia Qi couldn't figure out what the other party's ability was?
"Because we don't know exactly what his abilities are," Xia Qi said helplessly.
"Then how did you know he was a Devil Fruit user?"
"Because during his mission, he summoned a meteorite from the sky!!!"
At this point, Xia Qi's expression became somewhat serious.
Although we don't know exactly what the other person's abilities are, such a being is definitely a monster!
"Meteorite?"
west Yan was stunned for a moment. Uchiha Madara had attacked?!
Thinking of this, west Yan quickly asked, "What do his eyes look like?"
"Eye?"
Xia Qi paused for a moment, then shook her head and said, "He's blind, so I don't know what his eyes looked like in the past."
west Yan nodded upon hearing Xia Qi's words; it seemed he had been overthinking things.
"Able to summon meteors..." Nami swallowed hard and said, "What a terrifying ability."
"Maybe it's a meteor fruit?" Perona guessed.
Xia Qi thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Maybe."
Although this sounds a bit far-fetched, Devil Fruits are inherently illogical, so it's possible for such abilities to exist.
"It can even summon meteors, that's so interesting!" Luffy exclaimed.
He'd never seen a meteorite fall before.
Nami:? ? ?
"Hello!"
Nami opened her shark mouth and roared, "Luffy, what's with that 'want to see this' look on your face? That's a meteorite!"
"So what?"
Luffy picked his nose and said, "Why not just break it?"
Nami: —
So, does this bastard even know what a meteorite is?
"Luffy is right, just break it." west Yan said with a smile.
Why are you like this too...?
Nami is already numb, Luffy is one thing, but why is Xiyan saying this too!
She certainly didn't want to provoke any naval admirals.
Xi Yan, who had taken in Nami's expression, rolled his eyes and said, "What are you afraid of, you're a Logia-type Devil Fruit user?"
If you actually get hit by that thing, just transform into an element and that's it, what's there to be afraid of?
Nami paused for a moment, then muttered, "It seems...so true."
She's not the weakling she was two years ago anymore; she's a powerful Logia-type Devil Fruit user who can transform into elements!
Thinking about this, Nami gradually calmed down.
After rolling his eyes at Nami again, west Yan looked at Xia Qi and said, "Can't you get information on the other Marine Admiral?"
"This guy is very mysterious. He hasn't made many moves since becoming a general, so I can't get any information about him," Shakky said, shrugging.
west Yan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said helplessly, "Let's wait until we run into each other to discuss it."
"Why does the Navy select its admirals through a global draft?" Perona asked curiously. "Don't they have any other navy personnel?"
"Who knows?" Xia Qi shook her head and said, "Maybe it's because the strength of those generals in reserve isn't enough."
To become a naval admiral, one must first possess overwhelming power.
Therefore, Xia Qi felt that the reason was that those people were not strong enough.
"The Navy still has admiral candidates?" west Yan asked in surprise.
This was the first time he had ever heard the term "successor general".
"Of course."
west Yan paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you have any intelligence on them?"
"Some of them."
Shakky thought for a moment, then said, "The Navy currently has three Admiral candidates: Momousagi, Chaton, and White Serpent."
"We don't have much detailed information about Momousagi and Chaton, we only know that they are swordsmen and masters of physical combat."
"As for this white snake..."
Xia Qi paused for a moment, then looked at Xi Yan and said, "I think you should be very familiar with this."
west Yan: ? ? ?
"What do you mean?"
What does it mean that he is very familiar with it?
This time, Shakky didn't answer immediately. Instead, she looked down, took out a newspaper, opened it, and placed it in front of Xi Yan. "Here, it's him." Shakky pointed to Smoker and said, "He's the White Snake."
west Yan: ? ? ?
Isn't this the old smoker he punched and sent flying? Has he become a general candidate after two years?
Wait, what has this guy been through in the last two years?
"Isn't that Smoker guy?" Nami said, somewhat dumbfounded. "He's a candidate for Admiral?"
Can't even a reserve general beat Crocodile?
Is this reasonable?
After hearing Nami's words, Luffy came over and laughed, saying, "It really is him."
I never imagined this man had become so capable.
Xia Qi, who had taken in everyone's reactions, calmly tapped her cigarette ash and then said, "This person wasn't very strong in the past, but something happened in the last two years and he suddenly became ridiculously strong."
Upon hearing this, west Yan thought for a moment, then said, "Perhaps he cultivated under the guidance of some powerful expert for two years?"
Just like Luffy followed Rayleigh, Smoker probably trained with some powerful figure as well.
Xia Qi thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Yes, that's possible."
If you think about it carefully, Smoker only reappeared on the sea in the last month or two.
So it's quite possible that he was cultivating before.
"Who is this Bundy Wald?" Nami asked, pointing to the name in the newspaper. "Is he very powerful?"
"This man is a powerful figure on par with Whitebeard and Roger. Would you say he's strong or not?"
Upon hearing this, Nami was stunned.
Then, with an incredulous look, she said, "Such a powerful fighter was defeated by Smoker, that old smoker?"
"right."
Nami: —
How strong must this guy be now?
"What a terrifying guy..."
Able to defeat a powerhouse on par with Roger... this Marine could easily take her down!
Thinking of this, a look of seriousness appeared in Perona's eyes.
Looking at the newspaper, west Yan stroked his chin and said, "So this is why Smoker became a candidate for general?"
"That should be the case," Xia Qi nodded and said.
Smoker's ability to defeat Bondi World in a one-on-one fight is enough to demonstrate his strength, so it's reasonable for him to be considered for the position of Admiral.
"The Navy is full of talented people," Rayleigh said with some emotion.
Hearing Rayleigh's remark, west Yan grinned and said, "I'd like to meet this guy."
He was eager to know just how powerful this guy, whom he had punched two years ago, had become!
"Speaking of which, Smoker swore to capture the Straw Hat Pirates back in Loguetown, didn't he?" west Yan muttered to himself.
They then pursued him all the way to Crocodile's territory...
It seems quite possible that Smoker might actually go to the New World to hunt down the Straw Hat Pirates!
Thinking of this, west Yan's eyes began to flicker.
"Then let's forget about it," Nami shook her head and said, "I don't want to be hunted down by the Marines."
west Yan simply smiled and said nothing more.
Some things just won't happen no matter how much you try to stop them, Nami-chan.