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  Seeing Aokiji freezing the sea, bridging two isnds, Luffy, always appreciative of a helping hand, gri the Admiral and gave him a thumbs-up. "Thanks for helping out, ice guy!"

  Aokiji, unimpressed by the thanks, sat down on the ground again, crossing his long legs as he looked at Luffy. "How should I put this… You and yrandfather are really alike, Monkey D. Luffy. Open-minded… or maybe just absent-minded."

  At the mention of his grandfather, Luffy visibly shuddered, his carefree demeanor crag for a moment. "G-Grandpa?" His voice was uncharacteristically tense.

  Usopp, curious and a bit nosy, noticed Luffy’s reamediately. "What’s wrong, Luffy? Why are you sweating so much?"

  Luffy quickly waved him off, trying to deflect attention. "It’s nothing! Just… nothing!"

  Aokiji looked directly at Luffy, his eyes cold. "I’ve dealt with yrandfather a long time ago. Even though I came here to see Nico Robin… maybe all of you should just die here and now!"

  The atmosphere instantly ged. The pyful banter was gone. Everyoensed up, the weight of Aokiji's words sinking in. Luffy’s grin faded, his fists ched tightly."

  Aokiji looked serious, his eyes cold as he addressed the crew. "The gover doesn’t take you seriously yet, but after carefully analyzing the situation, it’s obvious that you’re a very determined group of individuals. Yroup currently sists of merely a handful ues, yet judging from the degree of trouble you’ve been causing, there’s little doubt that as time passes, you’ll bee an acute threat."

  He looked each member of the crew then added, "Iime between the issuing of the first bounty on a member of your party to the present, yrowth has been... quite extraordinary. And though you’ve so far limited yourself to fighting other pirates, I’m ed with what the future holds once you grow tired of your current prey and search for new game."

  Usopp, already feeling the tension, couldn’t help but shout out in fear, "Why are you saying all this? Aren’t you only here for a walk?"

  Aokiji’s gaze shifted to Robin, his voice taking on a more ominous tone. "Your party is especially dangerous because of you... Nico Robin."

  Robin stiffe his words, her grip tightening on Coby’s shirt. The rest of the crew reacted immediately, moving closer to Robin, f a protective barrier around her.

  Luffy stepped forward, his expression serious. "What do you want with Robin?"

  Aokiji didn’t flinch at Luffy’s challenge. "She’s been on the run for 20 years, jumping from one anization to the , always leaviru in her wake. The gover has been hunting her for a reason. Nico Robin is a dao the world."

  Aokiji’s gaze remained cold as he spoke, his words cutting deep. "As a child, you were a true survivor. Betraying your partners... using them as tools... After the ret feat of survival you’ve uaken, are these the ools that you’ve chosen to manipute to achieve yoals?"

  The crew bristled at his accusation, their anger rising. Sanji ched his fists, his voice sharp. "You bastard! What has Robin- ever doo you?"

  Aokiji shrugged nontly, his expression indifferent. "She hasn’t done anything to me. She once escaped after I arrested her, but that’s a long story, and you’ll learn it eventually. The real problem isn’t what she’s do’s what always happens because of her."

  He looked directly at Robin, his voice carrying a weight of grim iability. "That woman’s curse will bring that day to pass soon enough. Here’s proof: every group anization Nico Robin has associated with has ended up pletely annihited, leavihe sole survivor. Why do you think that is, Nico Robin?"

  Robin fli his words her frame smalled behind Coby. The crew could see the pain in her eyes, but they were more focused on Aokiji’s accusations.

  Luffy stepped forward, his voice harsh. "We don’t care about what happened in the past. She’s one of us!"

  Zoro's hand was already on his swords, ready to strike if necessary. "If you’ve got a problem with her, you’ve got a problem with all of us."

  Aokiji remained unfazed, his eyes shiftiween the crew members. "You’re all very loyal to each other. But you have no idea what yetting into with her. You already bewitched them to this extent, huh, Nico Robin?"

  Robin had heard enough. With a surge of defiance, she stepped out from behind Coby and faced Aokiji head-on. "What are y to do? If you want to arrest me, then e and do it!" She didn’t wait for a response. Her hands crossed in front of her chest as she activated her powers. "Dos Fleur!" Dozens of arms sprouted from Aokiji’s body, gripping him tightly before twisting with brutal force, snapping him in half.

  For a brief moment, it looked like she had the upper hand. But then, the ice reformed, and Aokiji’s body pulled itself back together as if nothing had happened. He sighed, the sound zy and unimpressed. "Ararara, it seems I spoke too much. But you should be smarter than that, Nico Robin."

  Ign Robin’s gre, Aokiji k dolucked a handful of grass from the ground. With a flick of his wrist, he tossed the bdes into the air and froze them instantly, f a shimmering sword of i his hand. He straightened up, his gaze now cold and focused on the crew. "I wasn’t pnning on killing you, but..." His voice trailed off as he swung the Ice Saber down with chilling i.

  Zoro moved faster than anyone could react. He uhed his sword in one fluid motion, blog Aokiji’s attack with a powerful csh of steel and ice. The force of the impact sent shockwaves through the air. "Not happening!" Zrowled, his muscles straining against the Admiral’s strength.

  Sanji was right behind him. With a powerful kick, he targeted Aokiji’s hand, aiming to disarm him. His kick ected, and the Ice Saber flew away, some parts scattering across the ground like broken gss.

  Luffy followed up with a lightning-fast punch to Aokiji’s stomach. "Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" His fist smmed into Aokiji with full force, but the punch barely made the Admiral flinch.

  Aokiji didn’t give them a ce troup. He grabbed Sanji by the thigh and Zoro by the upper arm, his icy grip spreading frost over their bodies in an instant. "Freeze," he muttered, his tone as cold as the iing around them.

  Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji hit the ground hard, the parts of their bodies that Aokiji touched frozen solid. Frost crawled across their limbs, stiffening their movements as they gritted their teeth against the cold.

  "You have nice friends this time, but you are yourself, Nico Robin," Aokiji said coldly, his gaze fixed on her.

  As Aokiji was about to make his move, Coby didn't wait. "Hiken!" he yelled, thrusting his fist forward. A massive fist of fire burst from his arm, rocketing toward Aokiji. The intense heat of the attack cshed with the frigid air, creating steam as it closed in on the Admiral.

  Aokiji turned just in time to see the fiery punch barreling toward him. His eyes narrowed, and he quickly raised an ice wall to block the attack. The two forces collided with a deafening hiss, the ice rapidly melting uhe heat of Coby's fire attack. The wall held, but barely, as cracks spiderwebbed across its surface.

  Aokiji looked at Coby with i, the frost on his body slowly melting from the lingeri of the Hiken. "Coby the Copy Ninja. That was Fire Fist Ace's signature attack. Have you entered him? What else are you hiding?"

  Coby didn’t respond, his gaze steady on the Admiral. He could feel the tension in the air, the crew waiting for his move. Without a word, he stepped forward, his fists still glowing with residual heat from the Hiken.

  Aokiji studied him for a moment. "No matter. It doesn’t ge the oute here."

  The Admiral raised his hand, and the temperature around them plummeted. Frost began to form on the ground, and the air became deh cold. The crew braced themselves, knowing that atack was ing.

  But Coby wasn’t about to let Aokiji make the move. He charged forward, closing the distaween them in a fsh. As he he Admiral, Coby activated "Bara Bara Detach Hand!" His hands flew off his wrists, but Aokiji, with his sharp Observation Haki, already sehe trid prepared to ter.

  Coby anticipated this. As Aokiji's focus shifted to the detached hands, Coby used the opening to unleash a "Long-Distance Breath he powerful bst of pressed air shot directly at Aokiji's face, momentarily disrupting his focus and creating a smokes from the impact. The cloud of dust and debris swirled around them, making it hard to see.

  From behind Aokiji, Coby’s two detached hands, hidden within the smokes, aimed precisely at the Admiral's back. "Hiken!" Coby’s voice echoed as the two fiery fists erupted from his detached hands, streaking through the air like fmieors toward Aokiji’s exposed back.

  Aokiji, unfazed by the smokes, sehe attack through his Haki and quickly turned, raising his arm. A massive ice wall sprang up just in time to block the ining fire. The fmes cshed against the ice, hissing loudly as steam billowed up, filling the air. Despite the iy of the attack, the ice wall held firm.

  Aokiji’s eyes narrowed as he swung his arm, sending a wave of ice shards shooting toward Coby. Coby reattached his hands just in time and rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding the sharp projectiles. The ice shards embedded themselves in the ground, glittering ominously as Coby got back to his feet.

  "Not bad, kid," Aokiji muttered, his voice carrying a hint of amusement as he assessed Coby’s moves. "But you’re not quite there yet."

  Before Coby could respond, Aokiji moved. He shot forward at an incredible speed, his body turning into a blur of ist as he closed the gap between them. In an instant, he was right in front of Coby, his hand outstretched. "Ice Time Capsule."

  Coby barely had time to react as Aokiji's hand ected with his chest. Frost spread rapidly from the point of tact, freezing Coby in an instant. The cold was overwhelming, creeping through his body and numbing his limbs. Even his thoughts were getting sluggish.

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