One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix

Alabasta, the palace hall.

The spirited Cobra received Kuzan and Crane ceremoniously. Even as the king of a superpower, he did not lose his etiquette.

"True nobles never act arbitrarily and arrogantly. Noble moral character and words and deeds are the foundation of their lives."

It is precisely because of this spirit that the Nefertari royal family can pass on the Kingdom of Alabasta from generation to generation.

Among all the member states, the holy name of Cobra is only comparable to the newly joined Seath. For such a king, Kuzan also respects him in his heart and returns the military salute with the accompanying navy to express his gratitude.

After a set of complicated etiquette, in the simple royal hall, Vice Admiral Crane explained the purpose of his visit, "Your Majesty Cobra, may I ask if you know what the Seven Warlords of the Sea Crocodile did?"

The purpose of this trip was originally only to contact the new pirates, Fire Fist Ace and Wind Sword Kuina. This task was given to Crane by Sengoku before leaving.

As for the reason, He was still unsure, and had to go back to Marinford to ask Sengoku in person.

Hearing the other party's question, Cobra told the two of them word for word about Crocodile's plan and everything An had done for the country.

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Returning to the Rapeseed Port and boarding the warship, the ship sailed up the Saint Dora River in the sea breeze.

On the wide deck, Kuzan recalled the information provided by Cobra, and couldn't help muttering, "Ala Lala, Adventurer, what a good name."

"Pursuing the dream of the sea, but not doing evil like pirates, it would be great if all people who go to sea are like this."

Without responding to Kuzan's words, He looked straight into the distance, and what he thought in his heart was unknown to outsiders.

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"Fire Storm!"

A large ball of white flames rotated at high speed in his hand. After reaching a certain critical point, Ace directly broke out of his hand and collided with the huge sand storm sweeping in front of him.

After the high temperature burning, the surface of the desert reflected white light, and crystallized gravel spread flat on the ground.

"Fire Fist!"

The majestic white flames spread forward in a spiral shape. Ace was no longer sure how many times he had used this move.

"Desert Diamond Sword!"

The sand on the ground rolled up, and three huge sand blades directly split the flames, leaving several cracks on the sand.

The kid in front of him looked young, but his use of devil fruits was no worse than his own. Given time, he would definitely become a famous pirate.

Crockdale, biting a flickering cigar in his mouth, turned into yellow sand again. The golden hook in his hand was wrapped with black armed color domineering, and collided with Ace's black fist. The sound of the two clashing resounded throughout the desert.

Deuce and others who were watching the battle on the sand dunes also felt the power of the Seven Warlords. In their impression, Ace won every battle easily, and they had never fought for so long as now, and the winner had not yet been decided.

But when they caught a glimpse of the tall figure standing on the top of the sand dune with a saber in hand, the uneasiness in their hearts completely dissipated.

They had never seen the real power of the vice-captain. No matter what kind of battle, Kuina only used one sword, and everyone was killed after one sword.

"Ala, it seems very lively here, I wonder if I can be counted in."

A lazy voice sounded, followed by a large area of ​​frost spreading. In just a few breaths, the entire desert was like an ice field.

"Admiral Aokiji appears!"

At the horizon of the desert, a large number of uniform navy soldiers emerged, surrounded Ace and others with Kuzan as the center, and the shining swords and guns in their hands produced a murderous atmosphere.

Faced with the sudden change, Ace and Crocodile stopped their actions and looked at each other with puzzled eyes.

"Did you attract the navy?" x2

After getting the same answer, the two stopped talking, their muscles tensed, and looked vigilantly at the man in front of them wearing a purple suit jacket, Admiral Aokiji.

Looking at the two, Kuzan scratched his head and said lazily: "Ah, don't be so hostile to me?"

Spitting out the butt of the cigar, Crocodile looked at the visitor with an indifferent expression, "Aokiji, do you want to break the agreement in the navy? Don't forget that I am a Shichibukai."

It's no wonder that Crocodile thought too much. The navy dispatched such a large battle, led by the admiral of the navy, it can't be for this new pirate.

Reality is often beyond people's expectations. Kuzan just glanced at Crocodile with his peripheral vision and ignored him.

Seeing that the other party ignored him, Crocodile didn't know where this kid came from, but he didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so he turned and walked towards the rain.

But before he went far, he heard a name that made him stop.

"Ace, I didn't expect you to tie with Crocodile. It seems that you have grown up very quickly. You are simply the second An."

Not knowing Kuzan's intention, Ace shook his head and said, "Mr. Kuzan, I am far inferior to my sister?"

At this moment, the members of the Spade Pirates in the distance had come to Ace's side, and Deuce shouted loudly: "Ace, we are surrounded by the navy!"

"Admiral Aokiji!"

Before Ace responded, Deuce screamed again.

"How is it possible!"

The people who had just stopped looked at the man in front of their captain with horror. He was exactly the same as in the newspaper.

"I understand Deuce, you take everyone back to the pirate ship first, and leave this to Kuina and me."

Behind Deuce, a pair of twin brothers said with worry: "What about Ace and Kuina?"

Seba and Barry are the latest members to join the Spade Pirates, but their worries are no less than others. There is no way they can stop their captain from being so gentle.

The worries of the two are not unreasonable. No matter how strong Ace and Kuina are, they can never be better than the famous admiral of the navy.

"Don't worry! Seba, Barry, Mr. Kuzan is an acquaintance of my sister. He won't embarrass me and Kuina."

Although they were curious that Ace actually had a sister, they also understood that now was not the time to chat, so they turned around and rushed to the coast.

In the cold desert, there were only a few people left. Ace, who had no worries, stared at the man in front of him with bright eyes.

"Mr. Kuzan, I wonder what you want to talk to me about?"

Even if the other party knew the reason why he went to sea, the two of them were in different positions now. Ace would not believe the other party unconditionally. After all, his dream had not yet been realized.

Holding the scabbard tightly in her hand, Kuina was ready to fight at any time. She didn't know who was stronger, the admiral of the navy or the world's greatest swordsman.

"We hope you can join the navy."

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