Marineford, Navy HeadquartersSengoku, Garp, Kizaru, Akainu and Aokiji were sitting around a table with gloomy expressions on their faces.
"How could you not capture that sc.u.m!? You"re a disgrace for the Navy!" Akainu roared as he glared coldly at Aokiji. After Akainu found out that Aokiji failed to save the Celestial Dragon and couldn"t even capture Izan, he couldn"t help but to boil in anger and Akainu even thought for a moment that Aokiji let Izan escape on purpose.
The room turned cold as Aokiji glared back at Akainu. Aokiji knew that Akainu wouldn"t guard Charloss and only try to capture Izan. "You have no right to speak! Even if you fought him, you wouldn"t be able to do better. If you disagree, let"s fight between us and see the outcome!"
One side was cold and the other side was warm. Even the table got frosted on one side, and the table started melting on the other side.
"Bang!"
Sengoku slapped the table with all his force, which made it break into pieces. "Stop arguing, we will deal with Izan after the war with Whitebeard. There is no denying that Izan is as strong as an Admiral, but Whitebeard is our priority for now as Portogas D. Ace"s execution is nearing." Sengoku managed in stopping both Akainu and Aokiji.
Garp frowned yet he didn"t say anything. Still, no one was able to see a glint of craziness in Garp"s eyes as he tightened his fists.
"O-h... I wi-ll be ab-le to exe-cute every-one, right?" Kizaru spoke very slowly with a calm expression on his face. "Because I wi-sh to end the war swift-ly..." Kizaru spoke slowly, yet his thoughts were 1000 times faster than normal people, Kizaru had to slow down his speech or no one would have been able to understand him.
No one felt bothered by Kizaru"s slow speech, even Akainu didn"t say anything. Aside from very few people in the World Government, only the Admirals, Fleet Admiral and Garp knew about why Kizaru spoke slowly and his true ident.i.ty.
Sengoku nodded and started speaking, even he respected Kizaru. "Yes, you are allowed to act how you see fit during the war." Sengoku glanced at everyone before he continued. "The war will begin in one week, announce this everywhere and allow there to be a live recording for everyone to spectate the war."
As Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru and Sengoku spoke about their plans for the war, no one noticed that Garp started smirking and even sneered.
On the Defying
The day pa.s.sed, and the night pa.s.sed without anything happening.
Izan woke up in bed with Jiutian in his embrace. Izan couldn"t help but to smile before he gently woke up Jiutian. He whispered her name softly in her ears.
It took Izan over a minute before Jiutian woke up. The two or them wore their clothes and headed up towards the deck. At least it was because Izan had sensed everyone up there. When Izan stepped outside, he couldn"t help but to squint his eyes slightly as the morning sun was shining at his face.
"Good morning Husband!" Hanc.o.c.k literally rushed towards Izan with a large smile on her face. She jumped and embraced Izan which made Jiutian step aside.
Luckily Jiutian didn"t mind Hanc.o.c.k"s behaviour and stepped towards and walked towards Nojiko and Robin who had a tired expression on their faces and dark rings under their eyes. "What happened to the two of you?" Jiutian asked with a curios smile on her face.
"Do you really want to know?" Nojiko replied with a question as she remembered everything that had happened and shivered.
"We didn"t get to sleep. Hanc.o.c.k never stopped talking and asking about Izan. She asked us about everything we knew about him, Hanc.o.c.k never once stopped squirming around and yelling out his name." Robin told Jiutian with a sleepy expression, she even yawned as she couldn"t help but to feel sleepy and close her eyes for a couple of seconds.
Jiutian"s eyes widened slightly as she peeked at Hanc.o.c.k who seemed to have an everlasting amount of energy as she hugged Izan and spoke with him.
It was to the point if that Izan had to even lift Hanc.o.c.k in his arms as he walked towards Nojiko, Robin and Jiutian with a helpless smile on his face. Izan tried to calm down Hanc.o.c.k, but it was to no avail.
"So, have any of you thought about what our next move will be after our discussion yesterday? As I said, we can either stay away and head towards the New World. Or we can have some fun and ruin the war!" Izan"s helpless smile turned into a grin.
"Of course we will partic.i.p.ate and wreck havoc and chaos, just as the Navy and the World Government sees us as." Jiutian spoke with a soft smile on her face. She wasn"t worried about anything major happening in the war as she had already seen and tested out the strength of an Admiral. Which did disappoint her as she felt that Aokiji was way too weak, but she didn"t care much as she saw all of them as weaklings anyway. Jiutian knew that the Navy was weak, but she had felt a few powerful beings existing on this planet, she didn"t know where they were, but she had her thoughts on one of them was leading the World Government, or else how couldn"t the pirates already overthrow the Celestial Dragons?
"Woah! I will be able to see Husband fight once again!" Hanc.o.c.k squealed as she thought of how heroic, brave and strong Izan was during his battles and the one again Aokiji. The more Hanc.o.c.k thought of Izan"s figure, the more beautiful it would become. Roses seemingly falling around Izan and the sun shining perfectly on his face.
Nojiko b.u.mped Robin and Jiutian before asking with a serious tone. "Has she gone mad?"
Before Robin or Jiutian were able to reply, a roar sounded out. "How do you dare to call me crazy!? It seems like you don"t know how to love someone wholeheartedly...!" The moment Hanc.o.c.k finished speaking, she sensed the air becoming tense and cold.
Nojiko, Robin and even Jiutian started coldly at Hanc.o.c.k. This time even Jiutian became angry, she was about to flicker her hand... but a calm and soothing voice stopped everyone in their thoughts. "Hanc.o.c.k, it is very disrespectful saying something like that. All of them have already decided and has given me their everything. I know that it is difficult sharing someone you love with others, but I promise that I dearly love all of you. After all, the four of you have decided to give me your everything, which means that I will protect all of you, love all of you and forever stay with all of you." Izan"s voice was clear as water, he glanced at his four wives with a gentle expression.
"... Husband, I am sorry. I won"t act like that again..." Hanc.o.c.k said in a low voice as she lowered her head in Izan"s chest.
"Jiutian, Nojiko, Robin, do you guys have the heart to forgive Hanc.o.c.k?" Izan asked as he glanced between the three of them with a smile on his face.
Jiutian nodded with a soft smile on her face, yet she squinted her eyes slightly while gazing at Hanc.o.c.k who was still in Izan"s embrace.
"Of course, I can forgive her if something like this won"t happen ever again." Nojiko answered with a long sigh escaping her mouth.
"As Nojiko said, we can look aside this matter if it won"t happen again in the future." Robin nodded as she replied in a clear voice.
Hanc.o.c.k lowered her head once again and said in a m.u.f.fled voice. "I promise that it will never happen again. I, I just can"t help but want Husband getting the best..." Hanc.o.c.k hugged Izan even tighter with all her might, as she was feeling that Izan would disappear if she weakened her hug slightly.
"You see, I am already happy." Izan whispered in a soothing voice.
But before anyone could think or say anything, a mist suddenly appeared everywhere around Defying.
Izan glanced around with his eyes narrowed. "It seems like someone is watching us..." Izan said in a cold voice. He could sense that this heavy most was artificial and controlled by someone, and Izan could guess that person knew Defying was already in his domain of mist.
Izan sneered before he turned towards a direction. "I found you, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d...!" Defying turned towards the direction Izan gazed at and sailed with a fast speed.