blogombal 18. Little Sister Im: Should I avoid his sharp edge?
18. Little Sister Im: Should I avoid his sharp edge?
If someone were to ask Broly why he can use the levitation technique, he would answer, "It just happened naturally."
Geniuses are inherently unreasonable.
Broly, enveloped in a pale blue aura, sped across the night sky following the direction of the permanent pointer.
Below, on the sea surface, a red pirate ship with a flamingo carved on its prow floated arrogantly; it was the Donquixote Pirates' ship.
On the deck, a sleazy, burly man with a cane and snot hanging down to his chin suddenly pointed to the sky and shouted, "Dover! Look, it's a shooting star!"
Doflamingo, who was not yet twenty years old, looked up and his eyebrows suddenly furrowed behind his sunglasses.
That was definitely not a shooting star.
From that streak of blue light that pierced the night, he sensed an extremely intimidating aura.
Doflamingo rubbed the String-String Fruit power in his palm with his fingertips, and the thought of chasing after it to take a look arose in his mind. However, the speed of that blue light was ridiculously fast. With his limited skills, he couldn't even catch a trace of it.
In just five seconds, the "meteor" trailing a blue flame will disappear into the distance.
Doflamingo shrugged, not thinking much of it, and was about to go inside for dinner surrounded by his men when he suddenly stopped.
The direction that blue light flew towards was Mary Geoise!
Broly, high above the clouds, watched the various islands and pirate ships rushing past in his line of sight below, and couldn't help but click his tongue, his face full of displeasure.
He had originally planned to get his own boat and travel slowly by rocking along.
After all, the meaning of travel has always been the scenery along the way, not the destination.
But he's petty; if anyone offends him, he can't sleep until he resolves the matter immediately.
Just as he was grumbling to himself, a massive iron gate that blotted out the sky burst into view.
Broly blinked before remembering that these were the Navy's Gates of Justice, with three gates guarding the routes to Marineford, Enies Lobby, and Impel Down.
But to those who can fly, this thing is nothing more than an eyesore of sheet metal.
Too lazy to take a detour, he flew straight overhead, and soon the outline of Marineford, the headquarters of the Marines, appeared clearly below.
Broly hovered in mid-air, surveying the vast island from above, when a question suddenly occurred to him: "Which way to Mary Geoise?"
At this moment, the chief instructor of the naval academy, Zephyr, was engrossed in reviewing the new students' information.
An adjutant pushed open the door, his voice urgent: "Instructor Zephyr! Bastiyu, who returned from the East Sea, has sent word that the 5-year-old prospective student who was supposed to enroll has been attacked and gone missing in Alabasta. He can only bring one student back now."
Wearing thick-rimmed glasses, Zephyr frowned and said in a deep voice, "What's going on? The Navy is short of manpower right now, and good talents should be protected, let alone a 5-year-old child."
The adjutant explained, "It is said that we encountered a vicious thug who killed Vice Admiral Doberman and eight hundred naval soldiers. The bounty department is discussing the amount of the reward for this man."
Zefa's face instantly darkened.
Doberman? He was also one of his students, a representative of the Navy's hawks. The Great Pirate Era had only just begun, and he's already gone?
Suddenly, Zefa's expression changed drastically again.
Not only him, but all the officers of Marineford above the rank of major general were gripped by a sudden, overwhelming aura. Through their Observation Haki, dozens of eyes shot towards the sky.
The next second, a green meteor crashed down!
"Boom!"
The naval academy's parade ground was smashed into a crater several meters deep. Mud and gravel flew everywhere, and the freshmen who had just fallen asleep in the dormitory were all jolted awake. They stumbled out of their rooms and stared at the huge mushroom cloud rising from the parade ground, their faces ashen.
Shiryu, the most outstanding student in this cohort, frowned, staring at the crater and muttering, "What the hell? A meteorite?"
Although Shiryu was already over thirty, the Navy Headquarters declared that regardless of age, anyone with potential could enroll.
He came here only so that he could "legally kill people".
A moment later, a small figure slowly emerged from the bottom of the pit.
Instantly, all the new students, including Shiryu, changed their expressions, and some couldn't help but whisper, "It's the Demon Child!"
"Everyone, stand back!" Zephyr roared, leaping down from the school building and landing steadily in front of Broly. He stared intently at the infant before him and growled, "Demon Child, what do you think you're doing, barging into Marine Headquarters?"
At this moment, he had only one thought: to draw the attention of this menacing figure to himself, and even at the cost of his life, to protect these new generation of naval personnel.
Broly stared at the burly man with purple hair and glasses in front of him, recognized him after a couple of glances, and said casually, "Tell your bounty department to change the name on the wanted poster. My name is Broly."
Zefa stood there, stunned, unable to react for a moment.
What the hell?
Before he could figure it out, Broly tilted his head and asked, "Which way to Mary Geoise?"
"What do you want?" Zephyr's voice was deep. A monster with a 50 billion bounty asking about the location of Mary Geoise was definitely up to no good.
At this moment, dozens of naval officers arrived using Moonwalk, and upon seeing Broly's appearance, they all showed disbelief and horror.
Lieutenant General He arrived with a group of female officers. She raised her hand to stop her subordinates who wanted to step forward, and said in a trembling voice, "Don't make any rash moves."
If Garp were here, he would probably have roared and charged at him long ago.
After all, Broly was the murderer of her best friend. But He was different; she knew that it was precisely in times like these that she needed to remain calm. Moreover, they still didn't know the secret of Broly's abilities.
"Where is Mary Geoise?"
Broly's tone grew increasingly impatient. He raised his right hand, and a pale blue light rippled from his palm, the cold light making the faces of all the marines present turn blue.
A group of freshmen were so frightened that their legs went weak, and many of them collapsed to the ground, their trouser legs soaked with warm water.
They recognized this move that had instantly killed a general from the Warring States period!
At the critical moment, Crane raised her hand and pointed behind Mary Geoise.
Broly didn't say another word. A burst of blue light erupted around him, and he once again used his Flying Dance technique to soar into the sky, flying in the direction the crane pointed.
As Zefa and the others watched his disappearing figure, only one thought remained in their minds: He can fly!?
It's important to know that the ability to fly is rare in both the world of One Piece and Naruto, and it holds a significant advantage in the world of One Piece.
After all, most strong people are capable individuals, and falling into the sea is tantamount to defeat.
Those with the ability to fly have an almost overwhelming advantage when facing other ability users at sea.
This is why, over the years, the Navy has always felt that Shiki, one of the three great pirates, is far more troublesome than Roger and Whitebeard.
"What happened? Why is everyone gathered here?"
Suddenly, Steel Bone Kong's voice rang out, and everyone turned to look.
Crane quickly stepped forward and briefly recounted what had just happened.
Having just returned from Mary Geoise, Steelbone Kong was instantly stunned, exclaiming in surprise, "They got here so fast!?"
Without a second thought, he immediately pulled out his Den Den Mushi and dialed the number of the Five Elders.
"Bulu, bulu, bola~"
The Den Den Mushi kept ringing, but no one answered. Kong gritted his teeth in frustration: "Damn it! Why now of all times?"
Unbeknownst to him, the Five Elders were no longer in their respective rooms; they were all kneeling before the Void Throne, bowing their heads to meet Im on the throne.
"Lord Im, although the possibility is extremely low, to be on the safe side, please move to the basement for the time being."
Satan Saint, whom Broly had designated as his number one target, pleaded in a low voice.
Although they were persuaded by Grimggle to not be too afraid of Broly, the strength Broly displayed in Loguetown was truly terrifying.
Just in case, after discussion, the Five Elders decided to ask Im to take refuge temporarily.
As long as Im is there, they are invincible.
But if anything were to happen to Im, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Upon hearing this, the shadowy little sister Im, who sat atop the throne, frowned sharply and uttered a voice that was neither male nor female, sounding like a mechanical AI, filled with displeasure:
"Should we avoid his sharp edge?"