Chapter 205

Bloop-bloop~

The unique sound of the telephone worm lingered in the vast, empty corner of the deck.

Aokiji held the telephone worm, standing on the deck, his hands slightly bent, braced against the rail, his gaze deep as he gazed far out over the sea.

Splash-splash!

Carried by the gentle sea breeze, ripples spread across the calm surface, the waves undulating, raising wave after wave of foam.

The sea breeze stirred Aokiji's black outer garment, the deep purple headscarf fluttering with the wind, while faint gray-white cold energy drifted lazily from his body.

Even without actively activating his Devil Fruit, his body continuously emitted cold energy.

Not long after.

The telephone worm was connected.

From the other end came the voice of Admiral Kong: "Hello, Aokiji?"

"It's me, Admiral Kong. The Demon Man Pirate Crew has been wiped out. I request that you send personnel from Headquarters to take control of the Demon Man Pirates on Flow Island and transport them all to Impel Down for imprisonment."

"If I leave the Demon Man Pirates locked up in the naval branch prison on Flow Island, I just can't feel at ease."

Aokiji spoke plainly, stating the facts as they were.

Kong replied: "Understood. I'll dispatch personnel immediately to take control of the Demon Man Pirates on Flow Island and transport them all to Impel Down."

During this time,

the first half of the Grand Line had been thrown into chaos by the Demon Man Pirate Crew.

Now, this tumor had finally been eradicated!

As Admiral, Kong could finally breathe a little easier.

At this moment,

he sighed: "Aokiji, you've worked hard on this mission. Headquarters has no other assignments for you right now—you may return to Marineford."

Aokiji pondered deeply, then finally told Kong honestly over the telephone worm: "Admiral Kong, you may have misunderstood. This time, the reason the Demon Man Pirate Crew was destroyed was not because of me."

"What do you mean, not you? Then who else? I don't recall sending anyone else to handle the Demon Man Pirates. Could it be bounty hunters? But who in the Grand Line would be so conveniently in the right place?"

Kong expressed deep confusion.

"I only dealt with the crew's captain, Demon Man Oren. The rest were not killed by me. Overall, my role in the destruction of the Demon Man Pirate Crew was minimal."

Aokiji shook his head involuntarily, amazed.

Regarding the destruction of the Demon Man Pirate Crew…

he had no intention of hiding anything from Kong.

"The other members of the Demon Man Pirate Crew were wiped out in an instant by someone else."

Aokiji continued.

"Who?"

Kong pressed.

For him,

the Demon Man Pirate Crew wasn't particularly strong—their strongest member had only a six-million-Berry bounty.

But in the Grand Line, they could still be considered a top-tier pirate crew.

Yet,

such a crew's destruction wasn't carried out by Aokiji himself?

Then who could it be?

"On my way…"