Chapter 212

Upholding its authority.

If something happens to my little brother...

How could the big brother in charge sit idly by?

How would that make the other allied nations view us?

"The nobles and soldiers of the Rosed Kingdom..."

"Were they captured by the pirates?"

Aokiji furrowed his brow tightly, feeling the matter was somewhat tricky.

If he were sent to wipe out that group of pirates, that wouldn't be a particularly difficult task.

However...

The core content of this order is an emergency rescue.

Rescue!

That, is the top priority.

Aokiji has never been good at carrying out this kind of complicated and tedious mission.

Not only must the nobles and soldiers be rescued, but the pirates must also be dealt with, to prevent these pirates from threatening the personal safety of those captives.

All in all.

Rescue missions are the most troublesome missions, and also the missions Aokiji least wishes to participate in.

After a pause,

Aokiji asked: "Which pirate crew attacked the Rosed Kingdom? What is their overall strength?"

If he remembered correctly.

The Rosed Kingdom's geographical location was right in the middle of the route their warship was currently taking back to Marineford.

Therefore.

If he were to participate in this rescue mission this time, it wouldn't delay too much time because of it.

"The ones attacking the Rosed Kingdom are a large-scale pirate group called the Sword Lion Pirates."

"The total headcount of the entire pirate crew is roughly around four thousand."

"Their captain is a Zoan Devil Fruit user, possessing the Sword Lion form, with considerable strength, a bounty as high as forty-eight million Berries, named Luo Wei · Gart."

"Luo Wei Gart has four powerful and capable subordinates, whom he has respectively appointed as the highest-ranking officers of the Sword Lion Pirates."

"Each one has a bounty of no less than thirty million Berries."

"Overall, participating in this rescue mission this time, there is a very high chance of a direct clash erupting with the Sword Lion Pirates."

"When the time comes, not only must the Sword Lion Pirates be wiped out, but the dozen-plus nobles of the Rosed Kingdom must all be saved completely intact."

"Once something happens to any one of those nobles, then things will get troublesome. Our Marine will also inevitably suffer complaints and accusations from the Rosed Kingdom..."

Gradually.

From Kong's explanation, Aokiji quickly understood the ins and outs of the matter clearly.

"Do you wish to participate in this rescue mission?"

Kong asked.

"Let me consider it for the moment."

Aokiji held the Den Den Mushi, falling into thought.

Suddenly,

his gaze shifted, his eyes fixing on Lu En, who was not far away.

For a moment,

Aokiji's expression became somewhat strange, and he already had some plans in mind.

"Marshal Kong, I'd like to ask. The order from above is..."

"As long as we Marines dispatch one strong individual, that's enough, right?"

"There shouldn't be any other requirements, right?"

Aokiji asked.

"No, as long as this person is strong enough, that's sufficient!"

Kong answered truthfully.

"Then I will accept this mission on behalf of someone else."

Aokiji said.

"Huh?"

"What do you mean? Accept it on behalf of someone else? On behalf of whom are you accepting this mission?"

Kong was somewhat puzzled.

"A few days ago, didn't I just report to you the intelligence regarding him?"

"Vice Admiral Kapu's grandson, Lu En!"

"I accepted this emergency rescue mission on behalf of this kid."

"With the powerful combat strength this kid currently possesses, dealing with a group of pirates whose bounties don't exceed fifty million Berries, that is absolutely more than enough."

"I believe he will definitely be able to complete the mission perfectly!"

Aokiji revealed a smile.

Kong on the other end was stunned.

What?

Letting that old bastard Kapu's grandson, a mere four-year-old brat, go carry out that emergency rescue mission?

Are you insane?

"You absolutely must not act rashly! Don't do anything reckless!"

Kong was getting a little anxious.

"Marshal Kong, rest assured—this kid won't run into any trouble. His strength is absolutely no weaker than a pirate with a fifty-million-Berry bounty."

"Sending him to carry out this emergency rescue mission is simply the perfect fit."

"That's it for now, I'll hang up first."

Aokiji prepared to hang up the Den Den Mushi.

Suddenly,

He asked casually, "Oh right, I haven't asked yet. The person the World Government sent over to take charge and join hands with our Marines in the rescue operation—who is it?"

"I'm warning you—if anything happens to this kid Lu En, you're the first person I'll hold accountable! No, to put it more precisely, the first person to come after you will definitely be Kapu! A furious Kapu will most certainly skin you alive on the spot."

Kong gave a cold snort.

"Don't worry~"

"This kid Lu En is even stronger than you imagine, Marshal!"

Aokiji was unconvinced.

A moment later,

The Den Den Mushi once again transmitted Kong's voice.

"This time, the person the World Government specially dispatched to take part in the emergency rescue operation is a little brat of only thirteen. The higher-ups say this brat seems to be an extremely rare, powerful genius!"

"I heard even the CP organization has been eyeing this brat very covetously."

"His name is…"

"Rob Lucci!" Huff.