One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 267: The Deepest Nail! That Man!

All eyes were fixed on that photograph.

The shooting angle was tricky, like a candid shot from a shadowy corner.

But the face in the photo was so clear it sent chills down my spine.

That extremely flashy yellow striped suit.

Those unchanging brown sunglasses.

And that one too.

That pouting mouth was both mocking and lewd, yet it also carried an air of nonchalance.

Borsalino.

Admiral Kizaru of the Navy Headquarters.

Dead silence.

You could hear a pin drop in the conference room.

one second.

two seconds.

three seconds.

"Cough cough cough!"

A violent cough tore through the stagnant air.

It's a blue pheasant.

He sprang up with a "whoosh".

Those perpetually sleepy eyes were now bulging and wide open.

The blindfold slid down his forehead and hung around his neck, looking utterly ridiculous.

"Hey, hey."

Aokiji pointed at the photo, his fingers stiff as an icicle.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Dragon, this kind of joke is not funny at all."

Is today April Fool's Day?

Aokiji's head was buzzing.

This guy?

Clocking in at work, clipping nails after work, seeing a pirate and exclaiming "How scary!" before kicking away the guy who never finishes off the enemy?

This guy who keeps spouting "ambiguous justice" and lives like a retired old cadre?

Are they the revolutionary army?

This is fucking more terrifying than Akainu going to do a hula dance.

"This...this..."

On the other side, Zefa's jaw was agape as if it had been dislocated.

His eyes behind the sunglasses were completely blurred.

Zefa shakily stretched out his left hand and pointed at the lewd face in the photo.

My fingers are shaking badly.

"That bastard?"

"Borusalino?"

"That monkey?"

Zefa's voice changed tone.

Countless names flashed through his mind.

crane.

An insignificant base commander.

Even that old man from the Warring States period had a change of heart.

But how could it be Kizaru?

Kizaru, the one who's always clipping, manicuring, and examining his nails during meetings.

Kizaru, who was always sarcastic and indifferent towards radicals like him.

"puff…"

A muffled laugh, barely suppressed, came from the side.

Chen Ye sat in the chair, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

Seeing Zephyr and Aokiji's expressions in person was absolutely hilarious.

Chen Ye reached out and picked up the photo.

I held it up in front of me and examined it closely.

then.

He grimaced, squinted, and vividly imitated that person's irritating tone.

"How terrifying!"

"This guy's been hiding his true colors pretty well."

"I really didn't expect that either."

Like.

so similar.

That irresistible, lazy energy is exactly like me.

Aokiji covered his face and squeezed out a painful groan through his fingers.

"Stop learning it, all I can think about right now is that image."

Dragon watched the crowd's fascinating reactions.

He suppressed the smile on his lips, his expression turning solemn.

"That's right."

The dragon's voice was steady.

"He is Borsalino."

"He was also one of the earliest comrades recruited by our revolutionary army."

Code name: Dusk.

"Yellow...twilight?"

Zefa's mouth muscles twitched.

"That codename really suits his flashy outfit."

"No."

The dragon shook its head, its eyes deep and unfathomable.

"It is called twilight because it is located at the boundary between light and darkness."

"He was the last ray of light before dawn."

"Also, they are the Night Watchmen who willingly waver between justice and evil in order to welcome the dawn."

"Wait...wait a minute."

Zefa still couldn't digest it.

"Dragon, are you serious?"

"That guy, that guy is the most unjust of all!"

"What 'ambiguous justice'? That's just being a fence-sitter!"

"He doesn't do any work when killing pirates, and he does nothing but collect his salary."

"You call this kind of person a revolutionary fighter who infiltrates the ranks for his ideals?"

"I'd rather believe that old bastard Garp can embroider!"

Aokiji nodded vigorously from the side.

"Yes, dragon."

"I've been in the Navy for so many years, and I've worked with that guy for decades."

"He's a sophisticated egoist."

"I've seen him run errands for the Celestial Dragons quite often."

"Is this kind of person really our comrade?"

The dragon looked at them.

"Teacher Zephyr, Kuzan."

"What do you think is the best disguise?"

Long didn't wait for their reply.

"Not a saint."

"He's not a villain either."

"He's a mediocre person."

"A greedy, cowardly, principled, and mediocre person who follows the crowd."

Long pointed to the photo.

"He was ambiguous, so no one questioned his motives."

"He's like a weather vane, so both the World Government and the Navy leadership trust him."

"In the eyes of those in power, a person who has no faith and only values ​​self-interest is the easiest tool to control."

Zefa remained silent.

Aokiji rubbed his chin, his eyes completely changing.

The dragon's tone became more forceful.

"He was in that position and suffered a great deal of misunderstanding."

"But he provided us with countless crucial intelligence reports."

"Deployment map of the World Conference".

"The research and development progress of the Naval Science Unit."

"besides…"

Long glanced at Chen Ye.

"Without his covert cooperation, many sparks like Luffy's would have been extinguished in their infancy."

Luffy.

Upon hearing those two words, Zephyr and Aokiji both paused for a moment.

Zefa slapped his thigh suddenly.

"I remember now!"

Zefa shouted.

"The Sabaody Archipelago!"

"That time when Straw Hat Boy beat up a Celestial Dragon, Kizaru volunteered to capture him."

"At the time, I was puzzled. This guy is usually so lazy, why is he suddenly so enthusiastic?"

Zefa spoke faster and faster.

"He's not stalling for time! He's waiting for Rayleigh to arrive!"

"If that kick had landed, the Straw Hat Pirates would have been wiped out!"

"But he kicked them all into the bear's paw prints and sent them to safety!"

Aokiji also realized what was happening.

"If that's the case, then the Marineford War was one of them."

Aokiji rubbed his chin.

"Borsalino's behavior during that war was indeed strange."

"He clearly possesses the fastest speed and the strongest single-target damage."

"But who was he attacking the whole game?"

"He's hitting Marco, hitting minions, even hitting the key."

Aokiji's eyes lit up.

"Yes! The key!"

"At that time, Luffy rushed to the execution platform with the handcuff key in hand."

"Kizaru could have easily pierced Luffy's heart with a beam of light."

He didn't.

"He simply broke the key with a beam of light."

"and…"

Aokiji swallowed hard.

"That shot was terrifyingly accurate."

"The key broke, but Luffy was unharmed."

"More importantly, although the key was broken, Luffy was able to have a fake key made by the Candle Man, which allowed him to successfully rescue Ace."

"If he really wanted to stop Luffy, wouldn't it have been simpler to just kill him?"

"But he chose the most troublesome way, which left him with a glimmer of hope."

Aokiji and Sawa looked at each other.

Their Adam's apples bobbed, but they couldn't utter a single word.

That seemingly carefree, lewd, and comical man actually carried so much on his shoulders.

"There's still one last moment."

Chen Ye completed the last piece of the puzzle.

"After Shanks arrived, Beckman pointed a gun at Kizaru."

"A dignified Marine Admiral, a Logia-type Pika Pika no Mi (Glint-Glint Fruit) user, actually surrendered."

"One sentence, 'That's terrifying,' and then they really stopped fighting."

If the wages are paid in time, the Four Emperors will be rendered useless; if the wages are not paid in time, they'll be kicked a couple of times and that's it.

"This is the self-cultivation of a revolutionary army undercover agent."

"puff--"

Aokiji almost choked to death on the saliva.

That sounds sarcastic, but there's no way to refute it.

Zefa remained silent.

He lowered his head and looked at the photo.

"Borusalino..."

Zefa murmured the name, his voice hoarse and trembling slightly.

"I've always thought you were the laziest and most spineless student."

"I didn't expect this..."

"You are the one who upholds the most difficult justice in the darkest place."

The dragon solemnly put away the photos.

It's like putting away a flag.

He raised his head and looked around at the three of them with a serious expression.

"Now that everyone understands, I must emphasize one point."

The dragon's voice was low, and every word was chilling.

"He is our revolutionary army's last trump card."

"It is also a sharp knife stuck in the heart of the world government."

"Until the critical moment of the decisive battle, and only when absolutely necessary."

"I will never easily employ him, much less contact him proactively."

"Once his identity is exposed..."

The dragon didn't finish speaking.

But everyone understands.

Don't worry.

Aokiji gave a wry smile and shrugged.

"Even if I told people about this, no one would believe me."

Zefa snorted coldly.

He put his sunglasses back on.

"Although I dislike that guy, I wouldn't go so far as to betray his information."

"not to mention…"