At that mont, a massive Marine fleet was rapidly approaching the waters surrounding the Sabaody Archipelago.
Even before the fleet arrived, the Marine Headquarters Science Unit had already deployed onto the island. Together with the stationed Marines, they began a large scale purge of pirates hiding within the mangrove groves.
Several massive figures stepped forward through the battlefield.
They were towering giants nearly seven ters tall, wearing identical hats and moving steadily toward their assigned targets.
Aether had already expected this developnt.
Because of that, he remained completely calm.
Following his original plan, he headed toward Grove 41. A small vessel had already been prepared there for him. It possessed limited subrging capability, though even that was no guarantee of escaping safely from the island.
Just as he continued forward, several system notifications suddenly appeared before him, forcing him to stop.
[SS-rank characters, the Gorosei, have developed negative emotions toward the Host: Low-level Hostility. Gained 10,000 EXP.]
[SS-rank character, Akainu, has developed negative emotions toward the Host: Low-level Hostility. Gained 10,000 EXP.]
[S-Class figures have developed negative emotions toward the Host: Low-level Hostility. Gained 1,000 EXP × 4.]
[A-rank figure, Nefertari Vivi, has developed normal emotions toward the Host: Moderate Surprise. Gained 200 EXP.]
[A and B-rank figures have developed negative emotions toward the Host: Low-level Hostility. Gained 31,498 EXP.]
[Level Up: Level 45 (310/20,000)]
Aether imdiately understood what had happened.
The news of him killing a Celestial Dragon had clearly spread to the highest levels of the World Governnt and the Marines.
He had already prepared himself ntally for this outco.
However, one detail caught his attention.
Only four mbers of the Gorosei displayed hostility, while one remained completely indifferent.
That detail was quite interesting.
Among the Three Admirals, only Sakazuki, known as Akainu, had shown hostility.
Aether was not surprised.
Akainu was a man who upheld Absolute Justice. Even if he personally despised the Celestial Dragons, he would never tolerate anyone challenging the authority of the World Governnt or the Marines.
Another na also caught Aether's attention.
Nefertari Vivi.
The princess of the Alabasta Kingdom had sohow received news of the incident.
Aether had not expected that kingdom to possess such impressive intelligence gathering abilities. Despite its relatively modest military strength, a nation that had endured for over a thousand years clearly had its own hidden foundations.
The system interface appeared again.
[Host: Augustus D. Aether]
[Age: 26]
[Level: 45 (310/20,000)]
[Strength: High (Commodore)]
[Constitution: High (Commodore)]
[Agility: High (Commodore)]
[Fruit: None]
[Technique: Top-tier]
[Armant Haki: Interdiate]
[Observation Haki: High]
[Conqueror's Haki: Peak]
[Weapon: Ace]
[Points: 27,429]
Four consecutive level increases had significantly boosted Aether's strength.
Both Armant Haki and Observation Haki had undergone qualitative improvent.
High-level Observation Haki ant that he could at least barely track the movents of Borsalino. It would prevent him from being completely overwheld.
Interdiate Armant Haki allowed him to maintain Armant reinforcent during prolonged combat. If he ignored the heavy Haki consumption, he could even utilize advanced techniques such as Ryuo.
His remaining points totaled twenty seven thousand.
Saving one hundred thousand points for a Purple Item draw would take far too long. Given his current situation, spending them now was far more practical.
After all, Aether had no absolute confidence that he could escape the Sabaody Archipelago safely.
He did not have a grandfather like Monkey D. Garp, nor a father like Monkey D. Dragon, connections that might cause an Admiral to show rcy.
His points instantly dropped to zero.
The system lottery began.
[Golden Desert Eagle (Infinite Ammo)]
[Low-grade Healing Potion]
[Silver Dragon Egg]
[Magic Enhancent Necklace]
[King's 1000G Seed USB Drive]
[Bartholow Kuma's Travel Bubble (One-ti use)]
[Water Goddess's Panties]
[dea's Life-sized Artoria Doll]
[Substitute Doll]
Compared to the Green-tier rewards, these items were on an entirely different level.
Even the lesser items were already valuable.
An infinite ammunition pistol, a healing potion, a dragon egg, and even a life-sized Artoria doll.
Among them, the Magic Enhancent Necklace stood out. It could convert stored magical energy into physical reinforcent, strengthening all bodily attributes. However, its effect would gradually weaken as the user's strength increased.
The Substitute Doll was another powerful item.
It allowed the user to negate death once, functioning similarly to the ability of Basil Hawkins, whose straw dolls could absorb damage in his place.
The most valuable reward was clearly the Travel Bubble belonging to Bartholow Kuma.
With this item, Aether could escape the Sabaody Archipelago at any ti.
That single reward greatly reduced the pressure of his current situation.
As for the two completely useless items, the 1000G Seed USB and the Water Goddess's panties, Aether could only store them away helplessly.
The reputation of the so called Water Goddess Aqua made him reluctant to even touch the underwear.
If stupidity was contagious, he certainly had no intention of catching it.
This was already the third ti the system had given him underwear.
Aether seriously began to wonder why the system seed to have such a strange obsession.
Just as he finished storing the items and resud walking, a golden flash suddenly streaked across the sky.
In the distance, one of the massive Yarukiman Mangroves exploded violently.
The enormous tree slowly collapsed, sending dust and debris billowing into the air.
Aether's expression imdiately grew serious.
Admiral Kizaru had arrived.
Only Kizaru's laser attacks possessed such terrifying destructive power.
The Pacifistas were still far from that level.
Aether instinctively quickened his pace.
As he passed through a battlefield, he saw two pirate crews working together against a towering enemy.
The Kid Pirates and the Heart Pirates were fighting side by side.
Their opponent was a massive humanoid weapon.
A Pacifista.
Eustass Kid, Trafalgar D. Water Law, and Killer all bore several piercing wounds.
Their bodies were battered, yet their fighting spirit remained high.
Although many of their crew mbers had been injured or defeated, the three Supernovas still maintained the advantage.
Victory was only a matter of ti.
Aether did not linger.
However, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked to the right.
A laser beam pierced through a nearby building, triggering a violent explosion.
A beautiful but tattered figure was blasted through the smoke, landing not far from him.
Aether sighed softly.
"It seems we et again, Miss Bonney."
"You look like you're having quite a rough day."
Jewelry Bonney was in miserable condition.
Her hair was disheveled, blood stained the corner of her mouth, and burn marks covered her body.
Her clothing was badly damaged, revealing patches of skin.
Despite her injuries, Bonney imdiately erupted in anger the mont she saw him.
"Augustus D. Aether, you damn bastard!"
"If you hadn't killed that Celestial Dragon and brought an Admiral here, would I be in this ss?"
"My crew was slaughtered by that thing! I'm not finished with you!"
Aether remained calm.
Technically, she was not entirely wrong.
However, her defeat had more to do with the nature of her abilities.
Bonney's Devil Fruit could manipulate the age of living beings.
But her opponent was a machine.
Her ability had no effect on it.
Logically speaking, Bartholow Kuma should have already arrived on the island.
There was no reason he would allow his daughter to be pushed into such a desperate situation.
Perhaps sothing had delayed him.
If that was the case, it might also affect the situation surrounding the Straw Hat crew.
Before the conversation could continue, another giant figure appeared.
It looked identical to Bartholow Kuma.
A laser emitter extended from the palm of its hand.
Its eyes scanned Aether.
A chanical voice echoed from its mouth.
"Primary target criminal identified. Augustus D. Aether."
"Uploading image. Upload complete."
"Comncing capture mission."
"Target. Augustus D. Aether."
Seeing the Pacifista change its target, Bonney imdiately burst into laughter.
Even as blood spilled from her mouth, she continued laughing.
"Haha! Serves you right!"
"You deserve this!"
Aether simply shook his head.
From what he knew of the original events, Pacifistas were extrely powerful.
According to his system's evaluation, their combat level was roughly equivalent to around level sixty.
Enemies of that level normally required multiple Supernovas working together to defeat.
Bonney had tried to fight one with only her own crew.
If she wasn't wiped out, that would have been the real surprise.
Even the combined forces of the Straw Hat Pirates and Law's crew had barely managed to destroy one.
Aether slowly drew the ordinary longsword hidden beneath his primary blade.
He pointed it toward the Pacifista and spoke calmly.
"Miss Bonney, don't celebrate too early."
"It would be quite unfortunate if, in the end, you were the only unlucky one here."
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