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"Just how strong is he?"
Just how powerful must a man be to make pirates lower their heads in submission?
Robin couldn't imagine it. The most terrifying and powerful man she had ever seen was Aokiji. Back then, Aokiji had seemed completely unbeatable, like a demon or a god. But this man, at this moment, was showing her a different kind of strength.
In the battle at Barut, he had killed Abdon. And now, merely sitting there calmly, he had already made all the pirates submit.
Gradually, The Logan passed through the corridor the pirates had formed and slowly sailed away.
"Phew, they're finally gone. The pressure was overwhelming!"
Once The Logan disappeared from the pirates' sight, everyone let out heavy sighs of relief.
"He didn't even do anything, but just facing him made me unable to muster even a bit of strength." One pirate said, his face deathly pale.
"So that's the imposing aura of a true big shot? I didn't even dare lift my head!" Another clenched his fists, inwardly cursing his own weakness and cowardice.
"Let's go. Hopefully, we never run into him again."
The pirate crews quickly dispersed. None of them had any mood left to continue the arguments they had been having earlier.
Two days later, Tesloki Island.
"What is that?!"
Suddenly, a terrified scream rang out from the harbor.
"It's just a ship. What's there to panic about?" A nearby worker, busy with his task, glanced at the sea and rolled his eyes.
"No, it's a pirate ship! That flag, that pirate flag!"
On the canvas billowing in the wind, the skull flag emitted an eerie aura as it drew closer and closer.
"It's the Nether Soul Pirates!"
A single shriek instantly threw the entire island into chaos.
The people of Tesloki Island all fell into panic. Squads of Marines came rushing over with grim expressions on their faces, quickly surrounding the harbor. Ordinary civilians were forcibly ordered to retreat.
Still, some bolder people stood behind the Marines, craning their necks on tiptoe, trying to get a glimpse of what this legendary great pirate looked like.
More and more Marines gathered, until finally some civilians covered their mouths in shock.
"That shoulder insignia, that's a Marine Vice Admiral!!"
It was unimaginable that a Vice Admiral had actually arrived on Tesloki Island. Gradually, the pirate ship drew nearer and nearer before finally docking at the harbor.
"Do not act rashly!"
Standing at the very front, Vice Admiral Talos shouted loudly. His forehead was already covered in sweat, and he was completely tense.
Facing a great pirate that even Marine Headquarters in the Grand Line had to treat with utmost seriousness, the pressure on him, a branch Vice Admiral, was obvious.
He was even more aware of the immense psychological pressure his subordinates were under. He was terrified that one overly nervous soldier might accidentally fire a shot and create a disaster.
Taking a deep breath, Vice Admiral Talos led the Marines behind him forward.
By the time he arrived in front of The Logan, Rojen and the others were already standing at the bow, looking down at them from above.
"Marines, are you here to welcome me?" Rojen smiled faintly as he spoke in a calm voice from his elevated position.
From head to toe, there was not the slightest trace of tension or fear in him.
"Marines never welcome pirates!" Vice Admiral Talos shouted loudly.
The smile on Rojen's face suddenly disappeared, and his eyes narrowed. A heavy pressure instantly swept across the entire area. All the Marines became tense, and even the civilians watching from afar held their breath.
"If you want to make a move against me, maybe a force on the scale of a Buster Call would have a bit of hope."
With a cold sneer, Rojen's voice spread throughout the entire harbor.
The corners of Talos's mouth twitched. He knew the other party might actually be telling the truth.
"Please don't misunderstand. We have no intention of attacking you."
Forced by Rojen's pressure, Talos temporarily lowered his head.
"It's just that, for the safety of the people on this island, we need to understand your intentions! If you intend to attack this place, then even if I have to risk my old life, I will absolutely resist to the very end!"
"The safety of the island's people?" Rojen raised an eyebrow, then let out a disdainful laugh.
"I'm not as insane as you Marines are, I don't attack innocent civilians."
That single sentence left Talos speechless. He couldn't refute it, because many of the Marines' dark incidents had indeed truly happened.
"Gol D. Rojen, what exactly is your purpose for coming here?" Talos didn't want to dwell on that topic and loudly asked again.
"My purpose?" A trace of reminiscence appeared in Rojen's eyes as he leaped down from the ship.
Behind him, Lordling, Robin, and Nalene followed one after another.
"This place is simply better for waiting for my companions."
He strode forward and quickly arrived before Talos.
"Move aside. Don't disturb me. Once all my companions have arrived, I'll leave this place."
Standing face to face with Rojen, Talos's entire body tensed.
The other party was clearly just a young man in his twenties, yet at this moment, he radiated an unimaginably crushing pressure. He even noticed that among Rojen's crew was Nico Robin, causing his pupils to contract. Yet he still didn't dare act rashly.
"Step aside. Otherwise, I'll take it as you wanting to start a war!"
Those icy words entered Talos's ears clearly, causing his whole body to tremble. Grinding his teeth, he stepped aside.
He didn't want war.
That would only be like a moth flying into flame.
Without an Admiral present, fighting the other party now would simply be courting death.
And once battle began, Rojen definitely wouldn't show mercy. Talos was well aware of the enmity between Rojen and the Marines, as well as the World Government.
It was the kind of hatred where either side would seize any opportunity to kill the other.
At this moment, all Talos could do was yield.
The moment he stepped back, the Marines behind him also retreated, creating a long open pathway.
Rojen and his group simply strode along this path straight into the island.
This scene, witnessed by the civilians, stirred the hearts of those with ambition. Their eyes filled with admiration and reverence.
"So this is what a great pirate is like? Even a Marine Vice Admiral has to yield and doesn't dare argue with him at all!"
Rojen's domineering presence and the Marines' retreat were seen clearly by everyone on Tesloki Island, causing ripples in their hearts.
"I heard this great pirate is the younger brother of Pirate King Roger. No wonder they're family, his older brother is the Pirate King, and his younger brother is just as powerful!"
As Rojen's group disappeared from the harbor, discussions among the crowd began to rise.
"The information I got said that when Roger was still alive, Rojen was only an ordinary young man. It was only because of the Marines' persecution that he grew into what he is now."
"The Marines forced him into this! He doesn't look vicious at all, he actually seems pretty approachable!"
People all over the streets discussed him among themselves. Rojen's arrival had sparked enormous interest in everyone's hearts.
Meanwhile, Rojen and his group had already entered a tavern.
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