Chapter 33 Kuzan’s Confusion (Ch 33)

The shells poured down like a rainstorm.

Between breaths.

The once vibrant island was destroyed by artillery fire in an instant.

It was dilapidated, but the scarlet light of flowers still remained on the black charred wood…

O’Hara Coast.

A tall woman with white hair was holding a little girl who was about 8 or 9 years old.

Although he was already out of breath and exhausted, his eyes were determined and his running movements showed no sign of slowing down!

At this moment, several shells seemed to have predicted their movements and came straight towards them!

Gong Boom Boom!!

Just as the shell was about to hit them, a huge body blocked the attack!

“Sauro!!” the little girl in his arms shouted in surprise.

The white-haired woman turned her head in surprise, tears welling up in her eyes, and said in surprise and joy:

“Sauro!!”

What came into view was that Sauro used his tall body to block the impending artillery fire!

hiss–

Although the bombardment did not cause any fatal damage, the pain made Sauro gasp.

“Long time no see…Olivia!”

Sauro raised his head and looked at Olivia happily.

Looking at Sauro, who had a disheveled face and shell marks all over his body, Olivia seemed to know the hardships he had gone through along the way.

It turned out that when the first shell hit the Tree of Omniscience, the noise it caused attracted Sauro’s attention.

The first thing he did was to go in the direction Robin left to look for Robin and Olivia who might have returned.

During this period, his huge body was hit by artillery fire many times because he was too big a target.

Just a quarter of an hour ago, he spotted Olivia and the other person running towards him.

then,

Bang!!

His huge body burst out with powerful force, and broken stones and wood were instantly stirred up!

In this way, he used his broad back to block the bombardment of the shells.

“Now, now is not the time to talk… Let’s go to the coast first!”

Sauro endured the pain and said with a smile.

Soon, at the coast.

“Sauro, it’s great to see you again!” Olivia looked up at Sauro excitedly with tears in her eyes.

Sauro looked at Olivia and Robin, patted his head and laughed:

“Hey, hehe~ Me too, and you, little Robin~”

Robin also laughed imitating Sauro’s laugh.

After a round of greetings…

“That’s great…but let’s get going first!”

Looking at O’Hara who was constantly making explosions, Sauro couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.

“Hmm…” Robin and Olivia nodded and looked at the huge raft on the sea ahead.

Just as a few people were about to board the raft.

The next second, a serious young man’s voice came:

“It looks like you guys can’t leave!!”

When Sauro heard the voice, his pupils shrank and he turned his head stiffly.

Because he was very familiar with this voice, it was his good friend when he was still in the navy, Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters – “Aokiji” Kuzan!

In an instant, the voice came again:

“——Time Capsule!”

A cold breath came towards them, directly attacking Sauro and the other two.

The blue-white ice surface began to spread from the shadow in front at a speed visible to the naked eye, bypassing the three people and heading straight for the sea surface.

The next second, the originally turbulent sea surface was instantly frozen, the cold wind was biting, and it turned into a world of ice.

And the raft was also embedded in the ice…

Sauro couldn’t help swallowing, and the sweat on his cheeks dripped down.

At this moment, he felt like he was facing a formidable enemy, and his nervous words betrayed him directly.

“Long time no see…Kuzan!!”

In the shadows, a tall and slender figure slowly walked out.

Soon after, the burning fire illuminated his appearance.

He has black curly hair and a cold look in his eyes. He is wearing a white suit vest and a dark blue shirt. There are a few pieces of ice on his body that are emitting cold air.

A chill came out of his mouth, as if his words had turned ice-cold:

“Why…are you here?!”

“Why would a peace-loving person like you betray the navy! – Sauro!!”

Kuzan looked at his best friend in front of him, and Olivia, the wanted criminal of the World Government, behind him.

Sauro protected Robin and the other man behind him, and his eyes gradually became firm.

“Kuzan, you won’t understand… I chose to leave the Navy just for the justice I uphold!!”

Although Sauro and Kuzan were both vice admirals of the Navy Headquarters, he knew that the sailors in front of him were only 26 or 27 years old and he could not challenge them.

He has been drifting on the sea all this time, and with the injuries from artillery fire, his chance of winning against Kuzan, one of the three monsters of the navy, is infinitely close to zero!

Kuzan looked at one of his few close friends in front of him. Although he was reluctant to bring him to justice, his inner justice and the current mission forced him to take action.

“Sauro… Although I really want to hear your explanation, you should save your words for the military court!!”

Then Aokiji stomped his right foot on the ground, and the cold air centered on his right foot quickly spread towards Sauro.

When Sauro saw Kuzan’s move, he immediately turned around and said to Olivia and Robin nervously:

“Olivia, you take Robin and go first…I’ll stop him.”

Olivia was about to refute, but seeing the determination on his face, she could only nod with difficulty:

“……Okay! Promise me that Sauro must stay alive!!”

Boom! !

Sauro’s huge fist slammed into the ground.

In an instant, large chunks of rubble were lifted up by the powerful force, successfully blocking Kuzan’s freezing ability.

Seeing this, Olivia knew that if they stayed, they would only be a burden to Sauro.

Tears rolled down her eyes, she picked up Robin and ran in another direction.

“Sauro!!” Robin cried sadly with tears streaming down his face.

Kuzan immediately changed his target and wanted to chase in the direction where Olivia escaped.

He got rid of Sauro’s entanglement in an instant at an extremely fast speed and chased after him.

In the next second!

Kuzan’s eyes grew serious, and he stopped chasing and quickly jumped away from his original route.

boom!!

In an instant, a huge black rock smashed towards the ground where Kuzan was about to land like a cannonball.

Observation Haki? !

It is obvious that Kuzan predicted Sauro’s attack with his observation Haki.

The reason why Kuzan did not transform into an element was because the boulder was wrapped in armed color domineering by Sauro!

“Your opponent is me… Kuzan!!”

Sauro threw several huge black rocks at Kuzan one after another.

Kuzan sighed helplessly and looked at Sauro in front of him with a firm gaze.

He knew that if he didn’t deal with his best friend in front of him, he would not be able to continue the pursuit!

“In that case… Sauro, I will have to stop holding back!!” Kuzan’s arms were gradually covered with a layer of ice, and white cold gas emerged from his arms.

brush!!

In a flash, Kuzan disappeared from the spot, and the place he passed by quickly turned into a white world of ice and snow.

“——Freezing Moment!!”

The next second, Kuzan appeared above Sauro’s huge body. Sauro’s armament color wrapped around his arms, and his huge fist collided with it.

boom!!

The two fists collided, and the powerful force stirred up circles of air ripples carrying ice chips.

In an instant, Sauro felt a biting chill in his arm. The arm that was already wrapped in Armament Haki was gradually covered by ice.

Sauro instantly unleashed the mighty power of his giant clan and repelled Kuzan…

“ah!!”

Sauro used his remaining Haki to stop the spread of Kuzan’s Ice Fruit ability.

Whoosh whoosh——

He breathed in big gulps of air, panting as he looked at Kuzan and laughed:

“Hey, hey, Kuzan… you’re still so strong!”

Kuzan held his forehead helplessly and said:

“Sauro, you are still so optimistic…”

Kuzan walked towards Sauro step by step, with a blank expression on his face, but mixed feelings in his heart.

He didn’t understand why Sauro, who was as hopeful about the future of the Navy as he was, would protect the criminals of the World Government and even betray his beloved Navy.

Just at this moment!

Boom boom boom!!

The navy ship’s gunfire was aimed at the refugee ship that he had personally seen off!

Under dozens of rounds of gunfire, the refugee ship sank instantly…

Kuzan looked at the scene in disbelief.

“…Sakaski!! Why… don’t they even spare the civilians!!”

At this moment, Kuzan’s eyes were full of confusion…

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