novelonline Chapter 453 Kizaru's Conspiracy
Chapter 453 Kizaru's Conspiracy
"Oh wow, I think I heard some great news?"
The next second after Rayleigh agreed, a golden light flashed at the door of the bar and turned into a human figure. The figure of Navy Admiral Kizaru Borsalino appeared.
Following Danzo's order, the guard ninjas who were scattered around the bar appeared almost at the same time as Kizaru appeared, and surrounded Kizaru's general Borsalino.
In the bar, Kizaru, Rayleigh and others also looked towards the door. Facing the sudden appearance of Borsalino, Kizaru showed a playful smile on his face, and Rayleigh also laughed.
Kizaru left the bench, stood up with a cigar in his mouth, looked at Borsalino outside the door, and said in his voice, "Since you have discovered me, it seems that I can only leave you here."
Surrounded by many ninjas and threatened by Kizaru, Borsalino simply raised his hands in surrender.
"I don't want to face a monster like you."
"Really?" Kizaru raised his hand to stop Danzo who was about to give an order, walked out of the bar with a smile on his face, and came to Borsalino's expression.
The two people with the same temperament are simply mirror images. The last battle even made Borsalino suspect that he had been cloned.
Therefore, facing Kizaru in front of him, Borsalino's words were sincere. If it were not for Sakaski's request, he would be unwilling to face Kizaru.
However, as an admiral of the navy, he also has his own rules to abide by, and he can't just watch Kizaru seduce a threatening person like Rayleigh.
Kizaru and the Land of Light are already difficult enough to deal with. If Kizaru also gets to know the secrets about One Piece, then there will probably be no one on the sea who can check and balance Kizaru and the Land of Light.
But at the same time, as a veteran in the navy, Borsalino did not want to anger Kizaru and start a war with him under the current circumstances.
He could not deal with just Kizaru, let alone Pluto Rayleigh and so many powerful people from the Land of Light.
When Borsalino took the initiative to show weakness, Kizaru spoke up to break the silence, "General Kizaru, Borsalino, we are very destined to be together! Similar abilities, similar names, with this kind of fate, in our Kingdom of Light, we should at least become sworn brothers."
Danzo, who followed behind Kizaru, couldn't help but frown when he heard the vulgar words.
Borsalino was very cooperative and said, "We are indeed destined to be together. If you don't mind my age, there is no problem in recognizing me as a brother."
"Really?" Kizaru laughed even more happily. He raised his hand to signal the surrounding ninjas to disperse, and walked forward. With every step he took, his body became bigger. When he reached Borsalino's side, his body size was basically the same as Borsalino's.
As Kizaru's body grew bigger, his clothes began to burst, but Kizaru didn't care. Instead, he took out a cigar from the inner pocket of his suit, which was about to tear into strips, and handed it to Borsalino beside him.
Kizaru had also demonstrated this skill during the Marineford War, so Borsalino didn't have much experience. He took the cigar, cut the top, and then prepared to take out his lighter.
At this moment, Kizaru stretched out his right hand, a flame appeared on his index finger, and he lit the cigar for Borsalino.
Borsalino was slightly surprised by Kizaru's skill in lighting the cigarette. He stared at the flame for a few seconds before moving forward and lighting the cigar.
The cigar was lit, and Kizaru flicked it casually, and the flame on his fingertips went out. He then leaned over to Borsalino and said with a smile: "Since we are brothers, I have one more thing I want to ask you, brother."
"Oh, why should we be so polite to each other?" Borsalino replied with a smile.
The question and answer between the two of them acted like they were in cahoots with each other, which made Danzo's eyes twitch.
"I heard that you are the head of the Navy's scientific defense force. I like smart people the most, so why don't you introduce me to Vegapunk, who is known as the smartest man on the sea." Kizaru said, looking at Borsalino with a smile.
The smile on Borsalino's face remained unchanged, but he was shocked in his heart. The information that Kizaru had revealed was related to the most confidential intelligence of the World Government. He didn't know where Kizaru got the information from, but he certainly couldn't reveal it to Kizaru.
Borsalino took a puff of his cigar with a smile on his face, letting the smoke linger in his mouth for a while before slowly exhaling. He then replied, "Brother Kizaru, you are embarrassing me. Why don't you change your request?"
Kizaru and Borsalino looked at each other and continued, "But this is the only request I have."
"That won't work!" Borsalino refused with a smile.
"This really works!" Kizaru said with a smile.
After the words fell, the two of them just stared at each other. Just when others thought that the conversation had failed, Kizaru was the first to laugh. He raised his hand and patted Borsalino on the shoulder, then said, "Brother Salino, I understand your difficulties. How can we two brothers get hurt because of a mere Vegapunk?"
After saying that, Kizaru raised his left hand and stretched it to the side. Among the scattered guarding ninjas, a sensible ninja stepped forward and placed a Den Den Mushi on his palm.
Kizaru smiled and pushed the Den Den Mushi towards him, and with a bit of force, he placed it in Borsalino's hand.
"Hahaha! Brother, we must keep in touch in the future!" Kizaru said with a smile. After that, he patted Borsalino on the shoulder before turning and leaving.
As he turned around, Kizaru's eyes naturally swept around, confirming that there were navy and World Government intelligence personnel hiding in the distance, monitoring this place. The smile on his face became even wider.
As Kizaru turned and left, the scattered ninjas around received the signal and disappeared again in unison, hiding around the bar again.
Kizaru walked back to the door of the bar, next to Danzo, turned around and looked at Borsalino who was standing there, waved again, and said invitingly: "Brother, are you ready to leave? Or come in for a drink."
Borsalino held the hot Den Den Mushi in his hand and did not throw it away directly. He knew very well that if he threw away the Den Den Mushi here, he would never be able to leave safely.
As for going into the bar and having a drink with Kizaru, Borsalino didn't even dare to think about it. Outside the bar, with just a few words, Kizaru was ready to trick him. What would happen if he went into the bar?
"I am here today to perform official duties. Brother Kizaru, may I ask why you have come here with such fanfare today? Is there anything you want to do? Do you need our help?" Borsalino asked directly in a businesslike manner.
Kizaru is also a "straightforward person" and answered directly without any concealment: "Win over Pluto, and by the way, go to Fishman Island to have friendly negotiations with the fishmen and see if we can make friends?"
After hearing such straightforward words, Borsalino was at a loss for words.
Rayleigh, who also walked out of the bar and was standing next to Kizaru, smiled helplessly. He knew that the peaceful days he had in the past were gone forever when the rogue Kizaru set foot on the Sabaody Archipelago and targeted him.
Rayleigh is not truly a loner, he has younger generations who care about him, and Xia Qi, an old man who has a close relationship with the Amazon Lily Kingdom. Just based on these two relationships, he cannot sever his ties with the Kingdom of Light.
All he could do was to protect his bottom line, which was the secret about the past, something he would never tell anyone even if he died.
The scene fell into an eerie silence. Finally, it was the old man Borsalino who broke the silence. He took the initiative to say, "In that case, I will go back and report the situation."
After saying this, he placed his hands on his chest and shot towards the distant sky. His body gradually turned into light and finally turned into a golden light and left.
After watching Borsalino leave, Kizaru looked at Rayleigh and said apologetically, "Senior Rayleigh, I'm not very good at lying. If what I just said has caused you trouble, don't worry, the Country of Light will help you deal with it."
Facing Kizaru's sincere apology, Rayleigh sighed speechlessly. What else could he say when things had come to this point? If he really asked the Kingdom of Light to help solve the harassment from the World Government, wouldn't that further solidify his relationship with the Kingdom of Light?
"Are all the people in your Kingdom of Light like you, Kizaru?" Xia Qi, who was beside Rayleigh, spoke for Rayleigh with a somewhat sarcastic tone.
"Absolutely not!" At this moment, Danzo couldn't bear it anymore. Even though he was good at conspiracy and intrigue, he couldn't accept his nephew's behavior that damaged the image of the Land of Light.
"Elder Danzo, you really don't give me face?" Kizaru complained.
"Hmph!" Danzo snorted coldly, without saying anything, and walked straight back to the bar.
Kizaru didn't care. He looked at Rayleigh again and said, "Senior Rayleigh, I have one more thing to trouble you with. Our ship needs to be coated before we can go to Fishman Island. I'll leave this to you."
Rayleigh nodded. He often helped people with coating to earn money for drinking.
Everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed, and Kizaru did not waste any time. He called out a ninja and asked him to take Rayleigh to coat the ship, while he and Xia Qi returned to the bar.
Back behind the counter, Xia Qi poured another glass of whiskey for Kizaru, then lit a lady's cigarette. After puffing away the smoke, she said to Kizaru, "Your Den Den Mushi will be handed over to the navy after Borsalino returns."
Xia Qi was reminding Kizaru that his actions just now did not serve the purpose of provoking others.
Huang Yuan raised his wine glass, showed a meaningful smile, and said slowly: "What do you think of my old brother if we find Vegapunk in the next period of time and take him away from his guard?"
Xia Qi was slightly stunned. She understood what Kizaru meant. If things really developed as Kizaru said, even if the World Government would not doubt Admiral Kizaru, they would still be dissatisfied with his abilities.
This is an open conspiracy. As long as Kizaru and his Kingdom of Light can kidnap Vegapunk, Admiral Kizaru will definitely incur the dissatisfaction of the World Government.
"Besides, do you really think that my Den Den Mushi is a gift to Brother Salino? What if I just want to give it to the new Navy Admiral?" Kizaru continued.
This time, Xia Qi was completely stunned. She looked at Kizaru in front of her and once again felt Kizaru's inhumanity.
After a while, Xia Qi came to her senses and sighed, "You are really ambitious!" (End of this chapter)