LRAB Chapter 19 Although I can't afford to pay for it, you can't expect me to pay with senbei,
Chapter 19 Although I can't afford to pay for it, you can't expect me to pay with senbei,
A short while later, Aokiji knocked on the door of Sengoku's office.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Enter!"
Aokiji strode into the office with his hands in his pockets, and as soon as he entered, he found that Sengoku was there, as was Tsuru.
Aokiji scratched his head, unsure of what to say, and simply stood there in front of the two.
"Kuzan, what's wrong?"
After hearing what Sengoku said, Kuzan then said, "There's something, and it's a complicated matter."
Sengoku was quite surprised to see Kuzan like this; he hadn't seen Kuzan with such an expression in a long time, the last time being the last time.
"Sit down first!" Sengoku pointed to the sofa on the side.
Aokiji nodded and walked to the sofa, sitting opposite Tsuru.
After about a minute, Aokiji slowly said, "You two should know about this kid, Rorschach, the Warring States Marshal, right?"
Tsuru nodded. "I know. There's been a lot of discussion about him lately. Gion sometimes says that his Synthesis Fruit is a pretty good ability."
Sengoku smiled and nodded. "That's right. Is what you're talking about related to him? Could it be that he's invented something different again?"
Aokiji gave a wry smile. "I guess... I guess I should count!"
Unconsciously, when Aokiji said those words, the scene of Rorschach being cut in half at the waist but still not dying flashed through his mind.
"Just a few hours ago, I was asked by Gion to go to Capusan's villa to help out with a small matter."
"When I arrived, I found that Rorschach and Capsant were also there, but I only found out when I got there that they wanted to use my ice to modify a knife."
At this point, Tsuru couldn't help but say, "Could it be that Kinpira from Gion?"
Aokiji nodded. "That's right, and Rorschach's abilities are really strange, extremely strange!"
The fact that even Aokiji found it strange piqued Sengoku's interest.
"Then Rorschach said he wanted a ball of ice, so I condensed one, the kind that could instantly kill a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million. But he just reached out and took it and pressed it onto the blade."
Aokiji wasn't usually a talkative person, but this whole thing was just too bizarre. How could someone gain Devil Fruit powers after being frozen for a while? It was too unbelievable, so Aokiji could only explain slowly and try to make the story seem more plausible.
"About two hours later, Rorschach finished making the knife, and at the same time, he was frozen in place the instant the knife was completed."
"However, just as Capusan was about to step forward, the ice that had frozen Rorschach suddenly cracked, and Rorschach walked out unharmed, while half of his face was covered by ice crystals."
"It's like when I've used up my power."
"Moreover, it seems that Rorschach gained the power of the Ice-Ice Fruit in an instant." Aokiji lowered his head as he said this, clearly lacking confidence.
Because he found it all unbelievable.
At the same time, Sengoku and Tsuru exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Impossible, right?"
"You just said that Rorschach has the ability to freeze?"
Aokiji nodded, his expression one of utter helplessness.
Sengoku was quite surprised by Aokiji's admission, because in his mind Aokiji had always been a very calm person, so Aokiji was unlikely to lie, so there was only one possibility.
Even the strategist Sengoku, upon realizing this, gasped in shock.
Two capabilities? There's no precedent for this at sea. If that's true, the navy has struck gold.
Zhan Guo rubbed his hands together, picked up the phone on his desk, and dialed the number.
Meanwhile, inside Garp's villa, Garp pulled out his trembling Den Den Mushi and answered, "Who is it?"
"Garp, Rorschach is with you, right? Bring him over here quickly!" Sengoku said.
Upon hearing this, Garp frowned, then glanced at Rorschach, who was making him the latest senbei, and decisively shook his head, refusing, "No time, he doesn't have time. That's it, I'm hanging up!"
As soon as he hung up the phone, Gion, who was sitting to the side, burst into laughter, "Hahahaha!"
"What are you laughing at? If I could freeze this old geezer, would I still be here making senbei for him?"
"Besides, you said you'd teach me Armament Haki, and teach me everything I want to learn. Otherwise, don't ask me to make anything else for you in the future!"
As Rorschach spoke to Gion, ice-blue rice crackers kept emerging from his hands, though his expression betrayed a hint of reluctance.
Gion nodded. "Okay, after this is over, I'll teach you whatever you want to learn!"
Luo Xia curled his lip, "If you really want to repay me, you should beat this old man to a pulp!"
Gion looked at Garp and shook his head decisively, "No, no, I can't beat Vice Admiral Garp."
"And you old geezer, even though I don't have the money to pay, you actually want me to pay with senbei (rice crackers)? How many would that be enough to cover the cost?" Luo Xia said angrily.
Compared to Luo Xia's frustration, Sengoku's anger flared up instantly. He slammed down the phone, stood up abruptly, and
"Come on, Tsuru, Aokiji, let's go see what Garp is up to. This guy is saying he's busy with Rorschach?"
About ten minutes later, Sengoku and his group stood at the door of Garp's house, staring blankly at this scene.
By this time, there were already dozens of sacks inside Garp's villa, and Rorschach was still holding a senbei (rice cracker), a scene that made Sengoku extremely jealous.
"Kapp!!!"
A sudden shout from the doorway startled Luo Xia.
"Who...who?"
The three of them looked over at the door and saw three people standing there: Aokiji, Sengoku, and Tsuru.
At this moment, the three of them also entered the villa that Rorschach had frozen.
"Hahaha, Warring States, what brings you to this old man's place?"
"Could it be that they came because they heard I have rice crackers here?"
Sengoku's forehead veins bulged when he heard Garp's words, and he glared at Garp, "You bastard Garp, you idiot!"
"Is this what you meant by 'no time'?"
Sengoku grabbed the sack in front of Rorschach, pulled out a handful of senbei, and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Crunch, crunch!"
The moment the senbei entered his mouth, Sengoku was stunned, especially by its icy texture. It was a unique experience he had never had before, and he instantly fell in love with the senbei.
Seeing that Sengoku was stunned, Tsuru tugged at him, pulling him out of his daze.
Sengoku then regained his serious demeanor and began to look around. Before long, he spotted a boy less than a meter away from him, his hands inside a sack, fiddling with something.
"Rorschach?" Sengoku asked tentatively.
Luo Xia slowly raised his head, and the half of his face that was frozen immediately attracted Sengoku's attention.
Sengoku wasn't impressed by his handsomeness, but rather by the shock of that half-face; he felt as if he had encountered another user of the Ice-Ice Fruit.