265. Now he has a sword scar
Kong stiffened when he heard that. He expected some kind of demands from Ken, but there was nothing like that. It was just a 'looking down' on them and insulting them to their faces. His hands clenched in anger and shame. He really wanted to hit him right then and there and make this cocky kid pay, but he just couldn't. Logic was still prevailing.
"What are you so calm about, Aokiji? You don't belong to the 'good ones' either. One who is associated with the destruction of Ohara and acts like nothing happened is just as guilty. You think you're better than Akainu just because you didn't kill the innocent ones? No. You're just as terrible as Akainu. Someone who tried to kill his own best friend. Remember, Aokiji, if you hurt or harm anyone close to me, if I see even a fraction of your involvement in it, I will hunt you down to the depths of the earth and kill you," Ken said, and this time there was anger in his voice.
This guy was responsible for whatever happened on Hachinosu, so he was always wary of him. Though Jaguar was fine, that didn't give him a free pass. Aokiji was also taken aback by the sudden and direct threat. He was ashamed of being called out like that for what happened in Ohara, but also angry that a pirate dared to berate him like that.
He believed in lazy justice, but that didn't mean he wasn't in favor of justice.
"If you don't want anything, then why did you accept the condition of letting Sengoku leave?" Kong asked.
"I kidnapped Sengoku to prove a point, not because I wanted something from you. If I really wanted something, I would have burnt your whole Marijoa to the ground and then taken everything I need. Taking away Sengoku was just me messing around," Ken said, and in the next moment, the space around Ken's eye distorted in a whirlpool, and Sengoku was 'vomited' out.
He was on his knees, looking tired, but he was alright. Seeing his old friends back, he gave a smile, but then he just shook his head. He had disappointed his higher-ups, and whatever punishments were up for him from the World Government, he would accept.
Garp and Aokiji ran to him, while Kong had already jumped. Black lightning diffused from his knuckles as he punched Ken with all his might just after Sengoku was placed out. But as expected, his punch went through Ken's body like there was nothing.
"Ken!"
"You dare!"
Aokiji didn't expect that his shield would prove useless and the swordsmanship of Ken would be so fast. He didn't even get to dodge and felt as if his legs were struck at the ground. No, when Aokiji looked at the eyes of Ken, for the first time in his life he felt fear.
He felt like he was not looking at a man but a man who was all powerful and old. There was a look of indifference in the eyes of Ken which meant that Ken thought nothing of him. This made him lose his concentration and was thus not able to elementalize in the last second.
He was punished heavily for it as he fainted after Ken struck him with the sword. In response Garp and Kong both punched at Ken but as usual they couldn't even touch him.
Sengoku went forward and checked Aokiji and got relieved to see that he was still breathing. He was losing blood fast so they needed to take him to the hospital.
"He didn't have a sword scar before, now he has one." Ken said.
"You.. You.. Do you even care to give me face?" Garp was consumed with rage after what his grandson. A part of him was proud but a huge part of him was super angry.
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