"Ara ara, I come all this way and see such an impressive performance."
Looking at Carina in her Asura Form, Aokiji scratched his head and asked curiously, "Three beautiful ladies, may I ask what this combined ability of yours is?"
"Perona, remember to protect Sister Robin once we're out, then go find Nii-san."
Carina ignored Aokiji and spoke instead to Perona beside her.
"I know."
Perona nodded vigorously, then grabbed Robin, who had turned pale, and prepared to leave.
"Ara ara, I still have something to say to Nico Robin. Please stay here for now."
A cold wind blew with Aokiji's words, turning into an icy breath that froze everything in its path as it surged toward Carina.
With the emergence of the icy breath, the ground with Aokiji at its center began to turn white with frost.
"Fire Fist—!"
Just as the all-freezing icy breath was about to reach Carina, attempting to catch her and the ground by surprise, Nami—whose head was on Carina's left side—suddenly let out a fierce cry.
One of the three left arms suddenly transformed into orange-red flame and, propelled by Nami's hand, became a dazzling wave of fire that roared toward Aokiji.
Over the past three years, its color had changed, and with the enhancement of Carina's monstrous physique, the temperature of the Fire Fist was no less than Ace's during the Paramount War in the manga—perhaps even surpassing it.
Imagination determined the diversity of the ability, while physical strength determined its power. For three years—no, to be precise, for nearly four years—Carina, using her Munch-Munch Fruit ability, consumed more nutritional supplements daily than Nami and Kuina combined. Even after Kuina became a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user and matched Carina's intake of supplements, she still ate fewer sea beasts than Carina every day.
Aided by the Munch-Munch Fruit's "digestion" ability, Carina's physique was second only to El's.
Ace's level of physical strength couldn't compare to Carina's at all.
Bolstered by Carina's seemingly endless stamina, Nami's Flame-Flame Fruit was like having a buff that increased its power and duration by 1000%.
Not even Aokiji dared to underestimate these burning waves.
"Ice Block: Pheasant Beak—!"
Concentrated ice burst forth from Aokiji's right arm, mirroring Nami's action, forming a massive wave of ice in the shape of a pheasant that froze everything it touched and collided head-on with the roaring fire.
With a loud explosion, thick fog enveloped the area. When it dissipated, Carina and Aokiji stood unmoved, but the figures of Perona and Robin had disappeared.
"Ara ara, it seems I was careless. Had I known, I would have brought an assistant."
Seeing that the target of his trip had already fled, Aokiji scratched his head in annoyance. However, Nami's attack had also given him an answer.
Nico Robin, it looks like you've found your true companions.
Thinking this secretly, Aokiji looked directly at Carina, his usual laziness receding to reveal rare seriousness. "The Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the Flame-Flame Fruit, and an unknown Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that can fuse users together by 'eating' them… I didn't expect you to be hiding such depths."
"No wonder the people above want you all dead."
"With a combination and lineup like this, given your potential, if you were allowed to develop in the New World, another pirate with a billion-Belly bounty would surely emerge."
After speaking, half of Aokiji's body turned to ice as he said in a deep voice, "Although I dislike hitting women, I'm sorry, three beautiful young ladies. Your threat is too great. I must ask you to come with me to Impel Down."
"What a lot of nonsense. If you can do it, then try!" Nami retorted impatiently, glaring at Aokiji.
"Carina, give me body dominance," said Kuina, her head on Carina's right, her expression poker-faced.
"No problem. I'll hand over dominance to you. You can use this body however you want." Carina gave a slight nod, and an electric field immediately erupted around her.
With no visible movement from Kuina, who now had body dominance, her figure vanished.
Seeing this, Aokiji hurriedly activated his Observation Haki. In the next second, his expression shifted slightly as the ice at his waist was suddenly sliced.
With the appearance of a smooth, straight cut, Aokiji's body was severed in two and fell to the ground, shattering into several pieces.
"Fire Dragon Blast!"
Kuina, who had appeared out of thin air behind Aokiji, held Wado Ichimonji, now coated in a layer of Armament Haki. She didn't sheathe her sword. Instead, Nami, controlling one of the arms, transformed it into orange flames that formed a giant fire dragon, roaring toward the shattered icy remains on the ground.
"Ice Time Capsule!"
Boom!
Amid the fire dragon's roar, an arm stretched from the shattered remains, releasing a shockwave of ice that collided with the Fire Dragon Blast.
The clash of ice and fire, low temperature and high temperature, once again created a thick fog.
As the fog slowly dissipated, the shattered ice fragments on the ground drew together, reforming into Aokiji's body.
"Fire on the left, lightning on the right, and an unknown ability in the center…"
Looking at the girls in their Asura Form through the fog, Aokiji sighed softly.
"This is practically the Logia version of Charlotte Linlin."
"My entire mission will likely fail. I can only hope the CP agents achieve more—and that they best meet their captain to gather more information."
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