"Makima is here?"
In the Marine headquarters, Ann, who had just returned from a mission, heard Ah Xing's words.
Ah Xing seemed to be heading out on a mission at the harbor.
Taking advantage of the time before Ah Xing boarded the ship, Ann quickly asked, "Why is she here?"
Ah Xing, wearing his Marine coat of justice, shrugged his shoulders. "It seems she's here to deliver some 'super soldier serum'. She's currently in the Fleet Admiral's office discussing it."
Super soldier serum?
Even though she hadn't seen it, she could tell what it was from the name.
A serum to make super soldiers?
The World Government is definitely getting stronger, but I wonder if Makima has tampered with the super soldier serum.
Ever since she met Kuchiki Byakuya, no, even before that, during the Alabasta incident, Makima's actions had already made Roger suspicious of her. After hearing Kuchiki Byakuya's words, he felt even more that Makima was not just a Fleet Admiral of The Black Order.
Control...
According to Aatrox and Kuchiki Byakuya, she's related to control? And she seems to have sisters?
Her sudden arrival now gives Ann a good chance to take a closer look at this mysterious woman.
Although Roger has met Makima, those times were too short, not enough time to test anything.
And she wanted Roger's strong observation power just for it to be effective at this time.
Her observation power has reached the level of 'weakness perception', which means she can see the weak points of others' power. No matter how powerful a person or attack is, there must be weaknesses, and as long as you break that weakness, you can easily break the enemy's attack.
In addition, she can use her observation power to analyze a person. This ability seems to have come after fighting Aatrox, or rather, it was activated by that Shinigami Substitute Badge. In short, her observation power can analyze whether a person has demonic power.
Now she wants to see what Makima really is.
Thinking this, Ann casually exchanged a few words with Ah Xing, and then quickly walked towards the Fleet Admiral's office.
Heading deep into the Marine headquarters, but she didn't show her eagerness. Makima is unpredictable. If she acts too unusual, Makima might see through her.
"Ann?"
Just as she was about to enter the headquarters meeting room, there was a woman standing at the door.
Ann stopped and narrowed her eyes, looking at the woman in front of her.
Makima...
Is she waiting for me here on purpose?
"Fleet Admiral Makima?" Ann asked, acting as if she had never met Makima before.
"That's right." Makima seemed to have just come out of the room. She looked at Ann and said, "I didn't expect that even the hotshot making waves in the sea these days knows about me."
She wasn't being modest, but genuinely low-key.
Over the years, Makima, as the Fleet Admiral of The Black Order, rarely appeared in the eyes of others. The few times she took action, only Roger and the Five Elders knew about it. Her reclusive lifestyle gave her an air of mystery.
Apart from having a portrait of her when Makima first took office, all information about her was later sealed. Not to mention the Marines, even many people in The Black Order had never seen her.
Ann smiled and said to Makima, "Actually, before joining the Marines, I had thought about joining The Black Order, but later the Marines successfully defeated Aatrox, and I thought joining the Marines would be better."
This should be a normal thought. After all, when you see in the newspaper that Aatrox, this monster, was defeated by the Marines, everyone would think that the Marines are the strongest organization in the world.
And the organization you should join the most!
Because the Marines were recruiting a lot of soldiers at that time, joining the Marines would definitely be more cost-effective than joining The Black Order.
While speaking, Ann was already trying to use her observation power.
But...
Her heart sank, because she realized that when facing Makima, the observation power within her body...
Couldn't be used?!
This is...
What's going on?
Ann was greatly surprised. She had never encountered this before. Her observation power was as if it was blocked inside her body by something, and couldn't be released at all?!
"What's wrong?" Her inner shock seemed to show on her face. Makima noticed her expression and asked.
"...Nothing." Ann quickly regained her composure, just shaking her head and saying, "Maybe I was injured a bit before."
She quickly explained, "I saw Roger when I went to sea just now."
She could only bring up Roger, because being injured when facing Roger was very reasonable. The current Roger is not the Roger he used to be.
Well, although the Roger of the past was already the strongest in the sea, he is still not enough compared to the current Roger.
Although Ann split off, he still exceeded the limit.
Anyway, no one would confirm it, and even if they did, Roger would help her cover it up. She had no problem using Roger as a shield.
"I see." Makima seemed to believe her words, so she walked over and patted her shoulder. "Roger is a very troublesome enemy now, especially since he has many powerful subordinates. You should bring more people next time you track Roger."
"It was my first time meeting Roger, I'll learn from this next time." Ann also said with some emotion.
"Okay, then I won't disturb you from reporting your mission." Makima said, "See you again when we have the chance."
Ann nodded, and then Makima walked into the distance.
Observation power...
Ann tried to use her observation power again, but she still couldn't release it. She walked forward while trying, getting further and further away from Makima.
After a certain distance, Ann's observation power was finally released, but because of the distance, she could only sense Makima's existence and couldn't complete a deeper analysis.
Ann's heart sank, and her evaluation of Makima rose another level.
That woman can even suppress her Haki, so terrifying...
And when she confronted her just now, Ann also felt an invisible pressure. As expected of the guy who tricked Aatrox twice, maybe even her main body is not Makima's opponent now.
With the Hell Key, Roger's fighting strength is about the same as Aatrox, who has been weakened to a certain extent. At that time, he should be better than Makima.
As for other times...
It's hard to say.
If I want to investigate Makima in the future, I have to be more careful.
Thinking this, Ann quickly walked towards the Fleet Admiral's office, mainly to ask what Makima came for, and what that super soldier serum is.
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