The shattered French window fell from the sky, and it took a long time for it to crash to the ground, exploding into powder.
As the Fleet Admiral, Akainu's office certainly wasn't on a lower floor, and Renji never once entered his room through normal means.
"Haha, my apologies, Saka-chan." Renji waved his hand with a laugh.
"Huh? What did you call me?" Veins popped out on Akainu's forehead, and his fists were already clenched.
Renji quickly said, "Ah, I meant, Fleet Admiral."
"Heh heh." Akainu sighed, releasing his fists.
If it weren't for the fact that Renji had solved countless pirates with bounties worth hundreds of millions over the past two years, becoming a model worker in Marine, and a like-minded individual, he would have at least treated Renji to a taste of lava BBQ.
"As you know, Marine's budget is quite tight these days, so please don't be so reckless." Akainu explained in a gentler tone, he couldn't be too harsh on Renji.
After all, powerful individuals always have all sorts of unexpected and headache-inducing problems. Besides Renji's fondness for arbitrarily setting bounties and frequently demolishing things, he was already much better than those disobedient or outwardly compliant but inwardly slacking individuals.
"Achoo!"
In a certain room, Kizaru, who was leisurely clipping his nails, suddenly sneezed.
"Eh? Even with my level of physique, I can sneeze? It seems I've been working too hard, and the stress is getting to my body. I need to find an excuse to ask Akainu for sick leave."
In the Fleet Admiral's office.
After listening to Akainu's words, Renji uncharacteristically fell silent, looking as if he was reflecting.
"I understand."
Akainu looked at Renji, perplexed, then saw Renji gently raise his hand, clenching it.
Whoosh!
Blue-white light, like flowing water, gently swirled under Renji's control, actually reassembling the shattered glass fragments.
Then, under Akainu's astonished gaze, the French window that Renji had just shattered became completely intact under the fluctuations of the soft blue-white light. Even the glass that had exploded into powder was completely repaired under Renji's control of Cursed Energy.
"This should be fine, right?"
After finishing, Renji smiled.
"..."
Akainu was silent, then returned to his chair. After clearing his throat, he said, "Weren't you in Shambles? But for you to return here at your speed, it's not unexpected."
"Silvers Rayleigh's crimes are already confirmed. You acted very quickly, the wanted poster was barely printed, and you've already dealt with him."
Akainu looked at the young man before him. Just two years ago, he was merely a greenhorn. Now, he had already become an Admiral and possessed the ability to slay a legendary pirate like Rayleigh. It seemed Renji's growth rate hadn't slowed down over the past two years.
Akainu felt quite gratified in his heart, though his face didn't show much.
"Well done, Renji. I've always said that as long as pirates exist for a day, they are a menace. When the bounty cancellation was proposed, I strongly opposed it."
Renji strongly agreed with this. How could something as natural as pirates being wanted and having bounties be canceled?
Those Celestial Dragons' consciences must be utterly corrupt.
Renji looked at Akainu with anticipation and said, "By the way, Fleet Admiral, what do you think of my proposal?"
Akainu was momentarily stunned upon hearing this. He looked at Renji, whose Marine uniform was spotless, and wondered if the battle with Rayleigh was unexpectedly easy for him?
How could he have no injuries, and not even a hair out of place?
"The handling of the Four Emperors... those old geezers have always been extremely evasive." A gloomy look flashed in Akainu's eyes.
"I also think they are too decrepit and stubborn. Now with you and me here, our increasingly powerful Marine has no fear of the chaos in this world."
Thanks to Renji's influence, compared to two years ago when young people rushed into the sea to become pirates, the number of people joining Marine now is immeasurably greater.
Direct recruitment to Marineford goes without saying. It even led some Marine bases to change their previous 'anyone welcome unless they're clearly weak' policy to an elite screening process.
The current Marine, with him, the strongest Fleet Admiral in history, and Renji, can be described as unprecedentedly powerful.
"They've taken so much of our military budget. If Vegapunk's new research isn't valuable, I won't tolerate it anymore."
Akainu paused, then continued, "However, the plan can be brought forward. Without permission, you still cannot directly attack the Four Emperors, but if you're discreet and only deal with the pirates under their command, I will personally mediate for you."
"Understood, Fleet Admiral."
Renji's decisive slaying of a living legend like Rayleigh gave Akainu immense confidence, earning him Akainu's full support and allowing the latter to gradually unleash his capabilities.
Renji rubbed his hands together and said, "Then I'll start acting now."
Akainu nodded and said, "I'll await your good news."
Crash!
As his words fell, Renji smashed the French window to pieces again, his figure vanishing, leaving only Akainu in the office, sitting in his chair with steam rising from his head.
Meanwhile, at a depth of eight thousand meters beneath Mary Geoise, a sizable pirate ship, enveloped in a coating, was advancing.
"Captain Caribou, I heard the mermaids on Fish-Man Island are all incredibly curvaceous."
The sinister-looking Caribou licked his nose with his disgusting long tongue. "Don't worry, everyone will get a share. Our target is the Mermaid Princess."
"They say her beauty rivals that of the former Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock."
At the mention of the Mermaid Princess, many pirates' faces showed lewdness.
What were they pirates for? Naturally, money and women.
"What a pity, that Admiral back then had no idea how to cherish beauty. He could lay his hands on such a beautiful Pirate Empress."
"Yeah, it was such a waste."
"Hey, Captain, what's that? A giant octopus!"
"Is that the rumored giant octopus, Kraken, the Ocean Demon, that has been lurking near Fish-Man Island recently?"
Looking at its massive three-hundred-meter size, Caribou was sweating profusely.
"This guy is too big. Even I, a pirate with a bounty of 210 million Berries, don't want to fight it."
"Bad news, Captain Caribou! That guy seems to be coming for us!"
"Turn around quickly!"
Amidst the terrified gazes of the pirates, a figure silently appeared nearby. His military uniform had some holes in the chest, and his azure pupils glowed with a cold light. The considerate Renji immediately fired a Red.
The red light flashed by, and the huge waves caused by the terrifying power surged. These pirates instantly forgot all their troubles.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully killing Caribou! Gained 21,000 Bounty points!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully killing Justin! Gained 400 Bounty points!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully killing...]
Looking at the giant octopus in front of him, Renji smiled slightly.
If this guy leads the way, it might be more convenient. Perhaps he can even find out Shirahoshi's whereabouts.
Regarding one of the three Ancient Weapons, known to the world as Poseidon, Renji naturally had to study her thoroughly.