"Nani?" the Tsukuyomi Leader exclaimed in shock.
"I already activated the Psychic Power wave shield device; there's no way she could sense it."
"You researchers, always thinking about developing strange inventions. You should pay more attention to civilian technology."
Aokiji pulled out his phone with his fingertips.
He waved it in front of the leader and said,
"I contacted her on my way here."
"Otherwise, did you really think I had the patience to wait for your enhancement? I was just buying time for her to sense me."
The Tsukuyomi Leader remained silent.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of a signal jammer.
There were already some floating in the sky.
But he hadn't expected...
Aokiji, upon learning of the Deep Sea Tribe invasion, would actually guess that it was an arrangement made by their Tsukuyomi organization.
A petite figure floated down from the sky.
Finally, she landed on Aokiji's shoulder.
"Hmph! Well done!"
Tatsumaki was arrogant and smug.
Her slender fingers casually drew a few circles.
"No wonder I couldn't sense this bastard's location for a while in the volcano last time. He was so far away, not even on this continent."
All cities, the entire human society,
were built on the supercontinent beneath their feet.
Besides this supercontinent,
there were other lands in the world.
The location Tatsumaki sensed was on one of those lands.
"Are you a yellow-skinned mouse, standing so naturally on my shoulder?"
Aokiji turned to look at Tatsumaki on his shoulder.
Due to her size, angle, and other factors... this perspective... *hiss*... Tatsumaki didn't realize anything was amiss.
She reached out and tapped his dragon horn on his head.
"Who told you to get so big? It looks much better to step on than the rotten ground."
"Speaking of which, you're really a Monster, aren't you? No wonder your thought process is always so strange."
Tatsumaki said this,
but showed no signs of disdain or disgust.
"Don't worry, I'm pure human," Aokiji explained casually.
Then he looked at the Tsukuyomi Leader.
"We'll attack directly and flatten the place. If you have anything to say, say it now."
The other party's body surface was almost completely festered and damaged.
The dense Psychic Power seemed on the verge of losing control and erupting.
Yet, the Tsukuyomi Leader was completely oblivious.
He didn't remain silent for long, understanding that the general situation was set, and spoke:
"...No need to attack. I will have everyone in the organization surrender."
"Ha?! You want to surrender and hide in prison to survive?!"
Tatsumaki's face instantly darkened.
She would never allow these bastards to live in this world.
"No." The Tsukuyomi Leader slowly shook his head. "You can eliminate all of us."
"As long as you agree to one condition."
His eyes, glowing from the intense surge of Psychic Power, earnestly gazed at them.
He said, word by word:
"Receive and safeguard our research technology."
"Whether to seal it away, continue researching it, or directly use our technology, none of that matters."
"The only request is to keep them safe."
"So that when humanity faces a crisis in the future, there will be one more option."
"And..." The Tsukuyomi Leader paused.
Then he continued:
"There are experimental subjects in the organization's base. As a hero, Aokiji, you shouldn't want to involve the innocent."
"Also, regarding Green, who was brainwashed and controlled, I haven't received a signal that the device in his body was triggered."
"I suppose you stopped him."
"If you want to undo his brainwashing, use the technology we left behind."
Hearing him say that,
Aokiji remembered Green, whom he had stabbed but frozen quickly enough.
He had originally told the Association to heal him and then throw him into the Stinky Prison... After saying this to Aokiji,
the Tsukuyomi Leader only spoke a brief sentence to Tatsumaki:
"You're troubled by your sister's weak strength, aren't you?"
Tatsumaki instantly understood his implication.
To use their technology to make Fubuki stronger.
"You—bastard——!!!"
Tatsumaki's air pressure plummeted, and her expression was terrifying.
How could she possibly use the technology researched by the organization that had once imprisoned and persecuted her!
"We are guilty and accept all punishment. But technology is innocent; it is merely knowledge."
"That's all for now. This body can't hold on much longer; it will explode soon. You'll need to finish it..."
Tatsumaki's expression was terrifying. She reached out and made a grasping motion in the air.
Then, she twisted.
His body was crushed!
The Psychic Power within it was about to erupt, but it was suppressed by an even more immense power!
"I'm going to crush his main body into dust right now!!!"
Tatsumaki flew into the air, seething with anger.
Aokiji didn't say anything.
This was already the original plan.
It was just that the other party was a bit too cooperative.
So Aokiji also began to change his form.
Dragon scales completely covered him, and his body size rapidly increased.
Before long,
a giant Azure Dragon soared into the sky from the city!
The heroes numbly looked up at the giant dragon ascending into the high sky.
Yes!
This is our Association's strongest hero!
The spiritual pillar of society!
An indispensable fighting force against Monsters—
A dragon.
Is this some kind of mythical story?
A divine dragon protecting humanity?!
Are they going to choose some beautiful women as sacrifices to offer to Aokiji??
"Haaah~ I'm tired~~ I don't care about coming all this way to get beaten up, but my brain can't process this much information!"
"Similarly, I'm still wondering if I was knocked out earlier and am still dreaming."
"Never mind all that! Let's wait for the Association's response later. When you encounter annoying things... go drink!!"
This statement instantly garnered agreement.
So these heroes began discussing where to go for a celebratory drink.
They even pulled Saitama and License-less along.
A hero's drinking party, this was a first!
...The Flame Clouds carried the massive body, soaring.
Passing through the clouds, overlooking the white sea of clouds below.
The ground became blurry.
In the air, there was nothing but whistling winds and floating clouds.
Everything in the world seemed exceptionally distant.
An unconstrained sense of ease spontaneously arose.
This is flying.
Kore ga... Jiyū da!
At this moment, the aura of Tatsumaki, as perceived by Observation Haki, suddenly paused.
Then, she turned back.
Tatsumaki crossed her arms, muttering to herself.
She wasn't worried about that guy getting lost.
She just didn't want to fly that far herself!
When Tatsumaki got closer,
she saw Aokiji in his complete Azure Dragon form.
Tatsumaki couldn't help but stiffen for a moment.
She hesitated, then flew towards him and landed on his head.
"Hey Aokiji, is this really some kind of Psychic Power?"
She grabbed one of his dragon horns with each hand.
Comparing their sizes.
"Don't worry." Aokiji was almost too lazy to explain.
He remembered Kaido's own example and casually said,
"Even if we have children, they won't grow scales, dragon horns, or tails."
He just remembered Kaido's daughter, Yamato, and said it casually.
Tatsumaki's reaction, however, was exceptionally strong.
Her face inexplicably turned red:
"Have, have children?! And you tell me not to worry?! What do you mean, you perverted bastard!!"
...
(Throw some stones)