Summary:
The crew is shocked to see Robin panic at the sight of the man they met and immediately face him, ready to attack. He tells the crew that the man is Navy Admiral Aokiji, one of three admirals: Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru; one of the three greatest powers of world government. Usopp questions why Aokiji is there, but Aokiji ignores him and turns to Nami, telling her that he is a “super-kid”, angering Sanji and Usopp.
Aokiji explains to them that he is just out for a walk. The crew asks Robin if she mistook Aokiji for another man because of the way he talks because his speech is slurred and she forgot what he was supposed to say. Aokiji defends that they shouldn’t judge people by appearance and that his motto is “Justice with Laziness”, to which both Sanji and Usopp agree. Aokiji then lays down and says he’s tired, prompting Usopp to question why he’s sleeping while standing up, saying that he doesn’t plan to capture them and that he only came there to check on Robin’s whereabouts after the events of the Arabast incident. He also tells them that he will report that Robin is with the Straw Hats to HQ, saying that the crew’s total reward will change from Luffy and Zoro’s reward to Beli’s 160,000,000 to Beli’s 239,000,000 due to Robin’s reward to Beli’s 79,000,000, although it has trouble with addition. . Luffy attempts to attack Aokiji but is held back by Usopp and Sanji. Aokiji tells him that he won’t do anything when a group of people who are stranded on an island after their ship is wrecked.
Chopper tends to their injuries while Sanji cooks the food he and Usopp have collected. While eating, Nami asks what happened to them, to which they reply that a giant crawling frog collided with their ship on the way home from their tour. The group was drifting to an island waiting for help when they saw a man riding a bicycle in the middle of the sea, which Usopp found absurd. Aokiji admitted that it was him, the man riding the bicycle. Luffy then remembered that he was supposed to attack Aokiji, but Sanji and Usopp stopped him again, with Aokiji stating that he was just walking around. Luffy is still arguing with Aokiji and says he should go.
Aokiji decides it’s time to go and will help a group of stranded people get off the island, telling them to get ready and that there is an inhabited island nearby. Luffy warns the group that Aokiji is a marine, prompting the man to ask what the problem is and making Luffy realize that normally marines are good and pirates are bad. Usopp and Chopper wonder how the group will get off the island when there are no ships nearby. Aokiji tells them not to worry, to which Robin replies that this is possible due to his powers.
When the group was almost done with their preparations, they went ashore with everyone else. The Straw Hats help them secure food and supplies, with Sanji saying that there is enough food for ten people. Luffy and Nami are relieved when Aokiji is actually telling the truth when he said he will help them, but Luffy is still wondering how he will help them. Aokiji continues to the shore, tells everyone to back off, and puts his hand in the water as everyone watches in anticipation. Suddenly the Sea King appears scaring everyone and Usopp and Luffy yell at Aokiji to run and pay attention but Aokiji just sat there ignoring everyone else and the beast. Luffy and Zoro prepare to attack when Aokiji activates his power, Ice Age, eventually freezing the sea along with the Sea King, shocking everyone. Aokiji returns to retrieve his coat while saying that the ice should last a week and tells the group to follow the ice path to reach the inhabited island in 4 days. Overcoming their shock, the group thanked Aokiji, saying that he had performed a miracle.
After everything is set, the group is ready to go and the Straw Hats will see the end. The group thanks the Straw Hats for their help and Luffy and the others tell them to take care. The crew have fun on the ice for a while and turn back when they see Aokiji sitting on the ground watching them. Luffy asks why he’s staring, and Aokiji replies that he’s like his grandfather. Hearing him mention it, Luffy starts to sweat while Aokiji tells them that his grandfather used to give him a lot of trouble once upon a time. He also tells them that he came to get Robin and check on Luffy and says that he should just kill them. He explains that even though the world government still ignores them, if they study their past and past deeds, even if they are small in the group, they will be problematic for them. Aokiji continues that what makes their crew dangerous is Nico Robin. Luffy angrily yells at Aokiji to beat him up, but Aokiji ignores him and continues, telling them that Robin’s reward not only shows her strength, but also reflects the threat she poses to the world government. Aokiji, albeit mockingly, praises how well she managed to survive as a child by betraying her partners and using them as tools, surviving the underworld that was only concerned with herself, and asks her if the crew is her next hideout.
Sanji is angered by asking him what his grudge is against Robin, to which Aokiji replies that he has no grudge, but explains to them that if there is any connection between him and Robin, it’s because he once failed to capture her. She tells them that if they accept her they will soon regret it and tells them that every organization she was in has been completely destroyed except herself. The crew defends Robin by saying that they don’t care about the past and that she is their friend. The Admiral states that she has become popular with the group, prompting Robin to use her Devil Fruit ability to capture him. Aokiji calmly says that he is disappointed in her and tells her that he overestimated her and that he thought she was a more intelligent woman, but Robin uses his Treinta Fleur: Cluth and shatters Aokiji’s body like ice, shocking the crew. However, the crew is shocked even more when the ice reforms and transforms into Aokiji.
Aokiji calmly stands up, cuts some grass and throws it into the air. He blows into it, freezing it to make an ice saber, and swings it at Robin. As it was about to hit, Zoro intercepted it and Sanji kicked the saber out of Aokiji’s hand with Slice Shoot. Luffy went to attack with his Gomu Gomu no Pistol, but before his attack could connect, Aokiji suddenly grabbed Zoro’s arm and Sanji’s leg. When Luffy’s attack connects, Aokiji uses his powers to freeze his own body, along with Luffy’s fist, Zoro’s arm, and Sanji’s leg, leaving the rest of the crew shocked and terrified. When the three are down, Chopper expresses his concern about their frozen body parts, saying that if they don’t treat it quickly, they will get frostbite and their tissues will rot.Nami shouts at Robin to run away, however she is ignored. Aokiji tells Robin that even if she had found some good friends, she’d still be the same, which Robin tries to tell him that he is wrong, and that she is no longer the same before. However, before Robin could finish what she was saying, Aokiji grabs her in a bear hug and proceeds to freeze his body, ultimately freezing her own as well, while the crew watches in horror.