Anime Girls are Moist

Chapter 1154 1,153: You're Mine, Alright!

Shanks's eyes turned red in an instant.

Yasopp was one of his closest brothers, a companion who had followed him through life-and-death battles.

And just like that, with a casual sentence, he had been erased completely.

Conqueror's Haki burst out of Shanks without the slightest restraint, shattering the clouds across the sky.

He pointed Gryphon straight at Rei Ao, his voice filled with towering fury.

"Who the hell are you?!"

Rei Ao glanced at him, completely unmoved. If anything, he almost felt like laughing.

That little bit of Conqueror's Haki, and you think you can show off in front of me?

Back then, even Roger wouldn't have dared speak to me like that.

He paid no attention at all to the enraged Shanks and instead turned to look at Gion beside him.

Gion was still frozen in place, staring at his back as her heart churned violently, unable to calm down.

This man's strength had already surpassed everything she knew about this world.

The Three Admirals? The Four Emperors?

In front of him, they were little more than ants.

Rei Ao lifted a hand, and a gentle force flowed from his fingertips onto Gion's left shoulder.

Gion felt warmth spread through her wound. The injury that had been agonizing just moments ago began healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not even the slightest scar was left behind, and the stamina she had lost instantly recovered by more than half.

Gion stared blankly and touched her left shoulder. There wasn't even the slightest trace of pain.

She looked up at Rei Ao, her eyes filled with disbelief.

What kind of power is this? He can heal wounds instantly too?

This already goes beyond the scope of a Devil Fruit, doesn't it?

Seeing the shock in her eyes and the flush on her cheeks, Rei Ao curled his lips into a faint smile.

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an unquestionable dominance as it spread across the battlefield.

"Listen well. From today on, Momousagi Gion belongs to me."

"Anyone who dares touch her is making an enemy of me, Rei Ao. You've already seen what happens to people like that."

The moment those words fell, the battlefield once again sank into a deathly silence.

Sakazuki's face darkened like the bottom of a pot. He was shaking with rage, magma surging wildly all around him.

He was a Marine Admiral.

And yet someone had just openly declared, in front of him and the entire Navy, that he was taking away a Marine Admiral candidate—and even called her his woman?

This was the greatest possible humiliation to the Navy.

"You bastard! What do you think this place is?!"

Sakazuki's furious roar thundered across the sea.

"Gion is a Marine! A candidate for Admiral Headquarters! If you want to take her, you'll have to get past me first!"

Rei Ao glanced at him, a trace of contempt in his eyes.

"You? You couldn't even beat an old hag just now, and you dare bark at me?"

He ignored the enraged Sakazuki completely and simply reached out to wrap an arm around Gion's waist.

Gion's entire body stiffened, and her face instantly turned crimson. She wanted to struggle free, but realized her body simply wouldn't obey her. All she could do was let him hold her.

Her heart was a mess—embarrassment, panic, and a strange, indescribable flutter all mixed together. What exactly is this man trying to do?

"Come with me, pretty girl."

Rei Ao lowered his head and chuckled softly by her ear, his warm breath brushing against it.

"No one will ever bully you again."

Before the words had even fully faded, his figure flashed—and with Gion in his arms, he vanished from where he stood.

Not even the slightest trace of his presence remained, as if he had never appeared at all.

Across the entire sea, all that remained were a group of dumbfounded top-tier powerhouses and a battlefield in ruins.

Sakazuki clenched his magma-coated fists so hard they crackled, but he couldn't find the slightest trace of Rei Ao. He trembled with rage.

Standing at the bow of his ship, Shanks stared at the empty sea with a face so dark it looked like water might drip from it.

Only one thought remained in his mind: this man called Rei Ao was going to completely change the balance of the seas.

Gion only felt her vision blur. The sound of the sea wind and cannon fire instantly disappeared from her ears.

By the time she came back to her senses, she was already deep beneath the sea, surrounded by passing coated ships and brilliantly colored coral reefs.

In the distance, Fish-Man Island stood clearly before her.

She broke free from Rei Ao's arms, her cheeks still flushed, and tightened her grip on Konpira as she pointed it at him.

There was a trace of caution in her voice, along with curiosity she couldn't hide.

"Who exactly are you? Why did you bring me to Fish-Man Island? And what exactly did you mean by what you said on the battlefield just now?"

Her thoughts were already a tangled mess.

This man was unfathomably powerful and overbearing beyond reason. She couldn't read his intentions at all.

And yet, after he had openly declared in front of everyone that she was his woman, she felt both embarrassed and angry—but strangely, not the slightest bit disgusted.

Rei Ao leaned against a coral rock nearby with his arms folded, looking at her bristling expression as though he found it amusing.

"My name is Rei Ao. You already know that, don't you?"

He smiled, his tone casual.

"As for why I brought you here, obviously I've got something important to do."

"And as for what I said, I meant it literally. From today onward, you're mine. What, do you have a problem with that?"

Gion bit her lower lip, cheeks puffing slightly with anger as she cursed this overbearing bastard a thousand times over in her heart.

I'm a Marine HQ Admiral candidate—the future Admiral of the Navy. How could I possibly become this man's woman for no reason at all?

But she also knew very well that, with Rei Ao's strength, she had no room to resist. She probably couldn't even run if she tried.

Rei Ao looked at her sulking expression and stopped teasing her.

He lifted his gaze toward the distant Fish-Man Island, his brows drawing together slightly.

He had already sensed that the island had long since descended into complete chaos.

With the World Government collapsed, Fish-Man Island had lost its protection. In this age of disorder, Whitebeard's flag had long since lost the deterrent force it once had.

Countless pirates had entered Fish-Man Island through coated ships, burning, killing, looting, and committing every kind of atrocity.

Of course, even more importantly, inside the Hard-Shell Tower of Fish-Man Island lived the legendary Ancient Weapon Poseidon.

A mermaid princess that beautiful shouldn't be left buried in the depths of the sea.

"All right, quit making that face."

Rei Ao straightened up and beckoned to Gion.

"Come with me into Fish-Man Island first. I hear things haven't been very peaceful here lately."

Before he finished speaking, he grabbed Gion by the wrist. In a flash, the two of them passed straight through Fish-Man Island's protective coating and entered the island.

The moment they landed—

deafening sounds of killing erupted around them, mixed with cannon fire and the cries of civilians.

The streets of Fish-Man Island were filled with burning buildings, shattered weapons, and fallen fish-man civilians.

Countless pirates carrying swords and guns were looting and slaughtering everywhere.

The thugs from Fish-Man District were using the chaos to butcher fish-men who disagreed with them.

The entire island had become a living hell.

The moment Gion saw this, her face darkened.

Her grip on Konpira tightened instantly, and the air around her turned cold.

She was a Marine. Protecting civilians was a duty carved into her bones.

Seeing a scene like this, there was no way she could tolerate it.