Thunder and light tangled endlessly across the sky.
But for the Marines, pirates, and civilians on the Sabaody Archipelago, it was a complete disaster.
The pirates who had been rushing toward the harbor all turned around.
Going out to sea now?
That would be suicide.
Cold rain poured down relentlessly, chilling everyone to the bone.
What cri did we commit in our previous lives to run into two demons like this?
Their bodies trembled—
Violently.
Death clutched their hearts like a nightmare, leaving them barely able to breathe.
Elsewhere—
Franky carried the exhausted Usopp on his back as the group hurried toward Grove 41, where the Thousand Sunny was docked.
"Will Luffy be okay fighting an Admiral by himself?" Nami asked anxiously.
Even though the battlefield was far away, the terrifying forces stirring the sky were visible with just a glance upward.
"Does worrying help?"
Zoro strode forward, his voice low.
"We can't… do anything."
The words "beco stronger" had already carved themselves into Zoro's soul.
He refused to remain this powerless ever again.
Robin glanced back with a gentle smile.
"Don't worry. Luffy has never disappointed anyone."
Suddenly—
At the very front, Sanji stopped walking.
His sharp gaze locked onto the path ahead.
"Maybe right now… we should be worrying about whether we can escape."
The mont he said that—
Everyone held their breath.
Their Observation Haki expanded to the limit.
"He's here!"
Zoro instantly drew all three swords, bending low as the muscles in his legs bulged.
WHOOSH!
A massive figure appeared.
A tall man wearing a bear-eared hat, a black jacket with white target markings, and holding a Bible.
His eyes were cold.
Bartholow Kuma — one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
Zoro and Sanji burst forward simultaneously.
Dark demonic aura wrapped around Zoro as Armant Haki spread across his blades. Sword energy surged outward.
Several forces fused together, forming the shape of a ferocious tiger—
The twin blades acting as its fangs.
"Three Sword Style: Ultimate Tiger Hunt!"
anwhile—
Flas ignited around Sanji's leg.
Black Armant Haki burned like fuel.
A destructive aura erupted as he kicked forward.
"Diable Jambe: Extra Hachis!"
Their attacks landed on Kuma at the sa ti.
BOOM!!
SLASH!
Kuma was blasted over a hundred ters away, three deep sword wounds carved across his body—each one drawing blood.
Zoro and Sanji looked surprised.
Under normal circumstances, Kuma should have been able to dodge those attacks.
Why hadn't he?
Another fake?
But sothing about his presence felt wrong.
Kuma showed no reaction to the wounds.
He simply placed the Bible into his coat and slowly removed his gloves.
Revealing the paw pads in his palms.
"If you were to take a journey…"
"Where would you like to go?"
His voice was calm and deep.
WHOOSH!
Kuma suddenly appeared beside Nami.
"Let's start with you."
"STOP!"
Sanji panicked and rushed toward her.
But—
He was too late.
Kuma's paw descended toward Nami as she stared in despair.
"Damn you!!"
"Diable Jambe!"
Sanji's flaming kick smashed into Kuma and sent him flying.
Yet Kuma never resisted.
ZZZT—
Electric currents crackled faintly from his body.
But he ignored them.
In the next instant, he appeared in front of Robin, his palm striking upward.
"Three Sword Style: 1080-Pound Phoenix!"
Zoro's sword energy surged forward like a raging river, tearing through the air.
Yet Kuma still neither defended nor dodged.
He simply continued reaching for Robin.
Robin vanished instantly.
At the sa ti—
The torrent of sword energy pierced Kuma's body, blasting him away again.
Electric sparks leaked from his body more violently now.
Blood poured down relentlessly.
"What the hell is he doing?!"
Zoro's expression darkened as demonic aura spread around him.
"Is he trying to capture us even if it kills him?"
"So loyal to the World Governnt?"
"I don't care what he's doing!"
For once, Sanji completely lost his composure.
His eyes burned with rage and killing intent.
"I only know one thing!"
"This World Governnt dog just killed my crewmate!"
Sanji sprinted toward Kuma.
Flas roared around his body as his right leg burned with Haki and fire.
"Diable Jambe: Scorching Sun!"
Kuma stood motionless.
Watching the enraged Sanji.
Both hands ca together—
Forming a bear-shaped compressed air sphere.
"Ursus Shock!"
Sanji's flaming kick collided with the compressed air.
Pressure and fire intertwined as the air exploded violently.
Sanji broke through the blast and kicked toward Kuma.
"Die, you bastard!!"
WHOOSH!
But he missed.
A towering pillar of fla erupted—
Yet struck nothing.
Kuma had already teleported in front of the remaining group.
"Strong Right!"
"Horn Point!"
"Humming Three-Step: Arrow Tail Slash!"
Franky, Chopper, and Brook attacked simultaneously.
Yet Kuma offered no resistance.
He simply extended his paw again.
"You bastard…!"
Zoro's demonic aura exploded as he shot forward like an arrow.
"Three Sword Style: Purgatory Oni Giri!!"
Zoro's presence resembled a grim reaper claiming souls.
Even soone like Kuma felt an enormous threat.
Yet he still ignored everything—
Desperately swinging his paw.
Soon—
Only Zoro and Sanji remained on the battlefield.
Zoro's swords moved like the scythes of death itself.
SLASH!
Three intersecting cuts tore through Kuma.
His steel-like skin split apart.
The tough muscles beneath shattered.
Chunks of flesh exploded into bloody mist.
But there was no joy in Zoro's eyes.
They were as still as dead water—
Filled only with rage, unwillingness, and killing intent.
"It's over."
"Everything is over."
Sanji staggered slightly, shaking his head.
"At the very least…"
"I'll kill you."
"AAAAAH!!"
Sanji began squeezing out every ounce of his life force.
Bones.
Blood.
Haki.
Everything beca fuel—
Fuel for the flas of hatred.
Sanji spun faster and faster.
Orange flas erupted as the temperature skyrocketed.
But—
It still wasn't enough.
Even though his body had reached its limits.
Even though the flas were burning his own flesh.
He refused to stop.
Hatred and fury pushed Sanji beyond his limits.
Finally—
The orange-red flas turned deep blue.
The flas burned so hot that even the air seed to distort.
"Demon God Diable Jambe!!"
Blazing fire surged forward as Sanji unleashed a furious kick.
Kuma's chest was instantly coated in Armant Haki like a rising tide.
BOOM!
It felt as though Kuma had been struck by a cot.
His internal organs shifted violently.
Yet he still endured it.
In that sa instant—
Kuma swung his paw.
Sanji vanished.
Kuma could no longer hold on—
He was blown away again.
Hot…
Too hot…
His organs felt like they were burning through.
Kuma slowly stood up again, extrely battered.
"Now…"
"You're the only one left."
He stared at Zoro expressionlessly.
Zoro relaxed his body slightly.
"You want to kill ? Fine."
"I already have no way to face my captain anyway."
"Living doesn't an much anymore."
"But—"
Zoro's mouth twisted into a cruel smile.
"As the one responsible…"
"You're not getting out of this alive."
Zoro crouched low.
Three swords aligned horizontally.
A terrifying aura like that of a killing Asura burst from his body.
"To endure endless suffering without regret—"
"That is the path of Asura!"
A phantom three-headed, six-ard Asura appeared behind him.
Nine blades spun in the air.
Violent energies intertwined.
Zoro charged forward.
A streak of dark purple light tore through the battlefield.
"Nine-Sword Style: Asura – Dead Man's Ga!"
SLASH!!
Zoro vanished.
Kuma's body erupted with blood.
He staggered, barely able to stand.
"…Finally made it."
Kuma's voice was soft and weak.
He looked up at the sky.
"The rest… I'll leave to you."
He raised his hand—
And struck himself.
Above the Sabaody Archipelago, the sky suddenly turned crimson.
Under the stunned gazes of everyone—
Streams of molten magma fell like teors.
Out on the nearby sea—
A massive Marine warship cut through the waves.
Standing on its deck was a cold-faced man.
The right half of his body had transford into blazing magma, radiating an aura like a volcanic eruption.
He wore a sharp blood-red suit and polished black Marine boots.
Behind him, a large justice coat swayed with his steps.
"All forces—land on the island!"
"Pirates… traffickers…"
"Erase them all."
"Wipe out the entire Lawless Zone."
"YES, SIR!!"
The Marines roared in unison.
Their formation was perfectly disciplined.
They radiated the unmistakable aura of a true iron-blooded military.
Admiral Sakazuki… had arrived.
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