"Why! Since you can't pretend not to see, why are you helping Celestial Yaksha? Why... is your will so strong!"
In the battle of powerful swordsmen, just by the clash of blades, they can sense each other's will, especially someone like Issho, whose exceptional Observation allows him to perceive others' emotions and thoughts with remarkable clarity.
Just as he sensed the sincere nature of the Straw Hat, now, in the fight against Lily, through the Observation, apart from the light convenience of blue, is also mixed with a heavy pitch-black.
This will grows heavier, not loosened or bewildered by Doflamingo's defeat, but rather becomes even more resolute!
"You..."
Issho holds his cane sword upright, parries Lily's sword, while releasing gravity, suppressing the surrounding area first.
Clang!
Lily slices open the gravity circle with one swift strike, simultaneously retreating, just as Issho seizes the opportunity, swinging a horizontal gravity slash.
"What are you carrying!"
The fierce gravity instantaneously blows Lily's radiant golden hair, but it is quickly severed by the swift sword light, splitting gravity in front of her, collapsing vast buildings on both sides.
Even as he holds back, not wanting to destroy the people's homes, the battle's aftermath is beyond his precise control.
Instead, the longer the battle goes, the harder it is to control; if he pauses, that sharp young lady will strike him directly.
Lily, now gripping her sword with both hands, her chest heaving, breathing visibly disrupted.
Issho holds the cane sword, chest, and belly rapidly expanding and contracting, gasping for air.
"What are you carrying?"
The crimson glitter in Lily's eyes flickers faster, unusually resolute she says, "Of course it's to make this world... no longer suffer oppression from people like you!!"
"The oppressor is Doflamingo!"
Issho shouts, "Not innocent people!"
"I have nothing to discuss with a person like you..."
Lily releases one hand from the sword hilt, places it on the scabbard at her waist, "Here, we Disaster Pirates have taken over, if you don't allow it, then keep fighting!"
"You're just the second in command, can't make that call."
Issho says sternly, "Though you are strong, I'm confident I'm not weak either; Disaster Pirates won't be able to arrive in time, aren't you afraid of losing?"
Lily's knees slightly bend, she reverse grips White Thunder and sheathes it, lowering her head in an Iaido stance.
Sizzle!
Thunder explodes from the scabbard, she suddenly lifts her head, shouting loudly, "Do you think I'm someone else?!"
Clang!!
The sword blade emerges, that spiral coiling Haki appears as an elusive blue.
Life and death...
Already set aside!
As a Sword Master, she never retreats, regardless of who is before her!
If she feared death, she wouldn't have ventured to sea!
"Slash!!"
Her crimson pupils, at this moment, seem to diffuse, casting a brief crimson glow around, but this red rapidly shifts to blue, transforming into the potent Supreme King, shaking the surrounding Navy and civilians.
In the shuddering of Supreme King, Issho's senses only see a blue light slashing out, followed by a blackness in perception, seeing 'nothing'.
Observation...
Was it cut?
"Observation Kill?"
In a flash, Issho hastily retreats, no longer holding back, the blade enveloped in deep pitch-black, akin to black storm winds, Haki mixed with gravity, and thrown out with a swing.
"Gravity Blade: Tiger Prison!!"
The horizontal gravity beneath this blade compresses into the blade, forming a rotating black wind, slashing straight forward, clashing with the swiftly advancing blue light.
Boom!!!
The center of the collision erupting into sky-high blasts, crushing the surrounding intact buildings, while a spiral aftermath appears on their flank, shattering all buildings along the way, fully breaking apart gigantic rocks surrounding Dressrosa, exposing a large gap.
As the battle center pulsates out a shockwave, generating enormous smoke, it also sends two figures flying swiftly away.
Issho flies airborne for a stretch, then heavily lands, supporting himself with the sword, gasping for breath.
His arm holding the sword is covered with dense wounds, and the clothing on his arm has already been shredded, moreover, at his chest position, there's a hole-like bloodstain, continuously bleeding.
The smoke-exiting Lily also lightly lands at this moment, wearing a solemn face, her white battle armor skirt stained with numerous blood spots.
Such strong gravity also imposes a crushing force on her body, causing her whole body to bleed; the injuries are not slight.
"Lady Lily!"
At this time, Gin and the others, obstructed from entering due to the battle's impact, gathered behind her.
In Gin's hand, there's even a Radio Snail.
"Lord Issho!"
And those Navy not stunned by Supreme King gather behind Issho, vigilantly staring at the group of Pirates.
"Young lady... I still have strength left."
Issho waves his hand, still reverse gripping the cane sword, with eyes rolling white, "Such resolute individuals, why must you defy your conscience of justice."
"My justice is different from yours."
Lily flicks White Thunder, taking deep breaths, stepping forward, "Continue!"
That gaze filled with killing intent makes King Liku, who retreated to the rear, silent for a while, saying, "Enough! Please stop fighting, the citizens are innocent, they can't endure your battle, I am no longer the King, just a commoner, for the sake of this country, I'd rather give Dressrosa to Disaster!"