Facing the gigantic golden fist that seemed to blot out the sky, carrying Armament Haki and an overwhelming, mountain-crushing force, Nami was completely terrified. She had even forgotten to run.
Rehn, however, slowly… raised his chubby face.
His narrow, slit-like eyes reflected the enormous golden fist growing closer and closer, covering the sky.
"…Haki?"
He murmured softly, as if thinking about something.
"…Gold?"
On his face, which usually wore a "kind" smile, a curve of extreme disdain slowly appeared.
"Heh."
"You… narrow-minded country bumpkin."
Ren's voice was light, yet it clearly drowned out the terrifying sound of the air splitting.
"You think…"
"You're the only one who can use Haki?"
Just 0.1 seconds before the giant fist reached his head,
BOOM!!!!
A will far more terrifying than Tesoro's "Golden Colossus", ten times purer and more domineering, suddenly erupted from Ren's round body!
It wasn't Armament Haki.
Nor was it Observation Haki.
It was… a power belonging only to kings.
"C-Conqueror's… Haki?!"
BOOM!!
Black-and-red lightning burst outward from Rehn like an awakened demonic dragon!
The invisible shockwave of a sovereign's will even caused Tesoro's massive Golden Colossus to stall.
"N-No… impossible!!"
From inside the golden giant's chest, Tesoro roared in disbelief.
"You… you fat bastard… how could you also have Conqueror's Haki?!"
"Why wouldn't I?"
Rehn slowly floated into the air. His plump body, surrounded by black-red lightning, looked like a true demon god.
"My lord Renzo is destined to rule this sea, no, the entire world!"
"And I, Rehn!"
His voice was filled with supreme pride and fanatic devotion.
"As the chief spokesperson of the god! The god's chief cleaner!"
"I…"
"Was born to be a king!!"
Crackle, crackle, crackle!!!
"Thunder God Mode: Awakening!"
"Conqueror's Haki Infusion: Black Thunder God Fist!!!"
Rehn stopped talking.
At this moment, his fat right fist gathered all of his power!
Golden 200-million-volt lightning!
Jet-black, peak-level Armament Haki!
And, the overwhelmingly domineering black-red Conqueror's lightning!
The three forces perfectly merged together.
Forming a bolt of black-gold thunder powerful enough to tear the sky apart.
"You ugly… hard lump of scrap metal…"
Ren's figure turned into a bolt of lightning surging upward.
"Break for me!!!!"
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!
The Black-Gold Thunder Fist and the Golden Colossus Fist collided violently in midair!
For that single instant… the world lost its sound.
Then came a devastating explosion of energy!
Crack… crack crack…
It wasn't Rehn's fist that shattered.
Instead, Tesoro's mountain-sized golden fist, coated in Armament Haki…
Started from the knuckles… and shattered piece by piece!!!
"NO!!!!"
Tesoro screamed in utter terror.
His Armament Haki!
His gold!
His awakened power!
In front of Ren's three-in-one tyrannical punch, they were as fragile as biscuits!
The black-gold lightning was unstoppable.
It shattered the fist. Shattered the arm. Shattered the shoulder.
Finally-BOOM!!!
It struck the enormous chest of the Golden Colossus, where Tesoro's real body was located!
"PUAH!!!!"
The golden giant's massive body stiffened violently!
Its supposedly indestructible golden chest armor exploded like glass struck by heavy artillery!
Countless golden fragments mixed with black-red lightning scattered everywhere!
"Waaah!!"
Nami screamed and quickly created a weather shield with her Clima-Tact, barely blocking the gold fragments flying like bullets.
"Impossible… my… my gold…"
Tesoro's voice was weak and full of despair.
His flashy pink suit had already been reduced to ashes from the impact. His body was charred black, blood pouring from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth as he fell out of the shattered giant's chest,
Like garbage.
Thud.
He slammed heavily onto the cold obsidian floor and completely lost consciousness.
With his consciousness gone, the massive Golden Colossus also collapsed like a puppet that had lost its strings.
It crumbled and dissolved into liquid gold, raining down like a golden storm.
"Phew…"
Rehn slowly descended from the air.
His Thunder God Mode faded, returning him to that harmless, round, chubby man.
But his expensive noble suit was now torn apart, revealing underneath a G-5 special-issue tank top printed with the words:
"Efficiency."
"All done."
Rehn dusted off his hands, looking relaxed.
"Efficiency… not bad. Just… a little loud."
"Lord Renzo will probably dock my bonus again."
"…"
Nami stared at everything in shock.
She looked at the mountain of gold scattered across the ground.
Then at the unconscious Tesoro.
Finally at the fat man worrying about his bonus… her brain… crashed again.
"H-Hey… fatty…" Nami asked tremblingly. "That black-red lightning just now…"
"Was… was that Conqueror's Haki?!"
"Oh, that."
Rehn scratched his head as if it were obvious.
"Yeah."
"What about it?"
"WHAT ABOUT IT?!"
Nami's voice cracked.
"Y-You… when did you even get that?!"
"How would I know?"
Rehn looked innocent.
"It just… showed up."
"Maybe because I hear Lord Renzo talk about efficiency and trouble every day…"
"After hearing it enough times, the kingly aura, uh, I mean Conqueror's aura, just awakened on its own."
"…"
Nami felt like she was about to lose her mind.
'You can awaken Conqueror's Haki…'
'Just from listening to someone nag?!'
'What kind of demonic place is the G-5 branch?!'
'And that man Renzo… What kind of monster is he?!'
In truth, Rehn had first awakened Conqueror's Haki when his younger sister died.
Renzo had secretly noticed this and accepted him as a subordinate with tremendous potential.
Using his Devil Fruit ability, Renzo had elevated Rehn's "lazy, dormant" Conqueror's Haki to a completely new level.
"Alright, Miss Nami."
Ignoring her shock, Rehn walked over to Tesoro and nudged him with his foot.
"Stop standing there. Time to work."
"W-Work?"
"Yeah."
Rehn showed a friendly smile and pulled out a G-5 special seastone chain from his coat.
"Tie up this former owner of the entertainment city."
"And then…"
He looked around at the ruined city covered in gold, his eyes shining with Berries (he learned that from Nami).
"…It's time to take over our, no, Lord Renzo's, new palace!"
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