"Red hair. White shirt. That man is the main culprit! He's the one who killed the Celestial Dragons! In the name of justice, we cannot let him leave!"
"Yes, sir!"
At the officer's command, the Marines immediately turned their rifles toward Namikaze Kirito, who had just walked out of the house.
However, he had forgotten one simple thing.
They had not even finished dealing with the three Supernovas in front of them.
There was no room left to attack Kirito.
"Gear Third! Gum-Gum Giant Pistol!"
"ROOM! Shambles!"
"Go to hell, Marines!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several violent impacts erupted behind him, but Namikaze Kirito did not even turn his head.
He simply walked away from the battlefield.
Only the three Supernovas remained, facing the Marines head-on.
For Kirito, there was no longer any reason to stay.
Against opponents of this level, there was no need for Wood Style. Even a simple burst of Conqueror's Haki would be enough to make them collapse where they stood.
Because of that, he had no interest in acting.
Small fry like this could be left to the three Supernovas.
If his guess was right, then according to the original course of events, a Marine Admiral would soon arrive at Sabaody Archipelago.
Kizaru.
Only then would he be able to see, with his own eyes, the strength of one of this world's true top powers.
And the weight carried by the order of the World Government.
For now, he would take a look around.
On the other side, after dealing with the Marine unit, the Straw Hat Pirates headed straight for Shakky's Rip-off Bar.
There, they learned many secrets.
However, coating the ship would still take time.
During that period, they had to stay hidden. If they moved carelessly after a Marine Admiral arrived, they would undoubtedly be hunted down without mercy.
After all, the Eleven Supernovas were already troublesome rookies who gave the Marines more than enough headaches.
Now that an Admiral was coming, the Marines would not care too much about who was guilty and who was not.
They would rather catch the wrong person than allow anyone suspicious to escape.
Three Celestial Dragons had been attacked.
That alone was enough to send the World Government into a frenzy.
And these pirates just happened to be the perfect targets for them to vent their anger on.
As for Namikaze Kirito?
Thinking of that name, Rayleigh's eyes carried a faint trace of curiosity.
He had heard Kirito's name from Shakky.
The moment he remembered that terrifying presence, Rayleigh understood one thing clearly.
That man was no ordinary fighter.
If the Marines only sent one Admiral, things might not go the way they expected.
Even after retirement, a pirate was still a pirate.
If the Marines and the World Government ended up losing face, Rayleigh naturally would not mind watching from the side.
Meanwhile, Marine forces had already landed on the island.
A man in a yellow striped suit and brown sunglasses stood there, looking down at the Den Den Mushi on his wrist.
"Hello… This is Kizaru…"
Nearby, behind a building, two pirates were watching him from the shadows, cold sweat rolling down their faces.
"This is bad…"
One of them swallowed hard.
"If I take that guy down, I'll become famous overnight!"
"Huh?! Don't be stupid! That's one of the Marines' strongest fighters!"
But the other pirate had already been blinded by fame and greed. He raised the gun in his hand and aimed at Kizaru through the scope.
"Now!"
Bang!
The gunshot rang out.
The bullet passed straight through Kizaru's head and buried itself in the wall behind him.
The two pirates stared in disbelief.
Then they fired again.
The result was the same.
The bullets passed through him as though they had hit nothing but light.
A Devil Fruit ability.
The instant that thought appeared, both pirates turned pale and ran.
But just as they rushed into the alley, Kizaru was already standing in front of them.
"I just want to ask something."
He looked down at them with that lazy expression.
"I'm looking for a man named Sentomaru. He's my subordinate…"
The two pirates did not dare to stay and listen.
They immediately turned and ran.
Watching their backs, Kizaru slowly bent down and raised one leg.
A dazzling golden light gathered around his foot.
"Really now… I was only asking a question."
The next instant, he kicked.
A beam of yellow light shot out.
At first, the laser passed right between the two pirates. For a brief moment, they thought they had escaped.
Then—
Boom!
The laser struck the ground ahead and exploded.
The blast sent both pirates flying into the air.
Even the giant mangrove marked Number 27 was blasted apart.
The terrifying power left not only the pirates nearby frozen in fear, but even the Marines themselves almost dropped their jaws.
Kizaru scratched his head and smiled.
"Oops… maybe that was a little too much."
At this point, most of the small-time pirates on the island had either been captured or were running for their lives.
Only the Supernova crews remained.
Some were clashing with the Marines.
Others stood their ground without retreating.
Whether they were fearless rookies or simply confident in their own strength, none of them were frightened by the Marines' arrival.
Beside a fountain, Basil Hawkins calmly looked down at the cards in his hand.
"Battle… probability of defeat, one hundred percent."
He turned another card.
"Probability of successful escape… twelve percent."
"Excuse me…"
Kizaru bent slightly and appeared in front of Hawkins.
"I'm looking for a man named Sentomaru…"
Hawkins continued staring at his cards.
"Defense. Evasion rate… seventy-six percent."
"Hm…?"
Seeing that the other party had no intention of answering properly, Kizaru let out a slow, curious sound.
"I do not know that person. Ask someone else."
As he spoke, Hawkins lowered his cards and looked directly at Kizaru.
"I see. That's troublesome."
Kizaru's tone remained loose and casual.
"But since I have some free time now, I suppose I can't just let a bounty criminal walk away."
"Basil Hawkins. The Magician."
"A bounty of two hundred forty-nine million berries."
Kizaru slowly raised his foot.
"Speed is weight."
His foot aimed directly at Hawkins's head.
"Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
The moment his words fell, Kizaru's leg swept out.
Whoosh!
Boom!
Hawkins flew backward like a cannonball, smashing through the surrounding buildings before triggering a violent explosion.
At the same time, Eustass Kid and Trafalgar Law had also run into trouble.
Their opponent was an artificial human with the exact same appearance as Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
It was the latest weapon developed by the Marines.
A Pacifista.
The current Supernovas were still too immature.
Even against a man-made weapon, they were being pushed into a hard battle.
At the port, a pirate had just finished moving supplies onto a ship and was about to escape.
In the next instant, he was sent flying backward.
The way he flew was almost identical to Hawkins.
On Kizaru's side, he looked into the billowing smoke and fired another laser.
A massive roar followed.
Inside the smoke, Hawkins had not suffered even the slightest injury.
Instead, several pirates who had been fleeing nearby collapsed one after another, taking the damage in his place.
This was the power of his Devil Fruit.
A strange ability that allowed him to transfer damage away from himself.
Not long after, the dust cleared.
Hawkins walked out completely unharmed.
"As expected of an Admiral. Your power is beyond imagination."
"How frightening…"
At that moment, the Mad Monk, Urouge, also arrived nearby.
However, he had clearly been beaten back by a Pacifista.
Including Scratchmen Apoo, who was watching the situation from a rooftop, three Supernovas with bounties over one hundred million berries had already gathered in the area.
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