Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

"What do you mean, 'How did I get here?'"

Lox raised an eyebrow: "You've come all this way to our door, and you're asking us this kind of thing?"

Could it be that Kizaru's presence here was just a coincidence?

But is it really such a coincidence?

Kizaru: "..."

If he had known there were two dangerous people here, he wouldn't have come here.

He'd struggle to deal with even one Blackwing Archdeacon, let alone add "Dark Lord" Rayleigh; even with two of them, he couldn't defeat them...

Kizaru raised his hands in surrender, his lips twitching: "Um, would you believe me if I said it was a misunderstanding?"

"Whether it's a coincidence or a misunderstanding, now that our whereabouts have been exposed, you probably won't pretend you didn't see it, right?"

Rocks chuckled: "After all, I killed a Celestial Dragon. If you, a Marine Admiral, don't take action, you'll be held accountable."

"..."

This is exactly what's giving Kizaru a headache right now.

If you haven't met them, you still have an excuse.

We met...

How could he, as a Navy Admiral, just sit idly by?

Kizaru chuckled, "This isn't something that can't be discussed. We can just pretend I was never here."

"I didn't meet you, and you didn't meet me..."

Just as Kizaru finished speaking, a Marine soldier approached from another location...

These naval personnel were already conducting search operations on Island Thirteen.

In order to find the killer of the Celestial Dragons, "Black Winged Demon" Rocks...

As a result, they saw a golden light shooting towards a certain location, and the navy knew who it was.

He followed closely behind...

A sharp-eyed Marine spotted the three figures in the "standoff" and exclaimed, "It really is Admiral Kizaru! And that's... Blackwing Daima!"

"As expected of Admiral Kizaru, we've been searching for so long without any news, but as soon as Admiral Kizaru arrived here, he had already found the whereabouts of Dark Lord."

"The other one is... hiss, the Pirate King's right-hand man... 'Dark King' Silvers Rayleigh!?"

"What?! 'Dark King' Rayleigh? Such a big shot is actually here? Could the death of the Celestial Dragons be related to the Roger Pirates?"

"Does the Blackwing Demon know the Roger Pirates?"

After seeing the situation clearly, the naval soldiers were all taken aback.

"Black Winged Demon" Rocks and "Pluto" Rayleigh are actually together...

Do the two sides know each other?

This is no small matter!

Kizaru: "..."

He felt like the sky had fallen.

If you don't come early, you won't come late, but you come at this time.

Isn't this setting him up for a scam?

That's bad now, if we didn't take action...

He, the Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, will also be in big trouble!

Upon seeing the navy arrive, Rocks couldn't help but scoff, "You're putting on quite a show, trying to stall for time?"

This guy is dishonest.

Are they planning to stall for time until other reinforcements arrive?

Rocks wasn't surprised that Kizaru arrived first; the speed of the Glint-Glint Fruit was absolutely unmatched in this vast ocean...

However, the Navy's high command should also know that Kizaru alone cannot stop them.

Support will definitely arrive later!

Do you think I'd give you a chance to stall for time?

Rocks grinned.

Dark green energy surged around him, outlining horns, wings, and a tail—the third stage of his ethereal form…

'Wow!'

Rocks took a step forward and instantly appeared in mid-air next to Kizaru, as if teleporting.

The fist unleashed a powerful thunderous force, imbued with the power of Cero!

"One bone!"

"Light Burst Kick!"

'boom!!'

In mid-air, at the point where the two attacks collided, two kinds of light bloomed: a deep green light and a dazzling golden light.

The light shone in all directions.

Amidst the roar, a shockwave erupted from the center of the collision, transforming into a roaring, furious dragon that swept outwards!

'Whoosh! '

Amidst the two-colored light, a golden beam rapidly descended diagonally downwards.

Finally, with a loud 'boom,' it crashed onto the ground, creating a huge crater...

"Cero!"

That's just how Rocks fights; he goes all out when he attacks, raising his right hand and pointing it downwards.

A deep green light bursts forth from the fingertips.

'laugh!'

The Cero flash was like a beam of light piercing downwards, scorching the air as it shot out, and crashed heavily onto the spot where Kizaru had landed!

"You're as decisive as ever, giving people no time to react before launching an attack of this level right off the bat..."

A helpless sound came from the pit; Kizaru was utterly exhausted.

The Blackwing Archdeacon has a truly awful personality; he attacks at the slightest provocation, and when he does, it's with attacks of this level...

"Light Wheel Cannon!"

Facing the descending Cero, Kizaru also unleashed a thick golden laser beam from his palm.

'Buzzing...'

The two colors of light clashed in mid-air, a clash of titans.

However, no explosion occurred immediately.

Instead, it's the clash and cancellation of two energy attacks that create a two-colored, swirling energy sphere...

'Hiss hiss hiss...'

As the two colors of light annihilated and canceled each other out, the power of the attack gradually diminished and finally disappeared completely.

This attack did not cause much damage...

"You countered my Cero with an equal attack. You've been thinking a lot about our fight lately..."

Lockes narrowed his eyes.

To neutralize the attack with equal power, hmm... what's this about counter-demon killing?

This skill is not easy to master.

It requires extremely strong control over one's own strength and the ability to instantly judge the power of the enemy's attack.

An ordinary person could never do that in such a short time.

"There's nothing I can do. After losing to you once, I got a severe beating from Fleet Admiral Sengoku. I'm a Marine Admiral, after all; it's very embarrassing..."

Kizaru pouted, revealing a helpless expression.

Yet, I felt a sense of heaviness in my heart.

Why does this guy seem stronger than he was a month ago?

"Does this mean... you think you can beat me now?"

Rocks' lips curled into a dangerous smile: "Or were you not serious last time? Don't be so arrogant, Kizaru!"

'Wow!'

As Lox took a step forward, space began to fluctuate, and the distance was instantly shortened.

"One bone!"

Rocks, who appeared behind Kizaru, threw another punch, his fist flashing with dark green light and unleashing a powerful lightning bolt.

"Yata no Kagami!"

Spatial abilities don't follow many rules, and Rocks is also very fast.

If Kizaru hadn't mastered Observation Haki, which allows him to foresee the future, he might not have been able to detect where Rocks would appear from...

The golden light shimmered and transformed into a shield of light.

The Yata Mirror can refract and move over long distances, and it can also be transformed into a light shield for defense!

'Boom!'

When Locke's punch landed on the light shield, ripples immediately appeared in the air.

This punch failed to shake the light shield, not because it was unbreakable, but because the power and Haki penetrated the light shield and slammed into Kizaru!

This punch wasn't aimed at a bone.