One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"And when we relinquish our authority, willingly abandon our divine status, and try to change the world with our so-called goodness, the world will devour us without hesitation!"

"This is why the great Nefertari family, descendants of the Creator, could be manipulated by Crocodile and unable to break free."

"I saw through this world when I was three. What a load of bull – kindness and courage! They're not even worth as much as toilet paper. This world only recognizes strength! Whoever is strong is a god, whoever is strong is justice!"

"Rossinandi experienced the same stark realities as me, yet he remains as naively innocent as you were back then! He was willing to disguise himself as a eccentric madman to save those children who willingly fell into darkness. He was willing to die for Rossinandi!"

Doflamingo muttered to himself, his eyes bloodshot as he stared intently at Rorschach.

"Rorschach, tell me, why is this happening?"

"Why are there so many fools in this world? They know perfectly well why this world is so rotten, they know that power is the foundation of everything, yet they still deceive themselves by doing those meaningless so-called acts of kindness?"

"To answer your question, I will quote an ancient sage: 'The difference between humans and beasts is slight; the common people lose it, while the virtuous retain it. Shun was wise in all things and discerning in human relationships, acting out of benevolence and righteousness, not merely practicing benevolence and righteousness. Doflamingo, simply pursuing power without upholding benevolence and morality, will ultimately lead to his beast-like self-destruction. Even the heir of the devil, strong as he is, lost himself because of his obsession with power. Roger collapsed as soon as he died. Now, you are almost there too.'"

Rorschach quietly looked at Doflamingo sitting opposite him, a hint of pity suddenly appearing in his calm eyes.

Perhaps seeing the pity in Rorschach's eyes, Doflamingo's already unstable mind was instantly triggered and exploded.

Thick blood vessels bulged on his forehead, and scarlet veins spread across his retina, emanating an aura of cruelty and tyranny.

"Oh!"

With a loud bang, the round table between the two exploded, scattering the fine wine and food, as well as the three golden treasure chests, all over the ground.

Don't look at me like that!

Doflamingo suddenly stood up, roared, and unleashed a surge of Conqueror's Haki, hurtling towards Rorschach.

Crackling black and red lightning streaked across the sky. Pirates struck by those tiny bolts of lightning had their bodies shattered, screaming as they were blasted away. Another large group of pirates collapsed to the ground, causing a commotion.

The surrounding pirates also sensed something was wrong and tried to stay as far away from the two as possible.

However, because of the three golden treasure chests that rolled down at Doflamingo's feet, not many people have yet made up their minds to leave.

Rorschach remained unmoved by Doflamingo's onslaught of Conqueror's Haki, still looking at him with the same pitying gaze that Doflamingo had given him in his fury.

"You're pathetic, you know that, Doflamingo? I think I know why you hate me and pity you."

"Because you are very insecure, in pain, and full of self-blame, your heart is filled with resentment and sadness. Your outward arrogance, domineering, haughty, and bloodthirsty behavior are just a disguise for your fragile heart."

"shut up!!"

Doflamingo roared like an enraged beast, suddenly kicking Rorschach in the chest.

The sharp, golden toes of the shoes were wrapped in high-level Armament Haki, distorting the air with a whooshing sound.

"Oh!"

A deafening explosion resounded through the arena. Rorschach raised his right leg and held it upright in front of him, catching Doflamingo's toe as he kicked out. He then used the force in the opposite direction to deflect Doflamingo's foot, and at the same time, kicked out with his own foot.

Rorschach's right leg flashed like lightning across the sky, moving so fast it was almost blurry, and he kicked Doflamingo in the stomach.

"Oh!"

Doflamingo's tall body was kicked so hard that he arched backward, his mouth gaping open and spurting out strands of blood. His back slammed into the hard rock of the arena and shattered, embedding itself deep into the rock several meters below.

“You don’t want other people’s pity, but in your life, those few people who could bring you real warmth, in their last moments before they died, in the last moments before you killed them with your own hands, looked at you with such pity. I believe that even though you killed your father, Homingo, and your brother, Rosinandi, in their last moments before they died, they chose to forgive you and pity you.”

"Doflamingo, you really are pathetic."

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!!"

The roar of a beast erupted from the wall, and a fierce, unrestrained display of Conqueror's Haki was unleashed. The hard rock transformed into countless threads, surging towards Rorschach like waves.

Rorschach stomped his foot, and the surging wave of threads exploded with a roar. His figure instantly disappeared from the spot. He spread his five fingers on his right hand, shattered the colorless threads that shot towards him, grabbed Doflamingo's face, lifted his head up, and slammed it heavily to the ground!

"boom!"

Chapter 545 Let's Fight!

"boom!"

Rorschach held Doflamingo's head upside down in one hand and pressed it deep into the hard rock of the arena stands.

As Rorschach unleashed his immense power, Doflamingo, whose entire body was enveloped in jet-black Armament Haki, was like a nail struck by a giant hammer, piercing through the rock beneath him piece by piece, crashing down and causing the stands to shatter and explode.

The internal destructive force, resembling a dragon claw punch, shattered all the stone steps within a hundred meters of Doflamingo.

Countless massive boulders detached from the mottled steps, smashing into the pirates who were standing on them, breaking their bones and sending them flying outwards with screams of agony.

With just one blow, Doflamingo, who was deep in the rock, was almost blasted out of consciousness, with shocking blood constantly seeping from his eyes, ears, nose and mouth.

He lay on his back on the shattered pile of stones, looking up at Luo Xia standing atop the collapsed stands, a bitter feeling he had never experienced before welling up inside him.

It turns out that the young naval brat he had always disliked had actually reached such a level.

Although it was only a brief and hasty exchange of blows, Rorschach unleashed a terrifying power that instilled despair with just a single hand attack.

He didn't even use the abilities of the Mythical Zoan type.

If he couldn't even defeat Katakuri, how could he possibly defeat Rorschach, who had also defeated Katakuri?

In just over two years, this brat who almost died at his hands in Beihai had become so strong that even he couldn't match him.

At this moment, Rorschach gave him the same feeling as when he first led the Donquixote Family into the New World and encountered Kaido.

The same despair, the same resentment, the same anger!

"Fufufufu, I love this feeling. It's been a long, long time since a newcomer has given me this feeling of being on the verge of death. Luo Xia, you're right. Since there's absolutely no room for compromise between us, then there's no point in all that pretense! So let's fight! Let's have a battle where the winner takes all!"

Doflamingo threw his head back and laughed wildly. The blood seeping from his seven orifices was strangely flowing backward. Milky white light emerged from the wound on his abdomen where Rorschach had kicked him. In an instant, the torn muscles and blood vessels, as well as the damaged internal organs, were completely restored to their original state.

His breathing quickly returned to its peak, and his energy and spirit became incredibly abundant.

With a flick of his finger, Doflamingo soared into the sky like a pink flamingo from the collapsed arena stands.

The three golden treasure chests that had rolled down with him earlier also flew out with him, and were pulled by invisible threads, floating beside him.

Doflamingo grinned wickedly and pointed at Rorschach in the stands.

"Listen up, everyone! Whoever kills Vice Admiral Bluescale will become the first mate of the Don Quixote Grand Fleet and own half of my territory!"

"Anyone who can wound him, no matter the severity of the injury, even if it's just a single hair, will be rewarded with ten billion Berries!"

He then pointed to Cyrus and Rebecca, father and daughter, on the ring below him.

"The same goes for Cyrus and the others. Kill them, and you'll get a reward of one billion Berries, as well as the Devil Fruit from the golden treasure chest!"

"Mansherry, Kyros, and Rebecca, that's three heads. Kill them, and you'll get the Paramecia-type Heat-Heat Fruit, the Zoan-type Dragon-Dragon Fruit (Ancient Zoan Triceratops form), and the Zoan-type Cat-Cat Fruit (Ancient Zoan Saber-toothed Tiger form)! Each of these three Devil Fruits could fetch over a billion Berries at auction!"

"Fufufufu, are you tempted? Then go for it and tear him to shreds!"

Doflamingo's voice struck the hearts of every pirate in the arena like a heavy hammer.

When the pirates heard Doflamingo's first words, 99% of them looked hesitant and remained rooted to the spot.

Although they were greedy, they weren't foolish enough to think they could kill Lieutenant General Lan Lin.

But when Doflamingo uttered his second sentence, the vast majority of pirates had already turned red-eyed and began to rush towards Rorschach with their swords and weapons.

If the goal is simply to injure Rorschach, the difficulty is reduced by a huge margin.

Not to mention the dozen or so pirate captains with bounties over 100 million in the affiliated pirate crews, even the tens of thousands of pirates present could overwhelm an ordinary Marine vice admiral just by sheer numbers.

Even if Rorschach is ten times stronger than an ordinary vice admiral, he shouldn't be able to withstand an attack from so many people without sustaining any injuries, right?

When Doflamingo's third sentence echoed throughout the arena, everyone in the arena, including CP0 commander Sim, who had been standing silently at the top of the distant stands like a wooden statue, changed their gaze towards Rorschach.

He wasn't interested in the money Doflamingo mentioned.

What captivated Sim were the three Devil Fruits that were already famous in the New World.

The Paramecia-type Heat-Heat Fruit, which belonged to the deceased Charlotte Owen, allows the user to generate terrifying heat to kill enemies.

It is a Zoan-type Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Ancient Zoan type, Triceratops form, owned by the Flying Five of the Beast Pirates.

The Zoan-type Cat-Cat Fruit, Ancient Zoan type, Saber-toothed Tiger form, belongs to Who's-Who, the leader of the Flying Five of the Beast Pirates.

Any one of these three Devil Fruits would be ten times stronger than the worthless Seagull Fruit that Sim possesses.

Sim recalled that many years ago, when he worked with Who's Fozfoe, the Saber-toothed Tiger Fruit was a reward given to him by the Five Elders.

It was only because his strength and achievements were insufficient at the time that the Saber-toothed Tiger Fruit was taken and eaten by that traitorous bastard Who's-Who.

As a result, several years later, he could only obtain the Bird-Bird Fruit in its seagull form, a useless fruit ability.

Although he now has the ability, Sim still has family in the Holy Land.

His son, like him, is now a reserve member of the CP organization and is receiving training from the World Government.

If he could obtain a powerful enough Devil Fruit from Doflamingo, his son might be able to inherit his position as the head of CP0 in the future.

If they could obtain all three Devil Fruits, their family's status in the Holy Land might surpass that of the Spandam family, and the next few generations would be highly valued by the World Government.

Thinking of this, Sim's breathing became heavy, and his eyes, slightly reddening, stared at the three golden treasure chests beside Doflamingo.

He doesn't need to kill Rorschach; he only needs to kill Cyrus and the other two besides Rorschach. Wouldn't that be a piece of cake for him?

While Sim was still daydreaming, the pirates in the arena had already gone mad because of the astronomical reward promised by Doflamingo, and they rushed towards Rorschach and his companions with bloodshot eyes.

Most of the pirates charged straight at Kyros and Rebecca on the arena.

Compared to the powerful Blue Scale General, the already battered Cyrus and his daughter were practically a free gift.

"Kill! Kill them!"

"Get out of my way! Anyone who tries to take a Devil Fruit from me, I'll kill them!"

As Rebecca watched the countless pirates surging in from all directions, the color drained from her face, and a deep despair appeared in her eyes.

Her body trembled uncontrollably, and her voice trembled as well.

"dad……"

"Don't be afraid, Rebecca! We will survive! Hold on tight to your swords!"

Cyrus gritted his teeth, stepped in front of Rebecca, his greatsword held horizontally, staring intently at the countless ferocious pirates.

"Hehehe, sorry, I, Skull Hunter Edman, will take the fruit first!"

Standing over four meters tall with a slender, skeletal frame, Edelman wielded a narrow-bladed longsword over two meters long. He first slashed horizontally, severing the heads of three pirates who were rushing towards Cyrus. Then, he charged forward, reaching Cyrus in front of him, gripping the sword with both hands, and brought it down on Cyrus's head.

Cyrus stood on one leg, bent over, and released his leg muscles, leaping up like a released spring, swinging his greatsword at Edelman's descending sword.

He didn't dodge; behind him was his daughter Rebecca, whom he would protect even at the cost of his life.