I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Its influence on things depends on the power of the person with the ability.

Therefore, this temporary effect can be eliminated.

Once the user of the ability is killed or knocked unconscious, or if the ability is temporarily disabled using materials like Seastone or seawater, the effects of the ability can be removed.

In addition, the user of the ability can also actively cancel their ability.

Therefore, Shiki, the user of the Float-Float Fruit, can cancel his power at any time, causing the weightless island to fall, and Doflamingo can also release the Birdcage.

Ain, the user of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit, can also actively deactivate her ability.

She stretched out her palm towards the golden lion, her body enveloped in a faint purple flame.

"Rewind... Deactivate!"

At this moment.

The previously indifferent expression on the Golden Lion's face suddenly changed drastically.

His skin became loose and sallow, and more age spots began to appear, along with more wrinkles on his face.

Even his once-proud, thick, golden hair, as lush as a lion's mane, had become dry and withered.

The golden lion subconsciously reached out and touched the top of its head.

When he stretched his hand out in front of his eyes again, he pulled out a large clump of hair, which made his heart tighten suddenly.

In just a few seconds, the golden lion will transform from a golden lion into a golden bald man.

Even the strongest person cannot escape the passage of time.

The degree of aging varies from person to person; some people are nearly 100 years old and still full of energy, while others are already unable to walk in their sixties or seventies.

Shiki the Golden Lion, on the other hand, is considered to be of a more advanced age.

At his actual age, Shiki has declined to the point where he was easily defeated by Luffy in the movie two years ago.

Of course, the current Golden Lion isn't in the movie version, so he's not as bad as he seems.

"As expected of Sig's daughter, she's incredibly audacious."

The golden lion's eyes were as cold as knives. He tossed aside a handful of hair, and his aura suddenly turned dangerous.

He was feigning anger just now, but now he is truly enraged.

At that moment, the clouds on the horizon surged and churned like ocean waves, thunder rumbled, and the dark clouds seemed like an emperor reigning over the earth.

A top-tier powerhouse of the natural element, when attacked with full force, is like a natural disaster, possessing formidable power comparable to nature itself.

When Shiki got angry, even the weather changed. He no longer cared whether CP0 or the Navy Admirals would find out.

Under the oppressive aura, even Ain's expression changed.

“Golden Lion, we can make a deal,” Ain said, changing his tune.

“I have nothing to talk to you about,” the Golden Lion said coldly, placing one hand on the ground, causing the earth beneath his feet to ripple like waves.

"A fire that has retreated!"

At that moment, Ain clapped his hands, and a pale purple flame drifted to the front of the golden lion.

This is not an attack; the flames float very slowly, and even an ordinary person could easily avoid them.

But the golden lion did not move.

He floated motionless in the air, watching the purple flame drifting towards him, his expression a mixture of hesitation and doubt... But in the end, he still reached out his palm and gently touched the purple flame.

A faint light enveloped the golden lion's entire body... He became 12 years younger again, and returned to his original form.

Although he can still be considered an old man, his energy and spirit are much better than before.

"What does this mean?" the Golden Lion asked coldly.

"Let's talk about terms," ​​Ain said, glancing at the Zephyr battlefield in the distance.

After Shiki became enraged, CP0 and the Navy have clearly taken notice of the situation.

Although it is unknown what the purpose of the Golden Lion's arrival on the battlefield is, it is still a powerful enemy entering the field. CP0 secretly accelerated its offensive, preparing to take down Zephyr as soon as possible to avoid any complications.

In the blink of an eye, Zephyr was hit by several more gunshot and knife wounds, blood gushing out, and he was seriously injured.

Ain stretched out her hand, and one purple flame after another appeared in her palm.

The power of the regressive fire could not only bring the Golden Lion back to its prime, but it could even regress it to infancy.

"I can use the power of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit to return you to a more powerful, youthful state. I also ask that you help me save Admiral Zephyr's life," Ain said.

"If I die or fall into a coma, the power of the Rewind Fruit will be lost, and you will immediately lose your temporary youth again."

"If the user of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit dies, a new user will be born again, but who knows when that will be?"

It's important to know that the regeneration mechanism of Devil Fruits is actually a secret. In the original work, only the Blackbeard Pirates and Caesar knew this secret... Among them should also be Vegapunk, who unlocked the conditions for the transmission of Devil Fruits, and the World Government behind Vegapunk.

Although Shiki is a great pirate, he may not know this secret.

"Are you threatening me?" The Golden Lion laughed instead of getting angry.

This great pirate, who had roamed the seas for so long, had his biggest weakness exposed to Ain far too early, and almost suffered a defeat at the hands of this junior.

"Not bad, more decisive than I expected." The Golden Lion nodded slightly.

"I promise you."

Ain felt a slight sense of relief.

But in that instant, the surrounding clouds and mist suddenly thickened.

The surrounding clouds and mist acted as shackles, binding Ain's hands and feet and lifting her up into the air.

Having lost a lot of blood and weakened, Ain was completely suppressed by the Golden Lion the moment she showed a weakness, and her whole body was unable to move.

"Not a bad idea," the Golden Lion said calmly.

"But when it comes to negotiations, it depends on who you're dealing with."

“Depeng, come out.” He looked at the bushes beside him.

A rustling sound came from the bushes.

From the bushes on one side, a square-faced petty officer in a NEO Navy uniform emerged with a mocking smile on his face.

Ayn still remembered this person; he was one of her officers, and like Ayn, he had volunteered to follow Zephyr to this Kingdom of Jeston.

According to Aion's previous orders, the officer should have already sailed away...

To Ain's astonishment, the square-faced officer's body rapidly changed, transforming in the blink of an eye into a tall woman, three or four meters tall, with a long nose.

"The Crescent Moon Hunter, Katarina Devon? When did she usurp my position and impersonate my subordinate?"

At that moment, Ain suddenly felt the same fear that Sengoku had once experienced.

Katarina Depon, the Moonhunter, is known as the world's most dangerous female criminal and was one of the prisoners in Impel Down's Infinite Hell.

During the Impel Down war, she was recruited by the Golden Lion and joined his ranks, where she remains to this day.

She is a user of the Inu Inu no Mi (Dog-Dog Fruit), Mythical Zoan type, Nine-Tailed Fox form, which allows her to freely transform into the appearance of other people.

Ain, the user of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit, is extremely important to Shiki.

But how could a dignified Golden Lion possibly keep an eye on a junior like her all the time?

Therefore, he ordered the great pirate Katarina Devon, the Moon Hunter, to infiltrate Ain's inner circle as a mole and report on the situation at all times.

After learning that the World Government had mobilized a large army to besiege the NEO Navy, Shiki secretly observed from the vicinity... until Ain cut his wrist, he was truly shocked and jumped out to stop him on the spot.

However, it seems he was a bit too hasty...

"Next..."

The golden lion stood on the clouds, looking down at the distant battlefield, and occasionally turning back to look at Ain, who was controlled by the shackles of the clouds.

At this moment, Ain was in very bad condition. Her lips were pale and her skin was almost bloodless, which made the Golden Lion's expression change.

Although he managed to suppress Ayn in anger, he couldn't suppress her like that forever.

At this moment, Ain was very weak, her face pale, like a fragile porcelain doll. Even when the Golden Lion attacked to suppress her, he had to be extremely careful, afraid of accidentally knocking her unconscious and aging himself all over again.

"Dai Peng, stop the bleeding immediately," Golden Lion said with a dark face.

He didn't want to experience that feeling of aging again.

Having almost been defeated by a junior, the Golden Lion, with his temperament, naturally wants to exact revenge.

But the reality is quite the opposite.

Not only could he not retaliate, he also had to protect this younger generation who had lost too much blood.

This was probably the first time in his life that Shiki the Golden Lion had taken the initiative to protect someone else.

"This is an opportunity, perhaps the last... I have no time to waste."

A resolute look appeared in the golden lion's eyes.

If we continue to wait, he will continue to age, and his strength will decline again.

When Ain, the user of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit, lost the protection of Zephyr and Fujitora, it was like a lamb being offered to a lion.

How could he possibly resist?

His gaze fell on the battlefield where Zephyr was in the distance.

His weakness was exposed to Ain.

However, during the negotiations just now, Ain's weakness was actually exposed to the Golden Lion.

For Ain, human life is more important than justice. She is willing to negotiate with the Golden Lion, even if it means restoring the notorious pirate to his youth, to save Zephyr from this crisis.

“Looks like Zephyr is a good hostage,” the Golden Lion muttered to himself.

Zefa was already critically injured and dying, his body covered in blood and gore, looking extremely pitiful.

In the center of the battlefield, the CP0 black-haired woman still hadn't joined the fight. She turned around and looked at the Golden Lion, their eyes meeting from a distance.

“Shiki the Golden Lion, this has nothing to do with you,” the black-haired woman said.

The appearance of the Golden Lion also brought her a lot of pressure. She dared not participate in the battle, fearing that she would be ambushed by the Golden Lion.

After all, during the previous Marineford War, Shiki also suddenly appeared on the battlefield and started causing trouble.