One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, opening the Eight Gates

Kizaru merely gave a bitter twitch at the corner of his mouth, without even turning his head.

He still held his hands up, his voice hoarse as he spoke into the Den Den Mushi:

"I'm sorry... Sengoku-san."

“This time, I’m not joking.”

"I was serious."

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an unprecedented weariness and...fear.

"If we keep fighting... we'll really die."

“I am no match for him, not at all.”

“If we continue fighting, the final outcome might not be much better for him than for me, but the fact that I was defeated cannot be changed.”

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, there was an instant, deathly silence.

After a long while, the voice of the Warring States period, suppressing extreme shock, rang out again:

“Borusalino…you…”

He tried to say something, but found that his throat was also blocked.

Kizaru's strength is clearer to him than anyone else!

This man usually has a carefree and nonchalant attitude, adhering to an "ambiguous justice," and clocking in and out of work everywhere.

But the naval leadership knew it all!

Kizaru's true strength is absolutely monstrous!

He's even capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Sakazuki (Akainu), the magma madman who upholds "complete justice"!

In his youth, he was also known as a "monster"!

Even when facing one of the Four Emperors, or Shanks, who possesses the most powerful Conqueror's Haki, Kizaru would never have been beaten so badly, let alone say something like "I'll die if this continues!"

But now...

Inside the Sengoku office, Advisor Tsuru's expression was extremely grave. She pushed up her glasses and said in a deep voice, "That brat's strength... has increased again."

"How long has it been since he caused trouble at the meeting between the two emperors?"

"This rate of progress... is terrifying!"

"He's simply... no, he's an unreasonable monster!"

Lynn could hear the conversation on the other end of the Den Den Mushi perfectly clearly.

But he didn't care.

He just tilted his head slightly, somewhat strangely.

His silver eyes gazed down at Kizaru, who had his hands raised high, and his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

【Um? 】

【what happened? 】

Lynn silently asked herself this question.

[System, no notification?]

He remembered it clearly.

When the executives of the Red and White Emperors' teams voluntarily conceded defeat at the meeting between the two emperors, the system notification sounded immediately.

Even the fact that someone else helped them admit defeat was included.

But now.

Kizaru also admitted defeat.

Their attitude was even more "sincere" than that of the officials; they all raised their hands in surrender.

Why is the system not responding at all?

Could it be... that the surrender posture wasn't correct?

Or is it that... Kizaru didn't really admit defeat?

Lynn didn't understand.

But if I don't understand, I stop thinking about it.

Since admitting defeat is pointless, let's fight until it's effective.

His indifferent gaze remained unwavering.

His body, suspended in mid-air, slowly raised his hand, which did not lower itself despite Kizaru's surrender.

At the fingertip, a point of destructive light begins to gather once more.

That terrifying energy fluctuation that made the space itself tremble has descended once again!

!!!

this moment.

Everyone's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints!

Blackbeard Teach, Van Augur, Doc Q...

The expression on their faces changed from blankness to extreme terror in an instant!

"You...you're coming again?!"

"What...what does he want to do?!"

"The admiral has already surrendered! Why won't he stop?!"

"Is this guy... a devil?! Is he really going to... kill a Marine Admiral here?!"

Crazy!

too crazy!

This goes beyond mere audacity!

This is going to blow the sky away!

And below.

Kizaru, who had his hands raised high, felt the terrifying energy gathering above his head again, enough to completely evaporate him, and his whole body went numb.

He suddenly raised his head, and for the first time, his usually lewd face showed an expression close to collapse.

"Hey! Hey! Kid!"

"I've already said I admit defeat! I surrender! What more do you want?!"

"Leave a way out for others, so you can meet again in the future! There's no need to be so ruthless!"

For the first time, Kizaru's voice carried a sense of urgency and anger.

He was really scared!

He had personally experienced the power of that cannon; it was something that could really kill him!

One more time, and I'll scatter your ashes!

however.

Lynn in the sky merely glanced at him with an indifferent look, as if he were an idiot.

A cool, clear voice drifted down slowly.

"surrender?"

"I do not believe."

"continue."

Just three simple sentences.

But it was like a heavy hammer, smashing down hard on everyone's hearts!

Everyone was stunned.

Blackbeard was confused.

Sengoku on the other end of the Den Den Mushi was also dumbfounded.

Even Kizaru himself was stunned.

What the hell?

You still don't believe me? I surrender.

You win, I back down, you show off, and then we all go home and find our own mothers. Isn't that the standard procedure?

Why aren't you playing by the rules?!

Should we continue?!

How do I continue?!

A surge of anger suddenly shot from the depths of Kizaru's heart to the top of his head!

"Kid...don't go too far!!"

Kizaru suddenly stood up from the ground, his body radiating golden light!

The blinding light caused everyone to squint instinctively!

Blackbeard and his crew felt a chill run down their spines!

"Should we...should we retaliate?"

"As expected of a Navy Admiral! Even in death, he will defend his dignity?"

They all thought that Kizaru had been forced into a corner and was about to unleash his last trump card to fight Lynn to the death!

Even Lynn became a little more serious, preparing to face Kizaru's desperate counterattack.

however.

next second.

What happened made everyone's eyes nearly pop out of their sockets.

The dazzling golden light did not rush towards Lynn in the sky.

But...

call out--!

It transformed into a golden streak of light, moving at a speed beyond the limits of human vision, heading away from Banaro Island...

Gone in an instant!

run……

Ran away?!

Marine Admiral Borsalino, user of the "Glint-Glint Fruit"...

After uttering that harsh remark...

They just ran away?!

That speed was incredibly fast!

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared at the edge of the horizon, leaving only a faint golden trail as proof that it had once existed.

The entire ravaged island fell into a deathly silence.

You can hear the needle drop.

Blackbeard Teach stared, mouth agape, his expression one of utter shock; he was completely dumbfounded.

Everyone is stupid.

They looked in the direction where Kizaru had disappeared, then glanced at the silver-haired figure in the sky who also looked surprised.

The brain completely shut down.