"Die!"
"Crack!"
"Ouch! That hurt..."
Asia, who was targeted by someone, touched the back of her head.
The strangest part was that the moment a sword touched her head, it shattered into pieces while not even a single strand of her blonde hair was cut.
When she whimpered that it hurt, it was more like a pain felt symptomatically; she was hit and thought it hurt, but in reality, she was surprised shortly after realizing it didn't hurt.
She picked up the pieces of the sword stuck between the blonde strands of her hair and looked at them strangely.
When she turned around, she saw a CP0 man looking at her, shocked.
"I... How hard is your head?!" he exclaimed in total disbelief, holding the broken sword handle in both hands.
The fact that he had used Haki made it even more bizarre.
In practice, a sword that turned black when surrounded by Haki was nearly unbreakable, but just now, after using all his strength against this blonde girl's head... What actually broke was his sword?
Where's the logic in that?!
"Luna, this guy is bad, get him!" At Asia's command, a majestic wolf emerged from her shadow.
The moment Luna appeared, she expanded to the size of a 10-story building.
Bringing her wolf head close to the CP0 man, Luna let out a deep breath through her nostrils, blowing over the man's whole body, making his face as pale as a corpse.
"Were you the insolent one who provoked my gentle mistress?" Luna asked, even though she already knew the answer.
In this world, there were giants, even Sea Kings that spanned kilometers.
It wasn't Luna's colossal size that scared the CP0 man, but rather, the oppressive aura that hit him, making it feel like gravity had increased a hundredfold.
It became hard even to move, and the bones in his body began to creak.
His eyes bulged. And he didn't dare to deny nor confirm. He just stood there, staring at Luna's huge head without saying a single word.
"Hey, Luna, you're in my way!" The one who shouted in protest was Tia.
Not far away, a CP0 woman fainted under Luna's pressure.
Even though it wasn't directed at her, just being close was enough to make her lose consciousness.
Luna looked at her, then at the man who was about to faint as well. Retracting her aura, she said, "It wasn't on purpose, sorry."
"Well, what can you do..." Tia scratched her head and started looking around for an opponent, but the stronger ones were already being taken care of by Benimaru and the others.
'Should I go to the navy headquarters?' she thought, but quickly dismissed it: 'No, no. That's not something Zaydas wants...'
Pouting, she began walking with her hands behind her head.
She lost interest in the CP0 woman who had fainted.
There was a group from CP9, CP8, etc. But the elves were dealing with them.
Looking at Rurushi fighting one of the Divine Knights, she felt a bit envious.
It was a man with a devil fruit ability that generated and trapped thorny vines around himself and others.
She saw some of the World Nobles' "dogs" scattered around, but dealing with them was like an adult trying to handle a child under 10 years old.
Pouting, she created a pair of angel wings and flew to Zaydas, who was sitting on a large red sofa.
She sat next to him.
Zaydas turned to her: "You seem disappointed, Tia."
"A little." She admitted: "Even when I was weaker, they are a bit... Too disappointing."
She had the right to say that. In her world, she could be considered one of the most powerful. Only losing to a few who could be counted on one hand — most of them being dragons.
Shizue also flew to them with a pair of red dragon wings. Soon, she sat beside Tia.
From his personal subspace, Zaydas took out some golden fruits: "Here, eat this. Treat it like a good show."
The two gladly accepted.
Putting her mask aside, Shizue commented: "Asia is strong, but she's not used to fighting."
Looking in Asia's direction, seeing her looking lost, being targeted by several, only for them to not even be able to scratch her, even though they hit her, became a rather funny scene to watch.
Especially when seeing the disbelieving expression of those who hit her, followed by despair because of Luna, who protected her with claws and fangs, attacking all of them afterwards.
"Luna is being very protective of Asia," Tia commented.
"I agree," Zaydas said. "Looks like I'll have to have a little talk with her later..."
"... I didn't say anything." Fearing that what she said compromised Luna, Tia tried to cover herself.
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Borsalino, flying with a Den Den Mushi in hand, arrived at Mary Geoise.
The Den Den Mushi's eyes were wide open, filming everything happening in Mary Geoise.
In a meeting room in Marineford, the main leaders, such as the current Fleet Admiral, as well as the Admirals, were all gathered — excluding Borsalino, who was in Mary Geoise.
On the big screen in front of them, they saw the images of what was happening.
"S-Strong!"
That was the word that slipped out from one of the Vice-Admirals.
Even Garp, who was in the room, couldn't maintain his usual relaxed expression.
"They're simply too powerful," Sengoku murmured in a dark tone.
"Those bastards... We must put an end to them!" Sakazuki said with force and righteousness. "People like them are no better than pirates!"
"Akainu, if you want to die, go alone." The one who said that was Kuzan.
"Afraid?" Sakazuki asked scornfully.
"Afraid? Yes, you could say that, but I also agree with what he said. The World Government was a cancer that needed to be removed." He spoke in a neutral tone. However, many knew his past, as well as what he had to do against his will under the World Government's orders.
Not everyone was a loyal dog like Sakazuki, who would do everything he was told, even if it meant exterminating an island full of innocent people.
For him, justice stood above everything — even above people.
In the end, where was the justice in that?
"This so-called Zaydas..." Sengoku murmured aloud, "Maybe he wants to take over the current World Government?"
Tsuru commented: "Hard to say, but it's undeniable that he and his people have the power to do that. Just look at this scene — even the girl who looks the most defenseless can easily defeat someone from CP0."
Garp said in a grave tone: "One thing is certain — this is a far more serious case than the era of Roger and Rocks."
With his comment, the room fell silent.
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Unaware of what the marines thought of them, Zaydas continued eating golden fruits while sitting on the red sofa.
He had no intention, nor need, to get involved now.
From beginning to end, his side was untouched while the opposing side was reduced in number with every passing moment.
Suddenly, the sofa with Shizue and Tia disappeared and reappeared next to Borsalino.
"Are you filming for the marines to watch?" Zaydas asked him, guessing.
Turning robotically, pointing the Den Den Mushi, Borsalino took a deep breath: "How scary... When did you get here?"
"Just now," Zaydas said. "Come, have a seat. Isn't it tiring to stand there? Don't worry, I won't kill you." He smiled.
A shiver ran down Borsalino's body. He didn't doubt he could be killed if Zaydas wanted to.
He saw when his attack completely destroyed the castle — even killing the five elders who were global powers.
Seeing the empty space on the other side of the sofa and being welcomed with a 'gentle' smile, Borsalino swallowed hard before going and sitting next to Zaydas.
Zaydas made the Den Den Mushi in Borsalino's hand float effortlessly, then tossed a golden fruit to him: "Here, a symbol of our first meeting. By the way, you probably already know, but my name is Zaydas."
"My name is Borsalino," he said, taking the fruit and looking curiously at the Den Den Mushi that was in his hand, but an invisible force made him open his hand and the Den Den Mushi simply floated up and remained suspended in the air.
'Looks like he doesn't care about being seen.' Borsalino thought. Looking at the golden fruit in his hand, seeing that they were eating similar fruits, he took a bite.
At that very moment, his eyes sparkled with surprise and shock.
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