"You don't want to fight me? Do you think I'm not worthy?!" Garp was furious, spectacularly so.
Instantly, a violent Haki erupted around his body, with thick black lightning bolts striking the ground, causing it to subtly tremble.
In a state of extreme anger, Garp could even make the earth tremble purely with his imposing aura.
On the other hand, Roger, not angry at all, even smiling, withstood Garp's aura.
"Hahaha! Don't be so impatient, Garp!" Roger waved his hand with a chuckle. "There'll be plenty of chances to fight later!"
"What later?! I'm arresting you today!" Garp's eyes widened, and his iron fist, wreathed in Conqueror's Haki light, struck out fiercely.
Kenji, seeing this, quickly retreated a distance, afraid of getting splattered with blood.
As soon as he moved, Roger and Garp, not far away, unleashed their full auras, clashing ferociously.
Roger gripped his sword with both hands, stepping forward to meet the challenge. The Conqueror's Haki entwined around the blade of 'Ace' was almost solidified.
Opposite him, Garp moved at high speed, delivering heavy punches. His charging momentum was far more brutal than any locomotive Kenji had ever seen.
Their figures flashed, quickly colliding. The iron fist and sharp sword confronted each other across the air, unleashing their power.
Terrifying, overbearing energy overturned the ground, sweeping towards Kenji, who hadn't managed to get far enough away.
"Destroying my island and hitting my people." Kenji used Conqueror's Haki Emission to resist the impact, feeling depressed and speechless.
"What is all this?"
If Garp hadn't been present, Kenji would have violently driven them away by now. He endured it reluctantly, considering Garp's standing.
After all, Garp had helped him deal with matters multiple times, and was even currently helping him handle this Roger business.
"Assistance combat-type missions have a limit."
After retreating far away, Kenji observed the battle while silently recalling and summarizing his experiences from previous 'assistance combat-type' missions.
"Normal assistance, just handling logistics and treating the wounded, generally counts as helping the entire battle."
"According to the system's judgment, to get extra rewards, I must deeply intervene in the battle and directly engage the mission target."
"Hmm, this mission is 'deep assistance'."
"However, 'deep assistance' is still assistance in the system's judgment, so the maximum mission reward is only so much."
"But I still need to get the extra rewards."
Based on past experience, even with 'deep intervention' in combat, there are differences in extra rewards.
Among them, the situation that maximizes extra rewards is to defeat the target independently in battle.
Kenji looked at the two fiercely battling in the distance, his eyes flashing with a thoughtful expression.
"Once they're almost done fighting, I'll just subtly 'steal the kill'."
"Hehe, Garp will probably be furious."
If Garp knew what Kenji was thinking at this moment, he would most likely explode in anger, possibly even running over to punch him on the spot.
I've been fighting hard for ages, and you come to steal the kill?
Of course, Kenji knew that Garp's anger wouldn't be about "stealing credit" or anything like that, it would be about the capture of Roger becoming imperfect.
He was about to achieve his life's goal, breaking his obsession, but then someone got ahead of him at the last moment, making his entire life suddenly incomplete.
In his old age, Garp, with only a breath left on his sickbed, would probably still jump up in rage at the thought of this.
But then again, with his strength, it would indeed be very difficult to defeat Roger alone. He had escaped capture for many years.
"I'm helping you fulfill a wish, after all." Kenji thought silently, barely holding back a smile.
While observing the Garp-Roger battle, he also secretly released Observation Haki to sense movements inside and outside the battlefield.
Under the 'Super Gold' Observation Haki, the entire island, and even the movements in the nearby sea, were clear at a glance.
"Marie did well over there, commanding a group of cadet soldiers to stop the Roger Pirates crew. She would probably get higher battle results if she joined the fight."
"Did Garp's warship sink? It's not surprising, given how Garp kicked it apart… Luckily, it sank not far from the coast, so no one drowned."
"Huh? The Oro Jackson was brought over by those new crew members?"
"Hmm, those Roger Pirates crew members are heading towards the pirate ship. Are they planning to escape?"
Kenji followed his Observation Haki, turning his gaze towards a distant stretch of coastline.
It was a coastal area where land blocks were constantly falling, with rough waves, but relatively speaking, it was the calmest coastal spot outside the battlefield.
The Oro Jackson was steadily docked by the shore, and despite the continuous impact of the waves, the ship suffered little damage.
"As expected of a ship built from Adam, its quality is indeed off the charts." Kenji couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
At this moment, the Roger Pirates crew members were quickly running towards the pirate ship. The turbulent waves at sea were naturally nothing to these 'old sea dogs'.
Seeing this, Kenji did not get up to pursue and intercept them. Most of his attention was firmly locked on Roger. He was the main source of rewards.
"Are they starting to retreat over there too?"
Sensing abnormal movement in another part of the battlefield with his Observation Haki, Kenji turned his head and saw the large Fishman Sunbell and three other Roger Pirates crew members fighting and retreating, quickly approaching the coast.
Two of them even changed their running route, approaching the heavily wounded Rayleigh and Gaban who were lying on the ground.
At the same time, in the closest Roger and Garp battlefield, intense energy suddenly erupted. The mere battle shockwave swept across the land, pulverizing rock formations.
"No time to tangle with you anymore." Roger coldly shouted, immense power surging through his arms.
He swung his blade with maximum force, actually cutting Garp apart and sending him flying a distance.
The next moment, Roger, without hesitation, turned and stomped the ground, using the immense force to charge at high speed towards Kenji outside the battlefield.
"Is he actively trying to fight me?" Kenji's eyes lit up.
He looked at Roger charging at him at high speed from a distance with interest, speculating.
"Or is he trying to hold me back to buy time for his other crew members to retreat?"
Roger, having been pursued by Garp for many years, naturally knew his old opponent's temperament. Garp virtually only saw Roger as an enemy, constantly wanting to arrest him.
And at this moment, the only powerful and threatening enemy here, besides Garp, was Kenji.
If he wanted to buy time for his other crew members to retreat, he would definitely need to come and entangle Kenji.
As for Garp? Roger wouldn't need to entangle him, he would follow on his own.
"But never mind, I'll defeat you right here! Roger, kid!" Kenji clenched his fists, dark red Conqueror's Haki swirling around his entire body.