New World, Lirga Island.
Lirga Island is located in the early part of the New World, stretching roughly from northwest to southeast. The island is mountainous and rich in mineral resources. Most of the locals make a living by mining.
At this moment, on a remote side of Lirga Island far from the port...
About a hundred meters from the shore, a battleship was hidden in the darkness of night.
Magma flowed across the ship, covered in jet-black Armament Haki, surging toward the island.
Moments later, a black staircase a hundred meters long formed. Sakazuki and Sengoku were the first to descend.
After them, the soldiers aboard the ship followed the two men down.
They surrounded the pirate ship of the Byrnndi World Pirates docked at the port, lying in ambush.
Sakazuki and Sengoku swept the area with Observation Haki.
They quickly detected the presence of Byrnndi World and his men, who were holding a bonfire feast in the center of the ruined port town.
The two exchanged a glance, nodded, suppressed their auras, and quietly headed toward the center of the town.
...
In the central plaza of the town—
Byrnndi World wore a Captain's coat and a helmet with one broken bull horn.
His signature W-shaped mustache stood out on his face. He drained a barrel of wine in one go, both hands holding it.
He set down the empty barrel, his face slightly flushed, and looked toward someone approaching from afar, laughing loudly:
"Balalalalala! Gairam, how's the count?"
Gairam's figure resembled Baron Tamago.
His upper body was round, with long and thin limbs. His hair was tied into a square hammer shape.
He carried a giant square hammer as tall as a person on his back, walking over from a distance.
Once seated by the bonfire, Gairam set down the hammer and grinned widely:
"The results are excellent. The mineral reserves in this town are even greater than we expected."
"The construction of the Groseade can now be moved up on the schedule."
Gairam was a combatant of the World Pirates and the designer of the "Groseade."
He possessed the Cube-Cube Fruit, allowing him to transform objects into cubes for manipulation.
The Groseade was his personal design—
A massive submarine ship that could bring Byrnndi World's abilities to their fullest potential.
Byrnndi World's eyes lit up, laughing heartily:
"Balalalalala! For our dream—cheers!"
Everyone raised their glasses in celebration, believing wholeheartedly—
That once the massive ship was complete, no one in the world would be able to stop them:
"Ohhh!!!!"
The celebrating group didn't notice the subtle noise from the top of a distant tower.
Buzz—!
A translucent shockwave began to form in Sengoku's palm.
Then, his figure atop the tower suddenly transformed into his Buddha form—a golden giant several dozen meters tall.
The tower collapsed under his weight, finally drawing the attention of the bonfire revelers, but it was already too late.
In the instant the tower was crushed, the shockwave from Sengoku's palm blasted straight toward the center of the feast.
Boom!
A mushroom cloud soared skyward with a deafening explosion.
As if it were a signal, magma erupted in waves from the epicenter, layer by layer, radiating a hundred meters outward.
Forming a massive tide that surged continuously toward the center.
At the same time, the soldiers at the port sprang to action at the sound of the explosion, charging toward the remaining members of the World Pirates.
...
At the magma's center—
Bang!
A huge hole exploded open. Byrnndi World leaped out, covered in Armament Haki.
He held his elder brother Byojack in his arms, shouting in all directions:
"Gairam! Sebastian! Nightin!"
From a nearby area blanketed in magma...
The magma suddenly cubed up and moved aside. Gairam's voice called out:
"I'm fine!"
Though burned in multiple places, he staggered to his feet, gripping his giant hammer.
"Fishman Karate!!!"
A roar rang out from beneath the magma-covered surface.
Boom!
The magma exploded, revealing two figures within.
One was Sebastian, a combatant of the World Pirates—a giant blue Fishman.
Wearing sunglasses, he had fins on his head and arms.
The other was Nightin, the ship's doctor, dressed in a pink cheongsam.
Her white overcoat was mostly burned away, and she looked quite disheveled.
Seeing his most trusted companions safe, Byrnndi World let out a breath of relief.
As for the others—there was no need to think. In such a massive blast, they were certainly gone.
He gently set down Byojack and stared furiously at the golden giant:
"Sengoku!!!"
Buzz—!
With his whole body clad in Armament Haki, he grabbed a handful of stones from the ground and coated them as well:
Whoosh!
Multiple piercing sounds tore through the air, and the flying stones suddenly expanded a hundredfold midair.
Their speed also increased by a hundredfold, crashing directly into Sengoku's golden body.
Bang!
The stones exploded, but failed to pierce Sengoku's golden form. With a wave of his massive hand, the smoke cleared.
But Byrnndi World had vanished from the spot.
Suddenly—he sensed something behind him!
He struck with a palm behind him!
Boom!
But it only hit Byrnndi World's afterimage, blasting a large crater in the ground.
Sengoku's expression didn't change as he thought:
"50x speed, huh..."
...
Elsewhere—
After Byrnndi World had charged out, Gairam was just about to regroup with the other three.
Suddenly, his hackles rose and adrenaline surged.
A primal warning coursed through his body, screaming in his brain:
You'll die! You'll die!
"Cube Destruction!"
He activated his ability and swung behind him where he sensed danger.
Crack!
The sound of bones breaking rang out. Gairam flew backward, crashing into a collapsed building—another massive boom.
Sakazuki stood where Gairam had just been.
He looked down at his right hand, which had turned into magma cubes and fallen away.
He raised an eyebrow.
"Definitely a Paramecia-type that doesn't play fair..."
The moment they'd made contact, Sakazuki had realized—
His Armament Haki had been instantly disrupted, so he deactivated it.
His arm turned to lava, and his fist broke into magma cubes and dropped.
He regenerated a new arm by activating his ability—solidifying it.
In a flash, he charged into the ruins where Gairam had landed.
Gairam's voice echoed out:
"Cube Booster!"
The entire pile of rubble turned into large cubes and shot into the sky.
Sakazuki stood atop one of the flying cubes, channeling his power into a downward punch.
A massive magma fist smashed the cube below.
The plunging magma fist exploded in midair—
Like a brilliant firework—raining down in bursts on the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...
In the square pit, Gairam dodged the magma bombs—
While spreading his arms wide and bringing them together in front of his chest, forming a translucent cube.
Aimed at Sakazuki descending from the sky:
He hurled the solidified air bomb toward Sakazuki—but at the moment it left his hands—
Sakazuki's figure disappeared midair and reappeared right in front of him.
Before Gairam could react—
Sakazuki fully coated himself in Armament Haki.
Grabbed the air bomb and slammed it into Gairam's terrified face—
BOOM!!!
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