After knocking Kaido back to his original form from his Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon form with a single strike, Rosen didn't give him another second glance.
Previously, he had used his twin swords, Zangetsu, to probe Kaido's strength and roughly understand the limits of the strongest creatures on land, sea, and air.
From a purely biological standpoint, a single strike from Tensa Zangetsu would be enough to render Kaido incapable of fighting.
After all, it wasn't just Getsuga Tenshō, but also Getsuga Tenshō released by Tensa Zangetsu, which was imbued with Conqueror's Haki.
In addition, there were the injuries inflicted on Kaido earlier.
Kaido would have a hard time even getting up.
However.
When Rosen had walked about twenty meters, the Observation Haki within his body began to warn him.
I sensed an extreme killing intent from behind me.
Yes.
There was no emotion, not even a trace of humanity, only intense and pure killing intent.
It was as if they were killing for the sake of killing.
"This killing intent is so familiar!"
"Just like those beastly jailers in Impel Down."
"However, it's much stronger."
Rosen's eyes flashed red, he paused, and glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.
Under his gaze, Kaido, who couldn't even stand up before, suddenly stood up with his feet firmly planted on the air, supported by the flames.
Not only that.
He also saw all of Kaido's injuries, and even the scars that had been there for more than ten years had disappeared.
It was as if they had never experienced any battle.
"This is."
"Is the fruit of the Mythical Zoan type, Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon form, awakening?"
"interesting."
When Rosen saw this, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
There was no fighting spirit involved.
But this is indeed the first time since Kaido's debut that he has shown interest in the strongest creature on land, sea, and air.
Although he ate a Paramecia-type Arms-Arms Fruit, he was well aware of the difficulty of awakening a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit.
You could say that.
It is extremely rare for ordinary Zoan-type beings to awaken, let alone successfully awaken.
Ancient species are even rarer.
As for mythical beasts, only one might appear in an entire era.
Its rarity is comparable to that of a Black Blade.
But now, Kaido's changes are undoubtedly telling Rosen a message.
He awakened in the fruit.
"Have you stood up yet?"
"He survived that blow and was still able to get up?"
"Something's wrong! Use your Observation Haki to sense that something's very wrong with Kaido."
...
The group of high-ranking Marine officers standing on the main dock were initially surprised that Kaido could still get up, but soon...
Sengoku, who was also a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, immediately noticed Kaido's suspicious behavior.
"Has the fruit awakened?"
A red light flashed in Kuzan's eyes, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
"At a time like this."
Sakazuki's face finally showed seriousness.
"That's a mythical beast."
"The will of some Tom, Dick, or Harry resides within that Devil Fruit; it is the will of the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon."
"He actually dared to awaken his fruit? Isn't he afraid of having his will devoured by the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon?"
Borsalino looked surprised.
"With Kaido's strength, he should have reached the threshold of Devil Fruit awakening long ago."
"However, Zoan-type Devil Fruits are different from Paramecia-type and Logia-type Devil Fruits. They contain a will."
"Especially the mythical beast species, the will within them is too terrifying. It's not that just because you're strong you can successfully awaken them. Your mind and body must match your abilities. Otherwise, if you force an awakening, you will inevitably fail."
Sengoku flashed from the high platform to the side of Kuzan, Sakazuki, and others.
Will he succeed?
Garp also came over.
He wasn't a Devil Fruit user, and he didn't know as much about Devil Fruits as Sengoku and the three Admirals.
"That's all I can say."
"If it were me, the success rate of forcibly awakening would only be 50%."
"The Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon and the Great Buddha are mythical beasts of the same level. As for Kaido, he's probably about the same level as me. Even if he's a bit stronger than me, he won't be much stronger."
After a moment's thought, Sengoku spoke.
This was tantamount to telling the three Admirals and Garp that even as the Fleet Admiral, he had not mastered the awakening of the Mythical Zoan type Buddha form.
This is the difficulty of awakening top-tier mythical beast species.
This is why Luffy became so powerful after mastering the Nika Form that he could challenge Kaido, and then in Egghead, he was able to fight two opponents at once, including a demoralized Borsalino and a fully-fledged Saint Jaygarcia Saturn.
The difficulty of awakening a mythical beast is directly proportional to the increase in power it brings after awakening.
"but."
"If Kaido can really forcefully awaken, then he is undoubtedly..."
"He will surpass the world's strongest man."
The words spoken during the Sengoku period were astonishing.
"Cripple him!"
Upon hearing this, Sakazuki's face revealed a hint of murderous intent, and he spoke decisively.
"Ah la la la la la!"
"That's the only way."
"After all, Kaido was already difficult to deal with, and after the Mythical Zoan awakens, he will be even more difficult to deal with."
After hearing this, Kuzan, for the first time ever, did not object.
He didn't know what was wrong with him.
Since Rosen's sudden emergence, he seems to have built a bridge of communication with Sakazuki, just like Borsalino and Zephyr.
In the past, there were always conflicting opinions, but now we can often reach a consensus.
For example, right now.
When Sakazuki proposed the idea of eliminating Kaido, he was the first to respond.
What do you mean?
Borsalino.
Seeing that Kuzan, the only one of the three Admirals who would oppose him, was the first to nod, Sakazuki looked at Borsalino.
Do I mean that?
Borsalino seemed to be deep in thought, and only came back to his senses when he heard Sakazuki call him.
Seeing that two of the three Admirals, who were once bitter enemies, were looking at him and waiting for his reply, he felt a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
"You tell me."
"Was what you just said to Kaido true?"
"I've been thinking about this."
Borsalino didn't answer but asked a question in return.
"What did you say?"
Kuzan didn't react for a moment.
"Tensa Zangetsu".
"Is this really how a junior looks when he's really serious?"
Borsalino's words stunned everyone.
No one had considered whether this question was true or false.
After all, if a single strike could reduce the strongest creature on land, sea, and air to its original form, forcing it to its knees, then they truly couldn't imagine what Rosen would be like when he got serious.
"Or rather."
"The Getsuga Tenshō that was just released by the Tensa Zangetsu."
"Junior, has he really given it his all?"
Borsalino looked around and his gaze fell on Rosen, who was several kilometers away.
Whether it was his Observation Haki or his eyes, he found Rosen's reaction to be frighteningly calm.
After witnessing Kaido's awakened Devil Fruit, he didn't show even the slightest emotional fluctuation.
It seems that the strongest creatures on land, sea, and air, whether before or after awakening, are no different in Rosen's eyes.
"Pfft, hahahaha."
"Borsalino, perhaps you really are right."
"I think that Rosen guy was probably referring to Kaido, or rather, the Five Elders, when he said he was serious earlier."
Garp gave Rosen a deep look and grinned broadly.
"In any case, this is being broadcast live worldwide, so the three of you should all be prepared."
"Kaido chose this time to cause trouble at headquarters. If he manages to escape in the end, it will be a blow to the prestige of headquarters."
"He must stay today."
The Sengoku period signaled to the three Admirals to be ready to go into battle at any time.
Regardless of whether Kaido has awakened his Devil Fruit powers, the fact that he dared to swagger over to Marine Headquarters at this time meant that he was destined not to leave safely.
In response to this.
Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan all nodded in unison after hearing this.
They didn't make a move earlier, not because they thought it was bad to win with numbers, but because today was the day Rosen was awarded the rank of Admiral.
He defeated a Yonko who came to cause trouble, and was recognized as the strongest in a one-on-one fight among the Yonko, all while the battle was being broadcast live worldwide.
Riding on a blue dragon, he ascended to the rank of Admiral.
This will undoubtedly push Rosen's personal prestige to an even higher peak.
At the same time, it can also deter pirates to the greatest extent.
Therefore, the three Admirals all tacitly chose to stand by and watch.
However, things have clearly changed for Kaido now, so Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino are all prepared.
It wasn't that Rosen was afraid of being no match for Kaido after his Devil Fruit awakened, but rather that Kaido would choose to run away after being defeated.
The strongest creature on land, sea, and air, or the strongest creature after the awakening of a mythical beast.
If someone is determined to escape, it's not easy for them to stay.
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