Good originally held the advantage in chasing, but Kaido held the lead in escaping.
Even if Good could fly and give chase into the sky, he wouldn't be able to catch up or intercept him.
However, no one expected Good to suddenly wield twin blades and release sword aura.
Everyone knew that the speed of sword aura was terrifyingly fast—one slash could reach a hundred meters in just a few seconds.
And now, Good was using the Golden Lion's dual-sword style—[Shishi Senchigatani (Lion's Thousand Cuts Valley)]!!
Even Mihawk was shocked when it came to the way of the sword.
Kaido was dumbfounded. "You brat… you can even use swordsmanship!?"
He never expected Good to also be a swordsman—it had never shown before.
But Kaido couldn't dwell on it. He immediately tried to sail away.
However, the sword aura was too fast, too sharp. Even as the so-called strongest creature, Kaido could not ignore it.
Biting down with fangs bared, Kaido roared and spewed out his dragon's breath.
Mihawk blocked Good's slash, but in doing so, he gave Good the chance to close in.
Good instantly transformed into his half-dragon form, twin blades in hand. Against his massive frame, the swords looked almost comical, yet the slashes were still devastatingly sharp.
Below, the marines stared in shock.
"What's going on!?"
"Wait, where's Kaido?!"
"Weren't they saying there's only one dragon in this world, Kaido the strongest creature?"
"Reckless Maniac Admiral… so cool, so domineering!"
…
The marines were in utter disbelief.
The Shichibukai were all shaken as well.
Gecko Moria nearly fainted. "What the hell!? Two Fish-Fish Fruit Blue Dragon forms!?"
Boa Hancock was just as stunned. "What on earth is happening!?"
"Has the world changed so much while I've been away that I don't even recognize it anymore?"
Bartholomew Kuma held his bible silently, face unreadable, but even he seemed affected.
This new admiral of the marines… his methods defied imagination.
To possess Kaido's Devil Fruit ability… could it have come directly from Kaido himself!?
He now understood why Sengoku deliberately concealed the details of Good's battles—it was because Sengoku didn't want the outside world to know Good's secret.
No… before he remodeled Kuma, he must report this to the Commander-in-Chief.
Ahead, Mihawk gripped Yoru tightly, disbelief in his eyes.
He didn't care about Good's Fish-Fish Fruit Blue Dragon form.
What he focused on was Good's swordsmanship.
"Truly sharp!"
For the man of few words, this rare praise said it all.
Though not yet at the very top, in pure swordsmanship alone, Good could rank among the top ten in the world.
And to think he wasn't even a dedicated swordsman—he didn't even normally carry a blade.
For someone not focused on swordsmanship to still rank among the world's best—such talent was terrifying.
This guy was a genius…
On the other side, Blackbeard was deep in thought.
Though he had seen Good fight before, he had never seen him use Kaido's Devil Fruit powers.
"How many Devil Fruit abilities does this guy have?"
"No… the question is, how the hell does he do it?"
Blackbeard's heart was in turmoil. To enact his plan, he had endured twenty years in the Whitebeard Pirates, finally claiming the Dark-Dark Fruit after killing Thatch at great risk.
But now, before this marine admiral, all his schemes seemed laughable.
He was like a clown, while Good was born a protagonist.
Good didn't need to plan or plot—he simply had everything Blackbeard dreamed of…
High above, Good clashed with Kaido.
Kaido felt dread. Being entangled with Good could only mean one outcome—he'd be dragged down.
Then came Good's roar: "Santoryu Sui (Dual Blade Flow: Smash)!!"
In his dragon form, Good crossed his blades and unleashed a slash.
The sword aura shattered the void—rending the sky apart.
"It's the Shinto-Ryu!!"
…
Each strike that followed carried a different name, not a single repetition.
A myriad of Devil Fruit abilities blended with his dual-sword style, cutting Kaido until his fighting spirit was crushed.
Truthfully, from the moment Good gave chase, Kaido had already tasted despair.
But only after Good delivered over a hundred relentless slashes did the dragon finally falter and plummet from the sky.
This moment could only be called—"Dragon's Fall."
Even with his will broken, Kaido's defense as the strongest creature was no joke.
Bloodied, he crashed heavily onto the earth.
Thus Kaido's escape plan completely collapsed.
And in the sky remained only one dragon—Good, twin blades in hand.
…
Below, thunderous cheers erupted.
The marines' morale reached its peak.
What Tsuru had worried about earlier—that Good losing to Mihawk would damage his image—was now reversed. Good had defeated Kaido in overwhelming fashion.
They didn't care that Kaido had lost his will to fight.
All they saw was the result—that Good's presence was like a tidal wave, that Good had felled an Emperor.
He had solidified his prestige and influence within the marines.
At this moment, his influence surpassed even that of the former hero, Garp.
"Admiral!!" Gion cried out, joy overflowing.
Beside her, Tokikake was left speechless.
He hadn't witnessed Good's first battle with Kaido, but now he had seen it with his own eyes.
His heart roared like stormy seas.
"So… this… is power?"
"This is his true strength…"
Domineering, terrifying, overwhelming… the impression seared into everyone's hearts.
And one more thing—his flashy, almost excessive style. It was just too damn cool!
Tokikake found himself strangely moved… his heart racing!?
Yes—this word fit perfectly for how he felt about Good right now.
Good was the ultimate warrior, the standard of what it meant to be a man.
(End of Chapter)
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