What?!
Everyone around felt as though their hearts had been struck by a magnitude-ten earthquake.
Garp and Sengoku exchanged glances, both seeing the same shock mirrored in each other's eyes.
Words meant to startle or die trying!
Haki. Devil Fruits…
No one knew better than they did what these things represented.
And now… Natsuha was telling them that a machine possessed both?
That wasn't science—it was anti-science!
Vice Admiral Tsuru's eyes widened, disbelief written all over her face.
Haki and Devil Fruits were powers unique to humans.
If a robot could wield both… how was it any different from a real person?
This machine was so lifelike, it was downright terrifying.
Even Sakazuki stepped forward, staring at Seraphim Kuma with furrowed brows.
How could something mechanical possibly use Haki?
And Devil Fruits… weren't they only something humans could eat? How could a robot wield the power of demons?
It all sounded far too fantastical.
"There's really a machine like this in the world? You're not pulling our leg, brat?!" Sakazuki narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
"Watch your mouth. My little brother doesn't lie!" Borsalino immediately shielded Natsuha like a protective hen.
"Brother, stop arguing. I'll just show you."
"Natsuha's childish voice rang out: "Seraphim Kuma, demonstrate your Armament Haki."
Sakazuki, Aokiji, and the others all turned their eyes expectantly on the humanoid weapon. No one blinked, afraid to miss the tiniest detail.
Almost as if it truly understood Natsuha's command, the previously motionless Seraphim Kuma suddenly stirred. A glossy black armor, like polished obsidian, spread across its shoulder.
The veterans immediately activated their Observation Haki. What they sensed left them shaken—this robot's Armament Haki was no different from a human's, and had even reached the level of Ryuo, advanced flowing Armament!
"This really is Armament Haki!" Sengoku's expression lit with barely restrained joy.
"And it's already at the Ryuo stage! Unbelievable!" Garp's eyes bulged in open astonishment.
No one here understood Armament better than Garp. For him to say so meant Seraphim Kuma's power was genuine.
"If it can also wield Observation Haki, plus a Devil Fruit, then this machine already rivals a Seven Warlords of the Sea!" Tsuru swallowed hard, eyes wide with disbelief.
Even Akainu froze, stunned. A robot… truly wielding human-only powers?
And Kizaru—he gawked, slack-jawed behind his sunglasses.
His little brother… was this outrageous?
How had he never noticed?
Clearly, he had been a terrible older brother.
All this time, a scientific prodigy worthy of the ages had been under his own roof, and he had no idea. And he was supposed to be from the Navy's science division!
"Next," Natsuha's voice carried on, calm and innocent amidst their astonishment, "show them your Observation Haki."
Still not fully convinced, Sakazuki stepped forward.
"I'll test it myself."
A magma-coated fist surged from his body, the air around him instantly boiling with heat.
Of course, Sakazuki held back—this was the Navy's future hope. He couldn't bear to destroy it.
The attack lacked force, but its speed was unmatched.
In the blink of an eye, the blazing red magma fist reached Seraphim Kuma.
The humanoid's eyes flashed. In the next instant, it shifted with flawless precision, sidestepping with fluid grace.
The massive magma punch missed by mere inches, sailing past its shoulder.
Boom!!
The fist exploded dozens of meters away, magma splattering outward and gouging a massive crater into the ground.
Seraphim Kuma, however, stood unharmed, not a scratch on it.
"Good, good, good!" Garp clapped and laughed.
Sengoku's heart was pounding—Seraphim Kuma had passed the Haki test at the level of a Warlord.
To think, Borsalino's little brother was a once-in-a-millennium scientific genius!
Finally, they might have someone to suppress the runaway surge of piracy since Gol D. Roger's age.
"To think he really succeeded… This boy Natsuha is the greatest genius I've ever seen!" Tsuru's eyes sparkled with dazzling light.
Sakazuki stared, stunned, his voice trembling.
"He… he actually dodged my strike. Impossible…"
The others were all smiles, their astonishment shifting into elation.
"Seraphim Kuma, continue!!"
"Show us your Devil Fruit power!" Natsuha commanded.
The admirals and vice admirals hadn't even fully absorbed the revelation about Haki when another bombshell dropped.
Obedient to its master's voice, Seraphim Kuma began demonstrating its Devil Fruit abilities.
Sengoku, Garp, and the rest held their breath, eyes locked on the machine, brimming with anticipation.
What kind of power would it be?
Perhaps some artificial Zoan-type fruit, like the ones Vegapunk had experimented with. Those could boost its physical prowess—not bad at all.
But the next moment left them completely dumbstruck.
The ability Seraphim Kuma displayed… was identical to Bartholomew Kuma's Nikyu Nikyu no Mi!
A colossal paw-shaped shockwave gathered at its hands, then blasted forward.
Boom!!!
The devastating impact smashed a derelict fortress a kilometer away into rubble, the earth trembling beneath the force.
Silence fell.
Not one person spoke.
Even Natsuha blinked in confusion.
What was this reaction?
Just a moment ago they were showering him with endless praise. Now, after seeing this, they were speechless?
He felt utterly helpless.
After a long pause, Sengoku and the others finally stirred from their daze.
It wasn't that they didn't want to praise him—it was that what they had just witnessed was too overwhelming for words.
They had assumed it might possess an artificial Zoan. That alone would've been impressive.
But instead, it wielded the exact same power as Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit.
That meant… its combat strength was on par with the real Kuma!
No—stronger!
This machine also bore Borsalino's light powers and Lunarian traits. It was beyond Bartholomew Kuma.
Starting level: Seven Warlords of the Sea!