Shiki's eyes were fixed on the jungle not far away. He felt an unprecedented tension rising in his heart.
"Who's there!"
As soon as Shiki finished speaking, his right leg whipped out like a whip, unleashing a slash towards the jungle without mercy.
In a blink of an eye, the slash roared towards the jungle.
Ryuya used the Rooster Charm's ability to float into the air, easily dodging Shiki's attack.
The slash, as it traveled, grew larger, splitting the jungle in two. The houses behind it were also cut in half by Shiki's attack.
"Let's just say I'm passing through. Do you believe me?"
Ryuya pulled his cloak down and said to Shiki calmly.
Shiki looked at the person floating before him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
He grinned and said to Ryuya, "If you tell me what kind of Devil Fruit power you have, I'll believe you."
Looking at the person floating in the air, Shiki felt as if this person posed a great threat to him.
He didn't know if it was Ryuya's strangeness or his own intuition.
Whatever it was, Shiki hated this feeling!
After all, he was Shiki, the Golden Lion!
The former Sky Pirate!
How could he feel uneasy about this mysterious figure?
Ryuya's eyes, hidden beneath his hood, calmly looked at Shiki before he said softly, "My ability is simple. I can levitate in the air and control the levitation of objects."
As Ryuya's words fell, Shiki's anger was ignited.
"Jekkekeke, I said, you're messing with me, right? How can your ability be the same as mine! You know, I ate the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi fruit. There's no way there could be two of the same Devil Fruit on this sea!"
"Lion's Roar – Earth Roll!"
Shiki slammed his hands on the ground, using the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi fruit's ability to lift the entire ground, forming multiple lion-head-shaped mounds of earth, rolling towards Ryuya.
"You said your ability is the same as mine? Then let's see whose ability is stronger!"
Five lion-headed mounds of earth, accompanied by a gale, charged towards Ryuya.
Facing such a fierce attack, Ryuya simply pulled his cloak down further. With his other hand, he mimicked Shiki and pressed his hand onto the ground.
A blue glow flashed, activating the Rooster Charm's ability.
The ground in front of Ryuya began to levitate, instantly forming a dragon head.
The dragon head looked incredibly realistic, surpassing Shiki's lion heads in detail!
Shiki's eyes widened in disbelief. "How is that possible!"
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
Ryuya's dragon head roared towards Shiki's lion heads.
It smashed the first four lion heads, then met the last one in a "mutual destruction"!
As the two attacks shattered, dust swirled in the air.
Shiki wouldn't accept this outcome!
Facing someone with almost identical abilities, how could Shiki just let him go?
"You've really pissed me off! Now you'll taste..."
Before Shiki could finish, the sound of cannon fire reached their ears.
Following the sound, they saw black cannonballs raining down on the island of Merveille.
With each explosion, a crater appeared.
Shiki saw the ten warships in the distance, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Damn Navy, they sent ten warships to capture me!"
Shiki even saw his old acquaintances, Sengoku and Garp!
Ryuya, standing beside Shiki, said, "You're thinking too much. Those ten warships aren't just for you, I'm sure I'm responsible for half of it."
"Half responsible? Did you do something big before I escaped?"
"Just some small things. I snatched something the Navy really wanted, then destroyed the Buster Call with a single sword strike."
"Destroyed the Buster Call with a single sword strike, jekkekeke!" Shiki laughed. "You're quite a talker. Destroying the Buster Call with a single strike, even I couldn't do that!"
He paused and then added, "But you dare to say such things, you must have some strength. How about joining my Sky Pirates? I'll make you the First Mate! With the two of us, we can easily escape from these damn Marines! Then, with the help of the IQ plants on this island, we'll definitely rule the world, achieve what Gol D. Roger couldn't!"
Hearing Shiki's words, Ryuya wasn't interested. "I refuse. I'm just passing through. Besides, you're too weak. Those who rely on external forces are ultimately weak!"
With that, Ryuya turned and left.
He was only here to sign in, he didn't want to get involved in the fight.
However, Ryuya's words were like a sharp sword, piercing Shiki's heart.
This made Shiki, who had just escaped from prison, instantly furious.
After all, he was Shiki, the Golden Lion, the Fleet Admiral of the Sky Pirates, the Sky Pirate!
To be called weak!
He wouldn't allow anyone to insult him!
"You said I'm weak?! Then let me see how strong you really are!"
"Zanpakutō (Slash Wave)"
Shiki kicked out a giant wave of sword energy with the "Oto" on his foot.
This sword energy was at least ten times larger than the previous one!
It was a sea of sword energy as far as the eye could see.
Even the Navy, who were rapidly approaching Merveille from afar, were stunned.
Sengoku, on the warship, said to Garp beside him, "Garp, what happened? Why are they fighting?"
Garp scratched his head, a little confused.
He was originally afraid that Ryuya and Shiki would join forces, but it seemed they were overthinking it.
Seeing this, Sengoku said, "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Everyone prepare to attack. This time, we must capture them both!"
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