The Aftermath of Diable Jambe, Zoro vs. Kaku

The screen filled with comments discussing Sanji. {Wow! What a cool kick! You probably couldn't find many people in the whole world who can kick like that!}

{Th... That kick looks so familiar! I feel like I've seen it somewhere before. It looks a lot like someone from years ago!}

{His foot actually burst into flames? Th... That's not something an ordinary person can do, is it? Could this Black Leg Sanji be a modified human too?!}

{Black Leg Sanji, I love you! I want to have your babies!}

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Somewhere on the Grand Line, aboard the Thousand Sunny.

"Hey, Sanji! Someone in the comments is confessing their love to you!" Usopp, the sniper, had keenly spotted the one declaration of love for Sanji among the many comments. He called out to Sanji, who was still fighting Zoro beside him.

"Huh? Where? Where? Let me see which lady was captivated by my handsome figure!" Sanji immediately broke away from his fight with Zoro and began searching through the comments on the screen. He soon found the person behind it: "This comment was posted by the okama, Giles Max."

"Shit!"

"Hahaha..."

The ship erupted in laughter.

The East Blue, the sea restaurant Baratie.

"Nice! Well done, Sanji! That's how you kick that bastard good and hard and show him he messed with the wrong person!"

"Yeah! Sanji, but how come his foot burst into flames? I don't remember the old man teaching him that when he taught him how to kick! And I don't think the old man's feet can catch fire either!"

"Who knows? But who cares? As long as he's still the Sanji we know, that's all that matters!"

"True!"

"That's right!"

"That's right!"

"..."

"..."

Listening to his subordinates in the restaurant below celebrating for Sanji, Red-Leg Zeff said with satisfaction, "You've improved fast, brat! But what's going on with your foot?!"

The New World, the Germa Kingdom.

"I'm furious! I'm furious! I'm furious! Damn you, Sanji!" Yonji shouted angrily as he ran toward the dueling arena outside. He was going to take out his anger at Sanji on the soldiers cloned by Germa 66.

"Someone!" Unlike the furious Yonji, Judge was unusually calm. He seemed to see traces of the Lineage Factor in Sanji and immediately called out.

Before long, several researchers in white coats came before him. "Find Sanji's DNA samples that were sealed away years ago and study them carefully. I suspect there's still some Lineage Factor left in his body," Judge ordered them.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The researchers bowed respectfully to him, then immediately turned and ran toward the laboratory.

"Sanji," Reiju whispered from the side. Seeing this, she couldn't help looking worried.

The New World, Onigashima in Wano Country.

In a laboratory, Queen put down the test tube in his hand. A thoughtful look appeared in his eyes as he muttered, "His foot burst into flames? Normal people can't do that, and that guy isn't a Lunarian. That leaves only one possibility: he's your son, Judge."

At that, a cruel smile curled Queen's lips. "If that's true, things are about to get fun! Hahaha."

The New World, Egghead.

"His foot burst into flames? Th... That's something a normal person can do! And judging by his appearance, he isn't one of the legendary Lunarians either. How strange!" Lilith, the satellite of evil, said curiously.

"Why don't we capture him and study him? Then we'll know!" Edison, the satellite of thinking, suggested.

"I told you, that's not what you should be saying, Edison." Shaka, the satellite of good, punched him again and said irritably, "But if he isn't a normal human, then everything seems to make sense!"

"If he isn't a normal human, what else could he be?!" Lilith, the satellite of evil, protested.

"A modified human. He might have the Lineage Factor in his body," Vegapunk, the main body, interjected. "He's Judge's child. That man really did use the Lineage Factor on his own children! He truly has no regard for family or humanity!"

At that moment, the video switched to another fierce battle: Zoro vs. Kaku.

Zoro pushed off with both feet, crossed the two swords in his hands, and leaped into the air. Using Oni Giri, he slashed at Kaku.

Kaku attacked him in turn, only with his long nose.

Bang!

Swords and nose collided, unleashing a powerful blast of air that spread out in every direction and sent most of the rubble in the room flying.

Even the upper part of the Tower of Justice, which Kaku had earlier severed with Rankyaku, shifted downward slightly, and the whole tower shook violently.

It seemed as though Zoro and Kaku's battle would destroy the entire Tower of Justice.

As Kaku struggled against Zoro, he suddenly said for no apparent reason, "If I had to choose, I still prefer meat." With that, he pushed forward with his long nose and forced Zoro back.

"Didn't I say I don't care, herbivore?" Zoro said, untying the green bandana from his shoulder and tying it around his head. "Anyway, I need to get the key quickly. If I don't make it in time, it's as good as failing!"

With that, he held his two swords side by side. "Two-Sword Style: Nigiri."

Kaku stared at Zoro's bandana and asked curiously, "Does tying on that bandana make you stronger?"

"Who knows?" Zoro said with a grin.

The next second, he charged at Kaku and used Tourou, slashing upward at his neck. But Kaku nimbly retracted his neck and dodged.

Zoro's assault wasn't over, though. He leaped again, jumping above Kaku and slashing down at him with Outourou. Kaku retracted his neck and dodged once more, but Zoro's slash blasted a hole in the floor.

Kaku wasn't about to sit and wait for death. He extended his nose and thrust it at Zoro, who was still airborne, but Zoro blocked it with Flash. He followed up with Sand Pattern, sending a slash at Kaku at a forty-five-degree angle, but Kaku ducked and dodged it.

Kaku then stretched out his neck and said, "Once you jump, you've got a blind spot! Scythe Giraffe."

Kaku's neck swept toward Zoro like a whip.

Still airborne, Zoro didn't have time to react before Kaku struck him and sent him flying to the floor.

"Tekkai: No Blind Spots." Kaku then looked at Zoro smugly.

The next second, his body and neck began to change shape. Soon, his entire body had become a square, with only his neck and legs sticking out. Along the way, he didn't forget to make a corny joke: "A square has four corners, but no blind spots."

Zoro couldn't help retorting, "Shut up! What the hell are you doing?!"

"You're too naive! Haven't you noticed?" Kaku pointed out. "A giraffe has four legs! Rankyaku."

With that, his exposed legs began flailing wildly.

This drew another retort from Zoro. "Do you even want to fight or not?!"

Kaku said seriously, "Where are you looking? The attack has already begun!"

Hearing that, Zoro looked up, and his pupils immediately contracted. Countless white dots were floating densely above him. "The slashes I sent upward will bounce off the ceiling and come pouring down!"

"Giraffe Shigure."

As Kaku finished speaking, countless fine, threadlike slashes fell from above like a torrential downpour.

At first, Zoro tried to block all the falling slashes with his two swords, but when he saw there were far too many to defend against, he abandoned the idea and chose to take them with his body.

In an instant, cuts appeared all over him, and blood flowed steadily from his wounds.

As for Kaku himself, he had used Tekkai to defend himself as soon as the slashes fell on him, so they had no effect on him at all.